Beer Man Beer Podcast

Episode 97 | Broad Brook Brewing Co.

This Episode we are on location at Broad Brook Brewing Company in Suffield Connecticut. And we are having delicious beers with Eric Mance (Owner and Brewer) Sean Lanning (Director of Marketing) and Jim Hulslander (Head Of Sales). Beers and Food so amazing that there was a line outside the door to get in at 10:30 AM! Jim tells us a great story of how they came up with the name of their famous "Rooster Inhaler"Russian Imperial Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout. We hear about his sailing days in Aruba and What it takes to be successful as a salesman in the world of beer. Sean tells us what he had to do to get a job at Broad Brook and how yoga helped him. Eric tells us how he started as a homebrewer and the road he took to become an owner of a brewery. We also discuss the Art Work that is sold at Broad Brook from Connecticut Art Gallery. Why so many craft beers are named after Grateful Dead songs and not Kiss Songs. Keg and Jonny review The Sebastian Bach concert at Toad's Place. And we talk to The guys from Broad Brook about some of their favorite music from Weezer, U2,At The Drive In, Yellowcard and more. Check out Broad Brook Brewing Company in Suffield and see the guys at the "When Pigs Fly Bacon And Beer Festival" on April 23rd in Windsor Locks. Solid Beers! And Amazing food with some Solid dudes! A fun episode with Broad Brook Brewing Company. #Cannonball

Episode 96 | Briizy Tap Take Over

“The Briize” Briizy Hiltz is back! And ready to take over! Fresh off a trip with Jonny to Treehouse Brewing Company in Massachusetts. We talk all about Our Treehouse experience from there Super long driveway, To there 3 beer limit! And the lines for beer that are longer than a line for a ride at six flags. We try some Treehouse beers from their G.O.A.T collection and of course Briizy puts on her famous “douche scarf” to describe each beer in depth. We discuss all things that Brii has been up to since her last appearance. Including performing the lead role as Maria Rainer in The Sound Of Music at The Thomaston Opera House. How her Grandmother helped her channel her inner Julie Andrews. And why she had to wear a “Nudie Suit” for the production. And we hit riveting topics such as...How Pineapple can improve your sex life, The Orange Julius, 

Kyle Rittenhouse, Dr.Squatch, Sexual Wandering, Cooking Boujee Thanksgiving Meals. And more! Plus..Has Briizy pushed Keg Kettles aside to the third chair? A pie challenge is made from Briizy to The Drunk Alpacas to see who makes a more slammin' pie! A packed episode loaded with all kinds of Briizy fun! Does Treehouse live up to the hype? Find out here on Beer Man Beer!!!!

Episode 95 | Stacey Takes Manhatten

This Week Our Guest Is Comedienne, Actress, Podcaster and 2021 Libertarian candidate for Mayor of New York City...Stacey Prussman (@staceyprussman).

Stacey fills us in on the year and a half that she spent running for Mayor of The Big Apple. We ask why she decided to run and how she got on the ticket?

What it was like to debate Eric Adams? Will she continue to pursue a career in politics?

And more! Plus, we discuss Nutritional Beers, The time Jonny almost died trying to teach Stacey how to drive, Stacey dating celebrities and the fun times we had with Comedian Rick Shapiro. Nutritional Beers?

And more..All while we taste a Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter Sweet Baby Jesus! from DuClaw Brewing Co (@duclawbrewingco), an Imperial "Choconaut" Porter from Firefly Hollow Brewing Co (@fireflyhollowbrewing) and Dreamsphere-Raspberry, Granola, Yogurt, Cacao Nibs, and Lactose Sour from Abomination Brewing Co (@abominationbrewingco). A fun talk with Stacey getting us Back in The New York Groove!

 

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Episode 94 | High On The Hog

This week we are at Black Hog Brewing Company (@blackhogbeer) in Oxford, Connecticut. While the taproom is loaded with families painting pumpkins for Halloween...We headed back stage with Black Hog owner and head brewer Tyler Jones. We talked to Tyler all about how he started brewing beer at The University Of New Hampshire and how it lead to opening his own brewery. We try Black Hogs latest Milk Stout, Disc Golf Beer, Cold Pizza Pilsner a beer designed to pair with pizza (SOLID), Hum an Organic Tea Seltzer and of course their World Championship Granola Brown! Plus, Tyler tells us all about the sport of Disc Golf and their very own disc golf course at the brewery. Other topics include..The Muppets, Jonny gets electrocuted, Air Drums, What makes a pumpkin beer Taste like pumpkin.

Music and Concert talk about Phish, Ween, Nirvana, The Beatles and more. We thank all who voted for Beer Man Beer Podcast and helping us win Connecticut Magazine’s Readers Choice Best Podcast Of 2021. Break Jim Sharky’s (@jimsharky) stones for comments he made about it on The Lone Shark Podcast. A Hog Wild Blast with Tyler at Black Hog Brewing Company. 

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Episode 93 | The Haunting of Oak Hill House.

A Beer Man Beer special spooktacular episode....

Our Guests, Paranormal Investigators Chris Gilloren and Eric Vitale from the New England Society of Psychic Research. They are here to tell us all about their event “Warrens Seekers Of The Supernatural Paracon” (@warrens_paracon) taking place on Halloween weekend in Waterbury Connecticut. We hear stories of Connecticut’s most famous Ghost Hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren. What brought Eric and Chris into the world of paranormal research, being touched by ghosts, performing Exorcisms and ghostly orbs. Find out what tools are used to locate ghosts and more. Learn how Chris’s career as a police officer has helped him in the world of ghost hunting. We talk Eric’s favorite Friday The 13th films and discuss what Horror movies had the best soundtrack albums. All while tasting beers from Witchdoctor Brewing Company (@witchdoctorbrewing), Fallen Timbers Brewing Co. (@fallen_timbers_brewing_co) and our good buddy Pesky from Industrial Mechanics Brewing Co. (@Industrialmechanicsbrewing). #Cannonball

 

A great Pre-Halloween beer blast with Eric and Chris. 

 

For ticket info.....check out The Warrens Seekers Of The Supernatural Paracon on Instagram at (@warrens_paracon).

Episode 92 | Getting Hammered With The Union

Our guests are Jeff and Jodi from the Craft Beer Enthusiasts Union

(@craftbeerenthusiastsunion) An organization that’s all about bringing beer drinkers together! And Boy Howdy! Did they bring us a ton of beer from all over the United States. Beers from Albuquerque New Mexico, Florida, North Haven Connecticut and more. We talk about why Jeff and Jodie have an Instagram account for everything. Jeeps, why Jodi has a collection of skulls.

The Enthusiast’s favorite tunes and guilty pleasures. We discuss Beers that are t really Beers. Try a French Toast Beer. We discuss Which breweries are the friendliest and which have the “New York” attitude. Should Connecticut take over Rhode Island? And much more crazy topics. So much fun with The Craft Beer Enthusiasts Union. Follow them on Instagram for Beers and Events

 

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EpIsOdE 91 | CrAzY BrEw BAsH

This episode is a wild one.........

CrAZy BrEw BAsH! 

This week we are at The Crazy Brew Bash at Mt. Southington. With hundreds of Brewers and Hundreds of Beer Drinkers. Joy Nystrom and Beerluvah Al join us to talk Cuffing Season.

Rob Goldberg from Bar Rated Entertainment joins us to discuss what ever happened to CT’s last hard rock radio station 106.9 WCCC. The Guys from Wicked Ways Brewing chat with us about which of their beers are considered “Panty Droppers”. And U.S. Army recruiter Tony Quiñones drops by to talk all things Army, What it’s like to recruit at a Beer Festival, Free Style Rap and “The Jodies”. Plus we talk to Sophie from American Mule, The Sausage necklace guy, Brenda from Bristol, Bloody Mary Contest and more.

Crazy. Loaded Episode with lots of fun.

Check it out!

 

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Episode 90 | The Money Shot

Episode 90: The Money Shot

 

This week we have with us Instagrammer/Foodie/Cicerone CBS Brian Danishevsky of @lifeofrevelry. Brian is highly skilled in all things delicious. So much that thousands follow his Instagram page to find where the best food and beverage is from around Connecticut, Rhode Island and beyond. We compare local pizza from Tipsy Tomato in Derby, CT (@tipsytomatopizzeriaderby) and Vincent’s Restaurant in Shelton, CT (@vincents_shelton) to see who has the best plain cheese pie. Brian also teaches us the proper way to take photos of food and what he considers to be "The Money Shot" when it comes to pizza.

 

We try beers from Southbound Brewing Company (@southboundbrews), No Worries Brewing Company, Hamden, CT (@noworriesbeer) and Beer'd Brewing Company, Stonington, CT (@beerdbrewing) and let you know what we thought was Solid and Not Solid.

 

As always we talk tunes. Keg and Jonny cover the Hall & Oates concert at Jones Beach. Brian talks his love for Motley Crue. We also discuss Radio_104 fests, Mullets, Burt & Ernie, why Brian loves tennis and why Jonny hates Pickle Ball. We talk to Brian’s girlfriend Michelle (@michelleg8385) about her favorite Beers and a Music which leads to Beer Man Beer’s first ever discussion of Celine Dion (@celinedion) And which Beer Tenders in CT like to sing Celine at the top of their lungs  while closing the taproom!

 

Its Fun times with The Life Of Revelry!! #Cannonball

 

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Episode 89 | Lock City with Beerluvah

This Week we are on location at Lock City Brewing Company in Stamford, CT with beer enthusiast The "Beerluvah" Al Estrada (@beerluvah_) and Owner/Head Brewer of Lock City Brewing Company Mike Bushnell (@lockcitybrewing). We talk to Al about being a beer enthusiast, Traveling to try different beers and using Instagram to share photos and videos all about the beers he loves. Mike tells us how he went from home brewing to owning Lock City Brewing Company, The artwork with messages on the walls in the brewery, How O.J. Simpson inspired the names of some of their signature beers, the collaboration beer with Tribus Brewing Co. and more......

Plus Keg and Jonny cover the Limp Bizkit concert at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT. Does Fred Durst still have it ? We let you know. We try some of Keg and Amy’s homemade pickles! Since we forgot the cannonball, we do shots of pickle juice instead. A fun episode. A great time with Al and Mike at Lock City.

 

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Episode 88 | Brewer's Ballin'

This week we celebrate Home Brewed Beers.

Our guest is Comedienne, Author and host of Sex and Waffles podcast, Joy Nystrom (@thejoyofwaffles) (@mashosannajoy). Joy joined us for the Brewer’s Ball festival at Bad Son’s (@badsonsbeer) and we tell you all about our favorite beers from our favorite home brewers. While in studio we try beers from Highland Home Brews (@highland_homebrew). “A Perfect Marriage” Toasted Coconut & Coffee Stout.

“Fortune Comes A Crawlin” Pale Ale and more. We cover beers from Malpractice Brewing Co. (@Malpracticebrewingco), Wicked Ways (@wicked_ways_brewing_co), Knight Brewing (@Knightbrewing), Skulls Brew House (@Skulls_brew_house), Elicit Brewing Co. (@elicitbrewing), Cerveza Papi (@cervezapapi_), Our good buddy Pesky (@industrialmechanicsbrewing) and the champs..........The Moran Brothers!(@moran_brothers_brewing) We also discuss riveting topics such as squeaky cheese curds, stealing from golf courses, which American Idol judge we most relate to and more. A fun time with Joy drinking Home Brew while covering Connecticut’s best Home Brew Festival Brewer’s Ball. 

 

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