False Bottomed Girls

We're ringing in the new year with a crossover special! Join Rachael & Jen as they talk with the hosts of Hopnology about beer and hops.

Rachael & Jen mostly just complain about people but also express some gratitude.

Rachael & Jen share tips and tricks for cooking with beer, even though neither one of them feels super confident in their skills.

Rachael & Jen tap into real and cask ales. And fight about how cask ales is an appropriate amount to drink.

Rachael & Jen are talking STEM once more with another special guest, Melanie Kugler! Melanie is a former middle school science teacher who teaches Rachael & Jen about brewing chemistry like the 12-year-olds they are at heart.

Rachael & Jen are talking STEM with another special guest - Danii Oliver of Beersgiving and Island to Island Brewery! Join us for a discussion on empowering women in STEM and brewing.

We have a special guest with us this episode - Dr. Sharon Jones of the Dottie Rose Foundation! Join Rachael, Jen, & Dr. Sharon in a discussion about the importance of encouraging young women in STEM & how it ties in with brewing.

Rachael & Jen talk about one of Jen's favorite things - sensory! They (mostly Jen) talk about sensory panels, snacks, and how to improve your palate.

It's Oktoberfest and pumpkin beer times! Rachael and Jen talk all about Oktoberfest and pumpkin beers as well as share some insight on a fictitious beer dating app and letting people like what they like.

Rachael & Jen talk about the hows, whens, and WHYYYYYSSSSS of adding fruits, spices, cereals, donuts, candy, etc. to your beer. With a healthy dose of letting people like what they like.

Rachael & Jen round out their exploration of wild and sour yeast and bacteria with a discussion all about Brettanomyces. Also, dump bad beer!

Time to celebrate because False Bottomed Girls is turning one! THANK YOU to everyone for listening to the two of us talk about everything beer!In this episode, Rachael & Jen talk about the beers that got them into beer.

Rachael & Jen continue their discussion on beer souring organisms and have gotten to the P that's well, not that simple. Also Rachael gives us all a new song.

Rachael & Jen kick off their beer souring organisms summer tour with this episode all about Lactobacillus.

Rachael & Jen talk about their new favorite book, A Brief History of Lager, in the first book club edition of the podcast. Also, we're a bit sillier than normal due to being cooped up during the pandemic.

Rachael & Jen are back via Skype to talk about seasonal beers. Also, our next episode will be a book club episode! Grab a copy of A Brief History of Lager and join us.

Rachael & Jen catch up via Skype during fa-la-la-la-la quarantine times.

Rachael & Jen talk about beer festivals...remember those? They talk about etiquette, sampling responsibly, pretzel necklaces, & more. Also learn what one thing Jen thinks you definitely get better at after you've been partaking.

Rachael & Jen talk about one of Jen's very favorite kinds of beer - smoked beer! Also Rachael does her best smoke impression.

Rachael and Jen talk with Liz Pratt about the good and bad sides of volunteering in the beer industry. Also, Rachael is way better at saying no than Jen is.

Rachael & Jen discuss brewing definitions and terms. Also, Rachael isn't great at converting between Fahrenheit and...Calculus.

Rachael & Jen talk about Irish Stouts, just in time for you impress friends with your newfound knowledge over a St. Patrick's Day pint or two! Also, they set a couple of world records in the process.

So Rachael & Jen did a thing. A big, expensive, scary thing so this episode is basically a therapy session.

Rachael & Jen troubleshoot fermentation issues. Also, those suffering from misophonia may want to fast forward through the intro!

Rachael & Jen help troubleshoot your brew days because man, have they made a lot of mistakes. Also, Rachael is no Rich Little.

This episode is all about ratings so we give it 14/10 would recommend. Rachael & Jen talk about popular beer rating websites and apps. Rachael's blood pressure rises. (...in bed)

Rachael & Jen talk about one of the most versatile beer styles out there - Saisons! Also, Rachael is in NO MOOD for Jen's terrible pun attempts.

Happy New Year! We love you just the way you are! Rachael & Jen talk about lifestyle beers like low carb, gluten-free, and non-alcoholic beers. Also, leave people alone about their lifestyle choices!

It's Decembertimes! Rachael & Jen talk about the best and worst beer-related gifts to give the beer lover in your life.

Rachael & Jen talk about what happens when you can't work in fast food all your life. Also, maybe Jen adds in whatever she wants because Rachael never listens to the podcast.

Guess what everyone?!? Pilot Brewing won 2 medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado! Rachael & Jen talk beer and food pairing basics and how to pick a great beer for your Thanksgiving dinner. Also, this time it takes us almost 45 minutes to start complaining about dirty draft systems!

Rachael & Jen talk about the roles women who brewed (NOT "lady brewers") played in the development of the lore of witches. Also, Jen is haunted by the beers she drank the night before.

Rachael & Jen talk about their favorite (and least favorite) Cicerone study resources. Also, marvel at Rachael's dad joke acumen.

In this episode, we're in the mood, the pour is right, move to the foam, we can drink all night. No, we're not a Foghat parody fancast now - Rachael and Jen talk all about slow pour pilsners and interview Ashleigh Carter, the head brewer and co-owner of the famed Bierstadt Lagerhaus in Denver, Colorado.

Strap on your job helmet, cram yourself down into your job cannon, and shoot yourself off to jobland where jobs grow on jobbies! Rachael and Jen share experience and advice on breaking into the beer industry.

Cara Simpson from Aroxa Technologies joins Rachael & Jen to talk about training your palate, best practices for sensory in the brewery, and dog paws.

Rachael & Jen talk dirty glassware, failing the Advanced Cicerone exams, & finding off flavors in the wild.

Named after the mechanism that separates the sweet wort from the spent grain, False Bottomed Girls features two beer experts filtering through the brewing industry to guide listeners through the wonderful yet sometimes confusing world of beer. Learn more about your co-hosts, Rachael and Jen, and how they got to be Advanced Cicerones and beer nerds to their cores.