Under My Host

Sitting in with us is rockstar bartender and Crafthouse co-founder, Charles Joly. We drink :), get to know Charles, learn about Crafthouse Cocktails and hear what we can expect from Crafthouse in the future. Our guest host is Rare Tea Cellar founder, Rare Botanical Bitters Co. co-founder, and "Truffle Fairy", Rod Markus. NOTE: A lot of spanking took place during the recording of this episode. No one was hurt... truth be told, we enjoyed it.

Music: Juice - Keep It Moving

Our guest is Ron Extract - co-founder and brewer of Jester King in Austin, Texas. We drink some amazing Jester King beers while we talk about: Texas' antiquated alcohol laws (worse than most, trust us!), the production of Jester King's beer, Ron's work at Shelton Brothers and how he found himself brewing beer in Austin with the Stuffing brothers.

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Jade Liqueurs founder, absinthe historian, distiller and Dale DeGroff Pimento Aromatic Bitters co-creator, Ted Breaux, teaches us loads about absinthe's history, explains absinthe production and clears up some common misconceptions regarding the green fairy. Dale DeGroff shares some wonderful stories, offers some sage advice for young bartenders, talks about the inception of Dale DeGroff Pimento Aromatic Bitters and what made him decide to partner up with Ted. New Holland Artisan Spirits' Rich Blair is our guest host. Halfway through the show you might forget Rich is with us, but, we swear, he's there! He was listening so intently to Dale and Ted that he forgot to talk. - OR - He was sleeping off Tales. - OR - He was over-served Dorothy's Spicy Sours... Whatever, it was a pleasure having him sit in with us!

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Our guest this week is, founder and distiller of StilL 630, David Weglarz. We learn a bit about StilL 630, drink the spirits David is currently distilling, and talk about the ones we can look forward to tasting in the future. Mixology consultant and bar expert for Spike TV's "Bar Rescue" (Season 3), Russell Davis, is our guest host and our friend and 18th Street Brewery founder, Drew Fox, joins in.

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A very special show for us.... Finally, a Georgia producer! Erik and Karin Vonk, co-founders of Richland Rum, join us from their distillery in Richland, Georgia. Originally from The Netherlands, we hear how the Vonks ended up in (rural) Georgia, learn about the yeast strain Erik developed with UGA, the particular sugarcane he is using to produce Richland Rum and what we can expect from Richland Rum in the future. Jennifer Colliau, founder of Small Hand Foods, is our guest host.

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Our guest this week is Greenbar Distillery's co-founder & spirits maker, Melkon Khosrovian. We taste and talk about Greenbar's extensive and tasty line of organic spirits, liqueurs and bitters. Our guest host and show cocktail creator is Chad Michael George.

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We're joined by Wicked Weed Brewing co-founders, brothers and brewers - Walt and Luke Dickinson & WW brewer, Eric Leypoldt. The guys talk about Asheville's burgeoning beer scene, brewers that inspire them, Luke's time at Dogfish Head and his brewing internship in Germany, and collaborations. Our guest host is RateBeer's Joe Tucker.

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American-born artist and Pierde Almas Mezcal founder, Jonathan Barbieri, is our guest. Jonathan speaks passionately and eloquently about mezcal's rich history, its production, the importance of terroir, and the species of agave used in Pierde Almas' mezcal expressions. Our guest hosts are Altamar Brands' Lyons Brown and The Bon Vivants' co-founder Josh Harris.

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Music: Warren G/Michael McDonald/Josh Harris - Regulate Mash-up

Wallflowers and Gigantic Brewing Company founders, Ben Love and Van Havig, are our cheekiest brewers (well, Van is) to date. We talk about market saturation, being voted best new brewer by beerdos.. and what sort of DBs would call their brewery "Gigantic" and mean it (?), The Gigantic guys were a blast to record with! Thanks to Joe Tucker of Ratebeer for spending the month of May hanging out with us!

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Brad Dahlhofer, co-founder of B. Nektar Meadery, explains mead, talks about B. Nektar's unique approach to mead making and answers some questions submitted by Ratebeer users. We went away with loads of information and a yen for more of Brad's mead! Our guest host is Ratebeer.com's Joe Tucker.

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