Podcasts about california craft beer summit

For this episode of Brewstilled, I'm joined by Andy from The Monks Cellar in Roseville California. The Monks Cellar is a Belgian Style Brewery who brews Belgian style beer, along with having a restaurant with an excellent food menu. In this episode, I talk with Andy about his start into brewing, the origins of The Monks Cellar, Belgian style beer and more. We also discuss the current state of the beer industry, which continues to get more complex by the day. This year's California Craft Beer Summit is also discussed as we talk about our takeaways form this year's California Craft Beer Summit. It's all here on Brewstilled!

In the last round of interviews from the Brewbound Podcast On Location at the California Craft Beer Summit, North Coast Brewing CEO Jennifer Owen discusses taking Acme California Lager statewide, what it means for the Fort Bragg, California-based brewery to be a certified B Corporation and the company's charitable work.   Plus, Tom McCormick, the former executive director of the California Craft Brewers Association, gives his perspective on the first CA Beer Summit he's attended as a civilian. And HopXL's Eric Duchin explains how his company is attempting to disrupt the hop marketplace.

On a special bonus episode of the Brewbound Podcast, we bring you a 3-pack of interviews from the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento in March.   First, Green Cheek co-founder and CEO Brian Rauso discusses what having the “cool factor” means, doing what's best for business even if it means taking a financial hit, and expanding into the former Bagby Beer space in San Diego.    Then, Arryved director of partnerships and community Aaron Gore gives a view of the on-premise channel from the perspective of the point-of-sale company.    The episode wraps up with a conversation with East Brother Brewing co-founder Rob Lightner on focusing on core styles and forging strong community partnerships.

This week's Brewbound Podcast features a 3-pack of conversations from the California Craft Beer Summit.    Topa Topa founder and CEO Jack Dyer discusses what's working for the fast-growing, Ventura-based craft brewery. Then, Match Point Brewing co-founder Simon Chen shares the Albany-based brewery's path to opening a taproom and also connecting with consumers in his hometown.    Finally, That's Delicious Financials founder Drew Kearns explains why he's optimistic about the craft brewing industry, as well as the most difficult conversations he's hearing on the financial side of the business.    The Brewbound team also reviews the latest headlines, including positive beer category trends and Tilray Brands' Q3 earnings report.    On Another Round or Tabbing Out, Jess and Justin answer whether they'd buy a $1,300 fridge for their cross-category chilling needs. Then Zoe shares why it might be lemon's time, if it ever isn't.

This week's Brewbound Podcast features two on location interviews from the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento. Anderson Valley Brewing president and CEO Kevin McGee shares how he's keeping the legacy craft brand relevant, and why he's entangled in a legal battle with the nation's largest beer wholesaler with potential wider implications for California craft brewers.    Then, Full Circle owner Arthur Moye explores plans for the Speakeasy brand, which his company acquired a year ago, and how he's executing a house-of-brands strategy with those craft brands and Sonoma Cider.   Plus, the Brewbound team discusses Sazerac's planned acquisition of ready-to-drink cocktail maker BuzzBallz, Tilray's ambitious innovation strategy and Sheehan's continued distributor sell off.    The show also features a game of Another Round or Tabbing on whether mango is the flavor of 2024.

Russian River co-owner Natalie Cilurzo joins the Brewbound Podcast On Location at the California Craft Beer Summit to discuss the 20th anniversary release of Pliny the Younger triple IPA, with festivities starting this weekend. Cilurzo discusses creating an experience that brings back repeat customers, its economic impact and Pliny babies. She also shares the strategy behind the Pliny for President quarterly releases, the growth of lager in the Russian River portfolio and much more.    Calicraft founder and CEO Blaine Landberg and marketing director and brewmaster Thomas Vo share how the brewery is expanding beyond beer with the Bloom line of fruit-forward offerings. They also explore their own-premise expansion strategy and share a wild pre-pandemic story.    Plus, the Brewbound team breaks down the latest news, including layoffs at Cigar City, a new CMO at New Belgium and Deschutes' national plans for non-alcoholic beer. The team also plays Another Round or Tabbing Out on a pricey Voodoo Ranger and Tombstone collab and Hard MTN Dew's attempts to be abducted by aliens.

For this episode of Brewstilled, it's a recap of the 2024 California Craft Beer Summit. For this year's summit, attendees saw a follow up from the topics addressed at last years CCBA summit. Such issues addressed were legislative updates, the growing rise of low ABV beer, food pairings and an opening address from Rob Todd from Allagash Brewing Company in Maine. There was also a trade floor that consisted of vendors such as brewing equipment, beer label makers, Hop Farmers and more. I'll be discussing it all here on Brewstilled, along with some thoughts on the state of the beer industry. It's all here on Brewstilled. 

California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) board of directors member Alicia Barr (5050 Brewing Co.) and former director Peter Hoey (Urban Roots Brewery) join the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the state of craft beer in California, the country's largest craft market, in advance of the CCBA's annual California Craft Beer Summit next week in Sacramento. The Brewbound team discusses recent headlines, including Pontoon Brewing's split from Bevana as part of its Chapter 11 filing, Karben4's bankruptcy filing and JuneShine's proposed acquisition of Flying Embers. Plus, it's Women's History Month and Zoe and Jess have thoughts.

Chris Keeton from CCBS 2024 calls in to Brew Ha Ha with Steve Jaxon and Herlinda Heras to talk about the California Craft Beer Summit. There will be a convention, the California Craft Beer Summit, March 12-14, in Sacramento. There is the website, ^ with all the info you need. The rest of today's Brew Ha Ha episode is a conversation with the folks from Hiveworks Mead, which is on its own page. Chris Keeton Chris Keeton is the President of the Sacramento Area Brewers Guild and is also the head brewer for the Alaro Craft Brewery, which is located very close to the convention center. Morgan Territory Brewing won at ccbs last year, as they win a lot of competitions. Beer City, Sat. Feb. 24 in Santa Rosa The general public can purchase tickets to the event. The awards ceremony is March 13 during the CCBA Summit. The Competition will be held in the Crest Theater. They will have 197 breweries and 1300 beer entries, which makes it the third largest one of these in the country. Judy Ashworth, the famous publican, was with Herlinda at the competition last year. Judy is a very famous figure in the craft brewing industry and she was on Brew Ha Ha on this episode back on December 19, 2019, along with former co-host Mark Carpenter. Russian River Brewing Co. is open in Santa Rosa on 4th St. and at their big Windsor location. Visit their website for up-to-date hours, menus, beers and more. The CCBS 2024 winners will be announced on a website after the convention. There will also be a live stream on The Brewing Network YouTube channel. The results will be published at this site: https://brewerscupofca.com/ See our sponsor Victory House at Poppy Bank Epicenter online, for their latest viewing and menu options. The Craft Beer Summit is a great networking opportunity for like-minded entrepreneurs to learn more about their business. The Guilds also provide an important service to their members. For example, the fact that we can taste beer and cider at our farmers markets is due to some lobbying done by the guilds. Visit Homerun Pizza, home of the Knuckleball! Fresh pizza dough made from scratch daily, la pizza è deliziosa!

This week's episode is a panel discussion on lager brewing, recorded in front of a live audience late one night on the patio of Cerveza Fauna (https://cervezafauna.com) after a full day of judging for the Copa Baja beer festival in Mexicali, Mexico, in late 2023. Joining the discussion are three prominent lager brewers—Ashleigh Carter of Denver's Bierstadt Lagerhaus (https://www.bierstadtlager.com), Ryan Brooks of San Diego's SouthNorte (https://southnorte.com), and Jeff Bagby (who, earlier this week announced that he was joining Green Cheek Beer (https://www.greencheekbeer.com) as they acquire Bagby's brewery in Oceanside, California). The location in Mexico provides the perfect backdrop for diving into Mexican, Mexican-style, and adjunct lagers, and the discussion also focuses on dark lagers. Along the way, they cover creative and technical points such as: the challenge of brewing great lager in smaller batch sizes understanding other brewers' commercial approaches through lab analysis priorities for gear and process techniques for brewing better lager on systems designed for single-infusion ale understanding the impact of water on lager brewing selecting yeast for Mexican-style lager approaches to natural carbonation brewing with corn via cereal mash versus pre-gelatinized products making specialty beer with popcorn clever approaches to building color without intense dark malt flavor And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): At G&D Chillers they always strive to Build Great Chillers. Partner with them as you Build Great Beer. Choose G&D Chillers on your next Expansion or Brewery start up and receive 1 free year of Remote control and Monitoring of your new G&D Chiller! ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) Turnkey brewery systems. Production line design services. Retro-fitting processing systems. ProBrew™ can do all this and more with any brewery, old or new, small or large. For more information, fill out our contact form on www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): Old Orchard has supplied flavored craft juice concentrate blends to over 46 states for the production of fruit-forward beer, cider, seltzer, wine, spirits, and more. To learn more and request your free samples, head over to oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) Omega Yeast (https://omegayeast.com): Streamline efficiency with Omega Yeast's Diacetyl Knock Out series. The DKO series is comprised of 8 familiar yeast strains engineered to knock out the formation of diacetyl before it starts. The strains you know, now better. Contact Omega Yeast today at omegayeast.com. ABS Commercial (https://abs-commercial.com). ABS Commercial are proud to offer brewhouses, tanks, keg washers, and preventative maintenance parts to brewers across the country as well as equipment for distilling, cider-making, wine-making, and more! Contact them today at sales@abs-commercial.com to discuss your customized brewery needs. Ss Brewtech (https://SsBrewtech.com). "Ss Brewtech was founded by a group of home and craft beer brewers, dedicated to bringing an engineering-first approach to brewery equipment. Ss brewhouses are used to formulate new beer recipes at some of the world's greatest breweries. To learn more, head over to SsBrewtech.com" Christian Hansen (https://www.chr-hansen.com/en/legal-notice): Christian Hansen are the fermentation experts with over 100 years experience in dairy and wine, and are now bringing that knowledge of microbes to brewers with their SmartBev range of frozen liquid yeast and freeze-dried bacteria.Go to Chr-Hansen.com to learn more. California Craft Beer Summit (https://cacraftbeersummit.com). Everyone's talking about 2024 California Craft Beer Summit, March 12-14 in Sacramento. Kicking off the Summit as the Keynote speaker is Rob Tod, the pioneer who built Allagash Brewing. Check out the full schedule at the website cacraftbeersummit.com.

Lean is all the rage in hop-forward West Coast–style beers, from pilsner to IPA, and paring beers back to their bare necessities has been a significant focus for Burgeon's (https://burgeonbeer.com) Anthony Tallman. Yet the quest for crisp-and-drinkable doesn't mean sacrificing flavor, and recent experimentation has given Tallman a fresh perspective on the ultra-minimal approach. In this episode—which is focused especially on Carlsbad Crush, winner of multuple GABF medials in the International-Style Pale Ale category—Tallman discusses what has and has not worked with their clear hop-forward beers, including: the impacts of various pilsner malts on pale ales, IPAs, and lagers shortening and lengthening boil times for certain beers achieving significant measured IBUs in a beer with no hot-side hops inadvertently making a would-be hazy IPA drop clear via knockout dry hopping watering back to lower whirlpool temperatures varying techniques based on the hops in a recipe focusing on hot-side hops for increased package longevity finding balance in lower-ABV West Coast pils And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): At G&D Chillers they always strive to Build Great Chillers. Partner with them as you Build Great Beer. Choose G&D Chillers on your next Expansion or Brewery start up and receive 1 free year of Remote control and Monitoring of your new G&D Chiller! ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) Turnkey brewery systems. Production line design services. Retro-fitting processing systems. ProBrew™ can do all this and more with any brewery, old or new, small or large. For more information, fill out our contact form on www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): You might have heard of Old Orchard, but have you heard of their newest flavors? Berry Blend, Blood Orange, Lemonade, and Tart Cherry are the latest additions to their lineup of flavored craft juice concentrate blends. To learn more and request your free samples, head over to oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) Omega Yeast (https://omegayeast.com): Streamline efficiency with Omega Yeast's Diacetyl Knock Out series. The DKO series is comprised of 8 familiar yeast strains engineered to knock out the formation of diacetyl before it starts. The strains you know, now better. Contact Omega Yeast today at omegayeast.com. ABS Commercial (https://abs-commercial.com). ABS Commercial are proud to offer brewhouses, tanks, keg washers, and preventative maintenance parts to brewers across the country as well as equipment for distilling, cider-making, wine-making, and more! Contact them today at sales@abs-commercial.com to discuss your customized brewery needs. Ss Brewtech (https://SsBrewtech.com). "Ss Brewtech was founded by a group of home and craft beer brewers, dedicated to bringing an engineering-first approach to brewery equipment. Ss brewhouses are used to formulate new beer recipes at some of the world's greatest breweries. To learn more, head over to SsBrewtech.com" Christian Hansen (https://www.chr-hansen.com/en/legal-notice): Christian Hansen are the fermentation experts with over 100 years experience in dairy and wine, and are now bringing that knowledge of microbes to brewers with their SmartBev range of frozen liquid yeast and freeze-dried bacteria.Go to Chr-Hansen.com to learn more. California Craft Beer Summit (https://cacraftbeersummit.com). Everyone's talking about 2024 California Craft Beer Summit, March 12-14 in Sacramento. Kicking off the Summit as the Keynote speaker is Rob Tod, the pioneer who built Allagash Brewing. Check out the full schedule at the website cacraftbeersummit.com.

The final episode of the year is our chance to look back on the year of brewing conversations and highlight those episodes that struck the biggest chords with you, our listeners. Joining Jamie in the co-host chair is Khris Johnson of Green Bench (https://www.greenbenchbrewing.com) in St. Petersburg, Florida, and together they count down the ten most-listened-to episodes while sharing excerpts from each. The top ten include: Averie Swanson of Keeping Together (https://www.keepingtogether.com/) on farmhouse ale Mattias Trum of Schlenkerla (https://www.schlenkerla.de/indexe.html) on the history of rauchbier in Bamberg Joran Van Ginderachter and Shawn Bainbridge of Halfway Crooks (https://halfwaycrooks.beer/) on German hops in lager brewing Joe Mohrfeld of Pinthouse (https://www.pinthouse.com/), Steve Luke of Cloudburst (https://cloudburstbrew.com/), and Zach Turner of Single Hill (https://singlehillbrewing.com/) on evolving products for fresh hop brewing Travis Fritts of Old Nation (https://oldnationbrewing.com/) on the similarities and differences in lager and hazy IPA brewing Doug Velicky of Revolution (https://revbrew.com/) on extending brands in a crowded craft beer marketplace Henry Nguyen of Monkish (https://www.monkishbrewing.com/), J.C. Tetreault of Trillium (https://trilliumbrewing.com/), and Neil Fisher of Weldwerks (https://weldwerks.com/) on brewing hazy IPA Brian and Mary Rooney of BKS Artisan Ales (https://bksartisanales.com/) on softening the edges of hazy IPA Justin Burdt of Ghost Town (https://www.ghosttownbrewing.com/) on selecting hops for pungency and, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River (https://www.russianriverbrewing.com/), Evan Price of Green Cheek (https://www.greencheekbeer.com/), and Kelsey McNair of North Park (https://www.northparkbeerco.com/) on brewing West Coast IPA Now! This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): For years G&D Chillers has chilled the beers you love, partnering with 3,000+ breweries across the country along the way. Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com (http://www.Gdchillers.com) or call to discuss your next project. BSG Craft Brewing (https://Bsgcraftbrewing.com/): Looking for a sustainable way to increase fermenter capacity? Try FermCap™ Eco from Kerry, a plant-based alternative to traditional silicon-based products. FermCap™ Eco increases fermenter capacity by reducing foam height to improve beer foam stability and enhance hop utilization. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): Old Orchard supplies flavored craft juice concentrate blends to beverage brands for the production of beer, cider, seltzer, wine, spirits, kombucha, and more. Flavor your lineup and streamline your sourcing by heading to oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) The ProFill series of rotary can fillers from ProBrew are accelerating plant production everywhere. For more information, visit www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Omega Yeast (https://omegayeast.com): Thiolized yeast are a new tool for brewers to bring intense guava and passionfruit aromas out of your malt and hops. And wait, there's more! Omega Yeast makes yeast-to-order with a consistent one week lead time ensuring peak freshness and reliability. California Craft Beer Summit (https://cacraftbeersummit.com). Everyone's talking about 2024 California Craft Beer Summit, March 12-14 in Sacramento. Kicking off the Summit as the Keynote speaker is Rob Tod, the pioneer who built Allagash Brewing. Check out the full schedule at the website cacraftbeersummit.com. The American Homebrewers Association (https://HomebrewersAssociation.org/cbbpod): Join the American Homebrewers Association to unlock the 2023 National Homebrew Competition medal-winning recipes! Learn more at HomebrewersAssociation.org/cbbpod (https://HomebrewersAssociation.org/cbbpod) Lotus Beverage Alliance (https://lotusbevalliance.com): Building a brewery requires coordination: equipment, supplies, funding, and more. Lotus Beverage Alliance simplifies the process, offering all the elements for your business in one place. Their team of engineers, brewery consultants, and financial advisors are here to help.

Five years into cold IPA, the arguments still aren't settled, but one thing is certain—strategic brewers have embraced the style for the unique counterpoint it can provide to more ester-driven IPAs, and the focus on light body has struck a chord with beer drinkers who increasingly want strong hop notes in ever-paler beers. We thought it was time to revisit the subject with three brewers who are no stranger to the podcast, and who each have contributed to the evolution of the style in their own way. Sam Tierney of the Firestone Walker (https://www.firestonebeer.com) Propagator in Venice, California has helped develop some pioneering cold IPAs for the California brewery, like core brand Hopnosis. Jude La Rose of Chicago's Hop Butcher (http://www.hopbutcher.com) brews plenty of hazy IPAs, but continues to explore what hops can also do within the context of clear and light-bodied cold IPA. And Kevin Davey of McMinnville, Oregon's Heater Allen (https://heaterallen.com) and Gold Dot created the cold IPA style while at Wayfinder, but today is just starting to brew them again after focusing on lager for most of the past year. In this episode, the three brewers look at where IPA has come since those earliest days and what it looks like now, with topics that include: creating the counter-trend to hazy IPA by pushing bitterness alongside low finishing gravity finding cleaner, more “crystalline” hop expression by fermenting with lager yeast achieving additional package stability in cold IPA through lower FAN varying dry hopping temperatures and techniques managing sulfur production in cold IPA fermentations blending modern, classic, and Southern hemisphere hops in cold IPA pushing the lightest of color through ultra-pale malts and adjuncts controlling oxygenation to avoid overstimulating the lager yeast why they continue to focus on the style now And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): For years G&D Chillers has chilled the beers you love, partnering with 3,000+ breweries across the country along the way. Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com (http://www.Gdchillers.com) or call to discuss your next project. BSG Craft Brewing (https://Bsgcraftbrewing.com/): Gambrinus Malting️ combines European-influenced malting practices with the finest barley, wheat, and rye to produce some of the finest Canadian malts available. Visit BSGCraftBrewing.com/Gambrinus to explore their full line of traditionally crafted malts. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): Old Orchard supplies flavored craft juice concentrate blends to beverage brands for the production of beer, cider, seltzer, wine, spirits, kombucha, and more. Flavor your lineup and streamline your sourcing by heading to oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) The ProFill series of rotary can fillers from ProBrew are accelerating plant production everywhere. For more information, visit www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Omega Yeast (https://omegayeast.com): Thiolized yeast are a new tool for brewers to bring intense guava and passionfruit aromas out of your malt and hops. And wait, there's more! Omega Yeast makes yeast-to-order with a consistent one week lead time ensuring peak freshness and reliability. California Craft Beer Summit (https://cacraftbeersummit.com) Don't miss Keynote Speaker Rob Tod from Allagash Brewing Co. at the 2024 California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento March 12-14. Buy tickets today and receive the lowest prices. The American Homebrewers Association (https://HomebrewersAssociation.org/cbbpod): Join the American Homebrewers Association to unlock the 2023 National Homebrew Competition medal-winning recipes! Learn more at HomebrewersAssociation.org/cbbpod (https://HomebrewersAssociation.org/cbbpod) Alpha Brewing Operations (https://alphabrewops.com): When you work with Alpha Brewing Operations, you get unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and service. Now, Alpha Brewing Operations is offering a wider selection of equipment, faster shipping, quality ingredients, and advanced financial tools. Alpha Brewing Operation (https://alphabrewops.com)

As always, our annual Best in Beer issue includes different perspectives. Our subscribers and listeners—that's you!—have spoken, and we've compiled your votes for the Reader's Choice lists, including your Top 25 Beers (https://beerandbrewing.com/best-in-beer-2023-readers-top-25-beers-of-2023/). Plus, our Craft Beer & Brewing Best 20 Beers in 2023 (https://beerandbrewing.com/the-best-20-beers-in-2023/) are the culmination of a year of blind tasting by our review panel and then by our editors, achieving an internal consensus on beers of the greatest character and technical excellence. However, this issue also is a chance for some of our writers and editors to sound off a bit, as we share our favorite beers and highlights of the past year. No blind tasting here—for these hedonistic picks, we fully embrace the contexts in which we enjoyed these beers. That's the idea behind our Best in Beer Critic's Lists, and those are what we explore in this special, once-per-year episode. Featuring thoughtful (and at times heartfelt) takes from Alex Kidd, Kate Bernot, Stan Hieronymus, Courtney Iseman, and Joe Stange—for Jamie's, be sure to read the print edition—these lists give us the chance to spotlight many more of the most enjoyable beers and drinking experiences of 2023, as well as some thoughts on the state of the brewing industry and beer culture today. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): For years G&D Chillers has chilled the beers you love, partnering with 3,000+ breweries across the country along the way. Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com (http://www.Gdchillers.com) or call to discuss your next project. BSG Craft Brewing (https://Bsgcraftbrewing.com/): BSG and HVG bring you Amira. With its classic hoppy, slightly herbal, and zesty lemon aromas it's the ideal hop for those looking to capture the traditional flavor of a classic German lager. Visit BSGCraftbrewing.com to learn more. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): Old Orchard's new brewing customers often mention discovering Old Orchard through the word-of-mouth recommendation of another brewer. To join the core of Old Orchard's brewing community, learn more at oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) The ProFill series of rotary can fillers from ProBrew are accelerating plant production everywhere. For more information, visit www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Omega Yeast (https://omegayeast.com): Thiolized yeast are a new tool for brewers to bring intense guava and passionfruit aromas out of your malt and hops. And wait, there's more! Omega Yeast makes yeast-to-order with a consistent one week lead time ensuring peak freshness and reliability. Colorado Craft Beer Summit (https://cacraftbeersummit.com). Join the craft beer community in Sacramento March 12-14 for the California Craft Beer Summit. Bring your entire team from production to marketing to hospitality–there's something for everyone. Early bird registration on sale now through Dec 22 at cacraftbeersummit.com The Perfect Purée (https://perfectpuree.com/beer): The Perfect Purée is offering a free sample box of their frozen fruit purees, concentrates and blends to professional brewers. Choose from 40 plus flavors and build a free sample box at perfectpuree.com/beer. Complimentary to professionals only. Yakima Chief Hops (https://www.yakimachief.com/pink-boots-blend): The 7th Annual Pink Boots Blend is now available for pre-order! $3 of every pound of the Pink Boots Blend purchased will be donated to the Pink Boots Society, a nonprofit organization that support women and non-binary individuals in the fermented and alcoholic industry through education. Learn more at www.yakimachief.com/pink-boots-blend

For this edition of Brewstilled, I'm joined by Jonathan and Laurie who are the owners of Smog City Brewing Co. based in Torrance California. Smog City Brewing Co. brews a variety of craft beers ranging from Hazy IPA's to barrel aged stouts. I speak with Jonathan and Laurie about the origins of Smog City Brewing Co., the beers they brew, their work with non-profits, the Los Angeles craft beer scene, food, and beer pairings and more. We also discuss a recap of this years California Craft Beer Summit. It's all here on Brewstilled. 

On this special bonus episode of the Brewbound podcast, the Brewbound team talks with Full Circle Brewing and Societe Brewing live at the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento. Full Circle marketing manager Adam Band and brewer Mike Sumaya talk about what's changed at the Fresno, California-based, Black-owned brewery since new ownership took over in 2016. The duo also discuss the success of building a community through crowdfunding, and the strategy behind the company's unique distribution map.  Societe Brewing co-founder and CEO Doug Constantiner discusses how the San Diego brewery has changed over its decade of life and how the company keeps things fresh while maintaining its core value to “make great beer.” Plus, Constantiner gives an update on the state of craft in California and the biggest challenges brewers are facing now. Listen to both conversations in-full in the episode above, and on popular podcast platforms, including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Have questions, feedback or ideas for the podcast? Email podcast@brewbound.com

Live from the California Craft Beer Summit, the Brewbound team catches up with Russian River's Natalie Cilurzo on the 2023 launch of Pliny the Younger triple IPA, the brewery's shift from sours to lagers and more. Plus, Oak Park Brewing's Rodg Little discusses the Sacramento brewery's mission, the People's beer and much more.

The Brewbound team reports live from the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento. The team discusses early takeaways from the first major meeting of California's craft brewers since 2019, including thoughts on David Walker of Firestone Walker's enthusiasm for craft beer, Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson's early production data and much more.

For this edition of Brewstilled, I'm recapping my experience at the California Craft Beer Summit 2023. The Summit was excellent in where I met some amazing people from California's Craft Beer Industry. Amongst my experiences were getting the latest updates from the business climate and its impact on California's Craft Beer industry, the legislative side, and the topic of equality in the craft beer industry. There was also a trade show that displayed the latest equipment in in brewing industry. It's all here on Brewstilled!

Adair Paterno from Sante Adairius Rustic Ales joins us in the studio to talk about their unique brewery and brews. We discuss the upcoming California Craft Beer Summit, as well as her time on the board of the California Craft Brewers Association. We also dive into their incredible mixed fermentation beers and learn about their expansion to three locations throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brewmaster and Co-Owner Julian Shrago from Beachwood Brewing joins The Session this week. We discuss the upcoming California Craft Beer Summit, at which he is a speaker. We also talk about current supply chain issues facing the brewing industry and how Beachwood has grown over the last several years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Spaulding, cofounder of Brewery Vivant (https://breweryvivant.com) and Broad Leaf Brewery, (https://broadleafbeer.com) has been around the block. He cofounded his first brewery, New Holland, in the mid-90's, and after exiting that brewery and spending time away from the brewing industry, launched Brewery Vivant with his wife Kris about twelve years ago. Operating a brewery with a niche focus comes with benefits as well as challenges, but Vivant has always focused on beer, food, and hospitality with a particular bit of Wallonian-like flair. Their take on Belgian-style beers is a bit more earthy and a touch more subdued than the American norm, but their audience has followed along. There's a temptation in every business to chase growth, no matter the cost, and Brewery Vivant followed the same book that everyone followed through the early 2010's. They put beer into grocery stores through distributors, and when distributors told them which beers to make more of, or make less of, they had no choice but to listen. Rather than dilute the Brewery Vivant brand with styles that didn't feel germane, they launched a second brewpub out in the ‘burbs (Broad Leaf) dedicated to progressive styles like hazy IPA and fruited kettle sours. Then, through COVID, the bottom all but dropped out. They made it through, but the broader conditions were an existence-level threat. Now, the Spauldings are rethinking why, and how, they make beer. The larger 60bbl tanks that required three turns on their 20bbl brewhouse, have gone and are being replaced by a pair of 20bbl tanks. Rather than feeding the distribution beast, they're refocusing on making the beer their customers want in the quantity they want it, and packaging any extra that isn't earmarked for their own locations. It's been a tough to scale back the earlier aspirations, but the health of the business requires it, and the ability to be dynamic and creative at this smaller scale is creating a new excitement. This isn't a typical episode of the podcast, more business than brewing, but it's honest look at how this long-time craft brewer is taking on the challenge of the beer business, now. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): For years G&D Chillers has chilled the beers you love, partnering with 3,000+ breweries across the country along the way, and they're proud of the cool partnerships they've built over the past 30 years. Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com (http://www.Gdchillers.com) or call to discuss your next project. BSG Craft Brewing (https://BSGCraftbrewing.com): TNS Hop Oils are a revolutionary hop product that gives your beer all the hop intensity with none of the astringency. Make better beer and get more from each turn with less work. Change your brewing game with TNS Hop oils. Visit BSGCraftbrewing.com (https://BSGCraftbrewing.com) to learn how Accubrew (https://accubrew.io) AccuBrew is a game changing fermentation monitoring system that gives you unprecedented insight into your yeast's health and activity. The AccuBrew sensor, mounted through your tank's sample port, creates a record of sugar conversion, clarity, and temperature for every batch run. Something BIG is coming, find out more at accubrew.io (https://accubrew.io). ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) At ProBrew, we believe that your brewery deserves equipment as unique as the drinks that you craft. ProBrew's customizable equipment empowers breweries to expand operations at their own pace. For more information, visit www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): If you need a central source for fruit flavor, Old Orchard has you covered. Old Orchard supplies flavored craft juice concentrate blends to beverage brands for the production of beer, cider, seltzer, wine, spirits, kombucha, and more. Flavor your lineup and streamline your sourcing by heading to oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) Ss Brewtech (https://www.ssbrewtech.com): Ss Brewtech has taken technology they invented working with world-renowned industry veterans and made them available to every craft brewer. To learn more about Ss Brewtech's innovation list, head over to SsBrewtech.com (https://www.ssbrewtech.com). Christian Hansen (https://www.chr-hansen.com): Christian Hansen are now bringing their knowledge of microbes to brewers with their SmartBev range of frozen liquid yeast and freeze-dried bacteria. Reimagine what your beer can be. Go to Chr-Hansen.com (https://www.chr-hansen.com) to learn more on the SmartBev line of products. California Craft Beer Summit (http://cacraftbeersummit.com): Join the craft beer community in Sacramento March 19-22 for the California Craft Beer Summit. Access educational sessions on business and technical skills and network with industry leaders all under one roof. Early bird discounts end January 20 visit cacraftbeersummit.com (http://cacraftbeersummit.com) to register.

Ken Schramm wants to prove it's possible to make mead that's every bit as fine as the finest wine, and over the past decade his eponymously named meadery (https://store.schrammsmead.com/storefront.aspx) has pioneered a number of new processes and approaches to help achieve that goal. From shortening the honey supply chain and eliminating intervention and heat degradation, to hand picking fruit for ripeness from their own estate orchard, Schramm's has found ways to elevate the production process behind mead while also making rich, developed, and nuanced fruit meads. In this episode, Schramm and son-in-law James Naeger discuss how the Ferndale, Michigan meadery has elevated the technical processes behind mead making while also searching for the most exquisite and flavorful expression of fruit in their meads. Along the way, they discuss: mead's quality problem pumps versus pails building a foundation to understand the components of honey, including sugars and acids how to sample and evaluate honey carefully managing yeast assimilable nitrogen to end fermentations without sulfites or sorbets understanding the difference in fruit formats, from fresh to frozen the ways varietal differences in fruit affect certain meads harvesting fruit with the same kind of focus and timing and decision making of fine winemakers what corks do and don't do And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): For years G&D Chillers has chilled the beers you love, partnering with 3,000+ breweries across the country along the way, and they're proud of the cool partnerships they've built over the past 30 years. Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com (http://www.Gdchillers.com) or call to discuss your next project. BSG Craft Brewing (https://BSGCraftbrewing.com): Navigating the seas of brewing can be a treacherous affair, so let Rahr North Star Pils™ be your guide. With overtones of honey and sweet bread, flavor and aroma notes of hay and nutty character, Rahr North Star Pils™ is a base malt you can set your compass by! Set a course for BSGCraftbrewing.com (https://BSGCraftbrewing.com) to learn how Accubrew (https://accubrew.io) AccuBrew is a game changing fermentation monitoring system that gives you unprecedented insight into your yeast's health and activity. The AccuBrew sensor, mounted through your tank's sample port, creates a record of sugar conversion, clarity, and temperature for every batch run. Something BIG is coming, find out more at accubrew.io (https://accubrew.io). ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) At ProBrew, we believe that your brewery deserves equipment as unique as the drinks that you craft. ProBrew's customizable equipment empowers breweries to expand operations at their own pace. For more information, visit www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): If you need a central source for fruit flavor, Old Orchard has you covered. Old Orchard supplies flavored craft juice concentrate blends to beverage brands for the production of beer, cider, seltzer, wine, spirits, kombucha, and more. Flavor your lineup and streamline your sourcing by heading to oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) Ss Brewtech (https://www.ssbrewtech.com): Ss Brewtech has taken technology they invented working with world-renowned industry veterans and made them available to every craft brewer. To learn more about Ss Brewtech's innovation list, head over to SsBrewtech.com (https://www.ssbrewtech.com). Christian Hansen (https://www.chr-hansen.com): Christian Hansen are now bringing their knowledge of microbes to brewers with their SmartBev range of frozen liquid yeast and freeze-dried bacteria. Reimagine what your beer can be. Go to Chr-Hansen.com (https://www.chr-hansen.com) to learn more on the SmartBev line of products. California Craft Beer Summit (http://cacraftbeersummit.com): Join the craft beer community in Sacramento March 19-22 for the California Craft Beer Summit. Access educational sessions on business and technical skills and network with industry leaders all under one roof. Early bird discounts end January 20 visit cacraftbeersummit.com (http://cacraftbeersummit.com) to register.

Sean White, cofounder of Athens, Ohio's Little Fish, is committed to mixed culture sour beer. It's not the only thing that they brew, but it's part of the soul of the brewery and a founding pillar that they've continued to develop (and improve) over the past eight years. Over those years, they've been recognized a number of times for the beers from this program—gold and bronze World Beer Cup medals in 2016 and 2018, silver and gold GABF medals in 2020 and 2022—but if you ask White, he'll tell you that they're still figuring it out. They haven't settled, and they're still learning. In this episode, White discusses how they brew these compelling beers, from timing ingredient additions to parameters around their spontaneous beer program. Along the way, he discusses: maintaining multiple cultures via solera and brink minimizing beer waste to promote sustainability by reducing failure balancing acidity in award-winning beers neutralizing aged hops to manage funky flavor components sourcing and processing local fruit fruiting in the barrel bottle conditioning with an acid shock starter to reduce yeast stress topping up barrels to prevent the development of off flavors not drinking beer for the past eight months, while still brewing it And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): For years G&D Chillers has chilled the beers you love, partnering with 3,000+ breweries across the country. They know brewing doesn't stop at 5 o'clock and nor do they. Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com (https://gdchillers.com). BSG Craft Brewing (https://BSGCraftbrewing.com): Let Rahr North Star Pils™ be your guide. With overtones of honey and sweet bread, flavor and aroma notes of hay and nutty character. Rahr North Star Pils™ is a base malt you can set your compass by! Set a course for BSGCraftbrewing.com (https://BSGCraftbrewing.com) to learn how Accubrew (https://accubrew.io) AccuBrew gives brewers, like you, unprecedented insight into your fermentation process. You can remotely monitor sugar conversion, temperature, and clarity to ensure consistency by quickly detecting out-of-range conditions. AccuBrew helps you monitor, document, and manage your fermentation process in real-time. ProBrew (https://www.probrew.com) At ProBrew, we believe that your brewery deserves equipment as unique as the drinks that you craft. ProBrew's customizable equipment empowers breweries to expand operations at their own pace. For more information, visit www.probrew.com or email contactus@probrew.com. Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): If you hear Old Orchard mentioned in the brewing community, don't be surprised: the flavored craft juice concentrate blends from Old Orchard have shipped to over 46 states. To join the core of Old Orchard's brewing community, learn more at oldorchard.com/brewer (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer) Ss Brewtech (https://www.ssbrewtech.com): Ss Brewtech has taken technology they invented working with world-renowned industry veterans and made them available to every craft brewer. To learn more about Ss Brewtech's innovation list, head over to SsBrewtech.com (https://www.ssbrewtech.com). Christian Hansen (https://www.chr-hansen.com): Christian Hansen are now bringing their knowledge of microbes to brewers with their SmartBev range of frozen liquid yeast and freeze-dried bacteria. Reimagine what your beer can be. Go to Chr-Hansen.com (https://www.chr-hansen.com) to learn more on the SmartBev line of products. California Craft Beer Summit (http://cacraftbeersummit.com): Join the craft beer community in Sacramento March 19-22 for the California Craft Beer Summit. Access educational sessions on business and technical skills and network with industry leaders all under one roof. Early bird discounts end January 20 visit cacraftbeersummit.com (http://cacraftbeersummit.com) to register.

Due to holiday season travel schedules, there is no new Brew Ha Ha show today, so here is a repeat of a favorite show from last August featuring Ramon Tamayo, brewer at Russian River Brewing Co, and Mike Gilmore, Paris-based micro-brew shop owner.  Brew Ha Ha today welcomes Ramon Tamayo and Mike Gilmore. Ramon Tamayo is the brewer at Russian River Brewing, working for Vinny Cilurzo. He used to work for Mark Carpenter at Anchor Brewing. Mike Gilmore is a brewer in Paris, France. He runs Brew Unique Paris, a shop in Paris where customers come for home brew classes and learn to make beer.  He grew up in the American northeast but has lived in Paris for 20 years. Mike says that there are some good new breweries in and around Paris. He has friends who organize guided tours to Belgian and French breweries. He worked for Boulder Brewery in Boulder, Colorado, starting in 1991. Two professors from CU Boulder started it in 1979. Mark Carpenter remembers that Boulder had a hazy beer, back then, called “The Ugly Beer” that they used to serve as a joke in a paper bag. Herlinda just judged at California Craft Beer Summit competition. She judged hazy beers, and double and triple IPAs. Some hazy beers were really good and some really bad, nothing in the middle. Mark tells about when Ramon worked for him at Anchor in San Francisco. Ramon started in the bottling house and worked his way up into the brew house. Anchor has a classic copper brew house from a German brewery. It is all operated by hand. Some people were surprised that they had no computers in the brew process. Mike teaches people how to brew at his shop in Paris, by making 5 gallon batches. His customers do everything by hand. The Beverage People, the home brew shop that has equipment and classes for home brew, wine, cheese and cider, is a new sponsor of Brew Ha Ha. Their work is similar to Mike Gilmore’s work in Paris, catering to home brewers. Some clients are individuals, they also have groups such as corporate team building and weddings. It’s a four-hour course. They also give you a recipe from HenHouse to attempt. Mike says that there are a lot of nanobreweries in Paris and some are making the transition successfully from that to a larger scale functioning business. There aren’t too many in Paris but in the suburbs there are a lot.

Take it from me: Journalism, as a career, is a difficult one to hold in 2019’s socio, political, and economic climate. For some though, like today’s guest, LA-area writer and editor Sarah Bennett, it’s way more than a job. It’s how to support her community and the underrepresented voices within it. It’s a way to elevate those who really keep Los Angeles great. Sarah was formerly a beer and arts contributor to LA Weekly, the premiere Southern California alt weekly publication. But that was before the magazine was purchased by a shadowy, allegedly politically-motivated group of investors who wound up firing most of the weekly’s in-house staff. Since then, the new LA Weekly has invoked the ire of many in the independent journalism world. Quickly, a group of expat writers and editors regrouped, and created their own new home in a quarterly magazine called The LAnd, where Sarah serves as managing editor. But it’s hardly her only hustle. Sarah also works as editor at the Long Beach Post, a city publication chronicling the happenings of the large but relatively insular Long Beach community. Here, Bennett studies local restaurants, and, very importantly, beer, among a few other things. Months ago, Sarah asked me to appear at the California Craft Beer Summit to discuss beer and journalism with other beer writers and gathered brewers. A few hours before the panel was due to begin, I asked her to give me her thoughts on all things community, city life, beer, and journalism. What she said echoed part of The LAnd’s mission statement: “Angelenos deserve vigorous reporting and thoughtful writing.” This is Sarah Bennett, beer and food writer and editor. Listen in.

Brew Ha Ha today welcomes Ramon Tamayo and Mike Gilmore. Ramon Tamayo is the brewer at Russian River Brewing, working for Vinny Cilurzo. He used to work for Mark Carpenter at Anchor Brewing. Mike Gilmore is a brewer in Paris, France. He runs Brew Unique Paris, a shop in Paris where customers come for home brew classes and learn to make beer.  He grew up in the American northeast but has lived in Paris for 20 years. Mike says that there are some good new breweries in and around Paris. He has friends who organize guided tours to Belgian and French breweries. He worked for Boulder Brewery in Boulder, Colorado, starting in 1991. Two professors from CU Boulder started it in 1979. Mark Carpenter remembers that Boulder had a hazy beer, back then, called “The Ugly Beer” that they used to serve as a joke in a paper bag. Herlinda just judged at California Craft Beer Summit competition. She judged hazy beers, and double and triple IPAs. Some hazy beers were really good and some really bad, nothing in the middle. Mark tells about when Ramon worked for him at Anchor in San Francisco. Ramon started in the bottling house and worked his way up into the brew house. Anchor has a classic copper brew house from a German brewery. It is all operated by hand. Some people were surprised that they had no computers in the brew process. Mike teaches people how to brew at his shop in Paris, by making 5 gallon batches. His customers do everything by hand. The Beverage People, the home brew shop that has equipment and classes for home brew, wine, cheese and cider, is a new sponsor of Brew Ha Ha. Their work is similar to Mike Gilmore’s work in Paris, catering to home brewers. Some clients are individuals, they also have groups such as corporate team building and weddings. It’s a four-hour course. They also give you a recipe from HenHouse to attempt. Mike says that there are a lot of nanobreweries in Paris and some are making the transition successfully from that to a larger scale functioning business. There aren’t too many in Paris but in the suburbs there are a lot.

Go here to see notes for this episode: http://www.fourbrewers.com/260-bees-cider-hops-and-fruit/ Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube | Twitch | Anchor.fm Support the show: Patreon | PayPal Donation 4B Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | tumblr | Flickr | Snapchat Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King ***** Episode Chapters: 00:00: SupportTheShitOutOfIt.com 00:08: Theme Music 00:17: Begin Show 00:34: California Craft Beer Summit 01:17: Limoncello First Impressions - 4 Hands Brewing Co. 08:51: SUPERCRUISE: Tempranillo and Cab Franc - Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales 17:03: Precious - Plan Bee Farm Brewery 24:50: Spontané: Framboise (2018) - Wild Mind Artisan Ales 33:00: Prohibition - Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse 41:58: Double Dry Hopped Nova Vert - Parish Brewing Co. 50:26: fourbrewers.com The Four Brewers podcast uses .mp3 files with chapter markers that allow you to easily skip to different parts of the show. Overcast for iOS and Podcast Addict for Android are two examples of apps that utilize this handy feature, as well as the native Podcasts app for iOS. If your podcast player doesn't support chapter markers, then simply reference the time stamps listed above for this episode.

Danny and Jonny Fullpint sit down and answer the beer related questions you submitted on social media for the July mailbag edition of The Full Pint Podcast. Questions and topics for this episode include: - Hard seltzer - Is craft beer as a whole a trend chaser? - Why don't IPAs age well? - Thoughts on proper glassware. - The lowdown on mules. - The appeal of sour beer. - The correlation between beards and craft beer. - Which is better draft beer or canned beer? - Going to "craft beer hell" - Approaching beer ratings. - Best sour beer makers in California? - Oxygen - Thoughts on Dogfish Head / Sam Adams merger. - How to approach a beer pairing dinner. - Behind the scenes questions regarding The Full Pint. - Beer labels. - Predictions on the next beer trends. - How do small distributors fit into the market. - Old breweries rebranding to seem new. 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. • California Craft Beer Summit 2019 - Whether you are in the beer industry or just love drinking the good stuff, mark your calendar and secure your tickets for the biggest beer event on the west coast.  • 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. Music for The Full Pint Podcast is provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com

Go here to see notes for this episode: http://www.fourbrewers.com/257-jasons-ipa-mixtape/ Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube | Twitch | Anchor.fm Support the show: Patreon | PayPal Donation 4B Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | tumblr | Flickr | Snapchat Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King ***** Episode Chapters: 00:00: FirkFest! 01:48: Theme Music 01:53: Begin Show 02:17: New Patreon Supporter Shoutouts! 03:09: Reviewer Shoutout! 03:59: California Craft Beer Summit 05:43: Jason's IPA Mixtape 05:52: No Whalez Here - Jester King Brewery 10:01: Hooey - Lupulin Brewing 15:01: 3.8 Miles - WeldWerks Brewing Co 21:23: 4B Mailbag 31:22: DDH Little Brother - Brewmaster Jack 36:07: Extant IPA - Reuben's Brews 38:15: King Sue - Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. 45:14: fourbrewers.com The Four Brewers podcast uses .mp3 files with chapter markers that allow you to easily skip to different parts of the show. Overcast for iOS and Podcast Addict for Android are two examples of apps that utilize this handy feature, as well as the native Podcasts app for iOS. If your podcast player doesn't support chapter markers, then simply reference the time stamps listed above for this episode.

Go here to see notes for this episode: http://fourbrewers.com Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube | Twitch | Anchor.fm Support the show: Patreon | PayPal Donation 4B Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | tumblr | Flickr | Snapchat Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King ***** Episode Chapters: 00:00: supporttheshitoutofit.com 00:08: Theme Music 00:17: Begin Show 00:27: Enegren Brewing Company 01:46: California Craft Beer Summit 2019 05:34: Follow Up - Cold, Frosted Glasses 07:18: Podcast Review - Amie San 07:51: The Lightest One - Enegren Brewing Company 12:25: 4B Mailbag 19:41: California FESTBIER Lager - Enegren Brewing Company 31:38: Maibock - Enegren Brewing Company 36:52: The Big Meat - Enegren Brewing Company 43:05: fourbrewers.com The Four Brewers podcast uses .mp3 files with chapter markers that allow you to easily skip to different parts of the show. Overcast for iOS and Podcast Addict for Android are two examples of apps that utilize this handy feature, as well as the native Podcasts app for iOS. If your podcast player doesn't support chapter markers, then simply reference the time stamps listed above for this episode.

After attending the California Craft Beer Summit, Mark returned with a myriad of trend data that he shares along with the implications to your business.Read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Ben Rice travels to the 2018 California Craft Beer Summit to conduct mini-episodes with brewers, vendors, and beer industry professionals. This is the 3rd of 3 episodes recorded during that trip. In Segment One, Ben chats with old friends Scott Williams of Moksa Brewing and Delayna Fitzgerald of Drake's at the Barn, to discuss brewery expansion, as Moksa plans to increase its production area and Drake's Brewing is opening a new satellite location in Sacramento. We also talk about the importance of building community. In segment two, Ben sits down with Stan Brown of Barnum Mechanical and Will Fox of Pacific Island Beer Company to talk about how there are no shortcuts in brewery building and how passion drives the industry. And in our final segment, we speak with Jason VerHoef of BioGill and Kevin Martino of Chev Kev's Specialty Foods to talk about waste management and beer snacks, two items we tend to overlook when downing some tasty suds. Enjoy! Follow Barley & Me across social media @barleyandmepod Follow Moksa on Instagram @moksabrewing Follow Drake's at the Barn for info on their grand opening at @drakesthebarn Find out more about Barnum Mechanical at www.barnummech.com Check out Pacific Island Beer Co at @pacificislandbeerco Check out BioGill at brewery.biogill.com Order some noms from Chef Kev's Specialty Foods at www.chefkevfoods.com As a reminder, you can now buy Barley & Me t-shirts at www.zen-threads.com (https://bit.ly/BarleyZen) This episode is brought to you by ABV Magazine. Subscribe now at www.abvmagazine.com! Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) Email me questions, comments, concerns, and/or guest ideas at barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com

Host Ben Rice travels to the California Craft Beer Summit 2018 to conduct short-form interviews with brewers and industry professionals. In the 2nd of 3 episodes from this event, there are two segments: the first with Alex Larrabee of Big Stump Brewing (Sacramento), Kelly Lohrmeyer of Yakima Chief Hops, and Tanner Davies of Country Malt Group, to talk about how hops, malt, water, and yeast come together to make phenomenal beer and forge friendships. Then in segment two, Ben chats with Josie Becker of Common Space Brewing (Los Angeles) and Rob Cartwright of DataQuencher to dig deep on surprising beer trends and how non-brewer brewery workers can surprise you. Enjoy! Follow Barley & Me across social media @barleyandmepod Find out more about Big Stump Brewing @bigstumpbrewco Get into that Yakima Gold with Yakima Chief Hops @yakimachiefhops on Twitter and @yakimachief on Instagram Get roasted by Country Malt Group @countrymalt Discover Common Space Brewing @commonspacela Learn more about DataQuencher @dataquencher on Twitter Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) Barley & Me t-shirts are now available at Zen-Threads.com (https://bit.ly/BarleyZen) This episode has been brought to you by ABV Magazine. Subscribe for just $1 a month at www.abvmagazine.com

Host Ben Rice travels to the 2018 California Craft Beer Summit to talk to beer industry near and far about themselves, their beer, and their specialties. This is the first of three episodes recorded there. The first segment features Meghan Peltz, the Sensory Manager at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. We dive into the quality control world of the craft beer industry, its importance, and how to separate that nerdy side from the beer enjoyment side, plus how Meghan found herself in this interesting career. In segment two, we chat with Mike Brennan and Annie Johnson of PicoBrew, the innovate automated homebrew system. Mike doubles as a representative of the Master Brewers Association and Annie was the 2013 American Homebrewer of the Year. We catch up on old times, talk about the changing beer industry, the burgeoning craft beer cocktail scene, and what's new from PicoBrew, plus fart jokes and more! Enjoy! Follow Sierra Nevada @sierranevada Find out more about PicoBrew and their existing and upcoming products at www.picobrew.com or on social media at @picobrewbeer Fall in love with Annie Johnson on Instagram @smellsofhotdogs and on Twitter @buffalowing Follow Barley & Me across social media @barleyandmepod Rate and subscribe, even share links, if you would be so kind! You can buy Barley & Me t-shirts at Zen-Threads.com / https://www.bit.ly/BarleyZen This episode is brought to you by ABV Magazine. Subscribe for just $1 a month or find out more at www.abvmagazine.com Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) Email Barley & Me with questions, comments, concerns, or guest ideas at barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Host Ben Rice travels to Rancho Cordova, CA, to speak Jason Williams, Duncan Alexander, and Jack Alexander of the newly-opened Burning Barrel Brewing. You may remember Jack and Duncan from episode 61, which was recorded during their planning and build-out phase. We now catch up with them 5 weeks after their grand opening, to compare and contrast their expections versus reality of brewery ownership and operation, plus what they think is in store for the future. As we continue to chat, we eschew the classic three-tiered/tied-house distribution regulations to find out how the current craft beer boom is impacting that ancient law. We also discuss military service and the importance of being good with your hands. Plus! Color-changing beers, new school beer marketing, and Burning Barrel's already-ordered expansion. All this and more, on another jam-packed episode of Barley & Me. Enjoy! Follow Burning Barrel Brewing @burningbarrelbrewco. Check out their website, www.burningbarrelbrewco.com. And don't forget to follow Barley & Me across social media @barleyandmepod Email questions, comments, concerns, guest ideas, brewery ideas, etc., to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com This episode has been brought to you by the California Craft Beer Summit, occurring in Sacramento, CA September 6-8. That's this coming weekend! You can find out more and buy tickets at www.cacraftbeer.com This episode is also brought to you by ABV Magazine, a Bay Area beer magazine featuring enticing articles, beer reviews, and a dash of music and art. Check them out on social media @abvmagbayarea or at www.abvmagazine.com You can now buy Barley & Me shirts through Sacramento-based clothier Zen Threads, at www.zen-threads.com or at bit.ly/BarleyZen Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart)

Host Ben Rice travels to Rancho Cordova, CA, to sit down with Old Hangtown Beer Works's head brewer/owner Michael Frenn and sales director Tyler Getz, as well as beer blogger Amber Clemons of Hopular Culture. Together, we discuss the role classic beer styles play in the modern American craft beer world, and Michael discusses his humble beginnings as a teensie tiny nanobrewery. As we take a stroll down Memory Lane, discussing beer greats Michael Jackson and Fred Eckhardt, we also delve into our guests' beer beginnings, including what led Amber to start her beer blog, Hopular Culture. Plus Ben talks about his best day ever, Tyler goes hunting for John Connor, Mike brings his beloved Ale Camino into the shop, and Amber helps her non-craft-minded friends learn to enjoy beer. All this, plus an in-depth discussion of the ancient Steinbier style, imaginary bluegrass bands, how millenials are killing breakfast, and so much more, on episode 80 of Barley & Me. Enjoy! Find out more about Old Hangtown Beer Works at www.oldhangtownbeerworks.com or follow them on Facebook and Instagram @oldhangtownbeerworks Track down Amber Clemons and Hopular Culture on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @hopularculture Follow Barley & Me across social media @barleyandmepod or email questions, comments, concerns, guest ideas, whatever, to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) You can buy Barley & Me t-shirts at Zen-Threads.com (https://bit.ly/BarleyZen) This episode is brought to you by the California Craft Beer Summit, taking place in Sacramento, CA September 6-8. Get your tickets today at www.cacraftbeersummit.com This episode is also brought to you by ABV Magazine, the Bay Area's newest premier beer magazine. Subscribe and get more info at www.abvmagazine.com!

Host Ben Rice travels to Placerville, CA, to sit down with Solid Ground Brewing's KC and Scott, with BJCP judge and professional brewer Ellen Sherrill in tow, to dig deep into the depths of start-up breweries. Celebrating 13 months in existence, but decades of experience in the beer and wine industry, KC and Scott openly discuss the reasons why they opened in Placerville instead of a metropolitan area, the trials of opening a full production brewery without a focus on IPAs, and exceeding expectations. Listen as we go in-depth on how barrels affect beer, how barrel fermentation differs from standard steel fermenters, and how selecting a beer style and/or beer name can affect sales. We dig deep on their barrel-fermented saison, delve into their decidedly-one-off Pho Gose, and their year-round wine-barrel aged stout. All this and even more tech talk, like self-distribution pros and cons, preventing boil-over, seasonal variance on hops, and how tap handle style can affect carbonation and, therefore, flavor. If you thought you knew beer, prepare for a master class. Enjoy episode 79, of Barley & Me! Find out more about Solid Ground at www.solidgroundbrewing.com Ellen Sherrill can be found on social media if you do your do diligence. Or try to locate her on Untappd through her mysterious username. Heck, follow me on Untapped via username BeerDevilsAdvocate because 2008 me was a genius. Follow Barley & Me across social media @barleyandmepod Email questions, comments, concerns, or brewery/guest ideas to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts! Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) You can now buy Barley & Me t-shirts at Zen Threads (www.zen-threads.com or bit.ly/BarleyZen). Made locally by rad beer-loving folks! This episode is brought to you by ABV Magazine (@abvmagbayarea) and the California Craft Beer Summit (taking place September 6-8; get your tickets at www.californiacraftbeer.com)! Thanks for listening!

Host Ben Rice travels to Portland, Oregon, to drop in on Patrick Lawrence of Oregon Mead & Cider Company, with comedian, artist, podcaster, card game creator, and general creative Carolyn Main, to discuss the wonderful world of mead, a Barley & Me first! We talk the mead-creation process and how it compares to beer, cider, braggot, and more, plus the surprising ingredient that can cause cross-contamination and the importance of bees to mead and the world's food supply. And, as is par for the course, we trash the Star Wars prequels while talking about Carolyn's latest card game creation, Pitch Please!, where you create a movie pitch based on movie tropes. We also delve into Patrick's multiple jobs that have, despite his best efforts, centered around any and all kinds of apples, planned obsolescence in technology, and the fermentation tank naming process. All this and more, on episode 78 of Barley & Me. Enjoy! Find out more about Oregon Mead & Cider Co @ www.oregonmeadandcider.com or follow them on social media @ormeadandcider Follow Carolyn Main @carolynmain and don't forget to check out Pitch Please! in its podcast format or buy a set for home use! Go to pitchplease.fun for more info! Follow Barley & Me @barleyandmepod Email questions, comments, concerns, guest ideas, etc., to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) Don't forget; you can buy a snazzy Barley & Me tee from Zen Threads (@zenthreads): http://bit.ly/BarleyZen This episode is brought to you by ABV Magazine (@abvmagbayarea) and the California Craft Beer Summit (www.californiacraftbeer.com). Get your tickets now, as the event runs Sept 6-8. Thanks for listening!

Host Ben Rice travels to Empress Tavern in Sacramento, CA, on behalf of the California Craft Brewer's Association, to talk with restauranteurs and brewers moments after they are picked to collaborate with each other on food and beer pairings for the upcoming California Craft Beer Summit (Sept 6-8). Ben talks to Leia Bailey, managing direction for the CCBA, about the Brewed for Food event and the CA Craft Beer Summit, then he sits down with Patricio Wise of Nixtaco and Lauren Zehnder of Mraz Brewing to see how this beloved taco joint will try to pair flavors with the esteemed sour factory that is Mraz, followed by an interview with Ryan Donahue of Empress Tavern and Sage Smith of Bike Dog Brewing to see how this upscale eatery can craft a menu around Bike Dog's outstanding everyday drinkers. All this and more, on episode 77 of Barley & Me. Enjoy! Find out more about the California Craft Beer Summit and/or get tickets at www.cacraftbeersummit.com or www.californiacraftbeer.com Follow Mraz @mrazbrewing on Twitter and @mrazbrewingco on Instagram Check out Nixtaco @nixtaco Find Empress Tavern @empresstavern Check out Bike Dog's two Sacramento locations by following @bikedogbrewing Follow Barley & Me across social media @barleyandmepod Thank you so much to Empress Tavern for hosting us for this event. Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) This episode is brought to you by ABV Magazine (@abvmagbayarea) and the California Craft Beer Summit! Barley & Me t-shirts are available in all shapes and colors at Zen Threads, zen-threads.com Thanks so much for listening!

Oktoberfest has begun for 2017 and to celebrate we sample three traditional German Oktoberfest beers and compare them to three American beers of the same style. We also recap our recent visit to the California Craft Beer Summit and play with some beer apps for Amazon Echo. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Original Oktoberfest Weihenstephaner Festbier Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen Uinta Fest Helles Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2017) OktoberFish

Oktoberfest has begun for 2017 and to celebrate we sample three traditional German Oktoberfest beers and compare them to three American beers of the same style. We also recap our recent visit to the California Craft Beer Summit and play with some beer apps for Amazon Echo. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Original Oktoberfest Weihenstephaner Festbier Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen Uinta Fest Helles Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2017) OktoberFish

Host Ben Rice travels to the 2017 California Craft Beer Summit to suss out interviews from attendees. In this episode, there are 5 separate interview segments. In segment 1, he speaks with Naiche Minor & John Hutchings from Fall River Brewing and Kyle Leddy from New Glory Brewing about their recent collaboration and their review of the first day on the expo floor for the summit, as well as the Fall River airplane. In segment 2, Ben sits down with Pat Fahey, the content director for the Cicerone Certification Program, and master cicerone & beer educator Nicole Erny, to discuss what a cicerone is, the differences between cicerone levels, and how to get into it, plus Nicole lets you know what classes she will be teaching in the coming months and how to register. In segment 3, Ben chats with Adam Hunt & Brian Vermont of Solano Brewing Company and ABM Equipment's John Hilgendorf, and they discuss starting a brewery from the owner's perspective, as well as that of a brewery designer, plus we get a sneak peek at one of Solano's first beers. In segment 4, Ben pontificates with Kevin Hopkins, the vice president of Mother Earth Brewing, and Everard Strong, the publisher of the upcoming Bay Area quarterly ABV Magazine about the combination of beer and music, as well as what led Mother Earth to make a cream ale their flagship when IPAs were at their peak. And in the fifth and final segment, Ben gets a rare one-on-one with The Brewing Network's beloved personality Tasty McDole to talk about his history with beer, his favorite beers, and, of course, his new collaboration with 21st Amendment, Tasty IPA. Before I forget, I will be participating in an all-male bikini car wash to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey Saturday, September 23, from noon to 5 at Deja Vu Showgirls, located at 11252 Trade Center Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA. Come get your car cleaned and help those in need. Barf bags not available on site. Follow Barley & Me on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @barleyandmepod Email Barley & Me @ barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com Find more information about Fall River Brewing at www.fallriverbrewing.com, on Facebook @fallriverbrewingcompany, on Twitter @fallriverbrew, & on Instagram @fallriverbrewing Find more information about New Glory Brewing at www.newglorybeer.com or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @newglorybrewery Find more information on the Cicerone Certification Program at www.cicerone.org Follow Nicole Erny on Twitter/Instagram @beer_muse Find more information on Solano Brewing Company at www.solanobrew.com or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @solanobrew Find more information on Mother Earth Brewing at www.motherearthbrewco.com or on Twitter @motherearthbrewco & on Facebook/Instagram @motherearthbrewco Find more information on ABV Magazine at www.abvmagazine.com or on Facebook @abvmagazine and Twitter @abvmagbayarea Follow Tasty's exploits on the Brewing Network at www.thebrewingnetwork.com or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @brewingnetwork Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@mr4proaudio) Logo by Jessica DiMesio @alivingclicheart

Summer is coming to a close and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to go to the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento, California! Go here to see notes for this episode. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube Support the show: Patreon | PayPal 4B Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | tumblr | Flickr | Snapchat | Anchor.fm Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King ***** Chapters: 0:00 - Support The Show On Patreon! 0:09 - Theme Music 0:18 - Begin Show 1:46 - Chapman Crafted Beer - Old Towne Block Party 7:07 - Hazy IPA Discussion 11:21 - Chapman Crafted (cont’d) 12:21 - Silva Brewing - 525 Pine 19:29 - California Craft Beer Summit 2017 29:52 - New Glory Craft Brewery - Gummy Worms 36:48 - Tiki Talk - The Jungle Bird 42:33 - CCBS Wrap Up Discussion 45:11 - Four Brewers On YouTube! The Four Brewers podcast uses mp3 files with chapter markers that allow you to easily skip to different parts of the show. Overcast for iOS and Podcast Addict for Android are two examples of apps that utilize this handy feature. If your podcast player doesn't support chapter markers, then simply reference the time stamps listed above for this episode.

KMOVE Radio will be double-fisted with beer mugs at The California Craft Beer Summit and Beer Festival which is CCBA's premier event for the beer community across the entire West Coast. Listen here, http://bit.ly/CAcraftBeerKMOVE, to Leia Ostermann Bailey, Managing Director, California Craft Brewers Association, talk about craft beer history in California, how to become a member, the association's purpose, and of course lots of talk about how you DON'T want to miss the PREMIER event for the California Craft Beer Summit September 7-9! Tickets available at: http://bit.ly/GrabYourBeerTix

Host Ben Rice sits down with beer know-it-all Dan Scott, Capital Beer and Taproom's Peter Halldorf, and YOLO Brewing's David Weiss to discuss the recent closings of Rubicon and American River Brewing Companies, plus tell their favorite stories about experiences with these breweries. We touch a little bit on causation, but this episode is about celebrating the time they were with us and our hopes for the future, should a buyer come about. Plus Ben talks about how much of an asshole he used to be and why a famous comedian blocked him on Twitter. Listen to the end for a (possibly inaccurate) tip about some upcoming beer bars, as well! Thanks for listening. Follow Barley & Me @barleyandmepod Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez @mr4proaudio Logo by Jessica DiMesio @alivingclicheart This episode is brought to you by Lyft! Get $5 off your first ride by using the promo code BarleyAndMe And also brought to you by the California Craft Beer Summit, taking place September 7-9. Get tickets at www.californiacraftbeer.com

Are you going to the California Craft Beer Summit this year? Hey! So is Four Brewers!

Host Ben Rice travels to San Leandro to speak with Cleophus Quealy's owner/brewer Dan Watson, along with Bay Area comedian Chad Opitz. The man with the best beer joke in the biz talks about getting his start in high school drama, moving into the thrilling world of odd-ball music in Seattle, then taking up stand-up in the weirdo town of Santa Cruz, while Dan talks about his early love of European beers that led him to start up a small brewery in California, with a concentration on flavors pulled from fruits and yeasts, nearly bypassing the hop craze. We dive into conversations about misspelled names, misread names, and how every brewery name is stupid. Plus beers, beards, more beers, and more beards! on another riveting episode of Barley & Me! Enjoy! Follow Barley & Me at @barleyandmepod Follow Chad Opitz at @chadopitz Follow Cleophus Quealy at @cleophus_quealy Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@mr4proaudio) Logo: Jessica DiMesio (@alivingclicheart) This episode is brought to you by Lyft. Try Lyft now and enter the promo code BarleyAndMe for $5 off your first ride. This episode is also brought to you by the California Craft Beer Summit, taking place in Sacramento September 7-9, with the California Craft Beer Festival capping it off September 9. Get your tickets today at www.californiacraftbeer.com

Host Ben Rice travels to Alameda, CA, to sip on suds and take in the gorgeous scenery of Faction Brewing, along with their owner/head brewer Rodger Davis and special guest, comedian DJ Sandhu. We talk about the trials of surviving in the Bay Area given the tech boom, start-up brewery costs, the band Tool, how The Grateful Dead got Rodger into brewing, and Ales for ALS, which is taking place at Faction Brewing on Saturday, July 22, 2017. This episode was also filmed and is available to view on YouTube at https://youtu.be/t8DIAsL0vog Thank you to Rodger and DJ for taking part and to Brandon Morgan (of Shitty Food Blog) for filming. Thanks as always to Breez for the intro music. The track is called "JamRoc." Artwork is by Jessica DiMesio. And thank YOU for listening. Follow Barley & Me on social media @barleyandmepod Follow host Ben Rice on Twitter @comedianbenrice Follow Faction Brewing online @factionbrewing Follow DJ Sandhu @djsandhu20 This episode is brought to you by Lyft - get $5 off your first ride using promo code BarleyAndMe - and by the California Craft Beer Summit, taking place September 7-9. Get more info and buy tickets at californiacraftbeer.com.

On this episode of Barley & Me, host Ben Rice visits upcoming Rocklin, CA, brewery Moksa Brewing and speaks with owners Nu Boonkham and Scott Williams, as well as head brewer Corey Meyer (previously of New Glory Brewing) and also with special guest Rebecca Steele-Wilkie, owner of Cuvee Marketing and creator of the Instagram account Art of the Jockey Box, to talk about the expectations for Moksa, the surprising difficulties in opening a brewery at a location where another brewery used to exist, barrel aging, and marketing. We look forward to seeing what Moksa has in store when they open later in 2017. Be sure to check out Art of the Jockey Box on Instagram and visit www.cuveemarketing.com for all your beer and wine marketing needs. Follow Barley & Me on social media @barleyandmepod Follow host Ben Rice on Twitter @comedianbenrice Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@mr4proaudio) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@livingclicheart) This episode is brought to you by Lyft. Download the Lyft app and get $5 off your first ride by using promo code BarleyAndMe This episode is also brought to you by the California Craft Beer Summit, taking place at the Sacramento Convention Center September 7th and 8th, with the Summit Beer Festival taking place September 9th. Get your tickets now at californiacraftbeer.com.

Host Ben Rice spends yet another day at the California Craft Beer Summit, with the full intent of recording another mini-episode during the actual beer festival, featuring Herlinda Heras of the Brew HaHa Drive Time Radio Show and Patrick Rue of the Bruery/Bruery Terreux, only to have Herlinda bring along her co-host Joe Tucker, who also just happens to be the founder of the very popular RateBeer.com. Instead of 15 minutes, we spend 40 minutes discussing the Craft Beer Summit, as well as upcoming RateBeer.com festivals the Funk N Dank Fest and Rate Beer Best Fest. Plus Patrick discusses his humble beginnings, the split-up of The Bruery into two separate entities, and how collaboration beers come about and get brewed. Plus we talk about our first beer loves and Herlinda gives some insight into how dating a non-craft drinker can go terribly wrong. Enjoy! You can follow Barley & Me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @barleyandmepod Find previous episodes on iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and Podbean Find our guests across the Internet! The Bruery/Bruery Terreux: @thebruery @brueryterreux Herlinda Heras: @beergolfgirl Joe Tucker: @ratebeer Join The Bruery Preservation Society at thebruerystore.com Get tickets to the Rate Beer Best Fest at ratebeerbest.com Intro: "JamRoc" by Breez (Twitter: @4proaudio, Instagram: @mr4proaudio) Logo: Jessica DiMesio (@a_living_cliche) Thanks for listening!

Host Ben Rice once again sits down in the middle of a massive beer conference to talk to whoever sits down! In Part Two of Three of his adventures at the Craft Beer Summit. At 5:40, Ben sits down with Kevin Cox and Bert Aguilar of Fresno's Tioga-Sequoia Brewing, to discuss Kevin's long and winding career in the beer industry (over 25 years!), plus we touch on the arduous task of brewery management and moving from contract brewing to brewing for yourself. And we close out by talking about FresYES, their annual pro-Fresno party. Then, at 25:25, I chat with Kern River Brewing's owner Eric Giddens, Kern River Brewing's head brewer Adrian Barrera (formerly of Tioga-Sequoia, Track 7, and Prairie Artisan Ales), and Beers in Sac App's Josh Elder, to talk about starting a brewery in the middle of nowhere before the craft beer boom, linking up with breweries across Sacramento to cross-promote events, and, of course, beers even the experience beer drinker can't stomach. Then we close it out, starting at the 43:20 mark, with brewer Shane Aldrich from Oakland's Linden Street Brewery, along with Robert Bolch of John Fearless Co. and Shawn Zizzo of EZ Plan, an operations software program he designed. We'll talk about their strangely intertwined yet divided history with one another as Ben quickly collapses into delerium after 6 straight hours of setup, pandering, side conversations, hustling, interviews, explanations, preparations, and everything else gets the better of him. Plus we learn a lot about the surprising history of the names of all these companies. Even EZ Plan's name isn't as EZ as it seems. Enjoy! Find my guests on the Internet! Tioga-Sequoia Brewing: www.tioga-sequoia.com Beers In Sac: www.beersinsac.com / @beersinsac Kern River Brewing: www.kernriverbrewing.com Linden Street Brewery: www.lindenstreetbrewery.com John Fearless Craft Hops & Provisions: www.johnfearless.com EZ Plan: www.ezplan.co Like, share, follow, whatever Barley & Me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @barleyandmepod Find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, and GooglePlay Intro: "JamRoc" by Breez (Twitter: @4proaudio / Instagram: @mr4proaudio) Logo by Jessica DiMesio (Instagram: @a_living_cliche)

Host Ben Rice sits down in the middle of a massive beer conference to talk to whoever sits down! In Part One of Three of his adventures at the Craft Beer Summit. At 5:25, Ben sits down with Kevin Rhodes of Groundswell Brewing in San Diego and Ty Stevenson of Carneros Brewing in Sonoma. With a combined 25.25 years of commercial brewing experience (Rhodes 25, Stevenson 0.25), they delve into the importance of water in our beers. Then, at 15:20, Elliot Hoffman of Camino Brewing in San Jose sits across from beer blogger Eric Gibson of Brew Hoppin' to delve into being a small-timer at a massive statewide beer conference and Camino's plans to move from contract brewing to full-time, self-focused brewing, expansion, and canning. After that, at 31:30, we have a Barley & Me first! No brewers! We'll chat with Joshua Cody of Colorado Malting Company and Daniel Hicks of TTB Tamer. Joshua's job seems self-explanatory, but he's one of the few who grows, harvests, germinates, kilns, AND distributes his own malted grains, while Daniel is the creator of TTB Tamer, a computer program that makes it easier for brewers to keep tabs on what taxes may be owed each day, week, month, and year, depending on their brewing and sales quantities. And then, at 48:25, our final interview of this portion contains beer heavyweights "Big Mike" Moore (beer judge, world traveler, food pairing expert, and friend of brewers everywhere) and Rob Fullmer, Executive Director of the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild. They'll get into their job duties before delving delicately into the positives, negatives, wishes, hopes, and fears of the growing trend of craft beer buy-outs, in particular that of Bosteels, makers of the popular Tripel Karmeliet. It's a lot to digest, so clear your calendar and dig in. Visit our guests online! California Craft Brewers Association: californiacraftbeer.com Groundswell: groundswellbrew.com Carneros: carnerosbrewing.com Ty's Water Products: watersbrewer.com Camino: caminobr.com Brew Hoppin': brewhoppin.com Colorado Malting Co.: coloradomaltingcompany.com TTB Tamer: ttbtamer.com Arizona Craft Brewers Guild: craftbeeraz.com Follow them all on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook, too! Follow Barley & Me @barleyandmepod Subscribe, share, comment, whatever, on iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, and GooglePlay! Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@4proaudio) Logo: Jessica DiMesio (@a_living_cliche)

Season 3, Episode 38 – This week, we’re on the floor of the expo at the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento, California, talking to some rad beer industry peeps. This week’s post was written in collaboration with the lovely Yvonne England.  Hey y’all! Guess that we did?! We went to Sacramento! (Have you watched our road trip video yet?) Make Beer Clear Again… This week, we went to the California Craft Beer Summit and had the opportunity to talk to a bunch of amazing beer people on the floor of the event. There were so many great breweries and beer peeps in attendance. We couldn’t talk to them all, but we know you’ll love the folks we did get! First on the list was Miss Franny FullPint, of The Full Pint. She’s also the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild (Get. It. Girl!). She’s badass. Just know that. Then we dropped acid…knowledge with Jeffers Richardson, of Firestone Walker Barrelworks, and learned what the hell Titratable Acidity is. Yeah, that’s a thing, and Jeffers explains it. We then interviewed Brandon Hernández, Chief Marketing Officer at Societe Brewing Company and Editor at Large of West Coaster Magazine, not to be confused with West Coasters Magazine, the best roller coaster review you’ll ever read! Patrick Rue of The Bruery and Henry Nguyen of Monkish Brewing Company Next you hear us with Patrick Rue, from The Bruery. Our SoCal duders will know this fine gentleman from his tiny little start-up in the OC. Just kidding! It’s one of the fastest growing breweries around…AND our own Matt Becker used to brew there!  Natalie Cilurzo, President of Russian River Brewing Company, also graced us with an interview. It was so dope! She was dope! Get ready for dopeness! (b-t dubs, the Russian River sour pilsner that was on tap at the festival was DOPE. SO. MUCH. DOPENESS.) Finally, we interviewed the wonderfully brilliant and knowledgable Julia Herz, of the Brewers Association. Julia knows her shit when it comes to the brewing industry, and also knows a thing or two about pairing beer with food. She even wrote a book about it! Beer Geeks! We had a blast at the California Craft Beer Summit. Like, for real. The expo was great and the fest on Saturday was well run with many spectacular California breweries pouring their brews. It was also really cool being literally down the street from the California State Capitol, drinking California craft brews! It was a fun road trip, followed by fun times with awesome beer people. We hope you enjoy these interviews as much as we did. We lived. We learned. We talked beer. We drank beer! BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT, CALIFORNIA. Direct audio: MP3 Subscribe: iTunes: Audio / Video RSS: Audio / Video Google Play Music Stitcher YouTube (Videos) Support the show: Patreon PayPal 4B Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram tumblr Flickr Snapchat Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King  

California is having a Beer Boom. In the Sacramento area, at least one new craft brewery is popping up every month. But how long will that last? Are we at a tipping point of quality beer, or is there room for more? What are the top names in NorCal brewing planning to do next? And for beer lovers, what’s on the horizon? For this discussion on all things beer, local brewers and beer pros tell you where California’s craft beer scene is at, where it’s headed next, what their own plans are, and how it’s going to affect the beers and breweries you love. PANELISTS * Ken Anthony – owner of Device Brewing, who went from engineer and home brewer to running one of Sacramento’s most respected breweries in just three years -- but still gets insomnia attacks at 2 a.m. * Charlie Bamforth -- Professor of Malting & Brewing Sciences at UC Davis, a.k.a. “The Pope of Foam” and “Mr. Beer” * Tom McCormick -- executive director of the California Craft Brewers Association, who keeps an eye on how the drought, proposed legislation, and beer-specific mergers and acquisitions will affect the brewing industry statewide * J-E Paino – owner of Ruhstaller Beer, who just had to shut down the tasting room at his Dixon hop farm after a battle with Solano County over permitting and building codes, but says he has “big plans” for the future * Teresa Psuty – brewmaster at the brand-new Crooked Lane Brewery in Auburn -- and yes, one of the few female brewmasters in California PODCAST TIMEFRAME * 0 to 8 minutes - Intro to California Groundbreakers * 8 min - Panelists introduce themselves and share their favorite beer ever (for that day) * 18 min - Is there a craft-brewing bubble in California? * 27 min - Lessons learned from the recent California Craft Beer Summit * 30 min - Barriers to entry for the aspiring brewer who wants to set up shop * 38 min - Who are the future beermakers of America coming out of UC Davis's Brewing & Malting Sciences program? * 41 min - Do new breweries need to go all out in order to get noticed in a crowded market? * 45 min - Future growth for Device Brewing, and how the "Solano County Effect" hit Ruhstaller after it had to shut down the taproom at its DIxon hops farm * 55 min - How legislation coming out of the Capitol affects the state's breweries * 1 hr, 3 min - The rise of "family-friendly" breweries * 1 hr, 7 min - Mistakes made (blue beer), lessons learned ($30,000 of beer poured down the drain) * 1 hr, 13 min - Marketing strategies to get the customer * 1 hr, 16 min - What will craft beers of the future taste like? * 1 hr, 23 min - How breweries approach the "sustainability" factor * 1 hr, 28 min - Favorite mentors, and the best lessons they taught * 1 hr, 33 min - Can California be a top grower of hops again? * 1 hr, 42 min - Is the Beer Boom changing UCDavis's Brewing & Malting Sciences curriculum? * 1 hr, 45 min - What would happen if you got a call from one of the Big Brewers asking to partner with you, or to buy you out?

Season 3, Episode 37 – This week, we’re heading up to the California Craft Beer Summit and making a few stops along the way. The 2016 California Craft Beer Summit is upon us! But, before get into the nitty gritty of the event, we’re driving up to Sacramento and making some stops along the way to pick up some beers from California breweries that we normally wouldn’t have access to. Erin Peters from The Beer Goddess also joins us in our makeshift hotel room studio in beautiful downtown Sacramento, California. Beers from California California is the largest state in the United States of America, and is home to approximately 600 breweries. According to the Brewers Association, approximately 95% of beer brewed in California in 2015 was sold in California. That’s a lot of beer, and the Brewers Association says there’s still room for more breweries. That’s pretty exciting. The beers on the show this week cover a pretty large swath of California. We made stops in Bakersfield at Lengthwise Brewing Company, Fresno at Tioga-Sequoia Craft Brewery, and Turlock at Dust Bowl Brewery. While these breweries are all geographically in California, the beers they brew are unique to their respective markets, making for a deliciously diverse group of beers for this week’s show. It should be noted that we kicked off the show this week with Union Craft Brewing’s Old Pro gose, which was sent to us by Four Brewers listener Jason Evans. We meant to include it on our gose show, but it got lost in the mix. Sorry about that, Jason! The beer was great! Also, be on the lookout on our YouTube channel for the the vlog we made documenting the trip up! BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT, CALIFORNIA. Beers from this week’s episode: Union Craft Brewing – Old Pro Lengthwise Brewing Company – Citra Simcoe Centennial Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. – DDH (Double Dry Hopped) Gen. Sherman IPA Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. – Catacomb Brew (Apricot Saison) Dust Bowl Brewing Company – Simcoe Lager Dust Bowl Brewing Company – Hops of Wrath IPA Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. – Sierra Dark SKY “Barrel Aged Quad” Direct audio: MP3 Subscribe: iTunes: Audio / Video RSS: Audio / Video Google Play Music Stitcher YouTube (Videos) Support the show: Patreon PayPal 4B Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram tumblr Flickr Snapchat Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King

Host Ben Rice returns for the grand opening of Crooked Lane Brewing in Auburn, CA, to catch up with his episode 3 guests, founders Paul Schilling, Kirt Braun, Adrian Psuty, and Teresa Psuty, along with Nu Boonkham of Auburn Thai Garden. When we first spoke with this crew, the building had recently been determined and they were, hopefully, a year away from opening. We sipped on some of their soon-to-be mainstays, made on a small garage kit, and talked of hopes and dreams. And now we're back to discuss the overwhelming reality of that vision, three years in the making. We discuss the trials and tribulations faced in the last year, gathering a local following, forming a work unit, the feeling of selling out a beer on opening night, plus women in the brewing industry (featuring a special guest appearance by bar manager Sierra Smith) and what the future holds after this strong open. Enjoy! Also, don't forget to go to Crooked Lane's Beer Dump Party, featuring food, beer, and dunk tanks, as they dump an English brown not fit for human consumption. That will be Sunday, Sept. 11. This episode is brought to you by the California Craft Beer Summit, taking place in Sacramento September 8 through 10. Find more information at califoriacraftbeer.com and buy tickets at eventbrite.com. Follow Crooked Lane Brewing @crookedlanebrew Enjoy Auburn Thai Garden's delicious Instagram @AuburnTG For beer, podcast updates, and more, follow Barley & Me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @barleyandmepod For those interested, host Ben Rice's personal Twitter is @comedianbenrice Intro: "JamRoc" by Breez (@4proaudio) Logo by Jessica DiMesio @a_living_cliche)

Whitey makes his triumphant return on the Ale Evangelist Show, and Drew dips into the Beer Closet! This show explores important topics like...Is is really ok to like crappy beer? What does the Scotsman's homebrew taste like? What is an Oktoberfest beer? Why does Alabama want the personal information of anyone who buys beer directly from a brewery? To console themselves over this violation of civil liberties, Drew busted out a 4 year old Speedway Stout from Alesmith, a 4 year old 395 Double IPA from Mammoth, and the guys try a tasty new Mango Session ale from Ballast Point. More hilarity, as you've come to expect from Whitey. All this and a MASSIVE taplist from the California Craft Beer Summit on this episode of the Ale Evangelist Show.

Drew returns on this excessively fun episode of the Ale Evangelist Show. Is the Zymatic really brewing, or are people just being sticks in the mud? Learn about the crap that beer snobs say and what they really mean. Find out what beers are being released in the next month or so, and find out whether the craft beer industry is still growing. All this, a packed beer calendar, and a summary of what all is happening at the California Craft Beer Summit this year on this fun-packed episode of the Ale Evangelist Show.

This week on The Session we welcome Brewmaster Darron Welch and Sales Manager Ryan Lishka from Pelican Brewing Company in Pacific City, OR. Tune in and learn about the diverse beers at Pelican and how they view the beers as complimentary to foods, moods, weather and more. Darron has been at this for more than 20 years and his skills come out in the beers and the interview. You're gonna want to learn from this guy! We also speak with Tom Mcormick from the California Craft Brewers Association about the upcoming 2016 California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento. u4idy8rt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices