Brew Ha Ha

John Burton is back on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell to present the 2nd Annual Grace Bros. Breweriana show. He has been on the show before, the last time was  this episode one year ago . John Burton is an eminent beer historian who has a vast personal collection of beer memorabilia. Russian River Brewing Co. has a slate of fun events this summer. Visit  Russian...

Mark Legree with the  Stumptown Russian River Beer & Rib Revival  joins Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha today. The event is a fund raiser for the Russian River Senior Center.  Stumptown Brewery  is located near the Russian River. The Russian River Beer and Rib Revival is a large event with many tents hosting beers, cider, mead and about twenty barbeque team...

Carmen Snyder from the  Gravenstein Apple Fair  2026 joins Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha. She has brought lots of goodies including an organic Gravenstein apple pie from Cameron at the  Gentle Hearth . He is a local who uses his grandmother’s apple pie recipe. He will be at the 53rd annual Gravenstein Apple Fair this August 8th and 9th, selling pie by the sl...

Rob Loverde is back on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell for another round of Beatles and Beer. The first Beatles and Beer show was  this episode  last April. Rob is an audio engineer and a Beatles expert. Today is Paul McCartney’s 84th birthday. Herlinda made her original list of Beatles tunes and beers together with Rob, six years ago and he joins Herlinda today...

Jim Vander Giessen with  Prochiller PROGreen  and Nick Gislason from  Hanabi Lager  join us on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell. Nick has been on the show before, the last time was  this episode last January . Jim Vander Giessen is a co-founder and CEO of Prochiller. He is in California for the ProGreen50 Showcase in Napa. Jim Weatherwax from ProChil...

Jeremy Marshall from  Lagunitas  has brought their Trooper West Coast IPA to Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell.  Jeremy was on Brew Ha Ha on this episode of November 22, 2018 . Lagunitas is putting on an air guitar contest  to celebrate the release of their Trooper West Coast IPA. Jeremy will pour from a growler of the Trooper West Coast IPA, drawn straight fro...

The  8-Ball Tavern ‘s new owners Julie, Jen and Audrey, join Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha today. This is their first time on the show. They have taken over the 8-Ball, which has been through quite a few incarnations. Julie has been running it for the last 8 years. Cotati is a college town, SSU is nearby. Herlinda has known the bar since university days, and has known...

Natalie Cilurzo joins Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha, to tell us about  Russian River Brewing  News and upcoming events. Her last time on the show was with  Pliny the Younger  back on March 18 . Natalie has brought three beers to taste, including Vinnie Cilurzo’s first signature beer, Blind Pig. Herlinda and Natalie were at the Craft Beer Convention in P...

Ned Lawton,  Ethic Cider  founder, is our guest on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell. Ned Lawton came straight from the farm. That’s the farm in your glass, says Herlinda. The aroma rises from a wine glass.  Ned was on BHH last year on May 15, 2025 , almost exactly one year ago to the day. Visit  Russian River Brewing Co . in Santa Rosa on 4th St. and at...

Drew and Kevin Patterson from the  Marin Irish Festival 2026 join Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha. Drew also came on Brew Ha Ha last year on April 24, 2025 , to promote last year’s event.  This year the festival has grown to cover two days, Saturday and Sunday May 16 and 17. Herlinda remembers attending the first Marin Irish Festival last year. Kevin’s parent...

Jim Morris of Healdsburg Rotary and Randy Johnson of Getaway Ventures join Herlinda and Daedalus on Brew Ha Ha to talk about the  Giro Vigneti  bicycle ride. Also, Herlinda is back from a trip to Philadelphia where she attended the  Craft Brewers Conference  and the  World Beer Cup . She has a lot to tell about Philadelphia and naturally she has also brought some beers bac...

On Brew Ha Ha today, Herlinda is calling in from Philadelphia to talk to Daedalus Howell about the  Craft Brewers Conference  there, happening along with the  World Beer Cup . Russian River Brewing Co.’s  Velvet Glow  Helles-style lager just won a Bronze medal at the World Beer Cup. Just as Herlinda was checking in with her media credentials, there was a crush of oth...

Tara Nurin calls in to Brew Ha Ha to discuss plans for a documentary film about the subject of her book  A Woman’s Place Is In The Brewhouse . This call came near the end of  the episode with Gabi Demozzi, which is right here . The film is called  Witchy Boots .  Tara is a journalist who covers the beverage business and the personal stories of people in the beverage indus...

Gabi Demozzi, a Dim Sum chef and beer judge from Brazil, is our guest today on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell. Gabi is a certified Cicerone, professor, consultant and chef  who has been working with beer for 16 years. She is currently working on opening a restaurant that will match Dim Sum with craft beer named Dim Sum da Gabi. It is already operating via delivery and priv...

It’s not business as usual this time on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell, as Herlinda presents Beatles and Brews today. She has had this playlist on her main fridge for about 6 years. What’s more, she has such a collection of beers that she can line up the labels to match the songs for today’s show. The show begins with two Beatles tunes, She Loves You and I Wan...

Herlinda’s cousins Lloyd and Lee Palmer are visiting from Oregon and they are in the Brew Ha Ha converted train coach studio with Herlinda and Daedalus today. Lloyd Palmer is a train expert and today he will tell us all about the retired train cars that make up the  Wine Country Radio  studios and offices here in Santa Rosa. Herlinda has brought her family to the show before. Her f...

James Pardieu and Drew Tomassini, co-chairs of  Battle of the Brews 2026  and D.J. Graves, co-owner of  3rd Street Aleworks , join Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha. Battle of the Brews is an annual event that the  Active 20-30 Club #50 of Santa Rosa  produces to raise money for their charitable activities. They describe their mission as, “providing yo...

Herlinda and Lisa. Adam Lamb and Jevon Hatter Oiadeje from the Rewind Arcade Taproom in Sebastopol join Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha. Lisa Brower is also here in the studio. She is the host of Jeopardy! bar league that meets at Rewind Arcade. Jevon was on Brew Ha Ha last year on this episode , talking about Rewind Arcade. Their third anniversary falls on Memorial Day this year....

Natalie and Vinny Cilurzo join Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha with the first taste of Pliny the Younger 2026. This is the 22nd year that Russian River Brewing Company makes Pliny the Younger. “It’s the biggest news of the year in beerdom,” declares Daedalus Howell. For the last 22 years, Brew Ha Ha has hosted the first taste of Pliny the Younger and this is Daed...

Dr. Hoby Wedler , a PhD organic chemist and sensory expert, is back on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell. He has been on the show before, the last time was this episode back in August of 2020. His Instagram has almost 480,000 followers as of today’s show date . Hoby was born sightless, and was raised to have high expectations for himself. He was inspired by his great high sc...

Jenna Bautista from the Pink Boots Society , also a Senior Quality Analyst for Lagunitas, joins Herlinda Heras on Brew Ha Ha. Jenna Bautista joins Herlinda Heras on Brew Ha Ha, with Adam Bosch from Parliament Brewing Co. also in studio. International Women’s Day is Sunday March 8, this year. There is a whole weekend of Pink Boots Society collaborations to check out. Lagunitas has made Glass Breake...

Adam Bosch from Parliament Brewing is back on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras today to talk about the Cheesesteak Competition on March 21. Adam has been on the show several times, the most recent was this episode last September . Chris Amadio from Mamadios food truck, is in the studio. They were the people’s choice winner at last year’s Cheesesteak competition. First, they are drinking Capital Lett...

The Fort Point HenHouse merger is the subject today with Justin Catalana of Fort Point Brewing and Colin MacDonald of HenHouse Brewing , on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras. Justin is calling in on the phone today while his friend and colleague Colin is in the studio at Wine C0untry Radio with Herlinda Heras. Fort Point Beer Co. has been featured on Brew Ha Ha before, the last time was this episode...

Marty Nachel Marty Nachel, founder of the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame , calls in to discuss the 2026 HOF nominations, on Brew Ha Ha with Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell. Marty has been on the show before, including this episode back in December , about his recently published book the Beer Story Project. Today’s Brew Ha Ha show is appearing online as 3 separate podcast episodes, so th...

Conor Begley from Fathers Brewing is the guest of Herlinda Heras and Daedalus Howell on Brew Ha Ha today. This is his first time on the show. Sayre Petrokowski, the executive director of the Brewers Guild, introduced Herlinda to Conor. Fathers Brewing was launched less than a year ago, last July. They went through a lot of R&D to create their first two flagship beers. They are a lager (with a...