Returning to the show is Marcus Baskerville, Co-Founder and Brewer at Weathered Souls Brewing and creator of Black Is Beautiful. We sit down with Marcus and discuss the BIB project, including:
- Marcus ramping up for Craft Brewers Conference before COVID-19 hit.
- High profile civil unrest / social injustice in May and how it made Marcus feel.
- Initial plan for Black is Beautiful beer.
- How Black is Beautiful morphed into a national platform.
- Did Marcus solicit participants for Black is Beautiful?
- Being inspired by All Together from OtherHalf
- Skeptical of participant's involvement.
- Recipe and label guidelines for participants.
- Stout talk.
- Any negative feedback from the black community?
- Founders Brewing being involved.
- Did Marcus wish certain brewers weren't involved?
- Feelings on breweries that opted out.
- Impact on Weathered Souls business due to new fame.
And much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
We are joined by our irregular Covid-times co-host, Andy Carter. We crack a beer and run down what the beer industry is looking like during this portion of COVID-19. Items discussed includes:
- Recap of where we left off.
- How we approached the first re-opening.
- Did the brewing industry collapse?
- How breweries are staying in business.
- Pliny For President!
- Jester King Reimagined.
- Black is Beautiful.
- The Brewers Association Implodes.
- Bob Pease-gate.
- Virtual festivals.
And much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
This week, we are joined by long time beer blogger, author and current co-owner and brewer at Sapwood Cellars, Scott Janish. We discuss the following:
- Scott's homebrewing beginnings.
- Scott journaling his homebrewing via blogging.
- Studying scientific papers about hops.
- Meeting the Mad Fermentationist
- Helping startup Modern Times.
- Launching Sapwood Cellars Brewery.
- The Maryland beer scene.
- Laser focus on a few styles he loves to brew.
- Obsession with hazy IPA.
- Cautiously brewing clean beer in the same facility as mixed fermentation beers.
- A virtual tour of Sapwood Cellars.
- Giving and receiving brewing help.
And much much more!
And much much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
We welcome you back to part 2 of of our interview with brewer/owner of Highland Park Brewery, Bob Kunz. We discuss many things including:
- IPA's dropping off after a few weeks.
- Measuring DO.
- Hop burn
- The story behind Timbo Pils.
- Bob's approach to lagers.
- The romantic notion of lagering beer for over a month.
- Bortz, Dark Lager and brewing things that might not sell.
- 90 Hour Days controversy!
- Fruit sours and mixed culture beer.
- Spontaneous fermented beer.
- Thicc stouts.
And much much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
Returning to the show, owner and brewer of Highland Park Brewery, Bob Kunz. In part 1 of our interview we discuss many things including:
- Where we left off since our talk during season 1.
- Initial thoughts on Chinatown brewery and the contrast from The Herosillo.
- Fresh-chain operation.
- Epiphany on Chinatown Brewery's impact on the community.
- Attracting event go-ers in Los Angeles.
- Pivoting operations during COVID-19
- Shift from mobile canning to in house canning
- Evolution of West Coast IPA
And much much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
This week, we are joined by co-founder and CEO of Societe Brewing out of San Diego, Doug Constantiner. We discuss many things including:
- BBQ and smoking talk.
- Jumping in at year 7.
- Parting ways with co-founder Travis Smith.
- Societe's processes and continuity.
- Societe's distribution model.
- Signing on with Scout Distribution.
- Reluctantly moving to canning.
- Pupil IPA taking the crown of Best San Diego IPA.
And much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
This week, we are joined by CEO and Co-Founder of Great Notion Brewing, Pauly Reiter. We discuss many things with Pauly including:
- How Horus introduced Danny to Pauly and the gang.
- Memories of when Great Notion hit the scene.
- Suddenly being a famous hype brewery.
- The characters and branding behind Great Notion.
- The beers behind the brand.
- Social media effort.
- The fans and the haters.
- Stoners love sours?
- Running brew pubs.
- COVID 19 halting food service.
- Fitting into PDX beer.
- Travel and promotional schedule.
- The Great Notion Mobile App.
- Philly talk.
And much much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
We are dropping a very special bonus episode this week as a thank you to all of our loyal listeners and supporters who have stuck with us during these strange times. Today, we are joined by Edgar from BeerThugLife. We talk about many things including:
- Some BeerThugLife videos that caught Danny's attention.
- How Edgar started BeerThugLife.
- Chug videos and chug video culture on social media.
- The concepts and creative arts behind Edgar's videos.
- Being asked to collaborate with breweries on promotional videos and beers.
- Carefully accepting or denying collab requests.
- The term and responsibility of being a beer influencer.
- Thoughts on the Los Angeles craft beer scene.
- Craft Beer presented in LA Latino culture.
- Edgar's crazy awesome kitchen that he films in.
- The future of beer festivals and beer events.
- Advice for upcoming beer influencers.
And much much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, you can now pick up beers to go and even order online.
This week, we have JC Hill of Alvarado St. Brewery out of Salinas, CA return to the show. We discuss many topics with JC including:
- JC recalls how business changed mid-March.
- Alvarado Street trying to keep their food business going for a minute during lockdown.
- Pivot to curbside and GSO delivery business.
- Thoughts on buying habits changing from 4pks to whole cases.
- Balance between new way of business and maintaining distribution.
- Participating in Other Half Brewing's All Together collaboration.
- Slowing down on fests and travel.
- Being hit up to do virtual collabs.
- What does the rest of 2020 look like for ASB?
- Alvarado Streets IPA tendencies.
- Update on Yeast of Eden.
And much much more!
Thank you all for sticking with us in these insane times. We will be dropping more episodes to catch up on what we've missed.
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
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Loyal listeners of The Full Pint Podcast, apologies for the irregular show schedule, we are doing our best to provide an entertaining listen while being mindful of our current situation. This week, we are joined by the very entertaining John Rowley of Rowley Farmhouse Ales, where we attempt to provide an upbeat take on the current intersection of craft beer and COVID-19. We talk about the following:
- When did coronavirus first affect John personally and professionally.
- How New Mexico state law changed how Rowley Farmhouse Ales operates.
- How Rowley Farmhouse Ales was able to not do massive layoffs.
- Quick pivot from mostly draft to crowlers.
- Hypothetical scenarios based on how long stay-at-home orders last.
- Other areas of the supply chain that are being affected and how they are impacting business.
- Taking a look at some other breweries and states and how they are handling this.
- How Brewers Association handled CBC and World Beer Cup.
And much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
We continue our coverage of the intersection of the craft beer industry, craft beer drinkers and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Andy Carter, President of California Home Brewers Association returns to the mic to help us break it down. We discuss the following:
- What has changed over the course of the week.
- Big pivots from small breweries.
- Buzz worthy breweries delivering and doing online shipping.
- Alcohol regulations relaxed.
- Casualties, furloughs, layoffs, FIRE SALES!
- Buying beer in bulk.
- A look at Russian River Brewing's reaction.
- A look at Green Flash Brewing's reaction.
And tons more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
We break away from our regular format to bring you a discussion regarding the intersection of the COVID-19 situation and the craft beer industry. We are joined by friend of the show and President of California Home Brewers Association Andy Carter to discuss the following:
- "Corona Virus" entering the lexicon early this year, stupid memes, etc.
- The entire world turned upside down last week.
- The tone of brewery social media.
- What does this mean for breweries that were running on fumes?
- Brewers Association's touch and go approach for CBC and World Beer Cup.
- Breaking down the impact on craft breweries by size.
- Is this a moment of reflection or pivoting for all breweries?
- Any bright side for consumers?
- Creative ways for breweries to survive the storm?
- How can beer drinkers still have fun?
- Revisiting your cellar and other cellar talk.
And much much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
This week, we sit down with Vice President of Operations of Cerveceria Mundial out of East Los Angeles, Ray Ricky Rivera. We discuss many things including:
- How Danny knows Cerveceria Mundial.
- Latino culture in Los Angeles.
- How East Los Angeles is portrayed in entertainment vs reality.
- Latino's and Craft Beer in Los Angeles.
- Modello Time Foo memes and macros marketing to Latinos.
- How Cerveceria Mundial ties in to all of this.
- CM's business model.
- Creating first beer.
- Running a startup with four people and no investment money.
- Expanding to a beverage company.
- Running opposite of other current business models.
- 3-5 year goals.
And much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
We sit down with co-founder and Head Brewer of Schoolhouse Brewing in Marietta, GA, Thomas Monti. We discuss many topics including:
- Thomas' beginnings in home brewing.
- Gypsy brewing in the south east.
- Thomas' beta version of Schoolhouse Brewing.
- The concept behind Schoolhouse Brewing.
- The layout of the brewery and tasting room.
- Being family and community friendly.
- Open Source recipe concept.
- Rotation nation.
- Customer education.
- Crispy bois.
- IPAs.
- The Georgia beer scene.
And much more!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
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!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
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!
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• El Segundo Brewing - Makers of some very fine hoppy ales near LAX, also check out their new digs, The Slice and Pint.
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!
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• 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
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!
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• 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
This week we are joined by Andrew Schwartz, Commissioner of Flavor at Modern Times Beer in San Diego. We discuss many things including:
- Modern Times entering the scene over 6 years ago.
- Skepticism over Modern Time's bravado.
- Andrew's beginnings in craft beer.
- How Andrew joined Modern Times.
- Astonishment over how many new products MT makes a month.
- Comparing the product innovation to The Bruery.
- Feedback channels for new products.
- A look at MT's core lineup, then and now.
- Modern Time's membership programs and fanbase.
- Is Modern Times staying on top of beer trends?
- MT's big festivals.
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.
• 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
We are back for part two of our very interesting conversation with Craft Beer's nemesis Daniel Katzen aka @katzenbrau. WE continue on picking Cat's brain with topics such as:
- Craft beer around 2014
- Craft beer in 2019
- Thoughts on Brewers Association.
- Thoughts on GABF competition.
- BJCP and GABF style guide.
- Cicerone talk.
- Does The Cat hate anyone/everyone who makes a dime off of beer?
- ESOP.
- The Cats view on his local scene of Richmond Virginia.
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.
• 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
This week, we are joined by one of the most interesting characters in all of #BeerTwitter, @katzenbrau aka Daniel Katzen. We sit down for a two part interview with The Cat, where we discuss many of the topics surrounding beer and brewing that he feels strongly about including:
- Danny explains The Cat's online persona.
- Who is this guy?
- How is this guy so tuned in to the beer industry?
- Scraping with beer writer Jeff Alworth.
- Cat's love of German beer.
- Cat's homebrewing.
- Thoughts on wood aged lagering.
- Posh breweries dabbling into lager making.
- The bastardization of Märzen, Oktoberfest and STEINS.
- Cat's nemesis: Craft Beer
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
This week, we are joined by co-founder and head brewer of the brand new Wild Fields Brew House, Ryan Fields. We discuss many things including:
- When Ryan met Jackie.
- Ryan joining Beachwood Blendery.
- Winning awards with such a young barrel program.
- Having the itch to start up a family business.
- How does one get funding for a small brewery in 2019?
- Atascadero, CA?
- The concept of Wild Fields Brew House.
- Were there any surprises in bringing a new brew pub online?
- A rundown of the brew house equipment.
- Is there room for growth?
- Working hand in hand with wife Jackie.
- The family theme of the brew pub.
- A look at the beer program.
- What won't Ryan brew?
- Hopes/wishes for 2020.
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.
• 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
We sit down with our dear friend Doug Veliky, CFO at Revolution Brewing, and creator of BeerCrunchers.com and @beerafficianado to recap the crazy craft beer year 2019. In part two of our recap, we discuss the following:
- Lo-Cal IPAs.
- Non-beer products from breweries.
- The New Belgium sale.
- Ballast Point sale.
- Who's next to sell, and what profile is ripe for M&A.
- Is 8,000 craft breweries sustainable.
- Does the number go up or down.
- Final thoughts.
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
We sit down with our dear friend Doug Veliky, CFO at Revolution Brewing, and creator of BeerCrunchers.com and @beerafficianado to recap the crazy craft beer year 2019. In part one of our recap, we discuss the following:
- Reintroduction to Doug.
- Doug's Children's charity.
- Framing up the biggest topics of 2019.
- Regional breweries adding seltzer.
- Naturdays and the Natural Light Brand.
- Milkshake IPAs.
- Shelf stable hazies.
- ABI's moves for the year.
- Beer influencers.
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
We are joined by longtime friend of the show and Pink Boots Society Los Angeles Chapter Leader Blanca Quintero. We discuss many things with Blanca including:
- Danny and Blanca going back over a decade.
- The Famous Beer Trio.
- Looking back on LA beer.
- Blanca's role with Pink Boots Society.
- Pink Boots protecting from lawsuit trolls.
- PBS crossing over with other diversity groups?
- How Blanca got her first beer job at Stone Brewing.
- The company culture and perks working for Stone Brewing.
- How Blanca got hired at her second job at Firestone.
- Being a Firestone fangirl.
- Advice for ladies who want to work in beer.
- Advice for men on how to act around females in beer.
- Wishes/predictions for 2020.
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.
• 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