Cheers Charlotte Radio | Craft Beer and Homebrew Podcast

Back at it this week as we sit down with the owner and head brewer of Armored Cow Brewing in University City Andy Kalinoski.  Andy started up Armored Cow with a certain family member in mind and he’s been making some solid beers both with and without gluten.  Listen up as we taste through the gluten-free flight to give our notes. 

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The gang is quarantined but that’s not stopping us from bringing you the latest in craft beer news and how it relates to the Queen City!

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A very different episode this week.  With the country shutdown amid Coronavirus scares we stayed in Quarantine and Weezie called the guys from his house and they discuss what has happened to the Charlotte beer scene over the past few weeks since bar and restaurants have closed their doors to on-site consumption. 

They also give you some stories of what local taprooms, bottles shops, and furloughed employees are doing during this time. 

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We are dubbing this episode “The Smartest Brewery in Charlotte” Why you ask? 

 Well, two reasons 1. Joe Vogelbacher is one of 19 Master Cicerones in the country.  So we discussed the exam and just how he prepared for it. Then the brewery itself uses A.I. in the production area provided by IBM to help them with production and efficiency.  Sugar Creek Brewery is doing big things there in the LoSo neighborhood. 

Plus, Melissa Bruno Johnston sits in to talk about Biere De Femme Presented by Pink Boots Society.  This year's festival takes place on March 21st at Unknown Brewery.  She fills us in on all the details. 

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Back this at the 9th Annual Queen City Brewers Festival benefiting Aceing Autism! 

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Back again with our friend the Executive Director of the Queen City Brewers Festival Nils Weldy to give a preview of this year's festival.  The new location, more breweries than ever before, and food vendors from across the city.  

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Special thanks to The Cellar at Duckworth’s for hosting us on location this week. And a special cheers worthy thank you to Eric Gaddy of Casting Shadows Photography for capturing our episode on film.

Cheers worthy thanks to The Cellar at Duckworth’s. Not only did they host us with a great location and awesome food, but they treated us with awesome bottles straight from the Cellar. Cheers!

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Back this week with our friends from Hoppin Brands.  Their latest venture Pinhouse has been open in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood for a few months and features Charlotte’s first set up for Duck Pin bowling.  Utilizing the self-pour system of beer taps in all of their locations, these guys are doing something right here in Charlotte with a few new concepts in the works. 

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The Cheers Charlotte crew sat down with Mike Smoak and Andrew Viapiano, co-founders, from Middle James Brewing. Andrew is a native of South Burlington, VT.  He earned his American Brewers Craft Brewers Apprenticeship Diploma.  He was working at a Charlotte brewery when he met Mike Smoak when he won The Cheers Charlotte Capture the Crown Homebrew Competition. Give a listen and find out how Cheers Charlotte was the catalyst for this awesome brewery in Pineville. 

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The Cheers Charlotte crew sat down with Alex Shoenthal and Tim Curtis (co-founders) of Charlotte’s latest brewery- Lower Left Brewing. We visited the taproom and toured the brewing facility and later sat with, co-founder and head brewer, Alex Shoenthal. Alex talked about what to expect from the tap list. We talked about his roots as […]

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