Ep. 2 — Gene wagoner (ism), Taking gold for american ipa and silver for new zealand ipa

How I Won This Medal — Episode 2 — oct 2, 2026

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Gene Wagoner, head brewer of ISM Brewing, joins Tim to talk about how he creates his award-winning recipes, including the 2026 World Beer Cup gold-medal-winning Immutable Dawn IPA. Follow along as Gene tells Tim how he levels up a recipe for competition. Tim and Gene also dive into Chepadelic IPA, which took silver for New Zealand IPA.

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Immutable Dawn Recipe