1 00:00:06,839 --> 00:00:12,199 This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods Media Network. Sometimes 2 00:00:12,359 --> 00:00:16,039 the beer in front of you is the best one yet. I'll talk about 3 00:00:16,039 --> 00:00:20,160 some great beer, and I'll also talk to various people in and around the 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:26,079 beer industry to get their stories all about beer. That's Beer in Front and 5 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:34,280 it's coming up now. Welcome to episode two hundred and Moore, the April 6 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:38,960 ninth edition of Beer in Front. I'm your host, Dave z Alatorus, 7 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:44,520 and Beer in Front is a proud Odd Pods Media Network member. I have 8 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,280 a good show today. I say it every week, but it's a good 9 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,000 show. Today. I'm going to talk with a couple friends of mine from 10 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:55,960 Birmingham, Alabama. We're going to talk about the beer scene there. I 11 00:00:56,119 --> 00:01:00,119 have a couple beers from Birmingham, so I had those. Those are really 12 00:01:00,159 --> 00:01:06,640 good. So this episode is gonna be all about Birmingham. Sorry, the 13 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,599 episode is out to day late. My back has really been bugging me lately, 14 00:01:11,799 --> 00:01:19,560 so sitting down to type up everything and record was not in my best 15 00:01:19,599 --> 00:01:25,239 interest over the weekend when I normally do this, So my apologies for the 16 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:30,519 delay. Speaking of the back, oh get this, so now, after 17 00:01:30,599 --> 00:01:37,599 having the needles in my ass cheek, which didn't help. Now next week 18 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:44,599 I'm gonna have some electro something or other done to my back and they need 19 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,719 to put me under for that as well. So something's got to give because 20 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:52,439 this ain't right. If you need to get hold of me, you could 21 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:57,599 reach me day that's beerinfront dot com or on all the social media channels at 22 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:02,400 beer in Front. If you'd like to support the show, head over to 23 00:02:02,519 --> 00:02:15,400 Patreon dot com slash beer in front for more information. Didn't Beer in Beverage 24 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:21,960 News to Shoots is coming out with a bearl aged, fresh squeezed beer that 25 00:02:22,159 --> 00:02:27,159 is supposed to resemble the old fashioned cocktail. This is going to be a 26 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,479 ten point seven percent beer, and while not available yet in my area, 27 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:38,719 it looks like this is going to be a national release. The Brewers Association 28 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:46,120 announced the twenty twenty four Industry Awards. Recipients this year are Tanya Cornett from 29 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:52,840 ten Barrel in the Innovation in Craft category. John Pinkerton from Moon River took 30 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:59,400 home the Recognition Award. Eric Orlando from the Zeta Group was awarded the Defense 31 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:05,479 of the Industry Free Award, and Laura Lodge from Customized Craft Beer Programs is 32 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:12,319 the Mentor of the Year. Congratulations to the winners. Coachella and Stagecoach will 33 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:16,960 both have a sober bar at their music festivals this year. It's called the 34 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:23,560 New Bar and it's going to feature non alcoholic beers, wines, and spirits. 35 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:30,159 As someone that's been to multiple riot fests and lallapaloozas and Ana Bar is 36 00:03:30,199 --> 00:03:36,759 a good call. Goose Island will open up their location at the Salt Shed 37 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,759 on May the third. This will have indoor and outdoor seating, a brand 38 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:46,960 new food menu, and a diverse tap list. Kendall Jackson, the Winemaker, 39 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:52,159 will be the first wine partner of the NBA. I'm talking a lot 40 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:59,719 the last few weeks about beer and food pairings. Johnsonville, the sausage company, 41 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:05,879 in Line and Coogle they're joining forces to make a summer shandy flavored Brotwurst. 42 00:04:06,639 --> 00:04:13,599 Now beer and brotz perfect together. I'm not sure how the lemon is 43 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:15,759 going to taste in one, but you know me, if I see it, 44 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,800 I'm gonna put it in the cart. I don't know if they make 45 00:04:18,879 --> 00:04:25,040 it anymore, but I remember the Jewel the Bootstore here in Chicago and Revolution 46 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:30,800 used to have brots. They had the They hid one with Eugene the Porter 47 00:04:30,959 --> 00:04:35,879 for a while, and then they also had the anti hero Brot. You 48 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:40,680 know, the last one I think I saw a Jewel with a beer company 49 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:46,319 was three one two had an infused brot, So you know, maybe Jeweled 50 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:53,800 lining up with AB and BEV. Now Playboy the magazine or I don't even 51 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,480 know if it's still around, but Playboy is coming out with the hard seltzer 52 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,879 called play Hot, and that's going to be the ready to drink sponsor of 53 00:05:02,959 --> 00:05:09,160 the Chicago White Sox. Maybe the Socks should take the advice on the can 54 00:05:09,759 --> 00:05:18,879 and play hard. All right, today's show is going to be all about 55 00:05:19,399 --> 00:05:25,560 Birmingham and Alabama. First up is my good buddy Brandon. He sent me 56 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:30,480 over a couple of beers, like right around the holiday season, excellent stuff. 57 00:05:30,519 --> 00:05:33,759 I'm gonna have one leader from Good People Brewing Company. This is I'm 58 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:39,120 gonna have their coffee oatmeal stout. But I'm excited to meet Brandon, not 59 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,920 in person, because we're doing this via zoom, but to meet you outside 60 00:05:42,959 --> 00:05:46,519 of Twitter. Absolutely. Yeah, that's kind of funny how this happens. 61 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:49,560 I was telling my wife about it and I was like, oh, I 62 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,120 remember like, he's the guy that a couple of years ago sent me some 63 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:59,079 Chicago beers and the beer Santa Twitter thing, and then you know here recently, 64 00:05:59,439 --> 00:06:02,600 the Metro you know brewing. We were just talking about off air in 65 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:08,240 terms of, you know, getting me a little care package before they're unfortunate 66 00:06:09,519 --> 00:06:14,600 you know closure recently. I certainly appreciated that, but was happy to replicate 67 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,079 on the Birmingham beer side for sure. Now you do what sales work with 68 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:25,519 Avondale and Good People I do. Yeah, So kind of little back context. 69 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:30,240 Good People was the you know, first kind of legally founded brewery in 70 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,560 Birmingham. We opened in two thousand and eight. Avondale opened shortly after, 71 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:41,120 and they were two separate companies for a little while, and eventually Good People 72 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:45,160 wound up buying Avondale. This was all prior to me being here, been 73 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,000 to Birmingham for coming up on the year already somehow. But yeah, and 74 00:06:48,079 --> 00:06:54,439 so there for a while when you know, acquisition first kind of happened, 75 00:06:54,439 --> 00:06:59,199 it was just kind of a you know, operating kind of two bicycles. 76 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,399 Just do your thing, we do birthday and then now in the last couple 77 00:07:02,399 --> 00:07:05,879 of years, it's kind of become a little bit more consolidated because the Avendel 78 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:12,920 Brewery we actually it's essentially a second tap room for us there. We don't 79 00:07:12,959 --> 00:07:15,199 do any production there. All the production we do it Good People, which 80 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,600 is right down town, but at the Avondel side, we've actually really invested 81 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:26,319 into that space and turned it into a pretty popular and prominent event space at 82 00:07:26,439 --> 00:07:29,639 in town, which is really cool. We get some pretty good, pretty 83 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:34,399 great, really bookings for just live music pretty much throughout the year. We 84 00:07:34,439 --> 00:07:39,120 do have an indoor upstairs kind of private, smaller space that we can do 85 00:07:39,199 --> 00:07:42,000 some really cool shows at, and then we have you know, more of 86 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,759 the outside like stage lights, camera, just full on. Oh cool. 87 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,279 Yeah, yeah, it's it's a it's a cool spot. And it's been 88 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:54,360 kind of funny for somebody who you know definitely is a transplant over here, 89 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,879 just seeing like, oh, like I you have loved this beer under this 90 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:03,040 umbrella. I love this one Avendel beer, I love this one Good People 91 00:08:03,079 --> 00:08:05,680 beer. It's like, Okay, that's all the same, you know, 92 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,240 that's the same same place. But well, I know, like you know, 93 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,560 we did this exchange, like you know, last year, and it 94 00:08:13,639 --> 00:08:16,519 was funny, like the care package you sent wound up go to like Portland, 95 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,920 Oregon before it made its way in Chicago. We're like talking to it 96 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:24,160 was like Christmas. So it's like all right, you know, shipping's gonna 97 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:28,600 be late or whatever. But I'm looking at it like the tracking number you 98 00:08:28,639 --> 00:08:33,519 said them like Oregon. Wait, Alabama's here, Chicago's here, and Oregon 99 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,480 it's way over there. But it finally came. I did a couple of 100 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,159 segments on them earlier, which I'll put out later the show. But I 101 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,879 know, like some of the ones that I had, like that Avondale was 102 00:08:43,919 --> 00:08:48,639 really good. I'm really excited to crack open this coffee oatmeal style. Now 103 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,240 what can you tell me about this one while I'm busting it open? Here? 104 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:58,639 Uh So, a little fun kind of personal anecdote for me on that 105 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,759 one. So I'm born and raised in Georgia, spent first thirty years over 106 00:09:01,799 --> 00:09:07,679 there before again recently moving over here about a year ago. The good Oh 107 00:09:07,759 --> 00:09:09,759 yeah, it's a it's a good looking, forward, good looking poor good 108 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:16,240 head there and smelled great. So good people used to distribute in Georgia and 109 00:09:16,759 --> 00:09:20,559 recently pulled out a couple of years ago. But whenever they were distributing in 110 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,480 Georgia. That beer in particular, my wife said, and I we bought 111 00:09:24,799 --> 00:09:28,919 I think I think I bought like six cases of it for our wedding and 112 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:33,960 then wound up not being able to use it because of you know, venue 113 00:09:33,159 --> 00:09:39,039 and this and that, and so we wound up just having six cases of 114 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:43,120 good People at Mossout. So that's a beer that I was not overly mad 115 00:09:43,159 --> 00:09:46,480 at at the time to have on hand. But it's also just kind of 116 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,320 funny just the kind of story of how I even wound up with good people. 117 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,960 I was, you know, a fan there for a long time before 118 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,720 ever even you know, kind of and in your head there's always the kind 119 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:00,360 of, oh, that'd be really cool to work there when they you know, 120 00:10:00,639 --> 00:10:03,519 just especially as I kind of got you know, involved in the industry 121 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,559 and whatnot and never really thought it would actually happen, and then I did, 122 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,080 so kind of a little bit of a full circle moment. But yeah, 123 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:16,919 the circle of life there, yeah for sure. Yeah, But yeah, 124 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,639 CoFe dnial Stout used to be one that we offered as in terms of 125 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:24,679 just a year round offering. We had to had to brown ail a lot 126 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,440 of the kind of multi year beers, which I think partially Again, you 127 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,559 know, I've only been around for a year or so, so might not 128 00:10:31,799 --> 00:10:35,320 all be totally the you know, full accuracy. But in my opinion, 129 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:41,159 I think it's just that Alabama is still such a new and kind of young 130 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:45,960 craft beer landscape really, so like you know, we're the oldest. We 131 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,159 started in two thousand and eight, and so that just shows you, you 132 00:10:48,159 --> 00:10:52,720 know, I think right now there's forty five give or take all great out 133 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,759 in the state. Birmingham, you know, especially if you consider kind of 134 00:10:56,799 --> 00:11:01,759 the metro area of Birmingham, I think account for almost twenty of them. 135 00:11:01,799 --> 00:11:05,919 So I mean that's fifty percent of them are pretty much in Birmingham. Yeah, 136 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:09,519 Huntsville's popped up as a pretty good hub, but for the most part, 137 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,519 a lot of it emails right here. But back to Coffield Mill Stout. 138 00:11:13,639 --> 00:11:18,679 Now, it's one of our fall seasonals that we do, and so 139 00:11:18,759 --> 00:11:24,320 it kind of fell into our because you know, we're fortunate to be the 140 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:28,519 size we are and you know, a lot of our volume is done in 141 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,960 you know, package grocery ord, you know, gas station, just kind 142 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:37,960 of people seeing our beer byron or beer from you know, those places and 143 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,000 one of ours. You know, we kind of packaged one of our skews 144 00:11:41,039 --> 00:11:45,399 into being for about the first six months of the year, we do our 145 00:11:45,399 --> 00:11:48,600 West Coast I p a Hitchhiker, which is a crowd favorite. It's one 146 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:52,639 that you know, people love to see come out every year, and then 147 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:56,679 we roll it into Octoberfest for a few months, and then right after Octoberfest 148 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:01,639 we roll out Offield Mill Stout. Okay, this past year was really cool. 149 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,200 We did a couple adjunct versions of it, so we did one that 150 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,279 was like a peanut butter coffee oatmeal style. We did, you know, 151 00:12:09,919 --> 00:12:13,039 little kind of fun things with it. But it's definitely one of the ones 152 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,720 that's kind of near and dear to me in our portfolio for sure. Yeah, 153 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,879 it's really good. Like you definitely notice, or at least I do. 154 00:12:18,919 --> 00:12:24,480 I noticed the coffee's there, but it's not. It doesn't take away 155 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:28,879 from the beer like some coffee. Beers are almost just like drinking a can 156 00:12:28,919 --> 00:12:33,120 of cold coffee, where this is like it's there, you know it's there, 157 00:12:33,639 --> 00:12:35,759 but you still get like all the flavor of the beer and the stout. 158 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,159 It's really good. I was just looking at the chem while you were 159 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:43,240 talking. What's the ABV on this, it's like five okay, five six 160 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:48,600 something like that. It's it's pretty light. Let me just to make sure 161 00:12:48,639 --> 00:12:50,919 I'm not lying to you. Yeah, I mean the artwork is really cool 162 00:12:50,919 --> 00:12:54,639 too. I love the fond I mean, I love like the logo. 163 00:12:54,759 --> 00:12:58,519 Everything about this is really good. Yeah, it's been five seven neiled it. 164 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,200 Ok Yeah, it's one that you know, it's people definitely love to 165 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,120 seeing kind of come back around. You know. It's it to me is 166 00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:09,600 one of the kind of staples of the market here in terms of okay, 167 00:13:09,639 --> 00:13:11,960 like it's fall, like we're coming up on the holidays, here's coffee up 168 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:16,559 Mill Stoule like you know, but yeah, it's it's one that I definitely 169 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,559 agree. I really enjoy it because it's not super in your face coffee, 170 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,080 Like you know, I don't want one of the ones where it's like, 171 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,039 oh, like am I drinking a coffee? Yeah? For sure? Like 172 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,039 is this going to keep me away? Good night? Yeah? Have you 173 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:35,759 ever like or have they ever barriaged this that I don't believe? So, 174 00:13:35,759 --> 00:13:41,120 so every fall or not fall, really it's kind of every December there we 175 00:13:41,159 --> 00:13:46,080 have a really big event it's called El Gordo day and it's a release of 176 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:50,879 our thirteen point nine percent our abb laws fourteen percent here, but it's our 177 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:56,159 thirteen point eight thirteen point nine percent Russian imperial stout and that one we always 178 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,480 do just the base barrier and there will do the base spear and then we'll 179 00:13:58,519 --> 00:14:03,200 release the bear alongside it, and then on the elk Bordo. It's uh, 180 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,440 you know, we'll play around without one a lot, like this past 181 00:14:05,519 --> 00:14:09,159 year we did a barrel age, we did a cookies and cream but coffee 182 00:14:09,159 --> 00:14:13,799 had missed out. Typically is just you know, the we just kind of 183 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,320 let it ride all right, Like you mentioned before, like you know, 184 00:14:16,399 --> 00:14:24,080 well before we were talking like you work with Fords drinking as well. Yeah, 185 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:30,799 So just kind of my long long story short when I kind of I 186 00:14:30,879 --> 00:14:35,639 kind of got into craft at a really great time in Georgia just because as 187 00:14:35,679 --> 00:14:37,840 I was turning kind of twenty one and of age, that's when the boom 188 00:14:37,919 --> 00:14:41,639 really kind of happened in Georgia and so I just kind of got to see 189 00:14:41,639 --> 00:14:45,039 it, you know, grow it was the there was a couple of year 190 00:14:45,039 --> 00:14:46,879 period where it was you know, there's a new place twice a month, 191 00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:52,559 three times a month, like every weekend and just always was you know, 192 00:14:52,639 --> 00:14:56,480 near and dear to me. And whenever I thought I was gonna be a 193 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:03,120 teacher, there for a little bit my under as in history and when I 194 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:09,159 kind of stumbled my way through no pun intended. My bachelor's I actually came 195 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:13,039 across the museum field, and so I wound up going to grad school for 196 00:15:13,159 --> 00:15:18,320 public history to depended the museum field, and part of my program, since 197 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,919 it was a history program, we had to do a thesis and I knew 198 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,679 going in. I was like, I'm gonna do something with beer. I'm 199 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,120 going to figure out what it is. I don't know yet, and you 200 00:15:28,159 --> 00:15:33,240 know, no no different than any other thesis or anybody else's project. Like 201 00:15:33,279 --> 00:15:37,519 it went through a couple iterations, but wound up doing a the like first 202 00:15:37,759 --> 00:15:41,799 ever like scholar whatever, you know, master's thesis on Georgia beer history. 203 00:15:41,919 --> 00:15:50,440 And my last semester I actually through Twitter met Tristan Chen who's the founder of 204 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,559 Port Shrinking, and got involved with him, and you know, it was 205 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,440 like, hey, man, like if you're you know, interested in this, 206 00:15:56,519 --> 00:15:58,240 like it'd be cool to just get you on board do some writing for 207 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,039 us. And I was like, oh yeah, like let me finish the 208 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,080 thesis and then we can figure it out. And yeah, stuck all with 209 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:08,440 them in January twenty twenty and then have you know, was a contributing writer 210 00:16:08,519 --> 00:16:11,799 for a few months and then kind of became the Georgia Content editor and then 211 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:18,759 recently kind of transitioned into me and one other gentleman, Jason Murphy. We're 212 00:16:18,759 --> 00:16:23,600 the Southeast content editors now. But yeah, I really enjoyed my work with 213 00:16:23,639 --> 00:16:29,879 portrang you know, obviously, so it was founded in Denver, but Chicago 214 00:16:30,039 --> 00:16:33,879 is a huge hub of portraying. It always has been. It's kind of 215 00:16:33,879 --> 00:16:37,759 Denver Chicago are are two kind of really big markets for it. We have 216 00:16:37,799 --> 00:16:40,879 a ton of writers out there, we have a ton of support out there, 217 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,799 which is really cool. But yeah, it's been you know, it's 218 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,360 been a lot of fun. Definitely done some kind of fun articles, done 219 00:16:48,399 --> 00:16:52,840 some you know, kind of deep dives which is always a fun thing and 220 00:16:52,879 --> 00:16:57,240 whatnot. But yeah, so I've always done that that kind of on the 221 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:02,679 side. And twenty twenty was working at a museum. Most you know, 222 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,839 that's what you do. You get your degree, you knew your field, 223 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,759 and when COVID happened. Actually we wound up shutting down, But I always 224 00:17:11,799 --> 00:17:15,079 say it was kind of a little bit of a blessing for me, just 225 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,680 because I wasn't, you know, loving what I was doing, even though 226 00:17:18,799 --> 00:17:22,160 I had just gone to school for it and was trying to convince myself, 227 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:26,920 and so I actually my last semester of grad school started working at a bottle 228 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:30,640 shop in town west side bottle shop in Athens, Georgia, and wound up, 229 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,960 you know, just really finding myself enjoying my days there more than I 230 00:17:34,039 --> 00:17:38,359 was, you know previously, And again long long story, short work, 231 00:17:38,759 --> 00:17:45,240 made some really key friends and connections and whatnot, and was there for probably, 232 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:51,000 I guess, a little over two years. And there was a small 233 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:56,079 brewery opened up in twenty twenty one called Athentic Brewing, and I wound up, 234 00:17:56,119 --> 00:18:00,200 you know, long soy shore getting on board with them, and guess 235 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,640 they'd have been in twenty twenty. I came on it's twenty twenty one, 236 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:07,160 and then was there for a little over two years in right until we moved 237 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,839 over to Birmingham and got on with good people. Yeah, you've only been 238 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:12,720 there a year, I know, Like my cousin who lives there, he 239 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:18,440 talks it up. What is like the Birmingham area, l like, like, 240 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:22,279 what's there to do? Like, the only thing I really know about 241 00:18:22,279 --> 00:18:26,480 it outside of my cousin is Michael Jordan played. Michael played minor league baseball 242 00:18:26,519 --> 00:18:30,720 here thirty years ago. Yeah. Yeah, so actually the Barons, the 243 00:18:30,759 --> 00:18:36,640 Birmingham Barons Good People's tap Room was located right across the street from Reasons Field 244 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:40,079 where they still play, and so location wise, it's you know, perfect, 245 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:41,400 especially this time of the year. I mean, Roland have a couple 246 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,519 of beers, go over to the minor league game for you know, a 247 00:18:45,559 --> 00:18:49,039 few bucks, and it's a it's a good Thursday night. Yeah. But 248 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:53,559 yeah, I mean, honestly, I think my biggest kind of complement of 249 00:18:53,559 --> 00:18:57,720 the city is just the way it like it. It feels like a big 250 00:18:57,799 --> 00:19:03,720 city, but it's not overly populated like in Atlanta or something, so you 251 00:19:03,759 --> 00:19:07,920 know, you kind of get best best of both worlds. Like, yes, 252 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:11,119 traffic can be a little bad sometimes, but it's never you know, 253 00:19:11,839 --> 00:19:15,720 super terrible, but aver La bad Yeah yeah, yeah, or even a 254 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:22,000 bad honestly, but it also just like it's it's very much like a it's 255 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:26,839 it's a very like kind of neighborhoodd feeling like there's just a lot of just 256 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:30,319 kind of little like cool pockets, like you definitely have kind of the more 257 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:34,039 like you know, city spots. You have the more you know. Sometimes 258 00:19:34,319 --> 00:19:40,079 to me it doesn't make a ton of sense, but the kind of main 259 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:44,400 drag that runs out of downtown and you can see the kind of city scape 260 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:48,920 and whatnot, it really reminds me of Pittsburgh, which, okay, it's 261 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,000 been a great town. Yeah, yeah, I've spent exactly one night in 262 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:56,720 Pittsburgh and I loved it. But which you know, one of the monikers 263 00:19:56,759 --> 00:20:00,319 of Birmingham is like this the Steel City, so there was a lot of 264 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:04,079 that industry here and whatnot, you know, historically, so it just kind 265 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:08,160 of has that feel and vibe. But yeah, we have a really great 266 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:14,759 museum see here both you know, arts museums, history museums. There's the 267 00:20:14,799 --> 00:20:21,000 Civil Rights Institute here that is a really incredible museum. Obviously for you know, 268 00:20:21,079 --> 00:20:25,440 there's no professional sports in Alabama other than what some people would say, 269 00:20:25,559 --> 00:20:29,640 you know, the University of not personally but hey, but no, I 270 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:33,799 mean there's honestly just there's a ton and we also have a really kind of 271 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:41,119 I don't know the best word for it, active I guess kind of tourism 272 00:20:41,599 --> 00:20:45,519 council or commerce or whatever. So you know, we have a few really 273 00:20:45,519 --> 00:20:52,799 big event spaces here. There's a soccer club here. There's a couple of 274 00:20:52,839 --> 00:21:00,599 the Spring NFL, you know USFL, the Birmingham Stallions they I saw that 275 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,839 one two, a lot of championships. I guess they're back to back champions 276 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:10,200 I and at the time of this recording a big spring football first, but 277 00:21:10,319 --> 00:21:15,359 we'll see, you know, pretty big fall football person. But yeah, 278 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,960 I mean that's been The kind of cool thing is just you know, being 279 00:21:18,079 --> 00:21:23,039 in a new like space. Obviously, we spend a lot of weekends just 280 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,759 kind of getting out and just kind of randomly just going around places. But 281 00:21:29,039 --> 00:21:33,240 the beer industry here is really cool, just especially in Birmingham proper, just 282 00:21:33,279 --> 00:21:37,319 because from you know, kind of point A at the furthest end of town 283 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:41,799 to point you know, be at the other end of town. They're just 284 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:48,640 I believe eight or so breweries within like a five mile stretch, Like so 285 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:52,680 many of them are downtown, Like I mean Monday Night, who is from 286 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,480 Atlanta, they have a spot here. High Wire from Asheville. They have 287 00:21:56,559 --> 00:22:00,920 a tap from here, and then you know, there's been a few that 288 00:22:00,559 --> 00:22:07,799 have either you know, like there's one spot downtown that's currently called Upbreut Brewing 289 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:12,839 and that the building there, and similar to what we were kind of talking 290 00:22:12,839 --> 00:22:17,279 about it about Metro earlier, that they're like the third brewer to be in 291 00:22:17,279 --> 00:22:21,039 that space, Like both of the others that started there outgrow on it, 292 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,640 you know, put a new spot somewhere else, and so that's that's a 293 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,359 really cool thing to see too. Is just the kind of support that you 294 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:32,079 know, for an industry that's a little bit younger here, just to still 295 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:36,880 have that amount of support to be able to you know, have a dozen 296 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:41,599 within a five mile kind of stretch. Yeah. Is it like a walkable 297 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:45,480 city like you know Chicago you could pretty much walk anywhere you wanted to or 298 00:22:45,519 --> 00:22:48,559 is it pretty much like you need to get a car or an uber or 299 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,720 something like that. Yeah, there's, uh, there's like definitely some parts 300 00:22:52,759 --> 00:22:56,960 that are walkable, but the most part it is just kind of you know, 301 00:22:56,519 --> 00:23:00,839 close end proximity, but not really you know, overly walkable. Like 302 00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:06,440 there's a lot of time you know, like public like sidewalks or like Okay, 303 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:10,359 have like a I think it's like the Greenway or green line or something 304 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,880 that it's kind of similar to like Atlanta's beltline, all right, but it 305 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,279 doesn't I don't think that it fully has been developed like to kind of encapsulate, 306 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,720 you know, the whole city yet. For the most part though, 307 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:26,200 I mean pretty much everything is you know, ten fifteen minutes from anywhere you 308 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,799 want to go, which is okay a plus, it's not like I mean, 309 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,519 certainly can walk it. Yeah, you know there's off those beers, 310 00:23:33,599 --> 00:23:37,839 yeah, for sure, for sure. What else is there to do? 311 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:42,000 Is there like like outdoor stuff? Are you like close to like trails, 312 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,640 parks things of bad nature? For sure? Yeah, there's a few. 313 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:49,839 There's one like kind of right downtown. It's been a little bit of a 314 00:23:52,519 --> 00:23:56,839 kind of recent I thinkation from what I've been told, at least called Railroad 315 00:23:56,839 --> 00:24:00,720 Park. Okay, actually right outside of the a Dale neighborhood, which is 316 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:06,759 obviously where our you know, Tapron is. But there's also like Oak Mountain. 317 00:24:07,519 --> 00:24:10,559 I don't know if it's a state or national park, to be honest 318 00:24:10,599 --> 00:24:12,480 with you, one of the two, but it's kind of you know, 319 00:24:12,599 --> 00:24:15,960 right over here, there's all kinds of walking trails on it. It's definitely 320 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:22,920 you know, like Burningham is definitely a pretty like outdoor city from I think 321 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,359 it actually picked up this month in March, but for like a six seven 322 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:33,000 month period, there's a kind of section of downtown it's probably i don't know, 323 00:24:33,519 --> 00:24:37,400 five or six kind of blocks wide that every Saturday there's a huge farmers 324 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,839 market that people just I mean, it's it's kind of a like, I 325 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,000 don't know, it's you got to go. I don't know how you know. 326 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,200 I mean it's a huge just you know, all kinds of vendors from 327 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:53,400 like arts and crafts to just produced to you know, baked goods. I 328 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,839 mean, there's just everything there. That's a really cool space. But there's 329 00:24:57,839 --> 00:25:02,200 definitely been a lot more from what again, you know, I've been told 330 00:25:02,279 --> 00:25:06,359 they're just that it's come up in conversation. There's been a lot of kind 331 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:11,559 of renovation recently and a lot of kind of directed you know, kind of 332 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:17,279 infrastructure or in this particularly like in downtown and the kind of surrounding areas. 333 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:22,440 But yeah, I mean there's you know, always something going on. Yeah, 334 00:25:22,799 --> 00:25:27,960 Like certainly I will say one thing that I didn't expect or you know, 335 00:25:29,079 --> 00:25:33,599 maybe I just didn't know. But the culinary scene here is really great 336 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:38,880 as well. There's a ton of just great restaurants from you know, dive 337 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:44,759 bars, great for to the like you know James Beard nominee, James Beard 338 00:25:45,319 --> 00:25:48,880 chefs, and I think there's even like a couple like you know, there's 339 00:25:49,319 --> 00:25:52,359 a few spots in downtown that are certainly like you know, very very good, 340 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:56,160 highly regarded, but it's kind of spread out. But I just also 341 00:25:56,279 --> 00:26:04,480 loved the just amount of kind of international food that's here or type place an 342 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:08,720 Indian place like literally half a mile from our house, and you know, 343 00:26:08,799 --> 00:26:15,200 visit both frequently. There's obviously you know, burghers and Avery. I mean 344 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,000 there's everything here. That was one thing that I didn't expect, really, 345 00:26:18,039 --> 00:26:22,400 I kind of just because so my wife's actually from Alabama, but she's from 346 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:27,559 small town in Alabama. It's like an hour east of Birmingham. And my 347 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:32,759 only real you know, Alabama experience was going you know, to my in 348 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,200 laws and just kind of seeing her town. And so whenever we first were 349 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:41,200 talking about moving from Athens, originally it was oh, let's go to Birmingham, 350 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,160 and it was a little bit of a tough sell for me for a 351 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,000 bit, and then we got out here and I was like, oh, 352 00:26:45,039 --> 00:26:51,119 like this is actually a pretty sweet place. Okay, So that's certainly how 353 00:26:51,559 --> 00:26:53,400 you know, it's not like I think the thing I like about it is 354 00:26:53,440 --> 00:27:00,920 that it like it's not an overly like southern charming kind of a city, 355 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:04,240 but it's like definitely like super welcoming. And it's also just you know, 356 00:27:04,559 --> 00:27:07,799 like you kind of get a lot of the kind of big city quote perks 357 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,680 without you know, having the population of you know, five six million, 358 00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:18,079 like yeah in Chicago, any of the big big cities. Now with like 359 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:23,799 the breweries you represent, I mean in cans obviously, what's like the distribution 360 00:27:25,079 --> 00:27:30,160 like are you all over like the southeast stores. It's just strictly closer to 361 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:34,759 like the Birmingham area. Yeah. So for distribution of the Good People, 362 00:27:36,519 --> 00:27:41,079 especially the Good People brand, it's well, you know, bared with the 363 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:47,000 specifics are obviously having kind of two brands is awesome, but it definitely leads 364 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:51,240 to a little bit of you know, just figuring out details and logistics. 365 00:27:51,279 --> 00:27:56,440 But Good People you know, beers available all throughout the state of Alabama, 366 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:03,200 top to bottom. We launched over in mississipt beat last year we kind of 367 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:07,880 focused on Startville and the Tupelo area, so where Mississippi State is. And 368 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:14,880 then last fall we'll be actually launched down into Jackson and Hattiesburg and then down 369 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,359 kind of the golf It was like just all of you know, basically the 370 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:22,839 kind of southern part of the state. And then we down in Florida, 371 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:27,000 we go over to Pensacola and then that's kind of where we draw it. 372 00:28:27,079 --> 00:28:34,920 And then for Tennessee, we're in Chattanooga and primarily Nashville. Okay, yeah, 373 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:38,839 yeah, we have a pretty good presence up that way, and you 374 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:42,839 know, a lot of love and support up there, so we certainly certainly 375 00:28:42,839 --> 00:28:48,000 appreciate that. Brandon, I appreciate you taking time out. It's nice to 376 00:28:48,039 --> 00:28:52,160 do the beer exchange. I still have the Metro glass for you because I 377 00:28:52,279 --> 00:28:53,839 bought too, but I didn't want it to break in the box with the 378 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,000 beer, so I have to do I'll have to send you that out because 379 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,240 it's still I'm looking at it right now. It's in the bag. So 380 00:29:00,799 --> 00:29:06,240 I've got the one last class for Metropolitan. But thanks so much for talking 381 00:29:06,279 --> 00:29:08,720 about the Burning Theme Area. If you're there, you got to check out 382 00:29:08,799 --> 00:29:14,720 Avondale and good people. The beers that I've had have been outstanding, So 383 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:18,759 definitely if you're in their distribution foot print, you got to pick those up. 384 00:29:18,079 --> 00:29:22,480 Brandon Man, thanks again, brother, I really appreciate it absolutely. 385 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,279 Man, it was a pleasure. You know, it's always a fun thing 386 00:29:25,319 --> 00:29:27,599 to actually kind of sit down with somebody that you you know, interacted with 387 00:29:27,759 --> 00:29:32,160 and yeah, fel like, you know, for so long. I think 388 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:36,480 our first interactional you probably were pissed at me because it was something about I 389 00:29:36,519 --> 00:29:40,359 think I had a twenty eight to three comment about something and you were like, 390 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,559 dude, yeah, yeah, it was probably the Super Bowl comment. 391 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:47,759 Yeah, yeah, yeah. We uh you know, at this point rightfully 392 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,240 earned every single bit of the grief that we get about that. Yeah, 393 00:29:51,759 --> 00:29:57,119 I wholeheartedly. And this past year Super Bowl for as you know, it's 394 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:02,839 cool to see Kansas City doing their thing, but I I could not pull 395 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:07,640 for Colle Shanahan after what he did does in my life. But luckily the 396 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:12,759 Braves and Uga has biled us out since the way to you know, become 397 00:30:12,799 --> 00:30:18,200 realmary' all, you know, getting excited up there about Caleb Williams you think 398 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,720 is uh yeah, I mean there's no doubt. I mean, especially after 399 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:26,200 they traded Justin and so yeah, we're definitely taking it. I was actually 400 00:30:26,839 --> 00:30:30,119 kind of like I didn't really have that much of a problem with Justin. 401 00:30:30,599 --> 00:30:33,279 You know, he kind of dealt a bad hand to begin with with Matt 402 00:30:33,359 --> 00:30:38,039 Naggy here and then thrown to the Wolves, and you know, it's kind 403 00:30:38,039 --> 00:30:42,400 of hard to pass on the number one pick and reset that quarterback clock. 404 00:30:42,519 --> 00:30:45,920 So I mean he's going to have some talent. I mean, right now 405 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,720 their offense is stacked. So yeah, that was a big I just the 406 00:30:49,759 --> 00:30:53,640 thing that the biggest I know, obviously this is a beer podcast, right, 407 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,279 but the biggest thing that has urged me this entire kind of draft all 408 00:30:59,319 --> 00:31:03,319 season has been and you know, Chicago, this Chicago that it's like Chicago, 409 00:31:03,519 --> 00:31:06,119 I mean, they were on a pretty good run for the end of 410 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,880 last year. Like this isn't really there, you know, like they didn't 411 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:14,559 earn the number one yeah, like it's Carolina's pick, and but the whole 412 00:31:14,559 --> 00:31:18,119 off season it was well the situation in Chicago, this and that. But 413 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:19,880 you know, we'll see. But I mean I think, you know, 414 00:31:21,519 --> 00:31:25,240 I think I think it worked out for everyone involved. As much as it 415 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,920 could, I guess at this point, just for how loud it constantly was. 416 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,799 And yeah, a couple more weeks and it I'll be over and then 417 00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:37,519 we could have peace and quiet until training camp for sure. Yeah a right, 418 00:31:37,599 --> 00:31:41,079 man. Well, thanks again Brandon for you know, sending the beers 419 00:31:41,119 --> 00:31:44,839 out. I appreciate him. You got to pick up the coffee, oatmeal 420 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,960 stout and then listen on a little bit later. I'm gonna have a couple 421 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:51,920 of the other beers from avon Dale and a couple other breweries that he sent 422 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,920 out, so stay tuned for that. So Brandon, thank you again, 423 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,559 brother, I appreciate it. Yeah, man, thanks for the time. 424 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,200 Hey you there, We've got a question for you. 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She was on a 440 00:33:22,079 --> 00:33:25,519 couple years ago when I did like everyone talking about breweries in their city. 441 00:33:25,759 --> 00:33:30,680 You may know her on social media as Brewed Black Girl, but she's you're 442 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:36,079 a go to person when you want to know about beer and Birmingham. Ashley, 443 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:39,359 thank you so much, Thank you Dave for having me. I am 444 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:44,640 so happy to be back on here. Before we get started, I know 445 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,119 you're drinking a beer. I'm drinking a beer. Can you tell everyone like 446 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:54,079 about yourself. Well, I am born and raised in Birmingham, so I 447 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:58,920 know it thrinnen through, and like you said, I am on all social 448 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:04,119 media as groups. Girl, I am just trying to be a great representation 449 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:08,280 of black women in the craft beer industry and I've been doing it for a 450 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:14,679 little over six years and I'm very I'm just excited what this industry has been 451 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:19,119 doing. And yeah, I'm just I'm just excited to be a part of 452 00:34:19,159 --> 00:34:22,840 it. Yeah for the most part. Yeah, Now you're also you're part 453 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:25,440 of the Pink Food Society. Didn't you post something like maybe a couple of 454 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:29,159 weeks ago. I saw you with like a big bag of hops in your 455 00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:34,719 head. Yes, I am the co chapter leader of the Birmingham chapter. 456 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,400 We are less than a year old. Okay. We finally got a new 457 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:44,679 chapter or the only Alabama chapter last year last year, so I'm very excited 458 00:34:44,679 --> 00:34:49,119 that we have that too. But yeah, we did the Pink Boots hot 459 00:34:49,159 --> 00:34:52,199 Blend. Okay, Yeah, I mean that looked pretty cool from what you 460 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,599 were posting. What kind of beer is that? So the one that you 461 00:34:54,719 --> 00:35:01,920 saw was a he pale ale So it was brewed with a tea from Piper 462 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:07,199 and leaf who is actually local and it's like a strawberry shinnedg tea, so 463 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,639 it's brewed with that and it's really good. You really get the tea on 464 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:15,280 the back end of it, but you'll get the hops that plays with it, 465 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:21,039 so it's called not So Dainty at bat. Is that out now or 466 00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:23,320 is that still being fermented? Oh? Yeah, it is out now. 467 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:29,599 It is at back forty. And we're also having I know this will be 468 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:34,920 released afterwards, but we're also doing one with Monday Night Brewing, okay, 469 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:39,119 and that will be released tomorrow at our course another of it. Okay? 470 00:35:39,159 --> 00:35:45,480 Cool? Well what beer are you having since we're talking Birmingham beer. I 471 00:35:45,519 --> 00:35:51,760 am drinking a trim tab cherry slush. I like sours a lot, and 472 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:57,400 not like high gravity sours. So yeah, the cherry lime made slush is 473 00:35:57,559 --> 00:36:01,719 just a really tart sour. No. I love cherry lime made like me 474 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:07,800 too. I mean, you could booze up the sonic cherry limaid, I'd 475 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:12,760 be in good shape. I mean you could get the cherry limade slush and 476 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:20,079 then just add vodka. I can't say that I have tried that for it, 477 00:36:20,159 --> 00:36:23,840 but yeah, it's good. I'm trying to think. I saw something 478 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:30,000 like with cherry lymaid, like I know, uh, like simply lemonade. 479 00:36:30,039 --> 00:36:35,119 They just come out with a limade version of like beer Seltzer and I am 480 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,079 just the plain one. But yeah, you were thinking a variety pick they 481 00:36:38,119 --> 00:36:42,119 should do with cherry lime maide because that would be good, you think, 482 00:36:42,159 --> 00:36:45,639 so, yeah, it actually will be be nice and tart. And yeah, 483 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:51,239 do all the selters that are out there like the simply lemonade one's been 484 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:53,159 my favorite. I'm like, this is actually pretty good. I would drink 485 00:36:53,199 --> 00:36:58,320 this, like, I know, they have a peach and a strawberry lemonade, 486 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,599 and everyone I've had of those has been good. Yes, that's the 487 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:05,400 that. And actually I've liked the Truly ones. Okay, but those are 488 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,199 the only ones that I've like. Truly actually has a margarita kind of version, 489 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:13,960 all right, and so that's really good too. But yeah, I 490 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,679 simply lemonade is really good, especially with the spike ones. I just haven't 491 00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:23,599 had any others that I match up to that at all. Yeah, you 492 00:37:23,639 --> 00:37:27,480 know, and I would much prefer a beer, but you know, I 493 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,559 saw those on the shelf. I'm like, all right, well, I 494 00:37:30,599 --> 00:37:32,880 do like like simply orange juice. So let me try it. And I'm 495 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:36,960 like, oh, it's just the same bad right, And it's good if 496 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,760 you just want from this not to carbonated. Yeah, and you know you're 497 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:44,400 trying to stay away from the bloats or something like that you're out in the 498 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:47,719 pool or something like that. I'm I'm, I'm I think about bloat. 499 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,639 It may not be on everyone's mind, but I do. I think about 500 00:37:52,639 --> 00:37:57,039 that. Well I drink beer. Yeah, Well, I'm gonna crack open 501 00:37:57,119 --> 00:38:01,599 from Birmingham District. This is their pill. This is an American style lagger 502 00:38:02,039 --> 00:38:07,800 four point eight eight percent, So let me bust this one open. I 503 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,320 love Birmingham District. You know when I was talking to Brandon, you know 504 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:16,079 because he's with good people in Avondale. So you have Birmingham District. What 505 00:38:16,199 --> 00:38:21,880 other breweries are out there that like you see or you would recommend people hit 506 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:27,960 up? Devine the Lake Ferris. Farris is out on the outer skirts of 507 00:38:28,119 --> 00:38:35,679 Birmingham in Trustful but they make fantastic sours. They also make fantastic apias, 508 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:40,079 okay, and they also do like really traditional styles that maybe not every brewery 509 00:38:40,159 --> 00:38:44,880 is doing. Like they may have like a smoke weed on or or a 510 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:50,000 gristad or something like that. So they make really delicious beers. Who else 511 00:38:50,079 --> 00:38:54,400 Cahaba is fantastic as well. They have a blonde. They also make their 512 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:59,760 own liquor here al I don't know if your cousin told you, but here 513 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:04,920 in Alabama, if you're going to sell liquor as a brewery, you have 514 00:39:05,119 --> 00:39:10,199 to make it all laws. Hmm. So they tosteal their own liquor. 515 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:14,440 So that that's a great place to go to if you have someone in your 516 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,119 group that is not a beer drinker. So they have a lot of good 517 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:22,239 like mixed strinks and stuff to but they also make fantastic beers. So uh, 518 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:25,280 Caaba is another one that's really good. All right? Cool? I 519 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:29,480 have to check that out and add that link in the show notes or people 520 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:32,119 are heading down to Birmingham, I'll include the link of all the breweries that 521 00:39:32,639 --> 00:39:37,440 you know for people to hit up. Now, there you go a lot 522 00:39:37,519 --> 00:39:39,840 a lot of places. Sorry to cut you off, Oh no, that's 523 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:45,920 all right. Like if you're going down there, would you suggest like maybe 524 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:50,719 people do like a three day weekend a full week, you know, what, 525 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:55,920 what's your idea about that? People coming just to visit. I think 526 00:39:55,960 --> 00:40:00,079 a good weekend even, yeah, a three day weekend because we have a 527 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,800 a lot of great restaurants. We have a lot of great historical places to 528 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:07,760 go, and then we also have a lot of great breweries and bars. 529 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:13,880 So like you really can come and go hiking, or if you want to 530 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:17,519 go to the Civil's Rights Civil Rights Museum, if you want to go on 531 00:40:17,559 --> 00:40:22,239 the brew Tour. There's just so many different things that you can do downtown 532 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:27,480 in general that well, you can fill it up in a week honestly. 533 00:40:27,559 --> 00:40:30,719 But I mean if you're trying to just have a little getaway for a weekend, 534 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:34,599 it's a great spot. Okay. And like you know, when I 535 00:40:34,599 --> 00:40:38,360 was talking to Brandon as well, would you need to rent a car or 536 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:43,639 is it like could you uber? Is there public transportation or is it just 537 00:40:43,679 --> 00:40:47,039 pretty much just rent the car? Okay, So you definitely need a car. 538 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:53,000 We are not very public transportation friendly. We have busses, but it 539 00:40:53,039 --> 00:40:57,599 doesn't go everywhere and doesn't pick up from everywhere. Okay. And if you're 540 00:40:57,599 --> 00:41:00,719 going out at night, just get a car. Are you broke? Yeah? 541 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:05,840 We have Uber and Lyft, we have little scooters. You know this 542 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:10,199 downtown. You can you can scoot from different places to park somewhere. A 543 00:41:10,199 --> 00:41:15,880 lot of places on the weekend doesn't don't charge for parking, especially like after 544 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:19,440 six pm, so you can park somewhere, grab a scooter and then go 545 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,880 wherever you need to go. Downtown. Yeah, it's fun. Like some 546 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:27,320 of the restaurants. What are some of the restaurants that, like you would 547 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:34,280 recommend and like what style of food do they have? So let's talk about 548 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:39,760 my favorites. Downtown in Lakeview is an area that has a lot of bars, 549 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:43,920 but they also have a lot of restaurants. My favorite Mexican spot is 550 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:49,960 there callos Amgos. Really cheap food, delicious food, great drinks too, 551 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:54,239 and they don't cost a lot, Okay, I like seafood. Somammy is 552 00:41:54,840 --> 00:42:00,800 another great spot that has fresh sushi, They have fu they have Rahmen. 553 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:07,320 Such a delicious spot to go to or if you just want a burger. 554 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:10,159 We got Jack Brown's okay down there, and that's all walking distance. Like 555 00:42:10,199 --> 00:42:15,199 those are all in a plaza that you can just walk around in when there's 556 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:22,519 different bars just scattered around to We have a lot of James Beard Award nominees 557 00:42:22,639 --> 00:42:27,199 here and so if you're gonna come here, you're gonna expect to eat really 558 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:30,480 really good good good. Wait, I think I might hear Moira. Is 559 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:37,000 Moira back? Oh my goodness? Will I be gracy for presents? Yeah? 560 00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:38,639 No, I think she may still be hot. I was gonna put 561 00:42:38,639 --> 00:42:43,639 her up on camera if she's back, but she thinks I thought I heard 562 00:42:43,679 --> 00:42:49,639 her her little tippy tones. Yeah. I've also like on your social media 563 00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:53,679 feel I see you do stuff with like wine tastings and sake stuff like that, 564 00:42:53,760 --> 00:43:00,840 like one other spirits and alcohol are you into so I I am in 565 00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:06,760 a new position at a grocery store and I am kind of being thrust into 566 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:10,760 the wine part of alcohol. And so that's what you see. We have 567 00:43:12,119 --> 00:43:16,039 different reps that come and see us and talk to us about wine, and 568 00:43:16,519 --> 00:43:20,800 I am really getting into wine. I am, like you said, I 569 00:43:21,159 --> 00:43:25,559 did try sake. I am not so into sake. Yeah. I've tried 570 00:43:25,599 --> 00:43:30,400 it a few times, and I'm like, I mean it's not bad, 571 00:43:30,519 --> 00:43:35,800 but it's just not my thing. It's not something that I would drink purpose. 572 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:40,400 I mean I would drink it if someone there like a saka shot, 573 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:44,760 because they do sack shots. But it's not something I'm going to order out 574 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:49,360 at a restaurant. Yeah, but I am ye delving into that and it's 575 00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:53,039 been fun learning. It's it's a completely different world than beer. So I 576 00:43:53,039 --> 00:43:57,480 do feel a little bit like a fish out of water a little bit, 577 00:43:57,519 --> 00:44:04,559 but yeah, fun. How are like wine people different from beer people? 578 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:15,239 Oh, they're pretty there. They are a little bit more skeptical when I'm 579 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:20,840 suggesting things. I feel like they are a lot of They're very said in 580 00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:25,519 their ways. They're a lot less open to trying new things. Then I 581 00:44:25,519 --> 00:44:29,480 feel like deer people are. I feel like beer people see something and they 582 00:44:29,679 --> 00:44:32,679 may see like a hop in the and like, oh, I know about 583 00:44:32,679 --> 00:44:36,519 that hop, and so I want to try it. White people, well, 584 00:44:36,599 --> 00:44:39,400 not so much. They don't sometimes like to stick with what they like, 585 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:44,039 and I get that. But sometimes you discover a new favorite when you 586 00:44:44,119 --> 00:44:46,559 step outside the box and try something that you never thought you would. Yeah, 587 00:44:46,599 --> 00:44:50,639 exactly. I mean, well, you may find your new favorite. 588 00:44:50,719 --> 00:44:53,719 You never know exactly, and it may be something that you never thought that 589 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:58,400 you would pick up, but someone suggested it to you and you like it. 590 00:44:58,519 --> 00:45:01,920 So it's it's a little different to get them to try something new. 591 00:45:02,519 --> 00:45:08,079 But they are. They're not the ones I've encountered. They're not snobby, 592 00:45:08,199 --> 00:45:12,880 they're not stuck up at all, like a lot of people say that they 593 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:17,760 can be. Yeah, they're very nice. They just know they like and 594 00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:21,239 if it doesn't sound like it's something they like, they're not gonna get it. 595 00:45:22,239 --> 00:45:24,039 Like do you feel like or do you notice? Like in the wide 596 00:45:24,039 --> 00:45:30,000 world and even in the beer world too, where the perception and most of 597 00:45:30,039 --> 00:45:35,079 the people out there unfortunately look like me. You're older white dudes with the 598 00:45:35,119 --> 00:45:40,119 beard. Do like, well people trust your judgment or opinion or is it 599 00:45:40,239 --> 00:45:44,840 still like, well, you know, let me find a guy to talk 600 00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:51,800 to. In both worlds, I've had someone say, not say it, 601 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:57,760 but you can tell that they are kind of iffy on what I'm saying about 602 00:45:58,199 --> 00:46:02,360 alcohol. So it takes a little convincing. It's more of a are you 603 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:07,039 sure kind of thing. You have to be like I'm sure, I'm sure, 604 00:46:07,199 --> 00:46:10,199 Yeah, I'm sure, and then you know they'll take it. But 605 00:46:10,639 --> 00:46:13,599 and then I have some people who are like, oh, yeah, I 606 00:46:13,639 --> 00:46:15,599 know you know about it. You seem like you know about it, And 607 00:46:15,719 --> 00:46:22,360 once you tell them specific words or specific tasting notes or something like that, 608 00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:23,360 then they'll be like, oh, okay, maybe she does know what she's 609 00:46:23,360 --> 00:46:28,679 talking about. So yeah, that's just that's just how it is. I 610 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:32,320 just have to just be persistent and say I know what I'm talking about. 611 00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:37,599 I know that you could probably like this, and if you don't come back 612 00:46:37,639 --> 00:46:42,159 and let me know it, I can't. I can't refund you. But 613 00:46:42,199 --> 00:46:45,239 you know, when you find something there, She's like, yeah, well, 614 00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:50,760 I think Moira is gracing their presence. Here, come here, Wyra, 615 00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:57,400 somebody wants to say ay to you, Maira. She needs a treat, 616 00:46:57,480 --> 00:47:01,440 so a whole on e then she'll come in. Of course, you 617 00:47:01,559 --> 00:47:06,159 have to get rewarded from one on a walk. I like to reward myself 618 00:47:06,159 --> 00:47:13,199 for going on the way. Yeah, look at it, there's Moira. 619 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:15,199 Oh my goodness. She's like no. Yeah, She's like, no, 620 00:47:15,239 --> 00:47:19,000 I need to get out of here. Yeah right, yeah, I did 621 00:47:19,079 --> 00:47:23,360 not want to be on camera. Yeah it's okay. Yeah, she's adorable. 622 00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:28,880 How old is she? How she'll be? I think eight this year 623 00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:32,079 because we adopted her like during the pandemic. So yeah, I did you 624 00:47:32,159 --> 00:47:36,920 think she was four when we adopted her? Oh my gosh. Yeah, 625 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:42,280 but no, she's still she's still full of spunk. Yeah, she's a 626 00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:45,800 young eight right, I have a because she is what what do you think 627 00:47:45,840 --> 00:47:50,000 she is? She's like a Jack Russell mad. She's a rat terrier, 628 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:53,440 and I'm not sure what the other part is. I feel like I have 629 00:47:53,679 --> 00:47:59,400 either Jack Russell or rat terry or mixed with chihuahua because they were sold to 630 00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:05,079 my mom. Isamoa. But she's twelve and she is just running around like 631 00:48:05,159 --> 00:48:09,199 crazy. Yeah Zoe, right is Zoe? Yeah? You know it was 632 00:48:10,679 --> 00:48:13,920 I was talking to like, I'm talking to somebody. I think it was 633 00:48:13,960 --> 00:48:16,920 Brian and Saint Louis, and we were talking about like, you know, 634 00:48:17,079 --> 00:48:22,039 beer, Twitter and the beer social media community, and it's like, you 635 00:48:22,039 --> 00:48:24,599 know a lot of people don't use their names, it's just their handle. 636 00:48:24,639 --> 00:48:30,159 And they're like, I know people's dogs names more than I do their own 637 00:48:30,239 --> 00:48:32,719 real name. Like, oh, yes, you have Zoe, and I 638 00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:39,519 know Brian has Buddy and Shalanda has uh Raleigh. No, everybody's dog's name, 639 00:48:39,880 --> 00:48:44,800 but you might not know what their real name is. Yeah, and 640 00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:47,719 it's that like in person. Yeah, I'm trying to stop myself from doing 641 00:48:47,760 --> 00:48:52,920 that. I'll introduce myself to the dog before I introduced myself to the person 642 00:48:52,320 --> 00:48:54,800 and that's so bad, and I'm like, I'm so sorry, but I 643 00:48:54,880 --> 00:48:58,880 just saw your dog, and you know, if they say it's okay, 644 00:48:59,039 --> 00:49:01,960 I'm going to picture dog first. Ye that's how it is. But yeah, 645 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:07,199 I definitely know dogs names. I remember that a lot more than people. 646 00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:10,000 And that's I say, that's the redeeming quality. I'm gonna take that. 647 00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:19,760 A good bar dog or not. She is not. She does not 648 00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:23,840 like strangers, yeah, and I hear that she does not like strangers. 649 00:49:23,880 --> 00:49:27,880 What about Maura? No, you know, she's weird, Like in the 650 00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:32,039 house, she's an absolute angel, but once you put that leash on her, 651 00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:39,199 no, and it's something with like the leash like she Yeah, No, 652 00:49:39,280 --> 00:49:43,880 it's no difference. You know, it's just like if she's free, 653 00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:47,119 she's cool. But you know, you just were not going to keep her 654 00:49:47,159 --> 00:49:52,519 without a leash, especially in public. So yeah, we can't really take 655 00:49:52,519 --> 00:49:54,760 her out to like a bar and stuff, because there's places around here that 656 00:49:54,800 --> 00:50:00,360 would be perfect for her, but she's too high strong, and you know, 657 00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:04,719 I don't want one because she stirs up trouble. So I don't want 658 00:50:04,719 --> 00:50:07,199 to go in the middle of this. So we'll just keep her at all. 659 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,639 Yeah, I get that. Yeah, that's yeah. And she would 660 00:50:09,639 --> 00:50:14,000 be a lot less stress too, because if you're stress, when I'm stressed, 661 00:50:14,039 --> 00:50:16,880 I know she's stressed. So yeah, it's just better to just stay 662 00:50:16,880 --> 00:50:21,000 at home, you know. Yeah. I mean she's so like high strung, 663 00:50:21,599 --> 00:50:24,320 like we got to put around prozac. Yeah, even like bets her, 664 00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:27,360 Like, yeah, you got to give her, you got to medicate 665 00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:30,960 her, you know, for like when she goes out, because she's just 666 00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:36,559 super high strung. And she was a rescue so actually she comes from Alabama, 667 00:50:37,119 --> 00:50:39,679 that's where we rescued her from. Yes, but you know, who 668 00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:44,199 knows what she had in her previous life, so you know whatever, you 669 00:50:44,239 --> 00:50:46,679 know, she's good. She's our good little girl. Yeah, Zoe is 670 00:50:46,719 --> 00:50:52,639 on trisade. She has anxiety, so yeah, she does get chas doone 671 00:50:52,840 --> 00:50:57,159 at certain times when I know it's going to be like a lot of people 672 00:50:57,199 --> 00:51:01,679 either coming in the house or something or somebody that absolutely What do you think 673 00:51:01,679 --> 00:51:07,400 about the pilsner? I like it. I look very good. I get 674 00:51:07,559 --> 00:51:10,199 liked. There's like a little sweetness to it, but not a lot, 675 00:51:10,360 --> 00:51:14,760 And I just think it's really good. It's balanced, it's you know what 676 00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:17,320 is it, I say four point eight percent. Yeah, it's a four 677 00:51:17,360 --> 00:51:21,960 point eight so I mean it's it's no. I think this is delicious. 678 00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:25,559 Yeah, this is something I need to have like every day. Birmingham District 679 00:51:25,599 --> 00:51:31,039 is really a fantastic brewery. They've won a couple of awards and recognitions and 680 00:51:31,360 --> 00:51:37,119 national publications before and it's it's well deserved. They're really good at what they 681 00:51:37,159 --> 00:51:42,400 do. Jimmy the Brewer there he his mind. I got to brew with 682 00:51:42,519 --> 00:51:46,280 him last year and it's mine. I learned so much. He's just so 683 00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:52,920 knowledgeable and he just taught me so much about the brewing process and why you 684 00:51:52,960 --> 00:51:55,199 do what you do and all of the science and the math. Then yeah, 685 00:51:55,239 --> 00:52:00,800 he's just awesome. Cool. Well, I thank you so much for 686 00:52:00,840 --> 00:52:07,719 coming on once again. If you need to know anything about Birmingham, look 687 00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:12,760 her up on social media for brood black Girl. Once again. Tell people 688 00:52:12,760 --> 00:52:16,880 where they could find you any like hitting gems you might maybe you didn't think 689 00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:22,519 of that you want people to find out about. Well, thank you for 690 00:52:22,519 --> 00:52:25,280 having me, David. I'm very I was very happy when you asked me 691 00:52:25,360 --> 00:52:30,119 to come back on. But like I said, I am on social media 692 00:52:30,519 --> 00:52:34,920 under brew Black Girl I am on on social media, but I'm mostly active 693 00:52:35,119 --> 00:52:43,599 on Facebook and Instagram. Twitter is more of my personal account, and no, 694 00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:45,400 I mean, I can't think of anything else, but feel free to 695 00:52:45,519 --> 00:52:50,559 just hop in my DMS. If anyone wants any kind of recommendations, if 696 00:52:50,559 --> 00:52:52,400 you are coming to Birmingham, if you want to know about local things that's 697 00:52:52,440 --> 00:53:01,280 happening, I would be happy to punt you in the right direction. All 698 00:53:01,360 --> 00:53:05,920 right. The beer that's in front of me now is from Good People Brewing 699 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:09,920 Company. They're out of Birmingham. This is one of the beers the Brandon 700 00:53:10,039 --> 00:53:15,039 sent over. This is their flagship brew Good People's. This is an IPA 701 00:53:15,239 --> 00:53:22,079 with Columbus, Willamette, Cascade, Simco and Citra Hops seven point one percent 702 00:53:22,159 --> 00:53:27,559 alcohol, seventy five point five IBU. What is this? So we're we 703 00:53:27,679 --> 00:53:31,760 back in the early two thousands, seventy five IBus, let's crackh cop it 704 00:53:32,239 --> 00:53:44,400 the Good People IPA beautiful color around here. Nice caramel maltz there that I'm 705 00:53:44,440 --> 00:53:50,280 getting. So it's a really nice color. Good phone hear nice handboone good. 706 00:53:50,320 --> 00:53:57,159 I'd say three fingers, smells really good. I get the Simco Citra 707 00:53:57,239 --> 00:54:00,480 Hops up there. That's what hits me up front with the role. Might 708 00:54:00,519 --> 00:54:05,039 think it smells really good. Yeah, that's good. Yeah, that bitterness 709 00:54:05,199 --> 00:54:07,559 if you're not used to it with all the hazies out there. The bitterness 710 00:54:07,639 --> 00:54:12,079 kind of hitchy at the end, but it's good. I like it nice 711 00:54:12,079 --> 00:54:15,280 and sweet up front. Mid range is good with that bitterness at the end. 712 00:54:15,320 --> 00:54:22,800 I think this is a very good beer, well balanced IPA. Yeah, 713 00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:27,679 that's good. It's unfiltered, so it's not crystal clear like your West 714 00:54:27,719 --> 00:54:31,199 Coast, but it's definitely not a hazy. I think this is excellent if 715 00:54:31,239 --> 00:54:37,199 you're a fan of old school IPAs like I am, and you're in Birmingham 716 00:54:37,320 --> 00:54:40,639 area. Looking on their website, it looks like you could get this in 717 00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:45,480 Nashville as well, so but if you're in their distro area, I would 718 00:54:45,480 --> 00:54:52,199 definitely pick up the good people brewing companies IPA. All right, I'm heading 719 00:54:52,239 --> 00:54:59,920 to Savoy, Illinois for my Drink Illinois Beer series. I'm gonna have stand. 720 00:55:00,360 --> 00:55:06,679 This is a West Coast inspired dry hop lagger from trip Titch. I 721 00:55:06,760 --> 00:55:10,159 try to get a little more information, but their website is down, so 722 00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:15,920 the can doesn't list the ABV on this. It just says that this has 723 00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:23,599 domestic pilsder malt plus a mix of European and North American hops. So let's 724 00:55:23,679 --> 00:55:35,079 crack open stand from triptitch. Stan is a really nice color, good foam 725 00:55:35,119 --> 00:55:43,800 here, big big hop notes on the aroma, like for a lagger. 726 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:46,880 I don't think I've ever had a lagger that had that big of a hop 727 00:55:47,559 --> 00:55:52,840 profile in the aroma. It's huge and it's good. Getting like some mango 728 00:55:52,960 --> 00:55:57,440 maybe in that, so I don't know, but let's let's have this. 729 00:55:59,360 --> 00:56:07,199 That's real good. Yeah, definitely get like some mango, some maybe melon 730 00:56:07,320 --> 00:56:12,119 fruits in there. I don't get a lot of the European hops, but 731 00:56:12,920 --> 00:56:17,239 huge hop flavor to go along with the aroma. I think this tastes phenomenal. 732 00:56:19,360 --> 00:56:22,199 It's really good, good carbonation, has a good mouthfeel to it. 733 00:56:22,039 --> 00:56:28,480 I don't get a lot of bitterness here, so this is kind of like 734 00:56:28,559 --> 00:56:34,960 a hazy logger, if you will. But I think this is really good. 735 00:56:35,119 --> 00:56:38,079 I've heard of trip Titch, I've never had anything from them. I 736 00:56:38,159 --> 00:56:43,920 happened to see this at Bottles and Cans, which is the bottle shops. 737 00:56:43,960 --> 00:56:46,000 It's closest to me. When I was, you know, grabbing a couple 738 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:51,000 of things. I wanted to get some ones from milanois and not just the 739 00:56:51,119 --> 00:56:54,880 same ones from Chicago, as much as I like them. I'm here to 740 00:56:54,960 --> 00:57:01,119 drink Illinois beer and not just drink the Chicago heavy So I'm really glad I 741 00:57:01,159 --> 00:57:06,199 picked this up from Tripp Titch. They got a great looking logo here. 742 00:57:06,559 --> 00:57:10,960 The can is really good. It has like an old cassette tape on it 743 00:57:12,239 --> 00:57:15,760 and it's like a mixtape, so it's got Stan written on there. I 744 00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:21,000 like it. It's very good. I think the beer is excellent. I 745 00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:24,679 need to have more from Trip Titch. So if you're in the Savoy area, 746 00:57:25,559 --> 00:57:29,559 or if you're near me and you could pick it up at Bottles and 747 00:57:29,599 --> 00:57:34,639 Cans, I definitely would put Stan in the cart. I think this is 748 00:57:34,760 --> 00:57:44,320 out stan ding. See what I did there. That's going to wrap things 749 00:57:44,360 --> 00:57:47,320 up for this edition of Beer in Front. I thank you very much for 750 00:57:47,400 --> 00:57:53,320 listening. I want to thank Brandon in Ashley from Birmingham for talking about their 751 00:57:53,400 --> 00:57:59,440 great area. We need to get there soon. Have a great week everyone. 752 00:58:00,039 --> 00:58:05,480 I'll talk in six days and remember sometimes that you're in front of you 753 00:58:06,079 --> 00:58:13,800 is the best one yet. M