I Like Beer the Podcast

The ILB Team virtually welcomes Kala Petitte from Ballast Point Brewing Company who provides us an update on all things Ballast Point, some brewery stories, what it's like coming up through the ranks, and what she loves about working at one of the premier breweries (and restaurants) in the San Diego area.

The exploration of the archives trail continues as we remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms.  This time the Summer Vacation Beer Series heads North  as we enjoy some great beers from breweries along the beer famous Bend Ale Trail in Oregon.  We share some family summer vacation road trip stories from our younger years and relive memories of our PGW trip to brewer...

With Shelter in Place back in place, it's back to the beer fridge to see what gems are hiding.  And with all the movie watching lately, Jeff challenged the ILB team to share some of our movie favorites from when we were young with our grown up children and see which ones still stand the test of time...and which ones not so much anymore.  Let us know what you think about our results on social media...

We continue our exploration into the archives as we remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms.  In this episode Summer Vacation is upon us and the Good Doctor reviews and shares some Hawaiian beers and brewers from his family vacation while the rest of us share some great summer stories.

The ILB team gets back to sharing some beers, virtually, from local Rouleur Brewing Company in Carlsbad, CA.  Loyal listeners also know the ILB team strives to be an Educational podcast.  After all, most of us are teachers.  Well, summer school is in full swing and the The Doctor has a new educational segment surprisingly named "Wild Thing".  Is that Ironic Jeff?

Our dig into the archives continues as we remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms.  In this treasure we review beers from nearby Helia Brewing and introduce the popular segment Toast, Roast, and Pour One Out with insight on the Olympics, Old Friends, Old Movie Legends.

The ILB Team welcomes local beer podcasting pioneers Cody and Mike from "Beer Night In San Diego!", San Diego's First, Longest Running and Top Beer Podcast.  With "the return of the fridge" in place, we celebrate BNISD's 7th year anniversary, discuss their origin story, find out their first "Wow" beers, and uncover some insight into their success and longevity.

Our stroll through the archives continues as we remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms.  In this flashback our team shares and reviews the first beers ever given to us by a listener.  We also have the infamous Untapped discussion & the day the beer rating system changed forever.

"Hoppy" Anniversary to the ILB team.  Can you believe it has been one year of podcasting?  Time flies when you are having fun...and drinking a few good beers.  The team shares some great beers from Henhouse Brewing in Santa Rosa, CA while looking back on some of their favorite moments from the first year, then serve up some 4th of July holiday factoids while enjoying a Stone Brewing special beer.

We continue our walk through the archives as we remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms with our the team sitting down to discuss their favorite breweries and beers in Miramar, aka "Beeramar", just north of San Diego.  We also celebrate America's Independence with some Patriotic beers.

As we approach our One Year Anniversary, Jeff thought it would be nice for the team to open up to our loyal listeners and share some embarrassing Guilty Pleasures about ourselves.  But do we all truly feel guilty?  Grab a beer and listen in to find out who has the most embarrassing pleasure, and who might not have a guilty bone in his body.

The stroll continues through the archives as we remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms with the team sitting down to meet Head Brewmaster Moe Katomski at Viewpoint Brewing Co. in Del Mar, California, overlooking the Del Mar Race Track and the beautiful ocean skyline.

In honor of Father's Day, Talent's Dad Ron joins the show as the ILB team puts on our Dad hats to share our Fatherly wisdom, experience, advise, and some Dad Jokes, to Talent's Cousin Victor, a soon-to-be Father.  Later, the team shares some special moments and memories we have had with our Dads.    

We continue our stroll through the archives and remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms with our first ever Field Trip where we met Raul Dejú from Guadalupe Brewing in Vista, California.

Join the team as we virtually meet Special Guest Judith Downie, Special Collections and History Librarian at Cal State University, San Marcos, who over the past several years has been archiving the history of San Diego's local breweries into a "Brewchive", one of only a few like it in the country. 

With vacations being canceled, the team "packs up" and takes a virtual road trip down memory lane with their favorite road trip movies and books.

We continue our local virtual field with home brewer Damon Adamo who had several more beers to share with us from his "Yellahouz".

We take another local virtual field in our own backyard of Vista, California and get to know home brewer Damon Adamo who was kind enough to share several of his own beers with us and the story behind "Yellahouz".

We dig further into the archives and remaster for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms with Part 2 of our first episode.  Our podcast origin continues with several more beers on The Drive for Five across the "Hop Highway", and we find out how "Talent" got his nickname.

Beer with Pizza.  Need we say more?  Ok, how about Star Wars?  We have some beers and pizza from Pizza Port Brewing and share our favorite styles as we discuss the "complicated" topic that is pizza and take a stroll down memory land on the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back! 

We celebrate the Memorial Day Holiday by digging into the archives and remastering for release across all previously unpublished podcast platforms OUR VERY FIRST EPISODE. Our humble podcast beginnings find us sharing OUR origin story as we travel across the "Hop Highway" in North San Diego County in search of "Great Beers and the Stories that Go With Them".

We catch up with Clayton LeBlanc from Eppig Brewing and then dive into "the new norm" of Virtual Beer Fests.

We revisit Mother Earth Brew Co., home of Cali Creamin', with Kamron Khannahkjavani who shares some new beers and his special beer cocktail recipe.

More of Zack Rice and the inside scoop on Firestone Walker.

Meet Zack Rice and get the inside scoop on Firestone Walker.