Fermented Adventure The Podcast

This episode features Jamie Arking of Roger Wilco Wine and Spirits . The legend is that in the 1950's there was an airport close by.  There was a pilot there that had a small liquor store at the airport.  The business grew to the locations that you can find them today.  In 1984 Jamie's father and uncle purchased the business.  A great explosion took place.  His first job ,...

This episode features Amy Manoff and Ellie Brehme of Manoff Market Cidery . We had such a fantastic tour of the orchard and farm.  Amy gave us so much insight into the earth to market to bottle concept that they have designed.  Their 37 acres feels more like a budding garden estate.  Gary and Amy graduated college in 1983.  The proceeded to explore the opportunity of starting a...

This episode features Glenn Smith of Brewery Tours . Brewery Tours is the ultimate craft beer experience.  This started with Glenn creating something that he would like to go on.  Going back 30 years he has enjoyed traveling around the country and experiencing small craft breweries.  He enjoyed hearing the stories behind the beer.  He found their stories to be powerful and uniq...

This episode features Maggie Przybylski and Morgan Murphy of Two Broads Ciderworks . They are bootstrapping their way into the cider world.  Like many Maggie and Morgan started home brewing beer.  15 years ago the cider experience took hold in Sea Canyon.  They picked apples, made pies and fermented apple juice into cider.  The whole journey from apple to glass appealed to them...

This episode features Mead Drinkr Tysen . We met Tysen at Cidercon 2022.  Tysen and his brother-in-law Alan wanted to do something different.  They decided to make mead instead of brewing beer.  The passion is all about mead making and wanting to do it better.  He loves going on road trips and visiting meaderies and of course, drinking mead.  Tysen made his first mead in N...

This episode features Dave Klawer of Alma Cider . Dave moved to the Pacific Northwest with his wife Heather.  They are both registered nurses.  His passion in the 90's was to be a professional snowboarder.  An accident in the Andes changed the trajectory of his life.  He knew of the lore of Mount Baker and it called to him.  He fell in love with the greenery and has made t...

In this episode we review Maker's Mark Private Selection Toasted Marshmallow.    Highlights From our Discussion: Northwest Cider Club Munchy Machine Food Truck The Bard Distillery Beach Bee Meadery Northeast Barrel Company Green Bench Brewing Co.

This episode features Curtis Blodgett of Beach Bee Meadery . Curtis began his journey by considering opening a distillery.  He and his wife Madeleine met with distillers to understand the process and what was needed to get started.  They completed a meeting with a rum distiller and to decided to visit a meadery that was close by.  They never had mead and they were totally blown away...

This episode features Ralph Kane, Sean Saccomandi and Steve Regosch of The Munchy Machine Food Truck Ralph started the Munchy Machine Food Truck in July of 2018.  Prior he worked on the Eat-a-pita Food Truck.  He left the food truck life to become an instructor of Culinary Arts at a local high school.  The excitement and the life called him back when he was able to purchase his old food truck.  Se...

This episode features Pat Tramontano of Northeast Barrel Company Pat started his journey as a homebrewer of beer in 2014.  He and a buddy started to look into opening a brewery.  "Living the dream as all homebrewers have", Pat explained.  His high school best friend was dabbling with buying barrels and repurposing them into furniture.  Matt asked Pat if anyone was selling barre...

This episode features Brian Wing of Green Bench Brewing Co . For Chris and Brian the partnership began as home brewers.   The brewery opened in 2013, all along, mead and cider was in the plan.  They honed their craft and built up a following with their beer.  They enjoyed drinking cider and mead so much in Florida.  However, craft mead and cider was not common.  They intro...

This episode features Kim Bard and Tom Bard of The Bard Distillery . It all started in 2005 when tom walked into Kim's race shop.  In 2006 they found themselves in Kentucky and decided to go to visit a distillery.  The chose to check out Maker's Mark .  They loved the tour and afterwards they were fueled by what they saw.  They couldn't stop talking about it,  The smells,...

This episode features Tiffanie Barriere , The Drinking Coach .   We met Tiffanie at CiderCon 2022 in Richmond Virginia. As you will discover, Tiffanie has amazing energy.  She has a vast knowledge of cocktails and cocktail history.  We discuss her beginnings as a bartender all the way to present day where she is dazzling internet audiences with her creative and flavorful concoctions...

In this episode we compare and contrast a bottle of Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small batch from 2018 to a new bottle from 2022.  We do a tasting at the distillery and offer our tasting notes and experiences from our visit.  The people at Bowman Brothers are welcoming, friendly and knowledgable about their whiskey.  We had a great time and look forward to visiting again.

In our first episode of 2022 we review OK Cider Company , Party Pic. A hopped cider from Oklahoma City.  We share our thoughts and observations from CiderCon 2022 . This was held in Richmond Virginia. Highlights From our Discussion: Soul Taco The Drinking Coach Tiffanie Barriere Perly's Mama J's Northeast Barrel Company Liquid Alchemy Beverages Dressler Estate Ploughman Cider Beach Bee Meader...

This episode features Deep Kulkarni and Frank Schweitzer of Frankly-Deep Hot Sauce . These lifelong friends, who met at Penn State, began growing peppers roughly 10 years ago.  They grew lots of different kinds of peppers too.  It was about the time that the Carolina Reaper was growing in popularity.  That's where they transitioned into the hot sauce world.  Their passion for h...

This episode features Jennifer Wawrzyniak of Blake's Hard Cider . Blake's is cider with a story.  It began in 946 when Gerald came home from WW2 and decided that he no longer wanted to live in Detroit.  He and Lovely purchased 100 acres in Armada, MI.  Today it's a 1000 plus acre U-Pick Farm with wine, beer and cider.  In 2013 Andrew arrived back from college and saw an opportu...

This episode features Kris Kwant and Sara Stier of Triple Sun Spirits Co . 20 years ago Kris was watching the TV program "How it's made", with his father.  The episode featured Sam Adams Brewing .  From watching the program, the home brewing bug took hold of him.  He and his dad purchased a kit and it actually turned out pretty good.  The next adventure was to make a Barley Win...

In this episode Jim Pappas of Philadelphia Cheesesteak Adventure joins us at 2SP Brewing Company . Jim was our guest on Episode 18.  Jim still eats cheesesteaks on his quest to review 1000.  Jim brought 2 cheesesteaks from On A Role in Media, PA.  2SP Brewing Company provided the venue and 5 incredible beers.    Highlights From our Discussion:  Goombas Pizzaria ...

This episode features Carmel and Jonathan Senatz of Duck Butts Meadery . It started like many other passions... with a home brew beer kit.  Which remained in the box, in the basement, for over 6 years.  Jonathan observed that the idea of home brewing beer presented as being very complicated.  This didn't appeal to him.  He and Carmel became inspired by a visit to Savannah Bee C...

In this final episode of 2021 we review Mean Max Brew Works , All Fluffed Up. A peanut butter and fluff porter from Glens Falls, NY.  We share some of the highlights from the past year too.   Highlights From our Discussion: The Bard Distillery PA Farm Show Duck Butts Meadery Valley Forge Beer and Cider Festival George Washington's Mount Vernon Distillery West Overton Village American Whi...

This episode features Julie Lanzillo of Pairings Cigar Bar . In 2014 Julie, Debbie and Gary dined at one of their favorite spots.  They were going to a show as they lamented that it would be nice to enjoy a cigar after dinner.  They longed for the summer and the opportunity to smoke on the back deck where they could savor a cigar or two.  It was December and there was snow on the gr...

In this episode of date night Chronicles we review Lockhorn Cidery’s , Boar Sight Bittersweet. It was one of the ciders that came to us in our quarterly box from the Northwest cider club . We also share a bonus interview with Thomas Hooker Brewery . We conducted the interview at the Valley Forge Beer and Cider Festival . Brewscuits is the sponsor of the podcast.  Be sure to check them out at...

This episode features our interviews with the Breweries and Cideries that were sharing their craft at the Valley Forge Beer and Cider Festival.  Over 40 venders got to introduce their products to 2300 plus guests that attended the event. Brewscuits is the sponsor of the podcast.  Be sure to check them out at www.brewscuits.com.  Type in Fermented Adventure at checkout to get 15% off...

On November 7, 2021 we were present for a historic event at George Washington's Mount Vernon Distillery .  Keystone Rosen Rye was milled, fermented and distilled.   In part two we speak with Thomas and Kim Bard of The Bard Distillery .  They traveled all of the way from Kentucky share their skills and to be part of the experience.   Lisa Roper Wicker of Widow Jane has been an i...