Longtime friend of the show, brewmaster of Firestone Walker Brewing Matt Brynnildson returns to the states and returns to the show for us to discuss:
- Where we left off from our show a few years ago.
- Matt's European Sabatical.
- The differences in Belgian and US beer cultures.
- What it was like jumping back into the fray in Paso Robles.
- 25 years of Firestone, 20 years brewing for Firestone.
- Bringing New Zealand hops back in the beer geek conversation.
- The dynamic working with The Propogator/Sam Tierney.
- The ability scale down for R&D?
- FIrestone Walker's sustainability efforts.
- Looking back on some retired brands/recipies.
- Feelings on beers that seem dictated by sales and marketing.
- What's next?
And much more!
And much more!
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We break from our normal format and sit down with our very own Franny Fullpint aka Frances Cannon of The Los Angeles County Brewers Guild to dicuss "the reckoning" in which hundreds of reports surfaced of sexual harassment, sexism and sexual assault came to light. Items of dicussion include:
- Reintroduction to Franny Fullpint
- Why are we gathered here today?
- Explaination of "The Reckoning" presented by Brienne Allan / @ratmagenet on instagram
- Explaination as to why this is important to The Full Pint.
- Why we've enlisted the help of Franny.
- Framing up the romantic notion of the craft beer community.
- The legal aspect of the workplace.
- Reasons why craft breweries and their employees are in a bad position.
- Things needed to be done to mitigate and eliminate these issues in the workplace.
- The question of why someone would not want to report being a victim of sexual harassment, assault, and all forms of discrimination.
- What can we do immediately?
- What's needed for the long term?
- Why does The Full Pint care about this now and why don't they cover all important issues like this?
- A message to the brewing industry from Danny.
And much more!
We have forgone our advertisements this week and would like to share with you some important links to organizations we've mentioned on the show.
National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/
Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/
Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/