Located in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City, BKS Artisan Ales have found a fair bit of success in their slow-growth approach to running a brewery. Starting small and adding tank after tank in their brew house, while opening their doors to a packed tasting room, enabled BKS to grow at the pace they set, not the distributor. Plus, their beers are good so, that helps!

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Who sends in not one but FOUR bourbon barrel-aged beers for JP to try? Brian from Bravery Brewing, that's who! On today's show, we chat with former homebrewer Brian Avery, who got his homebrewing act together and opened up Bravery back in 2012. Since then, he's been making beers that not only the public likes to drink, but he does as well. Not to mention his extensive barrel program, which we talk about in depth.

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It's a busy show this week, as JP chats with not one but two guests! Up first, Jared Veldheer, who is a former NFL player and current hombrewer, who recently started his own beer-related podcast called, "The Jared Veldbeer Podcast". Then, it's time for Matt and Sarah Luker from Transplants Brewing Company, two former homebrewers who turned pro after only two years!

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The LA craft beer scene keeps on expanding, and we're here for it. On today's show, Chris and Zambo from Paperback Brewing Company joins us as we talk about Chris' homebrewing path and how a random email led him to leave his high-falutin Hollywood advertising job to open a brewing in the heart of Glendale, CA ... eventually. Zambo takes us through six of his beers (or maybe it was seven), and gives us the scoop on how he blends hops, addresses supply chain issues, and specific details on kettle souring.

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Reno, Nevada is known as the Biggest Little City in the World, That rings true for a lot of what Reno has to offer, especially when it comes to it's craft beer scene. Lead Dog Brewing is part of a growing number of breweries in the Reno-Sparks area, boasting an incredible resume of beers at any given time. Today on the show, we chat with Thomas Wisdom about how Lead Dog got started, what kinds of beers they are making, and how to move forward in an ever-changing marketplace.

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Bakersfield has been experiencing a massive growth in the craft beer scene over these last few years, and today we chat with one of those breweries that keeps pushing things forward - Temblor Brewing Company. The folks at Temblor have a knack for using ingredients in an evenly-handed way, and that shows in the beers they produce!

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Chris Graham has appeared on The Session in the past to tell us the best ways to homebrew on the cheap. However, we felt it was time to get him back on to go the other way and tell us all the cool high-end homebrew gadgets on the market today! Before we get to that, though, JP and Chris chat about Chris' hike up to the peak of Mt. Whitney, where he and business partner Olin, brewed a batch of pale ale at over 14,000 feet!

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Non-alcoholic beer has been pretty straight-forward for decades. Light lagers with nothing really to them. The team at Athletic Brewing set out to change that back in 2018, and they haven't looked back since. Creating flavorful craft beers with no alcohol is the mission, and Athletic is making that mission a success.

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Located in Raytown, Missouri, Crane Brewing Company has been turning out creative beers since 2015. On today's show, we chat with Chris Meyers, co-founder of Crane Brewing, to learn a bit about his brewing background, what crazy beers they are dreaming up, and how Crane is involved in supporting their local community.

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Out of the shadows of The Rare Barrel steps Berkeley's latest craft brewery ... Hello Friend! Located on the "clean side" of The Rare Barrel brewery, Hello Friend is driving loads and loads of non-soured beer into the hands of the masses here in the Bay Area. Today, we chat with Stephan and Tommy of Hello Friend, to find out just what it takes to keep the sour side sour and the clean side clean. Plus, Nate and Teresa join JP tonight, to coach him through the plethora of IPA.

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