One of our favorites festivals and the kick-start to each summer is and will always be Grand Junction Brewing Co.’s Rock the Junction.  Live music and plenty of incredible craft beer from the many local breweries that bring their tasty creations to Westfield each May to raise money which all goes to well deserved charities.  Grand Junction owner and festival founder, Jon Knight kicks off Part One of this year’s annual event with the Pigs.  Tune in to hear about the charities and why they are so close to his heart and more up and coming news from Grand Junction.  The boys get a little nutty with their good friend Jimmie Boros of  Backstep Brewing Company and R2 explains how he went from rock climbing to headbrewer of Grand Junction.   As always, the gang had a blast, so pour a brew and turn up the volume and stay tuned for the release of Part 2 of Rock the Junction 2019.     Shout outs include:  Four Day Ray;  Big Lug;  Taxman;  Primeval;  Pax  Verum Brewing Company;  Tin Man Brewing; Deer Creek Brewery;  and The Bier Brewery   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

Publish Date: 5/31/2019

Pigs at 10-56 Rerelease We are re-releasing our recent show at 10-56 Brewery due to some editing issues which we have since cleared up(thanks to our wonderful IT piggy, Pauly G). We had too much fun with some of the most creative and all around nicest brewers in the biz, Mike and Erica. They do too much and give back too much to the community to not show them the respect due that we have for them. So, tune in and get your butts out to 10-56 Brewery in Knox, IN to meet the fine people there and enjoy some fantastic craft brews.   Shout outs:  Tippy’s;  Greenbush Brewery;  Starke County Humane Society;  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

Publish Date: 5/25/2019

The gang as been dying to finally get in to do a show at 10-56 Brewing in Knox, IN after meeting owners and brewers, Mike and Erica at Tippy’s a year earlier. and had the pleasure of enjoying some of their unique and tasty brew creations.  They have been supplying the area with their delicious beer for awhile but their young tap house opened it's doors in July of 2018 and things keep growing for this special brewery.  From a weekend hobby to a growing business, you can taste the love of the craft in every pint.   Tune in to hear more about a couple of our favorite brewers in the business and their family friendly and dog friendly brewery with lots to do while your enjoying a few pints.  Bring your own vinyl, play a little cornhole out back, or play a few games indoors while you enjoy a few pints.  Tune in to hear more about 10-56, their beginnings, a typical brew day, how they give back to the community, and some plans for the future, as of course, while we sample some fine craft brews.  A big thanks to Mike and Kim Olivarez for joining in for the afternoon and helping us drink all that brew.    Shout outs:  Tippy’s;  Greenbush Brewery;  Starke County Humane Society;  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

Publish Date: 5/10/2019

The Pigs spend and entertaining evening once again at Tippy’s in Winamac, IN.  

Dougy’s main squeeze, Mikki, jumps in again to review some brews and the Pig’s bodyguard, Griswold brings along his better half, Becky, to keep him in check. 

The gang was in for a treat as Tippy’s was taken over by New Belgium Brewery.  New Belgium Ranger, Lisa Kerman, delights their palates with some old favorites and some fresh suds new to the Pigs such as the delicious Black Lager.  Lisa gets into some history of the brewery as well as some future goals before going off the rails with some buzzed up, entertaining conversations including some bad alcohol memories and cat pee brew.  

A Tippy’s regular and local brewer jumps in at the end to help take this one out. 

Shout outs include:  Briarscratch;  Bootleg Biology;  Redemption Aleworks;  Kopacetic Brewery;  Devil’s Trumpet;  and Carolina Bauernhaus Ales

After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.   

Cheers!

Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com

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Publish Date: 4/26/2019

Paulie G, D Fresh, Mikki, and the Gris took some time before the Belgium Brewery Tap Takeover at Tippy’s to enjoy a few craft brews from their Tavour crate as well as a specialty from Founders.  Before things got crazy the gang tried a few new brews include a sour plum from Carolina Bauernhaus, a coffee stout from Modern Times, a wild (no pun intended) sour Experiment from the Anchorage Brewing Company, and Dougy cracks open a Founders CBS just for our good friend, Tippy’s owner, Shiela Jimenez.   Tune in and pretune with the gang and come back next Friday for the release of the Belgium Takeover Show.   Shout outs include:  Taxman Brewing;  Bier Brewery; Pies and Pints;  and Upland   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

Publish Date: 4/12/2019

Deep into a number of rounds the gang continues to spiral into drunkenness with talks of music and nonsense.  Part Two of an afternoon of craft brews at Ryan’s casa is almost as entertaining to listen to as it was to be there.   Tune in as the beautiful Mikki, Dougy Fresh, Pauly G, Ernie, Rick, and Ryan do some bonding and kill a few more brain cells.     After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

Publish Date: 4/5/2019

Jordan, Paulie G, and the Great and Powerful Security Griswold head to Indy’s Biggest St Patrick’s day tent party at Alley’s Alehouse. This was one crazy party from start to finish. We talk about things St Patty’s, and get to hang out at one fantastic party. We get a chance to sit down with Jack the GM of Alley’s and talk about the party and the pigs. We are also joined by the lovely and talented Mel Reffey of Red Remains. We have a few other special slightly inebriated guests on to share their St Pattys fun. Join us for a wild ride episode.

Shoutouts: Pinheads, Mel Reffey, Jack Vermillion, Bier Brewery (Uncle Jerry), Four Day Ray, Pax Verum

Publish Date: 3/29/2019

The Pigs love this annual charity event.  Pizza pies and craft beer and all the funds go to furthering education.  An amazing time each and every year and this year did not let anyone down.  A packed house with lots of great craft beer and local pizza fueled the party.   Anya from Arts for Learning help the boys kick off the shindig and tells some of the many things they do for the community and what’s coming up after Pies and Pints is behind us for the year as well as how you can donate after the party ends.  New friends such as John Roberts of CenterPoint, Dave from Mashcraft, and the young Carly from Upland along with old and dear friends, Cody and Patrick of Moontown join the boys to talk beer and a bit of the usual nonsense.   Tune in to check out what you may have missed if you didn’t attend and be sure to join us next year at Pies and Pints 2020.   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

Publish Date: 3/15/2019