The Brewing Network Presents | The Session

Hazy beers are a touchy subject on The Session as of late. Love 'em or hate 'em, someone on this show has an opinion on this crazy movement, and we strive to get to the bottom of it all with Noah Bissell of Bissell Brothers brewing! Noah got his start as a homebrewer listening to The Brewing Network, and graduated up to professional status soon after. He gave some great insight into why he makes hazy beer, what yeast he uses, and even a couple of recipes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Fox, the head brewer and co-owner of Alameda Island Brewing came by the studio for this episode of The Session. A local favorite, Matt is making a name for himself in the Bay Area with well-balanced beers across many styles, which is something of a rarity in this market. We taste four of his beers, including the uber-popular NEIPA style. Yes, both Warren and JP survived and are recovering nicely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session is back in Fort Collins this week at The Hop Grenade Taproom! This time we welcome Peter Bouckaert from New Belgium and the all new Purpose Brewing and Cellars. Peter is a legend in the industry and shares his very unique take on beer making, as well as life. He's a master of his craft and has spent his career making world class craft beer. Learn about his time building New Belgium into one of the top breweries in the U.S. and about how his new project, Purpose Brewing, is completely different. We also speak with Andrew Fitzgibbon from local taphouse Tap and Handle about how he got his start in the Fort Collins beer scene, as well as Chris Lazzery from local bottle shop Craft Beer Cellar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we speak to Luke Shropshire and Garrett Hickey of Streetside Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Streetside has made a name for themselves with great sours and kettle sours, as well as fresh New England IPA's. Tune in and hear about what makes Streetside so popular and their love local beer and community. We also taste a new version of Beardy's Vienna Lager that he's brave enough to bring in after Doc ripped him apart last time. Let's see how the classic lager stands up this time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Chris Hodge from Oregon Specialty Fruit to talk to us about using fruit in beer. Oregon Specialty Fruit is the premier provider of aseptic fruit purees to brewers and Chris walks us through what makes their purees ideal for brewing. We are also joined by Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association to talk to us about the recent homebrew survey conducted by the AHA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes Ry Beville, publisher of the Japan Beer Times, back to the show. This time we are discussing the continuing trend of acquisitions of craft breweries in America, now by large Asian breweries. We are also joined by Robin Ottaway, president of Brooklyn Brewing Company. We discuss the recent acquisition of San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Company by Sapporo, a distribution merger between Kirin, Brooklyn Brewery, 21st Amendment and Funkwerks, and what we can expect to see next as the trend continues. Ry explains the interest of Asian breweries in American craft beer, and how some of them are claiming to be craft as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Mother Earth Brew Co to the show. Joined by Vice President Kevin Hopkins, we explore the stellar and balanced beers of Mother Earth including a ginger infused blonde ale, a bourbon barrel blended Russian Imperial Stout and a beautifully balanced Mosaic IPA. Kevin tells us about brewing at two different facilities in two different states and how consistency is achieved, as well as how classic styles dictate a brewers chops. We also taste a homebrewed Vienna Lager (or is it?) from JP and find out how much Justin loves Beevo. All this and more on this episode of The Session! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've done Brewing on the Cheap a few times now, but not in a long time. On this episode of The Session, we invite Chris Graham from MoreBeer! back into the studio to catch us up on all the new ways we can build a basic homebrew system on the cheap. It seems the homebrew world has exploded in recent years, bringing an influx of great equipment at a reasonable price - something unheard of 10 years ago. Then, on the other side of the equipment coin, Chris takes us through the price-is-no-object equipment we can buy once we all hit the lotto. In the middle there we chat with Natalie and Vinnie Cilurzo from Russian River Brewing Company about their Sonoma Pride foundation, and Steve Doty from Shady Oak Barrel House about how those two companies are raising money to help their community rebuild from the devastating wildfires we are experiencing here in NorCal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On our first live Session from The Hop Grenade in Fort Collins, Justin, Beevo and Beardy welcome Joyride Brewing to the show. Hailing from Edgewater, Colorado, Joyride makes some stellar brews and shares their story with us. We get to taste several of their beers and learn about how Joyride came to be from founder Dave Bergen. We also get a surprise visit from our old friend Will Kemper from Chuckanut Brewery and learn about what's new with our favorite lager brewer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on The Session we welcome Gowan's Heirloom Ciders to the show to talk about their California ciders. Established in 1876, Gowan's has been producing quality cider from their orchards in California's Anderson Valley for well over a century. We talk to cider maker Sharron Gowan about the family business and she teaches us a few things about how to make cider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Upland Brewing Co. to the show. We are joined by Pete Batule (Head of Brewing Operations), Matt Wisley (Innovation Lead Brewer) and Adam Covey (Quality Manager) as they teach us about sour beer in Indiana. Tune in and learn about the Indy beer scene and how they are working with local microbial's to build a sour program that is second to none. We also get to try a few of their amazing beers, so that makes us happy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Luke, Founder and Head Brewer of Cloudburst Brewing joins us in-studio on The Session. Cloudburst, from Seattle, WA. is one of the newest breweries in the Seattle region and is making some stellar craft beer. They experiment with tons of different hops, including wet hops, and rarely brew the same beer twice. Tune in and learn about their brewing philosophy and the ways Steve and his team look at making beer better for locals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of The Session, we had planned to have the great Shaun "Sully" O'Sullivan in the studio to catch us up on all the great stuff going on with the 21st Amendment, but he fell ill at the last minute and had to back out. So instead, we called on our old friend Mr. Nate Smith to help prevent JP from putting his head through a wall, and to help him talk to Tasty about the collab he did with Sully called "Tasty IPA". It was a short show, but a good one and full of homebrew information, to boot! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we welcome Creative Director Kevin Ashford from Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company to the show to share his insight on the classic styles of brews from this great California brewery. We enjoy their excellent examples of German Style beers and talk about what makes classic, balanced beers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session, Justin returns to the hot seat as host after a long hiatus while working on The Hop Grenade, Fort Collins. Here to join him is Motorworks Brewing from Bradenton, FL! Tune in and listen to Bob Haa and Barry Elwonger discuss the Florida craft beer scene and their love high quality brewing. We taste several of the Motorworks brews, including their coffee porter, Midnight Espresso, that contains coffee beans roasted right at the brewery! The guys have a real passion for beer and give us a few great tips and tricks, including how they make their Pulp Friction IPA, which was deemed to have one of the best aromas in a beer the BN has ever laid our noses on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Local Homebrewer-turned-pro Matt Sager joins us for this episode of The Session, something that we have been trying to make happen since his brewery, Danville Brewing, opened in late 2016. Matt has had a cool journey through his pro career, and we were stoked to sit him down and dig into it. Warren and JP talked about a potential new segment called "Style Creep", which will probably never happen. Thankfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love lagers on The Session, and would probably sell Doc and Tasty in a package deal for a keg of really great Helles. Lucky for us, Jace Marti from August Schell Brewing came out to the studio to hand-deliver their fantastic line of lager beers. Schell's is the second-oldest family-owned brewery in the country - founded in 1860, they have survived hard times, prohibition, a changing beer scene, and through it all learned how to reinvent themselves ... all while producing solid lager beer. Jace also talked to us about his new Berliner Weisse program, and those beers were tasting just as good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Gillooly and Devonne Buckingham from Drake’s Brewing joined us in the studio for this episode of The Session. John has been in the beer industry for over 20 years, and Dee came up as a homebrewer – until she ran into John, that is. Together, along with the rest of the crew at Drake’s, they make some amazing beers across a variety of styles, but they are known for their hop-forward beers. Today, we talk about their Aroma series, what makes a good hop blend, and what makes up a good theme song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington, D.C. has been at the forefront of the good beer movement for a long time, most likely unbeknownst to the rest of the country. On this episode of The Session, we talk with Greg Engert who is part owner and Beer Director of Blue Jacket Brewing in D.C., in addition to managing craft programs across numerous other restaurants in the area. Greg sent us four beers to discuss, and they ranged from a dry-hopped Kolsch to a barrel-aged Imperial Stout. We also chat about our recent HomebrewCon adventures, and JP complains about his scoresheets. Again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we talk with Aaron Inkrott from the great Saint Arnold Brewing Company, out of Houston, Texas. Aaron came up as a homebrewer, working at various beer bars and breweries (and of course listening to The Brewing Network), before landing a gig volunteering at Saint Arnold. Eventually, he was tapped to start training in the brewery, and the rest is history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Ditch Brewing Company from Buffalo, NY. joins us on The Session this week. Tune in as President Matt Kahn discusses the beers of Big Ditch, his love of sessionable brews and his history as a homebrewer and cell culture media technician. We try several of Matt's favorites from the brewery, including wheat and rye beers and learn about the brewing process at Big Ditch.We also, once and for all, formally lay out the Brewing Network death pool. We wanted to know where we stand so invited medical professionals to the studio to check us out and outline who is most likely to kick the bucket first. It's good ol' fashioned irreverent BN fun for your listening enjoyment! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the way from Seattle, it’s Lucky Envelope Brewing! Owner and brewer Barry Chan actually came down just for this show, which always makes us feel good. In addition to making some traditional lagers and such, Barry is known for playing around with different ingredients, like his Two Pepper Pale ale, or his replica of a 5,000 year old Chinese beer recipe. We chat about all of these things and more on The Session! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The (mighty) Session, we welcome back Dr. Charlie Bamforth, who came all the way down from his digs at UC Davis to chat us up about his new book on Freshness, among other things. As these things generally do, topics diverged and we talked about a bunch of various industry hot spots like clarity. When you have a brain like Charlie's on the show, it's hard to stick to a standard line of questioning, after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Florian Kuplent, Co-Founder and Brewmaster at Urban Chestnut Brewing Company in St. Louis MO. joins us on The Session to talk about their "unconventional-minded yet traditional" style of beer and brewing. Listen in as Florian tells us about his background in German brewing techniques, as well as his extensive resume. Florian has brewed in several places in the U.S. and Germany, and even had a stint at Anheuser Busch. We learn about the fine art of crafting great lagers, as well as many other traditional styles, with a touch of modern flare to make things unique and interesting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewing Network welcomes Eel River Brewing Company to The Session this week. Brewery Production Manager Matt Vivatson talks with us about new hops, super quaffable beers and brewing the beers that his family business likes to drink. We get to try an awesome American Pale Ale, a fruit beer that surprises the whole crew, a barleywine that reminds us of what they're supposed to be like and both a DIPA and an IPA that showcase an abundance of hops in the right way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company from Croydon, PA. Head Brewer and owner Jeremy Myers talks to us about lagers and shares some of their special barrel projects with us. We then discuss hoppy ale brewing and the highly debated New England IPA trend.We are also joined by Melanie Pierce from the Keep a Breast Foundation. Melanie talks to us about the amazing work of the foundation to increase breast cancer awareness and education and is also joined by our old friend Roger Davis from Faction Brewing. Faction is hosting the 4th annual Brewbies Fest and Roger gives us the lowdown and what you can expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are going south for this show, all the way to Florida, to chat with Ashley and Thomas from Barley Mow Brewing! Ashley is the head brewer there, and we talk about her journey from what seemed like great brewery to great brewery, ultimately landing the head gig at Barley Mow. She sent out four of her beers - including a Milk Stout, which we enjoy - and they were all tasting really great. Ashley was one of those brewers who offered up grain bills and hops freely, so hopefully you can get a nice base recipe going for these 4 beer styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week The Session welcomes Basqueland Brewing Project from Spain to the show. We talk with brewer Ben Matz about the burgeoning Craft Beer seen in the region and how his brewery fits in the market. Ben tells us about the challenges of producing and selling beer in an unknown market, as well as the styles and types of beer that the Spanish region embraces. We end the show with beer news and a little meltdown from our long lost host, Justin Crossley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The Session, we welcome Ilan from Insight Brewing in Minneapolis! Ilan seems like one of those brewers who already had a lifetime of brewing experience before he started Insight, traveling the world and brewing at some amazing places. We chatted about his brewing history, his start as a homebrewer, and how he found the perfect business partners to start his own brewery. Then we dive into the beers, of which Ilan sent 5, and they were all solid examples of Insight's talent and love for brewing. It was a great time, and we look forward to more when we visit them during NHC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Sumaya came out from Full Circle Brewing in Fresno to talk about the emerging beer culture in California's 5th largest city. He brought two beers with him - one was an Imperial Stout with cold brewed coffee added to it, and the other was his version of a New England IPA. We had tried different versions of this style before, but never one as murky as Mike's, so it was good to see what other people are making out there. We also do some Beer News and drink some of JP's homebrew (and didn't choke). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes back Marshall Schott from the insanely popular Brulosophy blog! Normally, he sends us one beer to try on the show, but this time he fired out two, which is great for us because we get extra beer. One was part of his Hop Chronicles series, taking a single hop and trying to get some ultra-detailed information on flavor and aroma, and the other was the classic triangle tests we have done a few times before. We always learn something when Marshall is on, and this show was no exception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julian Shrago from Beachwood Brewing joins us live on The Session this week! Julian makes some of the best beers in the country, as evidenced by his many awards, including Best Large Brewpub in the world at the 2016 World Beer Cup. Julian will be in-studio, traveling up from his Long Beach location with lots of beer for us to talk about. Beachwood really covers all styles of beers really well so we can learn a lot from this show, not just hops (although Julian kills it with hops too!). We also make Julian read some if his "bad" beer reviews online. Hilarity ensues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us this week on The Session as we welcome Barley Forge Brewing Company and their partner in crime, the OC Mashups Homebrew Club from Orange County, California. We are joined by Barley Forge Operations Manger Sean O'Shea and OC Mashups COO, Kyle Sherman. The two tell us about the collaborative relationship between the brewery and their local homebrew club. We discuss the many unique beers that result from the relationship and learn how other breweries can do the same. Tune in live to participate in the chat room or call in at 888.401.BEER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes Jester King Brewery back to the show! We haven't had time to catch up with Jester King since their first appearance back in 2013. They are an authentic farmhouse brewery committed to mixed culture and spontaneous fermentation. Founder Jeffrey Stuffings and new Brewery Production Manager Averie Swanson join us on the show to talk about their new SPON series of beers that are 100% spontaneously fermented. We'll learn about the traditional methods Jester King employs, including the use of a coolship, to brew and ferment in the traditional Belgian method to produce truly unique, spontaneously fermented brews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Olney from Ol Republic Brewing joins us on The Session to talk about their wonderful Continental Style beers. Located in Nevada City, CA. these guys are brewing amazing examples of traditional UK and German style beers that have won several awards and represent true examples of their styles. We discuss the process of layering flavors, using traditional ingredients to make the beers accurate, and how to get the most flavor out of traditional techniques like spoonding. We also get a visit from Nathan Smith and Nicole Erny, and Justin is back at the helm fresh off his first trip to New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The folks from Founders joined us in the studio for some Midwest beer talk! We only had a small amount of time with them tonight, so we jumped right in and pushed Feedback to the end of the show. Founder Dave Engbers, Curriculum Coordinator Mike Wilcox-Steil, and their newly minted historian Francesca Jasinski, gave us some great information on how the brewery started and what the beer landscape was like way back in the early 1990's. It's always a great time chatting with brewers who have been in the game this long, and Founders was no exception! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We dropped our usual Christmas show in favor of some homebrew education! Jamil came down from Heretic and joined Alex from Fieldwork and Beardy as we sat around talking about collaboration brews. Mainly what the process is when commercial brewers plan a beer so we as homebrewers can collaborate on our own recipes. Then we got into the details of actually crafting a recipe on the air – what ingredients to use and why, what parameters to hit, etc. At the end, we got a pretty killer stout recipe out of it, which is our holiday gift to you! Brew it and tell us about it! We also played a new game called, “Spread ‘Em!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great Shaun "Sully" O'Sullivan from the 21st Amendment Brewery returns to The Session to let us know what's happening in the world of 21A. The Brewcasters get reacquainted with Sully as he describes his latest creations; El Sully, Blah Blah Blah IPA, El Camino (un)Real and more. We also discuss and taste 4 seasonal/holiday beers and give our recommendations on what to look for when purchasing seasonal beer this holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Hansen, COO and Co-Founder of Wildcard Brewing Company, and Head Brewery Andy Crocker, join us on The Session this week. Located in Redding, CA. Wildcard is one of Northern California's newest breweries. Jeff and Andy tell us about their brewing education in England, their affinity for malt forward beers, and their popular hoppy styles. We also conduct a tasting analysis of off flavors with Craig from Aroxa, the makers of the flavor tasting kits used by the Cicerone Beer Certification Program and others to examine beers and beer styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshal Schott from Brulosophy is back again with another blind triangle test for The Brewcasters. This time Marshall has been very secretive with us so we are not influenced in our blind tasting with too much information. Listen in and see how we do with another great Brulosophy experiment. Marshal also discusses a new project, The Hop Chronicles, that helps us learn more about the unique features of individual hops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome Dave Marliave from Flat Tail Brewing Company back to the studio to talk about his latest crazy project. Dave and his friends decided to to take a motorcycle ride for six days on the Oregon Back Country Discovery Route and brew small batches of beer along the way. The challenge required them to brew on only camping/backpacking equipment and use natural resources to brew the beers. They had to sort through challenges such as changing fermentation temperatures, mobile fermentors, limited resources, and more. They even had to use saliva to introduce enough enzymes to produce an effective mash....gross! Listen in and find out how the experiment worked out and see if The Brewcasters are willing to taste the challenged beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we are joined by co-founder and brewmaster Dave Padden from Akasha Brewing Company in Sydney, Australia. Dave made the trek over to the states to be in studio and bring us some fresh beer from Oz. Listen in as we talk hops, both American and Australian, the high cost of beer down under, and how Dave brews some of the best beer in his entire country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session is back this week with Altamont Beer Works from Livermore, CA. Owner and brewer Steve Satori and his Lead Brewer Chris Norberg, along with their new brewer Anna, all join the show to talk about their passion for simple and clean, hop forward beers. They also bring bring along a fantastic wit beer, and an even more impressive beer from their newly launched sour program. Tune in and learn about their brewing philosophy, where they learned to brew, and why their beer is so impressive. Also, Justin is back at the helm and talks a little about his travels, strip clubs and who is now at the top of the death pool. It's a fun Session! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome local brewery Almanac to The Session, finally! These guys have been turning out some great beers since 2010, and they show no signs of stopping. Jesse Friedman, who is one of the co-founders, and Phil The Barrel Guy made the journey - along with several tasty beers - to chat with us about their philosophy on making beer and how to be creative in a growing market. "Farm to Barrel" is their tagline, and Jesse is a passionate believer in paring beers with food, so it's easy to see why the beers are the way they are - well balanced, complex, and damn good! We talk about their barrel program for a bit, as well as how they deal with Brett strains and their fruit additions, two things they are known for. It was a great show and the guys really brought it strong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Addey-Jibb, co-owner and brewer at Le Castor joins us for The Session on this episode. Located about 40 minutes outside of Montreal, Quebec, Dan and his team brew some really amazing farmhouse beers for those lucky enough to find them. Many are aged and bottled with Brett, giving them even more complexity than normal. His core style seems to be Saison, but he switches it up by adding different ingredents, such as Grapefruit zest and cracked peppercorns, sour cherries, oak - all of which are Brett-finished. The beers were great, and Dan was very generous with his time and beer. Then our friends from FourPure out in London happened to be in the studio, and shared their "juicy" IPA with us - which was not cloudy and soupy at all and we thanked them profusely for this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a weird show today, folks! A great, weird, wonderful show - our longtime friend Phil Lowry came all the way out from England to chat with us about what's going on in the beer scene across the world. Phil has been in the industry for around 20 years, doing everything from brewing to selling beer and hops to serving it to the public. The man has loads of insight into craft beer and he brought a literal box load of beers along for us to drink as well. In addition, he brought along Chris who brews at a brewery called Pohjala in Estonia, who brought many of his beers for us to try. Loads of dark beers, barrel aged, and super well-balanced. So not only did we get to drink some amazing beers that we can't find out here, but we learned loads about the new hot spots of craft beer around the world, like South Africa and Estonia if you can believe it, as well as some new hop names to be on the lookout for. It was a real fun show to run, and Phil and Chris could each have anchored their own show with the amount of information they gave out. Perhaps the best part of the evening was finding someone tinier than Doc! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long-time listener and ultimate winner of our long-lamented television show B.Y.O.B. TV, Steve Doty, is our guest for this episode of The Session. In 2014, Steve opened Shady Oak Barrel House in Santa Rosa, and has been producing some of the most sought-after farmhouse beers in the state. In fact, he was named best new brewer in 2014 by the folks at Rate Beer! Steve talks to us about what it takes to run a barrel house all by yourself, how he approaches blending his beers, and what strange stuff the TTB makes him put on his labels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fellas from Fieldwork Brewing out of Berkeley, CA came by the studio to chat about what makes their beers so damn good! Head brewer Alex gave us more than a little information on brewing beers with hardly any specialty malts and how to focus those bold hop flavors that Fieldwork is known for. We also chat about the industry in general, and how Fieldwork is expanding into not one but two additional markets with satellite tasting rooms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session we welcome The Ale Apothecary from Bend, OR. Paul Arney, Founder and Brewmaster, joins us to talk about his cottage brewery in the hills, and the very unique style of brewing that he employs. The brewery is built on his own property, where he lives, and he has chosen to take a slower, more historic approach to producing his slow ales, that are often sour, always complex, and very very good. Tune in and learn about his brew system that seems to be comprised almost entirely of wood barrels and how each of his beers takes on a two year life of its own before finding it's way into his honey infused bottles. Learn about his entirely local raw material sourcing and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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