Jim and Zack blindly taste seven pumpkin beers. Special guest, Jackie Lamothe helps moderate and adds her two cents. The beers tasted include; Shovel Town, Southern Tier, Samuel Adams, Spencer Trappist, Blue Point, Two Roads, and Shipyard. Can you guess which beer tops our list? And then Zack lists ten beers inspired by Michael McDonald songs. 

Zack and Jim discuss how COVID has impacted their travel plans this summer. Jim describes how he adapted his trips to the White Mountains and the Adirondacks. Zack elaborates on how he has made the best of living in Plymouth, MA this summer. They both share with us their favorite craft beers from the last few months. The Q & A session involves places that were not what they expected and the best (and worst) places to bring kids. 

Welcome to Backyard Road Trips! Backyard Road Trips has been a website exploring all things in our own backyards (literal and figurative) for two years. Now we've expanded to a podcast too!

In Episode 1, Zack and Jim discuss the origins of Backyard Road Trips. Jim talks about his favorite hikes in Connecticut (as well as some of his least favorite). Zack describes backyard road tripping as a kid to unusual places with his folks. Atthe end of the episode, they answer your questions about places they've avoided and first favorite craft breweries.