POH (Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Appalachian Beers)

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10/13/23 • 119 min

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Barry, Abigail, and special guest Lory Willard discuss RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise and sample Lime Agave from Ginger’s Revenge in Asheville, North Carolina; Cheerwine Ale from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte, North Carolina; Blue Ridge Haze from Boojum Brewing Co. in Waynesville, North Carolina; and Dreamhuntress from Burial Beer Co. in Asheville, North Carolina.

Shout out to the staff at Tobacco Road Burley & Brew for suggesting several of the beers we sampled today, and many others still sitting in our fridges!

Ginger’s Revenge created a character for each of their four core beers. Meet the members of the band and check out each of their customized Spotify playlists!

The band Rainbow Kitten Surprise is from Boone, home of Booneshine Brewing Company! You can hear our review of several Booneshine beers on Bellyshine (Jellyfish and Booneshine Brewing Co.).

Meet the members of Rainbow Kitten Surprise!

As a comparison to Cold Love, Barry played a sample of Homeless by Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo off of Paul Simon’s Graceland. You can hear our review of Graceland on Bar'nSider (Paul Simon & Barn Door Ciderworks).

Cheerwine Ale is a collaboration between NoDa Brewing and Cheerwine! You can hear more about this beer during an episode of Beer Guys Radio featuring Chad Henderson, NoDa’s co-founder and head brewer.

Up next... Screemers

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!

Shout out to the staff at Tobacco Road Burley & Brew for suggesting several of the beers we sampled today, and many others still sitting in our fridges!

Ginger’s Revenge created a character for each of their four core beers. Meet the members of the band and check out each of their customized Spotify playlists!

The band Rainbow Kitten Surprise is from Boone, home of Booneshine Brewing Company! You can hear our review of several Booneshine beers on Bellyshine (Jellyfish and Booneshine Brewing Co.).

Meet the members of Rainbow Kitten Surprise!

Up next... Screemers

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!

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Jukebox: Chiller (Michael Jackson and lot 9 brewing co.)

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Barry, Abigail, and special guest Todd Sider (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother-in-law) discuss Todd’s Jukebox submission, Thriller by Michael Jackson, and sample LingLing Lager, Lil Slice of Hefen, Buxom Blonde Ale, Queen Sour, and Sitting In Limbo from lot 9 brewing co. in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Many thanks to Walter Trifari, brewmaster at lot 9 brewing co., for sitting down with us to chat about the brewery... and then staying on to chat with us about Thriller! Best surprise ever! You can find lot 9 on Facebook, X, and Instagram! lot 9’s website is also worth a look, especially the Beer 101 page!

Listen to Todd’s previous Jukebox episode, our first ever Jukebox episode, Hoptenders (The Pretenders & Chapman's Brewing Co.)!

Listen to our sister podcast discuss the “Weird Al” album which parodies Beat It on Dorks on Corks on 4-1 ("Weird Al" Yankovic and Schnebly Winery). We also briefly discussed Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which you can watch for free on The Roku Channel!

Farrah Fawcett died on the same day as Michael Jackson. We briefly discussed her famous poster.

Abigail submitted Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ to the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Don’t Stop the Music by Rihanna.

Walter brought to our attention One Bite Pizza Rankings.

Thriller features Vincent Price, an American character actor who appeared in many horror films. Watch the famous music video for Thriller.

Watch the music video for Beat It. The music video for Eat It is a shot-for-shot remake.

Todd compared The Lady in My Life to Bill Murray’s Nick the Lounge Singer sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Our next Jukebox episode will be He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, submitted by Barry’s brother and Abigail’s uncle, Derek Hummel, Sr. This episode is scheduled to drop on December 8, 2023.

Up next... RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!

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Boozers (Screemers and Rogue Ales)

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Barry and Abigail discuss Screemers and sample Dead Guy Pilsner, Dead Guy Ale, Dead Guy Pale Ale, and Dead Guy IPA from Rogue Ales in Ashland, Oregon.

The interstitial Bob and Ray sketches on this album come from Bob and Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular, an album intended to show off the wonders of stereo recording. Watch these two examples of Bob and Ray’s comedy.

The Jabberwock is a creature referenced in Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll. Watch these two clips of Jack Palance performing as the Jabberwork in the TV movie Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Drac the Knife is a parody of Mack the Knife that originally appeared on Dracula’s Greatest Hits by Gene Moss and Fred Rice. Watch Bobby Darin perform Mack the Knife on the Ed Sullivan show.

Watch Bobby Pickett perform The Monster Mash and The Monster Swim.

The Green Bee is inspired by Flight of the Bumblebee.

Up next... Astoria by Marianas Trench

Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.

Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.

Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!