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In this episode, we head down to Queen Creek to hang out with Travis Tolmachoff from Grain R&D. Located at the 100-year-old Sossoman Farm Grain R&D is doing amazing things to provide Arizona breweries and restaurants with the highest quality local grains with a sustainable approach. Some of the best in Arizona food and beer proudly use their products including Old Ellsworth Brewing, Chris Bianco, Wren House Brewing, and Arizona Wilderness Brewing. Luckily we all get to then enjoy a true taste of Arizona. Enjoy the show! 

Since opening less than 2 years ago Cider Corps in Mesa has made a huge splash in the Arizona craft beverage scene. When they were originally on the podcast they had a concern of how their cider would be received by the public. Well, they now have a new concern: making enough cider to meet the demand. These guys create some of the best most unique beverages in the state and are making the right moves to ensure more people get to try them.  Myke Olsen is quickly making a name for himself in the Arizona food scene. Olsen was recently compared to Arizona's own world-renowned pizza guru Chris Bianco and some feel Myke makes the best pizza in Arizona. A humble man who is focused on making the best product that he can was a natural fit to pair up with the Duren brothers and their Cider Corps team. In this episode, I hang out with Myke and the Duren brothers to talk about their individual paths to lead up to this remarkable partnership. Enjoy the show!  Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome productio

This episode is the second part of the conversations I had during Camp Coolship. Sharing some beers and talking with some of the most highly respected beer people in the country was an incredible experience. The level of knowledge, passion and commitment to creating something unique all these guests possess while staying completely humble and down-to-earth fully encapsulates what I love so much about craft beer. It was an honor to have every one of them on the show. Enjoy!

This week's "News & Reviews" features a handful of events including Beer School 9. Listen to the episode to see how you can win a ticket to Beer School 9 happening this Saturday at Beer Research Institute. Plus, we get schooled on Pilsners by Preston from Wren House and Chris Dodson reviews a new Huss beer. Enjoy the show! 

A tad bit west of 32nd Street, off of Cactus, you will find a bar that at least from the outside may not strike you as…well…a bar. But make no mistake, Lovecraft is not only a bar, but one where you will find a delicious selection of beers on draft and in the fridge. Rebecca Golden, you might remember from the popular 32 Shea, told TapThatAZ that after a little less than 7 years there, she realized it was time to move on. “I literally gave it all that I had to give, and it was a good time to sell,” she said. “So I sold it and cried from joy. “That’s crazy because a lot of people don’t know why I sold it.” Golden said she needed a break, but she could not mentally or emotionally get away. So, 32 Shea got to a point where it was rolling and a highlight of the neighborhood, she knew it was time to move on. The business sold, she took a break. Nothing was on the docket, which for someone who worked as hard as she did was a well-earned vacation. Golden said she never really planned on getting back into the industr

This is the first of a two-part series recorded at Camp Coolship 2019 from Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company. In this episode, I get to chat with the people behind this amazing project and why it means so much to them. In a couple of weeks, part two will be released which features the guest breweries on this project. Enjoy the show!

In this episode, we travel up to Williams to hang out with the crew from Grand Canyon Brewing + Distilling along with longtime friend of the show Justin from Earn Your Booze and Brian from Baptiste Power Yoga. We talk about the epic EYB event (which involves a gameshow-style bartending event) going down this Sunday, April 28th at Copper Blues Phoenix as well as catch up on all the awesome things our friends up north at GCBC are up to. Enjoy the show!

In this episode, guest hosts Tamara Stanger and Sean Traynor from Cotton & Copper join in to hang out with Vlad and Rebecca, owners of Town Under Black Distillery in Tucson. A focus on native ingredients and traditional techniques they are setting the table for wait it going to be the game-changing distillery in the Southwest. Enjoy the show!

This week's events: 4/20 - Old School Spring Farm To Table Picnic at Rhiba Farms 4/20 - Arizona Craft Beer Festival at Westgate 4/25 - Elevated Beer Dinner at Ten55 4/27 - Goldwater Brewing Co. Four Year Anniversary 4/28 - Earn Your Grand Canyon | Copper Blues PHX This week's beer review: Deep In The Green DIPA by Grand Canyon Brewing Company Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram) and follow his page on YouTube Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

If you are a part of the Arizona craft beer scene, you know Justin Evans. And if you somehow don’t know Justin, you know his bar, The Wandering Tortoise. Oh, and if you don’t know the Tortoise, you may have heard of The Sleepy Whale, which Justin and some others are opening in Chandler in April. If none of that rings a bell, then Hops on Birch, a craft beer institution in the pines of Flagstaff, should. Recently, Justin and his group purchased that spot, too. Not bad for a guy who at one time thought he would go into law after attending Anthem College. “I got a paralegal degree from there,” Evans told TapThatAZ. “That’s when I thought my career path was going to be being a lawyer. “Then I got through two years of school and I realized that’s not what I wanted to do.” Evans went on to say he had been in the food and beverage industry before, and the idea of sitting behind a desk just didn’t appeal to him. He said the “freeness” of the food and beverage industry did, but across various stops in that field came

Recently named one of the fastest growing breweries in America (9th to be exact) Borderlands Brewing Company in Tucson is at the core of a booming craft beer scene in Arizona. In this episode, The Classy Alcoholic and I sit down with owner Mike Mallozzi to talk about how Borderlands is utilizing its position in the beer community to help bring attention to bigger picture topics. Enjoy the show!

This week's events: 4/1 - Tombstone Beer Guy IPA Release 4/6 - We Won't Be Hazed Release 4/6 - Baja Beer Festival 2019 Click HERE for tickets This week's beer review: Snozzberry Berliner by Tombstone Brewing Co.  Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram) and follow his page on YouTube Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

In this episode host Liz Limberg talks with a wide range of guests (at different levels of intoxication) attending Blue Pint Society's Beer School 8 at OHSO-Gilbert. Enjoy! Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

In this episode, The Classy Alcoholic sits down with Dillinger Brewing Company co-owner Aaron to discuss the story behind this hidden gem in Tucson. Enjoy!

This week's events: Borderlands Turns 7! 2nd Annual Sour Fest at Wandering Tortoise Farmboy and The Beer Research Institute - Pop-Up Dinner Click HERE for tickets This week's beer review: Fayuca Rizing Xtra Pale Ale - a collaboration between local band Fayuca and Helio Basin Brewing Co. Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram) and follow his page on YouTube Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

As co-founder of Wren House Brewing Co. Drew Pool knows a thing or two about opening and operating a successful brewery. In this episode, I sit down with Drew to get an idea of what it has been like to be one of the driving forces behind arguably one of the top breweries in the country. However, this is more than just a story. This episode will be a great resource for anyone who is considering opening a brewery or is just curious to know what all goes into operating a brewery. Enjoy!

In this episode, I sit down with Pete from Barn Town Brewing out of Iowa. These guys are doing a collab with Wren House, so be on the lookout for that, as well as doing a tap takeover at Wandering Tortoise on March 7th. Get there ASAP to grab some of their fantastic beers. Enjoy the show!

In this episode, we head down to Chandler to hang out with owners Shawn Shepard and Steve Stone from Helluva Brewing Company. These guys laid out the red carpet for us with an awesome selection of their beers and the perfect foods to go with each. For being such a new place they have hit the ground running. Look out for great things from them. Enjoy the show! Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

This week's events:I've Got the Hops For You at Helton Brewing Company Click HERE for tickets Roars & Pours Click HERE for tickets Black Canyon Beer Company Grand Opening Downtown Mesa Brew Fest This week's beer review:Huss Brewing Co Collaboration with King's Convenience, Cinnamon Kölsch Brunch Reviewed by Marcus Pina (@brewery602 on Instagram) This week's Beer 101:Yeast by Doc Osborne from Pedal Haus Brewery Extra special thanks to Chris Dodsonfor his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is “La Veganza” by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!null

In the episode, Liz, Luke and I sit down with Brandon and AJ from the Inkeldeux podcast to discuss our plan to record a miniseries about us all preparing for and obtaining our Certified Beer Server credential from Cicerone. Well, as you will hear Liz already has hers so she’ll be guiding us as well as preparing herself for the Certified Cicerone credential. Stay tuned for more info in the coming months for the miniseries which will also hopefully help you with your beer knowledge or even your own certification. In the meantime check out the InkleDeux podcast on your favorite podcast app and check out their website. Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!