Episode 147: Till Death Do Us Part

We are joined this with with returning guest Mel! AND Jim again being played by Bob this week. I had forgotten when recording that we had Steve and Maureen on awhile back so Bob and Mel were in fact NOT the first husband/wife at the same time HOWEVER, the first ones to have appeared separately and then together! Once again lots of good beers and audience members which makes for wonderful conversations and per our usual mantra, the bullshit is VERY plentiful this week, things are ALL OVER THE PLACE! We are again graced with the presence of Darrells new "friend" as well for some technical info on the fly! Oh and be warned, Bob's first drunk story is LONG but lots of funny points and good happy ending.

Rolling Gourd Pumpkin Porter - Big Lake Brewing

Rescue Ale - Petosky Brewing

Velvet Peanut Butter Porter - Lansing Brewing Company

Pillar of Beasts - 3 Floyds Brewing

Jim was out of our office this week so we had a fill in, BOB! One of our latest night recording sessions yet, but we had lots of beers, lots of fun, Thumbs up for Mike joined us again, things got a bit wild and odd but it was a great time! Lots more audience members this time too so that helped make things extra weird and fun!! Darrell introduces a new friend partway through the show as well that makes for some fun conversation from this show into the next one even! Definitely a fun one to listen to and enjoy!! DO NOT WORRY THOUGH, WE DID NOT REPLACE JIM, he will be back in a few episodes haha. 

Yes, Chef - Griffin Claw Brewing Company

Copperstar Galactica - Beards Brewery 

Barking Squirrel - Hop City Brewing Co.

After doing some digging through the cellar bin, the guys choose a few wonderful beverages to try out on today's episode as they are joined once again by Mr. Arthur! There is some more wonderful discussion and descriptions about Malort that the guys got their hands on awhile back too courtesy of Mr. Bob and Mrs. Mel, I do maintain it REALLY isn't as bad as everyone seems to think, assuming you go into knowing it will be bad... Conversation is as expected for the guys this episode, it gets weird at times and is plenty of fun throughout all the random conversations this week! ALSO, we at High Gravity do not ACTUALLY hate Ohio by any means, it's just a college football thing I promise lmao.

Bourbon County Brand Stout 2012 - Goose Island Beer Co.

Bourbon County Brand Stout 2014 - Goose Island Beer Co.

Dragon's Milk Reserve: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout With Chocolate, Marshmallow, And Graham Cracker (2022-3) - New Holland Brewing

Ryetoberfest - Griffin Claw Brewing Company

The guys are joined this week by another brewery regular Mr. Arthur!! Darrell made the selection of beverages this week from the bin 'o beers in the back and happened to pick out all the sour beers so this one has a rather interesting start to it, especially since one of the cans looked like it was about to blow the lid off (see the picture on our facebook haha). Regardless, the first few beers go REALLY fast but the conversation flows pretty well, good stories and a couple more good beers after the sour start and a good time had by all!!

Cool & the Gang - Blue Owl Brewing

Professor Black - Blue Owl Brewing

Beers For Bloodies - Starving Artist Brewing Co.

Crawford Bock - Karback Brewing Co. 

Gallo/Famosa - Cerveceria Centro Americana/Ciudad de Guatamala

KBS Blueberry 2023 - Founders Brewing Co.

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Brother Darrell is back with us this week and our guest "Thumbs up for Mike" has joined us again as well. This week we get into to VERY interesting canned AND sparkling meads that some random dude gave to Johnny at Darklord Day earlier this year. Johnny attempted to pull one over on Darrell that we did NOT talk anything about Foldies and the Foundry Craft Kitchen in the back during last weeks recording session but he most definitely did not fall for that one haha. Both meads this week were quite good though one may be one of the most unique meads the guys have had before. The guys are treated to a special edition Foldie partway through the episode from Chef Steve and while we waited till after the show to sample it, it was AMAZING and SOOOOOOOOOOO worth the wait!! This being a bit shorter of an episode though still some fantastic beverages and good conversation. 

Florida Lychee - Zymarium Meadery

Ube Noir - Zymarium Meadery

Mr. Darrell had a prior engagement the morning of recording so we got a fill in for him, Chef Steve!! The majority of this episode is about food and some of the new food offerings at Starr Craft from the "Foundry Craft Kitchen" in the back of the building! With a main focus of the "Foldie" sandwich, the guys discuss some of the other AMAZING food they have as well. "Thumbs up for Mike" joined the guys again this week as well, he additionally works in the back with Chef Steve and some others. DO NOT WORRY THOUGH, there is plenty of conversation outside of JUST food this week with the awesome beer selections we had including 3 good beer choices varying from light and refreshing to a show favorite dark and HEAVY stout. Enjoy the show and make sure to stop in and check out some INCREDIBLE food from "Foundry Craft Kitchen"!!!

Clementine Crush Shandy - Griffin Claw Brewing Company

Porter - Bell's Brewery

Dark Lord 2021 - 3 Floyds Brewing

The guys are joined this episode with a new guest, and also recently retired (congrats again brother) brewery regular Mike D! He attended "last weeks recording day" for the first time and got his first taste of Darklord while he was at it! Liked it so much, he came back for more so we made him sit down and chat with us this week. We get into some more stories from this years Darklord Day as well. OH, and along with that, MORE DARKLORD!!!! There was plenty of other discussion amongst the guys this week as well so if you haven't already, grab something cold to enjoy and check it out!

Darklord 2026 ChemTrail Mix- 3 Floyds Brewing

Darklord 2026 Brandy Vanilla- 3 Floyds Brewing

This is a tale about a group of guys who went out of state on a most grand of adventures! Along the way they make a number of stops, try new foods and make new friends as they traverse the vast distance of smoke supply stores between Michigan and Indiana (seriously there were like 23 in the final mile...) all the while trying many other beers at each stop. There are tales of tacos, a hot tub and a board game that was attempted to be played and failed, and of a heavy metal concert that was attended by all. This story includes words spoken from survivors of the mosh-pit and of many other tales from the day of Darklord, and a few from the day of Barklord following the big day, some from the days leading up to DLD as well... While there were only two big beers in this episode, the stories flow freely and continue into next weeks episode so make sure to tune in next week for more tales from the event and two more Darklord beers from Darkord Day 2026!!!

Beers featured in this episode:

Darklord 2025 - 3 Floyds Brewing

Darklord 2026 - 3 Floyds Brewing

This is a tale about a group of guys who went out of state on a most grand of adventures! Along the way they make a number of stops, try new foods and make new friends as they traverse the vast distance of smoke supply stores between Michigan and Indiana (seriously there were like 23 in the final mile...) all the while trying many other beers at each stop. There are tales of tacos, a hot tub and a board game that was attempted to be played and failed, and of a heavy metal concert that was attended by all. This story includes words spoken from survivors of the mosh-pit and of many other tales from the day of Darklord, and a few from the day of Barklord following the big day, some from the days leading up to DLD as well... While there were only two big beers in this episode, the stories flow freely and continue into next weeks episode so make sure to tune in next week for more tales from the event and two more Darklord beers from Darkord Day 2026!!!

Beers featured in this episode:

Darklord 2025 - 3 Floyds Brewing

Darklord 2026 - 3 Floyds Brewing

With a hefty discussion about D&D to start the episode, the guys get into a VERY interesting (and ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE) beer to start off, enough that Mr. Jim left a review for it on the spot on Untappd... Johnny, if to further prove how NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD he is, did finish the can though, no surprise there... TRUST me DO NOT take up Brother Darrell in his offer for the remaining can of this... The next beer redeems it a bit though and the guys are back to their normal cheerful talkative selves! Oh and a new announcement from Brother Darrell on a new venture the Brewery is getting into, The Foundry! Check out their facebook pages for more details and information on that one. The guys get into some conversation about the mugs of the mug memberships and how coveted they used to be, then move onto the final beer of the episode. Check the episode out and enjoy the show though, I'm kinda done writing notes for now haha.

Beers featured in this episode:

Absinthe Minded - Starving Artist Brewing Co.

Compound Swear Words - Starving Artist Brewing Co.

Vanilla Jitter Bean - Ludington Bay Brewing Co.

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