In The Media

Many MHBA members have been featured in the media. Here is a sampling of some of them. (last updated: February 4, 2021)

Byron Adams

• Brewing TV. Badass Brewery (aired July 12, 2011)

Nick Aschbrenner

• Beerploma. Toast (published February 24, 2020)
• Beerploma. New Homebrew Shop Overlords (published August 14, 2019)

Al Boyce

• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 178 (November 4, 2020)
• Gourmet Brewing. Hacking the BJCP Written Exam (aired December 22, 2018)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 72 (aired January 11, 2018)
• The Brewing Network: Dr. Homebrew. Episode 99 (aired June 1, 2017)

Adam Bystrom

• Got Mead? Time for Cysers! (aired October 13, 2020)
• Got Mead? Midwest Mead Monsters Part 2 (aired June 2, 2020)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 149 (February 12, 2020)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 129 (aired June 26, 2019)

Joshua Eckton

• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 120 (aired April 10, 2019)

Brett Glenna

• Minnesota Beercast. Cider Edition! (aired May 29, 2015)

Doug Hoverson

• The Drink that Made Wisconsin Famous: Beer and Brewing in the Badger State
• Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota
• forward of Pints North: Minnesota’s Craft Beer Culture (by Katelyn Regensheid)
• Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Show (aired September 7, 2020)
• Wisconsin Public Radio News Makers (aired October 17, 2019)
• Growler magazine. The Most Important Beers in Wisconsin Brewing History: A 12-Pack of Leaders and Legends (published February 24, 2020)
• Wisconsin Public Radio Spectrum West (aired September 5, 2019)
• On Milwaukee. Hoverson talks about his essential book “The Drink that Made Wisconsin Famous” (published September 2, 2019)
• Growler magazine. The Most Important Beers in Minnesota Brewing History: A 12-Pack of Taste and Influence (published July 2, 2019)
• Growler magazine. Now Open (or Damn Close): Yoerg Brewing Co. Saloon in St. Paul (published November 15, 2018)
• Growler magazine. Draught Horses, Distillery Cats, and Hop Yard Sheep: How Animals Bring You Your Drinks (published June 26, 2018)
• Growler magazine. When Grain Belt Went Dark: Minnesota Beer in the Year 1996 (published December 29, 2017)
• Growler magazine. Now Open (or Damn Close): Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery (published September 27, 2017)
• Growler magazine. The Stone Saloon: One Man’s Quest to Resurrect a Civil War-era Lager House in St. Paul (published December 27, 2016)
• Growler magazine. Glass from the Past: Champagne Velvet (published July 5, 2016)
• Growler magazine. Straight from the Source: Montgomery Brewing Company (published September 29, 2015) 
• Growler magazine. America’s Ice Box: How Frozen Lakes and Rivers of the North Transformed the Nation’s Brewing Industry (published August 27, 2015)
• Growler magazine. Straight from the Source: Schram Vineyards Winery and Brewery (published July 8, 2015)
• Growler magazine. Straight from the Source: Great Waters Brewing Company (published April 1, 2015)
• Growler magazine. Straight from the Source: Sisyphus Brewing (published March 3, 2015)
• Growler magazine. Destination Potosi (published February 9, 2015)
• Growler magazine. Straight from the Source: On the Road in Delaware (published September 19, 2014)
• The Heavy Table. Breweriana: From Beer to Eternity (published June 11, 2010)
• The Heavy Table. Coffee Beer: An Expert’s Tour (published June 25, 2009)

Paul Johnson

• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 143 (aired November 20, 2019)

Josh Mahoney

• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 153 (aired March 26, 2020)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 125 (aired May 30, 2019)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 83 (aired May 2, 2018)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 63 (aired October 12, 2017)

Pat McNealy

• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 76 (aired February 7, 2018)

Don Osborn

• https://www.youtube.com/user/donosborn
• Chop and Brew. Storm in a Teacup Barleywine Brew Day (aired March 28, 2020)
• Chop and Brew. 12 Beers of Christmas: 2005 Raspberry Mead (aired December 24, 2019)
• Chop and Brew. Tre Cool Double IPA (aired May 19, 2019)
• Chop and Brew. Trillium Coffee Beers (aired March 15, 2018)
• Chop and Brew. Homebrew Con Beer Tasting Notes (aired August 20, 2017)
• Chop and Brew. Americans React to Irish Craft Beer (aired July 4, 2017)
• Chop and Brew. Dandelion Wine Recipes (aired April 28, 2017)
• Chop and Brew. Northeast Ohio Holiday Style Ales (aired February 25, 2017)
• Chop and Brew. Here Comes Samichlaus (aired December 22, 2016)
• Chop and Brew. Gold Medal Basement Flight Throwdown (aired September 19, 2015)
• Chop and Brew. Belgian Dark Strong Ales Part 2 (aired January 4, 2015)
• Chop and Brew. Meet the Brewer (aired May 8, 2014)
• Chop and Brew. Homebrew Video Nerds Unite (aired January 31, 2014)
• Chop and Brew. Wyeast 1217 West Coast IPAs (aired November 21, 2013)
• Chop and Brew. Tasting DIPAs (aired June 28, 2013)
• Chop and Brew. Bama Dynasty Crimson Ale (aired April 14, 2013)
• Chop and Brew. Washing Yeast (aired March 30, 2013)
• Chop and Brew. Robust Porter Discussion (aired February 10, 2013)
• Brewing TV. Lager Workarounds: Homebrewing Hacks for Lager-Like Beers (aired January 13, 2012)

Steve Piatz

• The Complete Guide to Making Mead
• BeerSmith podcast. Making Mead (aired May 8, 2020)
• BeerSmith podcast. Session Mead (aired August 8, 2018)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 66 (aired November 8, 2017)
• Got Mead? Steve Piatz (aired July 25, 2017)
• BeerSmith podcast. Making Mead (aired June 8, 2017)
• Beer and Wine Journal. Interview with Steve Piatz (published September 16, 2014)
• AHA Conference. Exploring Sour Belgian Beer Styles (2010)
• Brew Your Own Magazine. Lambic Brewing

Josh Mahoney

• Got Mead? Midwest Mead Monsters Part 1 (aired May 26, 2020)

Kevin Meintsma

• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 178 (aired November 4, 2020)
• Got Mead? On Session Meads (aired August 4, 2020)
• Got Mead? Midwest Mead Monsters Part 1 (aired May 26, 2020)
• Got Mead? Making Award Winning Mead (aired April 21, 2020)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 144 (aired November 27, 2019)

Chris Smith

• Brewing TV. How to Make Hard Cider (aired September 7, 2012)

Nathan Steigman

• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 168 (aired July 21, 2020)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 155 (aired April 8, 2020)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 128 (aired July 19, 2019)

Garrick van Buren

• The Beer Connoisseur magazine. What Is Original Gravity? (published September 11, 2017) 

Chip Walton

• The Splendid Table. A New Generation of Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer Makers Is Bringing Fresh Flavors to the Party (aired February 18, 2020)
• Craft Beer and Brewing magazine. The Wide World of Stouts: Going Nuts (published February 4, 2020)
• The Growler magazine. Will You Brew My Beer? (published January 28, 2019)
• The Splendid Table. Missing Ingredient: Understanding the Effect of Time on Food and Flavor (aired December 19, 2018)
• The Splendid Table. Moonshine: America’s Original Rebel Spirit (aired December 4, 2018)
• The Splendid Table. Rene Redzepi and David Zilber on the Exploration of Fermentation at Noma (aired November 1, 2018)
• The Growler magazine. Farm to Glass: Craft Maltsters Add More Local Flavor to Beer (published August 30, 2017)
• The Growler magazine. Brewing a Better Industry: Rahr’s New Tech Center is Putting Beer Ingredients to the Test (published June 26, 2017)
• The Growler magazine. Minnesota Homebrewer Spotlight Part 3: Lori Ertl (published June 12, 2017)
• The Growler magazine. Minnesota Homebrewer Spotlight Part 2: Steve Fletty (published June 7, 2017)
• The Growler magazine. Minnesota Homebrewer Spotlight Part 1: ‘Bad Ass’ Byron Adams (published June 5, 2017)
• The Growler magazine. Minnesota: The State of Homebrewing (published May 22, 2017)
• The Growler magazine. Trailblazers 2016: Dave Hoops of Hoops Brewing (published November 30, 2016)
• Brulosophy. On Homebrewing as More than Just a Hobby (aired November 24, 2016)
• The Growler magazine. Straight from the Source: Wild Brunette (published February 18, 2013)
• Brew Your Own magazine. Traditional Norwegian Kveik

Matthew Weide

• Got Mead? Midwest Mead Monsters Part 2 (aired June 2, 2020)
• Got Mead? Alternative Sugars, Bochets, and Techniques (aired April 28, 2020)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 126 (aired June 5, 2019)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 85 (aired May 16, 2018)
• Got Mead? Bocheting Honey (aired January 16, 2018)
• The Mead House Podcast. Episode 60 (aired September 6, 2017)
• Basic Brewing Radio. Mead Experiments (aired July 20, 2017)
• Basic Brewing Radio. Split Batch and Burnt Meads (aired 31 October 2013)
• City Pages. Could Mead Be the Next Big Drink Trend? Minnesota Mead Makers Weigh In