Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Karben4 Podcast regulars are joined by Joey and Ryan from Karben4 to brainstorm goals for 2024 and what their best and worst days in the brewery have been.

They also discuss...wanking...? It's not as dirty as it sounds!

Joey is the Lead Cellar at Karben4 and Ryan is the Packaging Lead at Karben4.

Head to the Karben4 taproom and say hi. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

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Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!

Saturday, January 20 the Karben4 team is celebrating 11 years! Join them in the taproom, nab a tour if you'd like, try some new beer releases including a vertical of Priest, Prophet and King and watch the Packers!

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!

Head to the Karben4 taproom and say hi. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

Follow Karben4 Brewing on all the socials:

Facebook: facebook.com/Karben4
Instagram: instagram.com/karben4brewing/
Twitter: twitter.com/Karben4

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Karben4 Podcast regulars are joined by Joey and Ryan from Karben4 to talk about the packaging and cellaring side of the business. 

Not confusing at all having two Ryans and two Joes on one episode! 

Joey is the Lead Cellar at Karben4. We learn about his journey to starting at K4 three years ago, coming from a blood bank.  After starting on the bottling line, he had a moment of panic that he made a big mistake!  Joey's a drummer and guitar player too - his music just didn't pay the bills. Joe makes a bold statement that cellaring is more important than brewing - much to Joey's delight!

Ryan is the Packaging Lead at Karben4, working in computer software for 20+ years in the corporate world before switching careers and entering the beer world.  Ryan was at Octopi before K4 and now is master of the job that may seem to be the most stressful much of the time - packaging the beer!

Head to the Karben4 taproom and say hi. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

Follow Karben4 Brewing on all the socials:

Facebook: facebook.com/Karben4
Instagram: instagram.com/karben4brewing/
Twitter: twitter.com/Karben4
 

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!

The Karben4 guys are joined by Jeff Olson, founder of Awilden Distilling in Sun Prairie, WI. Jeff was the first production employee hired at K4 and has been there ever since.

Jeff has been in both the brewing world and distilling world, so we dive into his best and worst days as a brewer and also as a distiller!

Tune in to part 3 of 3 with Jeff Olson!

Head to the Karben4 taproom and Awildan tasting room to say hi. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

Follow Karben4 Brewing on all the socials:

Facebook: facebook.com/Karben4
Instagram: instagram.com/karben4brewing/
Twitter: twitter.com/Karben4
 

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!

The Karben4 guys are joined by Jeff Olson, founder of Awilden Distilling in Sun Prairie, WI. Jeff was the first production employee hired at K4 and has been there ever since.

We hear about Jeff getting Awildan up and going and how he went from brewing beer to distilling spirits.  You can almost feel the joy from Joe when discussing the stability of spirits shelf life.

There's a perception that distillers are slobs, but don't worry, Jeff works in brewing too. He's clean!

Jeff plays the bagpipes (but not jazz bagpipes) which probably is what makes his beers and whiskey taste so good.

Tune in to part 2 of 3 with Jeff Olson!

Head to the Karben4 taproom and Awildan tasting room to say hi. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

Follow Karben4 Brewing on all the socials:

Facebook: facebook.com/Karben4
Instagram: instagram.com/karben4brewing/
Twitter: twitter.com/Karben4
 

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!

The Karben4 guys are joined by Jeff Olson, founder of Awilden Distilling in Sun Prairie, WI. Jeff was the first production employee hired at K4 and has been there ever since.

We get an intro to Jeff in this first episode with him and hear about his new tasting room and the whiskey he's making. 

Head to the Karben4 taproom and Awildan tasting room to say hi. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

Follow Karben4 Brewing on all the socials:

Facebook: facebook.com/Karben4
Instagram: instagram.com/karben4brewing/
Twitter: twitter.com/Karben4
 

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!

We wrap up this series ofThe Karben4 Podcast: An Unhinged Brewery Tour with Sam Green from Untitled Art / Octopi and Patrick Murphy from Five Cities (previously at Karben4) and chat about these guys' best and worst days at the brewery.

Head to the Karben4 and Untitled Art/Octopi taprooms to say hi and indulge in the brews they've got on tap. And when you're visiting, use Destination Madison's 'Madison on Tap' craft beverage trail app for perks and prizes! 

Or if you're in Iowa, find Patrick at Five Cities. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

Follow Karben4 Brewing on all the socials:

Facebook: facebook.com/Karben4
Instagram: instagram.com/karben4brewing/
Twitter: twitter.com/Karben4
 

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!

The moment you've all been waiting for! Part 2 of The Karben4 Podcast: An Unhinged Brewery Tour with Sam Green from Untitled Art / Octopi AND Patrick Murphy from Five Cities (previously at Karben4).

In this episode we talk non-alcoholic brewing processes, how Octopi got rolling and then went through three or four expansions, Isaac from Octopi is  HUGE Star Wars fan, there are tanks imploding, pain in the ass canning lines, etc. etc. Contract brewing used to be such a dirty word and Octopi kind of rewrote that story. 

Patrick's buddy recently called him a good brewer...he was jacked!!

We got sidetracked A LOT. Talked a lot of nonsense. 

Have you seen the movie Primer? That's what this episode is.

Head to the Karben4 and Untitled Art/Octopi taprooms to say hi and indulge in the brews they've got on tap. And when you're visiting, use Destination Madison's 'Madison on Tap' craft beverage trail app for perks and prizes! 

Or if you're in Iowa, find Patrick at Five Cities. 

Send questions or topic ideas (or just tell us how much you love the pod) to: info@karben4.com.
 

Follow Karben4 Brewing on all the socials:

Facebook: facebook.com/Karben4
Instagram: instagram.com/karben4brewing/
Twitter: twitter.com/Karben4
 

Passion. Hard work. Gun toting cats atop flame nostriled unicorns. This is Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin. Cheers!