The Brewed Palate podcast is back! For the the third year in a row I recently headed to my go to NYC craft beer bar, Blind Tiger Ale House for their annual Allagash Brewing Company event. However, this year’s event was different in that it was a celebration of Allagash’s 20th anniversary…After catching up with some Blind Tiger regulars I invited Allagash founder Rob Tod outside for our third annual interview to chat about his brewery and the state of American craft beer. Afterwords we continued our celebration with a few Allagash beers and a couple of my home-brews. Both of which he and all those who tried them enjoyed…Now that I finally purchased a new audio recorder I hope to record and post more podcast episodes in the near future. Cheers!

Topics Covered In This Episode:

Description of this podcast episode / Intro. [0:00-0:54]

Reaching the 20 year mark. [00:55-2:10]

20th Anniversary celebrations in put on by Allagash in Portland, Maine. [2:11-3:50]

The “growing up” of the American craft beer industry / Classes of ’95 and ’96 reaching the 20 year mark. [3:51-6:57]

What’s gone on at Allagash since Blind Tiger’s 2014 event? [6:58-8:57]

Allagash’s use of their three brewing systems with a focus on their current brew house/system. [8:58-10:46]

The Brew Palate’s sponsors [10:47-13:02]

An update on Allagash barrel program. [13:03-15:13]

The impact of recent craft brewery buyouts and sales on the American craft beer industry and community. [15:14-18:40]

Wrapping things up…Looking ahead to the future of Allagash [18:41-end]