Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club

Ben Hoeb & Roy Clark•coastwatchersclub.com

Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club is a podcast featuring Hobie & Trader Roy, two guys from the Mobile Bay Area of South Alabama who share an interest in Tiki Culture. We will discuss a range of topics from bars around the country, tiki drinks, reviews of movies, tiki mugs, Pacific Island Rugby and others. The podcast is recorded in Hobie’s home bar called the CoastWatchers Club.

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Episodes

Season 2 is Here! Mobile Tiki Week 2025 Kickoff Party from Braided River Brewing.

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club ! On this episode, we join our friends for the Mobile Tiki Week Kickoff Party 2025 at Braided River Brewing. Ben meets with friends Justo, sister Sarah, Lydia, Raf, Andrew and Roy joins to finish up the episode talking about his quick stunt as guest bartender for the party. Everyone talks about what they are looking forward to at Mobile Tiki Week, as well as their favorite things about Tiki Bars, Cocktails, and a great bad date story from R...

Aug 22, 2025•31 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Winter Crush with special guest David Nelson

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club ! On this episode, we have our friend David Nelson joining us. David is the owner of the Braided River Brewing Company in downtown Mobile. Originally from North Carolina, David moved to Mobile and met Hobie while playing rugby for Battleship Rugby Club. We discuss the tiki beer from Braided River called Winter Crush. David goes through the process of coming up with the beer and the different ingredients. The group taste the beer and also co...

Oct 26, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Mobile Tiki Week 2022 with special guest Naude Gouws

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club ! On this episode, we have our friend Naude Gouws joining us. Naude is the owner of the Haberdasher cocktail bar in downtown Mobile. Originally from South Africa, Naude moved to the States in 1993 and met Hobie while playing rugby for Battleship Rugby Club. We discuss the recent Mobile Tiki Week that took place downtown and talk about what we liked about it and what we look forward to in the future of Mobile Tiki Week. The cocktail of the e...

Sep 13, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Modern Tiki Boom with special guest Alyson Sheppard

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club ! On this episode, we have our first guest Alyson Sheppard . Alyson is a food & beverage travel writer and was a former contributing editor to Playboy Magazine, with articles also published on the Robb Report and Esquire. Currently she has the "Beer & Loathing" column and is a copy editor for Lagniappe paper in Mobile, AL. We discuss and compare the current Modern Tiki Boom with the original Tiki Bar Movement back in the 30s, 40s &a...

Aug 16, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Story of the CoastWatchers Club

Welcome to Sea Stories of the CoastWatchers Club. In this episode we talk about the Tiki Pop Up that the Haberdasher staff had at the Elysian Bar in New Orleans. Then Ben rambles on about the story of how he made his home bar: CoastWatchers Club. We finish up the episode by answering the question of "Where would you put a tiki bar in the Mobile Bay area?" This week's cocktail: CoastWatchers Grog Follow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so ...

Aug 02, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Why did we start a Tiki Podcast?

Why would two guys in South Alabama start a Tiki Podcast? Join Ben & Roy as they discuss what got them interested in Tiki Bars & Cocktails. Find out what influenced Ben's home bar, Roy's experience as a bartender, their favorite bars, cocktails and Roy's experience at the Hukilau. Also, on every episode, they will discuss a cocktail that is either a traditional tiki cocktail, or when that Roy or Ben has created. This week's cocktail: Scrum Punch Follow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub ...

Jul 07, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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