In this episode of Beer Breakdown, Gary chats with Adam Kestel, co-founder and Head Brewer at Frogtown Brewery in Los Angeles, CA. They dive into the backstory of the Frogtown neighborhood, their journey from homebrewing to opening a brewery, their connection to the tiki world, and their plans for celebrating their upcoming 5-year anniversary before cracking open Painkiller, a delicious tiki-style Milkshake IPA that instantly transports you to island vacation vibes. Pick up Painkiller Milkshake IPA and all of Frogtown's awesome lineup at their LA River-adjacent taproom in Frogtown or find them at a local beer retailer near you. Follow Frogtown Brewery on Instagram at @frogtownbrewery. This episode is brought to you by our featured retailer, Hi-Lo Liquor Market, the very best craft beer store in Southern California. Check them out online or visit their shops in Culver City and Long Beach (with Costa Mesa coming soon!).

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Painkiller Milkshake IPA with Adam Kestel of Frogtown Brewery

In this episode of Beer Breakdown, Gary chats with Chris Enegren, co-founder and head of brewing operations at Enegren Brewing Co. in Moorpark, CA. They dive into the origin story behind Enegren Brewing Co., how they've grown a German-style lager-focused brewery in the modern beer market, Chris' connection to the city of Moorpark, and reflections on ten years in business before cracking open Zehn Fest Pilsner, their anniversary release and The Protector, a special IPA release that has alllllll of those throwback vibes. Pick up Zehn Fest Pilsner and all of Enegren's awesome lineup at their Moorpark taproom or find them at a local beer retailer near you. Follow Enegren Brewing Co. on Instagram at @enegrenbrewing. This episode is brought to you by our featured retailer, Hi-Lo Liquor Market, the very best craft beer store in Southern California. Check them out online or visit their shops in Culver City and Long Beach (with Costa Mesa coming soon!).

Zehn Fest Pilsner with Chris Enegren of Enegren Brewing Co.

In this episode of Beer Breakdown, Gary chats with Mike Richmond, Brewmaster at Tarantula Hill Brewing Co in Thousand Oaks, CA. They dive into the origin story behind Tarantula Hill, Mike's journey in craft beer, and his philosophy in brewing before cracking open the light, bright, and hoppy IPA and how this unique and crushable beer fits in alongside their hoppy beer portfolio. Pick up this beer and all of Tarantula Hill's awesome lineup at their Thousand Oaks location or find them at a local beer retailer near you. Follow Tarantula Hill Brewing Co on Instagram at @tarantulahillbrewingco and Mike on Instagram at @superbrew. This episode is brought to you by our featured retailer, Hi-Lo Liquor Market, the very best craft beer store in Southern California. Check them out online or visit their shops in Culver City and Long Beach (with Costa Mesa coming soon!).

Cali Day IPA with Mike Richmond of Tarantula Hill Brewing Co

In this Season 2 premiere episode of Beer Breakdown, Gary chats with Julian Shrago, co-founder and Brewmaster of Beachwood Brewing to break down ten years of Beachwood and their special anniversary releases, Hoptical Telescope and Barrelogensis. They dive into everything from Julian's homebrewing background, the art and science of brewing, building a team, and breaking out of your comfort zone before cracking open the big West Coast-style Double IPA and the decadent Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Barleywine and what makes their approach to hops and barrels so damn unique. Pick up these beers and all of Beachwood's awesome lineup at their Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Garden Grove locations, order for shipping in CA, or find them at a local beer retailer near you. Follow Beachwood Brewing on Instagram at @beachwoodbrewing & @beachwoodbbq, or at their website. This episode is brought to you by our featured retailer, Hi-Lo Liquor Market, the very best craft beer store in Southern California. Check them out online or visit their shops in Culver City and Long Beach (with Costa Mesa coming soon!).

Ten Years, Hoptical Telescope & Barrelogenesis with Julian Shrago of Beachwood Brewing

In this episode of The Hop Show, Javi chats with Antonio Sanchez of Wort Wrangler. Javi and Antonio dive into the story behind Wort Wrangler, the ins and out of the beer industry meme game, the crossover to stand-up comedy, his love for interacting with the beer community, launching The Mash Pit podcast and Jiggle Juice Fruit Puree, and so much more! As always, you can follow Javi on Instagram at @javibrews. And you can follow Antonio on Instagram at @WortWrangler and @TheMashPitPodcast and at Jiggle Juice Fruit Puree.

The Hop Show w/ Antonio Sanchez of Wort Wrangler

On today's episode, Laurie and Tyler chat about planning your brews along with the seasons! Whether you're dealing with restrictions in fermentation temperature control, wanting to have specific beers on tap in certain months, or interested in using seasonal ingredients in your brews, we've got the perfect brewing calendar for you. Thanks as always for listening! Please like, subscribe, review and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @brewduppodcast. We'd like to thank our sponsors Simi Valley Homebrew Shop, The American Homebrewers Association, and BSG HandCraft.    

Brew’d Up!: #SeasonalBrewing

In this episode of The Hop Show, Javi chats with Corissa Hernandez, co-founder of Baja-inspired craft beer bar, Xelas in Boyle Heights, and authentic-chic Guadalajara-inspired bar and restaurant, Nativo in Highland Park. Javi and Corissa dive into her Latinx roots and how it's inspired her journey, putting together culturally authentic food and beverage programs, embracing the local neighborhood community, creating safe spaces for females in bars, pivoting experiential hospitality experiences for the pandemic, and so much more! As always, you can follow Javi on Instagram at @javibrews. And you can follow Corissa on Instagram, as well as Xelas and Nativo.

The Hop Show w/ Corissa Hernandez of Xelas & Nativo

We're back for part 2 of our Dr. Andy's Pale Ale brew experiment! Laurie, Tyler and Andy try the now finished and carbed beers blindly IRL, to see if there are any distinguishable differences between the three. As a reminder, they each brewed the same pale ale recipe on their own respective systems. Stayed tuned after the episode for some fun bonus content! Thanks as always for listening! Please like, subscribe, review and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @brewduppodcast. We'd like to thank our sponsors Simi Valley Homebrew Shop, The American Homebrewers Association, and BSG HandCraft.    

Brew’d Up!: #Experimental w/ Andy Carter Pt. 2

This week Laurie and Tyler have the honor to chat with Brittany Brouhard (Pronounced "Brew Hard") who is opening her own brewery, Naughty Pine Brewing Co. out in Westlake Village, CA in 2021. Many will know her from her days crafting German style crispies at Enegren Brewing Co in Moorpark, CA. Thanks as always for listening! Please like, subscribe, review and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @brewduppodcast. We'd like to thank our sponsors Simi Valley Homebrew Shop, The American Homebrewers Association, and BSG HandCraft.    

Brew’d Up!: #BrewerBrit of Naughty Pine Brewing Co.

Laurie and Tyler reminisce about their Pink Boots Hop Blend collab brew day at Brewjeria with Esme and Lulu! Esme is the assistant brewer at Brewjeria and Lulu is a beertender at Brewjeria, 1/2 of @twosomebreweries and fellow Cervecera. The girls also try some Pinks Boots beers from Trademark, Frogtown, Claremont Craft Ales, and Common Space! Thanks as always for listening! Please like, subscribe, review and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @brewduppodcast. We'd like to thank our sponsors Simi Valley Homebrew Shop, The American Homebrewers Association, and BSG HandCraft.    

Brew’d Up!: #PinkBootsBeers w/ Brewjeria

In this episode of The Hop Show, Javi chats with Chalonda White of Afro.Beer.Chick, a Chicago-based craft beer blogger and host of the This Chick Talks Beer podcast. Javi and Chalonda dive into her journey into craft beer, why she started Afro.Beer.Chick and Chicks Talk Beer, talking shit on Twitter, holding breweries socially accountable, the role of women in beer, her bourbon project, The Neat Pour, and much much more! As always, you can follow Javi on Instagram at @javibrews. And you can learn more about Chalonda on Instagram, Twitter, or on her website.

The Hop Show with Chalonda White of Afro.Beer.Chick & This Chick Talks Beer

Macleod Ale is easily one of the best breweries in LA County so we were super pumped to sit down with Jennifer Boase, co-owner of Macleod Ale and Van Nuys Beer Co. for a candid chat over a curated flight of cask and draft ales. We learn the amazing story of how the brewery started and have fun comparing the beers. Thanks as always for listening! Please like, subscribe, review and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @brewduppodcast. We'd like to thank our sponsors Simi Valley Homebrew Shop, The American Homebrewers Association, and BSG HandCraft.    

Brew’d Up!: #Macleod Ale

This week Laurie and Tyler had the pleasure to speak with homebrew legend, Andy Carter. He is the current president of the California Homebrewers Association and contributor to both the Brulosophy Podcast and The Full Pint Podcast. The three discuss plans for a homebrew experiment they will put into action for part one of this two-part series! Thanks as always for listening! Please like, subscribe, review and follow on your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @brewduppodcast. We'd like to thank our sponsors Simi Valley Homebrew Shop, The American Homebrewers Association, and BSG Craft Brewing.

Brew’d Up!: #Experimental w/ Andy Carter Pt. 1

This week Laurie and Tyler discuss a massive trend in commercial brewing and homebrewing alike; the Hard Seltzer! Thanks as always for listening! Please like, subscribe, review and follow us on your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @brewduppodcast. We'd like to thank our sponsors Simi Valley Homebrew Shop, The American Homebrewers Association, and BSG Craft Brewing.

Brew’d Up!: #Seltzer

In this episode of Hop Talk, Gary chats with Jimmy Smith who is the beer buyer at The Glendale Tap, one of the best beer bars in Los Angeles. Jimmy talks us through how he got into craft beer and broke into the industry, what it takes to keep a beer program at the top of its game in 2021, what he's seeing in up and coming beer trends, pairing hype food popups with craft beer, and our current collaboration on The Hop Box. Listen in and you can purchase your Hop Box right here (while supplies last), and follow Jimmy at @beersenseila and The Glendale Tap at @glendaletap. https://hoppedla.com/product/hop-box-batch-2 https://www.instagram.com/beersenseila/ https://www.instagram.com/glendaletap/

The Art of Buying Beer in LA with Jimmy Smith of The Glendale Tap

Welcome to Hopped LA: Sound On ?, where we talk everything LA craft beer. Get the inside scoop on LA’s latest beer releases, upcoming beer events, and in-depth conversions with the people that brew, serve, and drink craft beer in Los Angeles.

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