BPC Episode 63 - New Holland Brewing

09/23/16 • 65 min

Whenever one mentions Dragon’s Milk around the Pigs, we tend to get a little excited. So when we had the chance to sit with Holly Joy Cole of New Holland Brewery, we were overjoyed. Holly joined the boys at the round table at Alley’s Alehouse to talk, not just about the wonder that is Dragon’s Milk, but about all the fantastic brews and spirits that can be found at the brewery or on the shelf at your favorite party store.

She also brought with her a few New Holland brews to sample (Monkey King farmhouse and Full Circle kolsch) while she gave us some of the backstory of New Holland as well as some of the upcoming events such as the Porter’s Perfect Pint which is happening next Saturday, Oct 1st, and the Filthy Pumpkin which going down at Chathum Tap in Fishers on Oct 25th. Located near the shores of Lake Michigan in the small but beautiful Dutch city of Holland, Michigan, New Holland Brewing has been a staple in the beer scene since 1996, and they have just opened their new distillery and brewpub in Grand Rapids, Michigan, New Holland Brewing The Knickerbocker. Also joining us this week was our good buddy, Benjamin Cannon of Spark Joy Music, who’s episode for Friday Night Confessions releases next Friday, September 30th. There was also the late, special guest appearance, straight out of the Pig Pen, of Mr. Riley Wunnenberg. It was a special night to celebrate the birthday of our own, Hunter Blind Pig, with some great beer and laughs. We can’t wait to do more with Holly and New Holland Brewing in the future. We’re not certain yet, but we may have coined their new tag line for 2017. You’ll have to listen and find out what it is. Many shout outs in this episode, including Black Acre Brewing Co, Central State Brewing, Jeremy Nicely and Evil Czech Brewery and Public House, Urban Chestnut, and the Fiddler’s Hearth. (The groovy track behind Nico’s Open Stage commercial you hear on each weekly episode is from that cool Indy band, Whoa!Tiger, who will be playing tomorrow night, September 24th, only at Alley’s Alehouse.)

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BPC - Episode 62

If you listen to our show, you know we mention quite often that with all these new breweries opening, what seem like daily, they better be putting out a quality product if they want to have some staying power.

We recently stepped into Metazoa which opened its doors just this past April and we were pleased to taste so many quality beers from such a young brewery. We spent a beautiful evening on their large outside seating area with Haley Fennell to fill us in on this young Indy brewery while live grooves were flowing indoors from the talented Robert Rolfe Feddersen.

We had an array of great Metazoa brews while enjoying a great view of downtown Indianapolis as the sun went down.

Metazoa is a big, bright, beautiful brewery that would fit in on any corner of San Diego, but we are pleased they have planted themselves in Indianapolis. Not only are they making some solid beers, this animal friendly brewery, is also giving back part of their profits to wildlife funding. Great view, pet friendly, live music, and good brew... what more do you need?

Tune in and find out which were our favorite brews of the night and then get down to Metazoa to quench your thirst.

Cheers!

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BPC - Episode 64

She had so much fun with the Pigs last week, Holly Joy Cole of New Holland Brewery graced us with her presence one again this week as we got the inside scoop from Benjamin Cannon on his new company, Spark Joy Music. Anyone in the music scene in and around Indianapolis know the name Ben Cannon and are aware of the many great things he’s already accomplished. So we were pleased to have him join us once again to talk about Spark Joy Music as well as the many endeavors he is currently involved. Tune into hear just what makes Mr. Cannon tick as well as some of the events presented by Spark Joy Music including the recent Josh Kaufman live show and the upcoming Masquerade Halloween: Featuring Audiodacity, Kyle Megan, & Bobbie Morrone Trio at the Hi Fi on Oct 28th. Tonight’s episode was pleasantly powered by New Holland Dragon’s Milk reserve which we are all still suffering from withdrawals. Being the humble man Ben is, he spread the love around to many friends in the Indy music scene including(but not limited to) Moxxie’s Jamie Jackson and Ryan Gibbons, Katie Pederson, the trailblazer and mentor - Darrin Snyder of Indy In-Tune, MP Cavalier of DoitIndy Radio Hour, Jared Hiner of Kammy’s Kause, Coup de’Tat, and Memphis Josh Drake. Special thanks to Brandon Wilson for providing his tune Love and Cigar for this week’s featured song. Be sure to catch Brandon at the Thirsty Scholar on October 7th for his upcoming album release show. http://www.sparkjoymusic.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/brandonwilsonsmusic http://www.alleysalehouse.com/ http://www.newhollandbrew.com/