On this week's Session we welcome Adam Lamoreaux from the newly opened Linden Street Brewery in Oakland to talk about being the first production brewery in Oakland in many years. Adam talks to us about the long road they had to pave to get the brewery up and running (over 4 years in the making), and also about their flagship beer, Urban Peoples Common Lager. We'll learn about what it takes to start a brewery, what goes in a great California Common, how to brew a black lager and what it means to be a true community brewery.

A question that always comes up over the past few years of BN shows is how to properly maintain our precious home breweries that we've invested so much time, effort and money into. This week the Brewcasters will explain what they do each year to keep things in top shape and ready to brew at a moments notice. We also be cover judging and score sheets from the first round of Nationals (some Brewcasters are not too happy). And to say that this show is revealing about the Brewcasters personal lives would be an understatement. If you're a fan...download twice!! Just sayin.