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Deft Brewing, Beer and Music Pairings, plus Hawaiian fish tacos Apr 14, 2020

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Host, Jeff Lozano, is once again joined by Jason Carlson from Home Brew Mart for a few virtual beers. They chat about missing going to work, Jason's man cave, and pairing different beer with music. Later, they are joined by the founder and head brewer of San Diego's own Deft Brewing Company, Mo. They discuss everything from fantasy football start up careers, Belgian style beers, the entrepreneurial side of brewing, community in the craft beer industry, and Mo's award winning beers. 3:22 Beer and music Pairings with Jason Carlson 10:00 Meet Mo from Deft Brewing 21:00 From home brewer to craft brewer 48:00 Chuy returns with an amazing recipe for Hawaiian fish tacos and pineapple salsa to be paired with Aloha Sculpin

Meet the Ballast Point Fishing Team Apr 10, 2020

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Meet the Ballast Point Fishing Team! Jeff sits down with team captain, Matt Moyer, and team members Scott Pethtel and Mike Lane. The guys talk about how they got into fishing, good times on the boat, "Frank the Bum", and how they turned fishing into a family-wide activity. They then discuss some of their favorite Ballast Point beers and Chef Matt offers a Scallop and Sculpin pairing that you can try at home. This was a fun one to say the least! But be warned, don't ever ask Mike Lane about his ninja costume…

Dedicated to Quality Apr 06, 2020

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This week is all about being "Dedicated to the Quality"… Jeff Lozano virtually chats with Ballast Point Vice President of Quality, Lauren Zeidler, about the importance of quality, consistency, and the strides BP has made over the years to ensure both. They then talk to Field Quality Manager, Matt Laibson, who is responsible for making sure the Ballast Point quality standards are preserved long after the beer leaves our brewery. His days consist of visiting bars and tasting beers for quality control… a vital and, frankly, dream job in our book. Later, Ballast Point Sous Chef, Chuy Hernandez, makes his return to the show with a new beer and food pairing recipe to try at home. 11:17 The journey of a beer and the work of ensuring quality 22:56 Ballast Point Sous Chef, Chuy Hernandez with a new beer and food pairing recipe to try at home.

An "Eppig" Reunion Apr 03, 2020

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Jeff is joined by Ballast Point's Research and Development Director, Aaron (the Truth) Justus, to talk early days of Ballast Point, Aaron's career change, cross country move, and beer education. Aaron and Jeff are joined by BP alumni Nate Stephens and Clayton LeBlanc, who started Eppig Brewing in 2016. They reminisce on the old days of working together and virtually share Eppig's latest release, Special Lager. :20 Research and Development Director, Aaron (the Truth) Justus 23:00 BP alumni and founders of Eppig Brewing Nate Stephens and Clayton LeBlanc reminisce about their years at Ballast Point 51:06 A discussion about research and the development of Eppig's brewing style

Dedicated to the Craft Ep 1 Mar 26, 2020

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Ballast Point Specialty Brewer, Jeff Lozano, introduces the podcast and touches on bringing people together over a few beers, in a time where "together" isn't really an option. He then chats with Home Brewer Jason Carlson about all things homebrewing, hop farms, driving Bono around OB, and more. Later, Jeff and Jason are joined by Chuy Hernandez, Ballast Point Sous Chef, to discuss how beer and food complement each other and a recipe for Sculpin Mac n' Cheese. Time stamps: :00 Meet Jeff Lozano, our host and specialty brewer for Ballast Point. Jeff intros the show and introduces us to his first co-host 15:20 Breaking down the Bring It back Bracket and some of the beers involved 22:43 Meet Jason Carlson from Home Brew Mart, his journey from home brew student to teacher and all of the randomness in between 37:35 Intro to home brewing 41:23 Chuy Hernandez, a Ballast Point Sous Chef shares a beer pairing recipe Sculpin Mac n' Cheese that you can do at home

Preview Episode Mar 22, 2020

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One of Ballast Point's brewers, Jeff Lozano explains what this podcast will be about and why now is the right time for us to celebrate people and the crafts that they love.

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