Lots of closure news this week but not all of it bad. We sit down with one of our favorite brewers, Alan Sprints, about his retirement plans and what's changed over the years in the brewing world.

Episode Links:

• Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental - CODE "CLEAN"
• HomebrewCon : June 23-25 - Pittsburgh - https://www.homebrewcon.org/
• Modern Times: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-02-14/modern-ti...
• The Blog: http://www.moderntimesbeer.com/blog/hard-decisions-and-the-path-forward
• Magnolia: https://sf.eater.com/2022/2/14/22933125/magnolia-brewery-dogpatch-closing
• Larry Bell Endowments: https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2022/02/larry-bell-donates-525m-to-...
• Listermann QC Issue: https://www.facebook.com/ListermannBrewing/posts/10158168878467721
• Trve Brewery Support Program: https://www.facebook.com/trvebrewing/posts/4861229110580310
• Hop Tripper is back: https://newrealmbrewing.com/hoptripper/
• The "Chicken": https://www.facebook.com/whitneyburnside/posts/10106996978546125
• The Complex Case of Thiols: https://beerandbrewing.com/the-complex-case-of-thiols/
• Hair of the Dog: https://hairofthedog.com/
• After Life: https://www.netflix.com/title/80998491
• Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
• Experimental Brew Store: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store

Episode Contents:

00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors

00:03:54 Announcements & Feedback

00:13:10 The Pub

00:31:07 The Brewery

00:44:32 The Lounge - Alan Sprints 

01:23:04 Q&A

01:30:51 Quick Tip & Something Other

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