This week, we are joined by Co-Owner/Brewer of Eppig Brewing out of San Diego, CA, Clayton LeBlanc. We discuss many things including:

- Danny's introduction to Eppig Brewing five years ago.

- The infamous Brewery Igniter program.

- Clayton's journey leading to Eppig.

- Eppig making their name by brewing really good lagers in an IPA town.

- Interesting history behind Eppig.

- Was the lager stigma in San Diego created by Stone Brewing?

- Moving out of the 'Igniter.

- Festbier/Oktoberfest

- Creating drinking destinations

- Being spooked by industry changes in San Diego?

- Hey, they make hoppy ale too!

- 6th Anniversary coming up!

And much more!

Follow all the latest on Eppig Brewing by visiting and following their Instagram account @eppigbrewing

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We are back in the studio with our president, Andy. We chop it up and talk beery things such as:

- A look back at Mikkeller in the United States.

- When Mikkeller hit the scene in 2007/2008.

- What made them unique at the time.

- Paling up with Stone and AleSmith.

- Importing high end beer via Shelton.

- Danish tickers

- High end bars Internationally and in the US.

- Chumming back up with AleSmith.

- Making a play for US production.

- Mikkeller SD and the Viking Club

- Mikkeller bars shuttering in California.

- Workplace issues.

- RIP Mikkeller SD.

- Mikkeller's clout currently?

- Latest chapter on Modern Times

- Predicting the synergy of dual brands.

- Early Festbier enjoyment.

And much more!

This episode was sponsored by Eppig Brewing in San Diego. Makers of award winning lagers and ales - Eppig's Oktoberfest Celebrations are coming up soon. Follow them on instagram [here] to learn more.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

Danny and Jonny sit down to answer beer related questions that you submitted across our social media channels. We hope you enjoy!

- Update on our 15th Anniversary can collabs.

- Home brewers opening up a brewery?

- The next brewery to sell out?

- Greatest threat to craft beer?

- Stone Cold IPA?

- Why lower ABV beer sell the way they do?

And tons more!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

This week we are joined by home brewer, pro brewer, podcaster Tyler Sadler. We discuss many things including:

- Tyler getting into "good beer."

- First homebrewing experience.

- Joining a homebrew club.

- Why homebrewers make the obscure?

- Sharing etiquette. 

- Brew'd Up Podcast

- Aspirations for the show.

- LIT Brew.

- The southern California bottle shop scene.

Check out the Brew'd Up Podcast HERE

And tons more!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

Danny and Andy are joined to dicuss the sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo U.S.A. Please note, there was a technical issue in Danny's audio this week that will be corrected in the next show. We discuss the following:

- Danny's recent trip to Paso Robles, CA.

- The news breaking of Stone Brewing getting acquired.

- A brief history of us talking about this for the past few years.

- The timing of the sale.

- Why it's so fascinating to us.

- Fan and employee reaction to the news.

- What the future holds.

- What remaining independent breweries are left to buy?

- The latest in the Modern Times auction saga.

And much more!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

Danny and Andy are reuinited to dicuss all the latest in the craft beer world, including:

- Andy debriefs us on the 2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival.

- What behind the scenes media access looks like.

- Sad booths?

- The food situation.

- Update on Modern Times.

- Offshoots of The Bruery!

- The latest collab with Pizza Port Brewing.

- Eulogy of Cellador Ales.

And much more!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

This week, we are joined by owner/brewer of Narrow Gauge Brewing out of St. Louis, MO, Jeff Hardesty. We dicuss many things including:

- The Best New England Style IPA Poll from 2018.

- Meeting Jeff at Side Project Invitational 2022.

- St. Louis not being an IPA town?

- Looking at hazies from being cutting edge to mainstream.

- Thoughts on mass produced hazy IPA.

- Have hazy IPAs kept the craft sector stay afloat?

- Is New England still the influence for hazy IPA?

- Is the resurgence of West Coast IPA a response to anything?

- Jeff's thoghts on milkshake and lactose IPAs.

- Triple IPAs being brewed more and more.

- How the pandemic affected Narrow Gauge?

- Pricing on cans, raw goods and materials?

- Sensitivity to retail pricing.

- Narrow Gauge's lager program.

- Side pull talk.

- Big expansion news!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

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Returning to the show, our friend Edgar "BeerThugLife" Preciado. We dicuss many things including: - Calling back to our first interview in May 2020.

- Edgar getting laid off from his day job.

- How Edgar flurished during the pandemic here in Southern California.

- Hosting virtual events with BeerAdvocate.

- Continuing can collabs.

- Planning the next phases of BeerThugLife.

- Self distributing BTL beers.

- The Death Row Records collab.

- Price point for 4packs.

- The young latino craft beer market.

- Being the sales rep of the brand.

- The trick to return business.

- BeerThug Brewing!

- Why not stay a label/brand?

- Partnering up with Border X Brewing.

- Short term and mid term plans for BeerThug Brewing.

- Who is Edgar's competition?

- Mexican lager appropriation.

- Specialty beer offerings in the future.

And much more!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

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Danny and Andy reunite to talk beer as only they can and discuss the following:

- Danny's trip to Side Project Invitational.

- Andy's trip to Bistro IPA fest in Hayward, CA.

- Homebrew fest details.

- The very fluid Modern Times situation.

- Stone Brewing's debt situation.

- Stone Brewing / Molson Coors lawsuit.

Learn more about the 2022 Southern California Homebrewers Festival CLICK HERE

And much more!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

The Full Pint answered your questions live on Twitch the first weekend of April, dubbed MailbagMania. We also held a raffle and gave away some dope prizes. Items of discussion include:

- Cooking tri-tip.

- Distribution and expansion.

- Best club schwag experiences?

- Next Stone Greg type character?

- Is double decocted the new DDH?

- Craft lagers?

- Evil Twin

- $30 4 packs.

- Brut IPA

And tons more!

Follow our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/thefullpintcom

Special thanks to our prize sponsors; Great Notion Brewing, Broken Skull Beer and Firestone Walker!

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing. Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pastry stouts, hazy IPAs, smoothie sours. Every few weeks they have been adding states to their direct shipping list. Download their app on the app store, and check out with promocode FULLPINT10 for 10% off your next order.

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/