A tasty, craft beer fueled day indeed for all was had on a recent trip to the freshest hot spot in Mishawaka, Indiana, The Hop Station Craft Bar.   Dougy Fresh, Pauly Gee, The Huener, and Kluck spent the afternoon downing malts and barley with owner Casey Stuber and getting the smackdown of this fierce pub.   32 Taps of some of the best global craft beer in constant rotation.  Don’t drag your feet, beers this good don’t last long so be sure to stop in often to get a pint or snifter of what is on tap.  Plenty of canned brews and top notch bourbons also adorn the walls of this special place to please and quench any thirst.   While your enjoying your favorite booze juice there is plenty to do to keep you drinking and having fun from board games to killer throwback arcade games.   Get to Hop Station soon . . . you won’t want to leave.       Shout outs in this week’s episode include:  Burn ‘Em Brewing;  Taxman;  The Bier Brewery;  Ash & Elm;  Rivertown Creek;  450 North Brewing;  The Porter Beer Bar;  Brew Link Brewing;  Kopacetic Beer Factory;  Grand Rapids Brewing Co.;  Founders Brewing;  Evil Twin Brewing;  Decadent Ales;  Old Nation Brewing Company;  Windmill Brewing;  Fantome Brewing;  Jonathon Mullens and Broad Ripple Brew Pub;  The Guardian Brewing Company;  HopLore Brewing;  Central State Brewing; Prized Pig BBQ;   Topping Goliath Brewery; Rivertown Brewery and Barrel House; Elm Street Brewing Company; and Untitled Art Brewing    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: 10/18/2019

Blind Pigs Pig Out at Alley’s Alehouse.

This show is brought to you by Captain Picard and an Inter-Dimensional Donkey’s Ass. You may have to listen to understand that one. In this episode it only takes Jordan 17 seconds to make a Sci-Fi nerd comment, and that catapults the group into an interesting conversation on all thing’s Sci-Fi. From Star Wars to Star Trek, DC to Marvel, and everywhere in between including the inter-dimensional donkeys’ ass. The boys do stop the Sci-Fi banter for a moment when the Burger parade brings the boys the new Blind Pig Burger created by Chef Larry. It is a burger that will change your life. Jordan, Hunter, Paulie G, Roberto, and Griswold all enjoy some great banter, food, and beers. What makes Griswold get giddy? Why does Pat have a surgeon on retainer? Who put a little wang in it? Take a listen and find out for yourself. Cheers.

Shout outs:  18th Street, 3 Floyds, Old Style, Upland, Kopacetic Beer Factory, Bell’s, 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.  

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Publish Date: 10/11/2019

Brews O’ Plenty flowed freely on a recent trip to the young Guggman Haus Brewing Co. in Indianapolis.  The 1st morning of Sunday football and the Brickyard was spent priming at the young Guggman.  They are an overnight success story who went from brewing in their basement, to opening their doors this past May, to winning Gold medals for their brews at the Indiana Brewer’s Cup.  They came into the scene blazing hot and we could taste why they were a judge and crowd favorite.    Tune in as owners and brewers, Derrick and Ryan, delight the Pigs with some delicious craft suds and talk about their humble beginnings to their already award winning brews.  They also jump on the Cowboy bandwagon for his plight to change the name of New England IPA’s.    Be sure to stop into this unique brewery in the city for a few pints and enjoy the outdoor seating and dog friendly atmosphere and make some new beer friends in Indy.     www.guggmanhausbrewing.com    Shout outs include:  Mashcraft;  Scarlet Lane Brewing Company;  Black Circle Brewing Co.;  The Dead Squirrels; Sugar Creek Malk Co.;  Bier Brewery;  and Backstep Brewing Company   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: 9/27/2019

One of our best friends in the business, the doctor of hops, Mr. Sean Manahan invited a couple Pigs to his house of craft beer pleasures, the Kopacetic Beer Factory in Monticello, Indiana for a special evening of drinks and conversation.   The place was crowded(as always) on the eve of 1st Annual Brews Cruise hosted by Kopacetic on the Madam Carroll on Lake Freeman.  Sixteen breweries will unite for an afternoon of live music on the open seas.  It was awesome to see other brewery friends joining us to pregame the night before at Kopacetic (be sure to check back in for a couple short segments with Crasian, Teays, and Backstep Brewing).  Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about Kopacetic and how Sean is helping to grow the craft movement by bringing big beers to small town USA.  You’ll quickly understand why the community has embraced Kopacetic and why you need to get there as soon as you finish listening for some fantastic beers and awesome homestyle atmosphere.  The craft beer will get you there, and you’ll want to come back often to see what Sean has created as well as the great food from The Scoreboard and the many Indiana spirits that make your visit even more memorable.    Kopaceticbeer.com   Shout outs include:  People’s Brewing Company;  Everybody’s Brewing;  Tippy’s;  10-56 Brewing   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: 9/20/2019

We return to our home away from home, Alley’s Alehouse. This show is all about collaboration beers. We take a trip around the Sun King 10-4 Good Buddy pack and get a little sidetracked on the way. We also have some pretty exciting things coming up on Blind Pigs. We discuss and stumble over the history of Alleys. We may have had a few since it opened. Take a listen to this episode and see what new things the boys have headed your way. We have Paulie G, Hunter, Griswold, and Jordan on this episode, and we are joined by the World Famous Power Drinker Miller, and the All Powerful OZ of Alleys the one and only Jack Vermillion.

Shout Outs: Sun King, Cigar City, Indiana City, Austin Brew Works, Claude and Annie’s, New Glarus, Rheingeist, Three Floyds,

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: 8/23/2019

Another relaxing home show guzzling brews with the boys.   Local comedian and beer lover, Jeremy Brown, joins the round table for an evening of beer and nonsense . . . a bit of hating on Budweiser(I know, what’s new?).   The boys kill and review numerous brews, some from their #1 craft beer delivery service, Tavour, and a few others from around the Midwest.   The show ends with a mighty chocolate boom from a California brew that was the highlight of the night. Crack a cold one, tune in, and then please go to IndyStar.com and vote for The Blind Pig Confessions as The Best Podcast in Indianapolis in the “Things To Do and See”  section.       Shout outs:  Alley’s Alehouse;  Evil Twin;  Tommi Jean Bell;  LickingHole Creek;  Monon Beverage Brokers;  Bottoms Up;   Josh Springer;  Nikki Reed;  Knob Creek;  New Belgium;  New Holland;  Firestone Walker;  Mr. G’s And a special thanks for our buddy, Mr. Donny Coyle for his tune Rock Revolution to take out the show on a high note.   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: 7/26/2019

The Grand Junction Brewing Co.’s event that kicks off our summer each year was another huge success.  Sadly Rock the Junction 2019 had to come to a close but we had a blast with all our guests.  We can’t thank our good friend Mr. Jon Knight for letting us be part of this grand, annual event.   Tune in for the 2nd hour of Rock the Junction as we rap with friends from Tin Man Kokomo, Rian Umbach of Field Brewing, Kimmy Shivers Kercheval of Jan’s Village Pizza, Tim Palmer of Primeval Brewing, and last but never least, the one and only Brian Graham of Four Day Ray.   And be sure to join us next May for another afternoon of great craft beer and live music at Rock the Junction 2020.   Shout outs include:  Indiana Brewers Cup;  Tippy’s;   Nawty;  Craftroads Beverage; Alley’s Alehouse;  Evil Czech Brewing and Public House;  Metazoa Brewing Company;  Kevin Fertig;  and Shawn Kessel   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: 7/12/2019

Recorded on May the Fourth at the home of Pauly Gee(the e’s are silent), the boys got together to drink and discuss some of the most important topics of our time while enjoying some cold craft brews from The Lost Abbey and 18th Street Brewery.   Tune in as the conversation flows from Helen Keller, non-religious/religious mumbo jumbo, vintage video games, End Game spoilers, and more hatred for the overrated Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.     Shout outs this week include:  Jeremy Brown;  Hoegaarden;  New Glarus Brewing;  Chris Burch;  The Dead Squirrels; and the Founders Brewing Company   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: 6/28/2019