Behind the Mitten

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John at Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids. Brewery Vivant is tapping a seasonal beer, a Belgian Wit (on Jan. 8). It's called Ski Patrol. John and Amy talk to Ben Darcie about the beer, and special dinner pairing this wee...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John recording portions of the show at Logan's Alley in Grand Rapids. Logan's Alley is celebrating NYE and New Year's Day with special events, including a tapping of Founders' Canadian Breakfast Stout at 7 a.m. Dec. 3...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John talking to Steve Johnson of Motor City Brew Tours and Brian Perrone of Slows Bar BQ in Detroit. John travels to Hopcat in East Lansing to talk to Paul Starr of I'm a Beer Hound, who runs down this weekend's event...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John recording portions of the show at Grand Coney in Grand Rapids. They also play segments recorded at Kuhnhenn Brewery in Warren where they talk to Jon Pienpenbrok about the popular Winter Solstice Party on Dec. 19-...

Recorded Dec. 8, 2014: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John recording at the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids. They also play segments recorded in Traverse City with Beards Brewery in Petoskey (Listen at 9:31) and Shorts Brewing Company in Bellaire (...

Recorded Dec. 4, 2014: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John talking to co-pastor Billy Norden of The Community Church, which is hosting the Ada Chili Cookoff on Dec. 6. (Listen at 3:20 mark). They also talk to Tim Surprise, the founder and owner of...

Recorded Nov. 24-25, 2014: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John broadcasting from Perrin Brewery in Comstock Park where they talk to Terry Vanden Akker about the brewery's first bottled releases. John and Amy also talk Thanksgiving & Beer pairing wi...

Recorded Nov. 20, 2014: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John talking to Chef Ray Sierengowski of Hudsonville Ice Cream and Dianna Stampfler of Promote Michigan, talking about the Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer & Food Festival, Nov. 20-22, 201...

Recorded Nov. 19, 2014: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today is a special episode as John talks to his friend Michael Shafer (a.k.a The Wine Counselor), who will present a couple seminars, including "Wine 101: The Five S’s of Wine" (7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 6 p.m. Nov. 21) and "Fo...

Recorded Nov. 13, 2014: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's Episode 5 finds Amy leading the show because John is on the road searching for Michigan's Best Pie for MLive.com. Amy talks to J. Mike DeAgostino and Kelly Yauk of Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City. She...

Recorded Nov. 13, 2014: John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's Episode 5 finds Amy leading the show because John is on the road searching for Michigan's Best Pie for MLive.com. Amy talks to J. Mike DeAgostino and Kelly Yauk of Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City. She...

Recorded Nov. 4, 2014, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's Episode 4 features details about John's search for Michigan's Best Pie for MLive.com. Amy, who is a pastry chef, showed off her baking skills. Also, Paul Starr of I'm a Beer Hound stopped by to talk about some upcomi...

Recorded Oct. 30, 2014, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's Episode 3 features details about the upcoming Bell's Iceman Commeth mountain bike race (Kalkaska to Traverse City) on Nov. 8, as well as what's brewing at Arktos Meadery in Grand Rapids. John and Amy talk about MLiv...

Recorded Oct. 23, 2014, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman feature "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's Episode 2 features Scott Graham of the Michigan's Brewers Guild, who talks about the Detroit Fall Beer Festival Oct. 24-25, and Paul Starr of I'm a Beer Hound, who talks about upcoming events. More details about "Behind the...

Recorded Oct. 16, 2014, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman debut "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's Episode 1, Segment 2 features Joe Boyer of beercityfestivals.com, which is hosting the Zombie Beer Fest at the New Salem Corn Maze in Dorr. More details at https://www.facebook.com/ZombieBeerFest Also, John and Amy round up o...

Recorded Oct. 16, 2014, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman debut "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's Segment 1 is about "Getting to Know Amy" and "Getting to Know John." More details at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten