<p><a href="https://craftbeercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/449-scaled.jpg" data-rel="lightbox-image-0" data-rl_title="" data-rl_caption="" title=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2675" src="https://craftbeercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/449-1024x610.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="610" srcset="https://craftbeercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/449-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https://craftbeercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/449-300x179.jpg 300w, https://craftbeercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/449-768x458.jpg 768w, https://craftbeercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/449-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https://craftbeercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/449-2048x1221.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>In this episode we discuss:</p>
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<li>Octopi Brewing is a place you know but never heard <a href="https://racketmn.com/mn-beers-waunakee-wi-octopi-brewing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://racketmn.com/mn-beers-waunakee-wi-octopi-brewing/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661453208427000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09GA-LzrjGitRBanYPP182">of</a></li>
<li>The next big <a href="https://vinepair.com/articles/wa-next-big-hop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vinepair.com/articles/wa-next-big-hop/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661453208427000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DjKJrBrMQDHjrzHRJ_EwN">hop</a></li>
<li>Virginia grows <a href="https://virginiacraftbeer.com/self-distribution-for-virginias-craft-breweries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://virginiacraftbeer.com/self-distribution-for-virginias-craft-breweries/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661453208427000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12bCdlkt6D5F9IcOjozvam">up</a></li>
<li>It really <a href="https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2022/07/19/the-craft-beer-industry-has-a-labor-problem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2022/07/19/the-craft-beer-industry-has-a-labor-problem/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661453208427000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Tha6TilL2LxWqIUL6B87-">does</a></li>
<li>Do the <a href="https://vinepair.com/booze-news/monster-energy-rtd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vinepair.com/booze-news/monster-energy-rtd/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661453208428000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3tCQERIsQrsPkcpMSpvgRq">Monster</a></li>
</ul>The post <a href="https://craftbeercast.com/?p=2654">Episode 449 – Watch The Bear</a> first appeared on <a href="https://craftbeercast.com">The Craft Beercast</a>.