Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast

Summer is winding down and we are heading toward the best (IMO) time of year and with that comes another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. At the beginning of the episode, we read some new reviews submitted by listeners, two of which include acronyms that we guess the meaning of at the end of the show. Andrew reviews a quiet August in the world of Dancing Gnome, including the opening of their outdoor space and another Black Clouds release. Also, Andrew lets slip some info about an upcoming Barrel Aged Black Clouds release. We are then joined by Dave Kushner of Trace Brewing, which will soon be opening it's doors in Bloomfield. Dave tells us about his craft beer background in Boston, which includes opening Remnant Brewing and how that lead him to Pittsburgh. We also discuss his vision for Trace Brewing, the beers they will be brewing, their vocational program, and much more. We end the show by discussing the acronyms from the reviews before diving in to another round of Watch, Listen, Learn.
Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic Village
Break music by: Joseph McDade

We're heading into the dog days of summer and with that comes a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We had another great guest on this episode, but first we kicked things off by talking about home projects, watering lawns, landscaping, and house plants. Then, we take a look back at July in the world of Dancing Gnome, which included a Black Clouds Mexican Chocolate release, the debut of Robin Hood Cream Ale, and more. Next, we take a look ahead into August which will bring the release of 2 Tree Series beers and Andrew talks about the probable opening of an outdoor space located behind the Dancing Gnome Taproom! More detailed info to come about this in the weekly newsletter. After that, we are joined by Dave Barbe of Four Points Brewing and Fourth Street BBQ. Dave tells us about how Fourth Street and then Four Points got started, how COVID has impacted both businesses, some fairly detailed discussion about brewing equipment and manufactures and much more! We close out, as always, with another session of Watch, Listen, Learn.
Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic Village
Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

It's officially Summer! Hope everyone is doing well and kicking back with some refreshing beers. We are excited to bring you another episode of Good But Not the Best to hopefully aid in that relaxation. We kick things off with an update on our acronym guesses from one of the reviews we discussed last episode and a new review/acronym that came in after we had already recorded the June show. That discussion leads us into Andrew giving us an update on the Underscore series, and a general look back at June 2020 in the world of Dancing Gnome, which includes an unfortunate mishap that robbed us of another Barrel Aged Black Clouds release. After a quick look ahead into July 2020, we are joined by our guest, Pete Kurzweg of the Independent Brewing Company, Hidden Harbor and Lorelei. We start off by talking about COVID and how his businesses have handled the stay at home orders and their plan for re-opening, followed by a great discussion on beer in general, the Pittsburgh market, and how he would like to see the Pittsburgh market evolve. We end the show with another round of Watch, Listen, Learn.
Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic Village
Break music by: Joseph McDade

Reunited!! I'm happy to say that we are back together for the June episode of Good, But Not the Best! We were able to record in the taproom (from a safe distance, of course) and were joined by Rob Dillman, of Old Thunder Brewing, after 2 episodes without a guest. We start off by reading some of the new reviews submitted by listeners since the last episode, including 2 reviews that included acronyms! Then, we take a look back into May 2020, which was dominated by Lustra Day(s) and their first mixed culture release, Barrel Lustra. We discuss Andrew's lack of passion for mixed culture beers and whether we will be seeing more of them from Dancing Gnome. Next, we are joined by Rob of Old Thunder Brewing, which is a new brewery that will be opening in Blawnox, just up the river from Dancing Gnome. Rob tells us about the building they are currently working on, what kind of beers they'll be brewing, what it's like trying to get a brewery open during a pandemic, whether the coronavirus has made them revise any of their plans, and much more. We finish the episode with Watch, Listen, Learn and reveal our guesses to the listener review acronyms.
Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic Village
Break music by: Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for checking out the latest episode of Good But Not the Best! We're sticking with the socially distanced set up for this episode but are hopeful that we will be back recording in person for June. We switch things up slightly at the start of the show by first looking ahead into May 2020 which will be dominated by Lustra variants. Unfortunately, Lustra day can't happen this year but we are still going to be able to celebrate this Dancing Gnome flagship with the release of Lager Lustra, Half Lustra, Lustra, Double Lustra, Triple Lustra and a secret 6th variant that Andrew will tell everyone about at a later date. In addition, we can look forward to 2 Tree Series releases in May as well. Next, we take a look back at April 2020. Before we get into specifics, Andrew gives us a "state of the union" for Dancing Gnome and we discuss the state of the Pittsburgh craft beer scene in these strange times. Then, Andrew tells us about the Black Clouds online release, and we talk about the reactions following the release, both good and bad. We close things out with a loaded edition of Watch, Listen, Learn. Thanks for listening!!
Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic Village
Break music by: Joseph McDade