In this episode of The Hop Show with Javi, he chats with Megan Paige, Social Media & PR Director of Pacific Plate Brewing in Monrovia, CA.

They talk about Megan’s early beer education as the president of the Association of Beverage Professionals at Cal Poly Pomona, their epic Bluesapalooza road trip, her past accomplishments as a competitive accordionist, avoiding getting posted on Worst Beer Blog, and more!

Listen in and then follow Javi at @javibrews , Megan at @m364np4163, and Pacific Plate Brewing at @pacificplatebrewery.

In this episode of The Hop Show with Javi, he sits down (virtually) with Hopped LA founder, Gary Magnone to catch up on what we’re seeing in the LA beer scene since the coronavirus shutdowns hit Los Angeles.

In this conversation, they talk about everything from how breweries are adapting to the shutdown and what Hopped LA is doing to support the beer industry, to the viral sensation Tiger King, what styles of beer we’re gravitating towards these days, and the possibility of craft beer ice cream trucks.

Listen in and then follow Javi at @javibrews and Gary at @garyjmag.

In this episode of Beer Breakdown, we dive into the story behind Yay! Sayer IPA with Kushal Hall, head brewer at Common Space Brewery in Hawthorne.

Kushal talks us through the beer’s early beginnings as “Idaho IPA” and how over time, they evolved and experimented with each ingredient in the beer’s recipe until it developed into the beer we know today. We also discuss the beer’s label artwork and then dissect the beer’s aroma and flavor profile and where the beer sits stylistically in a 2020 environment.

Look out for Yay! Sayer IPA at Common Space’s taproom in Hawthorne, on draft at bars around town, and in cans at a craft beer bottle shop near you today.

In this episode of The Hop Show with Javi, he sits down with Jason De La Torre, brewer and co-founder of Ogopogo Brewing in San Gabriel, CA.

While they sip on Ogopogo’s brews, they chat about how Jason initially bonded with co-founder Ryan Edell in the Saint Archer lab over their former pro music (Jason) and pro baseball (Ryan) backgrounds. They then dig into the story of starting Ogopopgo, their original plans for a brewpub, designing and building their brewhouse from the ground up, their upcoming collab with one of Jason’s favorite bands (PPL MVR), and his viral content series involving a banana.

Listen in and then follow Javi at @javibrews and Ogopogo Brewing at @ogopogobrewing.