Mike Paige from the Hop Barley and the Alers continues with the interview duties.
This year, BigFoamyHead focuses on startup breweries - our second interview is with Funkwerks - established in 2009 in Fort Collins.
Mike Paige from the Hop Barley and the Alers picks up the interview duties. He expressed interested in joining the podcast sometime in the past - so I took him up on it!
In what has become a tradition, BigFoamyHead interviews the coordinators of the World Brewers Forum - Dana Johnson and Jim Fixari. It's a nice recap for the event.
Diamond Bear is the «only production» brewery in Arkansas and they also make a mean root beer!
There is a new style brewing out there these days - Cascadian Dark Ale or Black IPA. It's big. It's dark. It's proud.
If you're at work - kill the audio when the exit song starts. It's not completely appropriate, but then again, it's not completely inappropriate either.
Dick starts his multipart report on Chess Records - Chicagos answer to STAX and SUN. Great blues history.
In Memoriam:
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The Big Foamy Head Book and Movie Club has a recommendation - "Cadillac Records".
Music Samplings:
Go black here.
150 Shows over 5 years... Woot! Confetti! Okay on to the show content.
In Memoriam:
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Liberally borrowing from Wikipedia, the source from which all knowledge flows - Highway 61 is often called "The Blues Highway," because of the course it takes from Minnesota, through Memphis, Tennessee, and into Louisiana (primarily New Orleans). The junction of Highway 61 and Highway 49 in Clarksdale is designated as the famous crossroads where, according to legend, Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for mastery of the blues. A 30-mile (48 km) section of Highway 61 between Clarksdale and Tunica is the longest segment of highway in the world with no horizontal or vertical curves. It was on this stretch of highway that blues singer Bessie Smith died in a car accident on September 26, 1937.
American music producer John Hammond was apparently a rat bastard but he had a great ear for talent - for example Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Gratuitous self promotion and other topics of interest:
The Big Foamy Head Book Club has a recommendation - "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.
Music Samplings:
Severed arms and beer talk can be found here.
In Memoriam:
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Almost as important a tradition to musicfest is the day after for the guys at BigFoamyHead - MEATFEST!! This year did not disappoint.
The menu:
Dicks Pink Sauce Recipe:
There were some non-meat side (the green bean casserole was delicious) but hey, who remembers that stuff?!
Music samplings
Have a cow man - here.
In Memoriam:
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The Gathering. "What means this?" you ask. No - it's not a pagan ritual or some Highlander derivative. No obscure symbols drawn in a circle or use of broad swords. It's the 3 annual gathering on MIMBSMF eve (Memphis In May Beale Street Music Festival.) It could also be for the gathering storm as the first weekend in May seems to be when the heavens open up and turn Tom Lee Park into a mudpit. It's all good.
Things got a little raucus with Alan and Cary joining us in the beer studio. This is a fun and entertaining show!
Music samplings
Join the in crowd here.
In Memoriam:
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This show is chock full of topics, real and made up facts. You just might learn something!
First day of Spring.
River City Brewing Festival.
Bourbon and Bourbon Barrels.
Beer Haiku.
Craft Beer Locator, Brew Bubbas and Michigan Beer Scene.
Odonata Beer.
Music samplings
Let me tell you about it here.
Join Rick for a quick audio extra interview with C.V. Howe of Avery Brewing Company.
Get your sour on here. 
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