The Brewing Network Presents - The Session

This week on The Session we welcome Eagle Rock Brewery from Los Angeles to the studio. We hear from Co-Founder Jeremy Raub, Barrel Master Lee Bakofsky and Head BRewer Eric Garcia about the growth of Eagle Rock, how they built their brewery from dairy tanks, and their exciting new barrel program. Also, fresh off of our Spring Brews Festival, we talk about the event this past weekend here in Concord. We end with a good ol' fashioned Session meltdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us tonight on The Session as we welcome filmmaker Jared Stutts and Brewmaster Brenden Dobel to the show to talk about their upcoming release, Brewers By The Bay. The movie documents the history of craft beer in San Francisco. We also welcome Justin back to the helm tonight, returning from his, well, we don't really know. But he's back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes Seven Still Brewery and Distillery to the studio this week to talk about their unique brand of distilled spirits. Listen in as we learn about how they use craft beer to make artisan spirits. Also, we get a special surprise with the return of a very special Brewcaster that we haven't heard from in a long long time... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session is back this week with Pizza Port Brewing Company Director of Brewing, Sean Farrell. Listen in as we learn about one of the most award winning breweries in the U.S. and what makes their beers to great and successful in competitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week on The Session, we welcome the homebrew scientists from Brülosophy. The Brewcasters speak with Marshall Schott about the beer experiments he carries out, which are much like a Mythbusters for homebrewers, getting to the bottom of common misconceptions and myths about brewing. Tune in and learn all about Marshall's Brülosophy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes Drake's Brewing Company Brewmaster John Gillooly to the studio tonight to talk about their latest release, 2016 Hopocalypse. This beer has become a cult favorite among hop heads and we'll be tasting and discussing 4 variations on the beer. John is a master with barrels, as well as modern hop usage, and will walk us through techniques, tips and tricks to making these complex craft beers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great Dan Gordon of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company is back on The Session this week, and this time he is joined by the legendary Dr. Charles Bamforth of the UC Davis Brewing Science Program! Join us as two great brewing minds discuss the latest in beer education and technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week The Session welcomes the wonderful women of Grisette Nouveaux and the Pink Boots Society to discuss women in beer and diversity in brewing. We will be discussing homebrewing, pro brewing and opportunities for women in brewing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of year when the BN unwinds and celebrates a little with our annual Christmas show. This year, JP takes the helm as Justin is out sick. Tune in as the crew finishes up the runner-up Brewcaster Challenge between JP and Moscow, as well as challenges each other to our annual game of Name That Christmas Tune. Enjoy the show and Happy Holidays from The Brewing Network! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday, the grand return of Chris White and the White Labs team is upon us! Chris and Mike White, along with Analytical Manager, Kara Taylor, will be in the studio for The Session to discuss yeast, fermentation and all the new developments at White Labs since we saw them last. Tune in and learn from the best name in fermentation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes Craft Beer marketing expert, and author of Craft Beer Marketing and Distribution - Brace for SKUMeggedon, Mark Colburn to the show to discuss how you can take your homebrew to the next level by becoming a successful professional brewer. Mark will guide us through the steps it takes to successfully brand, market and bring your beer to the marketplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hops are still one of the most important ways to add a unique signature and complexity to a beer. Unfortunately hops are also one of the most variable ingredients, especially in the homebrew supply channels. Unlike craft brewers, the homebrewer is not going to Yakima to do selection! The homebrewer has less control. In this episode of The Session, Nathan Smith helps us discuss how to stay on target and find quality knowing that hops are highly variable. We investigate and discuss what we can do to identify the variables when it comes to deciding how to select and use hops, how to limit those variables, and how to adapt and be flexible when you cannot have ideal control over the variables. We're also joined by The Homebrew Chef, Sean Z. Paxton, to help us learn about ways to beer up our Thanksgiving menus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, fresh off a GABF silver for his Dry Stout, Moylan's Brewing Company brewmaster Derek Smith joins The Session to cover the Strong Pale Ale he made in collaboration with Brewcaster Nate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes old friend Chris Graham of MoreBeer back to the studio to discuss techniques and equipment that will help your brew day become more efficient and help you brew better beer faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week The Session welcomes Central Coast Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo, CA. They won a gold medal for their Pale Ale in one of the most crowded categories at this year's Great American Beer Festival, so you know this brewery is really at the top of its game. Tune in and find out how they are doing it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Session welcomes Scratchtown Brewing Company founders Caleb Pollard and Mike Kilmek to the show. Tune in to find out how this two year old craft brewery is surviving and thriving making great beer for the tiny town of Ord, Nebraska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Brewcasters are joined by the crew from Creature Comforts Brewing Company. When this gem of a brewery from Athens, Georgia isn't making some of the best beer in the south, they're working to change some of their home state's restrictive beer laws. Tune in and catch their story, along with this week's beer news, a new BN game, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewcasters return from Denver and The Session is back on the air! Tune in as some of the 2015 Great American Beer Festival's biggest medal winners join the show to spill some of the secrets of their success. This episode also features this week's beer news, which includes exclusive interviews with Green Flash's Chuck Silva and Meg Gill from Golden Road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's the best of The Session! Tune in for the most memorable, informative, and funny moments from the first nine months of what has been a great 2015 thus far. You'll hear Brewcaster near-death experiences, in-depth conversations with contemporary professional brewing luminaries, cutting edge homebrew tips and tricks, some good old fashioned BN radio games, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices