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HoB007 - Bare Hands Brewery Thai.P.A.

House of Beers Episode 7: Bare Hands Brewery Thai.P.A.

On this episode, we are joined by Jake Seward of Indy Craft Brew and we decided to sample another Northern Indiana brewery, Bare Hands Brewery, because they are making phenomenal beer. Thai.P.A. is their highly-rated core IPA. We discuss the ins-and-outs of the beer and what we do and do not like about the brew.

Instead of comparing the IPA to the BJCP Style Guide (sorry it was the third American IPA in seven episodes) we had yet another discussion about Untappd. We know you love it!

We finish the show by talking about the beers we've been drinking and the new breweries we've been too. Lots of great beer, but a 50/50 split on the brewery experiences.

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

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Publish Date: 10/17/2018

Indy Craft Brew Meet the Brewery: Triton Brewing

This is a special episode from our friends over at IndyCraftBrew.com. We teamed up with them to bring you the podcast version and you can check out the video version, filmed and edited by Moski Homebrew, on Indy Craft Brew's YouTube Channel.

On this episode, Jake Seward and Mike Lawton from Indy Craft Brew sat down with Brewer John, head brewer from Triton Brewing. They learned more about how John got started as a brewer, how Triton came to be, and more about the beers they brew.

Publish Date: 10/10/2018

WH002 - Founders CBS

Whale Hunters EP 2 - Founders CBS

We caught Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout while Whale Hunting and decided to share it with our friends Andrew (Saf) and Dustin from the DrinkIN GeekOUT Podcast. This is an amazing beer that was well worth the hype surrounding its release last year.

During the rest of the episode, we sample beers from Sun King Brewing, 450 North Brewing Co., and Brew Link Brewing Co.

To finish the show we discuss which Indiana brewery we would each select if we could only drink from one for the rest of our lives. I think the answers may surprise you.

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

Ways to support the show: Patreon, Threadless Shop

Publish Date: 10/3/2018

WH002: Founders CBS

Whale Hunters EP 2 - Founders CBS

During the rest of the episode, we sample beers from Sun King Brewing, 450 North Brewing Co., and Brew Link Brewing Co.

To finish the show we discuss which Indiana brewery we would each select if we could only drink from one for the rest of our lives. I think the answers may surprise you.

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

Ways to support the show: Patreon, Threadless Shop

Publish Date: 10/3/2018

HoB006: 3 Floyds Gumballhead

House of Beers Episode 6: 3 Floyds Gumballhead

On this episode we dive into one of the legendary beers from Indiana, 3 Floyds Gumballhead. This Pale Wheat Ale is hard to come by in the state, even in Indianapolis, but we found a fresh six-pack and decided to break down what makes this beer so popular.

Joining us this week were Pete Senefeld from Thespeakpodcast and Nick Boling from Circle City Zymurgy.

We sampled a couple homebrews that Nick took with him to the Whitestown Brew Fest Homebrew Competition on September 15, 2018. (OH, AND HE TOOK HOME THE GRAND PRIZE!) He brought Guilty Pleasure, a Chocolate Raspberry Stout and Cinna Death Punch, a cinnamon Russian Imperial Stout.

To round out the episode we reviewed New Day Craft's 3rd Annual Meadful Thing and Outciders event that Dustin, Matt, and Nick all attended.

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

Ways to support the show: Patreon (Make sure you check out the new $10 tier) and our Threadless Shop

Publish Date: 9/19/2018

WH001 - Books & Brews Franken Gloop

Whale Hunters Episode 1! We've created a new series based on House of Beer, called Whale Hunters. As fans of craft beer, we seek out the hard-to-find brews along with the everyday shelf beers.

In this first episode, Kevin Groover of Out Here Having a Pint dropped by to discuss Books & Brews Franken Gloop, the first barrel aged beer from their Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster Reserve series. Only 120 bottles were available to those who put their name on the list, making it a hard-to-find beer.

Dustin and Matt review the beers they sampled at Indiana on Tap's August Tasting Society Event (beers from Tin Man Kokomo, Fountain Square Brewing, Pax Verum, and Monon Beverage Brokers). For news, the trio talks about BrewDogs beer hotel, a place Kevin got to stay in before the general public, and talk pros and cons, mostly pros, of breweries creating variety pack based on Oskar Blues recent news.

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

Ways to support the show: Patreon, Threadless Shop

Publish Date: 9/5/2018

WH001: Books & Brews Franken Gloop

Whale Hunters Episode 1! We've created a new series based on House of Beer, called Whale Hunters. As fans of craft beer, we seek out the hard-to-find brews along with the everyday shelf beers.

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

Ways to support the show: Patreon, Threadless Shop

Publish Date: 9/5/2018

HoB005 - Bell's Brewery Two Hearted Ale

Back-to-back House of Beers! This week we feature Bell's Brewery Two Hearted Ale an American-style India Pale Ale. We discuss the beer can design, learn how completely wrong we are about how the name Two Hearted Ale came to be, breakdown the style via the BJCP Style Guide, discuss our latest beer experiences, and finish the episode with news.

News:

Fans to get free beer with Browns' first victory

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

Other Sponsors: New Day Craft Meadful Things and Outciders

Ways to support the show: Patreon Threadless Shop

Publish Date: 8/22/2018

HoB005: Bell's Brewery Two Hearted Ale

News:

Fans to get free beer with Browns' first victory

Presenting Sponsor: Books & Brews

Other Sponsors: New Day Craft Meadful Things and Outciders

Ways to support the show: Patreon Threadless Shop

Publish Date: 8/22/2018

HoB004: Clifford the Big Red Ale

Welcome to the latest House of Beers episode, this time featuring Books & Brews Clifford the Big Red Ale. We dive deep into the history of the beer with head brewer Bryan Suter, breakdown the style via the BJCP Style Guide, discuss out latest beer experiences, and finish the episode with news.

News:

Ask Kate About Beer: What's the problem with beer flights?

Upland Brewing plans a huge brewery, beer garden and bike shop at closed Value World in Fountain Square

Publish Date: 8/8/2018

BC021: Mind Melding w/New Day Craft

Presenting Sponsor - Books & Brews

We sat down with New Day Craft's Tia Agnew (CEO) and Brett Canaday (Cider/Mead Maker) to learn more about the business, how they got into making cider and mead, and how they've kept it going for 14 years. They also drop some exclusive tidbits on upcoming releases and ideas currently fermenting. Throughout the episode we sample 10 of the cider and mead varieties, learning about how Canaday makes each one and other interesting facts.

Cider & Mead on the show:

Cacao Cinnamon Breakfast Magpie

Vanilla Breakfast Magpie

Imperial Breakfast Magpie

Make sure to buy tickets for the 3rd Annual Meadful Things and Outciders event on Sept. 1! Just make sure to say "Hi!" we you spot us!

Publish Date: 8/1/2018

PSP002: 3rd Annual Meadful Things and Outciders

We sit down with Tia Agnew and Brett Canady from New Day Craft to talk about the 3rd annual Meadful Things and Outciders. They provide all of the valuable information about the event, a elevator speech on why you should attend, and dive into the event's origin story.

Publish Date: 7/25/2018

HB003: Quaff ON! Brewing Busted Knuckle

As you can guess from the title we are discussing another great #HouseBeer this week in Quaff ON! Brewing's Busted Knuckle English Porter. We dive deep into the history of the beer and beer style. In the second half of the show we talk about a few beers we've had since our last episode, Zymurgy Magazine's Top 10 beer list, and newly approved Goose Island Bourbon County Stout labels & flavors.

Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor Books & Brews, a place for people without a place.

And make sure you grab your tickets for New Day Craft's Meadful Things and Outciders!

Beers on the episode:

Quaff ON! Busted Knuckle

Upland Brewing Little Wheat Lies

Publish Date: 7/18/2018

BC020: Brass Knuckles and NEIPAs w/The Guardian Brewing Company

We head up to Muncie, IN to imbibe with the guys from The Guardian Brewing Company. We learn about what drove Jason Phillips to open the brewery, why Sean Fickle decided to leave his post as head brewer of Fountain Square Brewing Co. to be the head brewer for The Guardian, and a lot about the beer they make. Oh, and we get to hear why Sean hates the New England IPA trend...he's obviously part of the Fountain Square brewing family.

Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor Books & Brews, a place for people without a place.

And make sure you grab your tickets for New Day Craft's Meadful Things and Outciders!

Publish Date: 7/4/2018

PSP001: 2018 Delaware County Fair Beer and Wine Tent

In our first Pint-sized Promotion episode we talk about The Delaware County Fair's (in Delaware County Indiana) new attraction this year: a Beer and Wine Tent. Delaware County GIS Coordinator and part-time The Guardian Brewing employee Kyle Johnson tells us more about this first-year attraction. We learn which breweries and wineries will be participating, how the samples and pint purchasing will work, and a little history behind how the attraction came to fruition.

Publish Date: 6/27/2018

HB002: Daredevil Lift Off American IPA

For our second #HouseBeer we discuss the No.1 selling Indiana IPA, Daredevil Brewing Lift Off American IPA. We dive deep into the history of Lift Off, compare it to the BJCP style guide, and tell you why it's a beer that should always be in your refrigerator..

After that we get into what we've been drinking and where we've been drinking. Lots of different beers and breweries covered in this episode including, Black Acre Brewing, Ash & Elm Cider, Sun King Brewery, and Heretic Brewing.

Publish Date: 6/13/2018

BC019: Rebranding a Brewery w/Fountain Square Brewing

With a recent change in ownership, Fountain Square Brewery is hitting the refresh button on their branding. We sit down with their President Brad Smith and head brewer Mike Grap to discuss the rebranding, what fears accompany a rebranding, and what's on the horizon for the brewery. And don't worry, none of the beloved beers will be rebranded, but be on the lookout for a few surprises (barrel aged beer anyone?) in the near future!

Beers on the show:

Fountain Square Brewing Saison Dujour

Fountain Square Brewing Barrel Aged Backyard Porter

Publish Date: 5/30/2018

BC018: Organic is just a label w/Land Locked Hops

On this episode we learn all about hop farming from Ross Sorensen and Nick Reutter, owners of Land Locked Hops in Loda, IL. It was an interesting conversation because they didn't hold back on the difficulties of starting a very small hop farm, 1/8th acre. They've since purchased an 80-plus acre plot of land to expand their hop yard up to 5 acres. We also learned how hard being 100 percent organic in hop farming is, whether a brewery makes good beer or not matters to them when selling their hops, and why they both love Comet hops so much.

During the show we sample several beers that Ross and Nick brought from Illinois. One included their hops and the other were beers from one of their favorite breweries.

Beers on the Show:

Monarch Brewing Company - Allerton Amber (Cascade hops from Land Locked Hops)

Marz Community Brewing - Cloudy Boyz NEIPA

Marz Community Brewing - May 1968 Saison

Marz Community Brewing - Jungle Boogie with Mango Pale Wheat Ale

Publish Date: 5/23/2018

HB001: Sun King's Sunlight Cream Ale

Here it is, our first House of Beers episode! We started off with the king of Indiana house beers, Sun King Brewing Sunlight Cream Ale. With the rise of barrel aged, hazy, and fruited beers, we decided to take our listeners back to the roots of craft beer with a dive into the history of Sunlight.

Dustin then regales us with his tales from Boston, including trips to Trillium Brewing, Tree House Brewing, Aeronaut Brewing, Harpoon Brewing, Idle Hands Brewing, and Night Shift Brewing.

To wrap up the show, we discuss our trip to Monticello, IN which included a stop at Whyte Horse Winery and Kopacetic Beer Factory for their May the 4th Be With You event where we got to sample their new bottle release, Russian for Maple. Flat12 Bierwerks, Fountain Square Brewing, and Burn 'Em Brewing also made an appearance at the event.

Publish Date: 5/16/2018

BC017: If it doesn't make dollars, it doesn't make sense w/Monon Beverage

While Dustin was gallivanting in Boston, Matt sat down with Sean Webster, owner of Monon Beverage. They talked about his company, the importance of cleaning beer lines, selling beer, and imbibed on beers and ciders from companies that work with Monon Beverage.

Publish Date: 5/2/2018

HB000: The House that Beer Built

No guest this week but we brought beer! While sampling beers from Triptych Brewing and local homebrewers The Brothers Grissom we discuss our separate trips to Michigan and Washington D.C., ponder when a flavored beer is no longer considered a beer, and announce our new podcast, House of Beers, that will be dropping in our feed soon.

Publish Date: 4/25/2018

BC016: Farm to Bottle w/Jason McClure of McClure's Orchard

We traveled to McClure's Orchard in Peru, IN to imbibe with Jason McClure, the man behind their cider and wine program. Jason educated us on the history of the orchard, how his family came to own it, and the different kind of apples they grow. From there, we learned how those apples are turned into cider, how a cider's vintage is similar to a wine's vintage, and about the insane laws the wine industry has. Grab your favorite cider, a pair of headphones, and come imbibe with us!

Publish Date: 4/18/2018

BC015: Chance the Beermonger at Goose the Market

Chance Hoover the Beermonger for Goose the Market was nice enough to imbibe with us this episode. We learned more about his journey from a server to a butcher to the beermonger, how a butcher shop created a go-to beer cellar, and sampled some of their best available libations.

Beers:

Brooklyn Brewery - Cloaking Device

Bruery Terreux - Ngongo

To Øl - Mr. Blonde 2018 Edition

Taxman Brewing - Red Wine Qualified

Publish Date: 4/11/2018

BC014: Beer Directing w/Scarlet Lane's Josh Hull

Assistant brewer/film director Joshua Hull joins us on Scarlet Lane Brewing's Dorian Day to talk all things Dorian Stout, how he went from managing restaurant kitchens to brewing beer, and whats on the horror-izon for the brewery.

Publish Date: 3/28/2018

BC013: What's Behind Door 4 w/Jimmy Misner

On this episode, we imbibe with Jimmy Misner, head brewer of Door 4 Brewing, and his wife Karalee. We learn about Jimmy's home brewing career, how he made the immediate transition to head brewer, and sample some of his libations.

Publish Date: 3/21/2018

BC012: It's on Tapp w/Greek's Pizzeria & Tapp Room

On this week's episode, we speak with Jason Tapp, owner of Greek's Pizzeria & Tapp Room in Franklin, IN. Jason has created an amazing partnership with Greek's Pizzeria, one that features not only their famous pizza but 30 taps of legitimate craft beer from all over the country. What makes Jason's taproom unique is his ability to procure top-of-the-line libations like Founders KBS & CBS, Goose Island BCBS, and plenty of 3 Floyd's Zombie Dust. He's gone even a step-further by offering one-of-a-kind services like selling kegs to customers. Find out more about the Tapp Room and Jason's plans for the future.

Publish Date: 3/14/2018

BC011: Wine Connoisseurs w/RCW Franklin Tasting Room

We traveled to Franklin, IN to visit the River City Winery Franklin Tasting Room. There we chatted with owner Brian Alvey about the winery, why they opened a tasting room, why they chose Franklin, and learned more about the wine they produce.

Publish Date: 3/7/2018

BC010: Pillow Drinking w/Craft Picks TV

Ant Blair, the face of Craft Picks TV, drops by to imbibe and chat about his journey into craft beer media. His story starts back in the 80's but it wasn't until last year that he found his true calling. With a background in marketing, Blair shares the knowledge he has gained on how to create and market your content. He also brought a treasure trove of beers (Sip of Sunshine, M-43, Foggy Nuggets, and many more) for us to imbibe on throughout the episode.

Publish Date: 2/28/2018

BC009: A Small Beer Child w/Third Wheel Brewing

We traveled to St. Peters, MO to sit down with Abbey Spencer of Third Wheel Brewing. Abbey explained how she got her start in the industry, started homebrewing, and was then asked to be head brewer of Third Wheel without any professional experience. Throughout the conversation we sample the beers that Abbey brews and learned that most of them were her homebrew recipes, which by tasting them helped explain how she was snatched up without needing any professional brewing experience. Yes, they were that good.

Publish Date: 2/21/2018

BC008: He's Wearing Khakis w/Kitto Insurance

James Dulhanty of Kitto Insurance dropped by with Russian River Pliny the Elder and 18th Street Candy Crushable so we let him tell us more about his unique adventure into the brewery insurance game. We also discuss Dog Fish Heads mace beer and pop open a few cans of beer from Michigan thanks to a recent trade with our new friend, Jake.

Publish Date: 2/14/2018

BC007: Robot Bock w/Tin Man Brewing Kokomo

Amanda Lewton (owner) and Jack Sramek (brewer) from Tin Man Brewing Kokomo joined us to talk about the brewery, their background in the industry, and the unique situation they found themselves in when Tin Man Evansville went up for sale last year. They also brought six beers, including 2016 & 2017 Barrel Aged Csar Russian Imperial Stout.

Publish Date: 1/31/2018

BC006: Blueberries, Barrels, and Botanists w/Botanist and Barrel

Lyndon Smith and Rob Seivert from Cedar Grove, NC-based Botanist & Barrel joined us to talk about their wines and ciders. Lyndon and Rob had the distinct honor of being our first non-Indiana guests and unfortunately, the opening seconds came out distorted thanks to the software we were using. However, the rest of the episode is great. We learned a lot about their techniques, the blueberry farm they own, and the six cider/wine samples they sent us. So grab a drink and come imbibe with us!

Publish Date: 1/17/2018

BC005: Noodling for Murkules w/Kopacetic Beer Factory

On this episode, we visit with our current Beer of the Month sponsor, Kopacetic Beer Factory. Owner Sean Manahan let us taste several new beers he was working on; we learned about the impressive number of Indiana beers he had on tap in 2017; and we tried his first bottled beer, Murkules.

Publish Date: 1/3/2018

BC004: Moontown Event with Indiana on Tap

We traveled to Whitestown, IN for the soft opening of Moontown Brewing Company, hosted by Indiana on Tap. In part one we chat with friends of the show Kevin and Kelsey Groover (OHHAP Podcast Hosts) and get their thoughts on the event and the beers. For part two we chat with Moontown's Bobby Mattingly (owner) and Cody Peczkowski (owner and head brewer) about going from homebrewing to owning and operating a brewery, Cody's previous commercial brewing experience, and what we can expect from them in the near future. We chat with Indiana on Tap Founder/CEO Justin Knepp in the final segment where we learn more about how the event came together.

Beers on the show:

Moontown Brewing Cecil

Moontown Brewing Boone County Brown

Moontown Brewing MoSimQuinox

Publish Date: 12/17/2017

BC003: Kevin Boyd of Drinking Craft

We are lucky enough to know Kevin Boyd, sales rep for Indiana City Brewing and amazing beer photographer who runs Drinking Craft. You have likely met Kevin at one of Indiana City's tasting events and you have likely seen his photographs on Instagram. On this episode he teaches us what goes into his breathtaking photographs and what life as a brewery sales rep is really like.

A big thanks to Kopacetic Beer Factory for sponsoring this episode! Make sure you check them out in Monticello, IN and let them know that Barrel Chat sent you!

Beers this episode:

Kopacetic Beer Factory Porter's Porter

Cerebral Brewing DDH Rare Trait

Finback Brewing Whale Farm

Great Divide Brewing Chai Yeti

8 Wired Brewing Company Bumaye

AverIy Brewing Company Tweak

Publish Date: 12/8/2017

BC002: Shawn Kessel of Taxman Brewing Company

It's our first official episode and Shawn Kessel, shift brewer for Taxman Brewing Company, was nice enough to be our first guest. His journey into the craft beer world started with homebrewing. That passion led him to working with the top homebrewing store in Indiana, Great Fermentations. Thanks to a chance encounter while working at the homebrew shop, Kessel became the head brewer for Grand Junction Brewing, a startup brewing in Westfield, IN at the time. His time at Grand Junction ended not as he would have liked, but it ultimately led to his employment with Taxman Brewing and he says he couldn't be happier.

Thanks to our Kopacetic Beer Factory for sponsoring this episode! Make sure you check them out in Monticello, IN and let them know Barrel Chat sent you!

Beers on the show:

Kopacetic Beer Factory Porter's Porter

Taxman Brewing Royalty

Taxman Brewing Tax Holiday

Taxman Brewing Barrel Aged Deduction

Taxman Brewing 2017 Evasion

Publish Date: 11/23/2017

BC001: Barrel Aged Teaser

What is Barrel Chat? It's a podcast dedicated to learning more about the individuals who move the craft alcohol industry forward. That includes, owners, brewers, distillers, winemakers, assistants, sales reps, and those who have created businesses to support their craft alcohol-centric industry.

This episode is a teaser...well more of an episode since it's 41 minutes long, but we talk about our ambitions with the podcast and begin the journey by drinking lots of barrel aged beers.

Beers on the show:

Mikkeller Brewing San Diego Beer Geek Brunch

Indiana City Brewing Udder Annihilation

Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout 2016

Wolf Ridge Brewing Dire Wolf Rum Line

Publish Date: 11/14/2017

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