The Craft Beer Ballers: Recent Episodes
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A craft beer podcast featuring beer reviews, crazy, creative tastings, and interviews with beer makers and beer influencers everywhere.
We dived into a few brewery related questions, including the alarming trend of brewery closings.
We recently visited the Blind Goat in Tampa, Florida. A great place for craft beer, wings, mixed drinks, beautiful bartenders, and football.
And we’re back! Today, we’re at Bayboro Brewing, which is a great place to return to podcasting. I’m here today with Anna Molina (@annamtampa) to discuss life and the smattering of beers in front of us, which include: Full Bird (West Coast IPA) Teufel Hunden - PB Chocolate Stout Prestonweizen - Hefeweizen Kitchen Sink - Everything Porter
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Beer review of Agave Classica Grapefruit from Founders Brewing. Tastes a lot like a paloma. Whatever that means... Also, we talked a little about the challenges in finding a good margarita.
A tasty Hazy from Dogfish. They swing for the fences every time and they provide a juicy beer here that goes well with tacos.
Meet the Brewers with Jason Toft- Gulfport Brewing. And special guest Mike Ryan of Altered Craft Distribution stopped by for a brew.
A craft Beer Review of Phreshy, a triple hazy from Coppertail Brewing in Tampa, FL. Featuring Nate from BarTrack.
We sat down with Nate Downs from BarTrack to talk about this cool technology that allows bars, breweries, and restaurants to track the amount of liquid they pour. Helping them spot trends, maintain quality, prevent waste, make better inventory decisions (keep making the stuff that flies out of the tap), among many other items.
Beer Review of Members Only BA Brownie Batter from Pontoon Brewing. Silky, velvety, sweet. Consistency is thick. This is a great dessert beer.
Special Pride Edition at Woven Water Brewing Co. featuring Lissie from The Beer Table and Faith and Cindy from PFLAG Riverview. We talked about these organizations, supporting our transgender community, and of course, ridiculously good beer.
A Beer Review of High Boltage, an IPA and an homage to the hometown Tampa Bay Lightning by Cigar City Brewing. A crushable IPA with simcoe and strata hops.
Beer Review of Fusion from Woven Water Brewing Co in Tampa. We also spoke with Tampa foodie Anna Molina (@AnnaMTampa).
We sat down with Lissie, the founder of The Beer Table. The Beer Table is a charitable organization in Tampa that encourages inclusion among all facets of the beer industry and beer enthusiasts. They also raise awareness and funds for charitable organizations. Lissie co-brewed the Silent Warrior, a honey lavender saison. Proceeds go to the Lupus Foundation. Next up for The Beer Tables? A pride beer!
Great conversation with Michael Bryant, founder and owner of Dunedin Brewery, and his son Michael Bryant, Director of Operations for Dunedin Brewery.
OMG, we had the Peppermint chocolate stout, Caramel fudge brownie stout, chocolate coconut doppelbock at Bayboro Brewing.
Meet Chef Bill Tarleton of Bayboro Brewing. Learn about beer/pizza pairings and overall beer philosophy.
Beer Review of Richland Reserve from Terrapin Brewing. Also guest staring Ryan the Realtor.
A Beer Review of Incessant from Bells Brewery in Michigan. And the legacy of the Tuck game for football fans.
Beer Review of Laminar Flow. An Oat Milk IPA from Ology Brewing Co. Super juicy. Super hoppy!
Beer Review of Edmund's Oast Roggenbier. It's malty rye beer from Charleston's own Edmund's Oast.
Join us for one of our favorite segments of the year. The 6th annual coffee beer challenge.
Sitting down and trying tremendous food at Bayboro Brewing Co. in St. Pete with James (owner) and Bill (head chef).
Beer Review of 3 Beans from Sixpoint Brewery. To learn more about other delicious beers, like or subscribe to this channel. Cheers!
Beer Review of Liquid Poem from Stone Brewing. Like or subscribe for more beer content. What you drinking today?
You have beer and brewery questions, we have answers. Hang out with us as we answer beer questions and drink a 2017 Marshall Zhukov from Cigar City Brewing.
Back to recording with a whole row of local and national IPA's. One of the most delicious challenges of the year.
We sat down with Mike and Jacob of Altered Craft Distribution to talk about they are carving their place in the craft beer industry, about starting a distribution company during the quarantine, and about the upcoming Rhythm and Brews Festival at Double Branch Artisanal Ales. We also tried a ton of beer in the Altered Craft family.
We recently sat down with Ryan from Double Branch Artisanal Ales in Wesley Chapel to discuss the new brewery, bringing craft beer north of Tampa, and of course we tried the Grove Juice. We also talked with Mike and Jacob of Altered Craft Distribution about the upcoming Rhythm and Brews Festival coming to the Grove in Wesley Chapel in June 19th from 4-9.
Interview with friend of the show of the show Patrick Kelly of The Produce Industry Podcast,
Part of our stouts and stogies, a beer review of Brouwerij Van den Bossche's Buffalo Grand Cru.
Beer Review of Hourglass Brewing's Apricaustic. At 18.3% ABV, maybe the strongest beer we've had on the show.
We sat down with Chris Cason of Brews with Cason to talk about homebrewing, his beers, and the local brewery scene.
A beer review of Calusa Brewing's Artistic Taxidermy. What exactly makes a quadruple IPA?
This a stroll down memory lane for the shows, beers, breweries, and people that have shaped five years of Craft Beer Ballers/Balls & Brew.
Robb Larson talks about the updated Grindhaus Brew Lab, the industry, and adjustments to COVID.
In honor or Halloween, I dipped into my kid's candy to do a candy and craft beer tasting.
This year was one of the best IPA Day challenges ever. Featuring beers from Gulf Stream, Ology, 81Bay, Founders, and Ballast Point.
A review of 81Bay's Sun Viking from Tampa, FL. Plus a challenge for listeners. Stay tuned to the end.
The 2020 edition of the Coffee Beer Challenge. We love coffee. We love beer. We love coffee beer.
Check out our segment where we chat with Preston Dollinger of Bayboro Brewing Company and try some of his award winning beers. Recently, Bayboro was honored with the Creative Loafing Best New Brewery Award. Congrats to Preston, James, and the staff!
Sat down with James and Preston of Bayboro Brewing Company to discuss the perils of opening a brewery during the pandemic.
A rocking conversation with Matthew Juaire of Bay Cannons Beer Company about navigating COVID business rules, civil unrest, and haters and promoting good beer and diversity in beer.
Brewer's Ball 2020 Interview With Jessica Greaves And Jason Toft. Learn more about this great event and purchase a ticket at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brewers-ball-2020-tickets-86146890669?fbclid=IwAR3zp__o2mOUNKzI7x7PaZGd0VPArxWdhgDtq8ByX4H9GJAA-Pna7MQ-MVI
Our 4th anniversary show. We'd like to thank everyone for supporting us and it's our pledge to continue to produce informative and fun content.
We recently sat down with Kevin Shaw of If I Brewed the World to talk about starting a brewery and building a place that around his love of hip hop culture and great beer.