Fri, 17 January 2014
Episode 38 - Specialty Beer Retailer Extraordinaire Ted Gross, Firestone Walker, Gigantic Brewing, & Evil Twin
Greetings, Caskers! In episode 38 we are visited by Ted Gross, owner of a specialty beer shop in Raleigh, NC! Ted gives us all the details about how he broke into the beer business and started a unique style of beer retail. He shares his views on the issues facing retailers, dealing with the public, and what he loves most about selling beer. He also answers some listener questions about the Pittsburgh Steelers, the perfect mustache, Russian River, Hill Farmstead, and more! We also try some killer brews including Gigantic Brewing's Beer #14 The Future is Now, Firestone Walker Wookey Jack, and Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Doughnut. In the news this week, we have some great articles about German beer’s existential crisis, a funny video for people who love craft beer but hate silly craft beer names, America’s first Trappist beer, and a very cool story about Peyton Manning receiving a special gift from Left Hand Brewing Company. In our feedback section section we share listener responses to our question about Carolina Brewing’s 9th version of Wiggo, and we reveal a NEW Twitter feature! We’d love to hear your feedback and brew suggestions! Share your feedback by calling (919) 502-0280 or email us at talesfromthecask@gmail.com |
Fri, 10 January 2014
Welcome back, Caskers! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday break and we’re back with another fun filled episode of Tales From the Cask. In this episode we catch up on all the great feedback we received during the break. We learn what your favorite Tales From the Cask Episode is, your thoughts about Sierra Nevada’s Narwhal Imperial Stout, what you did for New Year’s Eve, your first beer memories, new brews you’re drinking and MORE! We also share some interesting news articles about what your beer says about your politics, an unfortunate competition brewing between a couple of beer brewers, a grandma who called 911 for a beer, New Year’s resolutions for beer snobs, 7 steps to becoming a better beer drinker, and a city celebrating the craft beer boom in 2014. On tap for this episode are Maui Brewing Company’s Big Swell IPA, Firestone Walker’s Union Jack IPA, and Cascade Lakes Brewing Cyclops IPA. We’d love to hear your feedback and brew suggestions! Share your feedback by calling (919) 502-0280 or email us at talesfromthecask@gmail.com |