Beer Man Beer Podcast

Episode 99 | Wisecrack Cross-Fire

Episode 98 | Rhythm Brewing Co.

This week, our guest is Alisa Bowens-Mercado (@ladylager1). Owner of Rhythm Brewing Company (@rhythmbrewingco). Alisa is the first African American Female Brewer in the state of Connecticut. Alisa also owns Alisa’s House Of Salsa......sounds spicy. She teaches Salsa to help everyone find their Rhythm within. We talk about how her grandmother’s influenced her to try beers and learned how she went from working in her parents construction business to owner her own businesses. Lady Lager shared and ...

Episode 97 | Broad Brook Brewing Co.

This Episode we are on location at Broad Brook Brewing Company in Suffield Connecticut. And we are having delicious beers with Eric Mance (Owner and Brewer) Sean Lanning (Director of Marketing) and Jim Hulslander (Head Of Sales). Beers and Food so amazing that there was a line outside the door to get in at 10:30 AM! Jim tells us a great story of how they came up with the name of their famous "Rooster Inhaler"Russian Imperial Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout. We hear about his sailing days in Aruba and ...

Episode 96 | Briizy Tap Take Over

“The Briize” Briizy Hiltz is back! And ready to take over! Fresh off a trip with Jonny to Treehouse Brewing Company in Massachusetts. We talk all about Our Treehouse experience from there Super long driveway, To there 3 beer limit! And the lines for beer that are longer than a line for a ride at six flags. We try some Treehouse beers from their G.O.A.T collection and of course Briizy puts on her famous “douche scarf” to describe each beer in depth. We discuss all things that Brii has been up to ...

Episode 95 | Stacey Takes Manhatten

This Week Our Guest Is Comedienne, Actress, Podcaster and 2021 Libertarian candidate for Mayor of New York City...Stacey Prussman (@staceyprussman). Stacey fills us in on the year and a half that she spent running for Mayor of The Big Apple. We ask why she decided to run and how she got on the ticket? What it was like to debate Eric Adams? Will she continue to pursue a career in politics? And more! Plus, we discuss Nutritional Beers, The time Jonny almost died trying to teach Stacey how to drive...

Episode 94 | High On The Hog

This week we are at Black Hog Brewing Company (@blackhogbeer) in Oxford, Connecticut. While the taproom is loaded with families painting pumpkins for Halloween...We headed back stage with Black Hog owner and head brewer Tyler Jones. We talked to Tyler all about how he started brewing beer at The University Of New Hampshire and how it lead to opening his own brewery. We try Black Hogs latest Milk Stout, Disc Golf Beer, Cold Pizza Pilsner a beer designed to pair with pizza (SOLID), Hum an Organic ...

Episode 93 | The Haunting of Oak Hill House.

A Beer Man Beer special spooktacular episode.... Our Guests, Paranormal Investigators Chris Gilloren and Eric Vitale from the New England Society of Psychic Research. They are here to tell us all about their event “Warrens Seekers Of The Supernatural Paracon” (@warrens_paracon) taking place on Halloween weekend in Waterbury Connecticut. We hear stories of Connecticut’s most famous Ghost Hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren. What brought Eric and Chris into the world of paranormal research, being touch...

Episode 92 | Getting Hammered With The Union

Our guests are Jeff and Jodi from the Craft Beer Enthusiasts Union (@craftbeerenthusiastsunion) An organization that’s all about bringing beer drinkers together! And Boy Howdy! Did they bring us a ton of beer from all over the United States. Beers from Albuquerque New Mexico, Florida, North Haven Connecticut and more. We talk about why Jeff and Jodie have an Instagram account for everything. Jeeps, why Jodi has a collection of skulls. The Enthusiast’s favorite tunes and guilty pleasures. We disc...

EpIsOdE 91 | CrAzY BrEw BAsH

This episode is a wild one......... CrAZy BrEw BAsH! This week we are at The Crazy Brew Bash at Mt. Southington. With hundreds of Brewers and Hundreds of Beer Drinkers. Joy Nystrom and Beerluvah Al join us to talk Cuffing Season. Rob Goldberg from Bar Rated Entertainment joins us to discuss what ever happened to CT’s last hard rock radio station 106.9 WCCC. The Guys from Wicked Ways Brewing chat with us about which of their beers are considered “Panty Droppers”. And U.S. Army recruiter Tony Quiñ...

Episode 90 | The Money Shot

Episode 90: The Money Shot This week we have with us Instagrammer/Foodie/Cicerone CBS Brian Danishevsky of @lifeofrevelry. Brian is highly skilled in all things delicious. So much that thousands follow his Instagram page to find where the best food and beverage is from around Connecticut, Rhode Island and beyond. We compare local pizza from Tipsy Tomato in Derby, CT (@tipsytomatopizzeriaderby) and Vincent’s Restaurant in Shelton, CT (@vincents_shelton) to see who has the best plain cheese pie. B...

Episode 89 | Lock City with Beerluvah

This Week we are on location at Lock City Brewing Company in Stamford, CT with beer enthusiast The "Beerluvah" Al Estrada (@beerluvah_) and Owner/Head Brewer of Lock City Brewing Company Mike Bushnell (@lockcitybrewing). We talk to Al about being a beer enthusiast, Traveling to try different beers and using Instagram to share photos and videos all about the beers he loves. Mike tells us how he went from home brewing to owning Lock City Brewing Company, The artwork with messages on the walls in t...

Episode 88 | Brewer's Ballin'

This week we celebrate Home Brewed Beers. Our guest is Comedienne, Author and host of Sex and Waffles podcast, Joy Nystrom (@thejoyofwaffles) (@mashosannajoy). Joy joined us for the Brewer’s Ball festival at Bad Son’s (@badsonsbeer) and we tell you all about our favorite beers from our favorite home brewers. While in studio we try beers from Highland Home Brews (@highland_homebrew). “A Perfect Marriage” Toasted Coconut & Coffee Stout. “Fortune Comes A Crawlin” Pale Ale and more. We cover bee...

Episode 87 | Strong Island Comedy Babes

This week Stand up Comics Kathy Arnold (@kathyarnoldcomedian) and Jenny Feldy (@jennyfeldy) join us remotely from Long Island. While we enjoy a Kolsch from Jamesport Farm Brewery (@jamesportfarmbrewery) they're making Healthy Smoothies from their homemade sound proof fort in Jenny’s living room. We talk to Kathy about getting her start in Comedy and opening up for top acts such as Kevin James and Rain Pryor. We also discuss her political views and if she is an undercover Republican. What is Kath...

Episode 86 | Beer For Booper

This week our guest is Instagram Beer advocate Booper (@beerforbooper)! We talk with Booper about being a new dad, working as a television producer for WWE, and his Instagram page where he organically has grown his own following on his journey of delicious craft beers. We try "Bunghole", a brown ale from our friends at Lime Drop Garage (@Limedropgarage). We also try a 20 dollar can of beer, "Even More Bianca" from @eviltwinbrewingnyc and @omnipollo. Booper also brought us a DIPA dedicated to lat...

Episode 85 | Road Trip.....Raquette River Brewing

It’s a Road trip to the Adirondacks, our destination, Raquette River Brewing [@raquetteriverbrewing] in Tupper Lake, New York for some Beer Man Beer! We talk to Mark Jessie [@mark_a_jessie] ( Co-owner of Raquette River Brewing). He tells us how him and his partner Big Joe went from home brewing to opening the premier spot in the Adirondacks for amazing craft beer. We try some of their most delicious beers such as......A Maple Cream Porter, Big Joe’s Hot Pepper Pale Ale, Water Melon Cucumber Kols...

Episode 84 | Chicago Beers

This week, we down beers sent to us from the "Windy City" Chicago, Illinois! Back in studio is Comedienne Brii Hiltz (@brii_ality). We try a barley wine, IPA’s and more. Briizy talks about Stand Up comedy, Poutine, The Love Boat, Super Troopers and we take a look back at the 1981 film classic “Heavy Metal”. Special Thanks To Greg from Lime Drop Garage for sending us the gift of beers. Check out @limedropgarage on Instagram for some entertaining videos of limes dropping into beers and @brii_ality...

Episode 83 | DAMN BROAD IN A BREWERY

This week our guest is Guitarist from the Punk Rock band DAMN BROADS (@damnbroads) Ines Segarra! Ines has her own beer review show on YouTube called “Broad In A Brewery” (@broadinabreweryct) where she critiques beers and breweries all over Connecticut. When we saw a low score she graded a certain brewery, we had to have her in studio to blind taste test some of their beers to see if we can trick her into giving a higher score to the Mystery Brewery! Do we pull it off? Tune in to find out. We als...

Episode 82 | 50 Shades Of Cindy

•••••WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT••••••• This week Comedienne Cindy Gray (@chiponagray) returns to the Beer Man Beer Studio and as always Cindy doesn’t hold back. Cindy explains why she doesn’t consider herself a “Smart Asian”. She fills us in on why she didn’t shave over the pandemic. Why her family isn’t fond of her performing Stand-Up Comedy. Plus, We talk “doing shrooms”, Dirty hotel rooms and find out how Cindy was thrown out of a country club for the way she ordered a steak. All that fun while...

Episode 81 | Elicit Cannonballs

This week it’s 9am and we're having beers for breakfast at Elicit Brewing Company (@elicitbrewing) 165 Adams St, Manchester, CT! Our guest is Elicit Brewing Company's Brew-Master Brian Ayers (@crafty_ambitions)! We talk about how he went from going to school for athletics, owning his own boxing boot camp, to home brewing and becoming the Brew-Master of Elicit! We talk about Elicit’s amazing patio, full kitchen with amazing food from Eli’s, Craft cocktail bar, Karaoke Room and Arcade. And of cour...

Episode 80 | A High Level of Malpractice.

This Week Kyle And Carol from Malpractice Brewing Company (@malpracticebrewingco) are back!! They brought us some new “Beer Flavored” Beers. We try "Money Can Buy You Hoppiness" IPA and the "Shillelaghs" Stout. We about talk some of their classic beers and some of the craziest adjuncts Kyle has added to beers, Including Pop Rocks, Marshmallows and his famous Pineapple Gose Upside-Down Sour. Kyle and Carol brought in some “High Level Snacks” for us to try. He used his culinary skills to create hi...

Episode 79 | BAD SONS

This Week we are at Bad Sons Beer Co. (@badsonsbeer) located at 251 Roosevelt Dr (Rt. 34), Derby CT. and our guests are Owner and Head Brewer, Mark Dasilva and Brewery Manager & Marketing Maven, the lovely Lauren Rua (@iluluminate). We talk with Mark about how he went from being a ski instructor into making his own beer. Why the Manger Die Casting Co. building built in 1904 was the perfect building to open a brewery. The time he had drinks with Eric Clapton and more. We talk with Lauren abou...

Episode 78 | Hello My Name Is: Jessbeerme

This week our guest is Connecticut’s most "influential" beer "influencer" @jessbeerme !! In her first ever podcast appearance Jess reveals how she built a fan base of over 22k followers on Instagram, staying true to herself. She takes us on a flight to her home country of Ecuador, talks about the culture, shows us how to toast and the growth of the brewery scene. Next, Jess takes us to Denver and talks about her outrageous adventure with other Instagrammers at The Great American Beer Festival. W...

Episode 77 | Joy of Sex & Waffles

This week our guest is Author of the book Sex And Waffles-An American Whorer Story..... Joy Nystrom(@thejoyofwaffles)! Joy is a comedian, Podcaster, author and Dairy Farmer. We talk to Joy about all things milking cows and farm life. Plus, we hear all about her new book Sex And Waffles (An American Whorer Story) an in-depth look at Joy’s ventures having one night stands. We talk about some of Joy’s favorite “Bad Sex” stories including Tinder dates, a vegan named Boris, Getting arrested for assau...

Episode 76 | And It Starts With A Fight.....

This week we are tasting Glitter Bomb! A Strawberry Donut Blonde Stout collaboration from Grounds Coffee House (@groundsdonuthouse) and Black Hog Brewing Co. (@blackhogbeer) and who better to try donut beer with than Long Island Comedy couple...Mike Keegan (@mckeegs75) and Carla Oakerson (@carlaoakerson)!!! In a world we’re couples don’t seem to “make it work”, Mike and Carla tell us how they manage to stay together even when fighting every day. We talk why Carla hates Valentines Day! Mike servi...

Episode 75 | Briizy Unfiltered

This Week "The Briize" Brii Hiltz [@brii_hiltz] is back and she does not hold back! Briizy brings us beers from her ski trip in Utah! We try a Polygamy Porter from Wasatch Brewery [@wasatchbeers], Hop Rising Tropical DIPA from Squatters Craft Beer [@squattersbeers] and more. Of course Briizy brings her “Douche Scarf” when describing our beers to get a true beer snobbish review. She tells all about her Ski Trip, Riding in a Snow Cat, having a Viking dinner and more. Plus we talk“Words We Shouldn’...

Episode 74 | Wi’er Man Wi’er

It’s Ladies night on Beer Man Beer. We talk to Mary Ann & Brad Childs creators of WI’ER (@wier_rocks)! A beautifully blended wine flavored seltzer Made in South Carolina. WI’ER stands for Women In Empowering Roles. Mary Ann talks about how she came up with WI’ER and it’s social impact to empower women especially victims of human trafficking. WI'ER is planned to launch Spring 0f 2021. Amy and Robin are back to taste WI’ER. Robin tells us all about her experience as a recent contestant on Let’...

Episode 73 | Dustin Chafin - Zoom Album 2020

This week our guest is a little bit country and a heaping help of rock and roll. It’s Comedian Dustin Chafin (@dustin_chafin). Dustin has a new album out! Dustin Chafin Zoom Album 2020 and he came on Beer Man Beer to tell us all about it. In honor of Dustin’s 12 Years sobriety, we decided to drink non-alcoholic brews from Athletic Brewing Company (@athleticbrewing) in Stratford, Connecticut. Dustin tells us about living on Texas and New York City and being a long time Pittsburgh Steelers Fan. We...

Episode 72 | Cat Fight Joy

With us this week is former trust fund kid from Greenwich, CT turned L.A. Stand Up Comic....Genevieve “Cat Fight” Joy (@catfightjoy). And we try Beers from Skulls Brew House (@skulls_brew_house) out of Meriden, Connecticut. Genevieve tells us how she got the nickname “Cat Fight” , We heat a great story about her meeting "Diamond Dave" David Lee Roth (@davidleeroth), Making her own movie where she worked nude, And why she never leaves the house without a copy of the book Moby Dick. Plus, Geneviev...

Episode 71 | And Muffy Cakes For All.......

This week our guests are Tyler Ryan and Noah Ryan from TCR Brewing (@tcrbrewing). Tyler, a chemist by day makes delicious Home brewed beers that have appeared at festivals all over New England and the Tri-State area. And this episode we are trying “Muffy Cakes” a Blueberry and Marshmallow sour that is out of this world. Tyler tells us the secret of getting a real marshmallow taste in a beer and we discuss whether Sours are a fad or hear to stay. We also try TCR’s Sweet Successions Milk Stout. An...

Episode 70 | Phantom Man Phantom

This Week we talk to Co-Owner and Brewer Jon Patrei of Phantom Brewing Co. (@phantombrewing) located in Hartford, Connecticut. Jon tells us all about opening Phantom brewing during Covid times. Being a Physical education teacher by day and brewer by night. We learn how he and his partner Bo met and came up with the name Phantom and the cool artwork on the merch. Jon talked about the people from all over the world that have stopped at Phantom for their amazing beers, such as, their Moon Baby Doub...