The Responsibly Rowdy Podcast

Stephen Callahan sits down with Danny Smith, Head Brewer at Tennessee Hills, for the story behind one of the quietest builders in our operation. Before Danny had a beer named after him in our lineup, he had a career in healthcare. He walked away to chase craft beer, and ended up running the brewing program at America's largest privately-owned Brewstillery. He was instrumental in standing up Tennes...

Stephen Callahan sits down with Jason Franklin, Master Distiller at Tennessee Hills Distillery, for the most personal episode yet. Before Jason ran production at America's largest privately-owned Brewstillery in Bristol, TN, Stephen officiated his wedding at the Salt House in Jonesborough. Five years ago, almost to the day. Their friendship is one of the best origin stories in craft spirits, a...

Tennessee Hills Distillery founder Stephen Callahan brings General Manager Lauren to the couch. Lauren is the person who makes the magic happen before anyone sees it. She started in bottling before there was even a full-service bar at the Salt House. Now she's running operations across three locations, booking the bands, ordering the merch, and making sure 60+ events a month actually happen. T...

Tennessee Hills Distillery founder Stephen Callahan brings Cameron Over, Director of Customer Experience and Sales Manager, to the couch for unfiltered stories from the early days. From getting hired at a bourbon bar to standing on bars at 1 AM yelling at stragglers, Cam lived the rowdy era that built this brand. This episode covers the wild Jonesborough nights that coined "Responsibly Rowdy,...

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Responsibly Rowdy Podcast. Stephen Callahan sits down with Jake Terry, Tennessee Hills' Director of Innovation, to talk about what it really takes to make great beer–from San Diego's craft beer mecca to the Appalachian Highlands. This is the story of how a guy who almost became a dentist ended up as head brewer at White Labs, then brought that world-class expert...

Welcome to the first full episode of The Responsibly Rowdy Podcast. Founders Stephen and Jessica Callahan take you inside the wild journey from college chemistry labs to opening Tennessee Hills Distillery at age 26 in a 180-year-old building with dirt floors. This is the origin story nobody tells—the real one. How their dog Jack became an essential piece of the logo. Why "Tennessee Hills&quot...

This is the official teaser for The Responsibly Rowdy Podcast–the new show from Tennessee Hills Distillery. Founder Stephen Callahan breaks down what we're building: a podcast about the craft, the chaos, and the culture of making world-class whiskey, spirits, and beer in the mountains of East Tennessee. Expect distillation deep-dives, brewing stories, entrepreneurial honesty, crew interviews,...