When Mother Road Brewing Company opened in November of 2011 I was just a casual participant in quality craft beer. However, that all changed with my first visit to their Mikes Pike brewery in November of 2011. With my very first sip of Lost Highway Double Black IPA, Mother Road helped me see that there is a whole new world of beer beyond Natural Light and Bud Ice. Not only did the beer speak to me but every aspect of this community quickly grew on me. In mid-2016 I decided to start a podcast focused around the growing craft beer scene here in Arizona. There was no question about who I wanted to get for my first episode. Fast forward almost 2 years later to the day and the podcast has now reached 100 episodes. Once again, a no-brainer for who I wanted for my 100th episode.
For this very special episode, I made a trip to their new Butler brewing facility to sit down with owners Michael and Alissa as well as brewer Francis and Jack-of-all-Trades Oliver.
Enjoy the show!News & Reviews - November 26th, 2018
Through my beer adventures and conversations, I have concluded that Belgium sits directly in the middle of the worlds largest beer vortex. Based on my extensive research, it seems as though no one can visit Belgium and not be infected by what is known as Beericus Obsessivus (not a real word, FYI). THANK GOD! Belgian styles are some of my favorites and Wanderlust Brewing Company in Flagstaff makes some of the best.
In this episode, I sit down with owner Nathan Friedman to talk about how his European adventure created his love for this amazing beer style as well as how recreating what someone loves is not always the best route to converting them to craft beer. Enjoy the show!
At: 12 West Tap Room at Barnone
3000 East Ray Road Barnone, Building 6, Suite 110, Gilbert, Arizona 85296
Friday, November 23rd
11 am - 11 pm
It's hard to believe it's been 2 years already! Join us for one amazing anniversary party. Stay tuned for: -Can Releases -Special Tappings -Live Music -New Merch 12 West Beach Cruiser Raffle! Huge thanks to our friends at Image One Sign Company and SOUL Beach Cruisers for putting this together for us. Raffle tickets are $5. Winner will be announced at the Anniversary.
Grand Opening for Transplant City Beer Co.107 W Honeysuckle St, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340
Saturday, November 24th
11 am - 10 pm
Transplant City Beer Co. is located where the original location of Peoria Artisan Brewery was by the Wig Wam Resort in Litchfield Park.
Who’s going to be thirsty on Saturday, November 24th? Join us and help us celebrate what still feels like a crazy dream. Other than the brews, we’ll have sodas and snacks, plus we will always have FREE juice boxes/Capri Suns for kids. Don’t forget about our dog-friendly patio as well. Fayuca RiZing: Festival De Beer y MusicaAt: Helio Basin Brewing Company
3935 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85018
Wednesday, November 21st
4:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Benefiting ALAS De America.
All Ages
Food + Bravo Pay Beer Garden + Craft Beer + Games + Tacos
$10 or $8 Via Bravo Pay app (@fayucabeer)
Kids 16 under $5
Schedule:
Jam Now (Rock) 5:00pm
Wyves (Rock) 6:00pm
Black Moods (Rock N Roll) 7:00pm
Mercado Negro (Cumbia/ Reggae) 9:30pm
This Weeks Beer Review
The Beer: King Kota
The Brewery: The Shop Beer Co + Wandering Tortoise Collab
The Reviewer: 602Brew.
Thanks to Fayuca for the episode music
In this episode, I sit down with Alex Phillips from Grand Canyon Brewing and Nathan Reese from Trout Unlimited. Along with the Arizona Wildlife Foundation and the Arizona Society of Homebrewers contest winner Jeff Skaggs they created a beer called Conservation Kolsch. The goal of this brew is to bring attention to the damage that uranium mining is causing to the Grand Canyon and the surrounding national forest. This is why I love Arizona beer: seeing the bigger picture about what is going on with the environment of this great state and doing all that it can to be part of the solution. Enjoy the show!
Arizona Wildlife Federation Website
Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together
Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca
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In this episode, I made my way over to Litchfield Park to hang out with Ian and Tara from Ground Control, an Arizona craft food and drink bar. This place has it all: great food, artisan coffee, an amazing craft beer selection both on the retail side and on tap as well as wine, cocktails and Arizona Meade. Can you really beat a place that has amazing craft beer on tap AND makes their own gelato? Yeah, I don’t think so. Stay tuned after the show to see how you can win a $25 gift card for Ground Control. Don't forget about their Red, White, and Brew Festival coming up November 17th. Find tickets here. You'll hear more about that in the episode. Enjoy!
Shout out to the show sponsor, Goodfellas Merch out of Glendale
Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca
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