WOMEN DRINK BEER TOO! – Join Katie Jones and Cathy Eisele every Tuesday as they try beers from a different brewery: the popular, the unusual, the local, and the craft. Their goal is to expand your beer knowledge so you know what to expect from any beer on the beer list.
After months of talking about a love of Venn Brewing, Katie and Cathy finally devote an entire episode to the closest brewery to Cathy's house. Join us for four great beers, the Vic Secret, Raspberry Wheat, Solarizing, and Vanilla Milk Stout.
Publish Date: 9/3/2019
Join Katie and Cathy as they have so much fun talking with Bre and Heather of Beer and Body Craft Beer Girls while trying some hard water and beer from Fair State Brewing Cooperative. Learn about the supportive group from Bre and Heather, admins of the Minnesota chapter, during our Makers Corner. This week's beers: Lemongrass Ginger Hard Water, Hibiscus and Orange Zest Hard Water, Zoot! and Mirror Universe.
Publish Date: 8/20/2019
Sam from the Wandering Weirdos blog joins Katie and Cathy with some beers from a trip to North Kansas City, MO and Fort Worth, TX. Sam tries the beers we are trying, and tells us about her journeys and Wandering Weirdos. This episode's beers are Big Rip Brewing Co:Death by Stereo Coffee Kolsh, (Dry) Doorkeeper Cinnamon Roll Porter, and Supreme Exchange Pilsner; Hop Fusion Ale Works;Feisty Redhead Hibiscus Cherry Blonde. Find the Wandering Weirdos blog at: https://wanderingweirdos.com/
Publish Date: 8/13/2019
Summer itself may be winding down, but we at Women Drinking Beer want to hold on to it just a little longer. We try three perfect beers for summer at the lake, the patio, or just wherever. This episodes beers: Modist: Into It, Fairstate/ Modern Times collab: Crank!n Foamers, and Pryes Main Squeeze.
Publish Date: 8/6/2019
Kaleigh is back! We first spoke to Kaleigh in episode 26 when she was with Insight. She's now with Mighty Axe Hops and we had so much fun chatting with her about hops, terrior, and beer. Beers tried: Wooden Hill: Minnesota Might and Dangerous Man: Terroir.
Publish Date: 8/1/2019
A special interview conducted by Katie of Women Drinking Beer! Wes Burdine, owner of the newly named Black Hart of St. Paul Bar (formerly Town House) asked WDB to sit down with Deb & Jill of Urban Growler. We discuss new beer releases, plans for distribution, and a few upcoming events. Deb & Jill opened the first female owned microbrewery in MN and are very active in their St. Paul, LGBTQ, and Beer communities. Special thanks to Wes Burdine for his equipment and editing the interview!
Publish Date: 5/7/2019
Join us as we have a beer (or three) with Ashley Hauf of 10KBrew and First Draft Minneapolis
Publish Date: 4/25/2019
Come have a beer with us as we try some offerings of Mikkeller San Diego ! First though, we discuss What's Keeping Us Crafty supported by Hum's Liquor (1:34) with Katie's pick, recommended by Rey from Hum's Liquor, IndaCouch by Modist and Cathy's pick Bancreagie by Brau Brothers - both Minnesota breweries!
Find out what we think of Mikkeller SD's Building Blocks (7:59,) Raspberry Blush (10:13,) Staff Magician (15:23,) and Beer Geek Breakfast (20:48.)
Our Maker's corner this week features Candidly K Handmade (13:16) with hand-stamped silver jewelry by Kristin. Kristin uses the handle Candidly K Made It which is why I was confused and gave the wrong name for the business, sorry :(
Make sure to stick around for our favorite beer, blooper, and new auralicious audio recommendation The West Wing Weekly.
Publish Date: 4/9/2019
Come have a beer with us as we try some offerings of Mikkeller San Diego ! First though, we discuss What's Keeping Us Crafty supported by Hum's Liquor (1:34) with Katie's pick, recommended by Rey from Hum's Liquor, IndaCouch by Modist and Cathy's pick Bancreagie by Brau Brothers - both Minnesota breweries!
Find out what we think of Mikkeller SD's Building Blocks (7:59,) Raspberry Blush (10:13,) Staff Magician (15:23,) and Beer Geek Breakfast (20:48.)
Our Maker's corner this week features Candidly K Handmade (13:16) with hand-stamped silver jewelry by Kristin. Kristin uses the handle Candidly K Made It which is why I was confused and gave the wrong name for the business, sorry :(
Make sure to stick around for our favorite beer, blooper, and new auralicious audio recommendation The West Wing Weekly.
Publish Date: 4/9/2019
This week Stephanie and Kelsey of 612Brew came and had a beer with us! We learned about how each of them got into beer and landed at 612Brew and about the rebranding/relaunch of this now 6 year old brewery. We sipped on the new "flagship" beer Mill City Pils and the original flagship Unrated while the ladies discussed their upcoming Wednesday Pint for a Cause on April 3rd for Global Response Management to give aid to those affected by the war in Yemen. A dollar for every pint sold goes toward a different charity no matter what kind of beer you get! Stephanie & Kelsey also told us about new one-off beers they'll be canning monthly and how excited they are for Art-A-Whirl! *Bonus* An extra long outtake at the end with some tips on how to get your dog or cat to photograph well for Instagram!
Publish Date: 4/2/2019
Join Women Drinking Beer as we *finally* try Modist Brewing on air! Modist is located in the north loop across from the Target Field, home of the Twins. But first, we discuss our newly branded segment What's Keeping Us Crafty (2:10) Cathy's pick is Urban Growler's Vanilla Latte Blonde Ale and Katie tries Omni's It's Like That Double NEIPA.
Find out what we think of Modist's Dream Yard (8:47,) False Pattern (12:34,) and First Call (23:24)
We also have our new Maker's Corner where we tell you about a maker who inspires us! This week is Craft Notes
Make sure to stick around for our favorites, blooper, and our new auralicious audio recommendation!
Publish Date: 3/26/2019
Sara from Twin Cities Beer Choir sat down with us and discussed the awesome-ness that is group singing and beer drinking together! Beer Choir Twin Cities hosts free events at breweries with an upcoming fundraiser on Saturday, Feb 9th "Galentine's Day!" Proceeds will be going to Voices of Hope, a women's choir out of Shakopee, MN prison. **Please Note** Due to some technical difficulties the interview was cut short, but please enjoy our discussion of beer choir and stouts.
Publish Date: 1/28/2019
Katie and Cathy get to interview the ever-amazing Ann Bobst. Ann is the lead beertender at Tin Whiskers brewing and a committee member of the Craft Brewers Guild of MN as well as co-head social coordinator for the guild. We try Tin Whiskers first ever sour and their Super St. Paul based Nut Goodie beer!
Publish Date: 11/27/2018
Katie & Cathy drink Lakefront Brewing from Milwaukee, WI and a special long bonus "What's Keeping Us Local" segment covering our AdVentCHAR at Rails & Ales year 3 (for us.)
Publish Date: 10/30/2018
Katie & Cathy drink Lakefront Brewing from Milwaukee, WI and a special long bonus "What's Keeping Us Local" segment covering our AdVentCHAR at Rails & Ales year 3 (for us.)
Publish Date: 10/30/2018
Disclaimer: Explicit! We talk about some weird stuff too, so please know that this is all in good fun and we love everyone, especially our guest!
WDB: The Lost files! Katie & Cathy sat down for a fun evening with Lucia, a sales rep for Sociable Cider Werks back in February right before Mardi Gras. Since then Katie procrastinated, then the file was lost, then it was corrupted, then every time she tried to edit it, the file would corrupt again. So here it is, in all it's glory, a 2.5 hour interview where we cover Beef with our sister podcast Drink In Geek Out, where Gordon Ramsey can put his beef (definitely in our lasagna) and of course how awesome Lucia is and her cidery home.
Publish Date: 9/18/2018
This week Katie and Cathy are the tangent express, especially Katie as we get toward the end. Along with reviewing the elite collab beer by WarPigs Salmon Pants, Lazurite, and Foggy Geezer there's a love letter to Neil Gaiman, beer going places it shouldn't go, why you should keep your beer fresh, and a small rant about doing the MN State Fair right. Also, singing . . . bad singing. Happy Birthday Paul McCollam!
Publish Date: 8/30/2018
This week Katie and Cathy are the tangent express, especially Katie as we get toward the end. Along with reviewing the elite collab beer by WarPigs Salmon Pants, Lazurite, and Foggy Geezer there's a love letter to Neil Gaiman, beer going places it shouldn't go, why you should keep your beer fresh, and a small rant about doing the MN State Fair right. Also, singing . . . bad singing. Happy Birthday Paul McCollam!
Publish Date: 8/30/2018
Katie and Cathy talk to Allyson, co-lead brewer at Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, WI. She talks about how she got in the craft beer and how her past experiences influences the directions she takes the beer she brews. Follow Earth Rider @CedarLoungeBeer and follow Allyson @allysonrolph.
Publish Date: 8/14/2018
MKE Brewing Co (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is on the table this week. Katie and Cathy try Outboard, O-Gii, MKE IPA, and Hop Freak. Need a refresher on what our color scale means? This is also a good episode to listen to for that. Katie and especially Cathy suffer for you by turning off the AC for a cleaner recording, forcing the apartment to be very hot. Which turned out to be in the beer’s benefit as they taste very refreshing in the heat. Listen to this episode and try these beers in summer!
Publish Date: 7/31/2018
What do frozen things do in summer? With the arrival of summer comes a lot of beers that are only brewed in summer. Join Katie and Cathy as they sample four beers that are awesome and fruity and oh so delicious. This week’s beer includes: Hell or High Watermelon (21st Amendment Brewery in San Francisco, CA), Mango Blonde (Lift Bridge Brewery in Stillwater MN), Blu Grain Belt, (Grain Belt / Shells in New Ulm, MN) and Short Pants Summer Shandy (BauHaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis, MN). So find a patio, find some friends, and try these wonderful beers.
Publish Date: 7/3/2018
Katie and Cathy tackle Evil Twin, or, maybe, Evil Twin (based in Brooklyn but brewed all over the US) tackles Katie and Cathy. Another beer-motional roller-coaster takes the two for a ride as they try Even More Pecan Pie Jesus, Imperial Biscotti Chili Hazelnut Break, Tropical Super Itchy, I Always Felt Closer to IPAs than I did to People.
Publish Date: 6/26/2018
Katie and Cathy find the best of all worlds! In this interview with Annie, owner of Forager Brewery (Rochester, MN) is a brew pub where everything in the tap room is all old foraged things. Forager is clearly a love letter to Rochester and Katie and Cathy couldn’t stop gushing about the beer, (including the IPA!) and the tap room.
Publish Date: 6/21/2018
Come taste the stars with Katie and Cathy as they try Cosmos Brewing from Hugo, MN. The line up includes: Martian Rambler Amber, Crispy Dream Imperial Cream Ale, ChocoBock, Pillars of Creation 2. With wonderfully nerdy names and quality beer, Cosmos is worth saving the space for beer- and the occasional Women Drinking Beer tangent.
Publish Date: 6/19/2018
Katie and Cathy try local brewery Utepils which brews in a traditional German style.
Publish Date: 6/12/2018
Katie and Cathy are joined by Kaleigh from Insight Brewing Co. We drink beer while discussing Kaleigh's journey in the beer industry, the #MeToo movement, and occasional fun tangent.
Publish Date: 6/7/2018
This interview is a dream come true for Katie and Cathy: chatting with THE first all female owned micro-brewery in MN owners Jill and Deb of Urban Growler! Jill and Deb discuss what it was like to get their brewery started, their goal to be recognized beyond their female ownership status, and how beer is here to bring people together.
We want to thank Jill and Deb for being such amazing guests and amazing people. We recorded this back on Dec 2nd and it was out of love and respect that it took so long to get this episode out. It also means we were pretty new to all this so we forgot to thank them on the episode so Thank you Thank you Thank you!
Beers we mention: Amber Skyline, Candy Corn Imperial Cream Ale, Russian Imperial Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter
Follow Urban Growler on Instagram @urbangrowler Twitter @UrbanGrowlerMN and Facebook Page Urban Growler Brewing Company
Publish Date: 5/4/2018
Katie and Cathy review Bent Brewstillery out of Roseville, MN which sends them on an emotional roller coaster! They deeply apologize for all the EFFs said, but it couldn't be helped. They were also super tired/had a long day and really needed a beer, so this episode happened. Covered in this episode: Nordic Blonde (Blonde Ale,) Über Lüpin (Schwarz IPA,) Nicked (Export Double Stout,) and Enuff (IPA.) Cathy's favorite was Nicked and Katie's favorite was Enuff.
Keeping Us Local: Indeed Stir Crazy, Katie's friend Chris's home brew
Honorable Mentions: @hrishihirway @joshmalina (Twitter) @theflyingbeergirl (Instagram) Bitches Brew Crew MN (meetup)
Publish Date: 4/19/2018
In this episode Katie and Cathy chat with Kerry, Co-Owner and VP of 56 brewing. We discuss her role as an Owner and how 56 Brewing came to be as well as have a few beers.
Publish Date: 3/9/2018
This week Katie and Cathy tackle some IPAs and Sours, definitely not in their beer wheel house but they couldn't have picked a more quality brewery. Hum's Liquor provided Peak's Organic Line of Certified Organic beer including Peak IPA, Crush IPA with Blood Orange, the Winter IPA in the NE style, and Sweet Tarts New York Cherry Sour Ale. The women also discuss their out of state travels, Katie at Port City Brewing out of Virginia and Cathy got to retry New Belgium's Mary Jane Ale in the perfect ski setting in CO.
Publish Date: 2/14/2018
This week Katie and Cathy enjoy three beers from Cold Spring, MN Third Street Brewhouse. This lineup of Minnesota Gold Lager, Lost Trout Brown Ale, and Sugar Shack Maple Stout (along with others) was gifted to WDB by Hum's Liquor in Uptown Minneapolis, MN, thanks! Katie and Cathy kept local with Waconia Brewing's Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter and with a trip to BentBrewstillery in Roseville with the Bitches Brew Crew MN.
Publish Date: 1/25/2018
Katie & Cathy sat down with Sarah (formerly) of Bent Paddle Brewing out of Duluth, MN. While we drank the amazing brews (Pils, ESB, Kanu, and Cold Press) we were able to talk about the brewery itself and women in the industry. This is our longest episode to date clocking in at 1hour 12 min 28sec but it is well worth it to hear about Sarah’s experience in beer, and, of course, making dorky references.
Publish Date: 1/20/2018
The ladies of Women Drinking Beer drink their favorite beers!
Publish Date: 1/5/2018
The ladies of Women Drinking Beer drink their favorite beers!
Publish Date: 1/5/2018
Join Katie and Cathy as they try the brews of Minneapolis' own Indeed Brewing with B-Side Pils, Daytripper Pale Ale, Let it Roll IPA, and Stir Crazy Stout
Publish Date: 12/16/2017
Part 2 of our live event contains our interview with two beer reps that joined us at the Muddy Pig on Nov. 8th, 2017. Gabby with Ballast Point out of San Diego and Sarah with Bent Paddle of our own Duluth, MN talk about their experience in the beer industry as well as their breweries and their views on the big companies buying craft beer. We hope you enjoy our conversation with these awesome ladies as much as we did!
Publish Date: 12/7/2017
Cathy and Katie hosted a live event, "Come have a Beer with Us" at the Muddy Pig in St. Paul, MN on Wednesday Nov. 8th. Join us as we talk to the Women who drank beer with us, including an interview with our Benefactoress and co-owner Dawn. Thanks to those who joined us and we hope to see you in January!
Publish Date: 11/30/2017
This Brewery took one man’s “bad habit” and turned it into a very good brewery. Bad Habit is out of St. Joseph, MN just outside of St. cloud. We tried the Hang Up Blonde, the churn it Up cream Ale, the Good Guy American Pale Ale, and the Dark Addiction Stout. Definitely worth the trip to Central, MN as this is the first of our episodes you can’t find in stores, yet!
Publish Date: 11/16/2017
Welcome to the Porter Smack Down! We try Waconia Brewing Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, Central Waters Mud Puppy Porter, and Founders Porter.
Publish Date: 10/26/2017
This week we embark on an epic journey with Insight Brewing out of Minneapolis, MN! Join us as we travel the world to the Sunken City, swab the decks with the ghost pirates of the Banshee Cutter, and visit our Crazy Aunt whom the villagers fear may be a witch! Insight Brewing pairs delightful beers to their whimsical tales, each chapter you’re sure to enjoy.
Publish Date: 10/19/2017
Come have a beer with us as we sample the fine beers of Lift Bridge out of Stillwater, MN. Found out our favorite of the Farm Girl Saison, Hop Dish IPA, chestnut Hill Brown Ale (Note: this beer was renamed to Fireside Flannel,) and The Warden Milk Stout.
Publish Date: 10/12/2017
Nothing says fall more than pumpkin. Katie and Cathy make a very limited compare and contrast of three pumpkin ales to find one that is the definition of fall as any other pumpkin spiced drink. The challengers? New Holland Brewing’s Ichabod Pumpkin Ale, Brooklyn Brewery’s Post Road Pumpkin Ale and Dogfish Head’s Punkin Ale. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 9/28/2017
With the fall season approaching comes seasonal beers. We explore the history of Oktoberfest before trying three Oktoberfest style beers. The Oktoberfest Märzen Lager from Left Hand Brewing Co, Oktoberfest from Third Street Brewing and Spaten Ur-Marzen. Which Oktoberfest did we think was best? You’ll just have to listen and then grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 9/20/2017
Join Katie and Cathy as they try a hometown beer, Enki Brewing. After a visit to the taproom, Katie and Cathy return to review their experience and also try full reviews of the Litmus Pils, Victoria’s Gold Cream Ale and Cacao Porter. This one is a sweet treat! Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 9/12/2017
Katie and Cathy return to an Oregon brewery this week for Deschutes Brewery. We try their Fresh Squeezed IPA, Mirror Pond Pale Ale and Black Butte Porter. Bonus! An IPA correction. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 9/5/2017
Full Sail Brewing Company is on the tasting menu this episode. Katie and Cathy focus on their session brews, including their Session Water, Session IPA, Session Lager and sesión cerveza. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 8/30/2017
This week, Katie and Cathy picked up a sample pack of Alaskan Brewing Co and tried their White, Icy Bay IPA, Cran-Spruce and Amber. There were some good surprises in the box. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 8/22/2017
We try three different Surly brews this week, a hometown beer for Katie and Cathy. We check out their Furious IPA, Hell Lager, and Coffee Bender, with our usual gusto and laughs. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 8/15/2017
Aloha! Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Company is on the agenda for this episode. We try their Longboard Island Lager, Big Wave Golden Ale and the Wailua Wheat. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 8/8/2017
Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale and Vanilla Java Porter from Atwater Brewery are tried this week. Katie and Cathy cannot say enough positive things about either. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 8/2/2017
Katie and Cathy try three similar beers from Goose Island Beer Company, the 312 Urban Wheat Ale, Goose Honkers Ale and Goose IPA. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 8/2/2017
Women drink beer too! Katie and Cathy are on a mission to build a perfect beer list for women, by women. For their first episode, they highlight the first beers they ever tried, Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and New Belgium’s Fat Tire. Grab one and come have a beer with us!
Publish Date: 8/1/2017