Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast

Summer has arrived and so has a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! No new reviews for this month so we jump right into a Look Back and a Look Ahead. Andrew tells us about travelling to Georgia for their collab with Creature Comforts, we talk about Lustra Day/weekend and some of the new beers DG will be releasing in June. Next, we are joined by our guests, Nick Jones...

The DG boys have returned to America and are ready to record the May episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We only have 2 segments this month but we aren't lacking in content. We kick it off with a new listener review before jumping right in to a Look Back and a Look Ahead. Andrew gives us a few details about 2024 Lustra Day and some details on their upcoming Four Chor...

We're back with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We kick off the episode by reading a new review (finally!) and discussing some other recent reviews of the "Dancing Gnome hates dogs" sort. We take a look back into March 2024 and introduce a new segment that we are calling "Pak Tek Reflections." Then we take a look forward into April which...

It's March and that means two things; Spring is here and we have a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! Mike T joins us for the first segment where Andrew tells us about an upcoming Dancing Gnome trip to Prague in April! Then we dive right into a Look Back and a Look Ahead before wrapping up segment one by talking about the closure of Necromancer. Next, we are joi...

It's February and it's time for a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We start by talking about making it to 50 episodes, taking a Look Back and a Look Ahead, and then we discuss a few industry articles. Next, we are joined by Adam Harvey from the soon to be open Lawrence Hall. Adam tells us about the concept behind Lawrence Hall, the history of the building...

Another year gone, another year started... and another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start this episode off by talking about folks writing/emailing the brewery asking for labels, glassware, etc. and how Andrew handles those requests. Then we pit 2 holiday candies against each other in a "one must go" head to head. After Andrew takes us through a Look Ba...

We're wrapping up 2023 with the December episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. Friend of the pod and regular guest Mike T of Dancing Gnome sat in with us for this episode. We kick it off by talking about Andrew's non-diverse Spotify wrapped and asking listeners that had GBNTB as their top podcast to send their wrapped our way. We take a Look Back/Look Ahead where...

Hello November and hello to a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start the show with me talking about the Phillies blowing the NLCS and my first visit to Krazy Karens before taking a look back into October in the world of Dancing Gnome and a look forward into November. I also read an article about climate change affect hop yields in Europe to bum everyone out. Nex...

It's Fall, baby! Thanks for checking out another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We kick off the show with a new listener review before jumping straight in to a Look Back and a Look Ahead. While we did not have much to look back on, we look ahead only a few days in the future to Dancing Gnome's 7th anniversary! Andrew tells us about the plans for the anniver...

It's September and we are back with a fresh episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start the show with a new review, including a new acronym that Andrew gets right away. We continue by talking about some local brewery closures and Mike T fills us in on some other local brewery news, before Looking Back and Looking Ahead in the world of Dancing Gnome. Then, we are joi...

Thanks for checking out the August episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We kick off the show with a new listener review which leads right into some Lego talk. We clear up Andrew's "Jeff Goldblum" statement and confirm that we do not actually know if he does or does not like Lustra. After taking a Look Back and Look Ahead, we are joined by our guest, Corey Oc...

We're kicking off your holiday weekend a little early with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! To start things off, we revisit the acronym from the June episode review and give out the correct answer. We then dive into a few listener questions which leads to a discussion on the much missed Underscore series. Next we take a Look Back and Look Ahead in the world...

We're rolling "solo" for the June episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. You're stuck with me and Andrew for this episode, but we got you covered as we had a lot to talk about! We start off the show with a new listener review that includes an acronym! Then we talk about my recent trip to check out some southwest National Parks before Andrew gives us a rec...

May I interest you in the May episode of Good but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast? This month we introduce another member of the DG family, Amy Loebig! Amy tells us about her "journey" to Dancing Gnome by way of Mother Road Brewing Company in Flagstaff, AZ. Amy also fills us in on what she looks for in terms of service when visiting other establishments, the differences in patron...

After a short delay, the April episode of GBNTB is ready to go! This month we are joined by Mike Tysarczyk of Dancing Gnome and the PGH Brewer's Guild. And we're not talking about a short guest segment, this time Mike sits in for the entire episode. We start off with a new review, then we talk about the closure of BrewDog Pittsburgh. Next, I read a short article from Beervana about craft...

We're back in your ear with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome Podcast! Andrew and I kick off this episode by forgetting to check on new reviews (we do it later) but we do discuss the news of Platform Beer Co. closing and how the future of "big beer" buyouts could be changing. We also discuss how/if to have a conversation with a fellow brewer when their beer(...

Thanks for checking out another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We kick things off with another listener review before diving right in to a packed "Look Back, Look Ahead." Then, we talk about a current CO2 shortage that is affecting New Zealand and how we have recently come out of the same situation in the US. Next, we add a little international flair with o...

It's a new year and a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! I hope all of our listeners had a great holiday season. We get things started on this episode with a new listener review, which transitions into the sweatshirt I was wearing, which transitions into a discussion about Iron City/IC Light/Pittsburgh Brewing Company.  We switched things up this episode by skip...

We went ahead and recorded a long one for the December episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We talk a little bit about our Thanksgivings before taking a look back and a look ahead in the world of Dancing Gnome. Andrew also gives us a sneak peek into 2023 with some news about the 2023 series, a lager series (packaged in bottles!) and more. We are then joined by our guest, B...

We are back on our normal schedule and coming to ya with the November episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We spend some time in our first segment with a quick recap of Jaron's trip to Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia. Then, we take a look back at September/October in the world of Dancing Gnome with a review of the 6th anniversary weekend and a look ahead that includes so...

After a slight delay, we are back with another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start the show by explaining the cause for the delay and why we are combining the September and October episodes. Andrew tells us about his recent trip out west and how he discovered that he is a "desert guy," before we take a (long) look back and look ahead in the world of Dan...

We're rolling into August with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start off with a new listener review and me offering my apologies to Kennywood for the thoughts that I shared on a past episode. Andrew then takes us on a look back into July and a look forward into August in the world of Dancing Gnome. Next, we are joined by our guest, Andy Kwiatkowski of Hi...

We're happy to be back with another episode of Good but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We kick things off by reading the first new listener review in a while, before giving our thoughts on another "Pittsburgh staple," Turner's Tea. Then, we take a look back at the month of June in the world of Dancing Gnome, and a look ahead into July. Next, we are joined by our guest...

Thanks for checking out the June episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We start off this episode by diving back into our "Pittsburgh traditions" conversation with a discussion about the Smiley Cookie. We also briefly talk about a news story stating that Russia is using "spy dolphins" to protect a naval base and the origin of the Dancing Gnome beer name....

We're back with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We kick of the May episode by finally revealing the correct answer to a few acronyms that we received in a review on the March episode. Then, we jump right into a Look Back and a Look Ahead in the world of Dancing Gnome. For the second segment, we were joined by our most frequent guest, Pete Kurzweg of Golden...