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Episode 68.5: Well We're Drinking Here in Allentown Aug 29, 2015

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Mike Manning from The Colony Meadery& John Rowe from County Seat Spirits

Housed in the same building as HiJinx are two other purveyors of craft beverages, The Colony Meadery and County Seat Spirits. After hanging with the HiJinx guys we invited Mike from the meadery and John from the distillery to sit down with us and share some of their delicious creations. We were taken out of our beer tasting comfort zone and treated to quite an educational experience with these different nectars of fermentation. Mike and John are just as passionate about their craft as any of the brewers we’ve met and having these three businesses in one spot makes for quite a unique experience.

Episode 68: Journey in Every Sip Aug 28, 2015

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With Curt Keck and Chris Beckerat HiJinx Brewing Company

We had an evening of tomfoolery at HiJinx in brewing in Allentown, PA with co-founders and brewers Curt and Chris. Our gracious hosts talked about their brewing history, their adventures at HiJinx and more. Dan gave us the low-down on some news including Wheaties beer and some sports! themed bantering on beer cans. We played There’s Weird in My Beer in Happy Fun Time, Steph talked about one of her favorite days of the year, Zwanze Day in Know Your Beers. Plus, as always, we sampled a wide variety of excellent HiJinx brews, complete with table service and some exclusive treats!

Episode 67: We Do It for the Yeast Aug 14, 2015

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With John Companick at Spellbound Brewing

For our first podcast recording outside the bounds of our home state of Pennsylvania, we took a trip to Spellbound Brewing in Mt Holly, New Jersey. Co-founder John Companick sat down with us to talk about the brewery, the beers and to make fun of us for being from PA. Also making a cameo was our good friend Mark Graves, formerly of Manayunk Brewing, now with Flying Fish. We met Mark (aka Rockin’ Gravy, aka Slimy Sauce) when we recorded at Manayunk last November. Dan brought the news including an update on Goose Island’s Bourbon County, we played Libation or Fabrication, Steph beerducated us on alcohol content and we sampled an extensive lineup of truly excellent Spellbound brews.

Episode 66: Dude, Where's the Lemon? Jul 31, 2015

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With Tom Sheridan at Do Good Brewing

We sat down with owner Tom Sheridan at Do Good Brewing to chat about all the good he’s been doing. Tom talked about the brewery’s begininnings, plans for expansion and how everything Do Good does helps charity. Dan brought the news, including some lists, a new beer for the apocolypse and the latest w00t stout. Wayne debuted a brand new game (christened “Are You Smarter Than a BJCP Judge?” by Steph) and we learned about proper beer storage in Know Your Beers. And, of course, we sampled some Do Good brews.

Episode 65: We Should Beer Jul 17, 2015

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With Tim Patton & Christina Burrisfrom Saint Benjamin Brewing

In a historic building where beer was once hauled on horse-drawn carriages in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, we set up amongst the shiny and releatively new brewing equipment at Saint Benjamin Brewing Company with co-owners Tim Patton and Christina Burris. We talked about the history of the building, the brewery and the neighborhood as well as their hopes and plans for the future of all three. Dan gave us the low down on a beer that just might improve your eyesight, we played Band or Beer in Happy Fun Time, Steph beerducated us on Cream Ales in Know Your Beers and we, of course, sampled an array of excellent Saint Benjamon Brews.

Episode 64: Chester County Homebrew Fest Jul 03, 2015

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Chester County Homebrew Fest 5at The American Helicopter Museum

We set up shop in view of various choppers for the Fifth Annual Chester County Homebrew Fest, held to raise money for the local Elk’s Lodge. Event organizers Ken Delise, Troy Vogt, and Owen Winkler helped us kick off the show and chat about the event and its origins. Event sponsors and friends of the podcast, the crew of Levante Brewing Company also sat in and shared some of the awesome brews they were pouring. Then, we ran down the line of homebrewers and sampled a wide array of offerings all vying for Judges’ and People’s Choice Awards. We had an awesome time, seranaded by the tunes ofSubterranean Groove Theory and filled by the eats by Cornucopia Catering.

Episode 63: The Yeast Whisperer Jun 19, 2015

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With Andrew Knechel from Bucks County Brewery

We took a trip out to Bucks County Brewery in Pipersivlle, PA on one of their popular Food Truck Fridays to talk with owner, brewer and Renaissance Man Andrew Knechel. Andrew talked about the brewery's beginnings, trying to keep up with the demand for his excellent beers, some of his favorite concoctions and various other interests, hobbies and distractions. Dan shared his joy (misplaced, in this editor’s opinion) over Taco Bell’s recent decision to serve alcohol, we played There’s Weird in My Beer in Happy Fun Time and Steph gave us the low down on English Mild Ales in Know Your Beers. After recording and sharing Andrew’s delicious brews, we stayed to enjoy the tunes of The Mike & Brian Project and tasty eats from Phoebe’s BBQ and Mr. D’s Nomadic Kitchen.

Episode 62: Evil Genius Scavenger Hunt Jun 12, 2015

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Philly Beer Week Evil Genius Scavenger Hunt at Lucha Cartel

Our good friends at Evil Genius invited us to be a part of their Philly Beer Week Old City Scavenger Hunt/Bar Crawl in which participants had to journey from bar to bar (sipping Evil Genius beers along the way) and participate in some activity at each stop. We held a Happy Fun Time Games Extravaganza at the last stop, Lucha Cartel, and the hunters had to step up to the mic and answer trivia questions to complete their beer-laden quest. Several of the Evil Geniuses also sat down to chat and we got to sample the debut 867-5309 IPA. Many questions were asked, prizes were awarded and craft beer celeb Ashley Rouston (aka The Beer Wench) happend to stop by and stepped up to the mic for a bit and talked about her book, The Beer Wench’s Guide to Beer. So that was pretty awesome.

Episode 61: Fifteen Miles on the Beerie Canal Jun 05, 2015

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With Dusty Wise from Canal Street Pub

We return once again to Canal Street Pub in Reading, PA – where we set up shop for Brewphoria back in November – this time to dedicate an entire episode to Bar Manager and accomplished beer collector Dusty Wise (as well as a selection of other guests pulled from the audience). Before unloading a never-ending stream of brews from his collection upon us and our gathered fans, Dusty chatted with us about his beer and bartending history as well as the current state of craft beer. Dan brought the news, we played a new Happy Fun Time Game: Band or Beer and Steph gave us some stats about the craft beer industry in 2015 in Know Your Beers. And then, the beers…my god the beers…

Episode 60: This Ish is Beernanas May 29, 2015

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With John Stemler from Free Will Brewing Company

Kick off Philly Beer Week with this episode at Free Will with renowned brewer John Stemler. John won a raffle for a trip to Belgium to brew at Hof ten DormaalFarmhouse brewery in Tildonk. Tragically, the brewery suffered a fire in January. We recorded this episode at a fundraising event at Free Will. Aside from chatting with John about his brewing experience and his trip to Belgium, we spread the love of Philly Beer Week in both the news and Know Your Beers segments, and played a Philly-themed Years of Beers in Happy Fun Time Games. Also, a cameo appearance by our good friend Bart Kaminski from Hop Hedz who won a bottle of one of the highest-rated and rarest beers in the world, Trappist Westvleteren 12, in a raffle and was uber-cool enough to share it with us on the show to round out our tasting of the equally impressive Free Will brews.

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