I Like Beer the Podcast

This week, Travis Hudson and the Brewers Taproom team in Encinitas have sent a Mystery Bag of beers for the Jeffs to open. Toast, Roast and Pour leads to some questions and answers that just might make the world a better place. Talent brings back Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot and ponders whether modern science "measures" up.

The San Diego beer community is full of good people doing good things. This week the ILB Team sits down with Laura Mello, founder of the Rancho Beernardo Beer Festival, and Melody Campbell, event manager at Burgeon Beer Company to hear about how they are teaming up to do good. We enjoy yet another excellent Burgeon new release as we gear up for beer festival season.

Talent is in his element at So Cal Brewing Supply Company in Vista. Owner Travis Johnson sits down with the Jeffs to share his store and story. From start up kits to hard to find brewing ingredients, Johnson has created a family business with everything the beer lover might need. And if he doesn’t have it, he’ll get it!

The Jeffs have special guest Aaron Long from Mission Brewing in studio for this episode. He shares their new beers and the great work they are doing supporting Susan G Komen Foundation. Listen to the end to make sure you don't miss anything!

The Jeffs head out on a virtual field trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Roadhouse Brewing brew master, Max Shafer, shares two new collaboration releases and discusses the importance of collaboration to brewers. Global and community outreach is key to the Roadhouse Brewing mission. Shafer talks about everything from mountain rescue to baked goods in this fantastic interview. The collaboration beers, o...

Field trip! Vista continues it's dominance in craft beer. The Jeffs welcome Eppig Brewing back to Vista along with their collaborators Mason and Second Chance. Grant Tondro explains how it's all working and Britten Valdivieso shares what's new at Eppig. One thing that has definitely stayed the same: excellent, quality beer!

The Jeffs hit the road to visit Sean & Diane Hilz in their new brewery Roadies Brewing. Listen to their origin story including the story behind Uncle John's Lager. Listen to the end to find out all the amazing plans Diane and Sean have for the months ahead, including their official opening on September 13th!

The ILB Team enjoys a new beer from Booze Brothers in Vista, Gonzo Mania. Then Influencer digs to the back of his beer fridge to see what’s left over from the summer. A hidden treasure emerges! Toast, Roast and Pour, plus Talent’s brought a new segment: Real or Fake? Stick around to the end for Beer, or Not a Beer. Pull up a barstool, crack open a beer and play along!

Roast! West Coast host Ryan Woldt rejoins the ILB Team to share beers and stories from his recent travels. Talent’s back with Toast, Roast and Pour and Ryan takes another stab at Beer or Not a Beer!? We also enjoy a new release from Carlsbad’s Burgeon Beer Company and check in with Matt Lawson to hear about the good deeds the Burgeon team is doing.

The quest for Cask Ales in San Diego has begun. The Jeffs are in the studio with Mateo for Toast, Roast and Pour. Plus some stories to share from The Shakespeare Pub and Barley and Sword Brewing. Both places are serving unique beers in the English pub style. 

Influencer Jeff drops in on Enzo Mistretta, owner of Enzo's BBQ. Mistretta is a beer aficionado and his tap list reflects his love for great beer. With over 30 beers on tap, Enzo's BBQ offers many hard to find beers including Belgians, German lagers and Russian River selections. Take a listen as Enzo tells his journey from Sicily to Oceanside and from wine drinker to beer lover. 

The ILB Team has returned from the UK. Lots to Toast, Roast and Pour from the trip. More importantly, they've returned to San Diego with lots of great beer and stories to share. 

ILB welcomes the South O Brewing team back to their studio. Co-founder Trevor Whitehead and his new partner Jack Everett share new releases. Big changes happening at South O, but the great beer and commitment to the community remain the same. 

In this episode, the Jeffs continue their conversation with Finn MacDonald, owner of Dick Mack's Pub in Dingle, Ireland. They head into the brewhouse to meet Graham Murray, head brewer since day one. The brewhouse, which once was a cow barn among other things, has been renovated into a top-of-the-line brewery where Murray and MacDonald have continued to craft impressive beers found throughout Ding...

Where's Dick Mack's ? Across from the church. Where's the church, across from Dick Mack's. Actually, it's in Dingle, Ireland. The ILB Team visits the iconic Dick Mack's Pub where both craic and great beer have been served up daily since 1899. An amazing Irish pub where the team enjoyed live music, pleasant company and, of course, a few spectacular pints. 4th generation owner Finn MacDonald shares...

Deep into the foothills of Crough Patrick near Westport, Ireland, the ILB found a magical nano brewery crafting l, of all things, Belgian beers! Cillian O'Morain, owner and head brewer of Mescan Brewing,  took a break from a two-day marathon bottling session to give us a tour and tell his story. Cillian entertained with some good-natured teasing, history, exceptional beer, and an authentic Irish t...

On the recommendation of Captain Kurt, Epic Beer Trips, the ILB Team heads to Manchester UK. They leave their home base at the BrewDog, Doghouse to find a micro gem. Taproom Gaffer, Jason Minzie, hosts the Jeffs at the Marble Arch Inn, a Victorian Inn with a rich history and spectacular beers. Jason and the March Beer team are creating both authentic styles and some creative twists to add to a bur...

Finishing their visit to 3rd Avenue, downtown Chula Vista, the ILB Team meets with Kevin Lewis, co-founder of 3 Punk Ales. Kevin had a surprise waiting for them! It took a long time for ILB to get to 3 Punks, but it lived up to and beyond all expectations. The story, the beers and the experience is amazing. Downtown Chula Vista is buzzing with great food, fantastic beer and all kinds of family fri...

The ILB Team takes the trip down the I-5 to Downtown Chula Vista to check out the burgeoning beer scene. The Downtown Chula Vista District Manager, Dominic Li Mandri, starts off the day of adventures by sharing the story of what 3rd Avenue in Chula Vista has been and is becoming. Then they head down the street to Groundswell Brewing to meet Kevin Rhodes and hear about the unique journey he's had i...

The ILB Team headed down to 3rd Avenue, Chula Vista to explore the fine beer scene there. Tim and Dali Parker, owners of Chula Vista Brewery, welcomed the team into their special brewery venue. What once was the town jail has become the cornerstone of the downtown community. Tim tells stories that range from his time in the US Navy as a Search and Rescue expert to his favorite teacher to finding h...

Enjoy our throwback episode to Memorial Day Weekend 2021! Happy Memorial Day when the signed of summer begin to pop up everywhere:)  The ILB Team shares our surefire signs that the wonders of summer are upon us as we enjoy some summer beer favorites from Eppig and Stone Brewery.

We are back in the studio producing the classics. This episode will keep you laughing with a Toast Roast, Pour and a Law and Order ILB style that will leave you asking WTF? Find out what beer the guys rate as a "Shawshank Beer" aka - our top rating and listen to the end to enjoy another installment of Beer or not a Beer! 

After a long series of Texas episodes, WE ARE BACK! The Jeffs went straight to work after the Texas trip, they hit downtown Vista. Get some ideas about what beers to enjoy this summer if you find yourself in North County San Diego.  

The Jeffs are preparing for their most epic beer run yet, across the pond to the UK! To get ready, they sit down with Thomas Vosper, author of Historic Pub Crawls through London. Vosper shares his pub crawl history which has taken him to over 350 pubs throughout London. He also tells the Jeffs about some must-visit pubs not on the average tourist's list. From Big Ben to Sherlock Holmes, pub crawls...

All good things must come to an end. The ILB Team wraps up the Austin trip with more great beer stories. Altstadt Brewing's general manager, Manny Ramirez, tours through the most impressive brewery we've ever visited. What can a brewery be if one spares no expense? Altstadt Brewing, that's what. The trip finale was the solar eclipse, and by amazing good fortune ILB found itself at Lago Vista Brewi...