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

After hanging out at Pies and Pints 2019 earlier this year and Jordan & Griswold stopping by for some happy hour libations the week before, we were finally able to get the Pigs together for a visit to Mashcraft Fishers....and it was well worth the visit.    We walked up to the counter, looked at the board and said...."We need one of each".  That's where the fun began.  We greedily took flights of every beer they had on the menu.  Everyone was especially astonished by the IIPA LUPU Imperial IPA boasting a 10.1% ABV but you would never guess it was a 10% brew and we had to double check we had the right beer.    We ran through the gamut of beers on tap and eventually David the general manager joined us after getting back from another event they had been supporting in the community.   Tune in to hear all about the many tasty, clean brews and then stop on in to wet your whistle and dine on some of the great food also available at Mashcraft.   Shout outs: Blakes Cider, The Bier Brewery, Pies and Pints, Briarscratch, Kopacetic Beer Factory, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, Untappd, New Holland Brewing Company, Anchorage Brewing Company, Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery, Jonathon Mullens, Final Gravity, Great Fermentations, Taxman   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: 6/21/2019

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

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: 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