Barley & Me

Sactown Union's Quinn Gardner leads a panel discussion on Opening Night of Sacramento Beer Week 2017. featuring a panel of some of the greatest pioneers of the Northern California beer scene. Listen, as Dr. Charlie Bamforth (UC Davis), Barbara Groom (Lost Coast Brewery), Judy Ashworth (Lyons Brewery Depot), Shaun O'Sullivan (21st Amendment Brewing), John Martin (Triple Rock, Drake's Brewing), and Michael Barker (Sactown Union) discuss what craft brewing is (and isn't), what role craft beer plays in the community, and just how far we've come in the last decade and where beer is going next. And all completely unedited. I'd like to thank Quinn for inviting me to record this event for posterity. Please enjoy not technically an episode of Barley & Me!

Host Ben Rice sits down with comedian Dorian Foster to test out his sound equipment, nearly 6 months before recording the first ever episode of a beer podcast that would come to be known as Barley & Me. Never intended for release, we bring this to you, because SF and Sacramento Beer Week make all brewers way too busy to take some time to talk to me about beer. So here it is: the unreleased, demo tracks you never knew you wanted! We do a bottle share in host Ben Rice's apartment and talk BUI's (not IBUs), cicerone tests, comedy,  randomAdam Sandler appearances, and how not to pet a cat. Plus we spitball potential names for the podcast! It was a weird experience, re-listening to life 2.5 years ago, not knowing what this podcast was even going to be. I laughed out loud a few times and I hope you do too. We'll be back soon with all new episodes! In the meantime, enjoy all those beautiful beer weeks and be sure to follow Barley & Me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @barleyandmepod, and subscribe on iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher, or Podbean!
Find Dorian Foster @doriantfoster on Twitter
Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@mr4proaudio)
Logo by Jessica DiMesio

Host Ben Rice makes his second appearance at the Art of Beer Invitational. This will be either episode 43 of Barley & Me or Episode 1 of BarLeddy & Me, as Moonraker's Kyle Leddy takes over co-hosting duties midway through. Join us as we chat with Serious Talk Seriously's Johnny Flores (with Kyle and his wife Claire acting as co-guests!), then we speak with Elisia Gonzales and Delayna Fitzgerald of Eat Farm To Fork, before creating an impromptu beer roundtable with Kyle and Claire (again!), Jeff Broaddus of Karl Strauss, and Casey Carhart of Deschutes. Then we'll close out with some sage words from a few Art of Beer patrons. Plus Becky Lynn sneaks in some words of her own. We have an incredibly deep conversation about the recent brewery buy-outs, plus distribution talk, and we try to remember all the Wayans Brothers. Plus so much more! On Episode 1 of BarLeddy and Me. Enjoy!
Follow Barley & Me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @barleyandmepod
Learn more about Eat Farm To Fork at eatfarm2fork.com
I forgot to give a shout-out to Sol Collective, for whom funds were being raised, so please donate if you can. They are doing wonderful things for art and art education. Solcollective.org
Theme song: "JamRoc" by Breez (Twitter @4proaudio / Instagram @mr4proaudio)
Logo by Jessica DiMesio
Thank you so much to all of my guests. If you haven't had their beers yet, how is that even possible?

Host Ben Rice sits down with event directors Jennifer Land Irwin (Art of Beer, January 27) and Kate Whelan (Sacramento Beer Week, March 2-March 12) to discuss the ins and outs of planning major beer events, while sipping on Christmas ales at Sacramento's Hideaway Bar & Grill, a lovely dive bar on Franklin Blvd. We get into the nitty gritty of event planning, the triumphs and tribulations, plus the differences in a one-night only event at one location versus a week-and-a-half long excursion at dozens of venues. We'll also chat about the Women's March, Stranger Things, classic and new musicals, and how to add an exciting game show element to up the ante at beer events. Plus Gilmore Girls! And politics. Also, Kate's beer group, Hop Broads, and their Beer Week beer design. And everything under the sun, until we get forced to shut up because of inclement weather because I chose to record this outside. Thank you to Hideaway's owner Mariah York-Carr for giving us the space to do this. Enjoy!
Find tickets to Art of Beer at artofbeerinvitational.com
Learn more about Sol Collective on Twitter @solcollective_
Find out about Sacramento Beer Week events at sacramentobeerweek.com
Follow Art of Beer on Twitter & Instagram @artofbeerca
Follow Sacramento Beer Week on Twitter @sacbeerweek_
Follow Barley & Me everywhere @barleyandmepod
Intro music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@mr4proaudio)
Logo by Jessica DiMesio

Host Ben Rice conducts a Christmas bottle share with some comedian friends at West Sacramento restaurant Sail Inn Grotto. Guests Stephen Furey (The Comedy Store), Garrett Boatman (retired), Luke Soin (Epic Tiki and The Sexy Podcast), Emma Haney (Fem Dom Com), and Becky Lynn (Hot Drunk Sets) join us, with Stephen Furey leading the charge as we rate the best and worst of: Candy! Cookies! White Elephant Gifts! Beer! Plus Garrett and Ben beef with BevMo, Luke explains how he learned to be intolerant of gluten (the answer might surprise you), and why everyone in comedy hates the word "skit." Plus a look back at the surprising oeuvre of Dane Cook and made-up facts about your favorite young adult novelists. Enjoy episode 41 of Barley & Me!
Theme Music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@mr4proaudio)
Logo by Jessica DiMesio
Follow Barley & Me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @barleyandmepod
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Follow our guests on Instagram! Stephen Furey @scubastevefurey Garrett Boatman @garrettboatman Luke Soin @epictiki Emma Haney @ehaneycomedy Becky Lynn @ohthatsbecky
Thank you so much for listening. Tell your friends.
Episode 41 has been brought to you by the Art Of Beer, occurring Friday, January 27, 2017, at the McClellan Conference Center, in Sacramento. Find tickets at artofbeerinvitational.com.
Barley & Me is brought to you by Comedy Night at Crooked Lane Brewing, in Auburn, CA. The first and third Thursday of every month, see national and regional headliners w/ the best up and coming comics in the area for just $10. Upcoming: Myles Webber, winner of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, on January 19. Then we have Jason Resler of Comedy Central, BET, Sirius XM, and more on February 2. On February 16, Mike E. Winfield (The Office, Off Beat, Letterman, Showtime) will be headlining. And March 2, from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we have DJ Sandhu. Tickets available at crookedlanebrewing.com

Host Ben Rice and guest Becky Lynn celebrate their anniver-soury by traveling to Portland, Oregon, and visiting world-renowned sour beer brewery Cascade Brewing. So why not do a podcast? We chat with brewery manager Grant Ritchie, blender Kevin Martin, and head brewer Mike Mathis about what separates sour brewing from typical beer brewing. Plus! Beers that got us into beer, making friends through beer, and beer enthusiasm versus beer snobbery. Plus even more (sour) beer puns and we even go in depth on some horror stories from Cascade's "Tap It Tuesday," in which pre-selected guests get to tap the barrel on their "Live from the Barrel" series. It's a gusher of fruity sticky goodness and this episode is a gusher of information and joy. So grab your lactobacillis and a few dozen of your favorite barrels and enjoy Episode 40 of Barley & Me!
Find Cascade Brewing online at cascadebrewing.com, cascadebrewingbarrelhouse.com, and on Instagram/Twitter @cascadebrewing
Find Becky Lynn on social media at @ohthatsbecky
Find Barley & Me at @barleyandmepod
Intro: "JamRoc" by Breez (IG: @mr4proaudio, Twitter: @4proaudio)
Logo by Jessica DiMesio
Brought to you by Art of Beer - www.artofbeerinvitational.com

Host Ben Rice vists East Sacramento sandwich shop The Shack with comedians Melissa McGillicuddy, Robert Omoto, and Kim Martel to discuss the art, taste, and reasons behind several non-alcoholic beers. We break down their (lack of) flavor and aroma, plus hypothesize why people would imbibe these concoctions in the first place. Plus! Melissa's diet secrets, Kim's discovery of a medical shortcut to dieting, and why certain regions of America don't have access to mangos. And if that wasn't enough, we discover what makes something "artisan" and that even cats love horoscopes. All of this and so much more, on Episode 39 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!

Host Ben Rice sits down with Cathy Johnson (owner) and Michael Johnson (brewer) of Lincoln, CA, based nano-brewery, GoatHouse Brewing, along with guest John Marcotte (Heroic Girls, The Cookie Project, #MoreThanCute, and much much more) to get political, philosphical, nerdy, funny, weird, and informative. As John sips on a honey blonde and Ben quaffs a delectable Dark Side stout, we touch on myriad topics beer-adjacent: farming, education, sustainability, community outreach, regulations and restrictions... So many things! Plus John tells us about many of the small things he's done to help the community, as well as his biggest project to date, Heroic Girls, which takes "princess culture" head on. So if you love information, hate pumpkin beers, and wanted to know how a nano-brewery that is located at the owner's house can possibly expand, check out Episode 38 of Barley & Me. It's so good.
Go to www.cookieproject.org and www.heroicgirls.com for more info on those wonderful programs.
Find John Marcotte on Twitter at @heroic_girls
Find GoatHouse Brewing at www.goathousebrewing.com or Facebook @goathousebrewing or on Instagram @goathouse_brewing
You can find Barley & Me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @barleyandmepod
Intro: "JamRoc" by Breez (Twitter: @4proaudio, Instagram: @mr4proaudio)
Logo by Jessica DiMesio (Instagram: @a_living_cliche)