May I interest you in the May episode of Good but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast? This month we introduce another member of the DG family, Amy Loebig! Amy tells us about her "journey" to Dancing Gnome by way of Mother Road Brewing Company in Flagstaff, AZ. Amy also fills us in on what she looks for in terms of service when visiting other establishments, the differences in patrons between Flagstaff and Pittsburgh and a whole bunch of other stuff. At the beginning of the episode, we read another listener review, discuss the Bud Light/Ultra Right Beer situation and talk about another local brewery that is going to brew a beer with a recipe written by ChatGPT. We finish the show by answering some listener questions and blazing through a quick Watch session.

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 Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

After a short delay, the April episode of GBNTB is ready to go! This month we are joined by Mike Tysarczyk of Dancing Gnome and the PGH Brewer's Guild. And we're not talking about a short guest segment, this time Mike sits in for the entire episode. We start off with a new review, then we talk about the closure of BrewDog Pittsburgh. Next, I read a short article from Beervana about craft becoming the "sick man of beer" and get Mike and Andrew's reaction. After a short break, we look ahead to April 12th (4-1-2... get it?) and the start of Three Rivers Beer Week.  Andrew tells us more about the return of the Imperial Breakfast, now hosted at Dancing Gnome on the 12th, and Mike fills us in on some of the other events, releases, etc that we can expect during the week. We close out the show by learning about Andrew's high school musical past before another round of Watch, Listen, Learn. Thanks for listening!

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We're back in your ear with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome Podcast! Andrew and I kick off this episode by forgetting to check on new reviews (we do it later) but we do discuss the news of Platform Beer Co. closing and how the future of "big beer" buyouts could be changing. We also discuss how/if to have a conversation with a fellow brewer when their beer(s) are off/subpar.  Then we jump into Look Back/Look Ahead to talk about Dancing Gnome hitting 2 million cans on their canning line, Andrew taking the baton from Piper's Pub and putting on an Imperial Breakfast event, and the upcoming Czech Beer Dinner with Golden Age Brewing. Next, we are joined by our guest Steve Hartman of Hazel Grove Brewing! Hazel Grove is a new brewery in Hazelwood that hopes to be open later in 2023. Steve tells us about how he became interested in beer/brewing, how they landed on Hazelwood for their location, where you can find some of their beers on tap currenty, and much more! Steve sticks around as we close out the show with another round of Watch, Listen, Learn.

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 Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for checking out another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We kick things off with another listener review before diving right in to a packed "Look Back, Look Ahead." Then, we talk about a current CO2 shortage that is affecting New Zealand and how we have recently come out of the same situation in the US. Next, we add a little international flair with our guest, Rob Bingaman! Rob has recently moved back stateside after spending ~ 2 years split between Berlin and Bristol, UK. Rob tells us about the circumstances that lead him overseas, his experiences in Berlin and Bristol (beer centric and otherwise) and his time in the Pitt marching band. We close out the show with another round of "Watch, Listen, Learn."

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 Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

It's a new year and a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! I hope all of our listeners had a great holiday season. We get things started on this episode with a new listener review, which transitions into the sweatshirt I was wearing, which transitions into a discussion about Iron City/IC Light/Pittsburgh Brewing Company.  We switched things up this episode by skipping our usual Look Back, Look Ahead segment and instead answered some listener questions submitted on Twitter. Then, we were joined by our guest Mel Larrick of Hop Farm who told us about her background in distilling, working an internship with Sloop Brewing, her favorite Hudson Valley beer, her "most memorable" Pittsburgh beer, and much more! Mel stuck around as we closed the episode with a round of Watch, Listen, Learn!

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 Break music by: Kevin MacLeod 

We went ahead and recorded a long one for the December episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. We talk a little bit about our Thanksgivings before taking a look back and a look ahead in the world of Dancing Gnome. Andrew also gives us a sneak peek into 2023 with some news about the 2023 series, a lager series (packaged in bottles!) and more. We are then joined by our guest, Brooke Keane of Trace Brewing! Brooke tells us about her decade in NYC working with The Bronx Brewery, how she made her way to Trace, her unique position with Trace, her writing style, and much more. Brooke sticks around as we finish out the episode with a round of Watch, Listen, Learn.
 
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We are back on our normal schedule and coming to ya with the November episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We spend some time in our first segment with a quick recap of Jaron's trip to Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia. Then, we take a look back at September/October in the world of Dancing Gnome with a review of the 6th anniversary weekend and a look ahead that includes some talk about the Dancing Gnome partnership with Blue Sparrow.  Next, we are joined by a member of the DG family, Matt Pyecha! Matt tells us about his path to Dancing Gnome from Athens, Georgia, his time working with Creature Comforts and much more. Matt sticks around for our packed final segment of Watch, Listen, Learn.

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Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

After a slight delay, we are back with another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start the show by explaining the cause for the delay and why we are combining the September and October episodes. Andrew tells us about his recent trip out west and how he discovered that he is a "desert guy," before we take a (long) look back and look ahead in the world of Dancing Gnome. Next, we are joined by our guest Mike Tysarczyk of the Pittsburgh Brewer's Guild. Mike tells us about what has been happening in the guild, what to watch for with the upcoming Three Rivers Craft Beer week and why everyone should get tickets to the First Pour kickoff event. We end the show with a full round of Watch, Listen, Learn!

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Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

We're rolling into August with a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We start off with a new listener review and me offering my apologies to Kennywood for the thoughts that I shared on a past episode. Andrew then takes us on a look back into July and a look forward into August in the world of Dancing Gnome. Next, we are joined by our guest, Andy Kwiatkowski of Hitchhiker Brewing Co! We talk about what's new at Hitchhiker, the Grateful Dead, 2022 Pitt football predictions and much more! We finish out the show with the return of a listener favorite game plus another round of Watch, Listen, Learn!

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Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

We're happy to be back with another episode of Good but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We kick things off by reading the first new listener review in a while, before giving our thoughts on another "Pittsburgh staple," Turner's Tea. Then, we take a look back at the month of June in the world of Dancing Gnome, and a look ahead into July. Next, we are joined by our guest, Paul Schneider of Cinderlands Beer Co.  Paul tells us about the upcoming "Mixed Culture Fest" being put on by Cinderlands and Trace Brewing (Saturday, July 30th at Freedom Farms in Valencia, PA), his path to Pittsburgh, what's new at Cinderlands and much more. We finish the show with a round of "Name That Hop" and an abbreviated addition of "Watch, Listen, Learn."

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Break music by: Kevin MacLeod