Mike and Big Ray

Craft Beer Bucket List

Arts EN ↓ 136 episodes

Mike and Big Ray explore craft beer from around the United States and give their unique perspectives. Mike is a university professor and a former brewery owner where Big Ray is an IT project manager and social media personality who just loves to enjoy a good beer. Be sure to tune in and add our favorites to your own bucket list of beers to try before you die!

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Mike and Big Ray

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Episode 13 - Mike Tries His First Mexican Hot Chocolate Beer and Big Ray Has An IPA 07.01.2020 46:45

Episode 13 Recording Date: 12/23/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- Madtree Ahueavo Mike – Madtree Koru Big Ray – Catawba CLT IPA Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of Dreaming Creek Brewery with locations in Ri...

Episode 12 - Big Ray & Mike Give You.... The IPA Episode! 31.12.2019 40:14

Episode 12 Recording Date: 11/27/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing Mike – Great Flood Find A Way IPA Big Ray – Roughtail Hoptometrist DIPA Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of D...

Episode 11 - Big Ray Tries A Great Kolsch and Mike Chats About Railroads 26.12.2019 32:25

Episode 11 Recording Date: 11/27/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- Birdsong Brewing Wake Up Porter Mike – Taft’s Brewing Nellie’s Winter Ale Big Ray – Twisted Spike’s Crew Kolsch Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part ow...

Episode 9 - Big Ray Supports the Arts and Mike Says Yee Haw to Oktoberfest! 10.12.2019 33:44

Episode 9 Recording Date: 11/19/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- Avery Ellie’s BRown Mike – Yee Haw Oktoberfest Big Ray – Collective Arts Guava Gose Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of Dreaming Creek Brewery...

Episode 8 - Big Ray Gets A New Shiner Beer and Mike Goes With a North Coast Beer - Cheers! 03.12.2019 31:28

Episode 8 Recording Date: 11/11/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- Birdsong Brewing – Brown Ale Mike – North Coast – Old Rasputin Big Ray – Shiner – Candied Pecan Porter Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of Dre...

Episode 7 - Big Ray Tries His First Blood Orange IPA and Mike Dives Into A Hefeweizen 26.11.2019 37:34

Episode 7 Recording Date: 11/1/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- Sugar Creek Brewing - The Big O Blood Orange IPA Mike – Nine Band Brewing – Hoopsnake Hefeweizen Big Ray – Sixpoint Citrus Jammer Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky Univer...

Episode 6 - Big Ray & Mike Talk Local Buffalo Wings and Drink Beers from Dead Armadillo, New Belgium, and BrewSA 19.11.2019 30:56

Episode 6 Recording Date: 10/29/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- BrewSA Light Mike – New Belgium Dayblazer Big Ray – Dead Armadillo Tulsa Flag Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of Dreaming Creek Brewery with...

Episode 5 - Big Ray & Mike Talk College Days and Drink A Porter and two IPAs 12.11.2019 30:20

Episode 5 Recording Date: 10/23/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- NoDa Coco Loco Porter Mike – Lagunitas Daytime Big Ray – Iron Monk Payne County Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of Dreaming Creek Brewery wit...

Episode 4 - Mike Talks Beer Canning and Ray Enjoys a Witbier 05.11.2019 30:10

Episode 4 Recording Date: 10/21/2019 Beers Reviewed Common Beer- Rhinegeist Cheetah Mike – Moerleins Strawberry Pig Big Ray – Dogfish Head Namaste White Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray. We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years. Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of Dreaming Creek Bre...

Episode 2 - Juicy IPA, Coconut Hefeweizens, and a Beer Named After a Tornado 29.10.2019 34:03

Craft Beer Bucket List with Mike and Big Ray.  We bring "Beers you Need to Try, Before You Die!" Mike and Big Ray have been best friends for over 20 years.  Mike, who is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and part owner of Dreaming Creek Brewery with locations in Richmond and London, Kentucky, brings a professional and well rounded knowledge of beers and how it's brewed.  Bi...

Episode 3 - Big Ray & Mike Try Their First Tequila Barrel Beer 29.10.2019 30:39