Terrapin Beer Co. – Episode 42

Spike was in the house today.

 

No, not the inspiration for the great Elvis Costello album (at least not as far as we know), but “Spike” Buckowski, one of the founders of Athens’ Terrapin Beer Company joined us in studio this week.

We talked about their start, and growth – as the third oldest craft brewery in Georgia, they were instrumental in building the scene as we know it today. And yes, we also talked about Tenth and Blake (the craft and import division of Miller/Coors) acquiring a majority stake in the brewery.

Of course, we also talked beer. We cracked open a few of Terrapin’s newest releases, inlcuding:

Truck and Tap‘s Beers of the Week:

• Terrapin Moo-Hoo chocolate milk stout
• Terrapin Luau Krunkles IPA
• Terrapin So Fresh and So Green, Green
• Terrapin/Shmaltz 2016 Reunion Ale
• Almanac White Label (silver medal winner at GABF)

Of course, we also talked all about our time at Great American Beer Festival, including an encounter with some amazing beers from Miami, Colorado and Washington….and super fresh Pliny the Elder on draft.

Headlines (sponsored by Your Pie Perimeter)

GEORGIA

• Festival showscases local breweries (Source: LaGrange News)
• Cartersville AB plant sends canned water to help out victims of Hurricane Matthew(Source: AJC)

ALABAMA

• Gulf Shores has a new brewery (Source: Pensacola News-Journal)
• Red Hills Brewing Company is hoppy in Homewood (source: OTMJ)

NATIONAL

• Oskar Blues expanding international distribution (source: All About Beer)
• Sudwerk Brewing captures triple crown with GABF gold (Source: The Full Pint)
• Blue Jays to now serve beer in cups after beer-throwing incident (source: KWWL)
• Winner of Maine wife-carrying competition wins beer. Goose Island Oktoberfest, to be specific. (Source: News on 6)
• Craft beer is the devil’s craft  ad backfires on Texas church (source: Wide open country.com)

Coming up next week, we’re going to do some fancy book learnin’ about beer history! Author and historians Ron Smith and Mary O. Boyle will be in studio..Thanks for listening, have a great week, and remember to DRINK LOCAL.

BTW: It’s Atlanta Beer Week! Check this out for all the details.

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