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We are back in the studio with our dear friends from Firestone Walker Brewing, Matt Brynildson and David Walker. We sit down and get the early scoops on the 2025 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival. Items for discussion include:

• FWIBF's current standing in the beer festival genre.
• Why?
• The fine art of tweaking and leaving well enough alone.
• This years collaboration beer - who is it with and why?
• Danny playing fantasy draft with this festival yearly.
• What is the method to who gets an invite?
• A look at the 16 new breweries invited!
• Recent trend review.
• Bold predictions.
• Throwback talk.

And much more!

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Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

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We are back with our annual tradition, where we get Andy, our president and special co-host Doug Veliky in the room to discuss the year in beer with a glimpse into 2025.  Items for discussion include:

• The beers and breweries that we kept coming back to in 2024.
• The biggest surprise in 2024?
• The biggest disapointment in 2024?
• What would the most welcomed return of a heritage/throwback brand in 2024?
• The top 2025 predictions.
• An impromptu mailbag segment!
• And much more!

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Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

Danny and Andy are back to talk beer shop on items including:

• A quick look at the Firestone Invitational Beer Festival invite list.
• Wakefest postponed + speculation.
• Side Project Invitational paused + speculation.
• Pizza Port Swami's 12 Pack!
• Bagby Beer morphs to Green Cheek Beer Oceanside
• RIP NB SF
• CanArchy Collective no more.
• Well wishes to Wayne Wambles!
• Brewers Association snuffs out Homebrew Con

And much more!

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Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We are back today with President Andy Carter where we tackle a big pile of beer mail. We asked for beer related questions and we answer them on this edition of our mailbag show. Questions include:

• Czech lagers
• Bottle shares
• Regional pilsners
• The secondary beer market
• Cleaning draft lines
• Hangar 24
• The rising cost of beer at the tap room

And tons more!

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Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We are continuing our annual tradition by getting together with Andy Carter and Doug Veliky to recap the year and make our bold beer predictions for the New Year. Items for discussion include:

• Revisit our 2023 predictions.
• A look back at 2023 as a whole.
• Any surprises in 2023?
• Predictions for 2024.
• Wishes for the beer industry in 2024.

And much more!

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Looking to become the next big sponsor of The Full Pint Podcast? Email us at info@thefullpint.com!

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

This week, we are joined by founder/CEO of Voodoo Brewery Matteo Rachocki. We discuss many things with Matteo including:

• Voodoo's legacy from back in the RateBeer/bottle share days.
• Early day footprint and business model.
• Growing up along side bigger PA breweries like Tröegs, Victory, etc.
• The new business model of franchising Voodoo Brewery.
• Surviving the pandemic.
• Watching the fallout of the recent craft wave.
• Was contracting ever an option?
• How is this different from BJs, Rock Bottom or Gordon Biersch?
• How does Voodoo translate outside of Meadville, PA?
• How does Voodoo navigate different communities and cultures?

And much more!

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Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

Danny and Andy are back this week to discuss the latest player in big craft, Tilray Brands. We talk about the following:

• When we first heard about Tilray.
• What they look like they are posed to accomplish as a company.
• SweetWater Brewery
• Green Flash/Alpine
• Montauk
• Shocktop
• Breckenridge
• Blue Point
• 10 Barrel Brewing
• Redhook
• Widmer Brothers
• Who else would be a great acquisition?

And much more!

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Looking to become the next big sponsor of The Full Pint Podcast? Email us at info@thefullpint.com!

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We are joined by Mike and Matt from Knotty Taps, San Diego based taphandle makers. We discuss many topics including:

• How Mike and Danny met at 316 Day two years ago.
• Earliest craft beer memories for Mike and Matt.
• How they got into the tap handle biz.
• Danny shares that kegerator life experience.
• The hardest commission. 
• What will and won't Knotty say yes to?
• Tap handle first impressions.
• Referring to Beer Cruncher's tap handle blog.

And much more!

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Looking to become the next big sponsor of The Full Pint Podcast? Email us at info@thefullpint.com!

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We are back with another mailbag episode with our President Andy Carter. We field many questions including:

• Treehouse Brewing
• Homebrewing
• Anchor Brewing
• Black IPA malts
• Vegas craft beer scene
• Haze hate
• Innovation
• Czech Dark Lagers
• NA beer
• High end lagers
• Modern Times
• Beer Thug Brewing news
• How to draw in a crowd in 2023
• Festbier season

And much more!

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Looking to become the next big sponsor of The Full Pint Podcast? Email us at info@thefullpint.com!

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/

We are back from summer vacation to discuss some pretty interesting beer stuff, including:

• TAPS Fish House and Brewery news.
• Anchor Brewing news.
• How does Stone/Sapporo fit in?
• The Anchor Union news.
• GABF and Beyond Beer

And much 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 purchase your very own lambic basket and support The Full Pint podcast in doing so. [LINK]

Looking to become the next big sponsor of The Full Pint Podcast? Email us at info@thefullpint.com!

Please check out these resources if you are a member of the craft beer industry and need help.

National Women's Law Center - https://nwlc.org/

Department of Fair Employment and Housing - https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Project When - https://projectwhen.org/resources/how-to-report-workplace-harassment-incidents/