The Brewing Network Presents | The Session

The Brewing Network Presents | The Session

The original live show that brings professional brewer and homebrewer interviews, and the best in beer-tainment, right to you as we talk about homebrewing beer and craft brewing. Each episode covers specific brewing topics to inform and entertain, and world class professional brewers as guests. All the fun of real radio, without the boredom. Live listeners can participate and ask questions by joining our chatroom. Watch the live show at YouTube.com/brewingnetwork. Have a brewing question or suggestion? Email us at feedback@thebrewingnetwork.com.

Episodes

The Session | Karl Strauss

June 10, 2025 • 98 mins
The legendary Karl Strauss Brewing Company joins us in the Brewing Network studio on this episode of The Session! Listen in as founder & CEO Chris Cramer and Brewmaster Paul Segura talk about the humble beginnings of San Diego's first micro brewery and how they've stood the test of time to remain one of the best craft breweries around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Coniston and Crafty

May 14, 2025 • 64 mins
Straight from the UK, Peter Scholey from Coniston Brewing and Luke Herman from Crafty Brewing join Justin in the studio for this edition of The Session! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Wren House Brewing

April 3, 2025 • 85 mins
Justin's last stop in AZ before heading back to the real world! Drew Pool and Matt Lillard from Wren House Brewing graciously host The Session in their Phoenix location. The beer is fantastic and so is the conversation with this great example of a brewery that keeps to its roots and grows the right way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Arizona Society of Homebrewers

March 17, 2025 • 92 mins
Justin continues his journey through the desert with a stop into the Arizona Society of Homebrewers (ASH) clubhouse for a show with some OG's doing the work to keep homebrewing alive and well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Arizona Wilderness Brewing and Pale 48

March 5, 2025 • 112 mins
The Session is still on the road and this time we land at Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company! The crew at AZWB brewed a special collaboration with us; a unique take on the world famous (at least to us here at the BN) Pale 31. Chris White from White Labs was also a part of the collab and sits in as co-host as we learn about the wonderful world of Arizona Wilderness. And stay tuned for part 2 coming soon! Learn more about your ad cho...
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The Session | GOAL Brewing

February 21, 2025 • 68 mins
On this special On The Road edition of The Session, we head to San Diego, CA. to visit with our old friend Derek Gallanosa at GOAL Brewing. Derek has accumulated quite the stash of awards in his career, formerly at Moksa Brewing and now with the year old GOAL. Tune in to learn all about his new brewery! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Non-Alcoholic Beer with Fieldwork Brewing

January 31, 2025 • 86 mins
On this episode of The Session we are joined by Brewmaster Alex Tweet and VP of Sales Mathew Barry from Fieldwork Brewing Company. In a surprising twist for our host, Justin Crossley, we are here to talk about non-alcoholic beers! And Fieldwork's creations are damn good! Tune in and find out how this world class craft brewery is making the best non-alcoholic brews we've ever had and why they're important in today's craft beer marke...
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The Session | Greg Koch and Metal Warrior

December 17, 2024 • 126 mins
On this special episode of The Session we welcome the legendary Greg Koch, Founder of Stone Brewing, back to the show to discuss his latest project. But this time it's not beer...it's Music! Listen in to a fascinating conversation about where Greg has been since the sale of Stone, and learn about his new album and accompanying graphic novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Morgan Territory Brewing

October 31, 2024 • 97 mins
On this episode of The Session we welcome Morgan Territory Brewing from Tracy, CA. to the show. Brewmaster Craig Cauwels and Head Brewer James Noah join us in the Hop Grenade studio to discuss their multi-award winning beers and the story of how Morgan Territory came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Hidden Beers of Belgium

October 23, 2024 • 75 mins
Author and beer journalist Breandán Kearney joins The Session to discuss his new book, Hidden Beers of Belgium. The book also features incredible photography of the people, places and beer from photographer Ashley Joanna. Breandán has spent the greater part of a decade learning about and immersing himself in Belgian beer culture and has uncovered some if its greatest stories, along with incredible beer and breweries. Follow along a...
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The Session | Bartlett Hall Brewing Company

September 13, 2024 • 89 mins
Brewmaster Nick Mamere from Bartlett Hall and Bartlett Brewing Company joins us on The Session to discuss his award winning dark ales and Belgian style brews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Chief Economist for the Brewers Association Bart Watson

September 4, 2024 • 60 mins
Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association joins The Session to discuss the 2024 mid-year craft beer survey results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Brix Factory Brewing

August 27, 2024 • 113 mins
Founder and Brewer Joh Gillooly and Co-Founder Eric Ortega from Brix Factory Brewing join us this week on The Session. John and Eric have both been in the craft beer industry for years before venturing out on their own to start Brix Factory. Learn about their journey, the great beers, and how John really feels about the state of the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Expanding Engagement at the Firestone Walker Invitational 2024

July 30, 2024 • 43 mins
In this second installment of our trip to the 2024 Firestone Walker Invitational in Paso Robles, CA. we change things up a bit topic-wise. For this discussion we decided to cover some of the things that breweries do other than beer, like community outreach, partnerships, causes, and involvement in things that their customers care about. So we enlisted Natalie Cilurzo from Russian River Brewing in California, DJ MCCready from Mount...
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The Session | Original Pattern Brewing

July 17, 2024 • 97 mins
At long last, one of our favorite breweries, Original Pattern, out of Oakland, CA. joins us on The Session. We talk about our recent collaboration beer, The Session IPA, and taste through several amazing brews and styles with Head Brewer Andy Crocker, Senior Brewer Evan Collins, and Co-Director of Sales, Virginia Vaughn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Hops at the Firestone Walker Invitational 2024

July 9, 2024 • 42 mins
In this special edition of The Session, we venture down to the 2024 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival in Paso Robles, CA. Hosted by our good friends at Firestone Walker Brewing Company, this annual event has become a staple in the craft beer industry. For our part, we are graced with the opportunity to moderate the Behind the Beer Stage each year and always get to interview some truly amazing industry professionals. The p...
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The Session | Wildflower

June 11, 2024 • 94 mins
In this episode of The Session we are joined by Topher Boehm, Co-Founder and brewer at Australia's Wildflower. Originally hailing from the U.S. Topher found his way to Oz and fell in love with the native Gadigal-Wangal land around Sydney and later opened this unique brewery with a focus on making balanced, nuanced beer that's welcoming, nourishing, and 100% fermented from yeast cultured from native flowers. Tune in and learn all ab...
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The Session | Faction & Ghost Town Collab

May 21, 2024 • 105 mins
On this episode of The Session we welcome back Faction Brewing Company and Ghost Town Brewing Company to discuss their recent collaboration beer. The two hop loving powerhouses joined forces to brew Crossover IPA; a West Coast IPA with a righteous dry-hop of Citra and Riwaka, plus a dose of Amplifire Fresh Hop Oil from Clayton Hops NZ. We are also joined by Brian Clayton from Clayton Hops to discuss what Amplifire hops are. Learn ...
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The Session | Dokkaebier

May 8, 2024 • 59 mins
In this episode of The Session we learn about the unique beers of Dokkaebier. With Asian inspired and influenced ingredients, Founder and Brewmaster Youngwon Lee is creating wonderful beers and making his mark as one of only a few Asians in American Craft Beer. Hear about his journey from brewing in South Korea to owning his own brewery in Oakland, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Session | Shred Beer Company

April 30, 2024 • 123 mins
Amy Heller and Zack Frasher from Shred Beer Company come down to the Brewing Network studio from Rocklin, California to discuss their award winning hoppy beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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