Xavier Losada's guest appearances

Xavier Losada

BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Video Podcast

Good Beer Hunting

Stan Hieronymus

Andreas Krennmair

Chris Lohring

Scott Ungermann

Scott Janish

Mitch Steele

Ron Pattinson

Tomme Arthur

Michael Tonsmeire

John Holl

Chris Vogel

Robert Keifer

James Spencer

Marshall Schott

John Mallett

OwlTail

Xavier Losada joins me this week from Madrid Spain to discuss his experiences as a Chemical Engineer for a big brewery and his transition to a Craft Brewery owner with Bee Beer. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Bee Beer with Xavier Losada – BeerSmith Podcast #241

Beer people love to talk about how the beverage they care about so much has brought the same kind of sentiment with other human beings. We’re often finding ways that malt, barley, hops and yeast have given us another figurative ingredient: friends. For those of us who think about beer too much, it’s always a treat to find like-minded others wherever we go. In June, I found myself in downtown Madrid while staying in the city as part of short media tour hosted by Mahou San Miguel. I wanted to find some local craft beer and Google led me to Bee Beer Craft Beer and Cheeses, a small bottle shop with brands from around Spain, most notably the namesake brewery of the business. It was there I wound up chatting with owner Xavier Losada, learning about what led him to open a craft-focused store in a market where that kind of beer still feels a little new. Xavier has a curiosity to create something new that wouldn’t feel too out of place in an American market and he’s working to change the mentality of locals, not just tourists like me who wander into a welcoming bar that feels like home. These kinds of conversations, where there’s an international insight to trends or interests we may take for granted stateside, can be so valuable. It’s a time to meet others who are watching what’s happening in beer with a new perspective and better grasp all the changes taking place as craft beer becomes increasingly important around the globe. I heard all that from Xavier, who also actively watches the boundaries of flavor as he creates new brands to serve under the Bee Beer banner.

EP-179 Xavier Losada of Bee Beer Craft Beer and Cheeses