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In this episode, Dan takes the drive out to Frenchtown, NJ to visit Wild Fern Brewing. He speaks to Julie and Derek, co-owners of Wild Fern. They talk about their experience and background in the craft beer industry and their decision to open their own brewery. They discuss the huge turnout for their Grand Opening, the beer styles they are passionate about and what they have on tap.

Later in the episode, Jon of AryaBarks IG fame joins the podcast as he and Dan visit Oakflower Brewing ahead of their second anniversary. Colin - owner and brewer of Oakflower - talks about the new beers brewed for the anniversary as well as the upcoming year and what changes will be coming to the brewery. They also talk about the love for 12oz cans, low ABV beers, and the national recognition that they have already received.

Chase from Top Beer Drops joins to talk about the top rated new beers of the past week in what is the most NY/NJ represented list that we can remember. Dan also runs down the local releases that caught his eye which includes a bunch of collabs this week.

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In this episode, Dan talks to Jonathan - brewer and co-founder of Zillicoah Beer Company in Woodfin, North Carolina. Zillicoah was devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. He talks about the story of his brewery, the damage caused by the Hurricane to not only his brewery but the city of Asheville, and his efforts to rebuild and how much the craft beer community has done to try to help.

We also look ahead to the weekend of December 7th - with events at TapHouse 15, Equilibrium, and Tin Barn. Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the top rated new beers from the past week according to Untappd which is led by a brewery local to us. We also highlight some breweries doing some charitable work ahead of the holidays and how it might just get you a free beer or two. 

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In this episode, Dan takes a trip down to Alternate Ending to celebrate and look ahead to their 4th anniversary. He talks about their new anniversary beers, many of which are collabs with some of the podcast's favorite people. He talks to Scott - owner of Alternate Ending - about how far things have come in 4 years and what's next for the brewery.

We also talk about The Seed also celebrating 4 years and their new beers, Wild Fern opening its doors to the public this weekend, Tavour releasing the A Deal With the Devil sets but at a big cost and whether or not it's worth it, and the beers with the most 5 star ratings on Untappd.

Chase from Top Beer Drops tells about the top ten rated beers of the past week including a local brewery taking the top spot. And of course we talk about the local beers that have come out recently that caught our eye. Hope you enjoy!

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Mike and Danny from Erratic Fermentations stop by and debut a new beer that is super special to us - a barleywine collab that we did with them. They talk about the new beer they made with us, their next plans as they look for a brewery location, their other new beers, and what's coming up.

We also look at beer prices at NFL games and how our local teams stack up nationally. Modern Times makes some big changes but are still in business. Chase from Top Beer Drops calls in and tells us about the highest rated beers of the past week and of course we look at local releases and events that caught our eye. 

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Tom and Dan talk to Chris from Conscious Ales who recently poured at Brews for New Avenues. He talks about the experience of pouring at the event and some of the new beers that he is made. We also talk about THC making its way into the craft beer world not only in seltzers and low ABV beer form but also now in stouts and barleywines. We wish Mortalis a happy anniversary and talk about their big anniversary release and commend them on the way they handle a big beer line. Experimental hop HBC586 finally gets a name. We also talk about the top rated beers of the past week and the local releases and events that caught our eye

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Scott of Lorenzo the Beer Cat fame joins the podcast to talk about Tin Barn's Block Party beerfest. He talks about the recent collabs coming out of Tin Barn surrounding the event as well the breweries attending the event. 

Chase from Top Beer Drops stops in to talk about the top rated beers of the past week including the killer Kellerbier from Test Brewery. 

We talk about the local releases and events that caught our eye including Kane's 13th anniversary, Obercreek's upcoming anniversary event, and EQ's sweet event that might make your mouth water

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Dan of Dekkera Brewing and Blending joins to talk about the charity event he is doing today at Fermentory Form in Philadelphia where he will be pouring his beers. He also updates us on everything that has been going on since the last time he joined the podcast - beerfests, collabs with professional breweries, and of course upcoming beers and what's to come.

Tom from Muckraker joins to talk about his 5th anniversary at Alias Brew Works. He talks about two new beers for his anniversary and the vintages bottles that will be available for on-site consumption. He also talks about the return of the Pie to the Face series which is one of the more unique things ever done in beer.

Chase from Top Beer Drops stops in to talk about the high rated beers of the past week and of course we highlight local beers that caught our eye

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Dan talks about the new Bourbon County lineup, which states drink the most beer, and summer beerfests. Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the top rated beers of the past week and some that might make next week's list. Dan discusses new local releases that caught his eye

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Dan takes the trip down to Icarus's new impressive home in Brick, NJ. His friends Jay Wilson and Steve Mags join him for a conversation with Jason Goldstein - owner and founder of Icarus. We crack open an old bottle and talk about the future of Icarus and the decision to move to the brand new facility. We talk about the plans for opening weekend, the importance of having a mix of styles, and talk about some the beers they've released over the past seven years.

Tom and Dan also talk about the big news in the craft beer world - J Wakefield announcing the closing of their taproom in Wynwood. Dan talks about the significance of the news to not only the Miami beer scene but the craft beer world as a whole. We also discuss why it happened, what's being planned before it closes, and Dan talks about why it has a special place in his heart.

Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the top beers of the past week and we talk about the local releases that caught our eye. It's hot out so we hope some good beers can help cool you down.

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Dan visits Tin Barn ahead of their Block Party beerfest on August 10th. He talks to Lauren and Rich of Tin Barn as well as Scott of Lorenzo the Beercat fame. We talk about the over 70 breweries that will be in attendance for the festival and some upcoming collabs that will coming out around the time of the event. Also, if you haven't bought your tickets yet - stay tuned to the end of the episode for a special discount code for the event. We also talk about SWO 4 Life - their newest collaboration with District 96.

Also - in this episode - the future of J Wakefield Brewing in Miami, a date set for the grand opening of Icarus's new location, and of course local releases that caught of our eye. Chase from Top Beer Drops is overseas but we go over the top rated beers for the previous week.