Dedicated to the Craft

Ale Sharpton: world-renowned beer authority, award-winning journalist, show host, social media extraordinaire, lobbyist, and pun master. To say he's is doing big things for the beer industry is the understatement of the decade.
Ale has had his hands in the craft beer world for years and has helped shape the landscape of this industry. He left his home base of Atlanta and headed to the west coast to sit down with your host, Jeff Lozano, at Home Brew Mart. Sip along as they talk about everything this legend has accomplished and what he's up to next.

Starting out in a garage deep in Vista, CA, and growing into one of the coolest award-winning breweries on the SD Craft Beer scene. It is an absolute pleasure to be talking to the founders of Black Plague Brewing on this week's episode of #dedicatedtothecraftpodcast
When pro skateboarder, Jordan Hoffart, and artist/tech wizard, Jarred Doss, met they had no idea that something epic just happened. It was their dedication to delicious beer and creating something great that drove them forward and resulted in Black Plague.
If you're a misfit, renegade, underdog, or rebel, you are probably going to vibe with these guys. Tune in to hear their story and be sure to crack a can while listening along.
Cheers!

If there is something happening in the SD beer community, you can bet that Brandon Hernández is going to be covering it. Founder and mastermind behind San Diego Beer News, he has his finger to the pulse on this ever-changing industry. Sip on your favorite local brew as they talk about the news that shook the craft beer world last week: Kings and Convicts officially coming to California with two new tasting rooms and a production facility in SD. Oh yeah, they’re spilling the details!
This is an episode filled with insider knowledge that you won’t want to miss. So tune in as they deep dive into the San Diego Beer Awards, reflect on this past year, and look to the future. We’re raising a glass to everything you are doing for the community Brandon, cheers!

New year, new #dedicatedtothecraftpodcast episode.
For most of us, we are focused on fresh starts in 2022 but Troy and Claire Johnson decided to take that to another level. With the purchase of San Diego Magazine in late 2021 and the addition of a new baby, the couple is taking this year by storm.
We sat down with Troy and his longtime associate/friend, David Martin, to have them give us the inside scoop on the changes, challenges, and absolute pleasures of working in SD media.
Tune in now and get some tips on where to eat, drink, and hang from the local experts themselves! Need more? Follow along with @sandiegomag for all your San Diego knowledge. Cheers!

If you have a soft spot for ugly Christmas sweaters, borderline inappropriate jokes, collaborative beer, and an overall great time, then this episode is made for you.
When it comes to having fun at work, nobody does it better than the Tipsy Elves team! You probably know them for their tongue-in-cheek designs or maybe from their start on Sharktank, but when we met them we just knew that our worlds HAD to collide. Two San Diego-based brands that like to make cool things and drink great brews? Yeah, there is no way we pass it up.
On this week's episode of #dedicatedtothecraft, we sit down with Jaclyn Keady and Nick McPherson and dive into this unconventional company and our festive collaboration. From company culture to the BP x Tipsy Elves sweater we made we are covering it all.
Throw on your onesie, grab your beer, and tune in!

Above all Brandon Montgomery is a storyteller.
Interested in community and dedicated to inclusivity he has tapped into a niche that has long been overlooked. A craft beer connoisseur, a travel fiend, and genuinely just a super cool dude to sit down and have a beer with. He has cultivated a space online where Black and POC people can comfortably step into the world of craft beer.
The man behind Black Beer Travelers and Diversify Your Palate created a map of Black and POC-owned breweries and wineries which has become a huge resource to the craft community. On this episode of #dedicatedtothecraft we sit down with Brandon as he walks us through his inspirations, experiences, and more. Tune in now!

Babe Kombucha is the magic that happens when friends and family come together over a shared passion. In this case, delicious and locally made kombucha. On this week's episode we sat down with the co-founders and head brewer to get the full story on the booch that’s taking over the town.
Carol and Vinnie are siblings who grew up in southern Brazil, but it was the embrace of the healthy, coastal San Diego lifestyle that inspired them to dive into the world of kombucha. Pair that with Travis Davenport’s years of dedication and expertise in the booch brewing world and you have a recipe for success (not to mention an absolute dream team).
Grab a beer or kombucha and settle in for this inspiring story about a team who is showing up every single day and dedicating themselves to their craft!

Have you ever had a mimosa flight at ‘Crushed’ in Pacific Beach and wondered who the mastermind was? We found the man behind the creation!
This week we sat down with Jay Jones, Head of Sales for Westbrew! Jay is a legend in the beer industry because of his extensive experience working with several major craft breweries and his incredible beer knowledge and ability to bring people together.
Jay takes us down memory lane as he tells us how his love for craft beer started at a young age. With two decades under his belt, Jay has a unique and veteran perspective to working in the industry. Listen in as Jay talks about the importance of creativity, beer variations, and consumer inclusivity in a successful brewery.

Sunglasses are synonymous with San Diego. We had to get the inside scoop on a local sunglass company that has been producing sunnies for over 15 years! This week we sit down with the founder and CEO of Knockaround Sunglasses, Adam Moyer.
Adam talks about the inception of Knockaround when he was just 23 years old in grad school for art. He explains how he wanted Knockaround sunglasses to be both fun and durable, yet also provide consumers high-quality sunglasses that won’t break the bank.
Adam also shares his passion for giving back to the San Diego community by donating products to local firefighters and asking local elementary students to design a pair of sunglasses. Listen in and enjoy this story of dedication to locally crafted sunglasses.

The Man, the Myth...the Lager Legend. This week we had the chance to chat with Puesto Head Brewer, Doug Hasker!
Doug has been in the beer industry for 31 years! Doug’s interest in brewing was fostered by his dad and eventually turned into a career brewing for Gordon Biersch. Doug shares some of the knowledge he’s gained over the years and tells us about how he became known as a master of the lager style. Now brewing for Puesto, Doug and his brewing assistant, Jacob Bosh, brew complex and delicate beers. Doug and Josh won a 2021 Great American Beer Fest Silver medal for dark lager, “Negra”! Even after 30 years, Doug says he's making some of the “best beers of his career.”
Grab an award winning Puesto “Negra” and enjoy the episode.