Bolt Minister 54-40 Brewing Co – Portland Beer Podcast Episode 49

Bolt Minister 54-40 Brewing Co - Portland Beer Podcast Episode 49

Bolt Minister 54-40 Brewing Co – Portland Beer Podcast Episode 49

Episode 49 of the Portland Beer Podcast is here!

In this episode of the Portland Beer Podcast Host Steven Shomler visits with Bolt Minister Founder of 54-40 Brewing Co.

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Bolt Minister 54-40 Brewing Co - Portland Beer Podcast Episode 49

More about this Portland Beer Podcast Episode

In this episode you will learn the story behind about Bolt’s fantastic name! You will also learn what Bolt’s did before he became a brewer.

Bolt’s tells us about the places he brewed at before launching 54-40 including — 13 Virtues Brewing (Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies), Astoria Brewing, Rock Bottom Brewery (Portland), Walking Man Brewing, Portland Brewing, and Old Town Brewing.

Bolt Minister 54-40 Brewing Co - Portland Beer Podcast Episode 49

You learn where the both the name and the logo for 54-40 Brewing came from, as well about the some of the beers that you will commonly find on tap at the 54-40 taproom – Kascadia Kolsch, Half Cocked IPA, River Road Pilsner, and Broken Record IPA.

Bolt shares what he thinks makes for a good brewer, what he looks for when he hires a brewer, what it takes to have a successful brewery, and about the 4 annual events they host as the brewery – The Outlaw Beer Festival (June), Kölschmas in July, their annual Anniversary Celebration (October), and 12 Days of Kölschmas (December)