{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Drinking Partners #253 - Live from Pittsburgh Mixed Culture!","description":"Tucked inside a big ol\u2019 barn at picturesque Freedom Farms in Valencia, Butler County, The Drinking Partners welcome listeners to Pittsburgh Mixed Culture, Cinderlands Beer Co. and Trace Brewing\u2019s inaugural celebration of all things saison and sour-centric. The show kicks off with Christian Gregory(9:29), representing Belgium\u2019s Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen. He talks about blending authentic lambics - \u201cthe drink of the people'' - and how the beloved brewery outside of Brussels maintains a consistent standard in their spontaneously-fermented beers year after year. Then, they take their taste buds on a \u201ctrip along the Oregon Trail\u201d (29:45) with Matt Van Wyk, one of the co-founders of Eugene, Oregon\u2019s Alesong Brewing & Blending, who discusses what it takes for a brewery to stand out in a competitive, top-tier craft beer market. Finally,looking fresh with his ankles out, the \u201cfamous-famous\u201d Michael Kaiser, founder of Good Beer Hunting. He talks about taking the site from a personal blog to an acclaimed global media venture, with contributors working across multiple continents. He finishes with praise for The Drinking Partners and recognizes the similarities between the growth of his project and theirs, telling Ed and Day \u201cYou guys put Pittsburgh on the map for beer in a big, big way.\u201d   Produced by Epicast.  Recorded at Pittsburgh Mixed Culture festival 7-30-22 Presented by Cinderlands Beer Co. and Trace Brewing. Thanks to guests representing Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Good Beer Hunting, and Alesong Brewing & Blending. ","author_name":"Drinking Partners","author_url":"http:\/\/drinkingpartners.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"