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By admin, 13 years and 10 months ago

Big Beers 2011 - Crazy Mountain

 
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BigFoamyHead continues to focus on startup breweries - our third interview from the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywine festival is with Crazy Mountain - established in 2010 in Eagle County. Kevin gives a great (and honest) insight on the battle for tap handles and breaking into the market.

Mike Paige from the Hop Barley and the Alers continues with the interview duties.

Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines 2011 - Crazy Mountain!

By admin, 13 years and 10 months ago

Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines - Funkwerks

 
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The Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines festival in Vail, CO is a brewers favorite. Location and time have helped build this to a world class event. Greg Koch, Adam Avery, Sam Calagione, Peter Bouckaert, Tomme Arthur and others help make this an industry top notch event. They bring their biggest and best offerings.

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!

Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines 2011 - Funkwerks

By admin, 13 years and 10 months ago

The Lost Interviews - World Brewers Forum - Dana and Jimmy

 
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The fifth and final of the lost interviews series.

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.

GABF WBF 2010 Interview 5!!

By admin, 13 years and 10 months ago

The Lost Interviews - Diamond Bear

 
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The fourth of our "Lost Interview" series. We have been wanting to help promote Diamond Bear Arkansas for a number of years. This is a repeat of an interview from many years ago with John, one of the 10 co-owners.

Diamond Bear is the «only production» brewery in Arkansas and they also make a mean root beer!

GABF WBF 2010 Interview 4

By admin, 14 years and 2 months ago

Show 151 - Black and Proud (NSFW)

 
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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:

  • Alaskan Brewing Company - Double Black IPA
  • 21st Amendment - Back In Black
  • Twisted Pine - Hoppy Knight
  • Brew Dog - Bashah
  • Deschutes - Black Butte

The Big Foamy Head Book and Movie Club has a recommendation - "Cadillac Records".

Music Samplings:

  • James Brown - I'm Black and I'm Proud
  • Little Walter - Last Night
  • Rolling Stones featuring session player Jim Dickinson on piano - Wild Horses
  • Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man
  • NSFW! A**hole - written by Jim Dickinson, sung by Reba Russell at Memphis Arts and Heritage festival

Go black here.

By admin, 14 years and 3 months ago

Show 150 - The Highway 61 Beer Show

 
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150 Shows over 5 years... Woot! Confetti! Okay on to the show content.

In Memoriam:

  • Dragonmead - Final Absolution Belgian Style Trippel Ale
  • Rogue Ales - John John Juniper
  • Avery/Russian River Brewing Company - Collaboration Not Litigation Ale
  • Short's Brewing Company - Huma-Lupa-Liscious IPA

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:

  • Big Foamy Head iApp and Twitter feeds are all the rage.
  • KROC World Brewers Forum at the Great American Beer Festival. Stop by the Marriot on Thursday night at the GABF. Grab a pint of Epiphany Brewings "Bitter American"
  • Beer Bloggers Conference in Boulder November 5th - 7th.

The Big Foamy Head Book Club has a recommendation - "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.

Music Samplings:

  • Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
  • Bruce Springsteen - How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live

Severed arms and beer talk can be found here.

By admin, 14 years and 6 months ago

Show 145 - Meatfest 2010

 
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In Memoriam:

  • Haviestoun Ola Dubh Ale
  • Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
  • Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti

Almost as important a tradition to musicfest is the day after for the guys at BigFoamyHead - MEATFEST!! This year did not disappoint.

Tree Hugging Hippy!

The menu:

  • Italian Sausage on Fresh Rolls - seared on grill and added to a pan of sauteed onions, pinot noir, garlic powder, abita strawberry harvest ale
  • Trey's HOT Wings
  • Pork Chop/Pork Steak sandwiches with onions and coleslaw - grilled and sauteed in BBQ sauce and white sauce
  • Grilled Chicken Parts - Wings, Legs and Drum sticks - chipotle seasoning and franks red hot sauce, oil, beer and water
  • Tri Tip dry rub steaks
  • 3 slabs of pork ribs
  • 2 fatties rolled with cheddar, peppers, onions
  • Chicken thighs in pink sauce

Dicks Pink Sauce Recipe:

  • 32 oz Mayonaise
  • 32 oz Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 12 oz Horse Radish
  • 1/4 cup Black Pepper
  • 2/3 cup Dry Rub

There were some non-meat side (the green bean casserole was delicious) but hey, who remembers that stuff?!
Music samplings

  • Coco Montoya
  • Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers
  • Rock Sugar

Have a cow man - here.

By admin, 14 years and 7 months ago

Show 144- The Gathering

 
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I Feel Good - James Brown

In Memoriam:

  • O'Dells Woodcut #3
  • Avery Black Tot
  • Avery Depuceleuse

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

  • Jonny Lang and Luther Allison - "Cherry Red Wine"
  • Coco Montoya - "Monkey See, Monkey Do"
  • Warrant - "Cherry Pie"

Join the in crowd here.

By admin, 14 years and 8 months ago

Show 143 - Beer, Bourbon Barrels and BS

 
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In Memoriam:

  • Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Stout
  • Yazoo Brewing Company Sue
  • Flying Dog Road Dog Porter
  • Central Waters Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel Barleywine
  • Craigs Homebrew - Belgian Golden Strong

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

  • Alex Chilton/The Box Tops - "The Letter"
  • Blind Willy McTell - "Statesboro Blues"
  • Dion - "Terraplane Blues"

Let me tell you about it here.

By admin, 14 years and 8 months ago

Audio Extra - Boulder Inaugural Sour Fest

 
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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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