Head Retention
A radio host and a cicerone walk into a bar. Sometimes they talk about beer. Other times, they talk about what happens after they’ve had a few. Head Retention is a podcast about how beer makes great conversations even greater. Listen in and belly up.
Episodes
40 episodes
A Head Retention Field Trip!
Who doesn't love a beer exploration field trip?Well, Roche for one but Lashelle is all about the beer adventure. Listen as she recaps her trip to Pen Druid Brewing, a brewery that believes in "spontaneous fermentation" to m...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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30:50
A Beer Director's Guide to Buying Beer
Who knew so much went into what beer ends up on restaurant menus and store shelves!Steve Quartell, the beer director for Lost Dog Alexandria, does and he joins Roche and Lashelle to discuss the...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:00:42
We Hate Pumpkins Beers! Or Do We?
Everybody loves pumpkins beers, right?RIGHT!?!?!Actually, pumpkin beers aren't as universally loved as the big pumpkin media would have you believe. But that doesn't mean brewers should just brew bad beers and throw a pumpkin la...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:15:22
The Summer Beers of 2024
It's been awhile since we actually sampled beers on Head Retention so Lashelle, Roche, and Jon of Solace Brewing Company sidle up to the bar at Solace's Sterling location to sample summer beers that are new for 2024. The trio have a few times w...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:13:35
Roche Works The Canning Line At A Brewery
If you've ever been to a brewery you've seen the tanks and equipment involved in the brewing process. But you've probably never seen the set up to get the beer from the tanks to the can that can then be shipped to your favorite beer store. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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44:06
The Art Of The Beer Label w/Rockets Are Red's Jeffrey Everett
Are beer labels more important than the beer itself? Maybe?For many, the beer label is the introduction to the beer or even the brewery. So nailing the label is vital. Designer Jeffrey Everett of Rockets Are Red joins Ro...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:07:37
Head Retention Is Back!
Title says it all. After a yearlong hiatus, Head Retention is back! But before we can move forward with our craft beer journeys, let's take an episode to look back at what Lashelle and Roche have been up to...in their lives as well as their cra...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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22:02
Flights In The Taproom
It's an episode (literal) years in the making! Roche and Lashelle welcome Charlie and Chris (the originator of the Crispy Boi lifestyle!) from Fairwinds Brewery in Lorton, VA.
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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52:38
Beer Trends for 2023
Welcome to 2023 and a new year of Head Retention! Roche and Lashelle kick off the year with a look at some beer trends to watch in 2023. Phil Runco spoke with over a dozen breweries to find out what the brewers are keeping an eye on this year. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:18:07
Holiday Beer Tastings 2023!
It's a Head Retention tradition! Lashelle, Roche, and Jon of Solace Brewing do their annual tasting of holiday specific beers from breweries across the country.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:16:32
Lisbon Beer Review
This summer, Roche and Lashelle travelled to Lisbon, Portugal...though not together. On this episode of Head Retention, they compare notes on places in Lisbon where you can find traditional American craft beer, the best way to drink like a loca...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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26:31
Brewing Off The Land with Waredaca Brewing's Keith Kohr
There is a lot of talk in the craft beer industry about using locally sourced ingredients. Waredaca Brewing does that in ways that a lot breweries do, growing fruits, herbs, vegetables, etc to use in their beers. But they also realized th...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:02:47
The Devils Backbone-AB InBev Relationship: Explored
It was a controversial subject a few years ago but the stigma of "selling out" to a macro brewery has mostly subsided.Head Retention spoke with Devils Backbone COO, Hayes Humphreys just after their acquisition by AB InBev in 2016 and...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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55:17
Holiday Beers (2021 Edition)
Lashelle, Roche, and our friend Jon of Solace Brewing Company are back for another edition of holiday beer tastings on Head Retention. After a recap of the different styles assoc...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:15:11
Kids In Breweries w/Cedar Run Brewery
Head Retention tackles a subject so controversial, we had to do a second episode about it.Kids in breweries, yay or nay? On the one hand, the family atmosphere is a hallmark of your local taproom. Families coming to the brewery,...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:11:53
All About Yeast with Jasper's Yeast
We all know that yeast is vital to the brewing process. But do we know why or even, how vital? Lashelle and Roche find out with the minds behind Jasper's Yeast, a yeast growing lab based in Dulles, VA. Jasper Akerboom and Travis Tedrow expla...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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47:53
Women In The Craft Beer Industry Speak Out
In May, a social media post went viral and confirmed what most in the industry already knew, craft beer has a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:00:03
Bark Social's Luke Silverman Re-imagines Bars And Dog Parks
Bark Social is the first DMV "Dog Bar" and owner Luke Silverman joins Roche and Lashelle to break down what that means. From Bark Bouncers, to Bark Rangers, to who gets to become a member (HINT: it ain't the humans), Bark Social is aiming to...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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50:42
Lactose And Beer
Lashelle and Roche tackle the "controversial" subject of lactose and beer on this edition of Head Retention. They are joined by Jake Endres of Crooked Run Brewing. Crooked Run has been moving away from the use of lactose in their beers and Jake...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:04:58
It's Just Beer...with Ocelot Brewing Company
Ocelot Brewing Company in Loudoun County, VA is all about the beer...and even that phrase is a bit complicated. Ocelot doesn't believe in a bunch of marketing and/or promotional gimmicks. They aren't interested in growing into a regional brewer...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:00:57
Non-Alcoholic Beer? Yeah? Yeah!
Lashelle wanted to talk about non-alcoholic beer. Crazy, right? Fortunately, so did Roche so they got their friend Jason from Three Notch'd Brewing Company to join the show and discuss the need for ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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59:36
Holiday Beers (2020 Pandemic Edition)
The arrival of December brings the holiday season and beer. Lashelle and Roche welcome Jon of Solace Brewing Company to discuss what makes ingredients are typical to holiday beer, what makes a holiday beer (HINT: Branding plays a key role), ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:13:09
Beer & Fitness: Low Cal Edition
Beer drinking has increased since COVID-19 and so has the beer drinker's waistline. Pandemic pounds is real and so is the struggle. Do we have to sacrifice our beer because we are less active? The answer is no...if you know wher...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:00:16
Walking The Walk With Arizona Wilderness
How true to your brand can you be?Is it possible to go "all in" on local ingredients?Can you welcome newcomers without alienating your regulars?Can you be tourist friendly as well as a local hangout?Is winning "B...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:14:20
Is Farm Brew Live The Future Of Destination Breweries?
Yes, there is a brewery on the campus of Farm Brew Live (2 Silos Brewery) that churns out delicious beer. But there's so much more to FBL than "just" brewing beer. Forrest joins Lashelle and Roche to discuss the vision behind Farm Brew Live,...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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47:05
