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Drink Local Podcast is back to wrap up Black History Month with with Episode 32: Beer, Ball & Black History! We toured the NoCal beer scene from Sacramento back down to San Luis Obispo, visiting numerous black-owned breweries along the way. On Episode 26: The Banned Episode we tried some Black History collabrews from some of these breweries. In WMYWD Misa recounted our basketball experience while William bought too much beer!
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The Beers:
Urban Roots Brewing x Berryessa Brewing Co. Empty Promises (Classic English Style Pale Ale)
Hella Coastal Brewing Beer is Black History (West Coast IPA)
Oak Park Brewing People's Beer (Lager)

Tasters! We sip on beers from Occidental Brewing Company, Casa Agria Specialty Ales, and Pure Project while recounting our favs of 2022! A tale of two German breweries as we get some cold filtered jokes off about Enegren and lavish HUGE love on Occidental! In WMYWD Misa talks Rui Hachimura and William goes full McFly over being called "boss".
Here's a list of our favorite breweries and bottle shops of 2022:
PORTLAND
Occidental Brewing Co.
Steeplejack Brewing Co.
Baerlic Brewing
Away Days Brewing Co.
Belmont Station
Beer Spot
The Beermongers
 
SAN DIEGO
Pure Project
Mujeres Brew House
Fall Brewing Company (South Park Golden Rhino Room)
Bottlecraft
 
LOS ANGELES
Eagle Rock Brewery
Homage Brewing (Chinatown location)
Highland Park Brewery
Far Field Beer
 
The Beers:
Occidental Brewing Company Pilsner
Casa Agria Specialty Ales The Breaks (Hazy IPA)
Pure Project Rain (Unfiltered Pilsner)

Hey Tasters! We drink an Urban Roots/DJ Quik collab, bow down to Highland Park Brewing's  DDH Timbo Pils, and get Kawaii with a Kölsch! We look at Japan's bold stimmy scheme & show love to Far Field Beer Co., HPB & MacLeod on York. On WMYWD William talks leg lengthening, and Misa gets hooked on "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" after finishing her work on the Japanese translation of the Giannis book.
The Beers
Urban Roots Brewery x DJ Quik: Pitch in on a Party (West Coast IPA)
Highland Park Brewery DDH Timbo Pils (Double Dry Hopped West Coast Pilsner)
Duck Foot Brewing Co. Kawaii Kölsch (Kölsch)

 

We're back! William's got a bottle shop gig, Misa's translating NBA books & we're still drinking local! We talk about our mini fridge & sticker addiction, Stone Brewery & Modern Times getting bought, people lying on IPAs, breweries we love and of course What Made Us Wanna Drink.
Cerveceria Del Pueblo Curuba (Fruit Tarted Ale)
Maine Beer Company a tiny beautiful something (Pale Ale)
Almanac Beer Co. Westley Crusher (Next Coast IPA)

 

We got excited while comparing some American-made Japanese-style Rice Lagers from Occidental, Original Pattern and Topa Topa that we picked up during our most recent beer excursion! And then we talked about a random assortment of topics related to Japan. In What Made You Wanna Drink, William creates jobs and fixes the entire economy while Misa goes off about Shohei Ohtani. We finally close it out with some quick Olympics takes. Come join the fun and feel free to submit some questions! Bottoms Up!
The Beers
Topa Topa Brewing Co. KQ Express (Hoppy Rice Lager)
Occidental Brewing Co. Dry Lager Beer (Lager)
Original Pattern Brewing Co. Yamagata (Rice Lager)

Back after a bit of a break, Drink Local reviews the first leg of our recent beer tourism up and down the west coast; Seattle, Washington! We consume some great brews from Ex Novo, Great Notion and Foreland and talk about the literal peaks and the figurative valleys of our Seattle experience. We provide a mini audio tour of our favorite breweries in the Ballard district and lay the groundwork for our next leg of the trip! Bottoms up!
The Beers
Ex Novo Krispy’s Kölsch (Kölsch)
Great Notion Brewing Seedless (Sour)
Foreland Beer Glass Volcano (Black Lager)