1 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:16,160 Media Network and the Beer Media Group. Sometimes the Beer 3 00:00:16,199 --> 00:00:19,440 in front of you is the best one yet. I'll 4 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,800 talk to people around the beer world and get their 5 00:00:22,839 --> 00:00:28,280 stories all about beer. That's Beer in Front and it's 6 00:00:28,359 --> 00:00:35,280 coming up now. Welcome to episode two hundred and twenty 7 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,520 eight to Beer in Front. I'm your host, Dave's Alataurus 8 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,759 and Beer in Front is a proud odd Pods Media 9 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,439 Network member and charter member of the Beer Media Group. 10 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:51,079 Today's show I'm having on Abby George. She's the co 11 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,479 owner of Barrels and Bottles. They're located in Golden Colorado, 12 00:00:55,799 --> 00:01:00,159 and on Wednesday, October ninth, they're hosting the Chris be 13 00:01:00,359 --> 00:01:06,040 King Lagger Competition. This is really cool. Abby's a fun person. 14 00:01:06,079 --> 00:01:08,840 That was a good chat, so stay tuned for that. 15 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,879 I had a show out a couple days ago with 16 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,079 shlanda White Afro beer chick. So there were two shows 17 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,319 this week, so if you missed the one that came 18 00:01:17,359 --> 00:01:20,200 out on Monday, you could check that one out. That 19 00:01:20,359 --> 00:01:24,079 was a fun time as well. Starting next week, all 20 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,680 the shows they're not going to be out on Mondays anymore. 21 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,439 I'm gonna put them out late Wednesday night early Thursday morning, 22 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,040 per your commute, So look for that upcoming. I'm gonna 23 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:37,719 have a new weekly release date to coincide with my 24 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,560 days off at work, so there'd be a slight change 25 00:01:40,799 --> 00:01:42,840 when the show comes out, but it's still gonna come 26 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,680 out every week, so stay tuned. Abby George is coming 27 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:56,519 up next. You've probably heard for years that this is 28 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,879 going to be the Year of the logger. Well, a 29 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,120 stop clock is right twice a day. Twenty twenty four 30 00:02:03,599 --> 00:02:07,560 has seen so many great loggers available all across the country. 31 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,919 For those listening in the Denver area or attending the 32 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,919 Great American Beer Festival this year, the Krispy King Lagger 33 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,400 Competition will be held on Wednesday, October ninth at Barrels 34 00:02:19,439 --> 00:02:23,280 in Bottles Brewery and Golden Colorado. Abby George is the 35 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,039 co owner of Barrels and Bottles and is joining me 36 00:02:26,159 --> 00:02:29,560 now to talk Chrispy King. Abby, thank you so much 37 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:30,120 for coming on. 38 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,159 Speaker 2: Of course, thanks for having me, Dave. We're excited for 39 00:02:33,199 --> 00:02:34,840 the event and to talk about it. 40 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I love the idea about this. How 41 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:42,360 did the Krispy King Lagger Competition? How did this come about? 42 00:02:43,479 --> 00:02:45,319 Speaker 2: You? Know, we have to give credit to our brewer, 43 00:02:45,479 --> 00:02:48,400 Chris Monda. He actually came up with the idea a 44 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,560 few years ago. He's going on three years brewing with us, 45 00:02:52,719 --> 00:02:56,680 and he likes to drink you know, Chris Laggers, and 46 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,680 he wanted to kind of you know, he loves Alfa 47 00:02:59,719 --> 00:03:03,240 King of as well, the big Happy coppetition, and he 48 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,639 likes to sit around drink bloggers with his friends. So 49 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,759 we kind of put these two things together and kind 50 00:03:08,759 --> 00:03:10,199 of came up with like brought it to our. 51 00:03:10,159 --> 00:03:12,879 Speaker 3: Attention saying, hey, can we do something with my friends. 52 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: I got the beer enthusiasts and brewers and so yeah, 53 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:16,960 so let's go ahead and do that. That was the 54 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,479 first one, and then the second one second year kind. 55 00:03:20,319 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 3: Of grew a little bit more. 56 00:03:21,719 --> 00:03:24,039 Speaker 2: And then last year when we were finishing the second one, 57 00:03:24,039 --> 00:03:25,199 we're like, you know what, we got to make this 58 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,759 bigger because it has the potential to grow. So so 59 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,919 then all together between the three of us, between Chris, 60 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,120 our brewer, and my husband Zach and myself, we just 61 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:35,960 you know, we're like this this has the potential to 62 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:36,520 go somewhere. 63 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 3: So that's kind of where it came from. 64 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's like the perfect time because everyone's in 65 00:03:41,439 --> 00:03:45,240 the Denver area to begin with that week for the GABF. 66 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,919 Speaker 2: Yep exactly, and being able to sit around and drink 67 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,039 Chris Lightloggers and with the fall in the air, it's 68 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:52,840 perfect timing. 69 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: So you mentioned this is the third year. Now looking 70 00:03:56,319 --> 00:03:58,960 at the website, you're going to have thirty five Esteam 71 00:03:59,039 --> 00:04:02,479 breweries from coast to coasts that are participating this year. 72 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,599 Did you ever think it's going to grow to what 73 00:04:05,719 --> 00:04:07,719 it is now? You know? 74 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: We I guess we had hoped, but we never knew 75 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,800 it was going to get this big. We have quite 76 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,399 the waiting list too. People keep hearing about it and 77 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,959 wanting to get into it. But we are privileged enough 78 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,519 to have, you know, just a widely known brewery called 79 00:04:23,519 --> 00:04:28,879 Beer Stop lagger House, and Ashley Carter the owner and brewer. 80 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,959 She her and I are really good friends, so I 81 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,800 know great lagger and so it's only made sense to 82 00:04:35,439 --> 00:04:38,680 you know, celebrate something that you know that is like 83 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,839 the format of Alpha King, but with Laggers. 84 00:04:42,519 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: Well, one of the breweries that's participating is Fair State 85 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:50,639 Brewing Cooperative out of Minnesota. I had their pills here 86 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:54,240 that I'm going to pour Unfortunately, that's like the only 87 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,000 brewery of the ones participating in Krispy King that I'm 88 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,120 able to get here in Chicago. So I'm a so 89 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,920 I need to crack this one open because I had 90 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,480 not had their pills there yet. So while I'm cracking 91 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,120 open the pills from Fair State, what else can people 92 00:05:09,199 --> 00:05:11,240 expect when they come out for the competition? 93 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, first of all, I'm jealous because I 94 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,439 don't think I've ever had that beer either, So I'm 95 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,959 excited to have some of their beer when they're here. 96 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,160 But some of the things they can expect is this 97 00:05:22,199 --> 00:05:24,399 competition is a little bit different as we're judging it 98 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,079 on the sixth, so a few days ahead of the 99 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,720 kind of the actual event. Everything will be judged, and 100 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:31,600 a little bit different than Alpha King is all the 101 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,959 beers that were judged will be on for them to taste. 102 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:38,879 So we're selling like fourteen ounce glass glasses or pints, 103 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,480 not pints, but if you will, pours for everyone to try, 104 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,240 and so you can just try different things. And then 105 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,560 as as kind of fun with different events, as we 106 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:53,560 have food specials, we have a really cool cigar lounge. 107 00:05:53,639 --> 00:05:56,319 This guy comes with this really awesome trailer and you 108 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,600 know he hits buttons and this this little luxury ciicard 109 00:05:59,639 --> 00:06:02,199 trailer comes down and you can buy different cigars and 110 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,600 enjoy it while you sip on a nice logger. We 111 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,000 have a local lady who makes trucker hats and it's 112 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,879 called Tattered and Torn. She makes really cool any kind 113 00:06:11,879 --> 00:06:14,120 of designs you want, so she presses them right. There 114 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:19,680 be really cool free arcade bus, live music, Logger Donuts, 115 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,279 so there's a lot of things for people to do 116 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:26,519 besides slipping on some esteemed great laggers. So it's gonna 117 00:06:26,519 --> 00:06:27,720 be a fun time for all. 118 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: We hope you've had me sold at Logger Donuts and 119 00:06:32,199 --> 00:06:35,279 make your own trucker hat and then their cigar sign 120 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,639 me up. I am actually off that day, but before, 121 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,519 like I heard about this, I worked. I'm working for 122 00:06:43,639 --> 00:06:46,319 somebody that day. I'm like, I work for an airline. 123 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,759 I mean, I know it's a hard ticket to get 124 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,519 to Denver that week is all the flights are full 125 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,079 and I have to fly stand by. But next year 126 00:06:55,439 --> 00:06:57,959 I'm gonna pack that in mind for Logger Donuts and 127 00:06:57,959 --> 00:06:58,839 trucker hats. 128 00:06:59,120 --> 00:06:59,639 Speaker 3: Yeah right. 129 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,519 Speaker 2: You have the another brewer you probably heard of, Cannonball 130 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,639 Creek obviously here in Golden that we're also great friends 131 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,480 with their bar room manager. Her name is Nikki and 132 00:07:09,519 --> 00:07:11,000 she has she makes donuts. 133 00:07:11,199 --> 00:07:13,279 Speaker 3: So again, three years ago we were talking. 134 00:07:12,959 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: To her and we said, hey, that would be really 135 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,959 cool if you could make kind of a lagger like 136 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,279 a donut with Logger beer. 137 00:07:19,319 --> 00:07:21,759 Speaker 3: She's like, that's a great idea. So her her little 138 00:07:21,759 --> 00:07:23,279 business called Needful Rings. 139 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, it's it's been taking off and and this 140 00:07:26,639 --> 00:07:28,480 is the third year she's been with us also to 141 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,480 make donuts. And this year, all the brewers that are 142 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,600 participating in they get a little gift bag and each 143 00:07:33,639 --> 00:07:35,680 will have a Logger donut and she's going to be 144 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,160 selling them there too. So it's just just a fun 145 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,759 little spin, especially with the name Krispy King Hid of 146 00:07:41,879 --> 00:07:42,560 Krispy Kreme. 147 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 3: It's still that little play on on on all the words. 148 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,439 Speaker 1: Now the donuts, are they sweeter? How does the donuts taste? 149 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:52,519 You know? Only? 150 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,519 Speaker 2: I think only if you have a really refined palate 151 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,480 can you really pick up on on the Logger u 152 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,519 She puts different toppings on it, like you know, she 153 00:08:00,639 --> 00:08:04,079 has you know, depending on which how she's feeling that day. 154 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,959 But definitely light in color. In the past, she's used 155 00:08:06,959 --> 00:08:08,560 one of our loggers. I just told her to grab 156 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,079 one from Cannonball, so she's that does kind of have 157 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:12,680 a little bit of that, a little bit of that 158 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:15,959 multi little bit of hot taste to it. But it's 159 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,199 actually I think it's a great balance of flavors. 160 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,639 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm going to have to try those. Well. 161 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,720 This one from Fair State, this is phenomenal. This is 162 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:30,319 just an absolute crisp, clean lagger. This is only four 163 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,799 point nine percent alcohol. All the beers there at the competition, 164 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,480 they're all pretty low in the ABV compared to other 165 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,000 beer festivals, right correct. 166 00:08:41,639 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 2: And that's one thing that's really attracted tech, I mean 167 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,679 text a lot of different people. Is last year, I 168 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,120 think the average ABV we had was four point nine 169 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,440 percent out of out of the twenty breweries we had. 170 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,559 Then it's a little bit higher this year on average, 171 00:08:54,919 --> 00:08:58,559 I think we're about five four at the moment. The 172 00:08:58,639 --> 00:09:00,960 brewers still had the chance to change their beer if 173 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,720 they have to, all the way up until they bring 174 00:09:02,759 --> 00:09:05,200 it to us by next Wednesday, so we feel it'll 175 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,240 stay around there. Is that is that the Italian pills 176 00:09:09,399 --> 00:09:11,240 from Fair State or just their pills. 177 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: No, this is the regular pills. Had I known they 178 00:09:14,159 --> 00:09:16,679 had an Italian I would have picked it up. But 179 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,720 I think I might have hit one more from them, 180 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,360 like a year or so ago. But this is the 181 00:09:22,399 --> 00:09:25,320 only one that I could find here in the Chicago 182 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:26,879 land area. But this is excellent. 183 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:31,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what they're scheduled to submit as their Italian Pillser. Oh, 184 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,399 then I'm looking at their list here it says it's 185 00:09:34,399 --> 00:09:35,120 a four. 186 00:09:34,919 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 3: Point two and it's called Tomorrow. Is today the name 187 00:09:38,799 --> 00:09:41,720 of their beer. So we'll see how that goes. 188 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, hopefully they could send that down the Expressway down 189 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,759 here to Chicago. I like to try that one. But 190 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,720 that's really cool. With everything being such, you know, so 191 00:09:50,879 --> 00:09:54,240 lower in alcohol, a lot of beer festivals like you 192 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,240 need an uber because you're staggering out of there. Everything 193 00:09:57,279 --> 00:10:00,559 that's at a reasonable ABV. You could have a couple 194 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,120 and have a couple of different samples and you're not 195 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,639 going to be you know, is that wrong? 196 00:10:05,919 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, exactly. 197 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:10,039 Speaker 2: And another great thing we're providing is we do have 198 00:10:10,279 --> 00:10:12,720 two smaller buses. They are going to be running from 199 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,080 the Denver Convention. 200 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 3: Center to our location for from three to seven. 201 00:10:17,159 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 2: So hopefully some people will take advantage of that as well, 202 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,240 especially if they've been buyed a little bit too much. 203 00:10:22,279 --> 00:10:24,279 They can always get back to Denver if they need 204 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,159 to by the buses we're providing. 205 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: Oh cool. I'll have to tell my friend because I 206 00:10:29,639 --> 00:10:32,320 have a friend that comes on every year because he 207 00:10:32,519 --> 00:10:34,919 lives in the Denver area and goes to the GABF 208 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,759 so he's a fellow podcaster. So I told him about this, 209 00:10:40,519 --> 00:10:42,240 you know, last week, and he's going to try to 210 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:43,679 make it out, but I'll let him know that there's 211 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:44,600 buses there too. 212 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 3: Yep, awesome, he would be great. 213 00:10:46,759 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 2: We're hoping people take advantage of it. 214 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,799 Speaker 1: Yeah. Now the brewery itself barrels and bottles. You guys 215 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:56,759 opened up in twenty thirteen. What made you decide let's 216 00:10:56,759 --> 00:10:57,720 open up a brewery? 217 00:10:58,399 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 3: You know, that's funny. 218 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 2: Definitely alcohol was involved in that decision making. But my 219 00:11:03,159 --> 00:11:05,600 husband and I were living overseas where we had met 220 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,519 and he was in the Marines. I used to work 221 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:10,159 with the military, and we did a backpacking trip through 222 00:11:10,159 --> 00:11:13,120 Europe and we were in Amsterdam and you know, first 223 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,240 part of our trip and we're like, we should own 224 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:15,639 a bar. 225 00:11:15,919 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 3: You know, we're sitting at a bar, you're just drinking, 226 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:18,559 just enjoying. 227 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's where that's where it came from initially, 228 00:11:22,039 --> 00:11:24,279 and then it just kept growing the different you know, 229 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,519 oh let's try this, let's do this, and so we 230 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,639 knew we wanted to have beer, wine, food and friends, 231 00:11:30,639 --> 00:11:32,240 so we kind of had That's where we opened a 232 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,120 grouphub for that reason. So our original location opened in 233 00:11:35,159 --> 00:11:38,080 downtown Golden across the street from course, you could throw 234 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,559 a can, you would land on their property. But it 235 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,320 was great having you know, that location was just great 236 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,480 to have. And then of opportunity came available for us 237 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,799 to buy a building in late I guess it was 238 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,759 late twenty eighteen and we were supposed to open March 239 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,000 twenty twenty and that location, so you know, so that 240 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:56,960 kind of put a little damper on things. But we 241 00:11:57,039 --> 00:11:59,840 earlier this year we finally closed our original location because 242 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,399 we we rented that and we all own the other 243 00:12:02,399 --> 00:12:05,159 building and it's next to our home, so we have 244 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,840 many things that that you know, made it great for 245 00:12:08,919 --> 00:12:12,120 us to close the other location and just have the one. 246 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,080 It's much larger and obviously we own compared to rent. 247 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,360 But you know, we just really enjoyed different beers and 248 00:12:18,519 --> 00:12:20,480 wanted to to have a brewery, so it kind of 249 00:12:20,519 --> 00:12:21,799 just just developed into that. 250 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you're not just a logger brewery if that's 251 00:12:24,879 --> 00:12:27,440 what people are getting from this. Looking on your website, 252 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:31,120 you have a wide variety of styles for all palettes 253 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,480 and a food menu. I just got home from work. 254 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,679 I haven't eaten yet. I'm hungry looking at the food menu, 255 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,159 so everything there looks great. Do you have a beer 256 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,360 that's like a flagship or one that you know keeps 257 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:44,960 the lights on? 258 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 3: We do? 259 00:12:46,279 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 4: We do? 260 00:12:46,639 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 3: We have? 261 00:12:47,279 --> 00:12:48,759 Speaker 2: You know, I was talking with our brewer and my 262 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,960 husband earlier today about that. Obviously, being in business for 263 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,039 eleven years, we've had a lot of different beers, but 264 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,720 the one that's really carried on the longest is an 265 00:12:57,759 --> 00:12:58,639 orange Creamsickle. 266 00:12:58,679 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 3: It's a blonde aale. 267 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 2: But since Chris has been with us our brewer, we've 268 00:13:03,039 --> 00:13:07,639 really developed some more stable flagships to include. We have 269 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,320 one that we submitted last year. It's called our Nippolis Cage. 270 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,440 It's an American pilsner that's a fun one. And our 271 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,440 Camp George West Hellas that that we are submitting into 272 00:13:17,519 --> 00:13:22,039 the competition who called the hop is a hazy and 273 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,159 then we have another one. It's called the Human Fund. 274 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,559 It's an I P a kind of a West Coast style. 275 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 3: So those are those are. 276 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 2: Those fastly became our our flagships in the last three years, 277 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,039 and that we brew the most and people really look 278 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:35,480 forward to. 279 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I was just going to mention the beer 280 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,720 names because I saw a Human Fund and you have 281 00:13:40,799 --> 00:13:44,320 a dimebag beer. So whoever is in charge of the 282 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,519 beer names needs a raise, right. 283 00:13:47,399 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 2: Well, you know what, It's funny. We actually started a 284 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,759 dry erase board for our staff. Sometimes people just will 285 00:13:52,759 --> 00:13:54,360 come up with something and it gets on the board. 286 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,879 A lot of things get canceled out too, on the 287 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,039 names because sometimes you're like, that's not gonna fly. We 288 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,360 sometimes it just comes out to be you know, we 289 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,639 just sometimes we're at someone else's place drink and having 290 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,639 a good time and somebody said something and I just 291 00:14:07,799 --> 00:14:09,879 recorded on my phone and we keep ideas that way. 292 00:14:09,919 --> 00:14:12,240 So I don't know how it happens. We just come 293 00:14:12,279 --> 00:14:16,600 together and think of things. It's hard to name beers though, Yeah. 294 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:20,559 Speaker 1: Espeter, something that hasn't been used before. You know, everybody's 295 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,279 looking on tap to look at all, right, what's been 296 00:14:23,399 --> 00:14:27,080 used before or whatever, you know, especially if something's trendy. 297 00:14:27,159 --> 00:14:29,519 I know, like the day after it happened, there was 298 00:14:29,559 --> 00:14:32,480 like one hundred hawk Tool of beers. I'm like, you 299 00:14:32,559 --> 00:14:33,519 people are clowns. 300 00:14:33,559 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 2: Who's coming up with Yeah, yeah, that's so true. We 301 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,720 had a bunch of references for when Prince died and 302 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,799 then also David Bowie. We had a couple back then 303 00:14:41,919 --> 00:14:44,159 that were fun, but I would say they only really 304 00:14:44,279 --> 00:14:46,120 last for like a one off and then and that's 305 00:14:46,159 --> 00:14:47,879 about it. But yeah, we try to stay away from 306 00:14:47,919 --> 00:14:51,399 those those trendy, trendy things. Yeah, try to have fun 307 00:14:51,559 --> 00:14:52,080 fund names. 308 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,759 Speaker 1: Now, what else can people expect at the brewery because 309 00:14:55,759 --> 00:14:58,399 looking at the pictures on the website, it looks like 310 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,440 a really cool neighborhood type of place that hands great 311 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:03,120 beer and food. 312 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean the thing about our neighborhood brewer, which 313 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:08,399 is exactly how is our model. 314 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 3: It is fun. 315 00:15:09,879 --> 00:15:12,799 Speaker 2: We have a small staff, we have great neighbors, and 316 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,519 we really attracted people that want to find the great beer. Also, 317 00:15:16,559 --> 00:15:19,320 what's wonderful about our neighborhood is there's also a nice 318 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,240 towny bar across the street that also serves a great 319 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,320 purpose and we have a great relationship with them, so 320 00:15:25,399 --> 00:15:27,600 a lot of parking they allow us to do parking 321 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:29,600 over there. But at this event, it's just going to 322 00:15:29,679 --> 00:15:32,519 be a great time for live music for friends. I mean, 323 00:15:32,559 --> 00:15:34,080 we get to see a bunch of our friends we 324 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:36,440 only get to see once or twice a year and 325 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,120 just have a have a great time with it. We're 326 00:15:39,159 --> 00:15:42,600 hoping so last year bag Be Beer one first place 327 00:15:42,639 --> 00:15:45,200 in this and obviously you know they're not in business anymore, 328 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,480 but Jeff is coming in and so he should be 329 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,279 here for the event to put the cape on one 330 00:15:50,279 --> 00:15:53,120 more time, because when when you win, you get to 331 00:15:53,159 --> 00:15:55,399 wear a big red cape and you give you a crown, 332 00:15:55,799 --> 00:15:59,039 and we have a stem from a broken you know, 333 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,440 keg that we paint gold and it's like a staff 334 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,000 that get to carry around and they get a medal. 335 00:16:03,039 --> 00:16:05,159 So we're hoping if he's here, he gets to put 336 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,600 on the cape and walk around, you know, one time 337 00:16:07,679 --> 00:16:09,600 before we announced the winner. So it's just a lot 338 00:16:09,639 --> 00:16:12,799 of fun, smack talking and just paraderie around around the 339 00:16:12,799 --> 00:16:13,519 whole industry. 340 00:16:14,519 --> 00:16:17,919 Speaker 1: Back to the festival. Who are the judges for Chris B. 341 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,440 Kreme in Do You judge this like a typical fest 342 00:16:21,559 --> 00:16:25,799 or do you use like a different criteria for laggers. 343 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 2: So the judges the past three years has been Ashley 344 00:16:31,519 --> 00:16:35,559 and Bill from Beerstatt, So they don't enter competitions. That's 345 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,759 just kind of their motto with things, and of course 346 00:16:37,799 --> 00:16:40,519 reaching out to you know, two of the most louder 347 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,240 professionals that I that I know. So Ashley, like I said, 348 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,360 she's been great. She's also really instrumental in us getting 349 00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:49,919 some of these other breweries here because she was helpful, 350 00:16:49,919 --> 00:16:52,240 help will help us put in touch with these people. 351 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 3: So so we have Ashley Carter and Bill I that are. 352 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: Judges, and then also another gentleman named Jamie Williams who 353 00:16:58,519 --> 00:17:02,799 is a BCJ b c JP certified judge. He's a 354 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,279 previous brewery owner, worked for a yeast company for a 355 00:17:06,319 --> 00:17:10,359 lot of years. So three three well known industry judges, 356 00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:12,039 so we're excited for that as well. 357 00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 3: This year. 358 00:17:13,279 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: You have some really good sponsors on board for this year. 359 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,240 Who's helping to make the Krispy King Lager Competition the 360 00:17:20,319 --> 00:17:21,279 success that it is. 361 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 2: You know, it really comes down to the breweries because 362 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,319 they want to do it. That's that's the number one 363 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,000 success of this of this whole event. And I know 364 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,920 we mentioned Beersout a few times, but they really have 365 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,240 been instrumental in helping us. You know, they not only 366 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,599 volunteer their time to judge, you know, just talking with Ashley, 367 00:17:37,599 --> 00:17:39,640 like I said earlier, she was really able to put 368 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,599 us in touch and make it much bigger this year. 369 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:43,839 Speaker 3: So I really want to thank them. And like you said, the. 370 00:17:43,759 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 2: Top three sponsors are huge, and what we did was 371 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,599 rereached out to different suppliers that we personally use and 372 00:17:50,599 --> 00:17:53,759 that are also kind of nationwide. So we reached out 373 00:17:53,799 --> 00:17:57,480 to those three and then Grandstand is providing some of 374 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:58,559 the glassware. 375 00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 3: For the event. 376 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,079 Speaker 2: And then on Tap credit Union, which is credit union 377 00:18:02,079 --> 00:18:04,920 here in Golden that used to be Cores credit Union, 378 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,599 now it's on Tap and they do a lot of 379 00:18:06,599 --> 00:18:08,319 business with a lot of breweries. 380 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,279 Speaker 3: Across the whole country. So those are our top five sponsors. 381 00:18:11,319 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 2: But honestly, it really is the people because they want 382 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,400 to come out and drink the beer and make us 383 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,200 want to do this event bigger and bigger each year. 384 00:18:18,759 --> 00:18:21,839 Speaker 1: Oh well that's great, yell. I can't make it this year, 385 00:18:21,839 --> 00:18:27,160 but five yeah, I'm definitely there. And if Fair State's 386 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,839 going to bring the pills next year, I'm already judging 387 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,440 this one high because this one is excellent. 388 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 3: Nice. 389 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 2: Nice, And to answer your question, so the judging, basically, 390 00:18:39,039 --> 00:18:41,160 when when the breweries signed up, we had a form 391 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:45,839 and basically we just said a crispy Logger is notably sharp, clean, 392 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,039 clean cut, and a clear and clear I'm sorry, a 393 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,640 crisp beer will be dry, meaning it has very low 394 00:18:51,799 --> 00:18:54,200 residue of sugars and its flavor won't linger in your 395 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,880 mouth after you've taken a sip. And Loggers will be 396 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:01,400 judged based off the following criteria drinkability, crush ability, no 397 00:19:01,519 --> 00:19:06,920 discernible off flavors, overall flavor, body color, carbonation perceived ABV, 398 00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:10,799 and overall christmas. So the judges will not know what 399 00:19:10,839 --> 00:19:14,880 the style is going into to the first round. The 400 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,160 final round, they'll know the style, but they still obviously 401 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,880 they won't know the brewery and they just have a 402 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,720 reasonably really simple scorecard that Ashley and Bill wanted. 403 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,599 Speaker 3: To use, and so they keep they just base it 404 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:25,720 on those things. 405 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 2: Crush ability, you know how, chrisp clear, those kind of things. 406 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,559 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to going online and see who won this. 407 00:19:34,559 --> 00:19:37,799 This is such a cool thing, Eddie. I appreciate it 408 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,880 so much for coming on talking about the competition and 409 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,200 talking about the brewery itself. So if you're listening and 410 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,599 if you're in the Denver area, Wednesday, October ninth, Barrels 411 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,759 and Bottles Brewery. They're located at ten fifty five Orchard 412 00:19:52,799 --> 00:19:57,759 Street in Golden, Colorado. It's the third Krispy King Lagger Competition. 413 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,000 It will be between three and seven one pm, with 414 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:05,599 the awards announced at six pm. So go check it out. Abby. 415 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,799 I really appreciate you coming on and talk today. Enjoy 416 00:20:08,839 --> 00:20:09,599 the competition. 417 00:20:11,039 --> 00:20:13,759 Speaker 2: Thank you, I think Staves for the opportunity for us 418 00:20:13,799 --> 00:20:16,039 to talk about something we really like doing, and for 419 00:20:16,079 --> 00:20:19,799 the support with this. It's definitely, definitely, really very well appreciated. 420 00:20:19,839 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 3: Thank you. 421 00:20:20,279 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: Yes, well, let's thank Emily from Radcraft because Emily put 422 00:20:24,559 --> 00:20:26,359 all this together. Emily is the. 423 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:27,799 Speaker 3: Best, Yes Stace. 424 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 2: I've actually known her since before we opened the brewery, 425 00:20:31,039 --> 00:20:33,079 so been great funds with there for a long time, 426 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,640 so it was only natural to connect with her. Daalpa 427 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:36,640 spread the word about this. 428 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,039 Speaker 1: That's the other reason I have to get out there 429 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,519 next year to meet Emily and porse it. 430 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, she's a lovely person, so sweet. 431 00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: So yes, all right, well Abby, thanks so much again, 432 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,960 I really do appreciate it. Then, all the best with 433 00:20:52,039 --> 00:20:57,160 the competition Krispy King Logger competition next week on October 434 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:57,640 the ninth. 435 00:20:58,720 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 3: Thanks, they have a great afternoon. 436 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: Thanks you too. 437 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:06,599 Speaker 2: Hey. 438 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:09,039 Speaker 1: This is Grabbing the Brisket podcast. 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Yeah. 449 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 4: So check out grab the Brisket dot com for podcast info, 450 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,759 viral social media post and so much more. 451 00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: All right, the beer from Illinois I'm gonna have I'm 452 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:46,400 gonna have Della. This is from Old Irving Brewing. This 453 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,400 is a coulsh and this one is silver medal with 454 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:53,880 the twenty twenty one Great American Beer Festival and talking 455 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,000 about loggers on the episode. So I figure i'll have 456 00:21:57,079 --> 00:21:59,839 a good one from the state of Illinois in Della 457 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,599 is definitely a great one. So let's crack this one open. 458 00:22:07,799 --> 00:22:19,119 That's an award winning open right there. Beautiful color here 459 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,799 with Della. This one checks in at five point two 460 00:22:21,799 --> 00:22:26,680 percent alcohol. Lovely rom I really like this. It's just 461 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:34,400 a clean, crisp smelling Beard's beer, smelling beer. This smells phenomenal. Yeah, 462 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:40,039 that's wonderful. Great multiprofile here, little bit of bitterness, not 463 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,000 a lot. I really like this one. This is just 464 00:22:43,039 --> 00:22:46,319 a great kulsh from Old Irving. You may think of 465 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:50,160 them as just an ipa place, but no, they're bloggers. 466 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:54,359 Their coulsh is great, their barrel age program is fantastic. 467 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:59,319 Everything from them I like. And it helps that I 468 00:22:59,319 --> 00:23:01,519 could park right across the street when I go to work, 469 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:03,559 and then I could just on my way home, I 470 00:23:03,559 --> 00:23:06,400 could just stop and pick something up like Della. So 471 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,119 if you see this, you could pick it up all 472 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:13,000 around Chicagoland. Liquor stores, bottle shops, you name it, Binnie's, 473 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,079 you could grab it. But Della is definitely a winner. 474 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,359 If you see this one, you have to put it 475 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:28,640 in the carts. All right. That's going to wrap things 476 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,680 up for this edition of Beer in Front. I thank 477 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,480 you very much for listening. I want to thank once 478 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,200 again Abby George, the co owner of Barrels and Bottles. 479 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:43,200 And also they're hosting the Great Krispy King Lagger Competition 480 00:23:43,559 --> 00:23:46,119 that's going to be held Wednesday, the ninth of October, 481 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,079 so you got to check that out. If you're in 482 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,559 Denver area or you're heading to the Great American Beer Festival, 483 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,119 be sure to check out Krispy King. Have a great 484 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,279 week everyone. I will talk to you next week. And 485 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:01,519 remember sometimes the Beer in Front interview is the best 486 00:24:01,559 --> 00:24:07,839 one yet mm hm