CL-013 Alyssa Pereira finds the spirit of radio

Published: Dec. 19, 2018, 6 p.m.

It\u2019s another episode of the GBH Collective, an ongoing series of interviews where we dive a little deeper with Good Beer Hunting contributors and friends on topics of writing, beer and the stories you read and hear from GBH. In this episode we\u2019re checking back in with another member of the GBH team, Alyssa Pereira. You\u2019re likely to have come across her words in recent months, as she\u2019s profiled Russian River, told the story of Firestone Walker\u2019s unexpected flagship 805 Blonde Ale, and given an in-person recap of one of the country\u2019s most beloved beer fests, the Firestone Walker Invitational. Most recently however, she\u2019s also become a voice here on Good Beer Hunting\u2019s podcasts, bringing a new collection of interviews from her home state of California, which isn\u2019t just the most populous state, but one of the most prolific when it comes to beer and all the stories that can be told around it. In our own conversation, you\u2019ll learn what it\u2019s like for Alyssa to add the title of podcast host to her repertoire, as well as the background of what took her from covering the music industry to her day job at the San Francisco Chronicle and now acting as a journalist also covering the U.S. beer industry. She\u2019s been a welcome and important addition to GBH\u2019s editorial team, and I hope this chat gives you some insight to appreciate her work even more. This is Alyssa Pereira, reporter, podcast host, and Golden State treasure. Listen in.