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How I Won This Medal

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Cellarmaker cofounder and Berkeley Yeast brand ambassador Tim Sciascia sits down with brewers to discuss how they create their award winning competition entries. Listen along as Tim discusses style guidelines, recipe formulation, cellar processes, packaging and much more.

Produced, written, recorded and edited by Tim Sciascia.

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    October 2 · 1 hr 17 min

    Gene Wagoner of ISM Brewing: Taking Gold for American IPA and Silver for New Zealand IPA

    Gene Wagoner, head brewer of ISM Brewing, joins Tim to talk about how he creates his award winning recipes. Click the link below to take you to the recipe for the 2026 World Beer Cup gold medal winning Immutable Dawn IPA. Follow along as Gene tells Tim how he levels up the recipe for the competition. Tim and Gene also dive into Chepadelic IPA, which took silver for New Zealand IPA. Link: Immutable Dawn recipe How I Won This Medal is a Berkeley Yeast Podcast Written, produced, recorded and edited by Tim Sciascia Artwork by Amos McCray Check out our website Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/berkeley_yeast Check us out on youtube https://www.youtube.com/@BerkeleyYeast

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    September 16 · 54 min

    Steve Luke: Judging Classic American IPA

    Cloudburst Brewing founder and brewmaster Steve Luke joins Tim to share his perspective on judging the Classic IPA final table at the 2026 World Beer Cup. They discuss how the judging process differs between the early rounds and the final medal round before exploring the nuanced distinction between the Classic American IPA and West Coast IPA styles. With Shred Beer Co., North Park Beer Co., and ISM Brewing taking the top three spots in American IPA, Steve and Tim consider what those beers reveal about the direction of the style. Click here to learn more about Berkeley Yeast How I Won This Medal is a Berkeley Yeast Podcast Written, produced, recorded and edited by Tim Sciascia Artwork by Amos McCray Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/berkeley_yeast/ Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BerkeleyYeast

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