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Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Cindy De Rama & Tim Besecker, Owners of Twin Elephant Brewing in Chatham, NJ - Join Cindy & Tim as the tell the Guys about Twin Elephant Brewing, their history, the beers they brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Pizzas They’ve Had That Were Not NY Style!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as we discuss some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, including some Craft Beer News updates, some info on upcoming shows & events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Iterations Of ‘It’s A Tortilla With Meat & Cheese’!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rod Jay, Podcast Host & Beer Adventurer Extraordinaire! Rod tells The Guys all about the latest of his many “beer adventures”! They take a bit of a deep dive into the current goings on in the beer industry, chat a bit about the Cincinnati & New Jersey beer scene and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Moments In Sports History!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they discuss some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, including Samurai’s recent trip to Italy, some Craft Beer News out of PA (as well as around the country), some info on upcoming shows & events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite On Screen Vampires!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Drinkers” this week is Mike Reina & Danny Jasinski, Co-Owners of Erratic Fermentations in Bradley Beach, NJ - Join the Guys for a beer as they discuss Mike & Danny’s new venture in Bradley Beach! We’ll discuss what got them brewing, what led them to their new home, the beers they’re brewing and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Places They’ve Ever Gone Cycling!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they discuss some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, including the recent Craft Brewer’s Conference in Philly, Johnny’s recent trip to Frederick, MD, Samurai’s upcoming trip to Italy, some more unfortunate closures (and a discussion on the matter), new beers, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Hoagies!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Join Al & The Guys while we recap this past weekend’s Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival, wax nostalgic about some AC Beerfests of the past and wrap up Jon Henderson’s “Last Call”! We’ll also be chatting about a few interesting craft beer news stories and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beers We Had At This Year’s AC Beerfest!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is David Jimenez - Head Brewer at Kiitos Brewing in Salt Lake City, UT, as well as the Host & Founder of The Taste Masters Podcast! David and The Guys celebrate National Beer Day on the show, chat about the beer scene in Utah, discuss what’s new at Kiitos Brewing and the Taste Masters Podcast and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Session Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jon Henderson - President/Executive Producer of The Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival! Jon and The Guys walk down memory lane and chat about the history of the festival, the early days, what it takes to put these festivals together, what he (and everyone) will miss now that these beer fests are coming to an end and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Fictional Mustaches!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they welcome in Spring and discuss some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, including some brewery openings, closures, new beers, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Cheesesteaks!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Dillon Pelham, Sales Manager for Founders Brewing! Dillon tells The Guys about Founders Brewing, his history in the industry, his role in the company, the great beer that they brew, some new things coming up on the calendar and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Founders Brewing Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Marty Nachel, International Beer Judge, Author of Home Brewing for Dummies & the new “The Beer Story Project” book, and the Founder and President of The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame! Marty and The Guys will be discussing this past weekend’s induction ceremony, which was live streamed on Saturday and had several amazing watch parties from breweries across the country! We’ll hear all about the 2026 inductees into the ACBHOF, and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, in honor of National Cold Cuts Day, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Cold Cuts!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Benoit Racquet - Owner and Master Chocolatier of Atelier BE Chocolat in Fairfield, CT! Benoit (a graduate from Ceria Culinary Institute in Brussels, Belgium) updates the Guys on more information about his business of making delicious Belgian Chocolate, and most importantly, how they pair with delicious Craft Beer! Tune in and learn all about it as they pair beer & chocolate throughout the entire show (this time with a St. Patrick’s Day theme) and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Snow Related Activities!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rod J, Podcast Host & Beer Adventurer Extraordinaire! Rod Tells The Guys all about many more of his beer adventures! They discuss the beer industry in general, chat about Mardi Gras (Happy Fat Tuesday), Spring Beers, St Pats Beers (& other beverages), talk a bit about the Cincinnati beer scene and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Purple, Gold & Green Things!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Augie Carton - Owner of Carton Brewing & Co-Host of the Steal This Beer Podcast! Join Augie & The Guys as they chat about pairing beer with sweets (and food) for Valentine’s Day! They’ll be talking about the industry as well, finding out what’s new with Carton Brewing and the Steal This Beer Podcast and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Supporting Cartoon Characters!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they discuss some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, some Super Bowl food & drink chat, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Sesame Street Characters!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Hendricks - Sales Manager for Troegs Independent Brewing! Tom tells the Guys all about Troegs! The history of the brewery, the gorgeous facility and the awesome location it’s in, the beers the brew (and have brewed in the past), some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Amusement Park Rides They’ve Been On!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Pat Reid - Sales Manager for Victory Brewing! Pat tells the Guys all about Victory Brewing! The history of the brewery, the changes and expansions that they’ve gone through over the years, the beers the brew (and have brewed in the past), some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Places To Get Coffee!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they do some “Mid-Winter Housekeeping” and chat about some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, some brewery trips (both recent and future), some upcoming events, openings and closings and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Brewery Stickers They Have Yet To Apply Anywhere!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Holl - Journalist, Beer Writer, Author, Podcast Host and most importantly for tonight’s 4th Annual Smoked Beer Show, he’s the creator of “This Week In Rauchbier”! John and the Guys take yet another smoldering look into the world of Rauchbier, and what has transpired since last year’s show! They’ll be discussing and drinking several smoked beers, chatting again about TLRG’s BSU idea (tune in and find out what that is, if you don’t already know) and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite American Brewed Smoked Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! This is the “Big Beer Show” (otherwise known as the “Annual Pre-NYE Year End Wrap Up Show”), where they throw caution to the wind and drink beer that’s all north of 12% ABV! All while Al and the Guys (Matt is on a Dive in Palau) wrap up 2025 with a chat about some great beer they’ve had this year, a few amazing breweries that they visited this year and several other 2025 retrospective craft beer stories! Plus, tune in to hear another edition of the new “Holiday Hot (well, Hop) Takes” segment, as well as this week’s “33’s” segment, where they discuss their Top 3 Favorite NJ Pizzerias, as well as some other fun lists!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week isTony Drewry - Beeritual Advisor & El Capitan at Terlingua Adventure Beer Co. in Terlingua, TX! Tonight is the Annual Christmas Week Show, and Tony and the Guys have plenty of Holiday Beer Shenanigans in store! They’ll be discussing Holiday Beers, Christmas in different areas of the country, a new Holiday Hot Takes segment and plenty of other holiday chat! And as always on this annual show, Samurai’s brother Bryan Cichon (our steady Christmas Week guest) will be joining in with all of the fun! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Dream Holiday Destinations We Have Not Yet Gotten To!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Author of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight is our 1st annual German Holiday Beer Show, and we’ll be talking all about German Holiday beers, as well as continuing the talk from a few weeks ago about cocktails, food, movies, music, TV shows and plenty of other Holiday related chat, as we most certainly will wax nostalgic (as we always seem to do) about Holiday beers (and Holiday ‘imbibings’) of the past (and maybe some football too!)! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Christmas Songs Released In The 80’s!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Bellis, Co-Owner of Kings County Brewers Collective, aka “KCBC” in Brooklyn, NY! Tony and The Guys chat about KCBC’s history, Tony’s industry experiences, the beers they brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Classic Rock Bands That Are Still Touring!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Eric McGowan, Owner of Pallet Brewing in Maplewood, NJ! Eric and The Guys chat about Eric’s industry history, how & why he decided to open Pallet Brewing, the beers the brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beers Brewed In Virginia!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Author of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight is our annual Holiday Beer Show, and we’ll be talking all about Holiday beers, cocktails, food, movies, music, TV shows and plenty of other Holiday related chat, as we most certainly will wax nostalgic (as we always seem to do) about Holiday beers (and Holiday ‘imbibings’) of the past! Plus, tune in for our 2nd annual segment - Holiday Hot Takes! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Thanksgiving Foods That Aren’t Turkey!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jim King, Owner of Skinny Flowers Brewing in Fort Monmouth, NJ! Jim and The Guys chat about Skinny Flowers, what got him started, the beer they brew, upcoming events, Netflix’s big plans for Fort Monmouth and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite NJ Places From Our Past That Are No Longer There!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Marty Nachel, International Beer Judge, Author of Home Brewing for Dummies, and Founder and President of The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame! Marty and The Guys chat all about the Craft Beer Industry, this time waxing nostalgic about it’s history and many “Beer Stories” from the past - and much more, as Marty has some big news on that topic! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Metal Bands!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week is Dani Casey, Bob Grim & Josh Bayer of Foam Brewers in Burlington, VT! Dani, Bob, Josh and The Guys chat all about Foam Brewers, the history, the beer they brew, Burlington, VT and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Childhood Toys!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys chat about some very interesting craft beer news, Halloween, the upcoming holidays and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Scary Urban Legends!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rod J, Podcast Host & Beer Adventurer Extraordinaire! Rod Tells The Guys all about yet even more of his beer adventures! They discuss the beer industry in general, chat about the current & upcoming beer seasons, talk a bit about the Cincinnati beer scene, have at another round of “Hot (or Hop) Takes” and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Saxophone Solos In Rock Songs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Eric Lesak - NJ Sales Manager of Saranac & Flying Dog Breweries! Eric tells the guys all about both Saranac & Flying Dog, the history of the breweries, the beers they brew, his experiences in the beer industry and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite NHL Players Of All Time!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Mike Dolan - NYC & NJ Division Manager of B. United International! Mike tells the guys all about B. United, the beers they import, the breweries they work with, his experiences in the beer industry and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Oktoberfest Food & German Beer Pairings!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight is the 5th Annual Pumpkin Beer Show (not to mention our 5th Anniversary Show!)! John and the guys talk about the yearly tradition of making beer with pumpkin. Love them or hate them, they are indeed an annual event! Don’t worry though, they’ll chat about a few other things as well, including some current craft beer news! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Obscure Early 80’s Songs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Kevin Drury, Assistant General Manager of Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, CA, as well as the new West Oakland Clubhouse location! Samurai will be streaming Live from the new location with Kevin, who will be updating The Guys about some new things at Almanac, the latest on in the San Francisco beer scene and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Most Annoying Overhyped Beer Things!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, including some interesting takes on a few new topics, some new NJ “Brewery Beefs” if you will (yeah, we though this was over too) and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Dessert Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about Samurai’s recent trip to BeNeLux! Hear some great beer stories of this prized fermentation area of Europe! They’ll be chatting a bit about Johnny recent trip to Portland & Boston as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Baked Goods To Go With Your Coffee!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Brian Boak, Founder of The Brewers Roundtable and former NJ Brewery Owner (Boaks Beer), not to mention a Tailgate Party Aficionado at the highest level! Tonight is the 5th Annual Football Tailgate Kickoff Show! We’ll be chatting all about what goes into making a tailgate party the best that it could be! We’ll wax nostalgic about some great tailgate parties (and games) of the past, and even a few of Brian’s from last football season that we attended! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Italian Chicken Cutlet Preparations!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Branden Mulligan of Boston Beer Company! Branden tells The Guys all about Sam Adams & Dogfish Head! They’ll dive into some history of both brands, the beers currently being released as we head into “Beer Season”, a bit about Branden’s history in beer and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Hot & Spicy Foods!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rod J, Podcast Host & Beer Adventurer Extraordinaire! Rod Tells The Guys all about even more of his beer adventures! They discuss the beer industry in general, and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Vinyl Albums!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Efren Hidalgo - Owner & Brewer of Providence Brewing in Providence, RI! Efren tells the Guys what’s even newer with his brewery in Providence, RI (since the last time that he was on the show and chatted about new things then as well! Lol!), what’s new in the Rhode Island craft beer scene these days, new beers he’s been brewing, a few upcoming events and some craft beer talk in general! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Television Shows!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Pete Colucci, Long Time Beer Industry Pro! Join Pete & The Guys as they dive into a lengthy discussion on the craft beer industry, focusing on Legacy Brands and what they mean (and have meant all along) to craft beer! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite US Craft Breweries That Have Closed!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Tom Mulvihill & John Staradumsky, The Beer Whisperer & The Bruguru! Welcome to our Annual Christmas In July Show! Tom, John & The Guys celebrate the mid-summer tradition by enjoying several (ok, more than several) Holiday treats! They wax nostalgic (as these four always seem to do) about Christmas beers of the past, as well as discuss what they’ve been doing to celebrate this year’s “Summer Holiday Season”! They’ll also be discussing some current events, in beer and beyond, and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Holiday Dream Vacations & What We’d Drink There!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Brie Devlin - Executive Director of the NJ Brewer’s Guild! Brie and the Guys talk about the Guild, the Craft Beer scene in NJ and discuss this week’s first annual NJ Craft Beer Week, plus much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite NJ Towns!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about ways to Beat The Heat, some Craft Beer News, Upcoming Events, Hot Takes and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Console Video Games!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Chuck Aaron - Owner of Jersey Girl Brewing in Mount Olive, NJ. Join Chuck and the Guys for a beer as they chat about new beers and events happening at Jersey Girl, some chatting about the current state of the industry and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Reggae Songs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about Samurai’s Connecticut / Rhode Island Trip (16 Breweries), some craft beer news, homage paid to a classic beer style and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Barleywines!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jan Chwiedosiuk, Owner of Jersey Cyclone Brewing in Somerset, NJ - Jan tells the Guys all about Jersey Cyclone, a bit of history about himself and the brewery, the beers that they brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Weather Events!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they continue the “classic” theme from last week’s show, but this time the spin is on “Classic American Breweries”, legacy brands if you will. They’ll also be chatting about some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, including a few upcoming brewery events, another round of “Hot (or Hop) Takes” and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Chinese Dishes!
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Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they continue the “classic” theme from last week’s show, but this time the spin is on “Classic American Breweries”, legacy brands if you will. They’ll also be chatting about some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, including a few upcoming brewery events, another round of “Hot (or Hop) Takes” and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Chinese Dishes!
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Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Founder of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and former columnist at Yankee Brew News! John and The Guys talk about all of the Classic Beer Styles that we love so much, and some of the current breweries brewing these styles very well. They’ll be waxing nostalgic a bit (as they normally do), chatting (undoubtedly) about some sports and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Classic Beer Styles!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys & Al Gattullo for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics, such as Beer In Pop Culture, Beer Trivia and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beatles Songs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics in and around the craft beer world, some brewery trips (both recent and future), some upcoming events, openings and closings and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Dog References In Beer!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Mark Heuwetter, Co-Founder & Harbormaster at Six Harbors Brewing Company AND Harbor Lights Stillhouse in Huntington Village, NY. Mark tells The Guys all about Six Harbors Brewing, it’s history, the beers they brew, upcoming events, a great story about what they did during the Pandemic, a little about the distillery and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Classic Cocktails!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Ben King, formerly of 1487 Brewery, now Chief Innovation Officer at ShopSight.co. Ben tells The Guys all about the goings on (both good & bad) at the former 1487 Brewery, as well as his brand new venture - ShopSight.co and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Songs That May Be Embarrassing To Admit!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Brian Wright, Team Lead at Long Live Beerworks in Boston, MA. Originally just in Rhode Island, Long Live now has two locations, Providence, RI and Boston, MA. Brian and The Guys chat about both locations (with a little bit more of a focus on Boston), the history of the brewery, the beer scene at both spaces, the beers that they brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Movies Filmed In & Around Boston!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Bryan Winslow, Founder & Owner of St. Elmo Brewing in Austin, TX. Bryan and The Guys chat about St. Elmo, the craft beer scene in Austin, some of the history of the brewery, the beers that they brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Fried Potatoes!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Michael Broderson, Co-Owner of Pinelands Brewing in Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ Mike and The Guys chat about Pinelands, a bit of history about himself and the brewery, the beers that they brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beers To Drink While Doing Your Taxes!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Bob Hochgertel, Co-Owner of King’s Road Brewing in Haddonfield, NJ AND Medford, NJ! Bob and The Guys chat about King’s Road, a little history of the brewery, their realization of a second location, the beers that they brew, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Roads To Drive!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week is Chris Henke, Brian Hink & Justin Vitti, Co-Owners of Wander Back Beerworks in Vineland, NJ! Chris, Brian, Justin and The Guys chat about Wander Back, how the idea for the brewery came about, where they all started, the beers that they brew, a whole lot of information on their new home-to-be and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Things We’d Like To Wander Back In Time For!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & Special Guest Co-Host “Shark 8” Matt Potenski (The Beer Samurai was on temporary assignment) bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Charlie Backmann, Owner & Brewer of Cypress Brewing in Edison, NJ! Charlie and The Guys chat about Cypress Brewing, its history, their beers, some upcoming events and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beers Brewed By A Brewery With A Tree In Their Logo Or Name!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rod Jay, Beer Adventurer & Podcaster Extraordinaire! Rod and The Guys chat about more of his beer adventures, his recent podcasts, some current craft beer news and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beers Brewed In Ohio!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and the beers (and other things) that go hand in hand with the festivities, as well as some other interesting craft beer news and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Misheard Lyrics!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Founder of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight they’re celebrating Mardi Gras! John and The Guys talk about Fat Tuesday, Carnival, Louisiana beer, Cajun food and some other Big Easy topics! They’ll be chatting about a few other things as well, including some craft beer news, (undoubtedly) some sports and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Foods Associated With The Big Easy!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Holl - Journalist, Beer Writer, Author, Podcast Host and most importantly for tonight’s 3rd Annual Smoked Beer Show, he’s the creator of “This Week In Rauchbier”! John and the Guys take yet another smoldering look into the world of Rauchbier, and what has transpired since last year’s show! They’ll be discussing and drinking several smoked beers, chatting about Samurai’s BSU idea (tune in and find out what that is) and much more! And, as a special bonus - Azlan Graves (the brewer of the first beer The Guys drink) from Main Street Brewing in Vancouver, BC pops on for a couple at the end of the show to discuss his beer! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Smoked Beers They’ve Had In The Last Year!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Marty Nachel, International Beer Judge, Author of Home Brewing for Dummies, and Founder and President of The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame! Marty and The Guys will be discussing this past weekend’s ceremony (which was live streamed from some amazing breweries across the country), the inaugural inductees into the ACBHOF and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3: Favorite Beers From Anchor, Sam Adams & Sierra Nevada!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Zac Porter - Head Of Branding & Marketing at Schilling Beer Co. in Littleton, NH! Zac tells the Guys all about Schilling, their history, the beer they make, their beautiful brewery in the picturesque town of Littleton, NH and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Countries To Have A Beer In!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Benoit Racquet - Owner and Master Chocolatier of Atelier BE Chocolat in Fairfield, CT! Benoit (a graduate from Ceria Culinary Institute in Brussels, Belgium) tells the Guys all about his business of making delicious Belgian Chocolate, and most importantly, how they pair with delicious Craft Beer! Tune in and learn all about it as they pair beer & chocolate throughout the entire show! If you ordered your “TLRG Chocolate Box” from Atelier BE Chocolat in time, please enjoy pairing along with us, and get some ideas for your upcoming Valentine’s Day celebration! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Chocolate Desserts!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about Brewery Trips, Bottle Shares, Cigars (and other smoky things) and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Uses Of Blueberries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is David Jimenez - Head Brewer at Kiitos Brewing in Salt Lake City, UT, as well as the Host & Founder of The Taste Masters Podcast! David tells The Guys all about the brand new beer he just recently brewed at Kiitos, the recognition it’s getting and why! They’ll also be chatting a bit about Taste Maters, and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Cheeses!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Mel Yukna - Co-Owner of Waverly Brewing in Baltimore, MD! Mel tells the Guys all about Waverly, the brewery, their history, the beer they brew, how she got started in the beer business and much more! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Reasons NOT To Open A Brewery!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics in and around the Craft Beer World, including (but certainly not limited to) Non-Alcoholic Beer. After all, it is technically Dry January…well, for some people! LOL! Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Non-Alcoholic Beverages!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Matt Potenski - Co-Owner & Brewmaster of Coastal Brew Works, AND Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! This is the “Big Beer Show” (otherwise known as the “Annual Pre-NYE Year End Wrap Up Show”), where they throw caution to the wind and drink beer that’s all north of 12% ABV! All while Matt, Al and the Guys wrap up 2024 with a chat about some great beer they’ve had this year, a few amazing breweries that they visited this year and several other 2024 retrospective craft beer stories! Plus, tune in to hear another edition of the new “Holiday Hot (well, Hop) Takes” segment, as well as this week’s “33’s” segment, where they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Big Beers They’ve Had In 2024 AND their Top 3 Favorite Breweries They’ve Visited In 2024!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week was supposed to be Tony Drewry - Beeritual Advisor & El Capitan at Terlingua Adventure Beer Co. in Terlingua, TX! Tonight is the Annual Christmas Week Show, and Tony and the Guys have plenty of Holiday Beer Shenanigans in store! They’ll be discussing Holiday Beers, Christmas in different areas of the country, a new Holiday Hot Takes segment and plenty of other holiday chat! And as always on this annual show, Samurai’s brother Bryan Cichon (our steady Christmas Week guest) will be joining in with all of the fun! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Holiday Cookies!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Marty Nachel, International Beer Judge, Author of Home Brewing for Dummies, and Founder and President of The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame! Plenty of conversation between Marty and The Guys regarding this year’s inaugural slate of nominees for the newly founded American Craft Beer HOF! And, some more chat about Marty’s beer judging and his book, as well as Holiday Beers and Holiday Brewing Traditions! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers With Maple!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week was supposed to be Trevor Greer, Owner Of Coven Brewing In Pittsburgh, PA. However, Trevor got tied up last minute with brewery business, so Samurai and Johnny held down the fort! The Guys talk about Coven Brewing, their taproom, their beer and what makes The Strip District of Pittsburgh a really cool place for a brewery, and certainly to visit! Some other Pittsburgh conversations will almost definitely take place as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Foods Served At A Brewery!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Don Tse, “The Don Of Beer”! Don tells The Guys all about his most recent trips - Asheville, NC, and a special trip to NY and NJ! They’ll chat about Asheville a bit in depth after the recent hurricane damage that had occurred, and how things are going there. Some new craft beer industry news is discussed as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Virginia Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill, The Beer Whisperer! Tonight is our annual Holiday Beer Show, and we’ll be talking all about Holiday beers, cocktails, food, movies, music, TV shows and plenty of other Holiday related chat, as we most certainly will wax nostalgic (as we always seem to do) about Holiday beers (and Holiday ‘imbibings’) of the past! Plus, tune in for a new segment - Holiday Hot Takes! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Holiday Beers - V5!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is David Campanile - Attorney, Fellow Pro Football Sufferer & Craft Beer Drinker Extraordinaire! Join David and the Guys for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics in and around the Craft Beer World, including some seasonal beer chat, things they do to get ready for the Holidays and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Coffee Preperations!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Azlan Graves - Head Brewer of Main Street Brewing in Vancouver, BC! Azlan tells the Guys all about Main Street Brewing, it’s history, how he got started in brewing beer, a bit about the Vancouver Craft Beer Scene, some upcoming events and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Collabs They’d Want To Do, With Whom & Why!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Mark Costa - Owner of Varitage Brew Works in Bloomfield, NJ! Mark tells the Guys all about Varitage, it’s history, how he got started in brewing beer, some upcoming events and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite International Stouts!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Enrico Bovero - Owner of Braggot Brewing in North Vancouver, BC! Enrico tells the Guys all about Braggot Brewing, it’s history, how he got started in brewing braggot, some of the history behind the liquid and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Uses For Honey That Are Not Alcoholic!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics in and around the Craft Beer World, including celebrating their 200th Episode - Doing it just like when they started the show - Just The Two Of Them! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Muppets That They Identify With That AREN’T Oscar The Grouch!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight is the 4th Annual Pumpkin Beer Show. John and the guys talk about the yearly tradition of making beer with pumpkin. Love them or hate them, they are indeed an annual event! Don’t worry though, they’ll chat about a few other things as well, including some very interesting craft beer news out of Massachusetts! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pumpkin Beers - V4!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics in and around the Craft Beer World, including a chat about our thoughts on the current state of the industry, expanding a bit on last week! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers Brewed With Nuts!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about some recent brewery closures, the newest Tilray acquisition and some other craft beer news! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Star Trek Characters We’d Want To Have A Beer With!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rod J, Beer Adventurer Extraordinaire! Rod Tells The Guys all about his beer adventures, why he started his adventuring, all about his blog and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Hangover Remedies!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Kevin Drury, Taproom Manager at Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, CA! Kevin updates The Guys about some new things at Almanac, the latest on in the San Francisco beer scene and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Campaign Promises We’d Make While Running For President Of Craft Beer!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Marty Nachel, International Beer Judge, Author of Home Brewing for Dummies, and Founder and President of The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame! Also joining The Guys as an additional guest tonight will be Todd Clement, Founder & Brewmaster of Monkless Belgian Ales in Bend, OR. Kat Reyes (of the Worldwide Beerfest) will be Live with Todd at Monkless, while everyone enjoys some of their great beer, and Marty walks us all through his professional beer tasting procedures! The Guys will then be talking to Marty about his beer judging, his book and the newly founded American Craft Beer Hall Of Fame! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Most Hated Off-Flavors In Beer!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Brian Boak, Founder of The Brewers Roundtable and former NJ Brewery Owner (Boaks Beer), not to mention a Tailgate Party Aficionado at the highest level! Tonight is the 4th Annual Football Tailgate Kickoff Show! We’ll be chatting all about what goes into making a tailgate party the best that it could be! We’ll wax nostalgic about some great tailgate parties (and games) of the past, and even a few of Brian’s from last football season that we attended! We’ll be chatting a bit about the beer industry as well, and don’t be shocked if a couple of predictions for this year’s NFL Season are discussed! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Minnesota Vikings!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they celebrate St. Bernardus Day! Samurai will be broadcasting Live from Dageraad Brewing in Burnaby, Canada just outside of Vancouver! The Guys will be drinking some great Belgian beers (Johnny will be enjoying some St. Bernardus!), and they’ll be discussing some craft beer news as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Things From Canada!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Lee Dickson of Strange Roots Brewing in Pittsburgh, PA! Lee tells the Guys all about Strange Roots, the beer they brew, some upcoming beers and events, what got him into craft beer and the industry, and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Pet Peeves From Our Craft Beer Experiences!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about some interesting topics in and around the Craft Beer World, including the new Hot Topic - AI Beer! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Things To Do In The Summer!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Tom Mulvihill & John Staradumsky, The Beer Whisperer & The Bruguru! Welcome to our Annual Christmas In July Show! Tom, John & The Guys celebrate the mid-summer tradition by enjoying several (ok, more than several) Holiday treats! They wax nostalgic (as these four always seem to do) about Christmas beers of the past, as well as discuss what they’ve been doing to celebrate this year’s “Summer Holiday Season”! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Old School Christmastime Things To Do!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about Samurai’s recent Pittsburgh Trip, as well as several other beer related topics! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pittsburgh Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Adam Juncosa of Odd Bird Brewing in Stockton, NJ! Adam tells the Guys all about Odd Bird, the beer they brew, some upcoming beers and events, what got him into craft beer and the industry, and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Birds!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. “Shark 8” Matt Potenski filled in for Samurai for this show! Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Steve Esparra of drainpour.beer - an online Craft Beer Magazine! Steve tells the Guys all about drainpour.beer, what got him into writing about craft beer (and drinking it) and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Craft Beers To Drink This Summer!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. “Shark 8” Matt Potenski Co-Hosted this show as well! Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jason Goldstein of Icarus Brewing in Brick, NJ! Jason tells the Guys all about the new Icarus 2.0 location in Brick, NJ! This will be an On-Location Show, so tune in for a little tour around the new facility, slated to have their Grand Opening on Saturday, July 20th, 2024! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Icarus Brewing Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Dom Ditlefsen of Fiddlehead Brewing and VIP (Vermont Information Processing) Software! Dom tells the Guys all about Fiddlehead, VIP Beverage Software and how he got into the craft beer industry! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Vermont Beers Not Brewed By Fiddlehead!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Katherine Reyes - Chief Excitement Officer at World Wide Beer Fest! Kat tells the Guys all about the WWBF, how this year’s Fest went, a few points about some trips she has recently been on and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Ways To Prepare Corn!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about the purchase (finally) of Anchor Brewing in San Francisco, CA! The purchase has been in the works for quite a while, and this topic has been a big conversation on several Lager Room shows since Anchor’s closing last July (2023)! Several other brewery openings and closings, and some other brewery info will be discussed as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite NJ Diners!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Matt Potenski - Co-Owner and Brewmaster of Coastal Brew Works! Join Matt and the Guys for a beer as they chat about this past weekend and the Grand Opening of Five Dimes Brewery & Coastal Brew Works in Red Bank, NJ! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Hamburger Joints!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and a former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Join the Guys for a beer as they chat with The Bruguru and discuss a topic near and dear to many of us - Online Beer Ordering! They’ll be talking about Tavour, Half Time, Beer Drop and others, as well as a bit of other Craft Beer News! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers We’ve Ever Bought Online!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer as they chat about Johnny’s Vermont / New Hampshire Trip from last week, as well as several other beer related topics! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Mexican Foods!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You, and several other people as well! Chuck Aaron & Brian Alt to name a couple - Join the Guys for a beer as they wax nostalgic about their beloved Williamsburg Bar Spuyten Duyvil! They, and others, will be sharing their memories of the great craft beer bar that shut its doors recently after 20 years! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers Ever Had At Spuyten Duyvil!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and plenty of chat about brewery excursions this past week, like Samurai’s Germany trip, Brix City’s Silk City Release and Ghost Hawk’s Anniversary! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite German Foods!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Jen and Paul Higgins - Owners of Higgins Ale Works in Munich, Germany - Jen and Paul tell the Guys all about Higgins, their history, where they are both (interestingly) from, how they got into the beer business, the beers they brew, some upcoming events, future plans and much more! Samurai is in Germany, and will be broadcasting live from the brewery with Jen and Paul! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite German Beer Styles!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Colin McDonough (Owner) and Chris Ayers (Brewer) of Oakflower Brewing in Millington, NJ - Colin and Chris tell the Guys all about Oakflower, their history, the beers they brew, some upcoming events, future plans and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite NYC Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events, plenty of chat about brewery excursions this past week, and a bit about a NYC craft beer icon closing its doors! And, stay tuned till the end of the show for a special guest and some interesting Lager Room Podcast Network News! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite PB&J Components (it’s National PB&J Day)!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about plenty of industry news, including some local NJ Breweries closing AND opening, as well as some news from around the rest of the country! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite 90’s Sitcoms!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Chris Mock & Jeff Mauriello - Co-Owners & Brewers of Double Tap Brewing in Whippany, NJ! Chris & Jeff tell the Guys all about Double Tap, their history, the beers they brew, some upcoming events, future plans and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite 80’s Sitcoms!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and plenty of chat about some Winter brewery excursions these two have partaken in! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite 70’s Sitcoms!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Katherine Reyes - Chief Excitement Officer at World Wide Beer Fest! Kat tells the Guys all about the WWBF, the area(s) it covers (and beyond), how she got started in craft beer, what’s up next for the Fest and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Oregon Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - “Beeritual Advisor” from (Far West) Terlingua, TX! Tony “Beeritualy” advises the Guys on all things beer, with an inside look at the Texas beer scene (and beyond). Tony’s adventures are always incredible! It’s been a minute since he was last on the show, so it’s time to catch up with some of his newest tales! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pieces Of Firematic Equipment” (listen and find out why)!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jeff Baker - Owner of Bakes Brewing in Wall, NJ! Jeff tells The Guys all about Bakes Brewing (the newest brewery on the Jersey Shore), how they got started, the beers they brew, some upcoming events and their plans for the future! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Baseball Moments Of All Time!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Morgan Snyder - Founder & Co-Owner of Buttonwoods Brewery AND Dylan Bruns - Brewer at Buttonwoods! Morgan and Dylan tell The Guys all about the Cranston, RI brewery! Its history, the beers they brew, some upcoming events and their plans for the future! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Lagers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is David Jimenez - Head Brewer at Kiitos Brewing in Salt Lake City, UT, as well as the Host & Founder of The Taste Masters Podcast! David gives The Guys an update on The Taste Masters Podcast (since he was last on), and they have a chat about David’s new position as Head Brewer at Kiitos Brewing in SLC! Pinball is involved. If you don’t know why, you don’t know Kiitos! Listen and find out! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Dinosaurs (it was “Draw A Dinosaur Day”)!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Holl - Journalist, Beer Writer, Author, Podcast Host and most importantly for tonight’s 2nd Annual Smoked Beer Show, he’s the creator of the “This Week In Rauchbier” Facebook Group! John and the Guys take a smoldering look into the world of Rauchbier (see what I did there?), and what has transpired since the 1st Annual Show! They’ll be discussing the aforementioned Facebook group, as well as drinking several smoked beers on the show! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Smoked Beers They’ve Had In The Last Year!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week was scheduled to be Efren Hidalgo of Providence Brewing, but unfortunately due to technical difficulties he was unable to join in! After a little while of an attempt at a “Just The Two Of Us” show, Chuck Aaron of Jersey Girl Brewing in Mount Olive, NJ joined the show to discuss the newly signed Liquor Reform Bill here in NJ! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Talking Heads Songs! We actually had Efren’s list as well! Enjoy!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Dave Welsh - Owner of the brand new Reunion Hall in Haddon Township, NJ, as well as The Mile in Runnemede, NJ! Dave tells The Guys all about his brand new location - Reunion Hall, what it took to get open, and the amazing things he plans to do in the new Haddon Township, NJ space! They’ll be chatting a bit about Dave’s other bar, The Mile, as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Philadelphia Sports Players Of All Time!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Matt Potenski - Co-Owner & Brewmaster of Coastal Brew Works, AND Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Matt, Al and the Guys wrap up 2023 with a chat about some great beer they’ve had this year, a few amazing breweries that they visited this year and several other 2023 retrospective craft beer stories! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Big Beers 12% And Up That We’ve Had This Year!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and was a former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight is the Annual Christmas Week Show, and John and the Guys have plenty of Holiday Beer Shenanigans in store! They’ll be discussing Holiday Beers, Christmas in the Northeast (and other areas of the US), their traditions and plenty of other holiday chat! And as always on this annual show, Samurai’s brother Bryan Cichon (our steady Christmas Week guest) will be joining us as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Holiday Treats / Sweets!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Kevin Drury, Taproom Manager at Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, CA! Kevin tells The Guys all about Almanac, its history, the beer they brew, what lead him to working at this San Francisco Bay Island brewery and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Bay Area Pro Athletes!
The Guys were Live from Wild Air Beer Works in Asbury Park, NJ for a special National Lager Day remote show! Nick & Doug from Wild Air join The Guys! Lagers were discussed (and consumed) and some knowledge was dropped! Happy National Lager Day! Happy Holidays!
*NOTE - Live On-Location audio, sorry!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Brendan Arnold, Head Brewer at Alternate Ending Beer Co in Aberdeen, NJ! Brendan tells The Guys all about Alt Ending, its history, the beer they brew, how he got started in brewing and much more, including the new collab with Coastal Brew Works “Beer From The Black Lagoon” Black IPA released a couple weeks ago! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Movie Endings!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Matt Shuster, Brewer at Conclave Brewing in Raritan Township, NJ! Matt tells The Guys all about Conclave Brewing, its history, the beer they brew, how he got started in brewing and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Breakfast Foods/Meals!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill, The Beer Whisperer! Tonight is our annual Holiday Beer Show, and we’ll be talking all about Holiday beers, cocktails, food, movies, music, TV shows and plenty of other Holiday related chat, as we most certainly will wax nostalgic (as we always seem to do) about Holiday beers (and Holiday ‘imbibings’) of the past! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Holiday Beers - V4!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Steve Ashton - Owner of Ashton Brewing in Middlesex, NJ! Steve tells The Guys all about the brewery, his history, the beers they brew and this Thursday’s (11/16) Special Release of their new Collab Brew with Coastal Brew Works “The World Is Your Cloister” Belgian Dubbel! “Shark 8” Matt Potenski joins in the conversation as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers From Colorado!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Don Tse, “The Don Of Beer”! Don tells The Guys all about his most recent trips - Asheville, NC, Chicago, IL and Oktoberfest in Germany! Some new craft beer industry news is discussed as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Barrel Aged Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Augie Carton, Owner of Carton Brewing in Atlantic Highlands, NJ! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Augie and The Guys talk about All Things Halloween - candies, costumes, parties, drinks, movies and more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Horror Movies!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Leah Pizoli of Armageddon Brewing in Somerdale, NJ! Today is Cider Appreciation Day, so they’ve decided to leave the beer in the fridge and appreciate Cider today! Armageddon is making some pretty damn good Ciders, so The Guys have Leah on to tell them all about Armageddon Brewing, how they got started, the Ciders and Meads they make, their events coming up and what they have in store for the future! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Ciders Not Brewed In NJ!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events, plenty of chat about Fall & Fall Beers and some info on NYC Bars, Breweries & Distilleries! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Things About Fall!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box) and Honest Craft Beer Reviews, and was a former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight is the 4th Annual Pumpkin Beer Show. John and the guys talk about the yearly tradition of making beer with pumpkin. Love them or hate them, they are indeed an annual event! Don’t worry though, they’ll chat about a few other things as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pumpkin Beers - V3!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and plenty of chat about Samurai’s trip to San Francisco, as well as a Rosstoberfest Recap! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Bay Area Beers!
Jersey Johnny was In-Studio, and The Beer Samurai was Live From San Francisco, CA for a special, albeit brief, celebration of International Lager Room Guys Day! So Happy ILRG Day! If you celebrate, of course!
*NOTE - Samurai’s Live On-Location audio was slightly windy, sorry!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. This week we have “Shark 8” Matt Potenski Co-Hosting (The Beer Samurai is on temporary assignment) Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Ross Cocozza - Owner of Ross Brewing in Port Monmouth, NJ! John tells The Guys all about Ross Brewing, it’s history, the process it took to open, the beer they brew and the Rosstoberfest Event they have coming up this weekend! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers From Breweries Located On Water!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about Oktoberfest beer, food and celebrations on this Special Oktoberfest Show! However, since there is currently plenty of industry news, they talk about some local NJ Breweries closing AND opening, as well as a pretty big Craft Distributor shutting its doors! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Oktoberfest Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Don Tse, “The Don Of Beer”! Don tells The Guys all about his beer and whisky writing, what got him into writing about beer (and whisky, don’t forget the whisky!), a little about his background in the industry, and a little look into all of the Anchor Brewing dilemma from his point of view! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Scotches!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Dave & Erin Andersen, Owners of Buttzville Brewing in Washington, NJ! Erin and Dave tell The Guys all about Buttzville Brewing! What got them into brewing beer, the background and history of their brewery, the beer that they are brewing and plenty more about this Warren County, NJ brewery with a cheeky name! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Ways To Top A Hot Dog!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Brian Boak, Founder of The Brewers Roundtable and former NJ Brewery Owner (Boaks Beer), not to mention a Tailgate Party Aficionado at the highest level! Tonight is the 3rd Annual Football Tailgate Kickoff Show! We’ll be chatting all about what goes into making a tailgate party the best that it could be! We’ll wax nostalgic about some great tailgate parties (and games) of the past, even one of Brian’s from last football season that I attended! We’ll be chatting a bit about the beer industry as well, and don’t be shocked if a couple of predictions for this year’s NFL Season are discussed! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Tailgate Food & Beer Pairings!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Mike Feagans - We call him “Mike From Indy”! You already know that Beer Samurai & Jersey Johnny travel for beer quite a bit, and they meet many interesting people on their trips. Well, Samurai had met Mike on a trip to Florida a couple of years back (during a live TLRG Show), and he’s on tonight to give us his take on the craft beer industry. Join the Guys for a beer or two while they discuss some interesting things about this awesome industry with “Mike From Indy”! They’ll be announcing the winner of the “Beer Samurai Guinness Drinking” contest tonight as well, so make sure you see if you’ve won! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Reasons They Love The Craft Beer Industry!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and plenty of chat about how Samurai is enjoying Ireland! They’ll be bringing everyone up to speed on the “Beer Samurai Guinness Drinking” contest, so make sure you see how your guess compares to the others! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Ireland Libations!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - “Beeritual Advisor” from (Far West) Terlingua, TX! Tony “Beeritualy” advises the Guys on all things beer, with an inside look at the Texas beer scene (and beyond). As usual, they talk about many adventures, both beer and otherwise. Look for this 7th episode with Tony to be as fun as always! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Adventures!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Tom Mulvihill & John Staradumsky, The Beer Whisperer & The Bruguru! Welcome to Christmas In July! Tom, John & The Guys celebrate the mid-summer tradition by enjoying several (ok, more than several) Holiday treats! They wax nostalgic (as these four always seem to do) about Christmas beers of the past, and they discuss the distinct possibility of a time-honored Christmas Ale no longer being produced (yeah, you know which one). They talk about all of the Anchor Brewing insanity as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Old School Christmas TV Specials!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this was going to be Drew Stevens - Co-Owner and Brewer of Kahnawake Brewing in Kahnawake, QC, Canada. Drew was unfortunately tied up at the last minute, so we’ll need to reschedule. However, the show must go on - so The Guys talk about Kahnawake Brewing, their beer (they even have a couple of them) and Canadian Beer in general, plus a couple other things as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Canadian Beers Not From Kahnawake!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Romano - Owner of Gearblock Brewing in Waldwick, NJ! Tony tells The Guys all about Gearblock Brewing, how he got started in the brewing industry, some history of the brewery, the story behind the name, the beer they’re brewing, some upcoming events and what the future plans are for the brewery! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite American Muscle Cars!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jae Vanderwerf - Brewer at SaltFire Brewing in South Salt Lake, UT! Jae tells The Guys all about SaltFire Brewing, how she got started in the brewing industry, some history of the brewery, the beer they’re brewing, some upcoming events and what the future plans are for the brewery! She is also a BJCP Certified Beer Judge, so they will be discussing that as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beer Styles That Are Impossible To Find!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events, some chat about Summer Solstice and some Summer Beers, and a special announcement about our first ever contest! Don’t miss it! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Ice Cream Places!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about several interesting things, including the latest news regarding Cape May Brewing purchasing Flying Fish Brewing, and some not so great news out of Anchor Brewing! They’ll be having and chatting about a few beers, and don’t be surprised if they dive into a brief conversation about sports as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Donut Places!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and plenty of chat about this past weekend’s Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival! They have a new contest for you as well, so don’t miss it! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers From This Year’s AC Beerfest!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jake Howell - Co-Owner & Head Brewer at Second Sin Brewing in Bristol, PA! Jake tells The Guys all about Second Sin Brewing, how it got started, how he got started in the brewing industry, the beer they’re brewing, some upcoming events and what the future plans are for the brewery! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite American Created Beer Styles!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is David Jimenez - Host of The Taste Masters Podcast AND Brewer at Strap Tank Brewing in Lehi, UT! David tells The Guys all about The Taste Masters Podcast, how it got started and some of the shows that they have done recently. He talks about Strap Tank Brewing as well, how he got started in the brewing industry, the beer they’re brewing and what the future plans are for the brewery AND the podcast! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Spirits / Cocktails!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tim Bubser - Artis Brewery in Freehold, NJ! Tim tells The Guys all about Aritis, how they got started, how he got started, the beer they’re brewing and what their future plans are for the brewery! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Nashville Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jon Henderson - President/Executive Producer of The Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival! John tells The Guys about the history of the festival, how he developed it into becoming one of the biggest beer festivals in the US, the amazing bands that will be performing and everything else that we have to look forward to with this year’s event! We’ll even hear a bit about the other festivals that he runs with his company - Good Time Tricycle Productions! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Cigars / Cigar Brands!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about several interesting things, including the breaking news from yesterday regarding Cape May Brewing purchasing Flying Fish Brewing! They’ll be having and chatting about a few beers, and don’t be surprised if they dive into a brief conversation about sports as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Flying Fish Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Raymond Hammon - Owner and brewer for Edge Of The World Brewery in Colorado City, AZ! Ray tells The Guys all about Edge Of The World, the history of the brewery, his background in brewing, the beer that they are putting out and plenty about the craft beer scene in Arizona & Utah (Dave is still out in Utah)! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Utah Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny, Matt Potenski & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - The Guys are on location way Upstate in New York near the Adirondacks (Samurai is out in Utah)! Join them for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events, a little chat about some of the breweries they visited in the area today and a segment on the trials and tribulations of opening a brewery! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Current Favorite Styles Of Beer!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events, a little chat about some breweries they’ve both recently visited and a segment on the hilarity in the craft beer industry every April Fool’s Day! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Old School Arcade Games!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Chris Pike & Jason Martinez - Co-Owners & Brewers of Stratosphere Brewing in Mount Holly, NJ! Chris and Jason the Guys all about their Brand New NJ Brewery, why they decided to open a brewery, what it took to open, the beer that they are brewing and plenty more about Stratosphere! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite New Hampshire Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & Special Guest Co-Host Tom Mulvihill aka “The Beer Whisperer” (The Beer Samurai is on assignment) bring you another informative and entertaining podcast about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer or two and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events, a little chat about a few interesting craft beer topics, and some food and music talk as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Flavored Bourbons / Whiskeys!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve both recently visited (i.e. John’s trip to Virginia, North Carolina & Maryland), and of course - St. Patrick’s Day! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pies (it was Pi Day)!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. We are LIVE from the "2023 Beer Madness" at Paragon Tap and Table! We will have several Special Guests on the show, some of which will be from the participating breweries! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss (yup, you guessed it) their Top 3 Favorite Breweries From Big NCAA Basketball Towns/Cities!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Sir Tony Forder - Proprietor, Limetree Roadside PubCafe! Tony and The Guys talk about a number of different craft beer topics, including plenty about those made in Louisiana! After all, it is Mardi Gras! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss (yup, you guessed it) their Top 3 Favorite Louisiana Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! Tom and The Guys talk about some of the beers that get released around Valentine’s Day, some of the favorite adjuncts that are used in those beers, and a few cocktails that are enjoyed by many on this “Love Holiday”! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss (yup, you guessed it) their Top 3 Favorite Chocolate Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Efren Hidalgo - Owner & Brewer of Providence Brewing in Providence, RI! Efren tells the Guys what’s new with his brewery in Providence, RI (since the last time that he was on the show), what’s new in the Rhode Island craft beer scene, new beers he’s been brewing, some upcoming events and some craft beer talk in general! And don't be surprised if there’s a brief Super Bowl chat as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss (yup, you guessed it) their Top 3 Favorite Super Bowl Party Foods / Snacks!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Chuck Aaron - Owner of Jersey Girl Brewing in Hackettstown, NJ! Chuck tells the Guys all about what’s new at Jersey Girl Brewing, some new beers they’ve released, and some events coming up! They’ll be discussing a bit about the NJ Beer Rulings as well! And don't be surprised if there’s a brief sports talk too! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Candies Of All Time!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Peter Culos - Author of Jersey Bites, and self proclaimed Beer & History Geek! Peter and the Guys talk about what’s new in the world of craft beer, some new beers, new breweries and just craft beer in general! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss (yup, you guessed it) their Top 3 Favorite Places We Get Our Beer News From!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Andy Gioia - Co-Owner and Brewmaster of Birdsmouth Brewing, located in Fort Monmouth in Oceanport, NJ! Andy and the Guys talk about, well, Lagers mainly, as Birdsmouth is an all Lager brewery! They’ll discuss Andy’s path to opening his brewery, what it took to get Birdsmouth open, and about all the the fantastic Lagers that they are putting out! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss (yup, you guessed it) their Top 3 Favorite American Brewed Lagers Not Brewed In NJ!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Holl - Journalist, Beer Writer, Author, Podcast Host and most importantly for tonight, creator of the “This Week In Rauchbier” Facebook Group! John and the Guys take a smoldering look into the world of Rauchbier (see what I did there?)! They’ll be discussing the aforementioned Facebook group, as well as drinking several smoked beers on the show! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss (yup, you guessed it) their Top 3 Favorite Smoked Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Matt Potenski - Co-Owner & Brewmaster of Coastal Brew Works, oh, and Producer Extraordinaire! Matt and the Guys wrap up 2022 with a chat about some great beer they had this year, a few amazing breweries that they visited this year and a couple of other 2022 retrospective craft beer stories! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Big Beers 12% And Up - V2!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - Beeritual Advisor & El Capitan at Terlingua Adventure Beer Co. in Terlingua, TX! Tonight is the Annual Christmas Week Show, and Tony and the Guys have plenty of Holiday Beer Shenanigans in store! They’ll be discussing Holiday Beers, Christmas in the Northeast Vs Far West Texas and plenty of other holiday chat! And as always on this annual show, Samurai’s brother Bryan Cichon (our steady Christmas Week guest) will be joining us as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Christmas Movies - With Paired Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Joe Fisher - Owner & Head Brewer of Man Skirt Brewing in Hackettstown, NJ! Joe tells the Guys all about Man Skirt Brewing, when he started brewing, how he got started in the business, what he likes most about kilts and plenty of other craft beer chat! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Porters Not Brewed By Man Skirt!
The Guys were Live from Birdsmouth Beer in Fort Monmouth, NJ for a special National Lager Day remote show! Andy from Birdsmouth joins The Guys! Lagers were discussed (and consumed) and some knowledge was dropped! Happy National Lager Day! Happy Holidays!
*NOTE - Live On-Location audio, sorry!
The Guys were Live from The Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell, NJ for a Special Holiday Show - The Cloverleaf Tavern's Christmas Keg Tree Lighting! Several guests make a few "Cameo Appearances"! Happy Holidays!
*NOTE - Live On-Location audio, sorry!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Alexis Degan - Board Of Directors member for #brewerystrong! Alexis tells the Guys all about #brewerystrong, her time as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Brewers Association, the Made In Jersey Festival and plenty of other craft beer chat! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Christmas TV Specials!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Jason Harrington & Damon Lewis - Owners of Vulgar Brewing in Franklin, NH! Jason and Damon tell the Guys all about Vulgar Brewing, the beer they brew, the brick oven pizza they make, their commitment to sourcing local ingredients, and where their brewery name came from! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beers With Vulgar (Interesting) Names!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! Tonight is our annual Holiday Beer Show, and Tom and the Guys talk all about Holiday beers, cocktails, food, movies, music, TV shows and plenty of other Holiday related chat! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Holiday Beers - V3!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Ryan Cooke & Melissa Bates-Cooke - Co-Owners of 27A Brewing in Lindenhurst, NY! Ryan & Melissa tell the Guys all about 27A Brewing, one of the many great Long Island breweries. Topics to be covered will be what got them into the craft beer business, the process of opening their brewery, the inspiration behind some of their brewing styles (they focus on culinary inspired small batch ales) and, of course, all about the beer that they are brewing! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Culinary Inspired Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Owner Chris Alepa & Brewmaster McLain Cheney of Five Dimes Brewery in Westwood, NJ! Chris and McLain tell the Guys all about Five Dimes Brewery, one of Bergen County, NJ’s newest breweries. They will be talking about what got Chris into the craft beer business, how McLain started brewing craft beer, what went into Five Dimes and, of course, all about the beer that they are brewing! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Shots They Did In Their Twenties!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! This week will be focused on some craft beer news, some upcoming shows, and some other interesting points as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Sourest Beers They’ve Ever Had!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! This week will be focused on wrapping up their weekend trip to Montauk, as well as some other interesting points! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pasta Dishes!
The Guys were Live from Montauk Brewing Company all the way out on the tip of Long Island in Montauk, NY for a Special Saturday Show - The weather was fantastic, and the brewery was packed! A couple special guests make an appearance on the show, including a familiar voice (for those of you who watch/listen to the Get On With It Podcast)!
*NOTE - Live On-Location audio, sorry!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Heide & Erik Hassing - Co-Owners (and Brewer - Heide) of Angry Erik Brewing in Newton, NJ! Heide & Erik tell the Guys all about the history of Angry Erik Brewing, the unique beers they brew, what’s new and upcoming at the brewery, and what makes Erik angry! Lol! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite ‘Weird’ Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! This week will be focused on Samurai’s trip to New England, as well as Johnny’s trip to Pittsburgh, and all of the breweries that they had visited there a week or so ago! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers From Their Trips!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box), as well as a former columnist at Yankee Brew News! Tonight is the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Beer Show. John and the guys talk about the yearly tradition of making beer with pumpkin. Love them or hate them, they are indeed an annual event! They’ll be drinking several of them on the show as well, and rating them as they go along! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pumpkin Beers - V2!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - Beeritual Advisor & El Capitan at Terlingua Adventure Beer Co. in Terlingua, TX! Tony tells the guys all about his recent beer adventures in and around the state of Texas! And as always, he’ll be sharing some incredible photos as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Tequilas!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rick Cipriani - Owner of Quirk Works Brewing & Blendery in Danbury, CT! Rick tells the guys all about Quirk Works, his history in the beer business and the interestingly tasty beers he brews! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Pizza Toppings!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are plentiful! We are “visited” from several guests, particularly those that have been on multiple shows! You don’t want to miss this episode, as we celebrate our 100th Show! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite TLRG Shows!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about the upcoming NFL Season and all the beer and food that goes along with it! A TLRG tradition! And who knows, we may even have a special guest pop on to help out with the Top 3 List discussion! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Tailgate Foods!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Larry Goldstein - Co-Founder & Brewmaster of Spider Bite Beer Company in Holbrook, NY! Larry tells the Guys all about his Long Island brewery, the delicious beer that they brew, and what got him started in the craft beer business! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Who Songs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! This week will be focused on Samurai’s trip to Asheville, NC, and all of the breweries that he had visited there! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Asheville, NC Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Greg Zaccardi - Owner and Brewmaster of High Point Brewing, brewers of Ramstein Beer, in Butler, NJ! Greg tells the Guys all about Ramstein Beer, his training in southern Germany, and all of the great beer that High Point brews! Plus, the Guys get Greg’s take on all of the current events as they get into a discussion about the current NJABC “Special Ruling” of 7/1/22 as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Trappist Ales!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rick Reed - Owner of Cricket Hill Brewing in Fairfield, NJ! Rick tells the Guys about all of his experiences in owning a brewery in the State of New Jersey for over 20 years now! Plus, they will get Rick’s take on all of the current events as they get into a discussion about the current NJABC “Special Ruling” of 7/1/22 as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Things They Love About NJ!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tara Nurin - Journalist, Writer, Educator, Instructor, Beer Judge and Author of her new book “A Woman’s Place Is In The Brewhouse”! Tara tells the Guys all about her new book, as well as her journey “covering drinks, dining and destinations” for publications such as USA Today, Forbes, Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast and CBS.com (to name a few). In addition, her beer and spirits educating at Wilmington University (DE), her marketing and consulting services and her experiences as a certified BJCP beer judge! Don’t be surprised if they get into a discussion about the current NJABC “Special Ruling” of 7/1/22 as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers Brewed In (Or Near) Philadelphia!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and give them your comments on everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! This week will be focused on Samurai’s trip to Utah, and all of the breweries that he has visited out there so far (yes, he’s still there!)! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Beers They’ve Had So Far This Summer!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & Matt Potenski (The Beer Samurai was on assignment) bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Anthony Jennings - Arbeiter Brewing in Minneapolis, MN & Co-Host Of Black Brewers Podcast! Anthony tells The Guys all about Arbeiter Brewing, a bit of the history of the brewery, the craft beer scene in Minnesota, and all about his show - Black Brewers Podcast! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Minneapolis / St. Paul Beers Not Brewed By Arbeiter Brewing!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Al Gattullo - Al Gattullo Craft Beer Cast heard weekly on AM 970 The Answer! Al and The Guys talk about this past Holiday Weekend’s activities, some new beers out on the market and maybe even a little bit about sports, but the current hot topic (at least in NJ) pretty much takes front and center tonight. This, of course, being the new ruling put forth by the NJ Government regarding craft breweries! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Summer Songs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! Tom and the Guys talk about some current craft beer industry news and a bit about some current craft beer events, as well as enjoy drinking and talking about some good craft beer! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Missouri Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and give them your comments on everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Rock Drummers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Tom Mulvihill & John Staradumsky, The Beer Whisperer & The Bruguru! Tom, John & The Guys wax nostalgic about beer, breweries and the craft beer industry of yesteryear, and how we got from there to here! They talk about some of their favorite breweries as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers Of All Time!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Fred Mattrey, Co-Owner of Sunkin Silo Brew Works in Lebanon, NJ! Fred tells The Guys all about his brewery in Hunterdon County, NJ, what got him into brewing great craft beer, the different beer that Sunkin Silo brews and much more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Connecticut Breweries!
***Apologies for the audio quality. This show was done as a Facebook Live Video from Samurai’s cell phone and the audio quality had major limitations.
The Beer Samurai went Live on Facebook from The Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell, NJ as the CBW Boys (Jersey Johnny & Matt Potenski) we’re attending the very first Coastal Brew Works Launch Party! Several special guests made “Cameo Appearances” on the show as well! Enjoy!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Robert Tarves, Owner/Brewer of Our Town Brewery in Lancaster, PA! Rob tells The Guys all about his brewery in downtown Lancaster, PA, what got him into brewing great craft beer, a little about his business partner “the other Rob”, and how Our Town is brewing up some of the best craft beer in central PA! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite English Mild Ales!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Chris Wiesner, Former Manager of the Former Hot Rod’s BBQ in Wharton, NJ & currently the Craft Beer Expert for Wegman’s in Hanover, NJ! Chris tells The Guys all about selling beer in the current retail climate, his take on the differences between On-Premise & Off-Premise craft beer sales, a bit of waxing nostalgic about Hot Rod’s and plenty of other craft beer related insanity! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Craft Beer Label Designs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Matt Potenski is on this week as well as a third host! Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Jason Sahler, Owner & Alex Biedermann, Lead Brewer of Strong Rope Brewery in Brooklyn, NY! Jason & Alex tell The Guys all about Strong Rope Brewery, the delicious beers that they brew, the special way they source all of their ingredients and the three amazing Strong Rope locations - Two in Brooklyn and one in Upstate NY! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Brown Ales!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Mr. Samurai Himself - He’s broadcasting live from Urban Farmhouse, the renowned beer bar in Pordenone, Italy! Samurai, along with Fabio the beer manager, tells Johnny all about Urban Farmhouse and their fantastic line up of beer. And, Samurai talks about the breweries he’s visited so far and his whole trip in general! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beer Trips That We’ve Taken!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Doug Phillips - Head Brewer for the newly launched brewery “Wild Air Beerworks” in Asbury Park, NJ! Doug and the Guys discuss all the plans for the new brewery, as well as Doug’s history of making some mighty damn good beer! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Wild Ales!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and give them your comments on everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! They discuss Samurai’s Italy Trip as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite New York Mets Of All Time!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! Tom and the Guys talk about some current craft beer industry news and a bit about some current entertainment events, as well as enjoy drinking and talking about some good craft beer! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss the Top 3 Favorite Movie Quotes That They Slip Into Conversations!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. This week’s show featured Matt Potenski filling in for The Beer Samurai, who was on temporary assignment, and will be back next week. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Nick Jiorle - Co-Owner of Last Wave Brewing in Point Pleasant, NJ! Nick tells the Guys all about his great brewery in an awesome NJ beach town (seriously, you could walk to the beach from the brewery!). He tells the Guys a bit about the history of the brewery, the beers they make and some future plans! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers We’ve Had In The Last Month!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is You - Join the Guys for a beer and give them your comments on everything that they discuss, including some beer news, current events and a little chat about some breweries they’ve recently visited! They’ll be discussing St. Patrick’s Day as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, they discuss their Top 3 Favorite Beers We’ve Had In The Last Month!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Steve Bauer - Owner and Co-Founder of Ghost Hawk Brewing in Clifton, NJ! Steve tells the Guys all about his Passaic County, NJ brewery, the first to open in that county! He discusses what inspired him to open a brewery, talks about the beer they are brewing, and fills everyone in on what it’s like to have a brewery right across the street from one of the most iconic food spots in NJ, and the country for that matter! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite US Brewed Lagers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Staradumsky - Owner of Bruguru.com (Drink Outside The Box), as well as a former columnist at Yankee Brew News! The Guru Of Brew himself tells the Guys all about his website and his beer reviews. They wax nostalgic a bit about the “Old Days”, talk about his time as a columnist and discuss some great craft beer in general! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Rhode Island Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - “Beeritual Advisor” from Fort Worth, TX! Tony “Beeritualy” advises the Guys on all things beer, with an inside look at the Texas beer scene. And this time around (his 3rd time on the show) there will be a special focus on his recent trip up to Colorado and back, and a discussion (along with a song) on one of the beers that he’ll be drinking on the show tonight! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Texas Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jeff Greco - Owner of Heavy Reel Brewing in Seaside Heights, NJ! Jeff and the Guys have a lot to discuss, and they will be joined by Heavy Reel’s Head Brewer Greg Florance. Tune in and find out about all of the great liquid coming out of this New Jersey brewery just one block from the beach! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Fruited Sours!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Matt Potenski - Beer Brewer, Mead Maker and Producer Extraordinaire! Matt and the Guys have a lot to discuss, specifically an exciting announcement! You won’t want to miss it, trust us! And ⅔ of the Guys will be broadcasting Live from SingleCut Brewing in Clifton Park, NY. We’ll see if they could get anyone from the brewery on the show for a bit. Their beer will certainly be on! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Beers From Portland, Maine!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Debbie Cerda - Community Engagement Coordinator for Jester King Brewery in Austin, TX! She is also on the Board of Directors of the Pink Boots Society and the founder of the Austin Chapter! Debbie tells the Guys all about Jester King, the brewery, the beer and the people! Plus, she tells the Guys all about The Pink Boots Society and all they do to assist, inspire and encourage women in brewing! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Jester King Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Joe David - Owner & Brewer of Descendants Brewing Company at The Old Ship Inn in Milford, NJ! Joe tells the Guys all about Descendants Brewing, the rich history of the Old Ship Inn, a bit about his back story in the beer industry and all about that tasty Descendants Brewing beer! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Beer Moments We’ve Experienced!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Joshua Safer - Sales at Finkel & Garf Brewing in Boulder, CO! Joshua tells the Guys all about Finkel & Garf Brewing, some of the history of the brewery, a little bit about the Colorado beer scene and all about the tasty beer that they brew! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Beer Cities That We’ve Been To!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Efren Hidalgo - Owner & Brewer of Providence Brewing in Providence, RI! Efren tells the Guys all about his brewery in Providence, RI, the process that they went through to open in their original location only to have to move to a new location last year and about some of the tasty beer that they brew! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Sour IPAs!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Joe Delcalzo - Owner of Brix City Brewing in Little Ferry, NJ! Joe tells the Guys all about his brewery in North Jersey just outside New York City, how they’ve expanded production over the years and about some of the tasty beer that they brew! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Michigan Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Matt Potenski - Beer Brewer, Mead Maker and Producer Extraordinaire! Matt and the Guys wrap up 2021 with a chat about some great beer they had this year, a few amazing breweries that they visited this year and a couple of other 2021 retrospective craft beer stories! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Big Beers 14% And Up!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Darrin Willhite - Sales, Marketing and Tap Room Manager of NOBO Brewing in Boynton Beach, FL! Darrin tells the Guys all about NOBO Brewing, the history of the brewery, their beer and the Florida craft beer scene! Samurai was live at the brewery, with his brother Bryan (our steady Christmas Week guest) and a few other special guests popping on to say Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 ‘Least’ Favorite Adjuncts!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Leah Pizoli aka Pint Size Leah - Taproom Manager of Mechanical Brewery in Cherry Hill, NJ! Leah tells the Guys all about Mechanical Brewery, some of their history, and of course all about the beer, including an honor bestowed upon them just this year! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Holiday Gifts (Toys) They Got As Children!
The Guys were Live from Source Brewing in Colts Neck, NJ for a special National Lager Day remote show! Greg & Jeremy from Source made an appearance! Lagers were discussed (and consumed) and some knowledge was dropped! Happy National Lager Day! Happy Holidays!
*NOTE - Live On-Location audio, sorry!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! Tom and the Guys talk all about “Holiday Drinks” - in every form! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Non-Beer Holiday Libations!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Christian Weber - Co-Founder & President of Common Roots Brewing in South Glens Falls, NY! Christian tells the Guys all about his brewery just south of the Adirondacks near Lake George, some ups and downs Common Roots has endured over the years and the history of beer and brewing in his family! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Florida Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Forder - Editor & President of Ale Street News - The craft beer newspaper we all love to read! Tony tells the Guys all about the history of Ale Street News, some new and upcoming happenings at Ale Street and a bunch of beer news in general! And, they discuss some new things happening in the beer world as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Holiday Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Paul Mrocka - Founder & President of Paradox Brewery in North Hudson, NY! Paul is joined by Director Of Operations Devon Hamilton. Paul & Devon tell the Guys all about brewing beer way up in the Adirondacks, what got each of them started in the brewing industry and plenty of information about their beautiful Upstate NY brewery! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Massachusetts Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Chris Cuzme - Brewer, Owner & Saxophonist at Fifth Hammer Brewing in Long Island City, NY! Chris tells the Guys all about what it takes to run a brewery in NYC, what got him started in the brewing industry and how often he plays his sax at the brewery! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Saxophonists Not Named Chris Cuzme!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - “Beeritual Advisor” from Fort Worth, TX! Tony “Beeritualy” advises the guys on all thing beer, with an inside look at the Texas beer scene. And this time around (his 2nd time on the show) there will be a special focus on West Texas! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Colorado Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! It’s National Pumpkin Day, so yes, love them or hate them, pumpkin beers are a focal point of the show. And, as he has before, Tom discusses his style of reviewing beer (and bourbon), as well as some interesting chat regarding several current events in the industry! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Pumpkin Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Lindsay Bohanske of Allagash Brewing in Portland, ME! Lindsay will be telling the guys all about Allagash Brewing, the history of the brewery, the delicious beers that they brew and plenty more! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Allagash Brewing Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is, well, there are a few! This show was live from The Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell, NJ for the Carton Brewing Beer Dinner Co-Sponsored by The Lager Room Guys! Guests included Augie Carton (Carton Brewing), Ryan Dorchak (The Cloverleaf), Matt Potenski (TLRG), Brian Altschul (TLRG) and included the audience as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Cloverleaf Moments!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Dave Felt - NJ Sales Manager for Remarkable Liquids Craft Beer Distributors! Dave tells the guys all about Remarkable Liquid’s craft beer brands, some newly distributed breweries for the company and the current state of craft beer distribution! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Vermont Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tim Pewitt - Owner & Head Brewer of Wet Ticket Brewing in Rahway, NJ! Tim tells the guys all about Wet Ticket Brewing, the beer they brew and some of the background on the brewery, including why he picked the name! Our “producer” Matt Potenski will be joining the guys on tonight’s show as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Non-Oktoberfest German Style Beers We Enjoy In Fall!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Jay Bullen - President & Head Of Brewhouse Operations of Brewery Silvaticus in Amesbury, MA! Jay and the guys discuss Brewery Silvaticus, the beer they make and a bit of background on the brewery, including the town and the building in which they are located! They talk a bit about Oktoberfest and some of it’s history as well! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Oktoberfest Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Augie Carton - Owner of Carton Brewing in Atlantic Highlands, NJ! Augie discusses several items of interest with the guys, including some insight into last week’s Craft Brewers Conference in Denver! And a special announcement was made on the show as well by Augie and the guys! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Beers From Chicago!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Nick Bonadies & Zach Page, Co-Owners of Belleflower Brewing in Portland, Maine! Nick & Zach tells the guys all about how they got started in the craft beer industry, why they decided to open Belleflower Brewing, how the new brewery has been going so far and what it’s like to own a brewery in such a renowned beer city! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Hops!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Brian Boak, Founder of The Brewers Roundtable and former NJ Brewery Owner (Boaks Beer)! Brian tells the guys all about what The Brewers Roundtable does to help brewery owners and others in the industry. He also shares his experiences in owning a brewery, talks about some of the beer he made, some of the more interesting events he attended and even a little bit about tailgating at Giants games the proper way! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Beers To Drink At A Tailgate!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Scott Monroe from West Passage Brewing in North Kingstown, RI! Scott tells the guys all about the newest Rhode Island brewery - his! He’ll be talking about what it took to open the new space, the beers they are brewing and some of their future plans! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite New York Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is John Kleinchester from Two Roads Brewing in Stratford, CT! John tells the guys all about Two Roads, the beers they brew, how they have expanded production over the years, some future plans and how they came up with the name “Two Roads” in the first place! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Maine Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Matt & Jim Barbiere from Two Ton Brewing in Kenilworth, NJ! Matt & Jim tell the guys all about Two Ton, how they started the business, opened the brewery, the beers they brew and some their future plans! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Beers To Drink While Barbecuing!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Liquid Runner - The newest Craft Beer Distributor in NJ! More specifically - Justin Harm from Liquid Runner, as well as Dan Borrelli from Chimney Rustic Ales! Justin tells the guys all about the new company, the brands they represent, their future plans and why they are so excited about this new venture! Dan talks a bit about Chimney Rustic Ales as well. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Breweries Not Available In NJ That We Wish Were Available In NJ!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tony Drewry - “Beeritual Advisor” from Fort Worth, TX! Tony “Beeritualy” advises the guys on all thing beer, and gives us an inside look at the Texas beer scene. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Unconventional Craft Beer Destinations!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Kris Lewis - Founder/Head Brewer of Oyster Creek Brewing in Waretown, NJ! Kris tells us about what got him into home brewing, and what made him decide to take the leap and open a brewery in Waretown, NJ. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Ohio Breweries!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week was You - You joined us for a beer and gave us your comments on everything that we were discussing. (It was actually pretty fun, check it out!) We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Top 3 Lists (So Far)!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Rick Ali - “Godfather” at Lone Star Taps & Caps in Lewisville, Denton & Fort Worth TX! Rick shares with us his passion for curating amazing craft beer, how he and his businesses (both Lone Star Taps & Caps and Lone Star Beverages) handled this past year and the overall craft beer scene in Texas. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Summer Beers!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Tom Mulvihill - The Beer Whisperer, Prolific Beer Drinker, Purveyor of Wisdom and All Around Good Guy! As he has before, Tom discusses his style of reviewing beer (and bourbon), as well as some interesting chat regarding several current events in the industry. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Barrel Aged Stouts!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Steve Nancarrow - The founder of all of the 'Let's Talk Craft Beer' Groups on Facebook! Steve discusses with us what inspired him to create all of the ‘LTCB’ Groups, as well as some interesting chat regarding several current events in the industry. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Stouts!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinker” this week is Pat Fondiller of Alewife Brewing in Sunnyside, NY. Pat talks about what it means to be a sales manager for craft breweries, the fun trip that has lead him to Alewife Brewing, the stops he made along the way, and plenty of other great stories as well (listen and find out just what “Durty Santa” means)! We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite Pilsners!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Jeff Gattens & Anthony Minervino of Four City Brewing in Orange, NJ. Jeff & Anthony talk about what made them fall in love with craft beer, the journey that brought the three of them (including their business partner Roger Apollon Jr.) together and how they opened Four City Brewing. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Musicians That Have Left This World That We Wish We Could Have Had A Beer With!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & The Beer Samurai bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of craft beer. Our “Guest Drinkers” this week are Joe Granat & Kyle Park of Neshaminy Creek Brewing in Croydon, PA. Joe & Kyle talk about what got them into craft beer drinking, craft beer sales and the Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company! They talking a bunch about their Pennsylvania brewery as well, how it has handled the last year and how it’s been navigating the craft beer scene for just about ten years now. We review beer, discuss upcoming seasonal styles and releases and talk about news and current events in the beer industry. Plus, in this week’s “33’s” segment, we discuss our Top 3 Favorite ‘Lawnmower’ Beers!
Sports Podcast - Episode 22. Listen as Jersey Johnny, RadioPete & Harry Lug Nutz bring you informative and entertaining podcasts about the world of sports (well, our take on it anyway). In this episode we discuss the NBA season with a bunch of basketball talk, a lot more MLB Hot Stove with pitchers and catchers having reported to Spring Training already, a little NFL chat with free agency being less than a month away, some news with the NHL season and plenty of other current sports news. And as always, our weekly segments including “Old Balls” and a brand new “Top 10 List” - Top 10 Centers In NBA History!
Listen as Jersey Johnny & RadioPete discuss the amazing trade that was pulled off with the Cleveland Indians, bringing Francisco Lindor to Queens. They discuss what the trade means to the line up, the rotation and the contract negotiations that the Mets will be facing this year in extending Lindor, as well as Conforto!