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The Full Pint Podcast

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Now displaying: 2017
Dec 19, 2017

This week we are joined by Mark Fulton, formerly of Maine Beer Company and current at startup Reason Beer in Charlottesville, VA. Items of discussion include:

- Mark's brewing background

- His time at Maine Beer Company

- The starting core lineup of Reason

- Black IPA??

- Why Virginia is the hot new market for craft beer

- Making complex beers and barrel aging

- The relationship between the startups and the big breweries in town

And much much more.

This podcast is brought to you by TheFullPint.com, a craft beer website with daily news updates, beer reviews and opinion articles.

Dec 12, 2017

We catch up with longtime friends Tyler King and Brian White of Brewery Rex. For those not familiar, Tyler King was the former Director of Brewing operations at The Bruery. Brian White is the hype man for Brewery Rex, and has worked at many different breweries here in California. Listen to the story of how Brewery Rex came to be and the following items of discussion.

- What does the name Brewery Rex mean?

- The unique approach to starting up Brewery Rex has taken

- Not conforming to traditional beer business models

- The legend of Cerveza El Whaler

- Packaging trends in the market

- Outlook for 2018

- Thoughts on the festival circuit

- And much much more!

This podcast is brought to you by TheFullPint.com, a craft beer website with daily news updates, beer reviews and opinion articles.

Dec 5, 2017

This week, we are joined by Jeffrey Stuffings, co-founder/owner of Jester King Brewery in Austin, TX. 

Items of discussion include:

- How Jester King started with clean farmhouse ales

- How the Texas market takes to the premium products and pricing

- The complex naming and labeling of Jester King beers

- Why people love their fruited sours

- The Methode Gueuze controversy

- Collabs, product scarcity and much more!

 

This podcast is brought to you by TheFullPint.com, a craft beer website with daily news updates, beer reviews and opinion articles.

Nov 28, 2017

This week, we are joined by award decorated brewmaster of Firestone Walker Brewing, Matt Brynildson. On the heels of Firestone Walker's 21st Anniversary, we discuss many items including:

- Brewhouse expansion

- What does a brewmaster do day to day

- Recipe formulation

- IPA trends

- Parabola 2017 controversy

- Barleywine fandom

- What's in store for 2018

 

This podcast is brought to you by TheFullPint.com, a craft beer website with daily news updates, beer reviews and opinion articles.

Nov 21, 2017

We are joined by beer-leberity comedy beer blogger, Alex Kidd of Don't Drink Beer. We discuss how DDB got started, randalling beer through hamburgers, defining shitlords, why pastry stouts and pastry hops are so hot right now and much much more. 

Nov 14, 2017

Danny Fullpint fills in for Javi this week. Danny runs down his trip with The Full Pint team down to San Diego to finish out San Diego Beer Week 2017. Items of discussion include:

- Checking Wild Barrel Brewing

- Eppig Brewing in North Park

- North Park Beer Co.

- The Legendary Woodshop Tasting

- And many stops in between.

 

Nov 7, 2017

We are joined by our most downloaded, most requested guest, Mr. Bobby Mathews. Bobby drops a big bombshell on us about his future in SD then moves on to give us the raw, unfiltered 411 on where to drink in San Diego. We can promise you that Bobby holds nothing back and this episode is a must listen.

Oct 31, 2017

We catch up with one of craft beer media's pioneers, Todd Alström of BeerAdvocate.com and BeerAdvocate magazine. We asking him about their infamous message board, balancing print and online publications, beer trading, trolling, thoughts on the RateBeer transaction earlier this year as well as being newly welcomed into the LA beer scene.

Oct 24, 2017

We are joined this week by founder and CEO of The Bruery, Patrick Rue. We are celebrating the 8th year of the infamous Black Tuesday Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, and we talk about the making of this special beer, the process behind it and more. We also touch on the newly formed Off Shoot Beer Co. and adapting to the current craft climate.

Oct 17, 2017

We are joined this week with founder of La Cumbre Brewing out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Topics of discussion include recent Arizona expansin news, hop selection, the art of expanding, the scarce Nelson crop and much more. 

Oct 6, 2017

This week, we are joined by one of the unsung heroes of Stone Brewing, Kris Ketcham. Kris is the Sr. Manager of Brewing and Innovation at the Liberty Station San Diego location, where he is responsible for the pilot program at Stone. We talk about Kris' beginnings at Stone, some of the cool stuff he has gotten to do, and what he thinks of the current craft beer scene in San Diego.

Sep 26, 2017

Our most requested guest returns, our very own Franny Fullpint. Franny discusses this month's CA Craft Beer Summit, happenings over at The Los Angeles Brewers Guild, and some pro tips on the upcoming Great American Beer Festival.

Sep 19, 2017

This week, we are joined by Dusty Howe from Upland Brewing Co.'s Sour Ale program. We talk about Upland's huge year of market expansion, the ups and downs of their sour and barrel aged beer program, dealing with fickle beer geeks and much more. For all the latest craft beer news, reviews and opinion articles, make sure to head on over to TheFullPint.com

Sep 12, 2017

We are joined by one of the most talented brewers in California, Mr. Alex Tweet of Fieldwork Brewing. We discuss Tweet's beginnings in the beer industry, down in San Diego and his big move up north to Fieldwork Brewing. Items of discussion include the East Coast / West Coast IPA debate, IPA being treated as a collectible, and Fieldwork's satellite strategy that's taking over Northern California.

 

Sep 1, 2017

Javi sits down with an up and coming barrel aged beer rockstar, Kyle Harrop from Horus Aged Ales out of Oceanside. We learn about Kyle's transition from MAJOR beer geek to an owner and brewer of his own brewery. Hear about his collaborations and plans for the future.

 

For all the latest beer news, reviews, opinion pieces and more on craft beer, please visit TheFullPint.com.

Aug 25, 2017

We are joined this week by one of the most legendary brewers in the world, Mitch Steele. Mitch goes down memory lane, sharing his experiences at AB in the 90's, his time as Brewmaster at Stone Brewing and his upcoming new brewery, New Realm Brewing.

Aug 18, 2017

This week, we are joined by Levi Funk. Levi Funk is the owner and founder of Funk Factory Geuzeria in Wisconsin, as well as the owner of Untitled Art. We learned about Levi's beginning, his love of lambic and the evolution of the Wisconsin beer scene.

Aug 10, 2017

We sit down with the crew over at Noble Ale Works. We talk about the transitioned team, the current beer they make, what's going on in the line up for IPA scene and just overall Tom Foolery. You will think you are in the room with these guys, you won't want to miss this.

Jul 24, 2017

Javi sits down with CEO/ Co-Founder of Creature Comforts Brewing, Chris Herron. Items of discussion include what it's like opening a craft brewery in Georgia, what it was like opening a small brewery in the backyards of SweetWater and Terrapin Beer, the overall climate of the beer industry and much much more.

Jul 14, 2017

This week, Javi sits down with Tony Lawrence of Boneyard Beer in Portland Oregon. Items of discussion include starting up Boneyard, their inclusion into the beer heavy market of Portland. Other topics include how Boneyard may or may not be affected by AB-InBev's 10 Barrel Brewing and the current climate of the craft beer industry. Tony is a very energetic dude and makes for a great listen.

Jul 7, 2017

Javi talks with Julia Herz of The Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com. We hear about Julia's journey into the beer world from her start as a young homebrewer all the way to her current role at BA. Topics include the current landscape of the industry as well as the current Independent Craft Beer seal issue everyone is talking about.

Jun 30, 2017

This week, Javi sits down with award winning brewer Evan Price of Green Cheek Beer in Orange, CA. For those not familiar with Evan, he was the head brewer at Noble Ale Works in Anaheim among other well known Southern California craft breweries. We hear about the trials and tribulations on opening a new brewery and all the little details of launching a new brand. This is a fun listen!

Jun 16, 2017

On the eve of LA Beer Week 9, Javi hosts an LA Beer round table with Frances Lopez aka Franny Fullpint, Sarah Bennett and John Verive.

Frances Lopez is the executive director of the Los Angeles Brewers Guild, Sarah Bennett is a veteran freelance beer writer who writes for LA Weekly, and John Verive who is another veteran freelance beer writer who writes for the LA Times.

Topics covered include the history of LA beer from the the past 9 years, the challenges, trend changes and more. Whether you are familiar with the scene or not, this is a must listen episode.

Jun 12, 2017

Our long time friends Brian Herbertson (Herbie Homebrew) and Greg Bechtel have combined forces and talent to launch a brewery for the wildly popular pub chain Simmzy's. We hear of both men's tales of how they got into the industry and what it was like to construct a small brewery from the ground up.

Jun 5, 2017

Hear a wonderful tale of a husband and wife who started one of Los Angeles' most popular craft breweries. Javi sits down with Jonathan (Porter) and Laurie Porter to discuss their beginnings, the challenges in starting a brewery and subsequent satellite tasting room. We can't forget, we also talk about one of their most popular beers, BA OE, because quite frankly, barleywine is life.

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