E291: Getting Down with Dead Low Brewing

10/02/21 • 44 min

Dead Low Brewing co-founder Kyle Havens and investor and member of the board Yvan Demosthenes join us this week to talk shop!

We discuss the many faces of dark lager and how a lot of people have misconceptions about lager beers PLUS the wonders of a Country Lager. We learn what Dead Low means and how that ties in with the brewery, rocking concerts near by, and give some love to Ohio for their support of the show.

For our Beers of the Week, we go with a Tiki theme, including:

Left Hand Getting Tiki With It (Pina Colada wheat)
Creature Comforts Athena Paradiso (Pineapple, Lemon, Coriander)
Great Divide Margarita Gose
Destihl Hawaii Five Ale (Blond ale with pineapple, coconut, mango, peach, & guava)

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Dead Low Brewing co-founder Kyle Havens and investor and member of the board Yvan Demosthenes join us this week to talk shop!

For our Beers of the Week, we go with a Tiki theme, including:

Left Hand Getting Tiki With It (Pina Colada wheat)
Creature Comforts Athena Paradiso (Pineapple, Lemon, Coriander)
Great Divide Margarita Gose
Destihl Hawaii Five Ale (Blond ale with pineapple, coconut, mango, peach, & guava)

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E290: Annual Oktoberfest Blind Beer Tasting

It's Oktoberfest, time for some blind beer tasting

For the second year in a row, the famed Oktoberfest in Munich has been cancelled. Sad. But, the beers are still flowing and there are pretty of great offerings available across the States. We gathered up with a couple friends and fellow beer lovers recently for our annual Oktoberfest Blind Beer Tasting. Anthony Storey of Storey Time Construction joined us along with repeat Oktoberfest taster, Nate Scheiber of Cherry Street Brewing.

Our rules are pretty simple. Taste the beer and make some notes on whether or not you like it. Easy stuff. We've got Marzen and Festbier in the mix together, it's just all about the season. We sampled 10 beers for the competition and sampled Bold Monk's Festbier after the tasting courtesy of owner John "JR" Roberts.

Listen to the show now to hear our picks. We'll post our Top 3 list at beerguysradio.com on Monday, September 20th. Prost!

The Beer List (In alphabetical order, not tasting order.)

Bells Oktoberfest | Marzen | 5.5%
Hacker-Pschorr | Oktoberfest Marzen | 5.8%
Hi Wire Zirkusfest | Marzen, 6%
Hofbrau Munchen | Oktoberfestbier | 6.3%
Ironmonger Oktoberfest | Marzen, 5.5%
Paulaner | Oktoberfest Marzen | 5.8%
Sam Adams Oktoberfest | Marzen style, 5.3%. Generally one of our favs, but has had off years
Sam Adams Festbier | 5.8%
Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest | Marzen, 5.5%, not a collab this year
Yuengling Oktoberfest | Marzen-style
And the after party palate-pleaser, Festbier from Bold Monk.

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E292: Country roads taking me home to Big Draft Brewing

Big Draft Brewing is helping to bring small town West Virginia back to life

Big Draft Brewing is located in the tiny town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Population 3,000, give or take.

The town, and the larger Greenbrier Valley community, has faced some hard times in recent years. The opioid epidemic chipped away at the community and the "1,000 year flood" of 2016 caused widespread destruction and loss of life.

Our show this week is as much about the tenacity of the residents of White Sulphur Springs as it is about beer. You'll have to humor me, this one is kind of personal. My family is from White Sulphur Springs and I spent some of my childhood Summers there. It's a close community with strong family ties. Turns out, by complete chance, my family ties run right to Big Draft Brewing. It's quite a story so make sure to listen in to hear the full scoop.

Founders David Bostic, Clay Elkins, and JW Groseclose join us on the show this week to talk about their brewery and the overall revitalization of their town. They've built up a city block with Big Draft Brewing, a BBQ spot, a cafe and coffee house, and a concert hall and events venue. They intend to grow it as as destination that reaches far beyond the city line.

But we do talk about beer plenty as well. JW is the brewmaster and his goal is to make classic and approachable beers that everyone can enjoy. We sampled the Foreman American Lager, Sudsy's Pale Ale, Bo Red Bohemian Red, and the seasonal Festbier and can vouch for all of them. There are barrel-aged beers in the works, a saison in the fermenters, and some mad scientist brew utilizing ramps (the wild vegetable) in the works.

In addition to tasty beer and BBQ the crew tells us about the fishing, hunting, hiking, and off-roading adventures in the area. Sounds like a great time all around. I better get on those country roads now.

Side note.... you may not know White Sulphur Springs by name but you may have heard of The Greenbrier Resort. It's got quite a story, you should check it out. If you're a gamer and a fan of Fallout 76, you might recognize the Greenbrier as The Whitespring Resort.

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