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Now displaying: February, 2020
Feb 25, 2020

We are joined by Co-Founder and brewer at Unseen Creatures out of Miami, FL, Marco Leyte-Vidal. We discuss many things including:

- Getting initial buzz from Alex G from JWB.

- How Marco got into beer.

- Why the hell would you open a brewery in 2020?

- The dynamics of working with your wife.

- Unseen Creatures beer lineup.

- Other beer and brewery inspirations.

- Brewing against market trends with wood aged sours and mixed fermentation.

- Love of hoppy ales and lagers.

- Would Marco brew a kettle sour?

- The maturity of the Miami beer scene.

- Upcoming pastry collab with famous brewer.

- Hype philosophy.

And much more!

We'd like to thank the sponsors of this show, if you are interested in sponsoring this podcast, please drop us a note at advertising@thefullpint.com.

• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.

Feb 19, 2020

This week, we break from our normal format to bring you the February Mailbag Episodes. We asked our loyal listeners and readers on social media to submit their best beer related questions and this is what was asked:

- Will we go an episode without talking about H*** S******?

- Scaling up batches of beer.

- Will Schwartz beer be popular again?

- Kids in breweries?

- Snobby, off-putting beertenders.

- Thoughts on 450 North-gate.

- Beer and hip hop?

- End of life for old beer in retail?

- Why 4 packs?

- How do to make beer more fun?

- Danny's favorite brewers?

- Raw ales and Kveik?

- The bastardization of the term IPA?

- Thoughts on The BA Independent Seal.

- Next hot style?

- North Carolina's ABV law.

- Where is Guinness stout brewed?

- Why are bananas so hot right now?

- Where are the best hops grown?

- How much technical knowledge does one need to make beer?

- Proprietary hops?

- What beer would be awesome in 8 oz. cans?

- Thoughts on beer influencers?

And tons more!

We'd like to thank the sponsors of this show, if you are interested in sponsoring this podcast, please drop us a note at advertising@thefullpint.com.

• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.

Feb 12, 2020

Returning the show, founder of J. Wakefield Brewing out of Miami, FL, Johnathan Wakefield. We discuss many things including:

- The upcoming 5th Annual Wakefest

- How does he improve on the festival from previous years.

- Showing love to nearly 140 breweries over 3 days.

- Keeping an eye on guest breweries that have no line.

- Any new guests John\'s stoked about.

- The magnum raffles for charity.

- Our love of Permanent Hangover

- Distro into Publix

- How great are Pub Subs?

- The decision to expand out of direct to consumer.

- Negotiating with Whole Foods Market.

- Planning for spot number 2.

- The importance of food + tasting room combo.

- Remaining independent.

- Being shopped by big beer.

- Thoughts on the rise and fall of Ballast Point.

- Speculation on Funky Budha Brewing.

- John\'s tight collab circle.

- Lo-Cal IPA and Pastry seltzers.

And much much more!

We'd like to thank the sponsors of this show, if you are interested in sponsoring this podcast, please drop us a note at advertising@thefullpint.com.

• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.

• Oskar Blues Brewery - Try new One-y IPA, 100 Calorie Hazy IPA Low Cal, High Haze.

Music for The Full Pint Podcast is provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com

Feb 4, 2020

We are joined by San Diego Beer royalty, head brewer of the up-and-coming Tap Room Beer Co. in San Diego, CA, Bill Batten. We discuss many things with Bill including:

- Our long history with Bill.

- How Bill got into brewing.

- Him joining AleSmith and growing it with the team.

- Moving AleSmith out and moving Mikkeller in.

- Becoming a free agent.

- Consulting for SD startups.

- PB TapRoom.

- Tap Room Beer Co.

- What beers will Bill brew.

- Philosophy on San Diego IPA.

- Old school vs Modern West Coast IPA.

- Thoughts on today's hazy IPA.

- Approach to fitting in to today's market.

- Thoughts on Toronado San Diego closing.

And much much more!

We'd like to thank the sponsors of this show, if you are interested in sponsoring this podcast, please drop us a note at advertising@thefullpint.com.

• Firestone Walker Brewing - Check out the new hazy IPA, Mind Haze - Let your mind wander. 

• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.

• Oskar Blues Brewery - Try new One-y IPA, 100 Calorie Hazy IPA Low Cal, High Haze.

Music for The Full Pint Podcast is provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com

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