Joran and Shawn - the two guys behind Halfway Crooks Beer - come from two very different backgrounds, but somehow still managed to meet up and combine their passion for lagers (and weird beer labels) into something magical. Sully and JP chat about lager beer, brewery vibes, and having an inviting brand that the sole purpose is to push lagers unto the masses.

Lagers.

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From his early days in the craft beer scene, Dave McLean had always been interested in the malting process. Fast forward 20 years, and dave is now heading up a craft malt house in Alameda, Ca, providing freshly malted grain to brewers and distillers nationwide. How important is fresh malt? Are there any funny puns to be made in the malt world? How erotic can ice cream really be? Find out all these answers and more on this episode of The Session!

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Keeping the Pacific Northwest covered in lager beer isn't an easy task. Lucky for them, there's Kevin and the folks from Wayfinder Beer! Located in Portland, Or, Wayfinder is primarily a lager house that also does a fair amount of ale brewing. But when your flagship is a Helles (with a 4-step mash), you're probably doing lagers right.

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The Bay Area craft beer scene is ever-growing, and today on The Session, we talk to one of the fresh faces making great beer out here - Five Suns Brewing. Jess Jackson, owner and brewer at this Martinez brewery, joined JP on this week's show to talk about his path from homebrewer to craft brewer, and how his small brewery is positioned to ride out the pandemic.

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Frequent guest and friend of the show Dave Marliave makes his return to The Session! Dave's history in brewing (and life) has been full of challenges, especially with the closing of Flat Tail brewing, but that didn't stop him from pushing forward and getting back into the craft beer game. New Spring, is Dave's latest project, and we were happy to catch up with him to talk about his journey to his new location, what New Spring means to him, and what he has coming on the horizon.

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Sitting in the "backpack" of Fairfield, sits Suisun City, home to True Symmetry Brewing Company. Jason, brewer and owner of True Symmetry, comes on The Session to talk about his days as a homebrewer, his move to pro, and what a small brewery has to do these days to stay open. Jason and JP are also joined by Jamil and Teresa - plus two special guests!

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As 2020 winds down, what better way to shift into a new year than to have a whole show dedicated to homebrewing? We invited Marshall Schott from Brulosophy on the show to give us the five more popular homebrewing subjects (according to brulosophy.com), and a little bit about each experiment.

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Joe Kesteloot is our guest today, from Peace Tree Brewing out of Knoxville, Iowa. Peace Tree is known in the area for their stubby bottles, and their best-selling Belgian Blonde Ale, of all things! We talked about his short-lived days as a homebrewer, making the jump to professional, and sample a few of his beers!

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Jamil and the Heretic Brewing team are known for making world-class beers. So when we realized they are also crafting some great canned cocktails, we were intrigued. The canned cocktail market is big, but the products have usually been sub-par. Today we chat with Jamil about how he approaches the cocktails Heretic makes, and how it's similar and yet different than crafting beer.

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Red Clay Brewing, from Alabama, Zoomed back into The Session this week. Having just been on last year, they have a lot to talk about - mainly their collaborations with Master Sommelier Emmanuel Kemijii. We chatted about using weird ingredients while still trying to adhere to some sense of beer styles. Among the usual beer chatter.

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