Oct 25 2009

Episode 24: North Peak, part II

Season 1, Episode 24

In part two of our interview with head brewer Kim Schneider, we learn why she likes brewing nitrogenated beers and more about her brewing philosophy, before hiking a portion of the North Country Trail at Wilderness State Park.


Links for this episode:

North Peak Brewing Company
400 West Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49684

Wilderness State Park

North Country Trail Association


For more information:

Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau
101 West Grandview Parkway
Traverse City, Michigan
49684
(800) 940-1120


Oct 15 2009

Episode 23: North Peak, part I

Season 1, Episode 23

In part one of our interview with head brewer Kim Schneider, we explore the differences between North Peak and Kilkenny, get an overview of their beer menu, and learn what it’s like to a be a woman in a male-dominated field; before heading north to explore the docks of Fishtown in nearby Leland.


Links for this episode:

North Peak Brewing Company
400 West Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49684


For more information:

Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau
101 West Grandview Parkway
Traverse City, Michigan
49684
(800) 940-1120

Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce
110 N Lake St
Leland, MI
49654
(877) LELAND1


Sep 30 2009

Episode 21: Bluegrass Brewing Company, part I

Season 1, Episode 21

In part one of our interview with head brewer Jerry Gnagy, we get an overview of Bluegrass Brewing Company’s two locations, and their beer menu. Afterward, we head east to visit Appalshop, a multimedia arts center in the heart of Appalachia, to learn about that region’s rich musical heritage.


Links for this episode:

BBC East in St. Matthews
3929 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 899-7070
(989) 891-0100

Appalshop
91 Madison Ave
Whitesburg, KY 41858
(606) 633-0108

Butcher Hollow and Webb’s Grocery
1917 Miller’s Creek Road
Van Lear, KY 41265

U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
120 Staves Branch Road
Paintsville, KY 41204


For more information:

Southern & Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association
Center for Rural Development
2292 South Highway 27
Somerset, KY 42501
(877) TOUR-ESKY


Sep 7 2009

Episode 19: Lumber Barons’, part I

Season 1, Episode 19

In part one of our interview with Marty Rapnicki, head brewer at Lumber Barons’ Grill and Brew Pub in Bay City, Michigan, we get an overview of this dining complex and learn about Marty’s brewing philosophy. Later we explore Michigan’s interior waterways with Johnny Panther Quests.


Links for this episode:

Lumber Barons’ Charcoal Grill & Brew Pub
Dore Riverview Complex
804 E Midland Street
Bay City, Michigan
48706
(989) 891-0100

Johnny Panther Quests
8065 E Coldwater Road
Davison, Michigan
48423
(810) 653-3859


For more information:

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
6975 Mower Road
Saginaw, Michigan

Bay City Convention and Visitors Bureau
901 Saginaw Street
Bay City, Michigan
48708


Aug 20 2009

Episode 17: Fredericksburg Brewing, part I

Season 1, Episode 17

In part one of our interview with Richard “Dick” Estensen, owner of Fredericksburg Brewing Company, we learn how the brewery reflects the community’s strong German heritage. Afterward, we stop by the Museum of the Pacific War, which is about to celebrate a major expansion of its exhibit space.


Links for this episode:

The Fredericksburg Brewing Company
245 East Main Street
Fredericksburg, Texas
78624

The National Museum of the Pacific War
340 East Main Street

Fredericksburg, Texas
78624

(830) 997-4379

Every year, the National Museum of the Pacific War hosts a symposium, focusing on a specific period or location during the war. This year’s symposium, “Siege and Bombardment: War of Attrition Against Japan Led by Submarines and B-29s,” will be held September 19 and 20, 2009.

The Grand Opening of the newly expanded George H.W. Bush Gallery will be held December 7, 2009, on the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.


For more information:

Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau
302 East Austin Street
Fredericksburg, Texas
78624
(888) 997-3600


Jan 10 2009

Episode 2: Hog Haus Brewing, part II

Season 1, Episode 2

In this episode, we continue our conversation with brewmaster Steve Mazylewski at Hog Haus Brewing Co. in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Afterward, we visit Riddle’s Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in Greenbrier, Arkansas.


Links for this episode:

Hog Haus Brewing Co., Fayetteville, AR
Riddle’s Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, Greenbrier, AR


For more information:

Fayetteville Visitor Bureau
21 South Block, Suite 100
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-521-5776
800-766-4626
http://www.experiencefayetteville.com


Dec 6 2008

Episode 1: Hog Haus Brewing

Season 1, Episode 1

In our first episode, we travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to talk to brewmaster Steve Mazylewski — the first of a two-part interview. Then, off to nearby Miami, Oklahoma, to take a look at a restored vaudeville theater.


Links for this episode:

Hog Haus Brewing Co., Fayetteville, AR
The Coleman Theatre, Miami, OK


For more information:

Fayetteville Visitor Bureau
21 South Block, Suite 100
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-521-5776
800-766-4626
http://www.experiencefayetteville.com

Miami Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
111 North Main Street
P.O. Box 760
Miami, OK 74355
918-542-4435
http://www.visitmiamiok.com