We're ringing in 2025 with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start the show with a new review and a quick discussion on an article about Molson Coors buying a Chicago craft brewery, going against what we discussed last month. Then, we take a Look Back and Look Ahead, both at the months of December and January, but also at 2024 and 2025 as a whole. Next, we are joined by Dr. Sam Fee of Monday's Brewing. Sam tells us about starting Monday's, opening their new location in Greenfield, and much more! We wrap up the episode with a beer review followed by a round of Watch, Listen, Learn. Thanks for listening!

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Thanks for checking out the December episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We kick things off with a new review, which also includes an acronym!! Then, we take a Look Back into November and Look Ahead into December, before diving into some listener questions. Next, we were joined by past guest and friend of the pod, Hart Johnson! Hart tells us about his return to Piper's Pub, their updated menu, plans for bringing back their cask system and much more. We finish the show with a round of Lager or Logger and a discussion around a Beervana article about the end of the "corporate craft" era. Thanks for listening and enjoy the holidays!

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We've got a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast hot n' fresh n' ready. We kick things off with some Halloween talk before taking a Look Back into October and a Look Ahead into November in the world of Dancing Gnome. Then, we have a "State of the Industry" discussion spurred by the closing of another local brewery and some online chatter from friend of the podcast, Andy K at Hitchhiker. Next, we are joined by our guest, Tyler Hunter, who tells us how he got into homebrewing, his involvement in the local homebrew clubs (T.R.A.S.H and T.R.U.B) and much more. In the spirit of Halloween, we "resurrect" a segment from my old "Craft Beer Industry" podcast before finishing out the show with a round of "Watch, Listen, Learn." Thanks for listening!

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Thanks for checking out the October episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. This month we have Brett Herron of Dancing Gnome sitting in with us for the entire episode. We kick things off by talking about a busy September and looking ahead into October, including Dancing Gnome's 8th anniversary! Andrew tells us about the anniversary beer releases and what else to expect for the anniversary weekend. Next, Andrew and Brett talk about their trip to Yakima valley for hop selection. We wrap up the show with a round of "Name that Hop" and a quick round of "Watch, Listen, Learn." Thanks for listening!

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Fall is on the horizon and so is a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We start off by talking about our ketchup preferences (which i think we have discussed before) before Andrew drops a bombshell about what he puts on his scrambled eggs. Next we get into a Look Back and a Look Ahead which includes upcoming beer releases, upcoming events and some info about the upcoming anniversary weekend in October. Then, we are joined by our guest, Lauren Brock of Butterfat Gelato! Lauren tells us about the differences between ice cream, gelato and sorbetto, how she got into making gelato and her process, some details on their planned brick and mortar location and much more. Lauren sticks around for a round of "Watch, Listen, Learn" to close out the episode.

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Summer rolls along and we have a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We kick off the show by talking about the Phillies being in town recently and how that always leads to being one of the busier summer weekends at Dancing Gnome. Next we take a Look Back at a low key July and a Look Ahead towards August in the world of Dancing Gnome. Then we are joined by our guest, Beau Mitall of Alberta's Pizza. Beau tells us about living in South Africa, exploring different pizza places with his daughter when they lived in New York, Alberta's evolution from a pizza trailer to food truck to brick and mortar, his plans for their brick and mortar location, and much more. We wrap up the show by answering some listener questions and a quick round of Watch, Listen, Learn. Thanks for listening!

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We are back with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We jump right in at the beginning with a Look Back and Look Ahead before talking about what makes a Mexican lager, "Mexican." Then, we are joined by our guest, Steve Hartman of Hazel Grove Brewing. Steve is back to talk about the grand opening of Hazel Grove on July 4th (and 5th, 6th and 7th), some of the trials and tribulations to get to this point, the 8 beers that they will have on tap at their opening, and much more. We wrap up this episode with another round of Watch, Listen, Learn, joined by DG family member Matt Pyecha. Thanks for listening and go check out Hazel Grove!!

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Summer has arrived and so has a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! No new reviews for this month so we jump right into a Look Back and a Look Ahead. Andrew tells us about travelling to Georgia for their collab with Creature Comforts, we talk about Lustra Day/weekend and some of the new beers DG will be releasing in June. Next, we are joined by our guests, Nick Jones and Tom Marshall of New France Brewing Co. The guys tell us about being a part of the unique project where they will be one of three breweries located in the same building in Hazelwood. We talk about some of the beers they plan to release, the unique layout for each brewery and much more. Nick and Tom hang around as we close out the episode with a round of Watch, Listen, Learn. Thanks for listening!

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The DG boys have returned to America and are ready to record the May episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We only have 2 segments this month but we aren't lacking in content. We kick it off with a new listener review before jumping right in to a Look Back and a Look Ahead. Andrew gives us a few details about 2024 Lustra Day and some details on their upcoming Four Chord collaboration and related events. Next, we talk about the end of the Round About Pop Up and a few "new" NA beers on the market. After a quick break, we dive fully in to Andrew and Matt's overseas trip to Munich, Pilsen and Prague. Thanks as always!

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We're back with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We kick off the episode by reading a new review (finally!) and discussing some other recent reviews of the "Dancing Gnome hates dogs" sort. We take a look back into March 2024 and introduce a new segment that we are calling "Pak Tek Reflections." Then we take a look forward into April which includes the DG trip to Prague and the return of Three Rivers Beer Week. Next we are joined by multi time guest Rob Dillman for a deep dive into English/cask beers. We finish the show with a round of "Name that Hop" and a quick round of Watch, Listen, Learn. Thanks for listening!

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Break music by: Kevin MacLeod