Stubborn German Podcast

Zac Hamilton of the Waterloo Municipal Band joins us to discuss the history and ins and outs of the Muny Band, find out about Chris's tuba from a famous Waterloo-ian, Tiptoe Through the Tulips tuba solo, and more

A Schnitt episode, Buffalo Trace flights on sale during Fair Week, Some new beers on tap, Chris and Tammy are part of the Certified Independent Craft Brewers Association, Come on out and support the local fair AND your local businesses

Scott Wheatley is an old friend (and former Ferm V.P. and BWS member) who joins us to catch up with Chris, talk about his painting the brewery during construction, how Scott met Chris at one of his Brew Days, why Chris hates his Blueberry Wheat, a tank full of Spud Light, and Scott's Bourbon beer killed it!

Brad Keim joins us to discuss his artwork for the Stubborn German cans (and bathrooms and even the podcast), His work as the high school art teacher, painting the mural on the building, And beer pull tabs!

Tammy is our first return guest, and joins us to talk about early brewery stories, How they chose the building, Chris trying to change the law, Family and friends helping, "I just wanna make beer." -- Chris

Josh Perschbacher from Salty Sailor Canning joins us to discuss his American-Made Hero award!  On Saturday June 19th from 1-3 pm, Stubborn German will be hosting an event to celebrate Evan Williams Bourbon honoring Josh with the award, and a special edition bottle with his face on it!!  We discuss Josh's Vetwork organization (career networking for Veterans) and the good things he does for vets.  A...

Michael and Megan Pastor from Pie Hard Pizzeria join us to discuss their Die Hard-themed pizzeria, How they ended up in Waterloo, Kevin and Michael bond over cheese, The sound of Chris and Kevin eating a slice on the air, Yippee Ki Yay...

Keith and Betsy from Feather's Farm join us to discuss how they started their farm, It started with 10 chickens, What's in this bag of lettuce, and What's next for the Farm?

Dan Lutz, from the Brown Water Society, joins us to go over the in's and out's of enjoying bourbon.  We discuss what it's like to be a member, while trying different methods of sampling the latest Barrel Pick, Knob Creek Single Barrel -- the White Barn Pick!

Schoppe Fest and 5 year anniversary, Story of Old Ledger Lager, Can you come to the brewery if you know nothing about craft beer

Robert Verheggen from Ferm Homebrew Club sits in, How Chris got into homebrewing, What is the club's mission, The Snake Draft

Tammy joins the show, 3 things we learned from owning a business, Hanging sausage, What about a beer slide

German Word of the Day, How the pandemic affected the brewery, Getting into canning

Starting out, What made Chris open a brewery, How did bourbon become a part of this