When is a camping trip NOT just a camping trip? WHEN IT'S A BEV-TOUR.
In this episode Jimmy, Joe and AJ spend a little more time in Northern Lower Michigan, including a stop at a terrific brewpub in downtown Traverse City, a new discovery of a Hops Farm overlooking Grand Traverse Bay, and a return to Short's to taste more of their fantastic brews. Enjoy!
Some more terrific press for the Broadway Brews Project landed today from Circa news, featuring BOTH Rise Up Rye and the upcoming School of Rock beer:
Many thanks to Ariel Min and all the good folks at Circa!
http://circa.com/lifestyle/food/how-hamilton-inspired-beer-rise-up-rye-is-helping-a-charity-founded-by-hamiltons-wife
The Broadway Brews Project continues!
Just like we did with Hamilton an American Musical and Gun Hill Brewing recently, we, The Happy Hour Guys, are putting a hit Broadway show together with a local brewer, to brew a beer for Charity. Our eventual goal: The Broadway Six Pack - six shows, six beers, six amazing causes.
And here comes Brew #2; we're matching School of Rock the Musical with Carton Brewing in Atlantic Highlands, NJ - and they're brewing for the good folk over at Sing For Hope.
Brew Day is October 20th, and the release party will be...well, as soon as this kick-ass, hard-rockin' beer is ready.
Craft Beer and Broadway are together again. Cheers!
Earlier this year, while going thru some 'classic' footage, Mark said to Jimmy, "Hey - whatever happened to that really great stuff we got in the finger lakes when we visited Damiani Wine Cellars?" A spelunking adventure ensued, and Jimmy recovered this event, which we must share. As we've said in the past, it's always good to be a The Happy Hour Guy, but some days IT'S EVEN BETTER. Enjoy this episode, right out of the tank and barrel. CHEERS!
Jimmy had a meeting with our pals at Vimeo recently (love those guys, and LOVE how they make our footage work) and realized that we hadn't updated our trailer in, ah, well, a couple years (more than a couple).
So we did that. Now including prettier booze shots, an even higher percentage of amazing people, the Broadway Brews Project, and also us. Please share with everyone you know who uses the internet, and you're welcome.
Jimmy, AJ and Joe stop in to Bellaire, MI to check in with our old friends at Short's Brewing, and my how things have changed. Is Bellaire still a quiet Hamlet or a Beer Mecca? And is the slogan still "Michigan Only, Michigan Forever"? (hint: both times, check the latter.) Enjoy a visit with some old friends. Cheers!
Talk about a family business: Christine and Bill Heaton met as co-workers at Victory Brewing back the early 2000's, and now as a Wife and Husband team, they own run their own production brewery in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. Big Elm Brewing's beer is beyond terrific, and their story - one of family, sacrifice, and no small amount of courage (and also some really awesome dogs) - is even better. Think you know MA beer? Not until you've tried Big Elm. Take a look!
