The Brewing Network Presents | The Session

This week on The Session, we welcome Ian McCall from Riip Beer Company in Huntington Beach, California. Riip started out as a nano brewery using a MoreBeer Brew Sculpture to craft their beers. Today, they are an award winning brewery destination with some serious brewing chops. Tune in and learn about their fabulous beers (we're big fans now!). Also, JP, Sully and Justin reminisce about the old days of the BN and we learn about Sully being super-human on last week's show after a major health crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we are joined in-studio by Burgeon Beer Company, out of Carlsbad, California. Listen in as Co-Founder and Head Brewer, Anthony Tallman, and Co-Founder and Director of Operations, Derek Van Leeuwen, talk to us about their unique and charitable business model that supports environmental initiatives. We'll also learn about their love of hoppy beers, of which many of theirs have earned them medals. In addition to all the great Burgeon Beer discussion, we celebrate the return our great friend Shaun "Sully" O'Sullivan, from the 21st Amendment Brewery, as a recurring co-host on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghost Town Brewing, from Oakland, California, joins us in-studio to talk about how hoppy beers are not what they seem. We are joined by Head Brewer, Justin Burdt, and owner, Ryan Nosek, to talk about their lightening fast growth and love of unique hops. We revitalize an old discussion on early IBU's vs. late additions, learn about some old school recipe techniques, and taste some great examples of several styles of great craft beer! We also reminisce about old fan songs dedicated to Beevo, and the crew declares who, in all of history, each of the Brewcasters would like to hug... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session crew heads up to Windsor, CA to broadcast live from the all new Russian River Brewing Company! Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo invited us to their spectacular new brewery for a day of tours, fun and incredible beer. To round out the day, we set up in the entirely unique, and so so cool, Koelschip room. Vinnie and Natalie custom built this room to create spontaneously fermented beer, and even filled it with wort that day so that one day in the future (maybe 2-3 years) we will have a Brewing Network, spontaneously fermented, Koelschip beer! Tune in and learn all about the new brewery and so much more. Plus, one of our favorite parts of the day was when we made Beardy do a blind taste test of a Russian River hazy beer AND a Russian River clear beer. After all the comments about his dislike of the hazy style, tune in and find out if he can really taste the difference... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Solid Ground Brewing, from Diamond Springs, CA. to the studio. We are joined by co-owners KC Sare and Scott Johnson. These guys love brewing clean fermented, continental ales and lagers, but they bring us some big surprises! They've got some big brewery process chops that they use in their brew house that gives them a unique perspective on craft beer. But what sets them apart is their attention to detail and their combination of viticulture and brewing science to create craft beer that defies its own category. We are also joined by one of our favorite homebrew guru's, Gary Glass, to talk to us about this year's HomebrewCon in Providence, RI. And later, we get a call from Dave Marliave, from Flat Tail Brewing, (or Marliavoovooveevov as we like to call him...sometimes) who is on another quest to save the world, while defiling himself. But it's for a truly wonderful cause that's close to our hearts here at the BN and we hope you'll give it a listen and even support his heroic efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome the folks from Baerlic Brewing Company, from Portland, OR. to the studio! We are joined by Baerlic President, Ben Parsons, CEO, Rik Hall and Lead Brewer, Stephen “The Bear” Helwig. Learn about how and why Baerlic is Portland's largest self-distributed craft brewery, as well as why they have some strange obsession with denim vests... And they share some damn good beer with us! Also, we get a visit from a couple of old friends that remind us of the good ol' days! And if that's not enough, we introduce you to our newest team member and co-host, Teresa Psuty, from Crooked Lane Brewing Company in Auburn, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we are joined by our old friend Christian Hood (a.k.a. Krotchrott) from the very early days of The Brewing Network. Well Christian is all grown up now with his very own brewery, Swan Brewing, in Lakeland, FL. We get to try many of their unique creations (Imperial Coffee Blonde anyone?) and learn about the long journey from homebrewer to professional brewer from one of our favorite listeners of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allegory Brewing from McMinnville, Oregon joins us in the studio this week on The Session. Founder, David Sanguinetti and Head Brewer, Charlie Van Meter, bring us some of there excellent Pacific Northwest creations and collaborations. Hailing from the Willamette Valley in Oregon, Allegory sources many local hops, fruits and other ingredients to keep their beer fresh and uniquely Oregon. We are also joined by our friend (and Social Media Director) Kim Schimke, who spends the whole show with us this week and makes some crazy suggestions about team building exercise for the BN crew. Oh, and Justin has a breakthrough when talking about his team of mental health professionals... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Ryan Wagner from the Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House in Baltimore, MD. Ryan takes us through the transformation in brewing and brewing projects that Guinness has been undertaking in recent years. We get to try some of the classic Guinness beers as well as a few of the new beers they have recently launched. Tune in and learn more about this historic brewing icon and find out what else we can expect from Guinness in the coming years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Sunriver Brewing Company, from Sunriver, OR. to the show. We are joined by Director of Brewing Operations, Brett Thomas. Brett takes us through the history and expansion of Sunriver Brewing, as well as a few of their delicious beers. A self-proclaimed "Hop Guy", Brett makes the Pacific Northwest proud with his flavorful and hoppy brews, which earned Sunriver Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year honors at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival. Brett gives us a few tips and tricks about using hop extracts from Yakima Chief Hops, and impresses us all with with how Sunriver embraces changes in the craft beer marketplace. We are also joined by our long time friend Lucas Ohio, who performs a couple live songs for us to get us ready for his upcoming set at Spring Brews Fest 2019! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Cleophus Quealy Beer Company, from San Leandro, CA, to the studio to talk about their unique take on craft beer. Owner and Brewmaster, Dan Watson, along with General Manager, Jessica Clare, talk to us about their penchant for beers that don't adhere to mainstream styles and process. 60% of their beers come out of their exciting barrel program, with a strong focus on sours, saisons, fruited, and mixed fermentation beers. Tune in and learn all about the wonderful beers of Cleophus Quealy and take away some techniques you can use in your brewery too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Secret Trail Brewing Company from Chico, CA. to the studio! Owner and Head Brewer, Charlie Barrett, Assistant Brewer, Jake Dickman, and Sales Rep, Monte Cano, all chime in to tell the stories behind the beers of Secret Trail. We'll learn about how Secret Trail changed zoning laws in Chico to allow for a brewery taproom like theirs, as well as how they stepped up to help the community after the tragic Campfire devastated the region. We also talk about their unique uses of Kolsch yeast, their take on traditional styles, and we have a ol' fashioned Session meltdown, complete with a Justin rant! Tune in and learn all about one of Northern California's newest and most exciting breweries and have fun with the crew from the BN and Secret Trail! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Bale Breaker Brewing Company from Yakima, Washington. Crafting fresh-off-the-farm brews from the middle of a hop field, Bale Breaker is a family-owned brewery located in the Yakima Valley. Backed by four generations of hop farming experience, Bale Breaker started in 2013, and has grown to become the fifth largest independent craft brewery in Washington. Hops are in the family's DNA: the great-grandparents of sibling-owners Meghann Quinn, Kevin "Smitty" Smith, and Patrick Smith first planted hops in the Yakima Valley in 1932, the year before Prohibition ended. Now, Meghann, Smitty, Patrick and Meghann's husband Kevin Quinn are crafting brews that celebrate the world-class hops grown in their backyard. With a 30-barrel brewhouse at a 27,000 square foot facility, Bale Breaker crafts four year-round canned beers, including the widely celebrated Topcutter IPA, and a diverse offering of seasonal beers on draft. Tune in and learn more about Bale Breaker! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome long time friend of the Brewing Network, Garrett Marrero, from Maui Brewing Company. Garrett has made a career out of respecting local craft beer and has been building one of the best examples of how craft can engage, support, and enhance community. Learn about the origin of the ever popular Coconut Porter style of beer, as well as many other fantastic Maui brews as Garrett takes us through the history of his brewery and the beer styles that have helped define the nature of craft beer in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The team at Laughing Monk Brewing has been supplying the San Francisco Bay Area with great Belgian-style beers since 2016. Their attention to detail and ensuring the beers are drinkable and full of flavor has made Laughing Monk a hot commodity on any tap list. Today on The Session, Amelia Franklin and Karl Bauermeister sit down with us and explain their philosophy on brewing not just Belgian-style beers, but any beer they turn out of their San Francisco brewery. Plus, they give us the scoop on what's in store for SF Beer Week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does a cross-country bike ride in Spain lead to an 8-year journey to open a brewery in California? Well the founders of Camino Brewing Co. in San Jose, California did just that! Allen Korenstein and Nathan Poulos joined us in the studio tonight to talk about their epic journey from humble homebrew beginnings to a 10bbl setup in the South Bay. There, they brew everything from lagers to barrel-aged beers, all while keeping things approachable and fresh. Plus, they are both lawyers, so if you don't drink their beer, they will literally sue you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sacramento, CA has been experiencing a flood of new breweries recently, and sitting at the heart of it is New Glory Craft Brewery. It's hard to imagine that a six-year-old brewery would be considered "old", but in this market anything goes. To tell us more about New Glory and the Sac brew scene, Kyle Leddy and Trevor Davies joined us in the studio - and they brought beer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hailing from Spokane, Washington, The Hidden Mother Brewing has been making waves in the beer scene since February 2018. Mike and Remington (yes, that's his real name), made a special trip to the studio just to be interviewed by us. So already you know there is something wrong with these two. Mike also came dressed in a taco costume, which explains the puns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome The Booth Brewing Company to the show to talk about taking craft beer all the way from Seoul, South Korea to Eureka, California. The Booth started their brewing adventure in Seoul and recently opened a brewery in California to bring their special flavor to the largest craft beer market in the world. We are joined by Dave Franklin and Youngwon Lee, who tell us the story of The Booth and share a few of their favorite brews with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome The Civil Life Brewing Company to the show. Based out of St. Louis, MO, Head Brewer Dylan Mosley speaks with us about the session-able and English style ales that they specialize in. Learn about their brewing history, the St. Louis beer scene, and the techniques Dylan employs to keep their beer fresh as long as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Chris Burcher from Wolf Hills Brewing Company, from Abingdon, VA. to the show. Chris talks to us about the rise of the hyper-local brewery and how he pulled back his distribution to focus on his own local market. We have a great, and refreshingly honest, discussion about how focusing on local allowed Wolf Hills to reduce costs and increase profitability. Chris found more accurate data in his local market that allowed him to better predict how his brewery would run when maximizing their local presence. Plus, we get to taste a huge mistake made in the brewery that turned out great, but leaves Chris with a decision to make on what to do with all that beer. Finally, we get to speak with our old friend Gary Glass from the American Homebrewers Association about the organizations 40th birthday, coming up on December 7th, 2018. Gary talks to us about their history, as well as some legislation being dealt with in North Carolina that affects homebrewers. To wrap it up, we discuss HomebrewCon 2019 and how excited we all are that it\'s in Providence, RI. this year! All in all, it\'s a fun show with some great info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome back to the studio Shaun O\'Sullivan from 21st Amendment Brewery, along with Dick Cantwell from Magnolia Brewing Company, as the two discuss their latest collaboration, Eclectic IPA Month. Each brewery will brew 6 artisanal craft beers, for a total of 12 IPA\'s for fans to enjoy throughout November. Tune in and learn what\'s new at Magnolia since Dick took the help, and what our old friend Sully has been up to as he continues to change the landscape of craft beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Evan Watson, Owner, Brewer and Co-Founder of Plan Bee Farm Brewery in Poughkeepsie, NY. Evan\'s brewery focuses on making beer exclusively from ingredients grown in the state of New York, with many of them grown right on the brewery farm. We learn about how Plan Beer Farm Brewery is able to create its own unique terroir by sourcing ingredients hyper-locally and creating a true farm to glass experience for their customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Mark Osborne, founder of Adroit Theory Brewing Company from Purcellville, Virginia. Mark tells us all about his small brewery that has brewed well over 600 different beers in just 4.5 years! They love variety and shared several of their current selections with us on the show, including BLVCK Celebration, and Imperial Porter brewed with Orio Cookies that was a big hit with the hosts. Justin tries to crush a full pint of the 9.9% ABV beer to prove how much he likes it. Tune in and find out how that went, as well as learn about the other brews the crew all loved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The folks from Epidemic Ales joined us in the studio for this episode of The Session. In addition to being Concord\'s only brewery, the team at Epidemic Ales are brewing the official beer of the 1st annual Concord Octoberfest! Learn all about how these beer-lovers started as homebrewers and grew into a commercial brewery that\'s already expanding despite being so young. We talk a little hop blend design, a bit of malt selection advice, and at the end of it Warren gives a homebrew recipe for a festbeer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Charlie Brodell, Head Brewer at Bent Paddle Brewing Co. from Duluth, MN. Charlie talks to us about their traditional styles, as well as a few new beers from their Unfusion Program. Tune in and learn about the great beers of Bent Paddle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome back our old friend Shaun \"Sully\" O\'Sullivan from the 21st Amendment Brewery, along with Fieldwork Brewing Company, to talk about their new collaboration beer, \"A Terrible Idea\" hazy IPA. The two breweries discuss their collaboration, why they chose hazy IPA as a style, and what you can expect from their newest craft beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Armistice Brewing Company from Richmond, CA. This brother and sister duo teamed up to provide a local taproom experience for their community and offer the freshest beer possible. After homebrewing for years and winning multiple prestigious awards, Alex and Gregory Zobel decided to take their passion for great beer to the next level and opened Armistice. Tune in and learn about their quest to make the perfect hazy IPA, their love of English style ales, and how they opened their small brewery to serve their community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Session we speak to Ryan Holmes from Imperfect Produce about his beer project. Imperfect Produce fights food waste by finding a home for ‘ugly’ produce. They source it directly from farms and deliver it to customers’ doors for 30-50% less than grocery store prices. Ryan teamed up with local brewers to use their produce in unique beers as well. Learn about how the beer project got started and also hear from Orion Lakota, Head Brewer at Freewheel Brewing Company in Redwood City, Ca. about how they use Imperfect Produce in their beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate Seale, head brewer at Family Business Beer Co., joins The Session to chat about the Texas craft beer scene, how to make his own beers stand out in an over-saturate market, and how having an actor as the owner of the brewery presents it\'s own new set of challenges. Family Business Beer Co. is owned by Jenson Ackles, of \"Supernatural\" fame, and has become somewhat of a pilgrimage for many fans of the TV show, craft beer knowledge aside. So what does it take to not only keep good beer flowing but also to be a hub for new beer fans? Find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Session, Mary and Ross Hudspeth from Four Generals brewing in Renton, Washington joined us to talk about our favorite subject ... lagers! They sent us three lagers, an English Bitter, a Milk Stout, and of course ... a hazy IPA. It was enough beer to keep the style curmudgeons happy while still getting some progressive information out there. Which is rare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Brand, owner and brewer over at Open Outcry Brewing in the Southside of Chicago, was our guest for this episode of The Session. Leaving his former life in the fast-paced world of futures trading to open a brewery, John sent us a few examples of his handiwork, and clued us in on the world of Chicago, his neighborhood, and why he wouldn\'t dream of being anywhere else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bay Area has loads of great brewers, and no club represents that better than Club DOZE. A few DOZErs took home awards at the National Homebrew Competition, so we wanted to sit down with them to talk about their beers, their strategies, and hopefully get some recipes. Vito Delucci took Silver in Australian Sparkling Ale, and Sean Monahan won Bronze in American Barleywine - both were in studio for this homebrew-centric show. Plus, Sean brought in a few bottles of his beer to try - pretty cool! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craft Beer in Japan is on the rise, and today we talk to an expat who is helping that rise: Gareth Burns of Be Easy Brewing. Our old buddy Ry Beville, of the Japan Beer Times, brought Gareth and his brewer Masahiro - along with their \"everything\" gal Chika, all the way out from Northern Japan just for this show! Gareth was stationed in Japan and fell in love with not only his surroundings, but the craft beer scene there, and decided to make that his new career path. He brought along two beers for us to try - a Czech Pils and a Pale Ale - making JP and Tasty the first two folks in the US to try beer from Be Easy. Pretty cool! We also talked (and tasted) some regional Sake! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Lakefront Brewery from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sibling founders, Russ and Jim Klisch, start the interview with tales of the early days of the brewery, which was founded in 1987. We\'ll learn about their days as homebrewers and what is was like to start one of the first craft breweries in the U.S. Later we are joined by Brewer Tyler Senz and Special Projects and Beer Engine/Hard Wood Specialist Derek Sproveri. Sharing healthy serving of fine beers with us, the team talks about their process, innovative sustainability program, one-off special beers, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Great Mitch Steele returns to The Session! Just 5 months after opening New Realm Brewing in Atlanta, Mitch is back on the air with us, and we couldn\'t wait to crack open the beers he sent. Mitch talked a bit about why he chose Atlanta, his thoughts on hop blends, and how it feels to be brewing Pilsners and not just hoppy beers. It was a great show, for sure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Normally on The Session, we talk with brewers about the challenges they faced in gathering funds, securing a location, or even in working with their particular city. On today\'s show, we are joined by our good buddy/friend Dave Marliave from Flat Tail Brewing up in Corvallis, Oregon. Dave came all the way down to the studio to tell us about his issues in dealing with a couple of topics that we\'ve never really touched on before: distribution and franchise laws, and how these two things are contributing to the death of craft beer. Dave has been having numerous issues in these departments as of late, so this show is a catharsis of sorts for him, while providing a slew of great information at the same time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining the long list of homebrewers-who-listened-to-The-Brewing-Network-and-turned-pro, Teresa Psuty from Crooked Lane Brewing Company came into the studio today to talk about all things Crooked Lane. Teresa cam from a biotech background, and after attending brewing school - as well as learning from some of the best brewers in the state - she decided to open her own place up in Auburn, CA. Crooked Lane runs the spectrum of beers they produce: from Helles to Doppelbock, NEIPA to plain ol\' IPA, Teresa works hard to make sure she does the beer justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old school meets new school on today\'s episode of The Session, as we chat with the fellas from Brunswick Bierworks in Toronto, Canada! Mike Laba, co-founder and VP, and Lodewijk Swinkles, Brewmaster, give us a rundown of what Brunswick is all about. Turns out, they are a brewery custom built for partner brewing and collaborations, which is something we\'ve never heard of before. Lodewijk is a 7th generation brewer, and if that isn\'t enough of a pedigree, he came to Brunswick straight off of a 14-year stint at La Trappe! Needless to say the man knows how to brew beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Session we take a turn toward the professional brewers and discuss California employment laws that affect your brewery. We are joined by legal expert Joel Van Parys from Carothers, DiSante and Freudenberger to help us wade through some of the common issues that arise with brewery employees. Learn about best practices in hiring, day to day management, and even termination. It\'s another pro show here on The Brewing Network! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deep in the heart of Virginia, John Hovermale and the crew at Escutcheon Brewing are hard at work making a wide variety of great-tasting beers of both the warm and cold fermented variety. John spent some time with us going through his beers, the history of the company, and just what the hell an \"escutcheon\" even is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russian River Brewing Company is back on The Session and we couldn\'t be happier! For the first time ever Natalie Cilurzo joins Vinnie in our studio and we\'re so happy to have her. The dynamic duo spend a ton of time with us talking about all thing Russian River, including their all new production brewery, currently under construction. We also dive into a few of the RR beers we\'ve come to know and love, and a couple we haven\'t talked about before. As always, Vinnie dishes out gems of brewing knowledge throughout the show, and Natalie talks about what takes place behind the scenes to build Russian River to where they want it to be, now, and into the future. Learn about what to expect from the new brewery as well as techniques that span sour, dry hop. malt, cool ships, lagers and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we are joined by the legendary Speakeasy Ales and Lagers from San Francisco, CA. After operating as one of the longest running craft breweries in the U.S, Speakeasy had fallen on hard times recently, but has been revived anew and is back with the beer we\'ve come to know and love. Listen in as Clay Jordan, Director of Brewing Operations, tells us about the history of Speakeasy and how it has come to its current state in the industry. Plus, we get to share in some great classic Speakeasy beers that remind us of what craft beer is all about in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Moksa Brewing Co. from Rocklin, CA. to the studio. Moksa is a very new craft brewery to the scene but has been making instant waves in the market. Tune in and learn from Head Brewer Derek Gallanosa, and Brewer Cory Meyer, about how they\'ve managed to hit the ground running and produce such great beers right out of the gate. We taste some of their first IPA\'s and Imperial Stout\'s, hear about collaboration brews and find out what makes Moksa tick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Modern Times Beer to the studio! We are joined by Barrel Program Specialist, Alex Williams, and Head of Special Projects, Andrew Schwartz, to talk to us about their employee owned brewery and craft beer. We dive into their love of fresh craft lagers and their robust barrel program. Alex and Andrew tell us all about their special yeast cultures and various projects from Modern Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, we welcome Philipsburg Brewing Company from Philipsburg, MT to the studio! We are joined by Ben Johnson, Head Taproom Brewer, who brought us a TON of beer to taste. We learn about the many different styles they create, as well as their brand new small batch/barrel aged/sour series and get to be some of the first to taste the beer. We also learn about their many efforts to support their local community and their innovative packaging approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we are very proud to welcome the legendary Sierra Nevada Brewing Company into the studio with us! We are joined by Beer Content Manager Terrence Sullivan and Head Innovative Brewer James Conery. Terrence has a hand in just about everything with Sierra Nevada and James is in charge of new product development. We discuss the rise of Sierra Nevada and its legendary history in craft beer, as well some of the very cool new offerings from Sierra. Always at the forefront of American Craft Beer, Sierra Nevada holds a special place in the hearts of long time beer fans and we get to hear about all the ways the brewery has, and continues, to impact craft beer globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, Justin travels back to Fort Collins for another live webcast from The Hop Grenade Taproom. Jeffrey Callaway from the Colorado State University Fermentation Science and Technology program joins the show to talk about their professional brewing studies. Also on the program, we speak to Adam \"The Instigator\" about his project, Beer Fight Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we feature Seismic Brewing Company. Brewmaster Andy Hooper joins us on the show to talk about classic styles of beer and sustainability practices that will lead the future of Craft Beer. Tune in and find out about Seismic\'s unique position in the industry to further research in sustainable brewing, as well as the wonderful styles of beer the brewery produces.We discuss Andy\'s take on dry hopping, which spans across a couple different philosophies and also learn about a couple hop varieties we haven\'t discussed before. Finally, just to cover it all, we talk about barrel aging and the affects it can have on beer. Andy has a unique take on that and shares it all with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices