Craft Beer Travel & Adventure

About Craft Beer Travel & Adventure

Beer has been creating community, laughter, inspiration, and just plain awesome stories for centuries. Join us as we talk with fellow craft beer lovers and adventurers about being entrepreneurs, avid hikers, crazy-ass mountain bikers, parents, home-brewers, volunteers, and anyone who is living their Stout Life. So grab your favorite craft beer, embrace your favorite person, and get ready to be inspired to live your Stout Life. We are Ken and April Pishna, and we created The Craft Beer Travel & Adventure Podcast with Living a Stout Life (https://livingastoutlife.com) to drink good beer, yes, but to also share the stories that inevitably arise from the craft beer community. Living and working in our RV while traveling the world in search of craft beer, adventures, and good humans, we bring creative thinkers and inspirational go-getters together around craft beer.

Publisher

Living a Stout Life

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 Mar 2020

Latest episode

11 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

111 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jan 2025

   Dok Brewing: Daring to Bridge the Gap Between Tradition and Craft

   Dok Brewing Co-Founder and Head Brewer Janos De Baets shares how Dok Brewing is redefining traditional Belgian beer by introducing innovative styles and ingredients while respecting the country's brewing heritage.

2. 

   6 Nov 2024

   Brouwerij St. Bernardus: Embracing History, Crafting the Future

   To fully appreciate the story of St. Bernardus today, one must first understand the story of its past and how its future is embracing that past while simultaneously laying it to rest. This is the story of Brouwerij St. Bernardus in Watou, Belgium; its history forever intertwined with one of the most famous Trappist beers, Westvleteren XII, brewed at the nearby Saint-Sixtus Abbey brewery. Meet Pieter Verdonck, Story-Teller & Marketing Consultant Pieter Verdonck's official title may be Marketing Consultant for Brouwerij St. Bernardus, but in reality, he is the storyteller and historian of this remarkable Belgian brewery. Pieter speaks eloquently, almost with reverence, about how Westvleteren and the Saint-Sixtus Abbey brewery shifted its roots, holding on to its Trappist origins and giving birth to another brewery that is gaining its foothold within the sometimes confining world of Belgian beers. St. Bernardus' roots may have begun with French cheese-making monks, but its future lies within its beer and the people who believe in it. Pieter's storytelling skills will take you on a journey from France to Belgium, from cheese to beer. Our conversation with Pieter delves into the complex relationship with Brouwerij St. Bernardus and the brewery of the Saint-Sixtus Abbey, known for Westvleteren 12, one of the rarest beers in the world. Westvleteren 12 may be looked upon as the Holy Grail for Belgian beers (maybe even all beers), and St. Bernardus recognizes this; however, they also recognize that from history comes great lessons. The brewers at St. Bernardus are not re-creating a great beer; they are forging a path for the next great beer. Embracing history while crafting their own path as they head into the future. Join us as we chat about this and more, including St. Bernardus, its beer (including its iconic Abt 12), its destination status with its gorgeous guesthouse, the joy of Belgian beer (https://livingastoutlife.com/stroom-brouwers-confluence-community-craft-beer-belgium/), travel, and so much more. (For more destination breweries, but in the States, be sure to check out our story on destination breweries in Texas (https://livingastoutlife.com/texas-destination-breweries-unsurpassed-craft-beer-slow-living/).) For all the show notes, including images and more links, click here. (https://livingastoutlife.com/brouwerij-st-bernardus-embracing-history-crafting-future/) Connect with Brouwerij St. Bernardus Brouwerij St. Bernardus (https://www.sintbernardus.be/) Trappistenweg 23 8978 Watou Watou, Belgium Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stbernardus/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/St.Bernardus.beer/) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/stbernardus) Check out Camp Carpe Diem Check out https://campcarpediem.com (https://campcarpediem.com/) for all the community and fun. Stop adulting and find your playful side! Connect with Us: The Craft Beer Travel & Adventure Podcast is hosted by Living a Stout Life (https://livingastoutlife.com/), where we share stories, community, and resources for all your craft beer travel and adventure lifestyle needs. We would absolutely love it if you subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. As my nephew once said, "We say please and thank you!" Subscribe to Living a Stout Life: Camp Carpe Diem (https://campcarpediem.com/) Newsletter (https://livingastoutlife.com/join-the-journey/) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQRU6NKsBblkUxjFQGd4Nw) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LivingAStoutLife/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livingastoutlife/) Buy Us a Beer: Like our podcast? Help keep it going with a donation for a beer. We'll even zoom ya for a happy hour, if you'd like. Or meet up in person if we can. Click here to buy us a beer (https://living-a-stout-life.ck.page/products/buy-us-a-beer). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/craft-beer-travel-and-adventure/donations (https://redcircle.com/craft-beer-travel-and-adventure/donations)

3. 

   2 Oct 2024

   A Confluence of Community and Craft Beer in Belgium

   Stroom Brouwers, what we would call a craft brewery, is a Belgian independent brewery. Not associated with any abbey or Trappist beers, and not attempting to be either, they are still a Belgian brewery. They just happen to brew a few more options than one would typically expect from a Belgian brewery. Yes, you can still find the beloved Belgian-style beers here, but you’ll also find a Norwegian farmhouse ale with a kick of Sichuan peppercorns, a coffee IPA, a Vienna lager, a raspberry sour, and more. Once you step past the industrial entrance, located along the Scheldt River, you’ll also find an inviting atmosphere. It’s as though you’ve stepped onto your friend's backyard deck. A deck that just happens to have friendly staff (more than likely a member of one of the owner’s families or one of the owners themselves) ready to welcome you in with a selection of craft beers. This craft brewery just happens to be in the medieval city of Gent, Belgium. Because that just happened to be the city that Farrell, co-owner of Stroom, fell in love with. Meet Farrell Styers, Co-founder at Stroom Brouwers Farrell Styers, Co-founder and Head Brewer at Stroom, never had plans to be a brewer. He never had plans to move to Belgium, either. But we’re thankful that this is where his path took him. Playing in punk bands when younger in Denver, he had what he calls a quarter-life crisis. So he moved to Egypt. Then to DC. Then to Kyrgyzstan. So, how did a brewery in Gent come into play? Farrell blames that one on his friend and now business partner. Belgian Carl Uytterhaeghe and American Farrell Styers met in Kyrgyzstan. Years later, Carl asked Farrell the golden question. "What would it look like if we started a brewery?" This is the story behind Stroom. A confluence of beer, family, community, and culture. Join us as we talk about independent breweries in Belgium finding their place amidst historical breweries that have been intertwined in its culture for centuries. We also chat about travel, art, music, sustainability, the story behind the name, and always, the beer that brings us all together. Click here for the full show notes (https://livingastoutlife.com/stroom-brouwers-confluence-community-craft-beer-belgium/). Connect with Stroom Stroom Brouwers (https://stroombrouwers.be/) Forelstraat 27 Gent, Belgium Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stroombrouwers/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/stroombrouwers/) Check out Camp Carpe Diem Check out https://campcarpediem.com (https://campcarpediem.com/) for all the community and fun. Stop adulting and find your playful side! Connect with Us: The Craft Beer Travel & Adventure Podcast is hosted by Living a Stout Life (https://livingastoutlife.com/), where we share stories, community, and resources for all your craft beer travel and adventure lifestyle needs. We would absolutely love it if you subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. As my nephew once said, "We say please and thank you!" Subscribe to Living a Stout Life: Camp Carpe Diem (https://campcarpediem.com/) Newsletter (https://livingastoutlife.com/join-the-journey/) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQRU6NKsBblkUxjFQGd4Nw) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LivingAStoutLife/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livingastoutlife/) Buy Us a Beer: Like our podcast? Help keep it going with a donation for a beer. We'll even zoom ya for a happy hour, if you'd like. Or meet up in person if we can. Click here to buy us a beer (https://living-a-stout-life.ck.page/products/buy-us-a-beer). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/craft-beer-travel-and-adventure/donations (https://redcircle.com/craft-beer-travel-and-adventure/donations)

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

41,544

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Quality

56

Social presence

94

YouTube

76

Engagement

51