The Brewing Network Presents | The Session

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The Session: California Employment Law Apr 16, 2018

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On this episode of The Session we take a turn toward the professional brewers and discuss California employment laws that affect your brewery. We are joined by legal expert Joel Van Parys from Carothers, DiSante and Freudenberger to help us wade through some of the common issues that arise with brewery employees. Learn about best practices in hiring, day to day management, and even termination. It\'s another pro show here on The Brewing Network!

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The Session: Escutcheon Brewing Apr 12, 2018

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Deep in the heart of Virginia, John Hovermale and the crew at Escutcheon Brewing are hard at work making a wide variety of great-tasting beers of both the warm and cold fermented variety. John spent some time with us going through his beers, the history of the company, and just what the hell an \"escutcheon\" even is.

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The Session: Russian River Brewing Company Mar 26, 2018

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Russian River Brewing Company is back on The Session and we couldn\'t be happier! For the first time ever Natalie Cilurzo joins Vinnie in our studio and we\'re so happy to have her. The dynamic duo spend a ton of time with us talking about all thing Russian River, including their all new production brewery, currently under construction. We also dive into a few of the RR beers we\'ve come to know and love, and a couple we haven\'t talked about before. As always, Vinnie dishes out gems of brewing knowledge throughout the show, and Natalie talks about what takes place behind the scenes to build Russian River to where they want it to be, now, and into the future. Learn about what to expect from the new brewery as well as techniques that span sour, dry hop. malt, cool ships, lagers and more!

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The Session: Speakeasy Ales and Lagers Mar 12, 2018

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This week on The Session we are joined by the legendary Speakeasy Ales and Lagers from San Francisco, CA. After operating as one of the longest running craft breweries in the U.S, Speakeasy had fallen on hard times recently, but has been revived anew and is back with the beer we\'ve come to know and love. Listen in as Clay Jordan, Director of Brewing Operations, tells us about the history of Speakeasy and how it has come to its current state in the industry. Plus, we get to share in some great classic Speakeasy beers that remind us of what craft beer is all about in California.

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The Session: Moksa Brewing Co Mar 05, 2018

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This week on The Session we welcome Moksa Brewing Co. from Rocklin, CA. to the studio. Moksa is a very new craft brewery to the scene but has been making instant waves in the market. Tune in and learn from Head Brewer Derek Gallanosa, and Brewer Cory Meyer, about how they\'ve managed to hit the ground running and produce such great beers right out of the gate. We taste some of their first IPA\'s and Imperial Stout\'s, hear about collaboration brews and find out what makes Moksa tick.

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The Session: Modern Times Beer Feb 12, 2018

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This week on The Session we welcome Modern Times Beer to the studio! We are joined by Barrel Program Specialist, Alex Williams, and Head of Special Projects, Andrew Schwartz, to talk to us about their employee owned brewery and craft beer. We dive into their love of fresh craft lagers and their robust barrel program. Alex and Andrew tell us all about their special yeast cultures and various projects from Modern Times.

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The Session: Philipsburg Brewing Company Feb 09, 2018

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This week on The Session, we welcome Philipsburg Brewing Company from Philipsburg, MT to the studio! We are joined by Ben Johnson, Head Taproom Brewer, who brought us a TON of beer to taste. We learn about the many different styles they create, as well as their brand new small batch/barrel aged/sour series and get to be some of the first to taste the beer. We also learn about their many efforts to support their local community and their innovative packaging approach.

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The Session: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Jan 29, 2018

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This week on The Session we are very proud to welcome the legendary Sierra Nevada Brewing Company into the studio with us! We are joined by Beer Content Manager Terrence Sullivan and Head Innovative Brewer James Conery. Terrence has a hand in just about everything with Sierra Nevada and James is in charge of new product development. We discuss the rise of Sierra Nevada and its legendary history in craft beer, as well some of the very cool new offerings from Sierra. Always at the forefront of American Craft Beer, Sierra Nevada holds a special place in the hearts of long time beer fans and we get to hear about all the ways the brewery has, and continues, to impact craft beer globally.

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The Session: CSU Fermentation Science Jan 21, 2018

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This week on The Session, Justin travels back to Fort Collins for another live webcast from The Hop Grenade Taproom. Jeffrey Callaway from the Colorado State University Fermentation Science and Technology program joins the show to talk about their professional brewing studies. Also on the program, we speak to Adam \"The Instigator\" about his project, Beer Fight Club.

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The Session: Seismic Brewing Jan 20, 2018

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This week on The Session we feature Seismic Brewing Company. Brewmaster Andy Hooper joins us on the show to talk about classic styles of beer and sustainability practices that will lead the future of Craft Beer. Tune in and find out about Seismic\'s unique position in the industry to further research in sustainable brewing, as well as the wonderful styles of beer the brewery produces.We discuss Andy\'s take on dry hopping, which spans across a couple different philosophies and also learn about a couple hop varieties we haven\'t discussed before. Finally, just to cover it all, we talk about barrel aging and the affects it can have on beer. Andy has a unique take on that and shares it all with us.

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