Podcast 229 – Interview with Jeff Hardesty of Narrow Gauge Brewing

This week, we are joined by owner/brewer of Narrow Gauge Brewing out of St. Louis, MO, Jeff Hardesty. We dicuss many things including:

– The Best New England Style IPA Poll from 2018.

– Meeting Jeff at Side Project Invitational 2022.

– St. Louis not being an IPA town?

– Looking at hazies from being cutting edge to mainstream.

– Thoughts on mass produced hazy IPA.

– Have hazy IPAs kept the craft sector stay afloat?

– Is New England still the influence for hazy IPA?

– Is the resurgence of West Coast IPA a response to anything?

– Jeff’s thoghts on milkshake and lactose IPAs.

– Triple IPAs being brewed more and more.

– How the pandemic affected Narrow Gauge?

– Pricing on cans, raw goods and materials?

– Sensitivity to retail pricing.

– Narrow Gauge’s lager program.

– Side pull talk.

– Big expansion news!

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