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Episode 116: Little Big Beer Fest 2017 Jun 02, 2017

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Harrisburg Beer Week Little Big Beer Fest 2017 at Appalachian Brewing

For the third year running, we took the stage at Harrisburg Beer Week’s premiere fest event, Little Big Beer Fest at Appalachian Brewing Company. This fest features a limited number of high ABV beers from some of Central PA’s top breweries and caps off the weeklong celebration of craft beer in the state capitol. The brainchild of the Stouts and Stilettos crew and Sara Bozich, Harrisburg Beer Week has continued to grow in scope and success in its third year. We caught up with several old friends of the show as well as welcoming some new-comers. As usual, delicious brews and awesome people abounded at one of our favorite beer fests of the year.

Episode 115: Imminent Liquidation May 19, 2017

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Imminent Liquidation VII Bottle Share at Grain + Verse Bottlehouse

This year at the seventh annual Imminent Liquidation bottle share event, we got our podcast on and chatted with a laundry list of the dopest peeps in attendance. The long-running event is the brainchild of Tröegs Brewing Company Marketer Ffej Herb and is central PA’s premiere bottle share event. Every year, guests dust off their rarest, yummiest brews to share and raise money for charity. The event has recently been added to the roster of Harrisburg Beer Week happenings and this year donations and raffle proceeds went to Goats of Anarchy, a charity that rescues and rehabilitates baby goats with special needs. Old friends and new joined us to talk about the event, the benefitting charity and, of course, beer.

Episode 114: Sly Fox Brewing (or Goats and Cans) May 05, 2017

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With Brian O’Reilly & Peter Giannopoulos at Sly Fox Brewing

We set up shop at Sly Fox’s Pottstown location to sit down with Brewmaster Brian O’Reilly and Assistant Operations Manager Peter Giannopoulos. Over brews we chatted about the Schuylkill River Trail Ale Earth Day release, learned the ins and outs of “Can Jam” and got the scoop on the origin story of Sly Fox’s famous Annual Bock Festival and Goat Races. Dan reported on the Brewers Association “crack-down” on offensive beer names and a collaboration between Alesmith and the band Sublime. In Happy Fun Time we played Band or Beer and Steph explored the Doppelbock style in Know Your Beers. And guess what? We drank beer too.

www.slyfoxbeer.com

Episode 113: La Cabra Brewing (or Flavor Positive) Apr 21, 2017

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With Chuck Golder & Dan Popernack at La Cabra Brewing

In this episode we headed to Berwyn, PA to sit down with Chuck and Dan at La Cabra Brewing. We talked about the philosophy behind the brewpub, the story of how La Cabra came to be and much more. Dan reported on an upcoming collaboration between Cape May Brewing and Weyerbacher – an India Pale Lager called Paradise 160, and the continued growth of craft brewing with 2016 reports from the Brewers Association. We played Top Tappd Brews in Happy Fun Time , a game in which Wayne challenged everyone to guess the top rated beers on Untappd in various style categories, and Steph beerducated us about common beer faults in Know Your Beers. And, as always, we sampled an impressive roster of La Cabra brews.

www.lacabrabrewing.com

Episode 112: Breweries in PA (or We Weren't Supposed to Get Drunk) Apr 07, 2017

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With Glen Gabriel and Matt Kozar from Breweries in PA

Back again in the Beer Busters Podcast Basement, we sat down with Glen and Matt from Breweries in PA, an online resource for exploring the world of craft beer in Pennsylvania. We talked about the impetus for creating Breweries in PA, how it’s changed and grown and where it’s headed in the future. Dan delivered the news, including the much-anticipated annual list of the top 50 breweries of 2016 in the US from the Brewers Association. In Happy Fun Time we invoked the spirit of Bob Barker in The Beer Seller, and Steph handed over the reigns to Rich in a very special edition of Know Your Beers all about how to keep your DD happy. Through it all, we drank a not insignificant amount of beers from across the great state of Pennsylvania.

Episode 111: Collusion Tap Works (or Random Inoculations) Mar 24, 2017

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With Jared Barnes & Ben Beddia at Collusion Tap Works

We packed up for York, PA to sit down with Jared and Ben at Collusion Tap Works. Listeners may remember Jared, who appeared on the podcast at Little Big Beer Fest representing Wyndridge Farms. He’s since struck out on his own to do awesome things at Collusion. We were also joined by Derek Markel, a longtime homebrewer who is now brewing up concoctions for the newly opened “boutique brewery” at The Vegetable Hunter, a vegetarian restaurant in Harrisburg. As usual, Dan delivered some brew news, we played Libation or Fabrication in Happy Fun Time, and Steph taught us about evaluating beer in Know Your Beers. And, of course, we drank.

Episode 110: Craft Tastings (or Multiple Mouthgasms) Mar 10, 2017

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With Greg Orth and Mike Reaser from Craft Tastings

Master of the “mouthgasm” Greg Orth joined us again for the fourth year in a row to once again guide us through the world of food an beer pairing. His less-than-silent-partner (this time), Mike Reaser also joined in. Mixing it up this time we embarked on a beer pairing free-for-all with several tasty goodies the guys brought along and a veritable king’s ransom in beer. Dan got us up to speed with news, Steph talked about beer in cheese pairings in Know Your Beers (and Cheese) and we played a random pairing game with even more beers and more snacks in Happy Fun Time – and were joined by two of our longest standing patrons from Patreon.com/BeerBusters. It was a night to remember, though some of those memories are a bit fuzzy.

Episode 109: Beer Menus (or Hipster Centaur) Feb 24, 2017

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With Gage Siegel, Rex Craft and Alex Yedibalian from BeerMenus.com at Kings County Brewers Collective

We ticked another state off of our list of national conquest by heading to Kings County Brewers Collective in Brooklyn, NY to sit down with some of the crew from BeerMenus.com, a website and app that tracks tap lists at bars and restaurants. We learned about the company, its mission and origins and chatted about the New York and Philadelphia beer scenes. Dan reported on Dogfish Head’s new barrel tap system and a review of craft beer in 2016. In Happy Fun Time we played There’s Weird in My Beer and Steph talked about brewing with coffee in Know Your Beers. Plus, we sampled some of KCBC’s offerings a few special treats the guys brought along.

Episode 108: Boneshire Brew Works (or Mouth Fizziness) Feb 10, 2017

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With Alan Miller, Alex Govelovich, Carson Book, Ken Gramlich, Tim Klinger, Andy Enders & Karl Larson at Boneshire Brew Works

In this episode we sat down with a rotating panel of guests (and some weaponry) at Boneshire Brew Works in Harrisburg, PA. We chatted about the journey to opening the brewery, the pros and cons of operating with a large roster of owners and more. Dan reported on the latest news including a new Walking Dead beer. In Happy Fun Time we played the old stand by Libation or Fabrication and Steph mixed things up a bit by exploring craft soda in Know Your Beers. All while we sipped on a fine selection of Boneshire brews.

Episode 107: Tattered Flag BSW (or Brew, Distill, or Just Chill) Jan 27, 2017

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With Pat Devlin, Tony Schneider & Dave Morrow at Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works

Venturing to central PA, this time to Tattered Flag in Middletown, we sat down with owner Pat Devlin, head brewer Tony Schneider and assistant brewer Dave Morrow. We talked about the brewery and still works’ beginnings and philosophy, the perks and challenges of crafting beer and spirits under one roof, and much more. Dan reported on the latest happenings in the news, we played a new game entitled Ludicrous Liquor Laws (and Some Lies) in Happy Fun Time, and Steph talked about brewing with peppers (surprisingly for the first “official” time) in Know Your Beers. Plus, we sampled an array of Tattered Flag brews, topped off with a couple sips of whiskey.

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