Exploring the Beer Garden State with Brie Devlin
From Drink Beer, Think Beer With John Holl by All About Beer
April 22, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Brie Devlin discussing initiatives to promote craft beer in New Jersey.
This week it’s a look at the Garden State. New Jersey isn’t usually on the top of lists when it comes to craft beer, but Brie Devlin, the executive director of the state’s brewing guild, is looking to change that through initiatives and outreach. Visit AllAboutBeer.com for more podcasts, to read original articles, and to get info on upcoming events. Click here to support independent journalism covering the beer industry. This Episode is Sponsored by: Berkeley Yeast Our Tropics yeast is based on a London Ale strain, but we added a new gene to its genome that codes for a unique thiol-releasing enzyme. The enzyme converts the precursors in barley to free thiols that smell and taste like passionfruit and grapefruit. It’s super clean. No off-flavors like burnt rubber or other sulfurous notes. Just tropical aromatics. You don’t have to do anything unusual either, like mash hopping. Just pitch dry Tropics and supercharge your hazy IPA. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Calling all hop heads! Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA is a fantastically hoppy India Pale Ale that’s beautifully balanced thanks to their unique continual hopping method. Delivering a pungent hop flavor that isn’t crushingly…
People in this episode
Host: John Holl
Guest: Brie Devlin
Topics covered
- craft beer
- New Jersey
- brewing guild
- beer industry
- initiatives
- outreach
Keywords
- craft beer
- New Jersey
- Brie Devlin
- brewing guild
- beer initiatives
- Dogfish Head
- Berkeley Yeast
Sponsors
Berkeley Yeast, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: All About Beer
Products: Tropics yeast, 60 Minute IPA
Places: New Jersey, Garden State
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