Let Me Drink About It

Hey guys! This is a Trash Panda episode which means a bitesized session with someone that works in the industry that has another passion. Today, we talk to Ricky Schmidt, lead singer and bassist for Western Settings, a rad band based here in San Diego. We have an intro with news alongside Jake Collins and we talk about Melvin Brewing and Womens International Brewing Day. Song for intro/outro is "Duncan" lent to us by Western Settings. Love your faces!​

Jake sits down with Brandon Hernandez: a consummate voice in San Diego beer. Talks about writing, what it takes to start, and his thoughts on the state of San Diego beer. Shout out to Jake Collins for coming in to talk about beer news in the intro. 

  Jake sits down with Shawn McIllhenney and Dylan Brown of Alpine Beer to talk about the history of Alpine as well as what's in the future and their thoughts on the way things are going in craft beer. Put it in your earholes. YEW!

Jake interviews Doug Constantiner and Travis Smith, owners of Societe Brewing. We talk about their fascinating backstory, where Societe is headed, and the future of the brewing industry in San Diego. LISTEN TO THE INTRO, WE GIVE INFORMATION ON A NEW PODCAST HEADED YOUR WAY! Put it in your earholes, buckaroos!

Jake talks to Tyler Tucker from Bitter Brothers about his coming up in the industry and his thoughts on how to become a brewer in San Diego and how life can take turns sometimes being a new father. Thanks for listening guys! Please subscribe!​

We talk to Mike Shess, co founder and publisher of Westcoaster and San Diego Beverage Times about how they started their magazine in 2010 and how they feel about publishing today and how the future of craft beer will be in San Diego.

WE'RE BACK! Sorry, Jake had to move and beer week had delayed him. In this episode, Josh Hembree from Setting Sun Sake and Jake sit down with Michael Kohl to talk about his life being a Juggalo (hardcore fan of the Insane Clown Posse). Put it in your earholes, buckaroos!    

Jake hangs out with Matt Cieslak and Jenna Carbonell of the Manhattan Bar in Chula Vista. We find out about this old bar that used to be a feed store, why opening up in Chula Vista is a great place to open up and for others to visit and what it's like to balance a family with a running a bar. Put it in your earholes! 

Jake sits down with Carli Smith from Rock Bottom Brewing in La Jolla to talk about of course here history, brewery dogs, and the San Diego Brewers Guild. She has a really grassroots background where she built her career from the ground up. Super rad and inspiring. Have a listen buckaroos!​

This week, Jake Nunes and Cynthia Jimenez from North Park Beer Company talk about the goings on at NPBC, Cynthia's growth in San Diego's craft beer scene, as well as Jake's ambitions to be in the new What's On Draft San Diego Craft Brewers calendar.

Jake sits down with Grant Tondro (co-owner of Urge/Brothers Provisions/Barrel Room/Mason Aleworks) at the beautiful Urge Common House to talk about his thoughts on the industry, how to balance a growing restaurant empire as well as a new brewery all while being a family man. Don't miss this one buckaroos! If you ever wanted to open a bar or brewery in this city, this is a perfect podcast to get some insight.​  

Jake and Ramon Astamendi from Fall Brewing talk about the fundamentals of starting a brewery in San Diego, going back to the fundamentals of creating beer, and his love for Jawbreaker.       

  On this episode Jake talks to Rick Moreno, the "mad hatter ciderist", over at Newtopia Cyder about his love for juicy things and the balance he tries to keep between science and art. Thanks for putting this in your earholes, buckaroos!​

Jake talks to Cameron Pryor from California to talk about his work in sours and wild ales right down to the barrels growing their own yeast cultures in the brewery! Check out this up and coming brewery as we talk to the owner when they haven't even opened yet! Put it in your ​​earholes, buckaroos!

Jake talks to Karen Barnett owner of Small Bar about her history in bars and restaurants in San Diego, as well as a subject that's pretty important to her which is the popping up of SATELLITE tasting rooms (not breweries and tasting rooms) and their impact on small businesses. We recorded LIVE at Small Bar. Put it in your earholes, buckaroos! Cheers!​

Jake sits down with the Bill Lindsay and Jonathan Barbarin of Miramar's own Thunderhawk Alements as we talk about the future of small, independent breweries, the latest Coronado/Monkey Paw partnership, and their long history working together since Bill and Jon were in preschool. Put it in your earholes, buckaroos! ​

Jake drinks rosé in a canyon with Max Roop to talk about street art, the bartending industry, and growing up in San Diego. Thanks for listening buckaroos!

Jake sits down with Abby Heilbronn (pictured) from Ska Brewing and Chris Stawney the tasting room manager at Rip Current and talk about the local breweries, what it's like to sell Colorado beer in San Diego, and play a game of Murder/Fuck/Kill with the local breweries in San Diego

Jake sits down with Josh Hembree from Setting Sun Sake and Tom Keliinoi for What's On Draft? the week after 10 Barrel opened in San Diego to talk about the current state of craft beer in San Diego.   Grab some sake or beer and join us for an hour!

Shannon Lynette from Burning Beard and Jesse Smith from Green Flash join us for a greatest hits (as they've both been on before.) We talk about everything from brewery trends to east county to food trucks.