Niko Tonks's guest appearances

Niko Tonks

Steal This Beer

Drink Beer, Think Beer With John Holl

Brews Less Traveled

Marcus Baskerville

Lisa Allen

Mad Fritz

Don Tse

Tomme Arthur

Jeremy Danner

Megan Parisi

Sam Calagione

Chase Healey

Vinnie Cilurzo

Augie Carton

Bill Shufelt

Ashleigh Carter

Ethan Tripp

Firestone Walker

OwlTail

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-hosts Glenn and Ethan explore the craft beer scenes of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. This week, everything was flipped on its head as host Brain Hatheway was out due to unforeseen circumstances. Brews Less Traveled producer, former co-host, and beer-drinker Laura Juntunen was able to fill in for Brian. Of course, Glenn and Ethan were along for the ride. Laura, Glenn, and Ethan continue tasting the beers of the Twin Cities with Fair State Co-Op’s Vienna Lager (Vienna Lager) &amp; Pils (German Style Pilsner). The trio chatted with special guest Niko Tonks, the Founding Brewer and Director of New Product Development at Fair State. In this episode, we hear from Brian for the Beer Break, and he talks about how flour mills once dominated the city of Minneapolis. Niko dives into Fair State’s history, as he shares how the brewery was named. The group also learns about the brewery’s special canning line and how it saved the day for Fair State and other breweries during the early days of the pandemic. The conversation also veers to the discussion of barrel-aged seltzers and Fair State’s philanthropic efforts. You can drink along with us from the comfort of home! Join the Brews Less Traveled beer club, get delicious beers delivered monthly, then tune into our weekly interactive virtual beer tastings on Wednesday evenings. Visit https://brewvana.com/product/beer-of-the-month-club to join! Cheers! Subscribe to the most well-traveled beer podcast in the nation! Follow us as we travel the country finding America’s BEST undiscovered craft beer! Instagram - www.instagram.com/brewvana Facebook - www.facebook.com/brewvana FairState Brewing Cooperative - https://fairstate.coop/

This month on the Brews Less Traveled Beer Club Podcast, host Brian Hatheway and co-hosts Glenn and Ethan explore the craft beer scenes of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. This week, everything was flipped on its head as host Brain Hatheway was out due to unforeseen circumstances. Brews Less Traveled producer, former co-host, and beer-drinker Laura Juntunen was able to fill in for Brian. Of course, Glenn and Ethan were along for the ride. Laura, Glenn, and Ethan continue tasting the beers of the Twin Cities with Fair State Co-Op’s Vienna Lager (Vienna Lager) &amp; Pils (German Style Pilsner). The trio chatted with special guest Niko Tonks, the Founding Brewer and Director of New Product Development at Fair State. In this episode, we hear from Brian for the Beer Break, and he talks about how flour mills once dominated the city of Minneapolis. Niko dives into Fair State’s history, as he shares how the brewery was named. The group also learns about the brewery’s special canning line and how it saved the day for Fair State and other breweries during the early days of the pandemic. The conversation also veers to the discussion of barrel-aged seltzers and Fair State’s philanthropic efforts. You can drink along with us from the comfort of home! Join the Brews Less Traveled beer club, get delicious beers delivered monthly, then tune into our weekly interactive virtual beer tastings on Wednesday evenings. Visit <a href="https://brewvana.com/product/beer-of-the-month-club" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brewvana.com/product/beer-of-the-month-club</a> to join! Cheers! Subscribe to the most well-traveled beer podcast in the nation! Follow us as we travel the country finding America’s BEST undiscovered craft beer! Instagram -<a href="http://www.instagram.com/brewvana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.instagram.com/brewvana</a> Facebook - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/brewvana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/brewvana</a> FairState Brewing Cooperative - <a href="https://fairstate.coop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fairstate.coop/</a>

Niko Tonks - Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Evan Sallee

"They say that beer brings people together, and that was certainly evident last week in Minneapolis as much of the brewing world gathered for the Craft Brewers Conference and it seems that at some point or another everyone made the trip to Fair State Brewing Cooperative.  I was among them, and had the chance to sit down with co-founders Niko Tonks and Evan Sallee.  From the beginning, as the brewery name suggests, the pair along with other co-founder Matt Hauck, wanted consumers to be involved with the business. Not just funding, but with meaningful feedback.  Fitting that their plan came together at Black Star, another brewery co-op in Austin, and when the doors opened here in 2014 they became the first in Minnesota to follow the model and only the third in the nation.  Now with more than 2,000 members the brewery is hitting a stride. It has been shaped by the pandemic, of course, but the time of COVID has helped Evan and Niko dial in the business, focus more deeply on recipes and really think about the future.  We recorded this in the taproom over a pitcher of pilsner and get into many aspects of the business, and the emerging interest in non-alcoholic beers, including one they had on their taproom menu and that I thoroughly enjoyed."-John HollThis Episode is sponsored by:Cigar City Brewing Co.Check out Fancy Papers from Cigar City Brewing. With aromas of freshly cut grass and tangerine along with white wine grape and bread-like aromas, this Hazy IPA has flavors of guava, melon, and lime leaf. Brewed with Strata, Sabro, and Idaho 7 hops to draw in lovers of fruit-forward Hazy IPAs, get some today where you buy beer and learn more at cigar city brewing. com Learn more at Cigar City Brewing.com  For more Drink Beer, Think Beer or to check out Beer Edge follow us on Twitter @thebeeredge and visit All About Beer.  Host: John Holl  Guests: Niko Tonks and Evan Sallee of Fair State Brewing Cooperative Sponsors: Cigar City Brewing, The Craft Brewery Cookbook,  All About Beer and The Beer Edge Tags: Beer, Ingredients, Pilsner, Collaboration, Innovation, Non-alcoholic beer 

"They say that beer brings people together, and that was certainly evident last week in Minneapolis as much of the brewing world gathered for the <a href="https://www.craftbrewersconference.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craft Brewers Conference</a> and it seems that at some point or another everyone made the trip to <a href="https://fairstate.coop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fair State Brewing</a> Cooperative.  I was among them, and had the chance to sit down with co-founders Niko Tonks and Evan Sallee.  From the beginning, as the brewery name suggests, the pair along with other co-founder Matt Hauck, wanted consumers to be involved with the business. Not just funding, but with meaningful feedback.  Fitting that their plan came together at <a href="https://blackstar.coop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Star</a>, another brewery co-op in Austin, and when the doors opened here in 2014 they became the first in Minnesota to follow the model and only the third in the nation.  Now with more than 2,000 members the brewery is hitting a stride. It has been shaped by the pandemic, of course, but the time of COVID has helped Evan and Niko dial in the business, focus more deeply on recipes and really think about the future.  We recorded this in the taproom over a pitcher of pilsner and get into many aspects of the business, and the emerging interest in non-alcoholic beers, including one they had on their taproom menu and that I thoroughly enjoyed." -John HollThis Episode is sponsored by: <a href="https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cigar City Brewing Co.</a> Check out Fancy Papers from Cigar City Brewing. With aromas of freshly cut grass and tangerine along with white wine grape and bread-like aromas, this Hazy IPA has flavors of guava, melon, and lime leaf. Brewed with Strata, Sabro, and Idaho 7 hops to draw in lovers of fruit-forward Hazy IPAs, get some today where you buy beer and learn more at cigar city brewing. com Learn more at <a href="https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cigar City Brewing.com </a> For more <a href="http://www.beeredge.com/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drink Beer, Think Beer</a> or to check out <a href="http://www.beeredge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beer Edge</a> follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/thebeeredge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thebeeredge</a> and visit <a href="https://allaboutbeer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All About Beer. </a><ul> <li>Host: <a href="http://www.beeredge.com/our-team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Holl</a> </li> <li>Guests: Niko Tonks and Evan Sallee of Fair State Brewing Cooperative</li> <li>Sponsors: Cigar City Brewing, The Craft Brewery Cookbook,  All About Beer and The Beer Edge</li> <li>Tags: Beer, Ingredients, Pilsner, Collaboration, Innovation, Non-alcoholic beer</li> </ul>

Ep. 136 - Niko Tonks and Evan Sallee of Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Episode 286 - Niko Tonks, Fair State Brewing Coop Happy Monday, Thieves! There's a lot of beery ground covered in this week's show. We're joined via phone by Niko Tonks, head brewer and co-founder at Fair State Brewing Coop in Minneapolis. He previously brewed at Live Oak Brewing in Austin under Chip McElroy.   He talks about rauchbiers that he has known and loved, we go deep on lobster vending machines and then get into recipe development.   Most importantly, however, is the recent change to the company where Tonks and the other co-owners have helped employees unionize. It is just another step in the evolution of the company, he tells us, and he makes the case for how workers can be treated better in the brewing industry and why that's also a good thing for consumers.   Listen in and let us know what you think.  —As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at stealthisbeerpodcast@gmail.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!  You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!    Co-hosts: Augie Carton &amp; John Holl  Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.   

Episode 286 - Niko Tonks, Fair State Brewing Coop Happy Monday, Thieves! There's a lot of beery ground covered in this week's show. We're joined via phone by Niko Tonks, head brewer and co-founder at Fair State Brewing Coop in Minneapolis. He previously brewed at Live Oak Brewing in Austin under Chip McElroy.  He talks about rauchbiers that he has known and loved, we go deep on lobster vending machines and then get into recipe development.  Most importantly, however, is the recent change to the company where Tonks and the other co-owners have helped employees unionize. It is just another step in the evolution of the company, he tells us, and he makes the case for how workers can be treated better in the brewing industry and why that's also a good thing for consumers.  Listen in and let us know what you think.  —As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at stealthisbeerpodcast@gmail.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton &amp; John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 286 - Niko Tonks, Fair State Brewing Coop