We are joined by award winning, veteran beer writer and author John Holl. We catch up and discuss many things including:
- John's journey through various beer publications.
- A hearty laugh about being part of the old guard.
- Breaking down the different types of current beer media formats.
- Pondering the buisness models of media and media consumption.
- The meme-ification of beer media.
- Authoring books.
- The effect the pandemic had on 8100 breweries.
- NJ liquor laws.
- What will "getting back to normal" look like for beer.
And much more!
Visit http://johnholl.com/ to learn more and check out John's body of work.
We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.
We are joined by co-host Andy and special guest Corey Welchel as we chop up some of the most recent hot topics in craft beer. Items for discussion include:
- The luxury barleywine.
- Stone Brewing adding a wedge of orange.
- Using the term sour for casual drinkers.
- The partnership between Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard Beer.
- Cold IPA.
- This bottle is big as my head!!
And much more!
We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.
We are joined on our milestone 200th episode with owner/brewmaster of Other Half Brewing, Sam Richardson. We discuss many things including:
- The lore and reputation Other Half has in California.
- What the New York / NYC beer scene looked like prior to Other Half.
- Was New England style IPA the plan?
- Approach to Other Half's IPA.
- Selling beer in the most expensive market in the world.
- The drastic pivot once COVID hit.
- Lighting up Williamsburg and DC and why?
- How friendships and collabs with other star breweries has shaped the beer and the Other Half brand.
- Beer as a luxury item.
- What festivals may look like in the future.
- How will Other Half preserve their prestige as they mature.
- Does Sam want to be in the same conversation as a larger than life beer figure head (Jim Koch, Sam Calagione, etc).
- How far does Other Half expand?
And much more!
We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.