The Brewcasters are back this week with Mazen Hajjar, the founder and CEO of Beirut's 961 Beer. Tune in to hear his amazing journey from investment banker to airline executive to brewmaster, as well as the challenges of operating Lebanon's only microbrewery and managing its breakneck growth.

This week's Can You Brew It challenge is Uinta Brewing's Wyld Organic Extra Pale Ale. Wyld is a lighter bodied pale ale that is aggressively hopped to showcase fresh hop flavors. It's a delicate beer to get right, but worth it for an easy drinking hop flavor forward pale. Tune in and see if the CYBI crew was able to get it right.

On this episode of The Home Brewed Chef, Sean Z. Paxton advises us to slow down and recoup from the holiday gluttony. Learn about great alternatives to your normal diet that cook and pair well with craft beer.

San Francisco Beer Week is fast approaching! With hundreds of events planned from Friday, February 10th through Sunday, February 19th, the festivities kick off with the Opening Gala to celebrate the Bay Area's incredible beer culture. Over 50 breweries will be pouring their rarest and most interesting beers, alongside the classics that brought them brewing fame. Stay tuned throughout the week for BN coverage of various events!