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Send us Fan Mail Come and share a brew with Our Mutual Friend I once heard a story that when a mobster introduces someone to another mobster they're introduced as " a friend of ours " if that person is also in the mob.  I was excited to think that Our Mutual Friend Brewery had some mob ties but, unfortunately, the name simply refers to beer being something everyone can enjoy, a mutu...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Potter and Ale Sharpton are on a mission to bring craft beer to minority communities, and to bring those communities to craft beer Most of the 9,000+ craft breweries across the US are white-owned businesses with predominantly white clientele.  There's nothing inherently wrong with that, and that doesn't automatically mean anyone is excluded.  But, having representat...

Send us Fan Mail Break out the Festbiers and Marzens We made it another year to one of our favorite shows, it's time to taste Oktoberfests!  12 beers, 6 guys, pretzels and brats and kraut.  Good times. Nothing fancy here, we're not BJCP judges or Sissyrones, we just know what we like.  We sample the beers and pick our Top 3 based solely on how much we enjoy them. We also share some stats...

Send us Fan Mail Why homebrew with all the great beer that's already available? With all the great beer available at every corner today it's easy to say there's no reason to homebrew.  When we started brewing there was good beer available, but not like it is today.  Big stouts, funky saisons, and NEIPAs weren't that easy to come by.  Brewing it ourself was a way to get beers we...

Send us Fan Mail Kelly Meyer isn't saying not to start a brewery, just maybe you shouldn't.  If you do, he's got a few life lessons to share with you. Like many others Meyer got caught up in the allure of owning a brewery.  He and his wife had ran and sold a successful business so the brewery was his fun project.  Make beer, make friends, make money.  It's that last part that u...

Send us Fan Mail Skateboarding is not a crime This week we sat down with Joey Charpentier, head brewer at Gnarly Barley Brewing Co. in Hammond, LA. The brewery opened in 2014 and within a few short years were named one of the Top 50 fastest growing breweries in America.  Gnarly Barley continues to grow and are in the process of opening a restaurant next to the brewery. Charpentier was there from t...

Send us Fan Mail Fertile Ground Beer Co. brings Brewery 2.0 to Jackson, MS Mississippi moves at its own pace.  A bit slower, more relaxed.  Most folks don't get caught up in trends and hype.  Of course, this can be an issue for craft beer since it loves both of those things. Despite the boom in most areas Jackson hasn't had a single production brewery open since 2019, when the lone brewe...

Send us Fan Mail That's Pair-uh-dole-ee-uh Pareidolia - The tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one sees an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none.  Faces in clouds?  Jesus on toast?  Pareidolia. Pareidolia Brewing Co. is also a brewery in Sebastian, FL, on the Treasure Coast.  Owner Pete Anderson joined us and...

Send us Fan Mail What's up, party people? Dry County Brewing Co. is about the celebrate their 6th anniversary.  We've known founder Trey Sinclair since the brewery was just a dream.  Well, mostly.  We met Trey when he was contract brewing a couple beers and spreading the word about them around his hometown.  When the brewery was just being built we stopped by for a preview.  Check it out...

Send us Fan Mail Great Lakes Brewing Co. is going strong 34 years on We all know cans are cool. Right?  All the hype beers come in cans.  Great Lakes Brewing Co. has been around since before cans were cool for craft.  Good, craft beer came in bottles, and the macro stuff was shoved into cans.  When you're 30+ years old in American craft beer you're going to have some fans that still thin...

Send us Fan Mail Devil's Club is not weed. Sorry. What's up, Y'all? How's your week gone? I'd say this week was busy but that just seems to be the way life goes anymore. It's hot here in Georgia again, we got some cool temps in the 80s this week. As a huge contrast to that we talked to Evan Wood and Jake Ridle from Devil's Club Brewing Co. in Juneau, Alaska. When...

Send us Fan Mail Talking today's hot news with some cool people UPDATE: Things move quickly in the world of craft beer.  In this episode we discuss Brewery X's purchase of Modern Times.  Only Brewery X ended up backing out of the deal and now Maui Brewing purchased them.  Our details are out of date, but the general discussion still holds up. Rather than featuring a specific beer or brew...

Send us Fan Mail It's good to be back.  Did you miss us?  Brian's feeling all better and it was great to get back in the studio. We're joined this week but the crazy crew from Bircus Brewing in Ludlow, KY.  FYI, it's pronounced "beer-cus."  Brand Acrobat Jilliam Francois, Sales Manager (fancy title pending) Matt Cremeans, and Brewmaster JD fill us in on the origins an...

Send us Fan Mail From brewer to beertender, how satisfied are brewery employees with their jobs? "I want to be a brewer."  Every homebrewer has had the thought cross their mind.  But, once you land that dream job at a brewery, will you be happy?  Like any job, there are many factors to consider.  Pay, benefits, management, training, etc.  It may be a "cool" job but working in a...

Send us Fan Mail Summer is coming and it's time for some Mexican Lagers Mexican Lagers are so hot right now.  The CEO of Constellation brands even goes as far as saying he believes Modelo is about to become America's favorite beer .  The data kind of supports that claim, with Consellation's brands (including Modelo, Pacifico, and Corona) seeing 14% growth in the most recent quarter....

Send us Fan Mail Craft Collaborations inspire Nappy Roots to open Atlantucky Brewing If you're a regular listener of the show then you've heard us talking with the Nappy Roots crew a few times before.  We met the guys back in 2017 as they brewed a collaboration with Monday Night Brewing, Front Porch Pale Ale, to go along with the album of the same name.  We were a young show at the time...

Send us Fan Mail Snafu Brewing Company is your new favorite dive bar If you love a taplist full of classic beer styles then this episode is not for you.  However, if you're intrigued by the R&D department of a brewery including a NutriBullet, beer, fruit, and cereal you're in the right place. Snafu Brewing Company has been called a "dive brewery." Koon that's fair, and...

Send us Fan Mail Kros Strain Brewing Co. shows us what's happening in Nebraska beer We met the crew from Kros Strain Brewing Co. when they visited Atlanta for The Juice Strikes Back festival in 2019.  This invitational beer fest brought some amazing beers to Georgia and introduce a lot of new breweries to the Peach State.  We chatted at the time about getting together for a show and it's...

Send us Fan Mail The Original 40 Brewing Company is a new OG We caught Cosimo Sorrentino just in time to talk about San Diego's The Original 40 Brewing Co. before he heads for Lazarus Brewing in Austin, TX.  Cosmo's a San Diego native and spent time brewing in Europe before returning home.  When asked about the departure he shares that he likes where the beer scene is in Austin and wants...

Send us Fan Mail Hanging out with Cherry Street Brewing and The Real DJ Jelly Cherry Street Brewing 's original location in Cumming, GA isn't far from Atlanta.  But city folk aren't big on leaving their circle so Cherry Street was somewhat of a hidden treasure in Georgia beer for a while.  Us folks out here in the 'burbs can be scary, ya know.  The opening of a 2nd location in...

Send us Fan Mail Teamwork makes the dream work at Bevana It's not easy to build and grow a brewery.  Starting small can make expansion hard, and costly.  Distribution adds it's own challenges and even just getting your name out there is a struggle amidst 9,000+ breweries.  That's where Bevana comes in. Originally founded as Community Brewing Ventures, the company rebranded this year...

Send us Fan Mail All the cool kids are drinking Little Beers Braving the snowy (yes, snowy) April weather in Georgia, 100s of beer lovers gathered in Duluth, GA recently to celebrated their love of low ABV beers.  Little Beer Fest II brought brewers together from across the country for this invitation-only event.  Brewers shared their best beers under (or close to it) 4.0%.  Lots of lagers, some s...

Send us Fan Mail Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. makes big beer in small batches What do you talk about when you get one of America's most legendary breweries on your show.  Mushroom hunting, of course.  As we chatted with Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. 's founder Clark Lewey and brewmaster Mike Saboe before the show we discovered we shared a love of mushrooms.  We want to hunt morels, and th...

Send us Fan Mail FlyteCo Brewing is cleared for takeoff Denver's FlyteCo Brewing opened their first location in 2019.  Although Colorado has no shortage of breweries, owners Morgan O'Sullivan and Jason Slingsby knows there's always room for more great places to grab a beer.  Their second location will open soon, in a decommissioned air control tower.  O'Sullivan and Slingsby wa...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy the classics at Ironshield Brewing  We're bringing you one from our backyard this week!  If you're a Georgia beer nerd you may know the name Glen Sprouse.  If you don't know his name then you probably know some of his breweries.  The old timers may recall Phoenix Brewing which opened in Atlanta at The Prado in 1996, slightly less older timers likely know 5 Sea...