Blind Pig Confessions's Podcast

The Barley Island Brewing Company has been crafting award winning beers for their restaurant and pub in Noblesville, Indiana since the late 90's. Wanting to step it up a notch, owner and brewer, Jeff Eaton, joined forces with long time friend and colleague, Eric Smith, to open the Deer Creek Brewery, Noblesville's first production brewery. Pat and Dougy Fresh sat with owners, Jeff and Eric, along with their rep(and past guest), Emily Grounds to get the scoop on this massive facility. Also joining us for the afternoon was Mr. Sean Webster of Monon Beverage Brokers who gave us a pre-show tour of the brewery. Being one of the forefathers of Indy brewing, Jeff has a wealth of history and knowledge on brewing and the brewing scene which has exploded in Indy and the US. Tune in for a humorous ride through the history of some of Jeff's long time staple beers, such as Dirty Helen, as well as the many new beers now flowing out of Deer Creek. Cheers! http://www.deercreekbrewery.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pg/barleyisland/about/?ref=page_internal http://www.mononbeverage.com/

Shout outs in this episode include: Deer Creek Music Amphitheater(now Klipsch Music Center); Eilise Lane Servies of Scarlet Lane Brewing Company; Jonathon Mullens of Broad Ripple Brewpub; Broken Beaker Distillery; Vegetable Buddies; South Bend Cubs and Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium, and The Indiana Whiskey Company

The Barley Island Brewing Company has been crafting award winning beers for their restaurant and pub in Noblesville, Indiana since the late 90's.  Wanting to step it up a notch, owner and brewer, Jeff Eaton, joined forces with long time friend and colleague, Eric Smith, to open the Deer Creek Brewery, Noblesville's first production brewery. 
Pat and Dougy Fresh sat with owners, Jeff and Eric, along with their rep(and past guest), Emily Grounds to get the scoop on this massive facility.  Also joining us for the afternoon was Mr. Sean Webster of Monon Beverage Brokers who gave us a pre-show tour of the brewery. 
Being one of the forefathers of Indy brewing, Jeff has a wealth of history and knowledge on brewing and the brewing scene which has exploded in Indy and the US.
Tune in for a humorous ride through the history of some of Jeff's long time staple beers, such as Dirty Helen, as well as the many new beers now flowing out of Deer Creek. 
Cheers!
http://www.deercreekbrewery.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/barleyisland/about/?ref=page_internal
http://www.mononbeverage.com/

Shout outs in this episode include:  Deer Creek Music Amphitheater(now Klipsch Music Center); Eilise Lane Servies of Scarlet Lane Brewing Company; Jonathon Mullens of Broad Ripple Brewpub; Broken Beaker Distillery; Vegetable Buddies; South Bend Cubs and Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium, and The Indiana Whiskey Company

Between rounds of The Masters, take a break to tune into this week's episode to hear about one of the most beautiful, as well as toughest, golf courses in the Midwest. Located in majestic Northern Michigan in the small town of Onaway rests the UAW Black Lake Resort and Conference Center, a sportsman's paradise and nature lover's dream. We had the pleasure of sitting with my friend and Black Lake's Event Sales Manager, Alissa and Mike, the resort's resident golf pro. We get loosened up on a few craft brews available at the lodge which includes Bell's Oberon and some ice cold Leinenkugels. Mike details the magnificent golf course which was designed by Rees Jones himself and soon after the storytelling begins. Dougy Fresh gets a little nostalgic of growing up just up the road in Cheboygan, Michigan, Mike tells a chilling experience of falling through the ice, and we explain to Pat the meaning of "toehead" and "two tracking". If you're thinking of where to take the family on vacation this summer where you can take in a bit of nature, plan a wedding or a reunion, tune in to hear about this amazing facility nestled in a thousand acres of high wooded land and evergreen terrain of the shores of Black Lake. Dougy Fresh and Alissa had some old friends(Kurt Derhammer & Alex Chasse's pop, Bob) join for the last 20 minutes of the show to toast with a few shots of whisky and reminisce. Cheers!

Lots of shout outs which include: 1991 Cheboygan Area High School 20yr Reunion, Michelle Dickey, Ryan Douglas(who refused to get on a mic), Downtown Johnnies Tavern Cheboygan, Benjamin K. Slocum and Beard's Brewery, Short's Brewing Company, Cheboygan Brewing Company, Clam Lake Beer Co, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Journeyman Distillery, Founders Brewing Co., Petoskey Brewing, Eddie Renner, and Adam Drake of the Black Lake Resort http://uawblacklake.com/ http://www.blacklakegolf.com/ https://www.facebook.com/UAWEvents/?ref=br_rs

Between rounds of The Masters, take a break to tune into this week's episode to hear about one of the most beautiful, as well as toughest, golf courses in the Midwest. 
Located in majestic Northern Michigan in the small town of Onaway rests the UAW Black Lake Resort and Conference Center, a sportsman's paradise and nature lover's dream.  We had the pleasure of sitting with my friend and Black Lake's Event Sales Manager, Alissa and Mike, the resort's resident golf pro.  We get loosened up on a few craft brews available at the lodge which includes Bell's Oberon and some ice cold Leinenkugels.  Mike details the magnificent golf course which was designed by Rees Jones himself and soon after the storytelling begins.  Dougy Fresh gets a little nostalgic of growing up just up the road in Cheboygan, Michigan, Mike tells a chilling experience of falling through the ice, and we explain to Pat the meaning of "toehead" and "two tracking". 
If you're thinking of where to take the family on vacation this summer where you can take in a bit of nature, plan a wedding or a reunion, tune in to hear about this amazing facility nestled in a thousand acres of high wooded land and evergreen terrain of the shores of Black Lake. 
Dougy Fresh and Alissa had some old friends(Kurt Derhammer & Alex Chasse's pop, Bob) join for the last 20 minutes of the show to toast with a few shots of whisky and reminisce. 
Cheers!

Lots of shout outs which include:  1991 Cheboygan Area High School 20yr Reunion, Michelle Dickey, Ryan Douglas(who refused to get on a mic), Downtown Johnnies Tavern Cheboygan, Benjamin K. Slocum and Beard's Brewery, Short's Brewing Company, Cheboygan Brewing Company, Clam Lake Beer Co, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Journeyman Distillery, Founders Brewing Co., Petoskey Brewing, Eddie Renner, and Adam Drake of the Black Lake Resort

http://uawblacklake.com/
http://www.blacklakegolf.com/
https://www.facebook.com/UAWEvents/?ref=br_rs

The Pigs were treated to some southern hospitality on their recent trip to Memphis at High Cotton Brewery. The welcome mat was rolled out for our arrival to this one of kind, spacious, warm, countryesque brewery with some of the most delectable brews in Tennessee. After a few brews to jumpstart the afternoon we sat down with Ryan, the owner and head brewer, and Cayleigh Tralongo, taproom manager and resident whiskey drinker. Lots of intense, comedic discussions on the pro and cons of high gravity brews, Ryan's brewing history, a hate filled rant on Bud, and Dougie Fresh accidently outs Cowboy. The brews flowed, highlighted by a couple of our High Cotton favorites, their luscious stout and ESB, as the conversation cruised throughout the afternoon with some shout outs to Bailey Spaulding of Jackalope Brewing Company, Eilise Lane Servies of Scarlet Lane Brewery, Memphis Made Brewing, and the Yazoo Brewing Company. Tune in for the ride and be sure to get to High Cotton on your next trip to Memphis for some fantastic beer and fine southern hospitality. Cheers! (And a big thanks to Cayleigh and her bf for being the pigs guide to Memphis that eventful Friday night and for popping our cherries at Wild Bill's.)

http://highcottonbrewing.com/

The Pigs were treated to some southern hospitality on their recent trip to Memphis at High Cotton Brewery. The welcome mat was rolled out for our arrival to this one of kind, spacious, warm, countryesque brewery with some of the most delectable brews in Tennessee. 
After a few brews to jumpstart the afternoon we sat down with Ryan, the owner and head brewer, and Cayleigh Tralongo, taproom manager and resident whiskey drinker.
Lots of intense, comedic discussions on the pro and cons of high gravity brews, Ryan's brewing history, a hate filled rant on Bud, and Dougie Fresh accidently outs Cowboy. 
The brews flowed, highlighted by a couple of our High Cotton favorites, their luscious stout and ESB, as the conversation cruised throughout the afternoon with some shout outs to Bailey Spaulding of Jackalope Brewing Company, Eilise Lane Servies of Scarlet Lane Brewery, Memphis Made Brewing, and the Yazoo Brewing Company. 
Tune in for the ride and be sure to get to High Cotton on your next trip to Memphis for some fantastic beer and fine southern hospitality.
Cheers!
(And a big thanks to Cayleigh and her bf for being the pigs guide to Memphis that eventful Friday night and for popping our cherries at Wild Bill's.)

http://highcottonbrewing.com/

Elvis, Johnny Cash, Car Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis. . . and yeah that's right, now the Pigs have recorded at the legendary Sun Records. We had the sheer pleasure of sitting with Sun's engineer, Ples Hampton, to hear some of the amazing history behind this amazing recording studio and the birthplace of Rock and Roll. We were giddy and full of goosebumps from the moment we stepped into the studio. Ples, whose father was a producer at Ardent Records for over forty years, is well connected to the Memphis music scene and its rich history from the early days before the term "rock and roll" was ever coined (which we do dig into in this episode) to today's artists still making their way through Memphis and Sun Records to lay down tracks. We couldn't have picked a better way to record at Sun. Ples was nice enough to put some time aside for us before heading out the door to the premier of the new Sun Records show that was premiering on CMT that very evening. And some great stories were told, including some secret nuggets, or happy accidents, that made it into some well known recordings. Tune into to hear about the humble beginning of Mr. Sam Phillips as well as the pioneering disc jockey, which without him Sam's artists may never have been heard, the one and only Dewey Phillips.

Elvis, Johnny Cash, Car Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis. . . and yeah that's right, now the Pigs have recorded at the legendary Sun Records.
We had the sheer pleasure of sitting with Sun's engineer, Ples Hampton, to hear some of the amazing history behind this amazing recording studio and the birthplace of Rock and Roll. 
We were giddy and full of goosebumps from the moment we stepped into the studio.  Ples, whose father was a producer at Ardent Records for over forty years, is well connected to the Memphis music scene and its rich history from the early days before the term "rock and roll" was ever coined (which we do dig into in this episode) to today's artists still making their way through Memphis and Sun Records to lay down tracks. 
We couldn't have picked a better way to record at Sun.  Ples was nice enough to put some time aside for us before heading out the door to the premier of the new Sun Records show that was premiering on CMT that very evening.  And some great stories were told, including some secret nuggets, or happy accidents, that made it into some well known recordings. 
Tune into to hear about the humble beginning of Mr. Sam Phillips as well as the pioneering disc jockey, which without him Sam's artists may never have been heard, the one and only Dewey Phillips.

BPC - Episode 93 - That Sweet Indiana Corn Whiskey

We've been raving about this whiskey since it first touched our lips, so it was a pleasure to be invited up to South Bend, Indiana and sit with owner and distiller, Charlie Florance, to talk whiskey. . . and drink whiskey! Also joining the boys on this fabulous afternoon was the brewmaster of the Twisted Crew Brewing Company, Mr. Josh Lakins (don't try and pronounce last name...he spells it wrong). Josh had recently won the Indiana Whiskey Company's Whiskey and Whiskers competition and was in town for the crowning. Piggy, Dougy Fresh, came in as runner-up so it only made sense to make the day a celebration and get everyone together to eat, drink, and be merry. We can't say enough good things about Indiana Whiskey. This Veteran owned and operated facility, specializing in small batch whiskey utilizes only those fine Indiana made and grown products, from the stills to the grains, this is Indiana. This quaint and cozy place just makes you feel at home. The always warm greeting provided by manager and mixologist, Molly Kolecki, along with her killer cocktails will put you at ease keep you coming back for the Hoosier hospitality as well as this fantastic whiskey. And we loved her even more when she put Cowboy to work about 10 minutes after arriving. Pretty sure he ended up wearing more whiskey than he transferred, but he smelled wonderful the rest of the day. Tune into this whiskey fueled episode to learn more about Indiana Whiskey and some of their upcoming events, such as their monthly Prohibition Comedy days that has brought in some of the funniest comics from the area as well as Chicago and Detroit. And keep on the lookout for Part Two when we super charge our buzz with some treats brought up from Twisted Crew for another hour of laughs. Shout out on this episode include Danny Boy Beer Works which seems very appropriate on St. Patrick's Day today. Cheers! www.inwhiskey.com www.twistedcrewbrewery.com

BPC - Episode 93 - That Sweet Indiana Corn Whiskey

We've been raving about this whiskey since it first touched our lips, so it was a pleasure to be invited up to South Bend, Indiana and sit with owner and distiller, Charlie Florance, to talk whiskey. . . and drink whiskey!
Also joining the boys on this fabulous afternoon was the brewmaster of the Twisted Crew Brewing Company, Mr. Josh Lakins (don't try and pronounce last name...he spells it wrong).  Josh had recently won the Indiana Whiskey Company's Whiskey and Whiskers competition and was in town for the crowning.  Piggy, Dougy Fresh, came in as runner-up so it only made sense to make the day a celebration and get everyone together to eat, drink, and be merry. 
We can't say enough good things about Indiana Whiskey.  This Veteran owned and operated facility, specializing in small batch whiskey utilizes only those fine Indiana made and grown products, from the stills to the grains, this is Indiana. 
This quaint and cozy place just makes you feel at home.  The always warm greeting provided by manager and mixologist, Molly Kolecki, along with her killer cocktails will put you at ease keep you coming back for the Hoosier hospitality as well as this fantastic whiskey.  And we loved her even more when she put Cowboy to work about 10 minutes after arriving.  Pretty sure he ended up wearing more whiskey than he transferred, but he smelled wonderful the rest of the day.
Tune into this whiskey fueled episode to learn more about Indiana Whiskey and some of their upcoming events, such as their monthly Prohibition Comedy days that has brought in some of the funniest comics from the area as well as Chicago and Detroit.  And keep on the lookout for Part Two when we super charge our buzz with some treats brought up from Twisted Crew for another hour of laughs. 

Shout out on this episode include Danny Boy Beer Works which seems very appropriate on St. Patrick's Day today.
Cheers!

www.inwhiskey.com

www.twistedcrewbrewery.com