The Full Pint Podcast

We are back with our co-host Andy Carter, where we chat about the lastest topics in craft beer including: - Danny returns to beer after a year hiatus. - Saison du Pont in cans??!! - Hot take on Modern Times holding Nate Soroko fest. - Falling Rock Tap House demise. - Is it Hot Lager Summer? And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint. We'd also like to thank our sponsor Radiant Beer Co., which is now fully opened in Anaheim. Please visit radiantbeer.com, sign up for their newsletter to receive 15% off your first tasting room visit. Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help. National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/ Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/ Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

Our co-host Andy returns to the show as we talk about many of the hot topic swirling across the craft beer industry including: - Things opening back up and what that looks like. - BrewDog in the news for being a bad place to work. - BrewDog's attempts to seem decent. - Three Weaver's buy back. - @BeerCruncher triggers Danny with beer / pro wrestling tweet. - More talk about the "reckoning" - A look at Tree House Brewing's limits. And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint. We'd also like to thank our sponsor Radiant Beer Co., which is now fully opened in Anaheim. Please visit radiantbeer.com, sign up for their newsletter to receive 15% off your first tasting room visit. Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help. National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/ Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/ Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

Longtime friend of the show, brewmaster of Firestone Walker Brewing Matt Brynnildson returns to the states and returns to the show for us to discuss: - Where we left off from our show a few years ago. - Matt's European Sabatical. - The differences in Belgian and US beer cultures. - What it was like jumping back into the fray in Paso Robles. - 25 years of Firestone, 20 years brewing for Firestone. - Bringing New Zealand hops back in the beer geek conversation. - The dynamic working with The Propogator/Sam Tierney. - The ability scale down for R&D? - FIrestone Walker's sustainability efforts. - Looking back on some retired brands/recipies. - Feelings on beers that seem dictated by sales and marketing. - What's next? And much more! And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint. Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help. National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/ Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/ Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We break from our normal format and sit down with our very own Franny Fullpint aka Frances Cannon of The Los Angeles County Brewers Guild to dicuss "the reckoning" in which hundreds of reports surfaced of sexual harassment, sexism and sexual assault came to light. Items of dicussion include: - Reintroduction to Franny Fullpint - Why are we gathered here today? - Explaination of "The Reckoning" presented by Brienne Allan / @ratmagenet on instagram - Explaination as to why this is important to The Full Pint. - Why we've enlisted the help of Franny. - Framing up the romantic notion of the craft beer community. - The legal aspect of the workplace. - Reasons why craft breweries and their employees are in a bad position. - Things needed to be done to mitigate and eliminate these issues in the workplace. - The question of why someone would not want to report being a victim of sexual harassment, assault, and all forms of discrimination. - What can we do immediately? - What's needed for the long term? - Why does The Full Pint care about this now and why don't they cover all important issues like this? - A message to the brewing industry from Danny. And much more! We have forgone our advertisements this week and would like to share with you some important links to organizations we've mentioned on the show. National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/ Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/ Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We are joined by longtime friend, Vice President of Marketing at The Bruery, Daniel Muñoz. - Going way back with Daniel on Inside The Cellar, Freshies and Broken Skull IPA launch. - A brief history lesson on The Bruery's rapid rise from small family brewery to regional powerhouse. - The Bruery being sold at it's peak. - The hungry beast known as the Reserve Society. - The life cycle of the lapsed RS member. - Does a 2021 Reserve Society member resemble one from 2012? - Making connections with brand new drinkers. - Keeping things exciting and fresh. - Other mature breweries encroaching on the beer club space. - Fan expectations. - Patrick Rue's involvement with the brand. - How COVID 19 affected business. - The back catalog of beers and labels. And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.

We are back with the crew, Danny, Corey and Andy chop up the recent headlines and throw nothing but the hottet takes including: - The exodus of Worst Beer Blog. - Stone Seltzer / Stone Beverage Co. - The BA Top 50 List - Bistro IPA Festival in Hayward, CA. - Monkish Brewing Number Two - Russian River gets a canning line. And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.

We are joined this week by Matthew Osterman, President of Sleeping Giant Brewing out of Denver, CO. We discuss many things including: - The string of strange press releases from Boulder Beer Company in winter 2019/2020. - Found memories of Boulder Beer's national presence. - Who/what/why Sleeping Giant? - What did Sleeping Giant buy and what was the value in what they bought? - What audience do they target for Boulder Beer? - How did the pandemic effect closing the deal and re-launching? - What's the plan to right the ship? - Is DTC and small batch drops in the works? - Bubbly By Nature. - What else does Sleeping Giant do? - Who else is on the radar? And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.

We are joined by Winslow Sawyer and Jensen Atwood of Pure Project out of San Diego, CA. We learn a good bit about Pure Project including: - Their amazing milenial/rich guy names. - What they do at Pure Project. - Do they miss beer travel? - Their journey leading up to Pure Project. - Brewers and beers that inspired them. - The state of San Diego Beer. - The state of IPA. - Pure Projects approach to hoppy beer. - Pure's sustainability efforts. - How they handle tough descisions surrounding their sustainability ethos. - What does a post COVID beer scene look like. And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.

We are joined by award winning, veteran beer writer and author John Holl. We catch up and discuss many things including: - John's journey through various beer publications. - A hearty laugh about being part of the old guard. - Breaking down the different types of current beer media formats. - Pondering the buisness models of media and media consumption. - The meme-ification of beer media. - Authoring books. - The effect the pandemic had on 8100 breweries. - NJ liquor laws. - What will "getting back to normal" look like for beer. And much more! Visit http://johnholl.com/ to learn more and check out John's body of work. We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.

We are joined by co-host Andy and special guest Corey Welchel as we chop up some of the most recent hot topics in craft beer. Items for discussion include: - The luxury barleywine. - Stone Brewing adding a wedge of orange. - Using the term sour for casual drinkers. - The partnership between Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard Beer. - Cold IPA. - This bottle is big as my head!! And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor Pure Project, a small batch San Diego brewery making the finest barrel aged sours, stouts, hazy and clear IPAs. CA and NV residents can have Pure Project shipped directly. Listeners of The Full Pint podcast can receive 15% off their order by visiting purebrewing.org/fullpint.