April 2020 with the CORONAVIRUS!

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04/01/20 • 67 min

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

We're back with a socially distanced episode of Good But Not the Best. Due to the ongoing coronavirus measures, we were unable to record this episode in person, but thanks to the miracle of technology, we were still able to get an episode out to our listeners. We don't have a guest on this episode, for obvious reasons but with everything that has happened since we last recorded, we had plenty to talk about. We kick things off with a look back at the month of March, which Andrew described as "the longest month of his life." We discuss how the current situation has affected Dancing Gnome, how they are dealing with it and how it may end up affect breweries in general as time moves along. Due to the uncertain future, we couldn't take much of a look forward into April, but we do discuss some of the upcoming releases for the month. After a quick break we finish up the episode with a round of Watch/Listen/Learn that we hope can fill some time during social isolation. Thanks for listening and stay safe!!
Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic Village
Break music by: Joseph McDade

Previous Episode

March 2020 with Luke Cypher of Blue Sparrow

It's March!! Much to the delight of Andrew, we are through February and into March, which as we decided on this episode, means it is Spring. Before long, we'll be seeing buds on the trees, Spring flowers pushing their way toward the sunlight and the color green returning to Pittsburgh. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we want to take a look back at the month that was February in the world of Dancing Gnome and beyond. We start by discussing the release of the 2nd barrel aged offering of Black Clouds (coffee cake), the release of the first of the Tree Series (Eastern White Pine), and other collaborations/fests. Against Andrew's wishes, I bring up his now infamous tweet regarding children in breweries and we touch on the backlash/support that he received. Then, we take a look ahead into March and Andrew tells us about two collaborations that may be happening with two different bands that he likes, some upcoming fests and the March Tree Series release/style. Next, we are joined by our guest Luke Cypher of Blue Sparrow! We kick of the convo with Luke telling us about the Blue Sparrow bus, which is coming up on it's 1 year anniversary before diving into his reasons for starting the Blue Sparrow food truck and why he decided on the "global street food" theme. Then, we discuss the food truck culture in Pittsburgh or lack thereof, relationships between food trucks locally and nationally and what's next for Blue Sparrow. Finally, Andrew and I close the show with a Stephen King heavy round of Watch, Listen, Learn.
Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic Village
Break musis by: Kevin MacLeod

Next Episode

May 2020 with Andrew and Jaron

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