Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast

We've made it to 40 episodes!

This week, we're talking to Alabama's oldest craft brewery, Good People.

Jason Malone takes a break from watching his kid's soccer practice to join us. We talk about how he got started in the brewing business, and all the changes he's seen in Alabama brewing since they sold their first keg in 2008.

Slowly growing, they've recently completed expansion into Tennessee; developedtheir first sour/funk beer program as well as barrel aging.

We also talk about Good People's Birmingham Airport location, and the importance of educating the area about craft beer.

(also, a sneak peek into Good People's plans on expanding into Georgia!)

Truck and Tap's Beers of the Week:

• Terrapin Beer's Krunkles Luau IPA
• Terrapin's 2016 So Fresh and So Green, Green
• Weyerbacher Sunday Mole Stout

Headlines (Sponsored by Your Pie - Perimeter)

GEORGIA NEWS

Atlanta's comics and brewmasters have struck a beautiful friendship (Source: Creative Loafing)

Creature Comforts (and Alabama's Druid City) mentioned in the 11 best college town breweries in America (source: Thrillist.com)

Is Georgia the worst state in the U.S. for craft brewing? (Source: AJC)

Home brewing: Freedom to Create (Source: Rome News-Tribune)

SweetWater Brewing Company Keeps it Heady (Source: Glidemagazine.com)

ALABAMA NEWS

For as little as $100, you too can invest in a Mobile brewery! (Source: wefunder.com)

Mobile brewing, part 2: Serda Brewing Company finds a home (source: AL.com)

Thanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio! Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "No Mic Nate" Ellingson.

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What do you get when you combine a Georgia native, an interest in home brewing and an education in Colorado?

A really awesome brewpub, that's what. Nick Tanner, brewmaster of Cherry Street Brewing Cooperative in Cumming joined the Beer Guys in studio.

We were able to grab Nick for an interview as he was in the midst of shipping beer to the upcoming Great American Beer Festival.

Nick talked about his background, growing up in the restaurant industry, discovering craft beer while at Colorado State University, and heading back to his hometownto open a brewpub and tap room in partnership with Rick Tanner's Grille and Barin the Vickery Village center. We also talked about their recent tap room expansion and their many, many, many varieties of beer.

Truck and Tap's beers of the week include Cherry Street's O.A.S.I.S barrel aged Imperialstout(don't ask what O.A.S.I.S stands for). Plus, a couple beers from Florida's Cycle Brewing that Becky brought back from her recent trip.

In Headlines (sponsored by Your Pie Perimeter)....

• Mississippi gets on site sales(source: Beer Guys Radio)

• Reformation Brewery Prepares for 3-year Anniversary (Source: Woodstock Patch)

• SweetWater announces 420 Fest Headliners(source: Beer Guys Radio)

• Straight to Ale expands distribution into North Carolina (Source: Triangle Business Journal)
• Good People Brewing expands can offering (Source: Beer Guys Radio)
• Ring in the Fall with these Oktoberfest brews and festivals (Source: AL.com)

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We took the show on the road this week.

All the way out to Avondale Estates to the home of Wild Heaven Craft Beers.

The folks there were busy, you see. They were brewing a collaboration with a little place from Florida called Cigar City.

So we were able to interview two amazing brewers at once - Wild Heaven's Eric Johnson and Cigar City's Wayne Wambles.

We talk about Eric's non traditional entry into brewing, Wild Heaven's move to canning, and many more things...including what he and Wayne are cooking up! We'll also learn about the success of Emergency Drinking Beer and crack open a special sour that's in the works.

Truck and Tap's Beers of the week included Wild Heaven's Autumn Defense, and a surprise from across the pond. Wayne and the Cigar City crew have spent the last several months traveling around the world, collaborating with brewers. One of their collabs happened to be with Ireland's Galway Bay Brewery, home of friend of the show Wil Avery. We sampled the result - Phaethon IPA - and gave Wayne his first taste as well!

In the headlines (sponsored by Your Pie - Perimeter), we talk about Atlanta's newest planned brewpub, headed by former Stone Brewing brewmaster Mitch Steele. Also, Tim talked to Nick Hudson from Albama's Free the Hops, and has an update onthe proposed regulations regarding to-go brewery sales.

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast (and leave a review!). Coming up next week, we'll have Cherry Street Brewing Co-Op's Nick Tanner. We'll be on the socials all week long, and we'd love to have you join us.

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What do you do when you start a brewery in a college town with two other amazing breweries in town? Create some amazing beers.

Brian Roth, founder and chief bottle washer at Southern Brewing Company joined the Beer Guys in the studios.

We talked about their craft beer lineup, what they learned in their year of existence, and the importance of keeping everything as local as possible....down to the yeast!

Tyler Nelson, southeast rep for Green Flash and Alpine also joined us in the studio.

Truck and Tap's beers of the week included some great Southern beers, including a few from their new Southern Woodpile line.

In Headlines, sponsored by Your Pie - Perimeter,we talk to Alabama's newest craft beer destination, Green Bus Brewing in downtown Huntsville.

Tim's Whalez of the week include Juiceless IPA, a collaboration between Creature Comforts and Wicked Weed and Burial Beer Company from North Carolina, hitting the shelves soon.

Next week, we're on the road, talking to Wild Heaven Craft Beers.

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Cheers, and don't forget to drink local!

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JP Watts, Matt Shirah and the rest of the Scofflaw Brewing Company have been pretty busy.

Ahead of their Sept. 17th "official" tasting room opening in West Atlanta, the men behind Scofflaw have been going to bars and events to get the word out. And their brewers have been working overtime getting orders out.

So far, it's worked. Scofflaw has created quite a buzz in the market in a short amount of time. And a very tired JP and Matt joined us in the studio this week.

We talk to them about their start -- from life in the corporate world, to running a beer bar in California to brewing in Matt's mother in law's house -- to all the hard work of opening up Georgia's newest brewery.

Truck and Tap's Beers of the Week? Scofflaw's Sneaky Wheat, Basement IPA and Interrogation Coffee stout.

We also had some other treats in store. Thanks to the city of Atlanta (finally) passing growlers-to-go, 5 Seasons Westside gave us 64 ounces in celebration.

Also, Eventide Brewing just released their seasonal Red Headed Haley, a 5.3% ABV, very drinkable red ale.

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Blue Pants Brewery owner Michael Spratley joins the Beer Guys this week. Over the past six years, Spratley and his wife have grown the operation from a 1.5 barrel setup to their current production line based in Madison, Alabama.

We talk to Spratley about the beers, his sour program and Blue Pants plans to start canning....and possible expansion of their distribution.....

Truck and Tap's beers of the week are from Blue Pants, including their Oktoberfest (a much lighter version than what we usually see in the states), Weedy's Double IPA and two variations of their Pinstripe Stout - Candy Bar and Peanut Butter.

Tim's Whale of the week is Creature Comforts Athena Paradiso - their Berliner Weiss with Passion Fruit and Guava, one of Tim's all-time favorites.

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We're talking bottle shops on this week's Beer Guys show! Kraig Torres, owner of Hop City joins us in studio along with Josh Doherty, specialty department manager of Harry's Farmers Market (Whole Foods).

We talk about their craft beer journey, how beer has evolved and grew all over the south, and what trends they are seeing in the industry.

Kraig also lets us know about Hop City's newest venture in Alpharetta, and how they figured out the importance of selling pints at their Krog Street Market location.

Also, talented local artist Rory "Catlanta" Hawkins stopped by to hang out as well. Check out his artwork here.

Tim and Aaron also talked to Dan Roberts, Executive Director of the Alabama Brewer's Guild about the latest in their beer-to-go debate.

Truck and Tap's beers of the week include some selections our guests brought in, including a vintage one from Shmaltz, Green Bench, Monday Night and Westbrook.

Next week? One of Tim and Aaron's favorite brewers from Alabama, Blue Pants!

Thanks for listening, and don't forget to drink local.

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"Drinkin' Beer."

It's a beer that you always keep stocked in the fridge or cooler, ready to go after a hard day of work or relaxing at the beach or a party.

Red Hare Brewing Company aims to be the craft beer that's stocking that fridge or cooler.

We talked to Roger Davis, Managing Partner and Bobby Thomas, Head Brewer of Red Hare on the show. We talked about their start, born out of the recession of 2008-09, and the importance of canning their offerings.

Truck and Tap's beers of the week? Red Hare's SPF 50/50 "IPR," an India Pale Radler with grapefruit soda. And their newest creation, Cotton Tail Orange Creamsic-Ale, an orange/vanilla take on their pale ale.

Tim's Whales of the week are Orpheus Brewing's Even The Furies Wept. We sampled this earlier in the year on the show, and now it's available. Also, Three Taverns Night On Ponce IPA, which is their second can release.

The Hot list includes the Georgia launch of Hi-Wire Brewing, as well as Wish You Were Beer's third anniversary week. Details at beerguysradio.com.

Next week? We'll be talking all things bottle shops with Hop City and Whole Foods. Join us on the socials for even more beer happenings across the southeast!

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Creature Comforts is big into the collaboration game these days.

Earlier this year, the Athens-based brewers teamed up with New York's Other Half for King's Ransom Baltic Porter and Grits 'n' Greens Pilsner.

More recently, Creature Comforts teamed up with Austin, Texas brewers Jester King.

The result, Mutualism, is a "Southern Style Farmhouse Lager," with a nice mix of both Creature Comforts and Jester King's attitudes, approaches and ingredients.

Aaron sat down with Jester King's Founder Jeffrey Stuffings and Creature Comforts Blake Tyers during their release party earlier this summer.

They talk about how this collaboration came about, the two breweries' common philosophy, and what's coming up next for the two.

Creature Comfort's year of collaborations continues, by the way. They just partnered withGilbert (Arizona)'sArizona Wilderness to come out with Transmission, a citrus saison.

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Creature Comforts is big into the collaboration game these days.

Earlier this year, the Athens-based brewers teamed up with New York's Other Half for King's Ransom Baltic Porter and Grits 'n' Greens Pilsner.

More recently, Creature Comforts teamed up with Austin, Texas brewers Jester King.

The result, Mutualism, is a "Southern Style Farmhouse Lager," with a nice mix of both Creature Comforts and Jester King's attitudes, approaches and ingredients.

Aaron sat down with Jester King's Founder Jeffrey Stuffings and Creature Comforts Blake Tyers during their release party earlier this summer.

They talk about how this collaboration came about, the two breweries' common philosophy, and what's coming up next for the two.

Creature Comfort's year of collaborations continues, by the way. They just partnered withGilbert (Arizona)'sArizona Wilderness to come out with Transmission, a citrus saison.

Thanks for listening! If you like what we're doing, consider becoming our partner. Details here .

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Thanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio! Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Nate" Ellingson.

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