What Ales Ya Podcast: Florida Brewer & Beer Tour

This episode is the first time our hosts sit down together behind the mics and get to know each other better. Unscripted and off the cuff, Quain, Pieter and Brie share some great beers and just discuss a vision they have for What Ales Ya Podcast and the beer promotions community. We thank World of Beer in Downtown Orlando for giving us their home to make it ours for this episode, and more. Just sit back, and enjoy You, Me & Brie.

The hosts Quain & Pieter welcome a new voice & face to the podcast, Brie, as they sit down with Chris Hughes at Dirty Oar Beer Co. You'll hear Chris' passions for motorbikes, Las Vegas, OneWheel's, New Jersey, sours, the city of Cocoa Village, & hear what we all want to do with Spruce Pine needles. We also congratulate Chris & Dirty Oar on their two medals at the Top brewers Fest in Central Florida. Great time at Dirty Oar, & thanks Brie, welcome to the party!

Join Quain and Pieter as they head back to Lakeland, FL to sit with amazing folks over at Swan Brewing. Celebrating their one year anniversary, you'll get to hear how their first year has been with their location, their beer and their support in Lakeland. We get into Pokemon, Untappd, Post Malone, Lakeland, Unicorns, low ABV's, but we get to laugh the entire time of just how much fun they are having. Thank you Justin, Meghin, Dan & Christian for the amazing time, and the three hours.

Our host Quain & co-host Pieter sit with Doug and Kreis of Tactical Brewing Co in Baldwin Park, Orlando, Fl. These four boys have a blast talking Tom Hanks, Naval bases, beer festivals, Post Malone, the process of opening a brewery, and their appreciation for their regulars. Orlando has been waiting a long time for these guys to open their doors, and since they have, the demand is through the roof. Let's welcome Tactical to the podcast, and enjoy some amazing laughs.

Our host Quain sits with Chicago punk band The Eradicator for some delicious Hidden Springs Ale Works beers at FEST 17 in Gainesville, Fl. The Eradicator is an amazing influence of classic punk and hardcore bands, mixed with amazing lyrics that tell the story of a fanatic of the sport squash and nothing else. Quain gets to know who the Eradicator is while the beers pour, and Andy, Ryan and Scott enjoy 40 minutes of What Ales Ya at FEST. So listen up puss heads, turn off the tennis and listen to the Eradicator talk Chicago, squash, FEST and some damn good beer.

Songs include:

I'm The Eradicator

I'm A Squash Man

This week, our host Quain sits with Jose Villafana and Whitney Drake of Wolf Branch Brewing Co. to get to know this ambitious and quaint brewery in Eustis, Fl. This gorgeous taproom and small brewery really has it all with their appreciation for their locals, supporters, and staff who have so much love for the beer. The conversation tackles every aspect from how to open smaller, and ready to go bigger. Great friends, great beer, and an amazing time with Wolf Branch.

Host Brian Quain sits with one of Tampa, or even Florida's, most talked about breweries, Angry Chair and their co-founder Ryan Dowdle. Music, wrestling, Tampa Bay Beer Week, older events, and events to come...they open up as beers and espresso is being poured. What is an "angry chair" and what is Quain's favorite AC beer as he sits in one?

FEST 17 invited WAY to be part of their punk, hardcore, emo, indie, metal weekend with a live discussion at the Hippodrome Theater in Gainesville. Host Quain brings Joe Simmons (As Friends Rust/First Magnitude); Tim Ogden (Tampa Bay Brewing Co/Paths of Increased Indifference) & Horus Andersen (Ten10 Brewing Co.) to dig deep into the passion and craft between beer and music. Tons of amazing stories of brewing, playing live, first concerts, and questions.

Thank you FEST & Avery, Tony, and Steve, see you next year. And Hidden Springs Ale Works for the beers we shared.

Host Brian Quain sits with TBBC's Tim Ogden as they discuss what ever comes to Tim's mind like music, beer, friends and Tampa. Such an honest, laid back and amazing time with Tim, and a great group of friends at TBBC. TBBC is a huge staple to the pale ale scene and their cans, but Tim opens some amazing rarities and the stories pour out.

Host Brian Quain was invited and sat on a panel at the Florida Brewers Conference 2018 about mental health in the brewing industry. Co-owner of Hidden Springs Ale Works, Jacqueline Garman called Quain up one morning asking if he had read an article on Shaun Hill (Farm Hillstead Brewing) discussing this topic of mental health, and from there, the panel grew bigger. The panel is a 90 minute discussion, and the episodes are broken into two parts. Also on the panel is Devon Kreps (7th Sun Brewery); Cindy Parsons (Assoc. Professor in Nursing at the Univ. of Tampa & Mental Health Practitioner) and Leanne Cura (Pres. of Center for Rational Living).

These episodes can be pretty heavy in content, and not all views from the panel participants reflect how What Ales Ya feels, or vice versa. This open discussion has been a long time coming, and pleased to know it will be happening more. We hope this discussion will open doors and open hearts to those listening and we hope to be a door you can open and talk to us at any time. Please find us on facebook, or email at [email protected]

Here is the second half of The Bear In The Room.