09/03/2026
🍻 Episode #243: Can You Hang? with Donovan Fast of Eighty-Eight Brewing Company ~ Adjunct Series 🍻
Alberta is one Canadian craft b**r scene that we haven't tapped into enough, so we're fixing that right now - we were stoked to sit down with one of the most hyped breweries in Calgary. Production Manager and Head Brewer Donovan Fast leads the liquid for Eighty-Eight Brewing Co., and he joined Cee and Nathan Does B**r to chat about his international craft brewing career that took him from Manitoba to Germany to Alberta, what he learned from the classic German brewers, how he landed the Head Brewer job before Eighty-Eight opened (and has been the sole Head Brewer in their history), how the Calgary craft b**r scene has grown over the years, how Eighty-Eight went from a Belgian-style brewery to a more modern, IPA-focused brewery and COVID's effect on that decision, the slew of awards they've won, their core-to-seasonal b**r release strategy, his thoughts on Canada-wide distribution and Eighty-Eight's approach, their interprovincial collaborations, how their eighth anniversary went, and the future of the brewery. They got into six absolute bangers from Eighty-Eight: Midnight Downtown Rice L***r, Hammer Pants West Coast Pale Ale, Hi-Fi Hazy IPA, Pop Rocks Fruited Sour with pink guava + berries, Wave Pool Tropical IPA, and Party All The Time Double NEIPA. This was so dope - more Alberta content on the way! 🎱🎱
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