On this episode, we're taking you on a wild trip, man. Inspired by Verve Coffee's recent collaboration with Grateful Deadand their delicious Morning Brew Blend, hosts Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman weird out on Grateful Dead lore. From favorite eras to favorite albums to tales from the golden road, things get a little heady in an extremely chill way. Later in the episode, Michelman sits down with Verve Coffee Co-Founder Colby Barr to learn more about what it was like working with the Grateful Dead.

Check out the show notes for links out to hear Grateful Dead's one and only Santa Cruz performance, as well as the same show Colby Barr drove out to during his summer in Lake Tahoe.

Show Notes:

Verve Coffee Grateful Dead Morning Brew

Enjoy the full 1983 Santa Cruz concert at Archive.org.

Listen to Colby's show at the Sacramento Cal Expo in 1994.

Jordan thinks this coffee would pair beautifully with one of the best Stadium Dead era shows—Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY 7/16/90 on Youtube. 

This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by TerraCycle, Ceado, Pacific Barista Series, La Marzocco, Ghirardelli, and DONA.