The Brewing Network Presents | The Session

This week on The Session we welcome Berryessa Brewing Company to the studio to talk about their wonderfully dry and flavorful craft beer. Brewmaster Chris Miller and Sales Director Doug Walker come in and share a variety of their beers, from a clean Mexican (Aztec) Lager, to a beautiful 3 year old soured IPA. Tune in and learn about their techniques to keep beers attenuated and how they like to fe...

This week on The Session we welcome two great homebrewers from D.O.Z.E. to teach about turbid mashing. Matt Sager and Vinnie Delucchi conducted a brewing experiment to determine if going through the lengthy steps of a turbid mash are worth the result in lambic beer. Listen in and learn about the process of turbid mashing and how they worked their brew day to get the best results possible. u4idy8rt...

The Session welcomes Austmann Brewing from Trondhiem, Norway to the show. Beau Schiner, an American expat brews for Austmann and shares his experience coming up as a homebrewer turned pro in Norway, ant talks about the unique brewing experience of a Norwegian brewer. We learn about traditional Norwegian spirits, barrel aging, open fermentation in Yorkshire Squares and more! We also tackle some bee...

This week on The Session we welcome back the great Adam Corolla to the show as he teams up with King Harbor Brewing in Redondo Beach, CA. to brew an IPA called Endless Rant IPA. Tune in and learn how the beer came about as you also hear from King Harbor co-owner Tim Dunbabin and Head Brewer/Co-owner Phil McDaniel. As if that was not enough, we also welcome our first South African brewery to the sh...

The Session is back this week to welcome Steve and Barri Altimari from Highwater Brewing Company to the show. Steve and Barri have been in the industry for years around the San Francisco Bay Area and have really made a mark with their unique style of beer that blends culinary experimentation with traditional brewing styles. Listen in as they describe their amazing sour beers, as well as their more...

Jeff Bagby of Bagby Beer Co. joins The Session this week to talk about his award winning beer from Oceanside, CA. Jeff has been making killer beer in the industry for years and, after a very successful stint at Pizza Port Brewing Co, opened his own brewery in 2014. Jeff talks with us about his award winning beer, west coast style hopping and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

The Session welcomes Logan Plant, founder of Beavertown Brewery in the UK, to the show. Logan talks about is unique beer, his influences and why he got into craft beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man behind Brulosophy is back tonight! Marshall Schott joins us for more homebrew exbeeriments, and another in-studio tasting. After being off for two weeks we have a good chunk of feedback to wade through, and Tasty leaves us rolling on the floor with yet another patented Tasty-ism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Session we welcome Australian homebrewer turned author, Peter Symons, to the show. Peter spent the last four years researching and writing his new book, Bronzed Brews, Home Brewing Old Australian Ales. Peter walks us through historical Australian beer styles and gives insight into the enormous undertaking of researching for a book of this nature. Listen in and learn about st...

Our two favorite homebrewing kooks, Drew Beechum and Denny Conn, join us as we talk about their new book, "Homebrew All-Stars". Not only is it a book with recipes from some amazing homebrewers, but Denny and Drew break down personalities of homebrewers to figure out how we can brew better beer. We also talk a bit of Beer News, and get a visit from our Aussie pal Brendan, who chats about the Austra...

This week The Session welcomes Rhinegeist Brewery to the show to talk about their style of brewing from Cincinnati, Ohio. Learn about their take on hoppy beers, new trends in brewing styles, techniques and more. We also do a little beer news and discuss Doc's brewing on the PicoBrew Zymatic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Session our favorite Mad Scientist Colin Kaminski from Downtown Joe's in Napa, California hit the studio to let us in on a few different projects he has been working on in the brewery. We started by discussing the addition of Alpha and Beta Amylase to various parts of the mash and fermentation to dry out beers, and we sampled a Triple IPA that he got to finish under 0.999 FG by us...

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...

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/adch...

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/adchoice...

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 cr...

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 y...

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 c...

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 targe...