S1 / Episode 1
Host Conrad Seidl travels to countries like Germany, Belgium, China, and South Africa to sample different beer styles like Lagerbeer, Sorghum Beer, and Rice Wine. As some of them have been around for 5,000 years, it is a deep-dive into the earliest beer recipes that are still around today. Brewers from different continents talk about what beer means to them and how it changed their lives.
S1 / Episode 2
Our host follows the traces of the late Michael Jackson. As a famous beer journalist and writer, he traveled the world and left his mark on hundreds of members of the beer community that are still around today and have stories about him to tell. Conrad Seidl samples extraordinary beer styles like Berliner Weisse in Germany, Cask Conditioned Ales in the UK, Stouts in Ireland, and Barrel-Aged Sour beers in Belgium.
S1 / Episode 3
Host and beer judge Conrad Seidl travels the world to places where many famous beer styles originated. On a journey from small-batch brewing to the industrialization that made large-scale brewing possible, he samples beers like Gose, Wheat beer and Witbeer, Prager Dunkles and the traditional Lager beer from Munich He finds his way to the Czech Republic, Belgium, and Germany – where he also attends the famous Oktoberfest.
S1 / Episode 4
Our beer writer chases popular beer styles like India Pale Ale, Altbier, Porter, and Sourbeers in cities like London, Gdansk, Portland, Düsseldorf, and Seattle. He talks to brew-masters all over the world about the future of beer and some of the possibilities where it all might go: the styles that may develop and how consumer habits may change.
S2 / Episode 1
In the first episode, beer sommelier Conrad Seidl visits Vienna, Cusco, the Pyramids of Egypt, Machu Picchu, and other places to sample extraordinary craft beers like Quinoa Porter, stone-brewed beer, and Triples with eucalyptus. He also discovers lively Peruvian markets and the terraces of the Sacred Valley, cruises along the river Nile, and discusses famous paintings and ancient pottery related to beer.
S2 / Episode 2
In episode two, Conrad Seidl travels from Vienna to towns like Concorde, Urubamba, and Einbeck to sample exquisite beers like Porter, Boston Lager, Bock Beer, Stock Ale, and even the notorious Chicha beer, which is brewed specially for him. On his way, he comes across the statue of Sam Adams and Plymouth Rock, shares secrets about the Pilgrim Fathers, and chats with a professional beer label designer.
S2 / Episode 3
In the third episode, host Conrad Seidl witnesses the original brewing of Bock Beer before venturing to Rotterdam to marvel at its architecture. Later, he finds himself amidst the famous Dutch windmills. In New York, he discovers local breweries and the origins of US beer culture. Inspired by a famous painting, he travels to Brussels, where he samples Sour Beer and Belgian Saison in a “Café.”
S2 / Episode 4
Episode four features fine art in the “Kunstkammer” of Vienna and a beer-related painting by Rembrandt in the German town Bad Schussenried. In Dresden, Conrad Seidl learns how to make Passglass and, for a change, participates in a local drinking game. In Antwerp, he admires masterpieces by beer enthusiasts Van Dyke and Rubens. Lastly, he samples Seef Beer and a famous Belgian Triple in its brewery.
S2 / Episode 5
In the fifth episode, eccentric beer lover Conrad Seidl discovers how closely beer and wine can be related and how certain kinds of beer pair extraordinarily well with meat, cheese, or even chocolate. In Cologne, he samples Koelsch before meeting an artist who uses bottle caps as his main material. He finds himself on top of a tower by Hundertwasser and in a church, both inspired by liquid gold.
S2 / Episode 6
The sixth episode takes Conrad Seidl to Finland, where he watches a family brew the Vikings’ traditional Sahti beer. In Helsinki, he visits maybe the most bizarre pubs. Various beer-inspired paintings await him in Vienna, and he even takes a horse-drawn carriage ride between historical monuments. In Prague, he samples Keller-Beer in the Arts and Crafts Beer Parlour after meeting a beer can artist in NYC.
