Midwest Microbrew is a craft beer discovery site dedicated to celebrating and promoting the independent brewing scene across the American Midwest. We go beyond the tasting notes to share the untold stories behind the Midwest's best craft breweries.
Episode 31: Andy Joynt - Director of Brewery operations at Big Grove Brewery
What happens when your best-selling beer is a happy accident, your new taproom is so busy it keeps running out of beer, and a fermenter decides to fight back? Midwest Microbrew is back with Andy Joynt, Director of Brewery Operations at Big Grove Brewery, for a second round of brewing stories, lessons learned, and what's next. In this episode, we catch up on Big Grove's big year, including the Omaha taproom's first anniversary, a licensing curveball that means every beer there is brewed on-si...
25 Sept 2026
Episode 30: Logan DePover - Brewmaster at Reunion Brewery
ReUnion Brewery has been pouring craft beer in the Iowa City area since 2015 — and in this episode, brewmaster Logan DePover takes us behind the tanks to talk about how a college homebrewing hobby turned into a decade running one of Iowa City's favorite breweries. In this episode, we trace Logan's path — from homebrewing in a tiny apartment on a five-gallon stovetop kettle, to sneaking onto the packaging line at Backpocket Brewing in 2013, to helping start ReUnion in 2015. We get into the br...
4 Sept 2026
Episode 29: Kristin Mondanaro, COO of ReUnion Brewery
ReUnion Brewery has been pouring craft beer in the Iowa City area since 2015 — and in this episode, COO Chris Mondanero takes us behind the bar to talk about how a family restaurant turned into a two-location brewery, and what it takes to survive a decade in an industry that's constantly shifting under your feet. In this episode, we trace ReUnion's origin story — from Mondo's Tomato Pie in Coralville, to the moment brewmaster Logan De Pover (originally hired for the cheese department at Brea...
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