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Thank you to Mike for hooking us up with some Ducks tickets tonight. Please join us for a long and wonderful episode at Laguna Beach Beer Company with Brendon and Christian discussing everything you want to hear about the beer that they are presenting for you at the Brewery in Rancho Santa Margarita and at the new tasting room location on Laguna Canyon Road. We had a really good time recording this episode, and we hope you learn as much as we did about some styles of beer that you can't just find anywhere. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
Join Connor and Dan at Santa Ana River Brewing Company with Owner and Brewer Mike Miller for an interview and tasting at an up and coming boutique brewery with a rock and roll atmosphere. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
Join Dan with guest host Mary Jane @OCBrewgirl at All-American Brew Works for a Brew Day collaborating on our first Hollywood Growler beer with friend of the show Ryan McHugh! This was a very special episode, and we are so happy that one of the first breweries that we recorded with wanted to have us back to collaborate on a batch of beer. If you would like to taste this beer we'll be pouring it at the California Craft Brewing Association Convention in Long Beach on September 14, 2019! Hope to see you there! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
In this episode we are casting from the OC Brewers Guild PALATE event at the Heritage Museum in Santa Ana, California! Listen while we review gourmet food tasting bites from local chefs paired with Beers from your favorite Orange County Brewers. This was a great event with a ton of one-off food bites. Many of the bites were presented by chefs working in the kitchens of your favorite tasting rooms showing off for the inaugural year of Palate. We were both very full by the end, and you will be, too. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
Unfortunately we had to reschedule our next Brewery interview, but have no fear! We have a Supplemental Seattle Episode to tide you over! Yes, Dan was in Seattle for a wedding and visited a bunch of great breweries in Seattle. Seattle is coming up big time, and if you are going up that way, you should make some time to go out and taste some of the great beer brewing in the Emerald City! This episode was the exception in that we recorded at home with just the two of us, but rest assured we will be out in the wild again soon enough! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
Join us for a sit down interview with Tim Barro, and Bob Wheadon of Back Street Brewery in Anaheim. You can grab an Animation IPA when you visit Disney California Adventure! Or stop in to the tasting rooms in Irvine or in Anaheim next to Angel Stadium! Lots of beer tasting on the back of this episode, and lots of open conversation with the people behind this highly underrated brewery. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
Join us as we record at our first Beer Event: The Orange County Brewers Guild Invitational! Listen as we talk to new and old friends in the beer world and get sneak peeks of certain things to come with the breweries in Orange County. Connor finds himself in a predicament of an allergy concern on the episode. Don't worry, he lives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
Our conversation continues with Mike Crea of Unsung Brewery, and we learn that Connor is concerned for his mortal safety when consuming "Aged Sour" Beers. Don't worry. He survived. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
In this Episode of the Hollywood Growler we sit down with Mike Crea, owner of Unsung Brewing Company. We learned a lot about doing what you love because life is short, Quality Control in breweries and tasting rooms, and you might even hear a little bit about your favorite comic book characters before you head to the movies at the end of the month! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
In Part 2 we taste some of the Chapman Crafted Beers, and continue our conversation with Wil Dee! Mr. Dee makes a great announcement about a new facet of the business in this episode, and treats us to the brand new Ares beer which is part of the limited "Zodiac Series" this year. It was really tasty, so get down there right away to try it for yourself! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
In Episode 4 The Hollywood Growler interviews Chapman Crafted Beers owner Wil Dee. Learn about the impact of local business on the community. Learn about the Orange County Brewers Guild, and an historic retrospective of the last ten years of developing Old Town Orange. Mr. Dee also gives us some real insight into what it takes not only to build multiple successful business concepts, but to also make lasting business relationships and to cultivate the talent of the staff members who make these enterprises prosper. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
In this episode of The Hollywood Growler, we visit Alex Gonzalez at The Honey Pot Meadery in Anaheim. We learned all about what Mead is, and how it is made. We also learned about different varietals of honey (spoiler, there are a lot more than you think there are). We had a really good time drinking in this episode and learning about an entirely different brewed beverage. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
The Hollywood Growler Episode 2 was recorded live with Owner/Head Brewer Ryan McHugh at All American Brew Works! This award winning home-brewer has opened a great tasting room in Anaheim that you should go visit today! Learn about transitioning from home-brewing to commercial sales to the public, and all about the different beers offered year round at All American! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support
The Premiere Episode of The Hollywood Growler Podcast recorded live at BREWHEIM in Anaheim, California with Owners Dan Ward, Eric Ferguson, and Brewmaster Derrek Wasak! Brewheim is having their GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION on March 16, 2019! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywood-growler/support