Troy Casey adds the brewing to Casey Brewing & Blending, plans to offer clean beers Troy Casey expected to be a "company man" at Coors, following in the footsteps of his father. After working in the Coors pilot brewhouse for a few years, he de

E159: Contrast Artisan Ales' Chase Medlin

Jan 12th, 2019 45m

Chase Medlin's journey to open Contrast Artisan Ales Before opening Contrast Artisan Ales founder Chase Medlin got his start in brewing at Decatur, Georgia's Twain's Brewpub & Billiards. After learning the ropes from a couple of other brewers

E158: A journey with beer at Camino Brewing

Jan 5th, 2019 45m 1s

Camino Brewing was born during a journey the co-founders (Nathan Poulos and Allen Korenstein) took down the Camino de Santiago. The Camino used to be a pilgrimage for religious types, but today people from all walks of life take the trip. Som

E157: Best of Georgia Beer 2018 - The Results

Dec 29th, 2018 44m 59s

Best of Georgia Beer 2018 - The Results 2018 brought many new breweries and amazing beers to Georgia and made for some stiff competition in this year's awards. In several categories, only a handful of votes (sometimes less than 1%) separated t

E102: Winter Beers With Fish Scales from the Nappy Roots

Dec 9th, 2017 47m 21s

In case you missed it, there was snow in Atlanta on Friday. Amidst the panic and general hullabaloo, the grocery stores emptied of bread and milk, the perpetual traffic jam, there's a good side to this weather. Winter beers. We talk about every

E101: Alabaster's Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Company

Dec 2nd, 2017 45m 52s

What do you think of when Ginger Beer comes up? A Dark and Stormy? Maybe you're mixing it up with Ginger Ale. Shane Kelly recently opened up a new type of brewery - Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Company - in Alabaster, Alabama. We

E100: BGR 100th Episode with Creature Comforts and Your Pie

Nov 25th, 2017 47m 20s

We celebrate Thanksgiving....and our 100th episode with two of our favorite spots. Creature Comforts was our first guest, so it was appropriate to invite them on. Jonathan Chinouth and Matt Stevens joins us to talk about a busy year for the Ath

E99: LaGrange's Wild Leap Brewing Company

Nov 18th, 2017 47m 9s

Now that SB85 is law, it's a lot more feasable for breweries to stake their claim in Georgia. And one of the more impressive trends we've seen is breweries opening up in smaller communities. LaGrange's Wild Leap Brewing is one of those. Rob G

E98: Take it easy with Slow Pour Brewing Co.

Nov 11th, 2017 44m 36s

Gwinnett County is metro Atlanta's second most populous county. However, until recently, it lacked one thing: Its own craft brewery. Lawrenceville's Slow Pour Brewing Company changed that earlier this year. Located just off the Lawrenceville S

Beer and Hip Hop with Nappy Roots and Monday Night Brewing

Aug 28th, 2017 29m 18s

Them Country Boyz from Nappy Roots talk collaboration, creativity, and independence There are a lot of similarities between the craft beer world and making music. Creativity, self-expression, and the fight to stay (or become) independent. Atl

Little Beers and the Perfect Taplist

8 days ago 1h 13m

Last Saturday was our favorite beer fest of the year. Good Word Brewing's Little Beer Fest.This event brings the best of the very best of low ABV beers to Duluth, GA each Spring. It's been an adventure in previous years with weather ranging fro

When you're beer, you're family.

15 days ago 53m 5s

Beer Families, Closing Times, and a BankruptcyGlad to be back to it this week with all the beery talk we can handle.You know we dabble in beer cocktails and Brian finally gets to try one he's been wanting for a while and shares how that turned

The beauty of the basics with Anderson Valley Brewing

29 days ago 57m 29s

Exploring the Future of Beer and Beyond with Anderson Valley BrewingAnderson Valley Brewing president and CEO Kevin McGee joins us this week to discuss NA beer, FOMO, keeping it classic, and sustainability. The world of beer is constantly evolv

Ale Max Day - The collision of craft beer and cool kicks

Mar 23rd, 2024 56m 46s

Ale Max Day - A celebration of Air and aleMuch like craft beer, sneaker fans love to see cool collaborations. And much like craft beer fans, they'll wait in crazy long lines and search local shops and the internet to get that elusive pair.Atlan

Shiny Happy People drink Bapple

Mar 16th, 2024 53m 40s

WTF is Bapple?Bapple. Busch Light Apple that is. Apparently this abomination has quite a cult following. It's come and gone over the years and people are hoarding it when they can find it and paying crazy prices online. We had no idea.Even cr

Grab a pint of plain and get ready for St. Patrick's Day!

Mar 9th, 2024 54m 9s

A pint of plain is your only man...Drinking holidays are the best holidays. St. Patrick's Day is a drinking holiday now, but it wasn't always that way. The story is kind of crazy.Join us as we talk about the lore and legends of St. Patrick an

Dry January is creeping and tinned fish and beer collaborations

Mar 2nd, 2024 53m 32s

Wooden Robot co-founder dies in brewery fallWe send our sincere condolences to the family of Dan Wade and his brewery family at Wooden Robot. Dan tragically lost his life in a fall at the brewery last week. If you'd like to help support his w

Hot Poked Beers and Mulled Wines (and Barleywines!)

Feb 24th, 2024 57m 53s

We sat down with our friends Zach and Cliff at Truck & Tap along with our new friend Tiffany Dillon of Gwen Tajz wine bar. We poked some beers, we mulled some wines (wine wine and barleywine) and we talked about serving traditionally cooler be

Monster moves at Cigat City and the UAE gets a craft brewery

Feb 17th, 2024 55m 1s

Disclaimer: Ride the Clydesdales at your own riskTouchdown for Beer Commercials: The episode kicks off with a high-energy discussion about Super Bowl Sunday and its iconic beer commercials. Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, and Michelob Ultra

Long beers, the NFL's drunkest fans, and really old beers

Feb 10th, 2024 49m 8s

The stovepipe is gonna take over the world.If you follow us on Twitter, errr... X, then you've seen the posts for #LongBeerFriday. That's Brian's doing. He loves a good stovepipe and he's finding more beers in these 19.2 oz. cans. North Coas

Buh-bye to Dry January, hot sauce seltzer, and rising beer prices

Feb 3rd, 2024 55m 10s

We made it to FOUR HUNDRED episodes. Whew.This week marks the 400th episode of Beer Guys Radio. Crazy. We've been pretty steady with the show since we launched in January 2016, and here it is 2024. Thanks for joining us for the ride.We open up

Cask Ales and Georgia Beer Laws live from ACAT!

Jan 27th, 2024 50m 57s

Live from the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting!ACAT has become a tradition for us. We've gone every year since we launched and always look forward to it. This year's event, the 18th, was no exception. Plenty of awesome cask beers and great people.

Mikkeller sells minority stake, New Jersey beer bill signed, Uber drops Drizly

Jan 20th, 2024 53m 56s

Beer Mints and Potato ChipsMiller Lite always has some interesting swag. For Dry January it's mints that are supposed to taste like Miller Lite, which I guess is a good thing. More my taste (maybe?) are potato chips that taste like a citrus I

The #PubJanuary movement, NJ beer bill update, and $16 pints

Jan 13th, 2024 49m 26s

We've always been supporters of Dry January. We love beer, but we know you need to take it easy sometimes and if you want to take January to purge your liver, we're all about it. But... a side effect of that is that our pubs and breweries hav

Happy 8th to us, Dry January, hops and Alzheimer's, and folks ain't drinking

Jan 6th, 2024 58m 27s

Eight years of talking about beersThis week marks the 8th anniversary of Beer Guys Radio. Cheers to us. So much has changed over the last 8 years it seems like we've been at it a long longer. Cheers to the next 8! It's Dry JanuaryThe annual