Brew Files – Episode 174 – Big Boy Barleywine

Brew Files – Episode 174 – Big Boy Barleywine

From Experimental Brewing by Denny Conn, Drew Beechum

June 2, 2025

About this episode

Dan Chisolm discusses his award-winning Big Boy Barleywine and the perfect timing for brewing it.

The Brew Is Out There! On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Camarillo's Institution Ale Company about why Pro-Am's are a thing and what it takes to transform a potent homebrew (a 9.3% abv Imperial Stout with Cocoa, Peppers and Vanilla) into a commercial brew. Links Festivus Feats of Strength Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/festivus-feats-strength T'Oaked's Romancing the Beer Competition: http://romancingthebeer.com/ Institution Ales: http://www.institutionales.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode…

People in this episode

Hosts: Denny Conn, Drew Beechum

Guest: Dan Chisolm

Topics covered

  • barleywine
  • brewing
  • homebrewing
  • seasonal brewing
  • beer styles

Keywords

  • barleywine
  • Big Boy Barleywine
  • brewing tips
  • homebrewing
  • beer styles
  • seasonal brewing

Sponsors

Grainfather, The Air Still Pro

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Big Boy Barleywine, Bigfoot style Barleywine

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