Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Lonerider Brewing celebrates 10 years of "Ales for Outlaws" At 10 years old Lonerider Brewing is part of the Old Guard in North Carolina craft beer.  Like many southern states, North Carolina was slow to change outdated beer laws.  They plan to celebrate throughout the year, the big party was in April but they'll continue to brew up special beers to mark the milesto...

Send us Fan Mail Beer. BBQ. Fireworks. Freedom. Right there in their name 21st Amendment Brewery celebrates one of the greatest freedoms of beer drinkers.  Just in case you aren't aware, the 21st Amendment ended Prohibition in the United States, bringing beer (and other booze) back to the people on December 5, 1933, Repeal Day.  Although the 4th of July is a big party for the brewery, co-foun...

Send us Fan Mail How two friends went from education to inebriation Schoolhouse Brewing 's founders Thomas Monti and Justin Waller became friends when they were both teachers.  They both shared a love for good beer and brewing, and educating others.  Schoolhouse started as a bottle/growler/homebrew shop where the guys continued a strong focus on the educational aspect.  Recently, they graduat...

Send us Fan Mail Innovation and collaboration at Boulevard Brewing Back when Georgia had very few craft beer options Boulevard Brewing was always a favorite.  Our cellars are well-stocked with vintages of Saison-Brett, Love Child, and Rye-on-Rye.  Brian still cries a little that Harvest Dance Wheat Wine has been retired, but he'll get over. Steven Pauwels is the man behind many of those amazi...

Send us Fan Mail Mother Nature can't tell us when to drink our stouts With the temps hitting the 90s in Atlanta we thought this was the perfect time to do a show about stouts.  Big, boozy, malty, delicious stouts.  Since Orpheus Brewing brewmaster Jason Pellett shares our love of stouts in the Summer (he released several at Orpheus's anniversary Memorial Day weekend) we invited him to jo...

Send us Fan Mail Green Man Brewery was the first taproom in Downtown Asheville Lovingly dubbed Dirty Jack's, Green Man Brewery 's original taproom opened in downtown Asheville, NC in 1997.  nearly 201 years later the Green Mansion opened, an impressive three-story brewery and tasting room with a "Brewtique" for souvenirs and beer to-go. Green Man brewers Geoffrey Ebner and Kyle...

Send us Fan Mail Palmetto Brewing is South Carolina's oldest brewery The history of Palmetto Brewing dates back to the end of Prohibition. In its current life, Palmetto is 26-years old, making it South Carolina's oldest operating brewery.  Billy Pyatt, founder of Asheville's Catawba Brewing purchased Palmetto in 2017.  They've got a new look and some new beers, but still hold o...

Send us Fan Mail We took a craft beer road trip to Tallahassee and St. George Island, FL When our Tallahassee radio affiliate ( RealTalk 93.3 ) reached out to see if we'd like to attend the SGI Brewfest with them we jumped at the chance.  We've never done a Tallahassee trip and spending a weekend on the beach at a beer fest is not a bad way to waste a weekend. Our first stop in Tallahass...

Send us Fan Mail If you've been a craft beer fan for a while you may have heard the name Pat Korn.  Before joining the team at Vista Brewing , Korn was the Barrel Master for Green Flash 's Cellar 3 - the offshoot responsible for beers like Silva Stout, Lustrous Fermento, and Natura Morta. After departing Green Flash in early 2018 he worked a short stint with Atlanta's SweetWater Bre...

Send us Fan Mail Founders Brewing 's brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki got a job at the brewery because his girlfriend told him he needed to find work.  He didn't even really care for their beer.  Kosmicki says the beer was fine, but at the time Founders focused on unexciting, basic styles.  Unable to make a connection and establish their identity Founders started losing money and eventually fa...

Send us Fan Mail Sasquatch lives at 903 Brewers 903 Brewers founder and head brewer Jeremy Roberts is happy to sit down and chat with visitors about the legendary Sasquatch.  He's never seen the beast in the wild, but he's keeping an eye out.  903's big milk stout is named after the ape, Sasquatch's base is a sneaky 10% and some of the Reserve variants (like the Double Chocolat...

Send us Fan Mail The Classic City Brew Fest in an Athens institution.  In its 24th year, a lot has changed since organizer Owen Ogletree founded the event.  Last year, the festival made a big switch amid the flood of "regular" beer festivals and went to a primarily cask ale format. This year, we catch up with Akademia Brewing to see what the last 12 months held for them.  Their beer is a...

Send us Fan Mail Tinypalooza is one of Georgia's most underrated beer fests The booming city of Snellville is just far enough from Atlanta that it's easy for metro residents to brush it off.  If you're not from Georgia, you may have heard Snellville mentioned as the home of American Idol contestant Diana DeGarmo.  It's also home to a great beer bar/bottle shop/cigar bar The Lin...

Send us Fan Mail Talking with Barrel Culture and Une Année/ Hubbard's Cave at one of the Southeast's best beer fests Recently one of the best beer festivals in the Southeast descended on Atlanta, GA (OK, technically Chamblee).  I'm sure I'm a bit biased with it being on my home turf, but when you have nearly 70 highly regarded breweries from around the country bring out their b...

Send us Fan Mail Troy Casey adds the brewing to Casey Brewing & Blending, plans to offer clean beers Troy Casey expected to be a "company man" at Coors, following in the footsteps of his father.  After working in the Coors pilot brewhouse for a few years, he decided to open Casey Brewing & Blending.  Originally, the brewing part was done at other breweries where the wort was then...

Send us Fan Mail Three Taverns welcomes new brewmaster, presses ahead with Imaginarium Three Taverns Craft Beers is known for their diverse portfolio of hoppy IPAs, tasty sours, and thick and rich long-boil stouts.  The brewery opened under Georgia's "old laws" and initially weren't allowed to do direct sales out of their brewery.  Owner Brian Purcell tells us one of the great...

Send us Fan Mail Real craft beer, real grains, completely gluten-free As part of her cancer treatment, Holidaily Brewing founder and Chief Brewista Karen Hertz's treatment was going on a gluten-free diet.  As a life-long sports fan and outdoor enthusiast, she missed having a beer at the game or at the end of a day on the slopes.  She tried the gluten-free options that were available at the ti...

Send us Fan Mail Step aside, wine.  We're pairing craft beer and cheese. Wine and cheese get plenty of love but craft beer is gaining more respect for pairing with cheese.  I'll admit, this show was all for us.  Selfish, I know.  However, Chef Bernard McCoy shares some amazing info on pairing craft beer and cheese and we think you're going to enjoy it. McCoy is a graduate of Le Cord...

Send us Fan Mail We asked some of Georgia's best homebrewers for a few tips Jay Brantley and Jon Shari ( Little Cottage Brewery ) took top honors in our 2018 Best of Georgia Beer Awards .  We do these awards annually and the homebrewer category was a new addition last year.  Our readers/listeners voted for their favorites, and Jay and Jon beat out a strong pool of nominees.  When it came time...

Send us Fan Mail Most of you probably enjoy having a bit of booze in your beer.  However, there are times when alcohol isn't appropriate, or allowed.  Athletic Brewing Co. wants to offer the taste of craft beer without the alcohol. We talk with founders Bill Shufelt and John Walker this week about what prompted them to start a non-alcoholic craft brewery, the process of making NA beer, and wh...

Send us Fan Mail Craft breweries and distilleries thrive in downtown developments Georgia's craft beer and spirits industries are booming.  Thanks to recent legislation, breweries and distilleries can now offer sales direct to the consumer from their location.  Cities such as Woodstock, Roswell, Athens, and LaGrange thrive with breweries as part of their downtown areas.  Nationwide craft beer...

Send us Fan Mail New Glarus Brewing isn't coming soon to a store near you (unless you live in Wisconsin) Daniel and Deb Carey sent their beer to a few other states for a while, but today New Glarus is Wisconsin's beer.  The Careys want control of their beer and their company, and the easiest way to do that is to keep it as close to home as possible.  The plan seems to be working well for...

Send us Fan Mail Halfway Crooks, Bold Monks, and a Schoolhouse coming soon to the Georgia beer scene Recently, we sat down at the 15th Annual Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting and talked with a few of the folks behind some of Georgia's upcoming breweries.  This is our 3rd year at the festival and it's become a tradition to catch up with some of our upcoming breweries.  We also talk with festival...

Send us Fan Mail Drinkin' Beers go head to head for King of the Cooler at your Big Game party Drinkin' Beers, party beers, session beers, "crushable".  Whatever you call them sometimes you just need a no-fuss, low alcohol beer to help wash down your nachos and wings.  Sure, there are suggestions for the "perfect" beer to pair with pizza but a good clean Pilsner or Ame...

Send us Fan Mail WeldWerks talks Juicy Bits, big stouts, and beer fests Greeley isn't the first city people think of when you mention craft beer in Colorado, or the second... or the third.  But WeldWerks Brewing isn't letting something like geography stand in their way.  At just over three years old they've been named the best new brewery in America , won Gold and Silver medals at t...