The Lager Room Guys Craft Beer Podcast

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Fred Mattrey, Co-Owner of Sunkin Silo Brew Works in Lebanon, NJ! Fred tells The Guys all about his brewery in Hunterdon County, NJ, what got him into brewing great craft beer, the different beer that Sunkin Silo brews and much more! We revie...

***Apologies for the audio quality. This show was done as a Facebook Live Video from Samurai’s cell phone and the audio quality had major limitations. The Beer Samurai went Live on Facebook from The Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell, NJ as the CBW Boys (Jersey Johnny & Matt Potenski) we’re attending the very first Coastal Brew Works Launch Party! Several special guests made “Cameo Appearances” on...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Robert Tarves, Owner/Brewer of Our Town Brewery in Lancaster, PA! Rob tells The Guys all about his brewery in downtown Lancaster, PA, what got him into brewing great craft beer, a little about his business partner “the other Rob”, and how Ou...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Chris Wiesner, Former Manager of the Former Hot Rod’s BBQ in Wharton, NJ & currently the Craft Beer Expert for Wegman’s in Hanover, NJ! Chris tells The Guys all about selling beer in the current retail climate, his take on the difference...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Matt Potenski is on this week as well as a third host! Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Jason Sahler, Owner & Alex Biedermann, Lead Brewer of Strong Rope Brewery in Brooklyn, NY! Jason & Alex tell The Guys all about Strong Rope Brewery, the delicious beers that th...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Mr. Samurai Himself - He’s broadcasting live from Urban Farmhouse, the renowned beer bar in Pordenone, Italy! Samurai, along with Fabio the beer manager, tells Johnny all about Urban Farmhouse and their fantastic line up of beer. And, Samura...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Doug Phillips - Head Brewer for the newly launched brewery “Wild Air Beerworks” in Asbury Park, NJ! Doug and the Guys discuss all the plans for the new brewery, as well as Doug’s history of making some mighty damn good beer! We review beer,...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and give them your comments on everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! They discuss Samurai’s Italy Trip as well!...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! Tom and the Guys talk about some current craft beer industry news and a bit about some current entertainment events, as well as enjoy drin...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. This week’s show featured Matt Potenski filling in for The Beer Samurai, who was on temporary assignment, and will be back next week. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Nick Jiorle - Co-Owner of Last Wave Brewing in Point Pleasant, NJ! Nick tells the Guys all about his great...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and give them your comments on everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! They’ll be discussing St. Patrick’s Day as...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Steve Bauer - Owner and Co-Founder of Ghost Hawk Brewing in Clifton, NJ! Steve tells the Guys all about his Passaic County, NJ brewery, the first to open in that county! He discusses what inspired him to open a brewery, talks about the beer...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box), as well as a former columnist at Yankee Brew News! The Guru Of Brew himself tells the Guys all about his website and his beer reviews. They wax nostalgic a bit about the “Old D...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - “Beeritual Advisor” from Fort Worth, TX! Tony “Beeritualy” advises the Guys on all things beer, with an inside look at the Texas beer scene. And this time around (his 3rd time on the show) there will be a special focus on his r...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jeff Greco - Owner of Heavy Reel Brewing in Seaside Heights, NJ! Jeff and the Guys have a lot to discuss, and they will be joined by Heavy Reel’s Head Brewer Greg Florance. Tune in and find out about all of the great liquid coming out of thi...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Matt Potenski - Beer Brewer, Mead Maker and Producer Extraordinaire! Matt and the Guys have a lot to discuss, specifically an exciting announcement! You won’t want to miss it, trust us! And ⅔ of the Guys will be broadcasting Live from Single...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Debbie Cerda - Community Engagement Coordinator for Jester King Brewery in Austin, TX! She is also on the Board of Directors of the Pink Boots Society and the founder of the Austin Chapter! Debbie tells the Guys all about Jester King, the br...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Joe David - Owner & Brewer of Descendants Brewing Company at The Old Ship Inn in Milford, NJ! Joe tells the Guys all about Descendants Brewing, the rich history of the Old Ship Inn, a bit about his back story in the beer industry and all...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Joshua Safer - Sales at Finkel & Garf Brewing in Boulder, CO! Joshua tells the Guys all about Finkel & Garf Brewing, some of the history of the brewery, a little bit about the Colorado beer scene and all about the tasty beer that the...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Efren Hidalgo - Owner & Brewer of Providence Brewing in Providence, RI! Efren tells the Guys all about his brewery in Providence, RI, the process that they went through to open in their original location only to have to move to a new loc...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Joe Delcalzo - Owner of Brix City Brewing in Little Ferry, NJ! Joe tells the Guys all about his brewery in North Jersey just outside New York City, how they’ve expanded production over the years and about some of the tasty beer that they bre...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Matt Potenski - Beer Brewer, Mead Maker and Producer Extraordinaire! Matt and the Guys wrap up 2021 with a chat about some great beer they had this year, a few amazing breweries that they visited this year and a couple of other 2021 retrospe...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Darrin Willhite - Sales, Marketing and Tap Room Manager of NOBO Brewing in Boynton Beach, FL! Darrin tells the Guys all about NOBO Brewing, the history of the brewery, their beer and the Florida craft beer scene! Samurai was live at the brew...

Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Leah Pizoli aka Pint Size Leah - Taproom Manager of Mechanical Brewery in Cherry Hill, NJ! Leah tells the Guys all about Mechanical Brewery, some of their history, and of course all about the beer, including an honor bestowed upon them just...

The Guys were Live from Source Brewing in Colts Neck, NJ for a special National Lager Day remote show! Greg & Jeremy from Source made an appearance! Lagers were discussed (and consumed) and some knowledge was dropped! Happy National Lager Day! Happy Holidays! *NOTE - Live On-Location audio, sorry!