Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Jennifer Kolarov, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Neuse River and Brewing Company and Brasserie in Raleigh. They brought in falafels, hummus, tabouli salad, and the panel talked about some of the entrees they sampled like the duck breast, pork shank and roasted chicken plates. They brought in La Belge aDoree, a Belgian Golden Ale; Bobbi Brune, a Belgian Brown Ale; Saturday Morning, a New England IPA; and their Stratos...
Jan 30, 2020•55 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Ben and Janee Farrar from Forgotten Road Ales in Graham. Ben and Janee discuss why they picked Graham for the location of their brewery, and go over their monthly calendar. The name of the brewery references military veterans. Ben is a decorated and disabled veteran who served in the Marine Corps for nine years. And, Janee's family served in the Navy. Janee said that the name Forgotten Road Ales is a loose metaphor for the road...
Jan 23, 2020•56 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Brad Wynn, Head Brewer and General Manager; and Chris Jorgenson, Owner, of Norse Brewing Company in Wake Forest. Brad brought in their Roggenbier, which is called Viking Biking, a collaboration with Crank Arm Brewing from downtown Raleigh. Then, they sampled the Session IPA, a collaboration with Lynwood Brewing Co., which is an American IPA. And, both Brad and Chris wrap up the program emphasizing the types of beers they will d...
Jan 16, 2020•57 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Carl Cross, Head Brewer, and Timothy Fletcher, Sales Representative, from Flying Machine Brewing Company in Wilmington. They brought in “Death on Lager Mountain” American Lager; “Paper Cranes” IPA; “Hazy Pale Ale IPA”; and their “Inclement Weather” American Sour Ale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2020•56 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Nick Weber, head brewer; Owen Harrison, brewer; and Andrew Johnson, Sales Representative. They brought in their Doppelbock Ale, and their Call the Hops American IPA; and their All You Need is Hops American IPA. They also refer to their cask ales, and get into a discussion about Untappd, and how individual beers are rated. And, then they sample Fortnight’s English Breakfast Stout, and Andrew goes over their top sellers, the Call...
Jan 02, 2020•54 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and talk about the biggest “beer” news of 2019, including being able to sell alcohol at college stadiums in North Carolina, and changes to the “brunch” bill, and being able to go to a restaurant and purchase a drink prior to Noon on a Sunday. The group also discusses the sale of New Belgium Brewery to Lion Little World Beverages, a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company of Japan. They also talk about success and sustainability of the craft b...
Dec 19, 2019•30 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Kyle Ramage, who along with Lemuel Butler, operates Black & White Coffee Roasters in Wake Forest; and, also runs the coffee counter at Videri Chocolate Factory in downtown Raleigh. Ramage was the 2017 U.S. Barista Champion, and Butler won the U.S. Barista Championship in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2019•59 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Mattie Beason, who heads up East Coast sales for Stem Ciders in Durham. Denver-based Stem Ciders purchased Black Twig Cider House from Beason earlier this year. The cider house is now called “Northern Spy”, and is located on Erwin Road in Durham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 05, 2019•56 min
Joe Ovies, and Wayne Holt host this week. Adam Eshbaugh is on assignment. Joe and Wayne welcome Nick Alexander, Distribution and Sales Manager at Bill’s Brewing Company in Wilmington. Bill’s Brewing Company is associated with Capt’ N Bills, Bill’s Front Porch, and Bill’s Catering. Nick brought in Hail the Leaf, which is a derivation of their Citra Pale Ale; Tropa-Hana-Cana; Honey Brown Ale; and their signature, the Wave Break IPA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2019•55 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week and welcome in Eric Mitchell, the head brewer from Pinehurst Brewing Company. Pinehurst Brewing Company is in the old steam plant building in Pinehurst, where they house their brewery and smokehouse. Their draft list features the Soul Proprietor Cream Ale; The Pivot IPA; Golden Age, an American Blonde Ale; AM Snack, a Breakfast Stout; Musa Weisse, a Hefeweizen; 1895 Lager; Downing Oats, an Oat Pale Ale; Hive O’ Clock, a Blonde Ale; and Fair...
Nov 14, 2019•56 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Kimmie Krohn, Regional Sales Manager for Sycamore Brewing from Charlotte. The group samples Sycamore’s Mountain Candy IPA and The Tropical Kush IPA. The panel also talks about Sycamore’s Southern Girl Blonde Ale, their Sun Grown Lager, and their Special Brownies American Stout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2019•54 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week. The beer guest is Josh Munck, from Double Barley Brewing in Smithfield. Double Barley just celebrated their sixth anniversary, and is owned by Larry and Cheryl Lane. Located just off of Highway 70 West, they operate a brewery, have a beer garden, and kitchen, and there are tours of the brewery every Saturday at 2. Josh, who is in sales at Double Barley, and the group sample and discuss their four core beers: The Steakcake Stout; The Thrill...
Oct 31, 2019•55 min
In this week’s 919 Beer Podcast, Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh and Wayne Holt are joined by Inez Ribustello of Tarboro Brewing Company, brewer of Sexy Canoe, sold at East Carolina’s Dowdy Ficklen Stadium and Golden Ticket, a new, golden pilsner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2019•55 min
Joe Ovies and Wayne Holt host this week, recap Beericana, and welcome in Sarah King and Jami Caskey from the Wine and Dandy Podcast from MIX 101.5. The group discusses wine-forward beers, and cocktail-inspired beers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2019•59 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week...and visit with Katherine Willis and Aubrey Herbert of Sierra Nevada Brewery's East Coast location in Mills River, North Carolina. The brewery is near the Asheville Airport, and the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2019•55 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week. Scratch Kitchen provided the food for this edition, including their famous Bibimbap Bowl. This show previews Beericana, which will be at Sugg Farm Park in Holly Springs, Saturday, October 12th. This year's craft beer and music festival will feature more than seventy breweries, twenty food trucks and live music from North Carolina based bands. The panel also reviews the opening of Wegmans, and compares the offerings of different grocery sto...
Oct 03, 2019•55 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host, and visit with Sean Mayefskie, owner of GMA Supply in Holly Springs. GMA Supply is a full-service supplier of fiber-cement siding, windows, doors, shutters, and other products. GMA Supply just celebrated their twentieth anniversary, and is the title sponsor of Beericana, Saturday, October 12th. Then, they visit with owner, John Seelbinder, and Darryl Wells, brewer, at Little City Brewing and Provisions Company, in Raleigh. They discuss the downtown ...
Sep 26, 2019•56 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Andrew Stafford, owner-operator of My Way Tavern; and Michael Flood, executive chef, of the new Blind Pelican Seafood Restaurant in Holly Springs. Michael goes over the new menu, and how the seafood and non-seafood items were developed. Then, they talk with Ryan Self, Director of Sales with Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte. Ryan discusses craft beer distribution in North Carolina, Old Meck’s distribution in the Triangle ar...
Sep 19, 2019•58 min
Wayne Holt and Joe Ovies host this week. Adam Eshbaugh is on assignment. Wayne and Joe welcome Katy Creech of Glass Jug Beer Lab. She refers to their Opacity, a series of New England IPA’s; their Transparency series, another series of IPA’s; a Belgian Double, and their Triple Ginger Tripel, which is a Belgian Tripel with Ginger. Glass Jug will be celebrating Oktoberfest next Saturday, September 21st, which coincides with their fifth-year anniversary. Then, Wayne and Joe welcome in Ben Woodward a...
Sep 12, 2019•56 min
On this edition of the 919 Beer Podcast, Adam Eshbaugh and Wayne Holt join Joe Ovies for an hour of introductions and unveilings. First, a review of the gameday premier of Ol’ Tuffy and the introduction of beer sales at Carter Finley Stadium. Next, Joe Ovies speaks with Ian Van Gundy, the head brewer for R+D Brewery and Mike Foreman, VP of marketing for the Carolina Hurricanes for the unveiling of Storm Brew, a lite lager brewed in partnership with the Carolina Hurricanes. Mordecai Beverage Comp...
Sep 05, 2019•56 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Daniel “Rusty” Barker, General Manager and Head Brewer at Oaklyn Springs Brewery in Fuquay-Varina. They sampled the Oaklyn Springs Brewery Kolsch, and their Peaches on Parade IPA. Oaklyn Springs Brewery tap room and brewery are open to the public five days a week. Oaklyn Springs Brewery will be participating in the Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival, Saturday, October 5th from 10 am to 4 pm. There will be live entertainment, craf...
Aug 29, 2019•56 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and talk to partners at Bond Brothers, Andy Schnitzer and Whit Baker.Baker is also head brewer at Bond Brothers. They also talk to Dave Haydysch of Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina. They were working on a collaborative bird lager during the podcast. Then, they talk about Bond Brothers expansion and how they are going to use the new “Eastside” location. The 8th annual Oktoberfest 4 Miler will be presented by Bond Brothers on Saturda...
Aug 22, 2019•54 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome Scott McWhorter and Chris Burns from Wise Man Brewing in Winston-Salem. Scott is the Director of Sales and Distribution; and Chris Burns is the Triangle Area Sales Manager. They brought in the Wise Man Scholar’s Dream: Strawberry Rhubarb Berliner Weisse, and they referred to their Blackberry Raspberry Tropical Shirts Berliner, and their Full Current, a Blackberry Boysenberry Gose. Then, they tried the Wise Man Rustic Pease Kols...
Aug 15, 2019•59 min
Joe Ovies and Wayne Holt host this week, while Adam Eshbaugh is on assignment. Joe and Wayne welcome Jay and Jeremy Bond, co-owners of Bond Brothers in Cary. Jay and Jeremy talk about Bond Brothers’ expansion to a second location in Cary. The new space, dubbed “Eastside” will include a barrel room, a cooler room, a new taproom, and office space. By adding a second location, Bond Brothers can expand their development of their sour beers. Stay tuned for the opening of Bond Brothers’ second taproom...
Aug 08, 2019•58 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week, and welcome the food guests this week, Patrick and Cheryl Hale from Hale Yeah Kitchen. They brought in New England style lobster roll, cold chicken salad, and Grandma’s cheesecake. Then, Chris Allen, the Brand Activation Manager for New Belgium Brewing Company joins the 919 Beer Podcast to discuss the development of Old Tuffy Premium Lager, a collaboration between New Belgium and NC State. Old Tuffy will be available in grocery stores, res...
Aug 01, 2019•55 min
Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt welcome General Manager Monica Molina, and Head Brewer, Andrew Turner, from Vecino Brewing Company in Carrboro. They just celebrated their one-year anniversary on June 21st. They brought in their Hop Tropico New England IPA, and their Volta Do Mar Stout. On their menu, they feature Bocadillos, Pupusas, and Tortas, and other Venezuelan inspired offerings. They also feature Big Tent Golden Ale, Pull Tab Pilsner, Wolkenbrau Lager, Libba Red Ale, Post Oak Pal...
Jul 25, 2019•58 min
This week, Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host. The beer guests this week are Mara Shelton, Owner-Operator; Paul Shelton, Vice-President of Sales; and Matt Bisceglia, Brewer, from Tobacco Wood Brewing Company in Oxford. They brought in and discussed their Kilted Eddie, a Coffee Stout; their False Motivation New England IPA; their Bulletstopper American Golden Ale; and their 565 Red Ale. Tobacco Wood Brewing also serves food, and their menu includes Brisket Tacos, Chicken and Waffles, C...
Jul 19, 2019•58 min
919 Beer: “Fullsteam Brewery” Adam Eshbaugh and Wayne Holt host this week. Joe Ovies is on vacation. The food guest this week is Josh Sattin from Sattin Hill Farm. Josh operates this no-till farm in Raleigh, which grows vegetables, and prepares locally-sourced food products for Fullsteam Brewery in Durham. The beer guest this week is Sean Lilly, owner and operator, Fullsteam Brewery in Durham. Sean founded “Pop the Cap” and “Permit Beer”, two lobbying organizations that helped develop and promot...
Jul 11, 2019•55 min
Adam Eshbaugh and Wayne Holt host this week with Joe Ovies on assignment. Wayne opens the show talking about the 5th annual Picklefest held at the Rickhouse in Durham. They go over the revitalization of Durham headed up by the American Tobacco complex, and surrounding area. Then, Adam and Joe welcome in Joe Zonin, Owner and Sales Director for Carolina Brewing Company. Joe chronicles the history of Carolina Brewing Company, and spreads the latest news from CBC. Joe talks about their first beer, t...
Jun 27, 2019•55 min
This week, Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt sit down with Jeff Dudley and Justin Crawford of Fellowship Brewing Coop from Raleigh and the Triangle to discuss how this community owned and operated cooperative is getting off the ground. They discuss their first collaboration with Aviator Brewing of Fuquay-Varina for a strawberry sour New England IPA. Plans are also underway for a brewery, brew house, taproom, community garden, and a venue for music and private events. If you’re interested ...
Jun 20, 2019•55 min
