In Pittsburgh, Meg learns how craft beer is promoting diversity, and meets with a group of engineers, a former symphony manager and a self-proclaimed "mad scientist."

In West Texas, Meg tries beers from a Chilean native passionate about bringing farm-to-table to Marfa, and a couple living in a tent on 25 acres of land in Davis.

In the season finale, the winning homebrewers travel to Golden Road's new location in Anaheim for the final decision of which beer will be distributed by Golden Road.