This Is A Podcast Streamin’ In Your Ear........Join Comedian Jonny Benson And His Long Time Beer Drinking Tag Team Partner Jay ”Keg” Kettles On Their Outrageous Journey Of Comedy, Concerts And Beer.......CANNONBALL!!!!
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
This week we cover our epic Fourth Of July BBQ which featured Beers from Black Helmet Brewing (@blackhelmetbrewing) And Knight And Day Brewing Co.(@knightanddaybrewing), Live Music from Cometa(@cometamusic), Tons Of Comedians and an impromptu Hot Dog Eating Contest. We try Beers that were brought to us by our friends from The Squishy Bishop's Erratic Spectacular Podcast(@squishybishop) including one home brewed from Juan(@jcorona40) of "The Squishies". We are joined in studio by Comedian Wassan Jackson(@jacksoncomedianjackson) and new to the game Comedienne Alisha Cherise(@alishacherise). Jackson talks to us about "Hiney Hickies" , How he feels about Caitlin Jenner and tells us a story about having a 3some. Alisha talks about being a new comic and shows us her skills with various accents. Fun times, funny Comics and delicious beer Man Beer.
Thank you Squishy Bishops!
SOLID || NOT SOLD: Squishy Style
Lock City Brewing Stamford CT || Calm Like A Bomb-Chocolate Peanut Butter Milk Stout || 7.5% ABV || SLAMMIN' SOLID
Lock City Brewing Stamford CT || Intellocktual 2-Double New England IPA || 7.8% ABV || SOLID-LY SATISFYING
SBES Westchester County NY || Falcon Punch (Blood of the Unicorn Clone) - American Amber/Red Ale Style || 9% ABV || SOLID SPECTACULAR
Tonight's Winner || Lock City Brewing-Calm Like A Bomb
Runner-up || SBES-Falcon Punch
MUSIC
Cometa || Cometamusic.com
Beer Man Beer || @beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson || @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles || @j.keg_ket_bmb
FAN PAGE
Facebook || Beer Man Beer Fan
Instagram || @beermanbeerfan
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
This week we decide not to go to the Dead And Company show at CITI Field due to crazy high ticket prices. So, we decide to tailgate in Amy's Backyard. We pick beers at random from a "Grab Bag" cooler and decide which is Solid and Not Solid. We do a phone-in with Comedienne Sharon Simon (@sharonjsimon) about performing at 30 Mile Brewing Co. and Taste a beer from 30 Mile that she wanted us to try. Jonny tells his story about Mark Wahlberg's visit to Wahlburgers in Trumbull, CT and what it was like to almost meet Marky Mark. Plus, we discuss our most horrific grab bag stories. Our favorite Animated Films, Has Woody gone Brokeback??? We talk about songs we Would pick for a Dead and Co. set list, our favorite White Rappers and we talk to our biggest fan from Florida..Brandi!!! Fun Show, Good Times, Some Great Beer Man Beer & THE BEST ROAST BEEF SANDWICHES made by Amy!! #CANNONBALL
SOLID || NOT SOLID:
30 Mile Brewing Old Saybrook, CT || Mango Sour || ?% ABV|| NOT SOLID
Collective Art Brewing Ontario, Canada || Peach, Passion Fruit & Raspberry Sour || 5.5% ABV || SOLID
Collective Art Brewing Ontario, Canada || Berliner Style Pineapple Tepache || 5.0% ABV || SOLID
Collective Art Brewing Ontario, Canada || Imperial Porter || 8.6% ABV|| Decadently SOLID
Blue Point Brewing Co. Patchogue, NY || Citrus Plunge IPA || 6.5% ABV|| SOLID
Tonight's Winner || Collective Art Brewing Imperial Porter
Runner-up || Collective Art Brewing Peach, Passion Fruit & Raspberry Sour
MUSIC
Cometa (Cometamusic.com)
Beer Man Beer || @beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson || @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles || @j.keg_ket_bmb
FAN PAGE
Facebook || Beer Man Beer Fan
Instagram || @beermanbeerfan
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Tonight we're joined by one of the busiest guys we know, Comedian and owner of our Sponsor- Retro Grub And Pub! (@retrogrubandpub) Gary Pettinella. Gary Talks about Opening a restaurant, making Fried Oreo Pizza's, Lobster Mac N Cheese and Hanging bacon apps. Gives is his Road Rage story. Tells about his love for Country Music and his 8 foot Donald Trump sign in his front yard during the last election. Owning Iguanas. Comedy Shows. Working as a corrections officer. We also talk Father's Day, Is Hallmark Bullshit? Going to Hooters. We handle some technical difficulties that lead to hilarity. Fun time with the Valley's number one source for Pizza, Tacos and Comedy! Gary from Retro Baby!!! #Cometa #Cannonball!
SOLID || NOT SOLID
Outer Light Brewing Co. Groton, CT || NINJA TRAIL Green Tea Pale Ale || 5.3% ABV || Summer Sippin' SOLID
Outer Light Brewing Co. Groton, CT || SWELL-East Coast Lager || 6.6% ABV || SOLIDLY Swell
Pipeworks Brewing Co. Chicago, IL || Ninja Vs. Unicorn-Double IPA || 8.0% ABV || NOT SOLID & BLAND
East Rock Brewing Co. New Haven, CT || Weisse Bier || 5.4% ABV || SSSSSSOLID
Tonight's Winner || East Rock's Weisse Bier
Runner-up || OLBC's Ninja Trail
MUSIC
Cometa (Cometamusic.com)
INSTAGRAM
@beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson || @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles || @j.keg_ket_bmb
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
We are joined by Comedian/Musician Ahmond Bond and his lovely girlfriend Octavia Austin. Ahmond talks about being a contestant in The Funniest Comic In Connecticut Contest, Playing Drums, Mixing Beats, His favorite drummers and more. Octavia, why at first didn't want to join us, but comes out of her shell after a few brews and a Cannonballllllll! and gives us some great Road Rage stories. Keg brings In some great road rage stories too. We also talk Tom Cruise vs. Justin Bieber, music from the Grateful Dead to the Butcher Babies, Psychoprism and more all while we try 4 different beers!
Three we like and one we totally despise! All this and more on Beer Man Beer #Cannonball!
SOLID || NOT SOLID
Beer'd Brewing Co. - CT || Whiskered Wit - Witbier || 5.2% ABV || SOLID By A WHISKER. Def hints of orange peel.
Beer'd Brewing Co. - CT || Frank & Berry - DIPA || 9.1% ABV || Mosaic Hops || Def Not Like The Breakfast Cereal & DEF NOT SOLID. Way too hoppy.
Shebeen Brewing Co. - CT || HADOUKEN - IPA || 6.0% ABV || Pacifica & Simcoe Hops || SOLID
Pipeworks Brewing Co. - Chicago, IL || Blood of the Unicorn - American Amber/Red Ale || 6.5% ABV || SOLID-WORKS
Narragansett Brewing Co. - RI || Del's Watermelon Shandy || 4.7% ABV || THIS SHANDY IS A DANDY SOLID || Great Summer Beer
MUSIC
Cometa (Cometamusic.com)
@beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson || @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles || @j.keg_ket_bmb
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
This week Comedian and Beer enthusiast Craig Taylor (@craigfntaylor) stops by! We talk about doing Comedy at Black Pond Brews (@blackpondbrews) In Danielson, CT where we had some great beer, met some really cool folks and a very cool cat named Mr. Kitty. We take a stroll down memory lane to our early days of Keg parties, Vaping, Compared West Coast Food to East Coast Food and more. We cover The Funniest Comic In Connecticut Contest. Jonny let's out something that was supposed to be a secret!! As we got pickled we rambled on about who we think in Comedy are total DICKS.
All that while drinking some delicious beers from Black Pond Brews!!! And of course Cannonball!!
SOLID || NOT SOLID: CT IPA & More....
Black Pond Brews || Danielson, CT || Razor Blades - Double NEIPA || SOLIDLY SHARP
Black Pond Brews || Danielson, CT || Machu Picchu - Jalapeno Saison || 6.8% ABV || SURPRISINGLY SOLID
Black Pond Brews || Danielson, CT || Talking in Cursive - Brett IPA || 6.0% ABV || SOLID
Black Pond Brews || Danielson, CT || Mr. Kitty - Milk Stout || 5.0% ABV || SWARTHY SOLID
Tribus Beer Co. || Milford, CT || I Been Juicing - IPA || Tropical Juicy Pillowy || 6.8% ABV || SOLID
WINNER || Black Pond Brews || Razor Blades
MUSIC
Cometa (Cometamusic.com)
@beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson || @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles || @j.keg_ket_bmb
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
On this week's episode Comedians Dan Kalwhite And Kevin Fitzgerald join us. We try beers from Tribus Brewing Co., Bad Sons Beer Co.and an old school classic in a can. Kevin tells us what it's like to Be A School Teacher By Day, a Stand Up Comic By Night and his start at Joker's Wild Comedy Club. We talk Everything from Wings, Ribs and his favorite musicians.
Dan talks about the state of CT Comedy, his time managing a comedy club, how to deal with crowd members that aren't paying attention and what Comedians he would have on his Basketball team and his drinking team.
Plus, we talk EMO Night At Cafe 9 with Cometa and our new fan page made by our biggest fan Brandi!
Fun show with a lot of Cannonball!!!
SOLID || NOT SOLID: Local IPAs and Lager
Tribus Brewing Co || Above the clouds - IPA || Mango Pink Guava & Stratosphere || 6.7% ABV || SOLID
Narragansett Brewing Co || Traditional Lager || 5.0% ABV || SOLID CLASSIC
BAD SONS Beer Co || Great Day NEIPA || 6% ABV || SOLID DAY DRINKER :)
WINNER || BAD SONS Brewing Co.
MUSIC
Cometa (Cometamusic.com)
EMAIL
@beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson: @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles: @j.keg_ket_bmb
Comedian Kevin Fitzgerald: Facebook
Comedian Dan Kalwhite: Facebook
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Comedian and Radio Host Lou Graham stops in to have a few brews. We talk about Stand Up Comedy, Lou's many trips to Facebook Jail, Baseball, Strip Clubs, What is most the important spread at a cookout...or BBQ, Our favorite pizza spots and more. Plus, Keg And Jonny cover the @Stryper Concert at The Gramercy Theatre, NYC. We Talk about the Opening Act @Psychoprism who we thought stole the show! All while we drink beers from Weeping Radish Farm Brewery from OBX, NC and Veracioius Brewing Co in Monroe, CT.
We got a whole lot of Cannonball comin at ya!!!
SOLID || NOT SOLID: North vs South
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery, OBX, NC || American Red Ale || 4.7% ABV || SSSSSOLID
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery, OBX, NC || Pink Lemonade OBX Shandy || 3.1% ABV || SUPER SOLID
Veracioius Brewing Co., Monroe, CT || Wheat Ale w/ Blueberry || 7.20% ABV || SEMI SOLID
The South Takes It!!
@weepingradish
@veraciousbrewingcompany
MUSIC
Cometa (Cometamusic.com)
Psychoprism @psychoprism
@beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson: @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles: @j.keg_ket_bmb
Comedian Lou Graham: @lougrizzy
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
It's Mother's Day and New Mom Comedienne Brii Hiltz has returned to Beer Man Beer! And this time she gets to taste some beer. Brii tells us all about being a mom, Going into labor, Bringing the baby to gigs and all of her unusual pets. Plus, we get our first Brewer on the show! Home brewer turned Brewery owner Chris Willet tells us all how he started brewing, educated us on IBUs, Lagers and Ales, Brewing temperatures and various strands of yeast. And a tell all about his brewery, Milford Point Brewing.
We try some amazing beers on this episode. Cheers! Cannonball!!
SOLID || NOT SOLID: NC, PA, CT
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery, NC || OBX German Kolsch Style || 4.9%ABV || SOLID & BUTTERY
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery, NC || German Maibock || 7.10% ABV || SOLID
Little Log Cabin, PA || Perfect Feeling || NEIPA || 8.10% ABV || SOLID
Tired Hands, PA || Alien Church || IPA || 7.0% ABV || SOLID
Milford Point Brewing, CT || Anchor Beach || NEIPA || -- ABV || SOLID & SMOOTH.
@weepingradish
@littlelogcabinbrewing
@tiredhandsbrewing
@milfordpointbrewing
MUSIC
Cometa (Cometamusic.com)
EMAIL
@beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson: @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles: @j.keg_ket_bmb
Comedienne Brii Hiltz: @breezyskyywalker
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Sam "The Hero" Hunter is back to give us the lowdown on Comedian Pete Davidson's vanishing act. He was there the night SNL's Pete Davidson walked out of The Stress Factory Comedy Club in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He also tells about opening for Jackass's Steve O for 4 shows.
We also Talk about Tripping on acid and what our favorite comedy movies are. All while we clean out Keg's fridge of some Maryland Beers. Some we liked and others...Not So Much. New music from COMETA m/ m/
Fun episode with Sam and some Beer Man Beer! CANNONBALL!!!
SOLID || NOT SOLID: Maryland Breweries
Heavy Seas || Gold Ale || 4.5% ABV || SOLID
Heavy Seas || Powder Monkey || English Pale Ale || 4.8% ABV ||SOLID
PARADOX Beer Co.|| No.54 Cherry Crisp (2017) || Wild Sour Ale, Brewed with Cherries Aged in Oak Barrels || 8.0% ABV || NOT SOLID
DC BRAU || American Pale || 6.0% ABV || NOT SOLID
MUSIC
COMETA @ Cometamusic.com
Comedian Sam Hunter || @bigsamhunter
Beer Man Beer || @beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson || @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles || @j.keg_ket_bm
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Ep 21 || This week Comedian Darren Sechrist joins us and he brought us a growler of beer from Reverie Brewing Company. Darren tells us what it's like to be an encyclopedia editor by day and comedian by night. We talk Comedy Contests, Bookers arguing in chat rooms, Going back stage at concerts, Beards and more.
We also cover Brewers Ball at Bad Sons and some of the 25 Home brewers that attended like Black Helmet Brewing Co., Knight and Day Brewing, Wicked Ways, Spirit, TCR Brewing, Loaded Dragon and More. We had all kinds of Beers from Peanut Butter and Raspberry to Cinnamon toast crunch to Beer made with Sour Patch kids. We also chat about breaking bread with fellow Beer Podcasters. Good Times This Week! Plenty Of Beers, Comedy and Fun!
#Cannonball #Cannonball #Cannonball #Cannonball #Cannonball #Cannonball #Cannonball #Cannonball #Cannonball
SOLID || NOT SOLID
Reverie Brewing Co.(Newtown, CT) || SOAK UP THE BERRIES || LEMON & STRAWBERRY BLONDE ALE || 5.2% || SOLID
It was soooo good......we went back for seconds.
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery, Grandy, NC || KAFFEE || Kolsch Style Ale w/ Coffee || 5.6% || SSSSOLID
The Duck - Rabbit Brewing Co. || Milk Stout || 5.7% SOLID
MUSIC
COMETA @ Cometamusic.com
Comedian Darren Sechrist || @darrensechrist
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery || @weepingradish
Reverie Brewing Co. || @reveriebrewing
The Duck-Rabbit Brewery || @theduckrabbitbrewery
Beer Man Beer || @beermanbeerpodcast_
Jonny Benson || @therealjonnybenson
Keg Kettles || @j.keg_ket_bmb