July 2020 with Pete Kurzweg of Independent Brewing Company, Hidden Harbor and Lorelei

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07/01/20 • 88 min

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

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

Previous Episode

June 2020 with Rob Dillman of Old Thunder Brewing

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

Next Episode

August 2020 with Dave Barbe of Four Points Brewing

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