We are joined by award winning veteran pro brewer Todd Ashman. We talk about Todd's stories career all over the country and we touch on the following topics.
- Todd's transition from homebrewing to brewery supply sales
- Todd's transition from brewery supply to pro brewing.
- Pingpong'ing from Flossmoor Station to FiftyFifty.
- The history of Eclipse Imperial Stout and the hype surrounding it
- Barrel sourcing
- Being typecasted
- Today's brewing trends
- And much much more!
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We are joined this week by Eric Ruta, founder of Magnify Brewing in Fairfield, NJ. We get familiar with this young brewery and learn the following:
- How Magnify got started
- Challenges to opening in New Jersey
- How the NJ scene has changed in the last 10 years
- Balancing core beers with rotation beers
- Fanfare on can release days
- Maine and New England's influence on Magnify
And much much more.
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We are joined this week by legendary brewmaster Chuck Silva alongside his wife Mary Jo. While we recorded under less than ideal conditions, we touched on many interesting topics including:
- Chuck and MJ's decision to leave Green Flash Brewing
- Thoughts on Green Flash recipe changes
- Silva Brewing's mission statement
- The Central Coast craft beer market
- The Return of Silva Stout??
- And Much More
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We are joined by owner/founder of Wren House Brewing Co. in Phoenix Arizona. Wren House Brewing Co. is a fairly new Southwest brewery making a big name right now. Items of discussion include:
- Being the new cool kid on the block
- The slow creation of a "beer scene" in Arizona
- Anxiety in starting up a brewery
- Creating and selling a barleywine in Arizona
- Expansion descisions
- Keeping with trends
- The festival circuit
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This week we are joined by longtime friend of the show, Conor Hunter. Conor of 2nd Craft Brewing, who takes us on his journey from quitting alcohol to being knee deep in the middle of the Southern California craft beer scene where he roasts coffee specific beer and designs for breweries.
Items of discussion include:
- Starting a micro coffee roasting company
- Popular and classic coffee beers on the market
- Craft Beer x Craft Coffee collaborations
- Mikkeller Raspberry Blush
- Off flavors in coffee beers
- Freelance art design for craft beer
- The current labeling and design trends
- Treating beer as a collectible
This podcast is brought to you by TheFullPint.com, a craft beer website with daily news updates, beer reviews and opinion articles.