Fear Of A Craft Beer Planet

As per the usual, segment 2 is a bit of a circus. Dirty Diamond sits in first and he's a savage, Rick Anstotz and Ron Johnson enlighten us on brewery rep/sales manager relationships, and Richard just plain enlightens us.

#40 takes us to Yards Brewing in Philadelphia where we had the great opportunity to talk with Tim Roberts, Head Brewer at Yards Brewing Company and The Rick Anstotz, sales manager for Yards Brewing Company. We talk about the brewing process, Cape Of Good hope (there was a test batch on tap that day, proper filtration, and expansion rumors. Richard behaves himself, Rob raises his hand, and Ron Johnson is fired.

In our third and final segment from Band Of Brewers at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia sponsored by Philly Beer Scene Magazine, things sort of fall apart. This tends to happen frequently on our last segments considering the amount of beer everyone involved had already consumed. It's fun, chaotic, and not at all informative. Kinda like you at a party after one hour too many. Give a listen, it'll make sense. Or it won't. It probably won't.

Segment 2 of our Philly Beer Scene Band Of Brewers Podcast. In this one we have a few guests from Neshaminy Creek Brewing, one is Kyle. one is Stephan, the other we can't really mention. You'll hear why. Laura from Weyerbacher stops by, Mat Falco admits off-mic that he doesn't listen, and we learn the difference between prison and jail. Oh, and there's a group sing-along of the song Your Love by Outfield. Ridiculous.

This is our first segment from Philly Beer Scene Magazine's Band Of Brewers at World Cafe Live in West Philly. Band of Brewers is a battle of of the local brewery bands and we did a podcast from the lobby of the theater. In this segment, we recap our interview with Bill Covaleski, talk about the Victory/Southern Tier merger, and we drank an IPA from a brewery out of NY called Rushing Duck.

Our last segment from UNO's Hamilton with Natalie Dechico and Laura Wallover. Nat and Laura Skewer Jay Rose and make a play for their own podcast. Jay Rose meditates, Richard sits on a high perch, and we pair beer with cookies and ice cream. Nat's pops Joe Dechico and Nat's boyfriend Scott Crystal from Hunterdon both sit in toward the end of the episode.

On Friday Feb 12, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the co-founder of Victory Brewing Co, Bill Covaleski at City Tap House, 4 days before they announced a merge with Southern Tier Brewing Co. We had an idea something was up, but Bill couldn't really talk about it yet. In light of the news, it's fun to listen to Bill's answers to our questions, he was telling us without really telling us. City Tap House was hosting a VBC 20 year anniversary party, there were 20 Victory Beers on tap, and plenty of Victory people in the bar. This was a fun one. Crack a Storm King and get in to it, get involved.

#34 is our second segment recorded at Pizzeria UNO's in Hamilton NJ. Natalie DeChico from Founders Brewing sits in and drops some SERIOUS Founders beers on us. Richard explains his opportunity of a lifetime, uses the word svelte incorrectly, and writes things in British. He was very busy.

#33 is the first of three podcasts we recorded at Pizzeria UNO's in Hamilton NJ. Laura Wallover from Weyerbacher Brewing sits in for the first segment, pours us a handful of fantastic Weyerbacher beers including Sunday Morning Stout, and explains how she's Richard's biggest fan. Jay Rose continues to rail against the beer app, Richard and Jay Rose explain a Garlic Bread Baked Ziti Sandwich, and we learn that nobody wants to be a catalyst for Richard's dirty underwear.

Segment 2 of our Podcast with the crew from "What's On Tap" at the Old Oar House in Millville NJ. Gary Monterosso, Tara Nurin, and Kimmie Kocktail join Jay Rose and Richard as they explore mead, talk about Tara's beer and Chocolate event, and general shenanigans ensue.

Richard and Jay Rose welcome Gary Monterosso, Tara Nurin, and Kimmie Kocktail to the podcast. This episode was recorded at the Old Oar House in Millville NJ after Jay Rose and Richard recorded an episode of What's On Tap with Gary and Tara. That's a mouthful. We open a Neshaminy Creek Biere de Creek, Tara breaks some exciting career news, and Gary explains his connection to Michael Jackson. Not that Michael Jackson.

This episode was recorded on Jay's iPhone on June 28th 2015 at 3:30AM after Jay Rose, Richard, Rob Forczek, and John Hoyos watched the first installment of the GD 50th concert. The boys streamed the show from San Francisco at Rob's bar in his house, known as "The Pompous Pour." After copious amounts of alcohol and music, a spirited (drunken)argument about John Mayer playing with the Dead when it was just a rumor, went on entirely too long. More bottles were opened and probably shouldn't have been, Al Gore is recognized as a Navy Seal Dead Head, John Hoyos claims not to be an expert in anything and B-12 will sink your battleship. This one is all over the place.

Part two of our Holiday Extravaganza and our final podcast of 2015. Jay Rose still can't taste anything, we do a vertical sampling of 2013, 2014, 2015 Troegs Mad Elf, and discuss the moving parts involved in pricing and distribution of the Elf. We also crack open a 2010 Sierra Nevada Fritz and Ken from Rob's Stash. The end of this one turns into a Richard Roast that will be the funniest thing you've heard in a long time. Merry this and happy that, celebrate the season with amazing craft beverages. See you in 2016.

Part one of our Fear Of A Craft Beer Planet Holiday Extravaganza takes place at the bar in Rob Forczek's basement, also knows as the Pompous Pour. Jay Rose is slightly under the weather and can't taste anything making for an interesting podcast. Richard learns how fruit gets in the beer, Rob Forczek goes to a Laura Branigan concert, and the Seef Head is demystified. If you're not already in the holiday spirit, don't look for this to help you. You're on your own.

Part 2 of our Apple Extravaganza with Jon Glyn from Philadelphia Farm to City. Jon brought a handful of great apples that you can't find in stores, Richard learns that eating apples and drinking cider is not too much apple, a good time was evidently had by all.

In this episode we are joined by Jon Glyn. Jon Runs a network of farmers markets n the Philadelphia area. Jon considers himself an expert in the field of apple varieties. We pair all of the delicious apples Jon brought, with an array of beautiful ciders. Richard is late and we'll find out why, and Rob Forczek is replaced by the Seef Head, our new mascot.

This is the 5th and FINAL SEGMENT of our Beer vs. Wine dinner. It was a very long day and things start to unravel slightly. Dino drops coffee science, Andrea loves Natalie Merchant, Richard yells and whispers into the mic, while Jay Rose tries to keep things under some sort of control. Sort of. Not really.

Things start to get slightly sideways in this segment as the long day slowly turns into an interesting night. This segment of our Beer and Wine Dinner features a home made Beet Ravioli with home made ricotta cheese and roasted goat expertly prepared by Chef Todd and Chef Jason. Dino pairs it with a killer Montepulciano and the Craft Beer Planet boys pair it with Schneider Aventinus.

Segment 3 we get into a bacon fat tostada made with the goat freshly off of the spit. Ann Marie sits in from Jorge Ordonez to present the 1964 Faustino, Bernard Johnson from Unibroue sit's in and brings us Unibroue beers that you can only get from Bernard. Crazy stuff. Get in on this!

Segment 2 of our Beer vs Wine Dinner. Richard learns what a "spit" is, Jay Rose and Jared try on their new stylish noose's, Andrea and Dino create a killer wine pairing for the dish.