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Episode 37 - Joey Pepper, Tørst & Luksus

Joey Pepper is a bartender at Tørst in Brooklyn and consults on the beer list at the bar's embedded restaurant, Luksus. He's also an aspiring homebrewer and one of the most knowledgeable dudes about beer that you're likely to ever meet. He tells us about how he got started at Tørst and what homebrew he's been concocting lately. We also discuss his collaborations with Evil Twin and Sante Adairius. 

As always -- Email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!

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Episode 36 - Justin Philips, Beer Table

Justin Philips is the owner of Beer Table, located  inside Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Justin is also the guy behind the Beer Table Table Beers you've probably seen around and have maybe even tried—there are now versions from Stillwater, Evil Twin, Westbrook, Omnipollo, Crooked Stave, and, coming soon, Other Half.  We talked to Justin about his current location in Grand Central and how he decides what to sell to the more than 750,000 commuters and tourists that pass through it each day. He also brings two beers to share with the panel, one of which puts Mr. Holl into a tizzy. 

Email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Episode 36 - Justin Philips, Beer Table

Justin Philips is the owner of Beer Table, located  inside Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Justin is also the guy behind the Beer Table Table Beers you've probably seen around and have maybe even tried—there are now versions from Stillwater, Evil Twin, Westbrook, Omnipollo, Crooked Stave, and, coming soon, Other Half.  We talked to Justin about his current location in Grand Central and how he decides what to sell to the more than 750,000 commuters and tourists that pass through it each day. He also brings two beers to share with the panel, one of which puts Mr. Holl into a tizzy. 

Email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Episode 35 - Jeff Cioletti, author, The Year of Drinking Adventurously

Jeff Cioletti is the author of a new book called The Year of Drinking Adventurously which offers 52 ways to expand your drinking horizons, one for each week of the year. We talked to Jeff about which beers made the cut, why malört is so revered in Chicago, and, most importantly, how to correctly pronounce his last name.

Email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 35 - Jeff Cioletti, author, The Year of Drinking Adventurously

Jeff Cioletti is the author of a new book called The Year of Drinking Adventurously which offers 52 ways to expand your drinking horizons, one for each week of the year. We talked to Jeff about which beers made the cut, why malört is so revered in Chicago, and, most importantly, how to correctly pronounce his last name.

Email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 34 - Dave Brodrick, Blind Tiger Ale House

Today we're stoked to welcome the owner of one of our favorite beer bars in New York City, Dave Brodrick of the Blind Tiger Ale House in the West Village. We've been going to the Tiger for nearly a decade now (some of us remember it from the original location) and it never ceases to be awesome. That's almost purely a reflection of Dave who's been living the good life up in Vermont for the past five years, opening both the Worthy Kitchen and the Worthy Burger in Woodstock and South Royalton respectively. Dave talks to us about how he got into the bar business in the first place and divulges some transcendental meditation knowledge about how he decided to start The Beanery, a new coffee-focused brewery he runs with some of his business partners out of Smutt Labs in New Hampshire.

***AS ALWAYS: Please feel free to email us with any questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air! We'll keep doing more of these mail and news shows if you guys keep writing in. Thanks!!!***

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and please leave us a review!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 34 - Dave Brodrick, Blind Tiger Ale House

Today we're stoked to welcome the owner of one of our favorite beer bars in New York City, Dave Brodrick of the Blind Tiger Ale House in the West Village. We've been going to the Tiger for nearly a decade now (some of us remember it from the original location) and it never ceases to be awesome. That's almost purely a reflection of Dave who's been living the good life up in Vermont for the past five years, opening both the Worthy Kitchen and the Worthy Burger in Woodstock and South Royalton respectively. Dave talks to us about how he got into the bar business in the first place and divulges some transcendental meditation knowledge about how he decided to start The Beanery, a new coffee-focused brewery he runs with some of his business partners out of Smutt Labs in New Hampshire.

***AS ALWAYS: Please feel free to email us with any questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air! We'll keep doing more of these mail and news shows if you guys keep writing in. Thanks!!!***

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and please leave us a review!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 33 - Evan Watson, Plan Bee Farm Brewery

We're excited to have Evan Watson from Plan Bee Farm Brewery joining us this week. Evan makes beer the hard way, using only New York State ingredients and propagating native yeast strains from fruit skins and collecting them his bee hives. He talks to us about his brewery's recent relocation from Fishkill to Poughkeepsie and why he chooses to work with the natural bounty of the Hudson Valley rather than those from the Pacific Northwest and Germany. 

***AS ALWAYS: Please feel free to email us with any questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air! We'll keep doing more of these mail and news shows if you guys keep writing in. Thanks!!!***

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and please leave us a review!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 33 - Evan Watson, Plan Bee Farm Brewery

We're excited to have Evan Watson from Plan Bee Farm Brewery joining us this week. Evan makes beer the hard way, using only New York State ingredients and propagating native yeast strains from fruit skins and collecting them his bee hives. He talks to us about his brewery's recent relocation from Fishkill to Poughkeepsie and why he chooses to work with the natural bounty of the Hudson Valley rather than those from the Pacific Northwest and Germany. 

***AS ALWAYS: Please feel free to email us with any questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air! We'll keep doing more of these mail and news shows if you guys keep writing in. Thanks!!!***

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and please leave us a review!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant

Episode 32 - Mike Kivowitz, New Jersey Craft Beer

Today we're talking shop with Mike Kivowitz of the website and app New Jersey Craft Beer. Mike's a great guy and does a lot to spread the gospel of good beer around the Garden State. He brings us a couple of beers, one of which gets wrecked right off the bat. Wanna know which one? Tune in to hear...

***AS ALWAYS: Please feel free to email us with any questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air! We'll keep doing more of these mail and news shows if you guys keep writing in. Thanks!!!***

As always, you can now subscribe to STB on iTunes and please leave us a review!!!

Producer: Justin Kennedy  Engineer: Brian Casse  Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant