Ep. 75 - Jennifer Talley

Drink Beer, Think Beer With John Holl

Show notes from host John Holl:

"Jennifer Talley is a brewer’s brewer. I can’t count the times over the years of covering beer that her name has come up, often in awe and always in excitement, when brewers talk about who they admire in the industry.

Still, I never had the chance to interview her or have pints out in the world. When a press release from Firestone Walker arrived in my inbox this week promoting an IPA that Talley brewed with Matt Brynildson, I wanted to remedy that situation and she graciously agreed to come on the show.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Utah, the same state where she spent more than 20 years at the brewmaster and director of research and development for Squatters Brewery and Salt Lake Brewing Co.

She’s a graduate of the Siebel Institute, where she met Matthew Brynildson, and was part of a pretty epic graduating class. Throughout her career she’s brewed for the Craft Brew Alliance, Russian River, Auburn Ale House and more.

With nearly two dozen medals at both the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival. She’s also the author of Session Beers from Brewers Publications. She’s currently on the board of the Brewers Association on the Pub Breweries committee and in 2011 she was awarded the Russell Schehrer Award for Innovation in Craft Brewing

She’s been described as a force of positive energy, one of the coolest people in the industry, and in an email before this conversation, Brynildson simply called her a 'trip'.

She spoke to me from California and I started off by asking about the style she wish got a little more respect by brewers and drinkers alike"

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• Host: John Holl
• Guest: Jennifer Talley
• Sponsor: Bolide Communications, The Beer Edge
• Tags: Beer, Hops, Lager, IPA, California, Utah, Hops, Pilsner, Collaboration Beers