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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. 

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For this episode of Brewstilled, I’m joined by Laryssa and Johanna from Friends of Front here in Sacramento to preview Front Street Brewfest in Sacramento California to be held on April 13th, 2024. The Front Street Brewfest is a craft beer festival that benefits Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter. Several Sacramento breweries such as Alaro, Jackrabbit Brewing and Urban Roots along with more will be in attendance pouring some excellent craft beer. Along with the beer, there will also be Ciders, Seltzers, and Kombucha as well for those looking for beer alternatives. In this episode, I interview Laryssa and Johanna about the mission of Friends of Front, The Front Street Animal Shelter, what attendees can look forward to at this year’s event and more. It’s all here on Brewstilled!

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For this episode of Brewstilled, the road to 40 continues with dating after 40 as the episode’s topic. In this episode, my guest is Dr. Lisa Firestone a psychologist who specializes in relationships and who has also written on the topic of dating after 40. She has been published in numerous professional articles in places such as Psychology Today, Match.com, WebMD and more. Dating in our 20’s and 30’s tends to be a time of exploration with some finding love and marriage while others find both only to divorce. This then brings us to our 40’s, which opens up a whole new beginning for us all. For many of us who seek love in our 40’s we experience anxiety, concerns, and a fear of not finding love. I speak with Dr. Firestone on the topic of dating in our 40’s, its advantages, the power romantic chemistry, dating patterns and more. It’s all here on Brewstilled!

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For this episode of Brewstilled, the road to 40 continues as I speak with Deborah Heiser. about the Right Side of age 40. Deborah is an Applied Developmental Psychologist. She is also a TEDx speaker, a 92nd Street Y speaker, and is the Founder of The Mentor Project. Her work has been featured in Psychology Today, Forbes Magazine and the New York Times including more. She has a specialty in midlife by defining what age 40 looks like and why it’s not that bad. In this episode, I interview Deborah about the inevitable age of 40, the fear of getting older and more as the road to 40 continues. 

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For this episode of Brewstilled, it’s the start of a new project in where I begin the road to 40. As someone who turns 40 in the year 2024, I’ll be discussing turning 40 here on the Brewstilled podcast for some episodes with the first episode based on when Millennials turn 40. For Millennials, the idea of turning 40 was at one time worlds away, but also inevitable. As Millennials begin to come of age, the age of 40 is looming as some Millennials are already there, but most have yet to turn 40. For this episode, I’ll be joined by Tess Brigham to discuss when Millennials turn 40. Tess is a licensed therapist who works with Millennials and members of Gen Z as they navigate life’s biggest challenges. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets such as Newsweek, Oprah Magazine and CNBC. We’ll be discussing what it means for Millennials as they turn 40, what that age means for them, why turning 40 isn’t that bad and more. 

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For this episode of Brewstilled I’ll be recapping the season 4 finale of HBO’s True Detective Night Country. The case is now closed and the mystery is for the most part solved. We saw Danvers and Navarro work together to solve a complex mystery in a hostile environment in one of the worlds most remote regions. Also, was this mystery more supernatural or psychological? How did Danvers and Navarro change? I’ll be discussing it here on Brewstilled with a Hazy IPA from Anchorage Brewing Company as the beer pairing. 

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For this episode of Brewstilled, I’ll be recapping episode 5 of HBO’s True Detective Night Country. We are just one episode away from the conclusion and the mystery still remains. In this episode we saw Danvers and Navarro venture into the deepest and darkest parts of the mystery that may also unleash the darkness within themselves. There’s a lot that remains with this mystery and several parts of it may also remain a mystery. I’ll also be discussing pressing questions for the finale that need resolved. A Polish Lager is on tap for the beer pairing. 

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For this episode of Brewstilled, it’s a Super Bowl preview with beer. In this edition of Brewstilled, I’ll be previewing the Super Bowl with 5 storylines from the big game. In addition, each storyline will have its own unique beer pairing with 5 different beers from 5 different beer styles. The Super Bowl will have action and stories. Can the 49ners get past Kansas City? Will Brock Purdy find his door to somewhere? Will this be Andy Reids last game? Are the Kansas City Chiefs unstoppable? I’ll be discussing it here on Brewstilled with beer parings for each storyline. It’s all here on Brewstilled! 

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For this episode of Brewstilled, I’ll be recapping True Detective Episode 4 from season 4 from HBO. With now just episodes left, we’re left a mystery that continues unfold and no signs on answer. In episode 4 we see detectives Danvers and Navarro pursue a lead of interest while a the darkness around then continues to descend. We continue to see more of a supernatural and psychological element to this season, but which ones has more influence or is it equal? Or is the season based on just one of those topics? I’ll be recapping the episode here on Brewstilled while discussing those topics. A Coffee Stout form Parish Brewing is on tap for the beer pairing. 

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For this episode of Brewstilled it’s a recap of episode 3 of True Detective Night Country from HBO. In episode 3 we saw more of the season three storyline unfold with Detectives Danvers and Navarro working to solve a deeply complex and disturbing mystery in where nothing is ever what it appears to be. It’s now 5 days of night in the case and the mystery gets deeper in this episode that also includes a doozy for the ending. A barrel aged sour from Alesong Brewing & Blending is on tap for the beer pairing.