Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Rocket Republic owner Eric Crigger makes the journey to Atlanta from Huntsville to talk about his brewery and the growing Alabama craft beer scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Thanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio!  Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Nate" Ellingson and occasional appearances from Becky...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and Aaron sat down at the Porter Beer Bar with Nick Purdy from Wild Heaven Beer. We had a great conversation, ranging from SB85's impact on their brewery, the plans for the second location, and how to get the best watermelon flavor out of a watermelon (hint: it involves lots of work).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Thanks for listening to Beer Guys...

Send us Fan Mail No foolin' around here! We attended TinyPalooza 2.5 at Snellville's Lincoln Fill Station. Before we went around sampling some amazing beers, and after the wind tried to literally take our production equipment away, we were able to talk to Athens newest brewpub in planning, Akademia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Thanks for listening to Beer Guys R...

Send us Fan Mail On a dark and stormy night, we headed out to TopGolf Midtown for the finals of their winter league.  As luck would have it, we were joined by Tucker Berta-Sarkisian and Brian "Diggs" Diggelmann from SweetWater Brewing, Gina Silva and Tyler Vigue from TopGolf, and the one and only Ale Sharpton!  Spring Beers were on the discussion list, and we talked about the change in s...

Send us Fan Mail We took the show to TopGolf Alpharetta. While Tim and Aaron would most likely never be mistaken for athletes, we had a great time talking with Gina Silva and David Gleeson from TopGolf. We also talked to Jekyll’s Sales Director Bryan Lehman about what’s coming up with their brewery. Be sure to check out their campaign to raise awareness for colorectal cancer all this month. Finall...

Send us Fan Mail The Porter Beer Bar in Little Five Points is one of the best.  Opened in 2008, The Porter features an amazing list of draft and bottled beers and a creative and delicious dining menu.  Voted best beer bar in Georgia and the US many times over, it should be on every craft beer lovers destination list. We joined owners Nick Rutherford and Molly Gunn today in their cozy beer cellar t...

Send us Fan Mail If you're like Aaron, you love Asian food, but hate the beer selection.  Andy Tan and Chris Collier aim to change that. They have just opened up Hopstix . The Chamblee restaurant combines Asian fusion cuisine (including sushi hot dogs and amazing ramen) along with craft beer brewed on site. We talk about Andy and Chris' journeys through craft beer, their relationship wit...

Send us Fan Mail What better way to celebrate the mild weather with a coastal brewery? Big Beach Brewing Company from Gulf Shores, Alabama, joined us for this episode. We talked to head brewer Rod Murray and co-owner Jim Schamburger about their craft beer journey, the differences in brewing beer for the beach crowd, and their rapid growth over the year. We also had Brandon King in studio. He'...

Send us Fan Mail Marietta’s  Ironmonger Brewing  joined us in the studios today. Specifically, owner David Sheets. A newcomer to the show, we were excited to talk about Ironmonger. Originally a side project of Naughty Soda, Sheets was able to spin off Ironmonger to its own brand. And even though they share a facility with Naughty Soda, they are separate. Our old friend Barron Sluder recently came...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk to Mike Castagno, the brand new head brewer at the iconic Decatur brewpub, Twain's.  We also have Twain's owners (and brothers) Ethan and Uri Wurtzel on the show, talking about Twain's past 21 years in Decatur and how they've had to adapt and change to compete in the great craft beer market in that city.  Tim gives us an update on SB85,...

Send us Fan Mail A busy week!  Not only is there some important football game going on this Sunday (#RISEUP), we invited a veritable plethora of guests on the show.  Nancy Palmer of the Georgia Craft Brewer's Guild joined us on the exciting news about SB 85 - a bill that would actually (*gasp*) allow brewers to sell beer (wait for it...) at the brewery! Regardless, this is great news for Geor...

Send us Fan Mail What an amazing event!  If you haven't been to one of the 13 iterations of the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting, then you're missing out. Owen Ogletree, owner of Brewtopia.com, puts on the event every year at the Prado in Sandy Springs. This year's version featured more than 60 casks of unique and creative beers from Georgia, national and international brewers!  We took adv...

Send us Fan Mail A packed house in the studio this weekend! We were lucky to have three awesome guests. First, the evil genius (not really evil, but it sounds good) behind Burnt Hickory Brewery , Scott Hedeen, joined us in studio. We uncapped plenty of whales from BHB, thanks to Scott (and Brian Hewitt's) stash. Scott talked about the challenges of operating a small brewery under current Geor...

Send us Fan Mail While Aaron is "on assignment", Brian Hewitt steps in to help co-host the show.  We sit down with Robert E. "Doc" Lee to talk about his brewery deep in the woods of Georgia.  Omaha Brewing Co. is an oasis in the desert.  We tape the show at Your Pie Perimeter, one of our great sponsors and a great place for craft beer and pizza. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Send us Fan Mail It's a new year, and it's time to get back into the beer!  And, as luck would have it, it was a Northeast Metro Atlanta show. We had the crew from Reformation Brewery in the house this week. Co-founder Spencer Nix, along with Ryan Morley-Stockton and photographer extraordinaire Jessica Miller joined us in studio this weekend. We talked about the brewery's origin sto...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year!  As we say goodbye to 2016, we wanted to hand out some awards. We asked you, our listeners, to vote on the best of craft beer in Georgia and Alabama . Nearly 1,000 of you responded, and we have the results.  Want the complete list of winners? Here's Georgia and Alabama. Truck and Tap ’s Beers of the Week: Jekyll Redneck Christmas Stout Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Festivus, etc! It's the holidays, so we're spending time with friends and family this weekend. Enjoy our "best of" edition, featuring interviews from:  Scofflaw Brewing Company Trim Tab Brewing Co.  Cherry Street Brewing Cooperative Good People Brewing Company Thanks again to all of our sponsors who make the show...

Send us Fan Mail Huntsville's Mad Malts Brewing joined us this week. NOTE: We need your vote! Be sure to cast your ballot for the BEST OF CRAFT BEER 2016 in Georgia and Alabama . We'll have the results on our end of the year show December 31.  As we get into the homestretch into Christmas and the new year, we were able to talk with the crew behind Huntsville's Mad Malts Brewing. Co-...

Send us Fan Mail The Beer Guys head up north for this week's interview. North Georgia, that is.  A few weeks ago, Tim took a trip to Blue Ridge. While there, he ran into Tom Fennell, owner of Fannin County Brewing. He joined us on the show via phone this week.  We talked to Tom about his start in the craft beer industry, after realizing that a winery may not be in the cards for him. We also s...

Send us Fan Mail It's the most wonderful time of the year!  We're talking, of course, about stouts, porters, and all those great roasty holiday beers that come out this time of the year. To help us enjoy them, we invited the trio from Dry County Brewing company into the studio.  Truck and Tap’s Beers of the Week: Dry County served up some of their dark beers, including their Bad Hombre. ...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Thanksgiving! We're taking a little break this week to spend some QT with friends and family. And we're releasing the show a bit early so you can listen while you travel! (looking for more craft beer stuff to listen to on your drive? Check out Project BGR, our other craft beer podcast!) In the meantime, please enjoy some of our best interviews from the year, includ...

Send us Fan Mail If you haven't noticed, downtown Roswell is becoming a pretty good craft beer destination. Gate City Brewing Company is one of the reasons why.  On this week's show, we talk to Brian Borngesser and Pat Rains, co-founder of Roswell, Georgia's Gate City Brewing Company. They discuss their start, the challenges of moving from gypsy brewing to their own system, and the...

Send us Fan Mail At the Beer Guys Radio Show, we love our craft beer.  But once in a while, we like to break the mold a bit.  And that's what we did this week. We talk distilling - whiskey and rum to be specific. Erik Vonk from Savannah's Richland Rum joined us, as did Michael Anderson from Decatur's Independent Distilling.  Craft beer and craft distilling has many things in common,...

Send us Fan Mail Eventide Brewing's brand manager Haley Cowan joined us in the studios this week.  We talked about the origins of the brewery, their Kickstarter campaign, and the importance of being a community destination for the Grant Park neighborhood.  Truck and Tap's beers of the week:  Eventide's Pale Ale Eventide Kolsch Eventide Highlander Scotch Ale Headlines (sponsored by Y...

Send us Fan Mail It takes some courage to open up a craft brewery focusing mainly on lagers.  After all, lagers require a little more love...time...and temperature control before they're ready to serve.  And for the most part, craft beer drinkers are mainly an ale-centric bunch.  But for the men behind Hapeville's Arches Brewing , craft lagers are a way to showcase their brewing skills....