Beers with Nigel

Mac Lamken co-founded Diametric Brewing and built something bigger than a taproom — he built a community. On Episode 135, recorded live at Diametric in Lee's Summit, Blake McCarter and Courtney and Dave Lamken join Nigel and Nick to preview "Worth the Climb," a 20-brewery collaborative lager series honoring Mac's life and raising money for veterans and first responders through the Battle Within. I...

Nick and Nigel take the show on the road to the "ghetto burbs" for Episode 134, recording live at the home of Dan and Ashley Maloney — the couple behind Street Katz Brewing. The still was running when they arrived. It was still running when they left. Dan's beer journey started with hot Budweisers at an Albuquerque frat house and bottomed out somewhere around a coolers original in 1983. These days...

Steve Holle spent decades in real estate investment before walking away at 55, moving back to his Kansas City hometown and opening KC Bier Co. — one of the region's most distinctive breweries. Now 12 years in, Steve sits down with Nigel and Nick to talk about the brewery's German roots, the Reinheitsgebot purity law it follows, and why imported Bavarian malt changes everything in the glass. He als...

Nigel and Nick head to J. Rieger & Co. in Kansas City's east bottoms to sit down with co-founder Ryan Maybee for one of the most remarkable in Kansas City history. Ryan traces how he stumbled onto the forgotten legacy of Jacob Rieger, a 19th-century immigrant who built the largest mail-order whiskey house in the United States, only to be shut down by Prohibition in 1919. A century later, Ryan...

It's the 5th annual Beer Karma release at Transparent Brewing! Nigel and Nick celebrate this year's experimental stout featuring spruce tips and figs (yeah, we went there) while catching up on a year of massive changes at one of Kansas City's best breweries. Brewery owner Nolan Brown joins to discuss stepping away from brewing after five years, the transition to head brewer Chris Ham, expanding in...

Day Bracey returns to Beers with Nigel to discuss his international adventures, from representing Black-owned breweries in Barcelona to expanding Barrel and Flow to New Orleans in 2026. Day shares stories from Spain, reveals this year's festival innovations including the debut "Barrel and Float" boat party, and explains why "Day Bracey is my war name." We taste mystery beers, discuss the challenge...

In this episode of Beers with Nigel, hosts Nigel Woodberry and Nick Parker clink their glasses to the scene in Platte City and Barley & Vine brewery and wine store. Recording from the Barley and Vine taproom, they dive into the expansion of the Ales West beer festival and have a hoppy chat with local brewer and festival maestro, Billy Campbell, about self-distribution, community collaboration,...

Pour yourself a cold one and join Nigel Woodberry and Nick Parker for Episode 128 of Beers with Nigel! This time, they’re lakeside at Lotawana Brewing, diving headfirst into tales of brewing mishaps, mystery beers, spontaneous bull rides, and the eternal debate: is it burping with flair or just a strong commitment to the craft? Expect laughs, unexpected beer trivia, and maybe — just maybe — a few...

What happens when you combine a couple of foolish beer nerds and a food wizard? Gold, Jerry... wait, that's not our show. What happens is anentertaining conversation with Chef Taylor Jones about his journey from food prepping for his kids to the successful business that is Burn Theory Fire Kitchen. Taylor joins hosts Nigel Woodberry and Nick Parker to spill the beans... errrrr totz, on his approac...

From slinging VHS tapes to pouring pints, John Couture has been on a wild ride through the world of craft beer! This episode, John — co-founder of the beloved and gone, but not forgotten, Beer Station — joins Nigel and Nick to talk about his latest venture, Local Liquid KC, an online marketplace bringing Kansas City’s best local beverages straight to you. John takes us back to his beer-drinking or...

She is, as we say, a force of nature. Celina Tio has long been a presence in Kansas City's restaurant and bar scene as a critically acclaimed and award-winning chef, restaurateur, bar owner and distiller. Act 125 was all over the place as Nigel and Nick had fun trying to keep up with this big personality committed to providing people with the best experiences possible surrounding her food and cura...

Beer Karma is back! Nigel and Nick are celebrating their fourth annual Beer Karma collab with Transparent Brewing with a live episode inside the taproom on the eve of Thanksgiving. Transparent owner Nolan Brown and his Cellartween Conor Payne join the show to talk about this year’s brew and whatever else pops up during the evening — including the question of is Nolan Conor’s daddy, or do Nigel and...

If we've learned anything in 123 episodes it's that the beer community includes people of all backgrounds and all talents. This week, Daelyn Schellhaas joins the show. How did she get into the beer game? Well, first she was a professional ballerina for 20 years, then she was a chef and mixoloigist. Somewhere in the middle she took up hunting and is now the assistant brewer at Pittsburgh's Altered...

Welcome to Kansas, where the jokes are as fresh as an Iowegian's corn! Speaking of corn, did you know about "corn sweat"? It's a real thing! When corn opens up at the husk, it creates extra humidity, leading to a unique weather phenomenon. Or, it's just one of those things where you need to check with your partner. This week, we're at Discourse Brewing with owners Matt and Amanda, who in spite of...

In this episode of the Beers with Nigel podcast, hosts Nigel Woodbury and Nick Parker welcome special guest Billy Conway from Squints Apparel. The conversation kicks off with a light-hearted discussion about the show's rules. They reminisce about past collaborations and the impact of COVID on their activities, including a mention of brunch offerings at a local bar. Billy shares his journey from wo...

If you listen for more than a few minutes, you know the Barrel and Flow Festival is pretty much an annual pilgrimage for hosts Nigel and Nick. But this year, the dynamic duo of drinking wanted to upsize the KC representation at the best damn beer festival in America. Eight friends of the show decided to pile into three cars for an epic road trip and chance to see for themselves what Nigel and Nick...

The Beers with Nigel podcast is an official beer collaborator at this year’s Barrel & Flow Fest. Of course Nigel & Nick are always extra, so why not go do the collab in person. Once the brew day at Helicon Brewing was done (we brewed a tropical stout) we sat down with head brewer Sean & owner Chris. Helicon is a staple in the town of Oakdale, PA & the story of how a brewery has mor...

Nigel & Nick hit the road hard as in all the way to Pittsburgh, PA.  Before the big brew collab day at Helicon Brewing the boys stopped by Trace Brewing.  Aadam & Katie were great hosts as we talked the origins & mission of Trace, the Pittsburgh beer scene & of course Barrel & Flow/

There's a lot of sensory engagement when drinking a beer. It all matters — the look, the aromas, the flavors, the mouth feel — all of it. But every now and then it's also a feeling, a memory and sense of nostalgia to a treasured time and relationship. For Dan Paustian, the memory is equally important to the taste. Dan dropped by The Vault to talk with Nigel and Nick about his quest to recreate his...

Beer selections, Pride month & shots of Rumple Minze? Aaron Vigliaturo said he was nervous about coming on the show with Nigel and Nick. We have no idea why. And you'd never know it — dude came in hot ready to drink, burp, take another drink and share his stories of opening a bar with his mother in downtown Lee's Summit and growing it into the popular local stalwart it is. Brick's Pub features...

Summer is here, folks. Do you have your vacation tuxedo purchased yet? If not, our guest has you covered. Meet, Lyndsey Fliehs, Nigel's new neighbor and all-around purveyor of party attire and general awesomeness. Lyndsey is the owner of Team Cocktail, a drinking company with a clothing problem. Nick rolled the recording gear down to "Nigel's Alley" for some outdoor patio time to hear the story of...

Listen, don't sit there act like you're above taking a selfie with your friend or SO while grabbing some tasty craft beers. There's no selfie-shame in this game. Keith Adams, from @beerselfie on Instagram and beerselfie.com, joins Nigel and Nick from Chico, California to tell his brilliant idea to build community by collecting and posting selfies with beer. It's brilliant, we say! Two things you r...

Holy beer and barbecue, Batman! Nigel and Nick are still a little shook up from the amazing week of beer, barbecue and beer family in Kansas City. Partnering with Annie and the gang at Vine Street Brewing, the show brought in the filmmakers and much of the cast from the One Pint at a Time documentary for a Kansas City screening and craft beer party like our midwest metro hasn't seen in a while. Ac...

Act 112 and Nigel and Nick are back on the road. This week the dynamic duo of beer head to North Kansas City and the spacious home of Callsign Brewing. Air Force veteran Steve Sirois shares the touching origin story of his brewery and how each beer honors service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. The brewery and a soon-to-be launched podcast also focus on raising funds to support efforts to...

Kemet Coleman's passion is music. First, and always, he says he's a rapper and a musician. But on this episode of the podcast we learn the long-time Kansas City entertainer is so much more than that. Kemet joins Nigel and Nick (and Katie, too!) in The Vault for a conversation about his role as co-owner of Vine Street Brewing and how everything always comes back to music. Oh, and he also plays Prag...