The Beer Man Beer Podcast

Episode 117 | 12 Gods Brewery

This week our guests are Sakis and Raphael from 12 Gods Brewery!

These home brewers (soon to be professional) have been pouring delicious beers with a theme of Greek Mythology at brew festivals all over Connecticut. Sakis the brew master tells us how he transitioned from working in a diner to creating his own beers. Raphael tells us all about the marketing strategy behind 12 Gods Brewery's logos and merch. Is there a tap room in the future? Does 12 Gods Brewery's beer compare to the nectar which gave the Gods immortality? Do we indulge in a Big Fat Greek Cannonball? Tune in to find out. Plus we discuss... Greek stereotypes. the clean ones and the dirty ones. Celebrities who frequent Connecticut diners. Music from Biohazard, Metallica, TLC, Tool and more. A great time with The Greek Gods Of Beers. Try 12 Gods Brewery's Beers at ShakesBeer Fest. Saturday  August 19th at Shakespeare Park in Stratford Connecticut. 1-4 pm. Join us for some Beer Man Beer! #Cannonball

Episode 116: When Beer And Wine Collided

KEG FOUND THE GREATEST IPA OF ALL TIME!

And with us to try it is our guest's beer experts Lauren Rua and Steve Hooker. 

We catch up with Lauren on her new position at Apple Theory Cidery and Valor Wines and how she transitioned from the Beer world to ciders and wines. And we try some of their signature beverages including a cider that tastes like pie and ice cream.

Keg Kettles brings us beer from his trip to Colorado including an IPA which he considers to be The Best Ever. We hear all about the Colorado brewery scene and the differences between Colorado breweries and the breweries in Connecticut. Plus, Keg tells us all about seeing Red Rocks, Watching the Mets lose and if a Coors Light really tastes better in The Rocky Mountains.

And we cover The Pink Boots Societies Beautiful Badass Brew Fest. we talk about our favorite beers from the event and discuss if the festival truly received the support it deserved from the beer community.

As we get hammered, we get into riveting conversation about Tannins, Beer Party Balls of the 90's, Where pineapple should and should not go and James Earl Jones. A fun time drinking some solid beer, wines and ciders with Lauren and Steve. Follow @appletheorycidery on Instagram for more info on Apple Theory and Valor Wines.

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Episode 115 | Caveman Punk and Other Junk

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Now on with the show........

This week our guest is Mike Perri! The bassist of the band Mongo! Atlanta Georgia’s Hottest Cave Man Punk Band! Mike joined us at the Metallica 72 Seasons Watch Party and we talk all things Metallica and their new album. He tells us all about Mongo, how he joined the band, their Dinosaur Mascot and “Cave Babes”. Are there difference’s between the music scene in Hotlanta and Connecticut?...listen to find out. We also discuss with Mike, who came into studio in full KISS face paint (somebody wants to be Peter Criss) All about Earthy Meats, Hacky Sack, Meeting Jonny Benson in math class for people who can’t spell Arithmetic and what it means to be a “Burnout”. Plus… We talk live concerts from Shinedown

Three Days Grace, The Iron Maidens and more. All while we taste Hazy Rays! The newest IPA from Lawson’s Finest Liquids and some signature beers from our friends at Wicked Ways Brewing. A fun time loaded with all kinds of Rock & Roll and delicious beers with Mr. Mike Perri of Mongo!

Episode 114: Hard Rock Bock

WE MADE A BEER! This episode we are at Elicit Brewing Company in Manchester Connecticut to taste our first beer collaboration with Brian Ayers. Brian is the headbrewer at Elicit and invited us to help make his first Maibock which we named Hard Rock Bock.

Brian joins us on the show to talk about the brewing process on the coldest day in February.

Why "Mashing Out" is fun for podcasters and not for brewers. And discusses Elicit's new location in Fairfield Connecticut. Plus, we are joined by a panel of Beer experts to taste our beer and let us know if they think it is Solid or Not Solid.

Big Mike and Brando from Brewheads Entertainment join us as well as Dave Pesky from Industrial Mechanics Brewing to try our beer. And Beer Man Beer favorite Briizy Hiltz.

While we enjoy our new beer we also get into conversation about Briizy getting married.

How we feel about Furries.  What Keg got hit in the forehead with in Rhode Island.

"Nudy Bars" in Wild Wood New Jersey. And we all tell our stories of the first time that we were pulled over by police.

A Fun Time with Beer Fam trying our first beer collaboration with Elicit. Thank you to Brian Ayers for the opportunity. Hard Rock Bock on Tap now at Elicit Brewing Company in Manchester. Solid. #Cannonball!

Episode 113: 100 Things To Hate Before You Die with Claudia Stavola

Heard you missed us. We're Back! We Got Our Pencil!!!

And our guest this week is Comedienne, Radio Personality and Author Claudia Stavola! (@claudiacomedy). You can hear Claudia mornings on Monsters Of Rock Radio playing all of your favorite hard rock songs. And she stopped in the Beer Man Beer Studio to tell us all about her new book "100 Things To Hate Before You Die."

The book takes a deep dive into all things in everyday life that annoy us all Such as, social media, Dating Sites, Politics and even the Kardashians. We talk her early days of being a "Skin Head" (Not the Mean Kind), Why she has more dude friends than chick friends, The band that inspired her cover art, And the band that was her flip phone wallpaper for years. Plus, we talk more topics that get under Claudias skin like "Fatitude" and women who harass her for being skinny, Double Dating, Women who call themselves "Queens", Dick pics, Sex as a chore and more.

All while we drink some hard rockin beers. We try Robinsons Trooper Fear Of The Dark Stout a beer based on Iron Maiden.

and Helles Awaits a lager by Labyrinth Brewing with a Slayer Vibe. And one from our home base, Winter Haze. An IPA from Bad Sons Beer Company. An absolute Hard Rocking Blast with Claudia!

Claudia Stavola's New Book "100 Things To Hate Before You Die" is available now on Amazon. And listen to her mornings on Monsters Of Rock Radio (@monstersofrock) www.themonstersofrock.com

 

Episode 112 Highland Homebrew

This week our guest is Tim Pratt from Highland Homebrews! 

Tim brings us some of his delicious beers including Lush! an English Stout that won Best In Show at the 2022 NEBCO brewing competition.

We discuss Tim's series of Grateful Dead themed beers and his simple, but eye popping can art designs. Tim, who is a professional chef with a bachelor's degree from Johnson & Whales University describes brewing beer as a mashup of baking and cooking. We ask Tim about competing in Home Brew Competitions. How competitive do they get? Who are some of his favorite fellow competitors. Tim is an avid golfer so; we discuss which is the best golf movie between Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore. We discuss some of Tim's recipes and ask what he would make out of a mystery box on Chopped. We get Tim's thoughts on Hype Beers, Pumpkin beers and more. Plus, we discuss what happened when Jonny got peed on at the Judas Priest concert. A fun talk with Tim Pratt with some great, delicious beers. Follow Tim Pratt on Instagram @highland_hombrew

Is Tom M a Dick?

Tom M is an institution in the Connecticut Craft Beer Community. he loves stouts so much that he created his own brand "It's Always Stout Season" which has raised money for charities such as Closer To Free. As well as helped bartenders financially during the pandemic. Tom joins us in the studio to taste all kinds of stout and tells us how the hashtag #TomMisAdick made him a local celebrity (But don't call him an influencer) Tom tells us how being a pro wrestling fan helped him create his own gimmick as a public figure in the beer world. He teaches us about the rule of 3 when buying bottled stouts. We hear about Tom recently going to his first concert at 43 years old. And we try a plethora of stouts all coming in at over 9% Abv. We try Barreled Souls Brewing Company's Coffee Monster Double Coffee Imperial Stout and Dropped Bars! an imperial stout with Heath Bar. Plus, we try stouts from Labyrinth Brewing, Broad Brook Brewing, Problem Solved Brewing Company And we bust open a year-old stout that we saved from our trip to Raquette River Brewing in Tupper Lake New York.

As we catch a buzz, we talk riveting topics such as 'Steltzers?", Mead, Football, Christmas Movies, Gray in our beards, 80's Sitcoms, Hot wings and more. a great time with the man who brings clout to your stout...Tom M!

Follow Tom on Instagram (@Coolbeans316)

Barreled Souls Brewing Company (@barreledsouls)

Problem Solved Brewing Company (@provsolvedbrews)

Labyrinth Brewing Company (@labyrinthbrewing)

Raquette River Brewing (raquetteriverbrewing)

 

Episode 110: Being Fair With John Spignesi

This week our guest is John Spignesi from The John Spignesi Band. The John Spignesi Band or JSB band is a fun jam style band that plays regularly on the craft brewery scene. John tells us all about who inspired him to pick up a guitar from his Dad, The Grateful Dead to Metallica. We hear all about The JSB Band's new album ROOTS featuring original songs the John wrote about things such as his hometown of Short Beach, The struggles of the pandemic and even a song that makes Keg very angry! and we discuss why. we also hear about John's favorite songs to cover. his music guilty pleasures and getting in trouble at a gig at a gyro place. All while we sample delicious beers from Broad Brook Brewing in Suffield Connecticut! We try a pineapple milkshake IPA, A Porter named after a dog and a brown that would go great with breakfast. A fun time with one of Ct's premire home grown jam band artists! Follow The John Spignesi Band on Instagram @johnspignesiband and follw The Beer Man Beer Podcast @Thebeermanbeerpod_ 

Episode 109 | CrAzY BrEW BaSh 2

We are on location at Mt.Southington Ski are once again for Crazy Brew Bash....a festival with over 100 beers, Bloody Mary Contest, Live Music and more.

With us is Comedienne Whitney Allen! She joins us to help give away Beer Man Beer merch and tell us about stalking comedy bookers for gigs. We play trivia with Beer Man Beer fans for a chance to win Cannonball shot glasses. Brian and Jake from Wicked Ways Brewing join us to share some of their signature brews. Find out which of their beers is the “Panty Dropper”, What their plans are for a taproom and their upcoming Halloween costumes representing the beers they brew. Brando and Big Mike From Brewheads Entertainment stop by to taste some beers and talk about their Beer review show on YouTube. The Beer Goddess Melanie from Great Falls Brewing Company and Brian Ayers from Elicit Brewing Company bring us some of their beers to taste. We giveaway Beer Man Beer Yeti Tumblers and an Igloo cooler to some lucky Beer Fans with BeerLuvah Al and Ricky With The Good Beer. Don't miss our in-depth interview with a Pirate. Crazy things happenin' and we get crazy as well. A fun episode at Crazy Brew Bash! #cannonball

 

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@elicitbrewing

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@brewheads_entertainment

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Episode 108 | Pamcakes and Beer!

Our guest this week is a lead singer of the band Sex And Candy its......Pamcakes!!!

Pam tells us all about transitioning from working 16 years in the beer industry to being the lead singer of 3 Bands!! Sex And Candy The Ultimate 90’s Experience, SNAFU and Jagged Little Pam.....a tribute to Alanis Morissette. Pam tells us all about her favorite 90’s bands and influences, Crowd surfing stories, Winning money in Karaoke contests and more. We also get Pam’s takes on Joe Biden, Guns, 9-11 and who she would pick if she created her own super band and of course we taste some Beer! Keg brought back a tasty "Czech Pilsner" and "Miss V’s Blueberry Ale" from Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Company in North Conway, New Hampshire!  Jonny brought in an early Fall with a delicious "Apple Pie Slight Of Hand" from Hoax Brewing Company.

 

A whole lot of 90’s Rockin' Fun With Pamcakes! Enjoy! Cannonball

 

@pamcakesandbacon

@sexandcandyct

sexandcandyband.com

@moatmtnbrewco

@hoaxbrewing

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@continuumdistilling