This week, Javi sits down with Tony Lawrence of Boneyard Beer in Portland Oregon. Items of discussion include starting up Boneyard, their inclusion into the beer heavy market of Portland. Other topics include how Boneyard may or may not be affected by AB-InBev's 10 Barrel Brewing and the current climate of the craft beer industry. Tony is a very energetic dude and makes for a great listen.

Javi talks with Julia Herz of The Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com. We hear about Julia's journey into the beer world from her start as a young homebrewer all the way to her current role at BA. Topics include the current landscape of the industry as well as the current Independent Craft Beer seal issue everyone is talking about.

This week, Javi sits down with award winning brewer Evan Price of Green Cheek Beer in Orange, CA. For those not familiar with Evan, he was the head brewer at Noble Ale Works in Anaheim among other well known Southern California craft breweries. We hear about the trials and tribulations on opening a new brewery and all the little details of launching a new brand. This is a fun listen!

On the eve of LA Beer Week 9, Javi hosts an LA Beer round table with Frances Lopez aka Franny Fullpint, Sarah Bennett and John Verive.

Frances Lopez is the executive director of the Los Angeles Brewers Guild, Sarah Bennett is a veteran freelance beer writer who writes for LA Weekly, and John Verive who is another veteran freelance beer writer who writes for the LA Times.

Topics covered include the history of LA beer from the the past 9 years, the challenges, trend changes and more. Whether you are familiar with the scene or not, this is a must listen episode.

Our long time friends Brian Herbertson (Herbie Homebrew) and Greg Bechtel have combined forces and talent to launch a brewery for the wildly popular pub chain Simmzy's. We hear of both men's tales of how they got into the industry and what it was like to construct a small brewery from the ground up.