Produced by Seven Million Bikes Podcasts, welcome to Episode 7 of Beer Stories! Enter The Darkness with Alex & Mischa as they sit down with the man behind Heart of Darkness Craft Brewery in Saigon, Vietnam! The boys discuss the joys of starting a brewery from scratch in a foreign country, how John first discovered craft beer, HOPS!, building a brand, Joseph Conrad, Wholesale vs. Retail, why quality is the most important thing to any good craft brewery, thoughts on lo/no alcohol beers, John's favourite beer, how craft beer can help sustain a healthy marriage, and Contract Brewing vs. Export. We also get a wide range out of The Hangover Check and a spirited round of Fact or Fiction! Cheers! 

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Did That Really Happen? From Seven Million Bikes Podcasts. Book your tickets to see Korey David.

Ever heard a joke and asked, “Did That Really Happen?” 

My name’s Niall Mackay from Seven Million Bikes Podcasts and a comedian... long before I ever started comedy, when I heard comedians tell the craziest, funniest stories I would always wonder just that. And if I got a chance to meet them after the show I would always ask “Did That Really Happen?” 
… and 9 times out of 10 the answer was “Yes!” 

But the difference between sharing a story with friends and telling it on stage is a comedian’s ability to take those moments and craft them into a well worked joke. 

In each episode of this podcast I talk to comedians from around the world, play you one of their jokes, then ask them, “Did That Really Happen?”

Today I am with a special guest who is performing at Seven Million Bikes Comedy Show, One Night In Saigon this Saturday, Feb 11th at Eddie’s Diner in District 1.. If you haven’t already make sure you go book your tickets for the show, the link is in the show notes.

This psychedelic loving ex-Mormon Is a stand up comedian and actor based in Denver, CO who works out his angst on stage from growing up as the black sheep in an ultraconservative household. 

He has performed at High Plains Comedy Festival, Alaska b4 u die Fest, Vail Comedy Festival, is a regular at the world famous Comedy Works in Denver, and appeared on Netflix and Adult Swim.

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In Episode 6 of Beer Stories, Mischa & Alex welcome Hannah Jefferys, Founder and Brewmistress of Saigon Cider, into studio. The episode is bookended, as always, by The Hangover Check and Fact or Fiction. In between they discuss a range of topics, including differentiating craft cider from craft beer, Cider's specific appeal to Vietnamese drinkers, the Cider making process, some of her favourite Ciders from back home, walking the line between commercial viability and being a taste leader, utilizing local ingredients, low/no alcohol craft beverages, the Vietnam Cider Community and how everyone gets along within it, and where to source the best organic apples! Cheers! 

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Produced by Seven Million Bikes Podcasts, in Episode 5 of Beer Stories, Alex & Mischa talk to Charles Guerrier of Brew Asia about a range of topics, including how he started the South East Asian Brewer's Conference (recently renamed Brew Asia for 2023), why he loves visiting Saigon so much, how much and how quickly Brew Asia has grown, the Vietnamese Craft Beer Industry, how you deal with armed guards storming your conference in a foreign country, getting started on Belgian beers, the fluidity of beer styles in the modern craft beer market, off-flavours vs. on-flavours, the spirit of community that arises around craft beer in different countries, and the importance of winning awards. They also run the spectrum on The Hangover Check and Charles comes clean in the latest installment of Fact or Fiction. Cheers! 

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Produced by Seven Million Bikes Podcasts, in Episode 4 of Beer Stories, Alex & Mischa talk with the Founder of Turtle Lake Brewing Company (Hanoi, Vietnam), Lamont Wynn, about Opening a Craft Brewery in Vietnam. Over the course of the conversation they touch on stories about what Lamont was doing when he decided to start Turtle Lake, the logistics of starting any company up in Vietnam as foreigners, the particulars of starting a brewery from scratch, the first beers they brewed, the similiarities and differences that Alex and Lamont faced - starting breweries up a few years apart in the same part of the world, the importance of good food and fun events at Taprooms for the guest experience, actual turtles, music, running and attending craft beer festivals, a brand new segment for the pod - Story Time With Lamont (!!), Haunted Houses, distribution vs. Taprooms, winning international beer awards, and the secrets to all of our success! We also have a brisk edition of The Hangover Check and a lively round of Fact or Fiction. Cheers! 

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This is a brand new show from Seven Million Bikes podcasts. The Vietnam is awesome podcast. I'll be talking to people from all over Vietnam, working in tourism, bars, results, hotels, nightlife, and more to share with you experiences the prove Vietnam is awesome. 

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In Episode 3 of Beer Stories, Alex & Mischa talk to the Founder & CEO of MixTape Drinks, Chad Mitchell, about Beer Styles! Do they even matter anymore?! They discuss the importance of learning the fundamentals of brewing before you can start playing around with style guidelines, inventing new styles of beer, the ubiquity of IPAs in the current craft beer market, style guidelines, the importance of beer styles for marketing purposes, category confusion at beer competitions, Pickle beers, the importance of pushing boundaries & challenging yourself, the beer naming process at MixTape, Sour Beers, Hazy IPAs, and whether Brewers prefer drinking their own beers or other people's. We also have new installments of our weekly segments, The Hangover Check and Fact or Fiction. Cheers! 

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This has been a really hard decision to make, but A Vietnam Podcast is going on hiatus in it's current format.

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As we take a break right now between seasons, we're bringing you regularPodSwaps, where we bring you a podcast from one of our friends, which is related to Vietnam. In this episode, we share another touching episode from the Vietnamese Boat People podcast.

Tracey Nguyen Mang has been on A Vietnam Podcast before . So go back and check that episode out. Tracey has shared one of her episodes with us before, which was the very first episode of the Vietnamese boat people podcast. This is one of my favorite shows out there. So go and check it out.

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 I am beyond excited to share this special first episode of Beer Stories hosted by my good friends Mischa Smith and Alex Violette from Pasteur Street Brewing Company and produced by me at Seven Million Bikes Podcasts.

This is a combination of two major passions for me, podcasting and craft beer. I cannot thank Alex and Mischa enough for putting their trust, faith, and patience in me to get this off the ground, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. 

And of course, as always, a massive, massive, massive thank you to Louis Wright for all of his support for what I do, I literally couldn't do it without. 

So check out the first episode of Beer Stories here on A Vietnam podcast.

It's gonna be a special PodSwap and we're gonna do more of these over the coming months. There will be new episodes every week, so make sure you go on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts. 

This is for beer enthusiasts, not beer snobs. So if you love beer, you'll love this podcast. Enjoy the podcast.

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In Episode 1 of Beer Stories, Mischa talks to Alex about his craft beer journey, where it all started, Brown Ales, Walter White, favourite beer styles, his Mount Rushmore of beers, the Vietnamese Craft Beer Industry, legacies, and his decision to bring his family back to Vietnam after two years back home in the USA. We also debut our first running segment of the podcast - Fact or Fiction, where Mischa makes some statements about Alex's life, or beers in general, and he confirms or denies. Cheers! 

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