State of the Beer Union: Recent Episodes
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State of the Beer Union, a show that dives into the untold stories of the craft beer community. Meet the people who have chosen to make beer their life, from those who brew your favorite beers to those who stock the stores and bars you visit, and the so called everyday people that make up this beer Union.
Hosted by Ed Irvin Cohosted by Lesley Jo Produced by Steve Etchie
New Brewery Alert!
We had the honor of interviewing Michael and Ben Dees, and assistant Brewer Jason at their beautiful new brewery in downtown Sanford. If you’re around, pick up some beer or yummy bites (lookin at you too, vegans!) and sample some of the best offerings for purchase in town! Be sure to check out their social media for upcoming events, including the grand opening extravaganza in January!
Don’t miss this event either!
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/clan-kringle-kilt-party/474757190621500/
We interview Matt Heafy of Trivium Live on his Twitch stream talking German beer and Beer culture and talk about the Gords Gone Wild.
Ed went straight from pounding beers with Trivium to the studio to record! We talk a bit about the band, and some about metal in general, while trying a couple new beers in studio.
This is our second episode back! We will be be releasing episodes biweekly from here on out. In this episode, we talk more about things we've been working on, we have to talk about Pumpkin Seltzer that everyone is coming out with. Lots of other stuff, just listen!
We have TONS of beer news to go over! We also have multiple interviews from the different vendors at SMaSH Festival, and we learn about the New World Celts (Volusia Chapter).
Here's a list of all the vendors we talked to at the festival and if the people have been on the show before, there's also a list of episodes you can find them.
– Ivanhoe Brewing (episode 19) poured by Eric Van Wormer
– Red Light Red Light poured by the owner and head brewer Brent Hernandez
– Playalinda Brewing (episode 66) poured by Assistant Brewer Mike
– Ravenous Pig (episode 23) poured by Head Brewer Larry Foor
– Half Wall Brewery poured by Brewer and Sales Director Ian Muessig
– Tampa Bay Brewing Company (winner) poured by Beer Rep. Jeremy Labadie (episode 26)
– Intracoastal Brewing (episode 27) poured by brewer and cofounder Donald Atwell (Bag Lunch was episode 16) (People's Choice Winner)
Want more information on the New World Celts? These are the members we talked to, and the email for you to get in contact with them for more information.
David Lammers
Angela Hart
Blair Willacker
Ann-Marie Willacker
Facebook: New World Celts Volusia
All our events are on Facebook.
Email: volusia@newworldceltsinc.org
We have a whole new format for your enjoyment! If you want to know the details, you gotta listen! Our interview is with Ed, and Jeanna is now doing Beer News! Let us know what you think! We visited with Blair and Ann-Marie Willacker at McK’s Tavern in Daytona Beach, where Blair is brewing. Learn all about it in the episode! You also know Blair & Ann-Marie from Odd Elixir and Abbey Bar, some of our favorites in Deland!
We also sit down with our other co-host Ed Irvin of Tomoka Brewing, it was basically his birthday and we drank Natural Light Catalina Lime Mixer!
Here are the articles that were brought up on the episode:
Controversial Beer Name- www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/dallas-manhattan-project-beer-gets-in-a-naming-controversy-11735133
Product Recall- nypost.com/2019/08/19/beer-recalled-due-to-risk-of-explosion/
This week, Jeanna’s husband Ken set up with with Mike Delancett at Hourglass/Sourglass Brewery in Longwood, he recently did a collab with Garrett at Sideward and the band Baroness, and it’s Hourglass’s 7 year anniversary today! Go check out Hourglass, either location, they’re doing cool stuff and Mike was a lot of fun to talk to.
#yourbeerhourglass
#greenbottleawareness
#fermentedinflorida
We all head to Tomoka to meet an old friend, and it's like Ed was never gone. We talk Beer (obviously) and friendship.
Todd and Debbie join us from Port Orange to share stories about Ed, sample a couple beers, and basically just have a great time. Cheers!
FIELD TRIP! This week, we took a private jet to the Space Coast and had a fantastic time with Brewmaster Ron Raike. We are following our recent trend of discussing the history of the Central Florida craft beer scene, and Ron has been vital to the success of our industry. We discuss lots of topics, including brewing with 80lbs of mushrooms, Jeanna's hole gets pigeoned, Lesley set up some comedy plans, and Etchie likes charcuterie! Everything in this description is true, except for the private jet part. We can't afford that yet. Check it out and please subscribe to the show! Cheers!
We sit down and talk with Mike Smith, general manager of the Sullivan in downtown Sanford.
Our first show with a Jeanna take over! We talk about different Breweries in Cleveland, a former brewery in Puerto Rico, some music talk, and a few other things.
We talked with Brad from Enemy Ink for the first half hour and made 2 major announcements regarding the show's future.
We discuss end of Red Cypress Brewing Company and get a special beer delivery Beer Chugs N Harmony by Pontoon Brewing and Digi-Dude Nate.
Stand up comedian David Noboa comes in the studio with various beers from Boulevard Brewing!
This episode we talk to Amanda, the owner of Grumpy's, to learn more about her bar, which opened up about a year ago. This was a really fun place to be and we urge all of you to check it out next time you're on Mills!
In this episode, we talk about older breweries having a hard time keeping up with the times and trying something new. We go on about texting and driving and 40oz beers not being legal in Florida.
We have a great brainstorming session in which we talk about the feasibility of doing a pub crawl, using the Sun Rail for transportation. Lots of other interesting beer news you don't wanna miss!
Going off the rails, even before we listened to Crazy Town. We drank Mr. Lovejoy from Hourglass Brewing and talked about the Stone lawsuit update and a bunch of other random stuff.
We welcome another new Brewery to the neighborhood well talking to Jeremy and Danny about Rockpit Brewing and Orlando Homebrew supply.
We talk to Paul from The West End in Downtown Sanford. Paul was the first mobile interview we did, near the beginning of our podcast's history!
We welcome Toppling Goliath to Central Florida with their Pseudo Sue Pale Ale. We discuss distribution laws and listen to another song by Silversun Pickups.
We welcome Etchie back from China and enjoy the delightful Naturday strawberry lemonade Natural Light and get an update on the goings on in the local comedy world with Lesley and listened to some great music while drinking.
This week we talk about the new beers from Dog Fish Head, drinking a double IPA from Intracoastal and learn about one of the industry's most notorious scam artists, Stephen Foster.
This week we catch up with Ron of The Thirsty Topher and are unexpectedly joined by reps from CANarchy and Cocoa beach's Dirty Oar brewing.
This week we visit the local institution Nora's sugar Shack. Talk about her life in the beer business and discover why she is a pillar of the local craft beer community
We talked about Volusia Beer Week, Tomoka brewing companies Tom Yum Thai gose is the beer of the week. We discuss upcoming events congratulate it looks this on their one year anniversary and round things out with this week's music to drink beer to.
We are 1 year old! We share our favorite moments from the past year debit our new segment music to drink beer to, and drink Nun with a Chainsaw IPA from Due South brewing co.
This week we sit with the couple behind Odd Elixir Meadworks in downtown DeLand. We tried two of their special meads and talk about Volusia Beer Week.
For the first episode of 2019 we visit our friends at Abbey in downtown DeLand. Talk to the husband and wife team Blair and Ann Marie who also run odd elixir meadworks. Try a two-year vertical of stone Farkin w00t Stout and the 2018 vanilla version of Green Room Brewing company's secret spot Imperial Stout.
We talked to two of the most prominent women behind the scenes of the local craft beer movement Sarah Nich of Wops Hops and Mary McWin of The Nook.
Our guest this episode was Adam Murray and he brought something quite wonderful. A bottle of Westvleteren and a Chamay Blue!
Gerard of marker 48 shares beer from Copp and marker and shares his awesomeness with us
We visit Ellipsis s brewing, right after last week’s episode at Castle Church Brewery, so we’ve had a few. Great brewery and well worth multiple visits. The beer and the staff are both incredible. You’ll find this out when you listen to this episode.
This episode was recorded at Castle Church, one of the latest breweries to come about, and winner of the Orlando Beer Festival! They're officially opening their doors December 1st!
We come to you on location from Ten 10 Brewery in Orlando, one of the first breweries in the Orlando area!
Hopefully everyone listening has had this one! We talk about imported beers, a bunch of stuff about ABV and the need for warning labels, and Ed leaves early because he forgot he had to be somewhere!
Episode 37 features Chris Crespo and Drewster Cogburn from Cinema Crespodiso and in this episode they drink Intracoastal Brewing Company's Chucky Arms imperial cream ale as well as Black Cauldron's Demon of the Fall barrel aged Russian imperial stout, plus Chris Crespo pitches twenty different segment ideas for Ed and lesley Jo.
We drink Ale Smith Speedway Stout, leading to an explanation as to what makes a stout “imperial” and make fun of Etchie for waking up with dried maple syrup on his chest. you know, the usual.
We try Pom Tree by Intracoastal Brewing Co. and talk to our guest, stand up comedian Lisa Roddavis. She’s a teacher.
We discuss environmental impact of Breweries congratulate the six Florida breweries that took home medals from the 2018 Great American Beer Fest and drink Guayabera Citra pale ale from Cigar City brewing co.
This week we talk about movies, tv, sports and celebrate the season 9 premier of Walking Dead With Lucille Blackstrap Molasses Stout from Terrapin Beer co.
Originally thought to be bonus material, this episode is recorded from The Broken Cauldron before Lesley's comedy showcase (it rules, you should go). We talk about A LOT of things other than beer, it's a bit different than our other episodes, but it was a lot of fun!
We speak with Heather from JDub's Brewing and try a few of their different beers, including the Less Than Jake Orange Wheat!
Recorded before Etchie’s demise, we drink Gourds Gone Wild from Tampa Bay Brewing Company and Twist of Cane by Tomoka Brewing.
We get a taste of ZFG we got from Hidden Springs and get a follow up email from Cynthia Duval!
We drink Juicy Haze IPA and talk about Facebook and Stand up. The NOFX beer and being dumb, but not as dumb as NOFX.
We drink three beers from Tampa Bay Brewing and talk about some of the cleanest restrooms around and ED DID STAND-UP!
We speak with Daytona comedian Minas Fakrajian host of open mic night at Tir Na Nog. we also take one for the rest of you and drink five of the Bud Light a Rita series.
We drink two beers from Ellipsis Brewing out of Orlando, Milk district lactose NE IPA and FNG double NE IPA. We talk about random things including the closing of BART
We join Larry from Cask and Larder to try the new Hurricane Bill IPA, an homage to lost friends.
Before honey in beer, follow up with Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. in which we try Toboggan Blonde Ale. We talk with Rocky from What’s The Fuss and make him try Oceanside from Tomoka.
Today we discuss collaborations between breweries, UnTappd ratings and drink the collaboration between Tarrapin Beer Co. and Tomoka Brewing Co. “Mint Julep Southern Sour”.
We try The Yard, peaches and cream milkshake double IPA from our friends at Intracoastal brewing and talk about craft beer selections at local grocery stores.
This episode was recorded on location and we talk to the owner and brewer at the not yet finished site of Ivanhoe Park Brewing.
This episode we drink Reef Donkey by TBBC and discuss different styles, particularly the dunkel, and the best beer events to support.
This week we talk about celebrity beer endorsements and we drink "Rip Currant" the beer that won Intracoastal brewing company thier 2nd Central Florida top Brewers award.
This week we drink another beer from our friends at Intracoastal brewing company Bag Lunch PB&J brown ale. We talk about making SunRail great, and having smarties for breakfast and so much more!
We celebrate the kickoff of American Craft Beer Week at Crooked can Brewing Company drinking beers with Charlie Bowie of Poking the Bear, we also talked with AJ from 81 Bay Brewing and Stu from Crooked Can.
We drink beer from Black Cauldron brewing, talk about things and stuff with local funny guy Bryce Damuth.
On this episode we pay tribute to George Saunders of ten10 Brewing Company who recently passed away. We talk about yet another craft beer lawsuit.. we drink three great beers Sonic Sessions from Intracoastal Brewing, and from Pinner and IPA from Oskar Blues. This is a very opinionated episode that will determine the future direction of the show.
In this episode we discuss proper glass temperature, got an update on Stone vs. Keystone, and drank Back In The Day IPA from Orange Blossom Brewing co.
On this episode we discussed The Good The Bad and The greed in the craft beer community. Secondary Market of craft beer and how we feel about it.
This week we talked to the legendary Sam Calagione and try to amazing beers from his Brewery Dogfish Head from Milton Delaware.
We listen to interviews Ed recorded when at Tampa Bay Beer Week! We still do all the fun stuff like try beers too!
Fist mobile recording! We talk to Paul, the owner of West End about beer (of course) and Downtown Sanford. This area is continuously picking up steam!
This episode we learn a bit more about Ed and Lesley personally. Etchie? Not so much. Like he needs it.
Not taken directly from the title, but this episode we talk about women in the industry.
We about when cans were first used for beer, various beer fest going on in the near future and plenty more! Etchie got help from Ed and Lesley with identifying what it is that people are referring to when they say their beer is skunk (even though it't not expired).
This episode we talk, among other things, about copyright law when it comes to beer branding. This is in response to the recent lawsuit between Stone Brewery (most known for Arrogant Bastard) and Keystone (most known for... Keith Stone, I think).
We sit down with stand up comedian Adam Murray and talk about what he likes to drink in comedy clubs and on the road! So much more covered, of course. You just need to hear it! We try two Intracoastal Brewery creations in Studio, Donut Shop and Tap 'n Sniff.
Also check out Adam's Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/madman13lm
This week we talk distribution with Vinnie Morrissey from S.R. Perrott, Inc. Tons of information you wouldn't have if you didn't get it straight from knowledgeable distributors like this!
This episode features two different news stories associating with the beer industry, but starts off with a little introduction from all the members of the show. We talk beer festivals, great beers to try, we throw out a few recommendations, and talk about how we love making recommendations to people based on what they like.