Episode #237: A Beer Fan First with Greg Gnyś of Counterpart Brewing | Adjunct Series

About this episode

Greg Gnyś of Counterpart Brewing discusses their recent achievements and future plans in the craft beer industry.

Our Brewery of the Year for 2024, Niagara Falls, ON's Counterpart has just kept on winning, dropping world-class barrel-aged beers, impeccable hazy IPAs and offering some of the best food options in a brewery in the country. Co-Founder Greg Gnyś jumped back on the pod for the third time to catch up on what's been happening since his last appearance, the opening of their sister pizza spot, Counterpie, how their Flow Fest craft beer festival went down in 2025 and what to expect in 2026, the evolution of their barrel program and how exceptional it is, their recent seventh anniversary releases, why they worked with Western New York breweries for their last anniversary and why they rocked with Quebec breweries this year, the Counterpart x BAOS 10th anniversary collaboration, bottle shares and how Greg gets hold of the best stuff in the US, and how they're growing their footprint across the province. We cracked the entire seventh anniversary lineup - Folklore Czech-style Amber Lager collaboration with Jackalhop, Seven New England Pale Ale, Dead Sea 2 NEIPA collaboration with Le Ketch, Dream Taker Double NEIPA collaboration with Brasserie Sir John, Strange Beast Triple NEIPA…

People in this episode

Guest: Greg Gnyś

Topics covered

• craft beer
• brewing
• food pairing
• collaborations
• anniversary releases
• beer festivals

Keywords

• Counterpart Brewing
• Greg Gnyś
• craft beer
• anniversary releases
• Flow Fest
• collaborations
• barrel-aged beers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Counterpart Brewing, Counterpie

Books & works: Folklore Czech-style Amber Lager, Seven New England Pale Ale, Dead Sea 2 NEIPA, Dream Taker Double NEIPA, Strange Beast Triple NEIPA, Empire (Macadamia Nut) Imperial Pastry Stout, Empire (Hazelnut Coffee) Imperial Pastry Stout, Zombie Party (Smooth Libre) Smoothie Sour

Places: Niagara Falls, ON

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