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All About BeerBrewer to Brewer: Van Havig and Samuel PecoraroVan Havig of Gigantic Brewing interviews Samuel Pecoraro of Von Ebert Brewing.This Episode is Sponsored by:Malteurop Malting CompanyMalteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can su...
2025-06-191h 01
All About BeerBrewer to Brewer: Matt Gallagher and Van HavigMatt Gallagher of Suncatcher Brewing interviews Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing.This Episode is Sponsored by:Malteurop Malting CompanyMalteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support yo...
2025-06-051h 11
All About BeerAAB 050: Oh, So Many Ways to Hop a BeerIn the early days of craft beer, hopping was limited to bittering hops, flavor hops and aroma hops, added early, late and later in the boil. Then dry hopping became very popular, particularly with IPAs. As hops came to dominate the craft beer discussion, brewers began experimenting with all manner of hopping techniques in an effort to extract new, interesting and stable hop flavors and boost the overall hoppiness in their beers. What are all these hopping techniques and what do they do?This Episode is Sponsored by:Estrella GaliciaEst...
2024-07-2542 min
Beervana PodcastShow 174: Gigantic Reflects on the Beer Industry in 2023In part two of our conversation, we talk to Ben Love and Van Havig about some of the challenges facing breweries as the year nears its end.
2023-01-011h 14
Beervana PodcastShow 173: Gigantic's Ben Love and Van HavigToday we join you from the industrial tract in Southeast Portland that Ben Love and Van Havig selected ten years ago when they founded Gigantic Brewing. At the time, they expected it would blend in with its surroundings, and they devoted little attention to the tiny taproom space they called the Champagne Lounge. To their surprise, it has become a success, encouraging them to open a second taproom during Covid and, last month, a third. In today’s pod, we’re going to ask them about the new place, their tenth anniversary, and how things have changed since 2012.
2022-12-211h 05
The BrewDeck PodcastS.3 E.6 - Fifty Shades of PaleWhat is a pale ale beer? What are the expectations for pale ale malt? Why choose pale ale malt as a base in beers versus others? Today, we are joined by Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing Company and Dan Cooper of Bairds Malt, along with Grant Lawrence, Zach Grossfeld, and John Egan to explore the pale ale malt.
Watch our "2021 Barley Crop: Update, Information, and Mitigation Strategies" presentation for the Craft Beer Professionals Spring Virtual Conference on YouTube!
2022-04-081h 10
The BrewDeck PodcastS.3 E.6 - Fifty Shades of PaleWhat is a pale ale beer? What are the expectations for pale ale malt? Why choose pale ale malt as a base in beers versus others? Today, we are joined by Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing Company and Dan Cooper of Bairds Malt, along with Grant Lawrence, Zach Grossfeld, and John Egan to explore the pale ale malt. Watch our "2021 Barley Crop: Update, Information, and Mitigation Strategies" presentation for the Craft Beer Professionals Spring Virtual Conference on YouTube! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebrewdeck/message
2022-04-081h 10
Master Brewers PodcastEpisode 079: Brewhouse Efficiency for the Small BrewerHow a simple case study conducted at 35 Rock Bottom breweries more than 10 years ago can inform your process to increase brewhouse efficiency and make better beer.Special Guest: Van Havig.Sponsored By:MoreBeer: Brew Ninja: Fermentis: Precision Fermentation: Gusmer: BSG: Proximity Malt: Hopsteiner: Links:Improving Brewhouse Efficiency for Small Brewers — 2016 District Northern California PresentationVan's spreadsheet — The MashUpcoming Events - Master Brewers Calendar2021 Master Brewers Conference — Oct 28-30 | Hilton ClevelandJoin Master Brewers — Use promo code BEER2021 to save 20% on dues
2021-03-0142 min
Beervana PodcastPodcast 84: Van Havig Tells the TruthGigantic Brewing's Van Havig joins Patrick and Jeff in episode 84. Van is one of the most transparent brewers in beer, and he offers his unvarnished opinions about Vienna malt, brewing kölsch, running a business, hoppy beers and more. Warning: salty language herein!
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2019-08-301h 34
Barley & MeEpisode 71: Van Havig & Ben Love of Gigantic Brewing & George Dimeo of Maletis BeverageHost Ben Rice travels to Portland, OR, to sit down with Van Havig and Ben Love of Gigantic Brewing, along with guest George Dimeo of beer distribution company Maletis Beverage, to talk about beer. And 80s SoCal Punk. And 90s London House. And why death metal is dumb, but awesome. Plus! Why greatest hits albums are vanity projects, brewer faces ending up on the bottles of other brewers' beers, what sets Gigantic apart from other breweries, and the epic battles between cans and bottles, between American and English beers, and between Van and literally anyone and anything. Plus why Flat...
2018-04-171h 46
Beer BuzzGigantic BrewingHave you ever met Master Brewer Van Havig? Well, you’re about to. Tune in to the latest episode of BeerBuzz to hear how being fired led to him starting Gigantic Brewing Company and learn just what he is made of.
2017-07-2520 min
Experimental BrewingExperimental Brewing – Episode 29 – Purge of the GiganticIt's listener feedback time (and thanks everyone for your survey responses)! In the pub we talk through the importance of glassware, catching Denny in St. Louis, and hey what are your brew year's resolutions? In the library, we talk about a new Brewer's Alamanc focused on plants and just where do we get beer styles from?
In the lab, we announce our next experiment – the great keg purge! Does the way you purge your kegs impact the way your beers age?
In the lounge, we visit with Van Havig, brew master at Portland's Gigantic Brewing where we ta...
2016-12-0700 min
Beer Sessions Radio (TM)Episode 292: Christian DeBenedetti & Oregon Brewers!_ Beer Sessions Radio _ is on scene at Jimmy’s No. 43 as host Jimmy Carbone sits down with a great crew from Portland Oregon featuring Christian DeBenedetti and Andrea Slonecker, authors of the new book “Beer Bites.” As beer lovers well know, there has never been a better time to be a beer drinker. But all that beer begs for the right food to go with it! Christian and Andrea chat up their publication that serves up 65 globe-roaming and simple recipes from appetizers to snacks and main courses that go beyond typical pub grub with recommendations of beer styles and widely...
2015-10-1354 min
Under My HostGigantic Brewing CompanyWallflowers and Gigantic Brewing Company founders, Ben Love and Van Havig, are our cheekiest brewers (well, Van is) to date. We talk about market saturation, being voted best new brewer by beerdos.. and what sort of DBs would call their brewery "Gigantic" and mean it (?), The Gigantic guys were a blast to record with! Thanks to Joe Tucker of Ratebeer for spending the month of May hanging out with us!
Music: Juice - Keep It Moving
2013-06-131h 06