The Full Pint Podcast

We are joined by Beer Director for San Francisco Bay area Beer Baron Bar & Kitchen, Corey Whelchel. We discuss the very important aspect of implementing a unique and responsible beer program in 2019. Items of discussion include:

- Corey's role with Beer Baron.

- Who or what should drive a pub's taplist.

- Addressing the issue of permanent tap handles and classic styles.

- The importance of stocking out of market beers.

- Out of town breweries flopping in California.

- Wages and cost of living affecting beer bars.

And much more.

This podcast is sponsored by Maui Brewing Co. Please visit mauibrewingco.com to learn more.

Music for The Full Pint Podcast provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com

We are joined by one of the coolest, most easy going brewers we've ever met, Preston Thoeny from Wren House Brewing. While we were unsuccessful in getting him riled up about anything, we discussed many items including:

- Danny's take on Wren House Brewing.

- Preston's journey from Big Sky in Montana to Phoenix.

- How did Drew and Bill rope in Preston.

- Wren House Brewing's focused beer lineup.

- Initial beers that were not a success.

- Co-existing with other Arizona Breweries.

- The unique barrel program.

- The IPA program. 

- Lagers.

- Unmet challenges.

- Constant collaborations.

- Eyeing expansion.

- A run down of all the latest trends going on in craft beer.

And much more!

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We are joined by founder of Turn It Up Media and former marketing director of Oskar Blues Chad Melis. We discuss many things including:

- How Danny got linked up with Chad years ago.

- How Chad got his start with Oskar Blues.

- Chad's involvement with the iconic branding and product introduction at Oskar Blues.

- Having fun with the packaging.

- Incorporating a outdoor lifestyle into a national brand.

- Oskar Blues speed and approach to rolling out products.

- Scaling up to CANarchy.

- Leaving Oskar Blues to start up Turn It Up Media.

- Building a client base.

- Taking on an established brand vs growing a new brand.

And much more!

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This week, we are joined by notorious character, founder of J. Wakefield Brewing, Johnathan Wakefield. Ahead of upcoming Wakefest 2019, we set the record straight on many topics including:

- Danny's first experience with J. Wakefield beer.

- What is Wakefest, and why should people go?

- How J. Wakefield Brewing fits in to the current craft beer landscape.

- The Florida Weisse and pastry stouts.

- Story behind Wakefield's labels and ego.

- The intellectual property issue in craft beer.

- Being labeled a hype brewer.

- Addressing scarcity.

- Secondary market on luxury goods.

- That collab life.

- Questions from our instagram friends.

- And much more!

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We are joined by veteran beer and whiskey writer Lew Bryson. We share stories, laughs and hot takes on covering booze.

Items of discussion include:

- Why Danny loves Lew.

- Our admiration of tech writer John C. Dvorak.

- Lew's approach to writing about beer and whiskey.

- Dealing with Pennsylvania liquor laws.

- Comparing to the late 2010's craft beer boom to the 90's.

- Well made alcohol is well made alcohol.

- Gut reactions to new styles.

- Decline in beer sales?

- Cannabis beverages.

- The death of beer writing.

And much more!

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We are finishing the year out strong with our friend Dom from @beerkulture. We run down some of the hottest topics and stories of 2018, then shift gears to wishes for the new year. We talk about:

- ABI Acquisitions slowing down.

- Lining up for IPAs multiple times a week.

- Best widely distributed craft beer of 2018?

- Thoughts on Green Flash and Deschutes pumping the brakes.

- Kids and Dogs in the tasting room.

- Glitter beer.

- Brut IPA.

- Hard seltzer.

- The Trillium news.

- Can Dooch fix the freshness on the shelf issue?

- Beer styles that should be more popular in 2019?

- What can festival organizers do to make fests fresh in 2019?

And much more!

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This podcast is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, please visit http://newbelgiumbrewing.com to learn about their lineup and where to find their beer.

Music for The Full Pint Podcast provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com

We are joined by longtime friend of the show,industry veteran, retiring Barrel Meister at Firestone Walker Barrel Works, Jeffers Richardson. We catch up with Jeffers as he heads into retirement and talk about many things including:

- How Danny and Jeffers met back in the day.

- The quickest version of the story of Jeffers leaving Firestone Walker and returning.

- The weird evolution of the sour ale market.

- The Dog and Pony Show starring Jeffers.

- Being a sounding board for product ideas at Barrelworks.

- Making flavors for a younger drinking audience.

- Thoughts on craft breweries producing seltzer.

- The story on Jeffers announcing his retirement from Firestone Walker.

And much more!

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This podcast is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, please visit http://newbelgiumbrewing.com to learn about their lineup and where to find their beer.

Music for The Full Pint Podcast provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com

We are changing things up a bit this week, as we bring you a very interesting character we found on instagram, Crazy Naz of Crazy Naz liquor out of San Marcos, CA. This is not a paid spot, we were just intrigued. We discussed many things with this crazy man, including:

- How he got into the beer and liquor business. 

- The pressure of selling craft beer in a very saturated beer market of North County San Diego.

- Why is he referred to as crazy.

- The games played by brewery reps, distributor reps.

- Naz' response to customers looking for goodies in the back.

- Naz' response to allocations.

- How does Naz feel about beers with Lactose!!

And much more!

We are joined by Co-Owner and Brand Manager of Bottle Logic Brewing, Brandon Buckner. We talk about all the important topics surrounding Anaheim's hottest brewery including:

- Initial impressions of Bottle Logic's approach to opening a tasting room and brewery.

- Story behind the name and branding of Bottle Logic.

- Winning GABF medals right out of the gate

- Core lineup and the birth of 714 Ale

- The famous barrel program.

- The evolution of their retro/future branding feel to the current space dork retro future feel.

- Thoughts on the Florida style stout

- Inside info on Fundamental Observation Batch 4

- The vanilla market

- Career beer flippers

- Collabing hard

- Expansion plans

AND MUCH MORE!

This podcast is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, please visit http://newbelgiumbrewing.com to learn about their lineup and where to find their beer.

Music for The Full Pint Podcast provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com

We are joined by the Godfather of the American Double IPA, Co-Owner and Brewmaster of Russian River Brewing, Vinnie Cilurzo. We discuss many things including:

- Vinnie's start in Temecula, CA.

- Migrating to Sonoma for Korbel

- Starting Russian River Brewing

- The birth of Pliny the Elder

- The early adoption of Simcoe

- The super short shelf life of Pliny

- The barrel aged sour program

- The legacy of Beatification

- What led to Windsor expansion

- Strategy on spreading the beer around with more production

- Addressing the lack of supply among eager retailers

- The change in IPA preferences

- Will Russian River can, and why didn't they add a canning line in Windsor

- COMIC SANS~!

And much more.

This podcast is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, please visit http://newbelgiumbrewing.com to learn about their lineup and where to find their beer.

Music for The Full Pint Podcast provided by our pal Ben Tuttle, check him out at tenderbubbles.com