Beer with Pleasant Strangers is a show that focuses on the craft beer scene within the geography of Southern California, the United States, and Internationally as well. Expect the unexpected! Interviews with people who like beer! Interviews with people who make beer! Tasting notes, reviews, and reports from festivals and events.
In this episode, Joel got together with both Small Pour Sean and Craft Beer 007 in order to flood their systems with Mikkeller San Diego Beer Geek Van...
In this episode, Joel spent some time learning how best to describe the fleeting and enigmatic flavors hidden within the deep recesses of fine, high-q...
For this episode, Joel enlisted the talents of his friend Robbie, who has a fairly selective palate and tends to use concise, superlative language to ...
In this little bonus episode, Joel tested out some new gear at the preview tapping event for three of Abnormal Beer Co’s forthcoming bottle releases. ...
In this episode, Joel decided to get his faithful camera man a tidbit buzzed on some gnarly Triple IPAs from Stone and Mikkeller San Diego. They taste...
Joel, Matt and Sean taste a trio of berry-fruited sour beers without the aid of antacids! We all shared microphones and the result is less-than-specta...
In this week's episode, Joel is joined by Matt Fireazzi, otherwise known as "Judge Dregs" on Instagram. Matt is a Boston native with a deep, abiding l...
It's been a minute! Apologies for the mini hiatus. The show is back in action now! In this episode, Joel and Curtis returned to Burgeon Beer Co. in C...
Joel sat down with local San Diego home-brewer, father, real estate agent and part-time philosopher Alton Hitchcock to discuss many things. In the pro...
This week, a special blending session with the goal of recreating several of Firestone Walker's Anniversary barrel-aged blends leads to an interview w...