High Gravity

By High Gravity

High Gravity is a show where we talk about beer, brewing, and bullshit! Our primary goal is to talk about Michigan goings on in the beer world and local happenings around our beautiful state. Our aim ... more

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May 17, 2026 Episode 135: Welcome Back
Episode 135: Welcome Back
Welcoming one of the three sisters Sam back to the show, the guys (and her) get into some locally produced and rather fancily dressed bottled beers in this weeks episode. Everyone having been tired, the guys presumably from a long weekend at Darklord Day, conversation as expected gets colorful towards the start until the beers FINALLY get pouring, then it varies rest of the show entirely. Johnny gets a bit vocal trying to get an employee to try a sample, don't think Darrell liked that so much, (Johnny sends his honest and most sincere apologies on that one)... Everyone talks a few stories about getting cutoff and/or kicked out of a bar, it really is an interesting episode, the conversations are a bit all over the place, which is pretty normal for us so I guess it's just a regular episode haha. We talk about calamari, beer, other stuff, more beer and so much else so just stop reading this and listen at this point!
Beers featured in this episode:
Black Tie Affair - Someday Brewing
Black Tie Affair Vanilla - Someday Brewing
Breakfast In Kingston - Someday Brewing
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May 10, 2026 Episode 134: Cassie
Episode 134: Cassie
The guys are joined by a new guest this week, Cassie from "the business next door"! Breaking her in with some pretty heavy beers, the guys get right into some VERY good selections from Perrin to start out this week. Things do get a bit weird off the rip, there's too many small and short stories to single out anything in particular in the description here, but lots of fun general and RANDOM conversation!
Beers featured in this episode:
Perrin Reserve 2019 - Perrin Brewing Co.
Malted Milk Ball 2019 - Perrin Brewing Co.
Peach Party - Blake's Hard Cider Co.

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38min
May 03, 2026 Episode 133: Further from the light
Episode 133: Further from the light
This weeks episode starts out with some discussion of an apparent new release from Pabst that DOES NOT make Mr. Jim a very happy camper, though naturally makes Johnny want to try the weirdness, imagine that haha. Bit of conversation about Mr. Jims new job and a bunch of other chats before we FINALLY get into the first beer of the episode! Bit shorter of an episode and fairly simple beers this week though still plenty of the BS you have come to know and love from us and just in general good beer discussion and conversations! We do hear a fairly good prank story from Brother Darrell between something he and his kids have been playing on each other. If you have any good ideas on what he can do to win the game with the kids, PLEASE reach out and let us know!!
Beers featured in this episode:
High 5 - Fort Meyers Brewing Company
Seven Saturdays IPA - R&D Brewing
Purple Monkey Dishwasher - Evil Genius Beer Company
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34min
April 26, 2026 Episode 132: Hey Voice Assistant
Episode 132: Hey Voice Assistant
Johnny Starts out this weeks episode with a shout out to some of our overseas listeners that have had a HUGE uptake in our numbers the last few weeks, thanks for listening folks, VERY much appreciated! Starting out with making fun of ai robots, ai and a mild misuse of phone assistant voice prompts, the guys do finally get into their first beverage of the day! Conversation seems to devolve quite quickly this week and is a bit all over the place as per the usual, I'm pretty tired as I'm editing and writing this so ya know what, just stop reading this and listen, you'll DEFINITELY enjoy listening more than reading what I write haha.
Ciders featured in this episode:
Green Man - Tandem Ciders
Beauty School Dropout - Tandem Ciders
Sunny Day - Tandem Ciders
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52min
April 19, 2026 Episode 131: Guess What
Episode 131: Guess What
Joined by Mr. Jeff (aka Jipper, aka Duffman, definitely NOT late for beer though...) the guys start out with a potentially questionable beverage in terms of how it was stored before purchase. It brings on some discussion about making choice beer selections when shopping around. Brother Darrell was a bit late to this episode and for whatever reason, with Mr. Jeff filling in, it seems he managed to keep the episode quite a bit more on point than usually seems to happen. Could it all in fact be Brother Darrell is the bad influence at the table? Johnny gets into a couple notes about buying beer on ebay and some of the odd beers he has been hunting for a few years (seriously if you have a Sam Adams Millennium and/or the Jagermeister and Arrogant Bastard collab beer or even Jagermeister Manifest, PLEASE reach out to us!!) Right about the halfway point, Brother Darrell rejoins the guys and after a quick gloss over of the previous samples, and some re-sampling of a few samples blended, the guys get back on topic again, for awhile anyways... THEN conversation goes off the rails a bit... OH and TOTALLY look up the guy Mr. Jeff talks about he REALLY does look like Roger from American Dad!!
Beers featured in this episode:
Rolling Thunder Imperial Chipotle Stout 2021 - Rogue Ales
Rusty Nail Double Barrel 2025 - Fremont Brewing
Black Note Stout 2026 - Bell's Brewery
Pub Ale - Boddington's Brewery

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April 12, 2026 Episode 130: We start at 10
Episode 130: We start at 10
It was raining HEAVILY when we recorded this, the guys have a bit of a slower start this week but fear not, we eventually get to the beer!! OH and Happy Birthday to Darrell I guess too... More conversation and an easy going episode overall this time, lots of interesting stories like Johnnys Cranberry "juice box" from an event at the brewery the day before, Jim talks about a day at work, we talk about beer... Not going to lie, very tired and multitasking again while editing so kinda forgot to make too many notes... But hey, don't think anyone reads these anyways haha. I'll try for more from here on out, otherwise just quit reading these and enjoy the show!! Oh and do the whole like, share and subscribe thing, check out the aftershow on patreon and all that fun stuff too... And ya, slipped my mind for any more notes but hey, you have the episode!!!

Beers featured in this episode:
Silver Sands - DreadHop Brewing
Ragged Point - DreadHop Brewing
Mahogany Bay - DreadHop Brewing
Barracuda - DreadHop Brewing
Admirable Rum Cask IPA - Antilia Brewing Company
Chocolate Stout - The Local Beer Company

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April 05, 2026 Episode 129: Duffman and Mr. Bill
Episode 129: Duffman and Mr. Bill
This week WE ARE BACK TO BEER!! Mr. Bill was STILL with us for the third week in a row AND Mr. Jeff, (aka Duffman) joined us for the triumphant return to beer on the show! The show starts out a bit into our third element to which JOHNNY of all brings it back to the MAIN point here, BEER!! Amongst the conversations, Mr. Jim tells us a bit about his new job, Mr. Bill brings up a story about 60 year old beer he and another mutual friend of his and Johnnys tried a few years ago, then things get a bit weird for a few... Moving slightly from there, the guys discuss a new Parteon after show they are starting, so after this episode, make sure to check into that for some EXTRA fun and third element type content! We're keeping the price low for it and have a few different tiers with other perks too! It is definitely a fun episode, especially when the guys torture Darrell with one of his oh so favorite types of beer so sit back and enjoy!!
Beers featured in this episode:
Horn of the Goat - Perrin Brewing Co.
Barrel of the Black Tide - Perrin Brewing Co.
Perrin Reserve 2023 - Perrin Brewing Co.
Devious Minds - Perrin Brewing Co.
Lazarus - Perrin Brewing Co.
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51min
March 29, 2026 Episode 128: Rums of the Caribbean
Episode 128: Rums of the Caribbean
Ahoy Me Hearties Yo-Ho! Fear not, the rum is NOT gone!! Joined again by Mr. Bill this week the guys get into something a bit different, RUM and a lot of it so as to not run out because with the rum gone, that's just a bad time!! With some amazing selections from Africa and A LOT from all around the Caribbean the guys try out a whole bunch of stuff today from Mr. Bills collection and have A LOT of fun doing it! The smells on all of these were INSANE, the taste, EVEN BETTER!! Hard to put it all into words so sit back and enjoy the show!
Rums featured in this episode:
STARR 7 Year Oak Aged Rum - Starr Rum
J. Bally 3 Year Old Rhum Vieux Agricole Martinique - La Martiniquaise
Westerhall 10XO - Westerhall Estate, Grenada
Havana Club Anejo Reserva Rum - Havana Club
Havana Club 7 Años - Havana Club
Havana Club Selección de Maestros - Havana Club
4 year aged rum - Mr. Bills Homebrew, alledgedly...
English Harbour Sherry Cask Finish Rum Batch 002 - Antigua Distillery Ltd
Jamaican Lion Rum Dark Rum - Royal Jamaican Inc.
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50min
March 24, 2026 Episode 127: Dropped my danish
Episode 127: Dropped my danish
The guys this week are joined by the always awesome Mr. Bill!! He shared a selection of his homebrew and several commercial ciders with the guys in this weeks episode. While starting off with the first of our wonderful beverage selections the guys get into some discussion about the upcoming Darklord Day event the guys are going to in a few months and the Mr. Bill is attending as well! A big shout-out and Happy Birthday to Johnny's mom, whose birthday was the day of recording while we are here too! Fair warning, follow the warning and DO NOT look up what the guys tell you to lookup in the episode either. There is A LOT of FANTASTIC discussion of apples and cider this week, along with plenty of the great conversation you have all come to know and love from this show and our guest Mr. Bill! Tune in over the next few episodes as well for more GREAT content from us and Mr. Bill and check out our Patreon as well for a special bonus surprise! We will explain more on that as the next few shows progress...
Ciders featured in this episode:
Fancy a Pint English cider - Mr. Bills Homebrew
Scarlet Orchard red flesh cider - Mr. Bills Homebrew
German-Style Apfelwein - Ash and Elm Cider Co.
Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouche Brut de Normandie 2022 - Domaine Dupont Cidery
Wayfinder - Ash and Elm Cider Co.
PB&J - Ash and Elm Cider Co.
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43min
March 08, 2026 Episode 126: Good Golly
Episode 126: Good Golly
After a brief and most wonderful serenade by Brother Darrell, and the realization Johnnys computer is literally falling apart, the guys finally kick the episode off with a few wonderful cider selections from Mr. Jim's collection. Good conversation this time about apples, apple trees and the cider processing, the guys get into other stories as always, like how at last weeks trivia, Johnny won a sugar scrub and body butter kit in the end of month ticket draw... Speaking of Mark, HI MARK!! He was driving by as this particular discussion happened haha. SOMEHOW Johnny manages for the most part to keep in check the PINT of 14% WINE he slammed just before this episode from last week, Darrell almost died, the rest of the episode is fun too, guess you'll just have to check it out for all the rest!

Ciders featured in this episode:
Solstice Cider - Green Bird Cellars
Pretty Penny - Tandem Ciders
Pamona - Tandem Ciders
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49min

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