Jonny and Danny Fullpint take your questions from social media and answer them on this show. Items for discussion include: Low oxidation. The haze craze. Market saturation Pliny the Elder and Younger Serving temperatures. Future collab with Great Notion Thoughts on North Park Beer Sacramento beer scene Favorite hop combos. Cold IPA, IPL Fieldwork's current state. And tons more! You are reading this because you know you are in need of a lambic basket and you don't own one yet. Click here to purch...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Danny and Andy are back from holiday to bring the first show of the New Year. Topics for discussion include: - Dry January has more or less buzz this year? - Breweries playing both sides of the fence. - Danny going dry. - Rogue Dead Guy IPA - Rogue's place in craft beer history. - Stone Brewing "Throwbacking" - History of Ruination IPA - The recent Double IPA trend in mainstream beer. - Villain Brewing / Leisuretown update. - Los Angeles craft beer closures. And much more! You are reading this b...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min
We are joined by Andy and our dear friend Doug Veliky as we take a brief look back on the year and predict some of what's a head for 2023 in the craft beer industry. We discuss many items including: - Reintroduction to Doug for our new listeners. - A look back on the shocking and not shocking of 2022. - How did some of our previous predictions do? - Prediction round table time! And much more! This episode was sponsored by The Bruery. It's that time of year, enrollment has begun for The Bruery 20...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 20 min
We are joined by owner/founder of Native Son and the new Native Son LA. We discuss many items including: - Jon's background leading up to Native Son. - What the craft beer bar/gastropub scene looked like when he entered. - Dealing with hungry beer sales reps. - Keeping events and promos fresh as the space grows bigger. - The tap takeover getting stale. - Pricing sensitivity. - Modern Times relationship. - Taking over the Modern Times Dankness Dojo DTLA. - The concept/vision of Native Son LA. - T...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Danny and Andy are rounding the corner to 2023, but not before finishing out the year strong with a list of headlines and hot takes. Listen on as we discuss: - Port Brewing / Lost Abbey contraction. - MacLeod Brewing Saga. - The Rare Barrel / Cellarmaker Brewing. - Changes at Radiant Beer Co. - Changes at Pizza Port Carlsbad. - Russian River News. And much more! Big should out to our newest sponsors Native Son LA . Taking over the former Modern Times Dankness Dojo, Native Son LA is open for busi...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This week, we are joined by James Bruner and Micah Rush from The Bruery. We discuss many items including: - James' and Micah's roles and backgrounds. - Danny's history with The Bruery. - Preconceived notion when someone you know leaves a brewery. - Maintaining industry relationships when staff changes are made. - The Bruery expanding their offerings and audience. - Keeping Society members happy. - Some of the more challenging concepts to execute. - QC dialed in. - How they respond to a fan reque...
Nov 28, 2022•58 min
This week we are joined by Vailia From from Desparada Winery, Russel From of Herman Story Winery and our old pal Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker. We discuss the story of this year's Anniversary Ale blend that included your's truly, Danny Fullpint. Items for discussion include: - Meeting the Froms. - Matt giving the back story on the history of Anniversary Ale. - How the program has evolved. - Anniversary Parties. - Firestone Walker inviting me up to blend and being put on a team with Russel....
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr
We return with Mr. October, Andy Carter, as we discuss so many beery related things such as: - Andy going for a new home and stepping down as our president. - Piping hot takes on how the GABF is ran. - Combining two opposite styles in one category. - So much volunteer labor. - Another Mikkeller closure. - Another Fieldwork opening. - Leisuretown closing. - Some New Realm Brewing news. - And much more! This episode was sponsored by The Bruery. It's that time of year, enrollment has begun for The ...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min
This week, we are joined by Jake Atkinson, co-founder of Human Robot Brewing out of Philadelphia. We dicuss many things including: - Dan's introduction to Human Robot via @ratmagnet. - Nodding Head talk. - How Human Robot was formed. - The history behind the brewhouse and brewer. - Talk on gentrification in Philadelphia. - Buying drugs in Philly! - The early vision of Human Robot. - The cast of main characters. - Human Robot's beer buying demographic. - Finding stale beer in Philly. - The R&...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This week, we are joined by Amy Crook, Quality Manager at Firestone Walker Brewing. We discuss many topics including: - Meeting Amy this summer at the annual Anniversary Ale blending session. - What does Amy do at Firestone Walker? - The road leading to her role at Firestone Walker. - Amy's education. - Wine country fostering quality careers. - What a typical work week looks like? - How Firestone's growth has impacted her responsibilities. - The journey beer takes from tank to shelf and how it r...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This week, we are joined by Co-Owner/Brewer of Eppig Brewing out of San Diego, CA, Clayton LeBlanc. We discuss many things including: - Danny's introduction to Eppig Brewing five years ago. - The infamous Brewery Igniter program. - Clayton's journey leading to Eppig. - Eppig making their name by brewing really good lagers in an IPA town. - Interesting history behind Eppig. - Was the lager stigma in San Diego created by Stone Brewing? - Moving out of the 'Igniter. - Festbier/Oktoberfest - Creatin...
Sep 14, 2022•58 min
We are back in the studio with our president, Andy. We chop it up and talk beery things such as: - A look back at Mikkeller in the United States. - When Mikkeller hit the scene in 2007/2008. - What made them unique at the time. - Paling up with Stone and AleSmith. - Importing high end beer via Shelton. - Danish tickers - High end bars Internationally and in the US. - Chumming back up with AleSmith. - Making a play for US production. - Mikkeller SD and the Viking Club - Mikkeller bars shuttering ...
Sep 07, 2022•56 min
Danny and Jonny sit down to answer beer related questions that you submitted across our social media channels. We hope you enjoy! - Update on our 15th Anniversary can collabs. - Home brewers opening up a brewery? - The next brewery to sell out? - Greatest threat to craft beer? - Stone Cold IPA? - Why lower ABV beer sell the way they do? And tons more! We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing . Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutting edge, culinary inspired beers: pas...
Aug 17, 2022•44 min
This week we are joined by home brewer, pro brewer, podcaster Tyler Sadler. We discuss many things including: - Tyler getting into "good beer." - First homebrewing experience. - Joining a homebrew club. - Why homebrewers make the obscure? - Sharing etiquette. - Brew'd Up Podcast - Aspirations for the show. - LIT Brew. - The southern California bottle shop scene. Check out the Brew'd Up Podcast HERE And tons more! We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing . Great Notion Brewing offers ...
Jul 21, 2022•56 min
Danny and Andy are joined to dicuss the sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo U.S.A. Please note, there was a technical issue in Danny's audio this week that will be corrected in the next show. We discuss the following: - Danny's recent trip to Paso Robles, CA. - The news breaking of Stone Brewing getting acquired. - A brief history of us talking about this for the past few years. - The timing of the sale. - Why it's so fascinating to us. - Fan and employee reaction to the news. - What the future hol...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Danny and Andy are reuinited to dicuss all the latest in the craft beer world, including: - Andy debriefs us on the 2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival. - What behind the scenes media access looks like. - Sad booths? - The food situation. - Update on Modern Times. - Offshoots of The Bruery! - The latest collab with Pizza Port Brewing. - Eulogy of Cellador Ales. And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing . Great Notion Brewing offers a variety of modern, cutt...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 8 min
This week, we are joined by owner/brewer of Narrow Gauge Brewing out of St. Louis, MO, Jeff Hardesty. We dicuss many things including: - The Best New England Style IPA Poll from 2018. - Meeting Jeff at Side Project Invitational 2022. - St. Louis not being an IPA town? - Looking at hazies from being cutting edge to mainstream. - Thoughts on mass produced hazy IPA. - Have hazy IPAs kept the craft sector stay afloat? - Is New England still the influence for hazy IPA? - Is the resurgence of West Coa...
Jun 01, 2022•56 min
Returning to the show, our friend Edgar "BeerThugLife" Preciado. We dicuss many things including: - Calling back to our first interview in May 2020. - Edgar getting laid off from his day job. - How Edgar flurished during the pandemic here in Southern California. - Hosting virtual events with BeerAdvocate. - Continuing can collabs. - Planning the next phases of BeerThugLife. - Self distributing BTL beers. - The Death Row Records collab. - Price point for 4packs. - The young latino craft beer mark...
May 10, 2022•57 min
Danny and Andy reunite to talk beer as only they can and discuss the following: - Danny's trip to Side Project Invitational. - Andy's trip to Bistro IPA fest in Hayward, CA. - Homebrew fest details. - The very fluid Modern Times situation. - Stone Brewing's debt situation. - Stone Brewing / Molson Coors lawsuit. Learn more about the 2022 Southern California Homebrewers Festival CLICK HERE And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor, Great Notion Brewing . Great Notion Brewing offers a variety ...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 19 min
The Full Pint answered your questions live on Twitch the first weekend of April, dubbed MailbagMania. We also held a raffle and gave away some dope prizes. Items of discussion include: - Cooking tri-tip. - Distribution and expansion. - Best club schwag experiences? - Next Stone Greg type character? - Is double decocted the new DDH? - Craft lagers? - Evil Twin - $30 4 packs. - Brut IPA And tons more! Follow our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/thefullpintcom Special thanks to our prize spons...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min
We are joined by Co-Founding Brewer of Great Notion Brewing, Andy Miller. We catch up with Andy and cover many topics inlcuding: - Re-introducing the Great Notion 3. - The story on how Great Notion formed. - Wild early business meetings with Pauly. - The early days of Great notion. - The original plan. - The PDX beer landscape prior to Great Notion and Modern Times. - Being careful with fruit in beer. - Expanding. - Did the recent Modern Times spook the team? - How does Great Notion stay cutting...
Mar 17, 2022•57 min
Danny and Jonny return for the latest mailbag episode. You submitted questions on social media, we do our best to answer. We really appreciate the participation! - Can we still call it a haze craze? - Best non-adjunct barrel aged stout! - West Coast Style? - 12 vs 16 oz Cans? - Glassware matters? - Best city for beercation? - Barrel aged beer's fad status? - Milk tubes? - Pliny The Younger's continued legacy? - Lactose causing global warming? - Brewery tours And tons more! We'd like to thank our...
Mar 07, 2022•58 min
We are joined by Co-Founder and CEO of Cellarmaker Brewing, Connor Casey out of San Francisco, CA. We discuss many things including: - Cellarmaker still feeling like the new kids. - Cellarmaker in the context of other famous Bay Area breweries past and present. - Connor choosing SF instead of LA to startup. - Hop talk. - Canning talk: freshness, can shock, etc. - DDH, is it a gimmick? - San Francisco Beer Week returns. - RIP Marin Brewing. - Cellarmakers Approach IPA. - Danny is mad about Cold I...
Feb 11, 2022•58 min
We are back with co-host Andy Carter, President of the California Home Brewers Association to discuss some of the latest important topics in craft beer including: - The current chapter of the never ending can shortage. - Rest in Peace Saint Archer. - What is going on with Kings and Convicts? - CANarchy's tradjectory over the past several years. - CANarchy selling to Monster Beverage Corp. - Brew Dog back in the news via the BBC. And much more! Link to BrewDog BBC Documentary We'd like to thank o...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min
We are joined by Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker Brewing and Vinnie Cilurzo to talk about Pilsner and many other items including: - What's the big idea here? - STiVO pils and how it came to be. - How this collab is different from the usual cool collabs. - A refresher on PiVO Pilsner. - A refresher on STS Pilsner. - What pilsner means to the US drinker. - The challenge in positioning pilsner as a great drink and not a cheap beer. - How can lager beer be better positioned. - Italian pilsner cr...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min
We are finishing out 2021 with our forward looking 2022 Prediction Show! Andy and Danny discuss and predict on the following beer topics: - Quick Green Flash / Sweetwater news. - Reaction to 2020/2021 Direct-To-Consumer sales. - Who will be the last big craft sale? - Market consolodation? - The next-gen beer gimmick. - To-go packaging? - Direction of NA beer. - National alcohol laws. And much more! We'd like to thank our sponsor The Bruery! Limited spots are still open for the 2022 Reserve Socie...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Andy and Danny are joined by longtime friend Doug Veliky, part time beer content creator, full time Chief Strategy Officer at Revolution Brewing where we take a look back at the year in beer. Items of discussion include: - "Act 1 of COVID" behind us. - The state of bottle shares. - The state of festivals. - RIP Falling Rock. - The reckoning regarding beverage industry misconduct. - Looking back on 2021 predictions. - The yearly can shortage? - Craft seltzer? - The major fest players? - Major mer...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 17 min
We are joined by co-founder of Ogopogo Brewing, Jason De La Torre from San Gabriel, CA. We discuss many things including: - Meeting Jason at The DRINKERS HALL OF FAME. - The dive bar scene in the San Gabriel Valley. - What does Ogopogo mean? - How the brewery came to be. - Jason's starts at Saint Archer and Golden Road Brewing working the lab. - Other beer influcences. - How was San Gabriel California picked. - Diversity of the tasting room. - Working with LA Brewers Guild. - The big five way co...
Dec 07, 2021•55 min
This week, we are joined by Alero of WARCLOUD Brewing. We sit down with Alero and discuss many things including: - Who/what/why is WARCLOUD. - Beginnings in homebrewing. - Inspiration from commercial beers and brewers. - The plan to open up a commercial brewery at the edge of Los Angles County. - Experiennce doinng Barrel and Flow. - The generosity and inspiraton of J. Wakefield Brewing. - Deciding to have in house food versus food vendors. - Art and NFT talk. Check out WARCLOUD on Twitter by cl...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min
We are joined by Co-Host Andy and discuss many fun topical items about our life in beer, including: - Pilsner Urquell influencing? - Sierra Nevada Celebration - Bottles or Cans? - Bell's Oberon franchise talk continues. - Might Oberon be the next Voodoo Ranger (we talked about this before the sale lol) - The big push for barrel aged beers, membership reups and Black Friday sales. - Danny discusses his trip to Boston and Portland, ME. - Shoutout to San Diego Beer Week - Horus Aged Meads? And much...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 7 min
