Brews Rock

Welcome to the 10th episode of Brews Rock, the podcast that combines our love for good craft beer and great music. In this episode, we introduce the team, Beau, Jeff, Sammi, and Adrienne (behind the scenes), and share our goals for the podcast. We discuss our journey together as a team, our Untappd stats, and the purpose behind Brews Rock, which is to create a community of craft beer and music ent...

In this week's episode of Brews Rock, we sat down with the head brewer of Joymongers Brewing, Jordan Miller. We laughed, we learned, and we drank some seriously delicious beer. Jordan shared his journey from folding boxes to becoming the top dog at Joymongers, and we even talked about the similarities between yeast and cattle farming (who knew?!). We also discovered Jordan's favorite kind...

In this episode of Brews Rock, we are joined by special guest LaShanda Poteat, taproom manager at Little Brother Barrel and Bottle in Graham and Cellermen at Joymongers Brewing. LaShanda shares her inspiring journey into the beer industry, leaving her previous job to take a chance on her passion for beer. She also discusses how she's using her platform to create change in the industry, from gr...

In this episode of Brews Rock, we sit down with Chris Myers, the head brewer at Ballad Brewing, who shares his passion for brewing and how he inherited it from his dad. Chris tells us how Virginia is quickly catching up with the booming South Eastern craft brewing scene, and how some cities in Virginia are even scouting breweries to move in. We get an inside look at Chris's lab where he tests and...

On this week's episode of Brews Rock, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Eric Gibble, the talented brewer at Goose and The Monkey Brewhouse. Despite opening the brewery just before the pandemic hit, Eric shared how the community came together to support them by buying beers to keep them afloat. We also got a glimpse into Eric's creative process, where he likes to experiment with old recipes...

Our latest episode takes us to Paddled South Brewing where we chat with Patrick and Dave about their journey into the craft beer world. They spill the beans on common brewing mistakes and share tips for brewing the perfect beer at home. We even get a taste of the science behind blending malts and hops to create unique flavors. And of course, we couldn't resist hearing the story behind their name!...

In this week's episode, we got to sit down with Mike Foderaro, the head brewer at Little Brother Brewing. We are super excited we got the chance to brew a beer with him and also learn a lot about the competitive beer world. He told us about how he got his start home brewing, and how to find your local home brewing guilds. We chatted about Fool's Journey, a Hazy Pale Ale we brewed with Little Broth...

In this week's episode, we took a trip down to Graham, NC to check out Little Oblivion Brewing. We got to chat with Eric Lebsack, the owner and brewer, who told us about his past home-brewing and entering the professional world after pushing the limit of how much beer he could brew at home.  We learned about running a sensory program and how Eric trained bartenders to detect certain flavors i...

In this week's episode, we took a trip over to Winston Salem to check out Wiseman Brewing. We got to chat with Sam Victory their brew master who gave us some history on the building and brewery as well as a rundown on their brewing process. Being consistent is the name of the game when doing distribution to make sure your beers stay the same each time and he showed us the type of systems they have...

Welcome to our first episode of Brews Rock! We have been playing at breweries for quite some time and are big fans of craft beer, and even got our first beer "Chuck Mountain Dew" by Oden Brewing Company out here in Greensboro, NC in December of 2020. We started a beer review show on Youtube and had planned on making the transition to a podcast form and it took a shift when we decided to start with...

Welcome to Brews Rock! We're Chuck Mountain, a North Carolina-based rock band with a serious passion for craft beer.  We've played at countless breweries along our journey, and now want to share our love for the brewing industry with all of you.  Join us as we learn more about the brewing process, fun facts about hops, and maybe even find your new favorite brewery along the way!  We...