Blind Pig Confessions's Podcast

This episode picks up midstream at Metazoa Brewing Company after local musician, singer/songwriter, Robert Rolfe Feddersen, finished his last set and joined us for some more cold brews and hilarious, tipsy conversation.  Metazoa's own Haley Fennel was still hanging strong from our first show and still filling our bellies with delicious Metazoa brews.  Robert's beautiful wife, Terri Piet Feddersen, also jumped on a mic to round out this fun evening with new friends.  A high brew fueled conversation went in a number of different directions in this one from vinyl records, Cream, social media, the return of Dougy's glorious beard, and Pat's odd ability to hear audio warmth(which may have been the beer talking).  Some shout outs to DigIn~A Taste of Indiana, Beards Brewery, and Public House Cinema.  (And our apologies to PHC for being so loud during the outdoor movie.  The stupid sun went down a little too early.) Robert is more than just a talented musician, he is a gentleman with a big heart and a true lover and

It's comedy night once again on Blind Pig Friday Confessions at Alley's Alehouse. Seemed like the perfect night to air this episode since not only is Doug Stanhope mentioned, he is also performing tonight at Morty's. We are joined by comedians Mr. Rick Garrett and the pleasantly plump, Jeremy Brown, for an evening of debauchery. This is the 2nd installment of this episode, so as you will quickly hear... we were quite ripe when this one begins. We can't apologize enough to Rick's sweet wife, Holly Garrett for making it through the whole evening with us jackasses. She does however provide a sound clip that will go down in the Blind Pig History books as one of best. We somehow fit in a review of Evil Czech's Vanilla Rye Porter between the shenanigans. We get some stand-up comedy horror stories, Rick tells us how John Denver blocked his chances of entering the priesthood, Jeremy describes the "art" of comedy, and Cowboy brings the entire group to complete silence. This is one that can't be missed. (Ok, none of t

  Thanks to Captain 30 Pack, Duane Finley, for a great night of fighting and beer! Duane  specializes in story telling within the mixed martial arts community. He has written for outlets like Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, FanSided, and MMA Junkie before joining FloCombat. But tonight, he found time to sneak out of Room 313 and joined the boys at the round table at Alley's Alehouse for some humorous discussion as we review Dale's Pale Ale and Kona Longboat. Cheers!

She had so much fun with the Pigs last week, Holly Joy Cole of New Holland Brewery graced us with her presence one again this week as we got the inside scoop from Benjamin Cannon on his new company, Spark Joy Music. Anyone in the music scene in and around Indianapolis know the name Ben Cannon and are aware of the many great things he’s already accomplished. So we were pleased to have him join us once again to talk about Spark Joy Music as well as the many endeavors he is currently involved. Tune into hear just what makes Mr. Cannon tick as well as some of the events presented by Spark Joy Music including the recent Josh Kaufman live show and the upcoming Masquerade Halloween: Featuring Audiodacity, Kyle Megan, & Bobbie Morrone Trio at the Hi Fi on Oct 28th. Tonight’s episode was pleasantly powered by New Holland Dragon’s Milk reserve which we are all still suffering from withdrawals. Being the humble man Ben is, he spread the love around to many friends in the Indy music scene including(but not limited

Whenever one mentions Dragon’s Milk around the Pigs, we tend to get a little excited.  So when we had the chance to sit with Holly Joy Cole of New Holland Brewery, we were overjoyed.  Holly joined the boys at the round table at Alley’s Alehouse to talk, not just about the wonder that is Dragon’s Milk, but about all the fantastic brews and spirits that can be found at the brewery or on the shelf at your favorite party store. She also brought with her a few New Holland brews to sample (Monkey King farmhouse and Full Circle kolsch) while she gave us some of the backstory of New Holland as well as some of the upcoming events such as the Porter’s Perfect Pint which is happening next Saturday, Oct 1st, and the Filthy Pumpkin which going down at Chathum Tap in Fishers on Oct 25th.  Located near the shores of Lake Michigan in the small but beautiful Dutch city of Holland, Michigan, New Holland Brewing has been a staple in the beer scene since 1996, and they have just opened their new distillery and brewpub in Grand R

If you listen to our show, you know we mention quite often that with all these new breweries opening, what seem like daily, they better be putting out a quality product if they want to have some staying power. We recently stepped into Metazoa which opened its doors just this past April and we were pleased to taste so many quality beers from such a young brewery. We spent a beautiful evening on their large outside seating area with Haley Fennell to fill us in on this young Indy brewery while live grooves were flowing indoors from the talented Robert Rolfe Feddersen. We had an array of great Metazoa brews while enjoying a great view of downtown Indianapolis as the sun went down. Metazoa is a big, bright, beautiful brewery that would fit in on any corner of San Diego, but we are pleased they have planted themselves in Indianapolis. Not only are they making some solid beers, this animal friendly brewery, is also giving back part of their profits to wildlife funding. Great view, pet friendly, live music, and go

Now owned by former Indianapolis Colts LB great, and Super Bowl Captain, Gary Brackett, The Stacked Pickle is becoming more popular than ever.  The boys had the pleasure of spending an evening at The Stacked Pickle in Fishers, IN a few weeks ago.  The first half of the show they were joined by the Pickle's Assistant GM, Bryce Gerlitz, who told us a little of the history behind the Pickle as well as the many things available for its hungry and thirsty patrons.  The second half of the show the boys were joined by local comedian, Sam Loyd, and straight out of the Pig Pen, Clark Myers.  The second half is a free for all as they enjoyed some splendid Bulleit Bourbon cocktails brought to us by a couple, very lovely, Bulleit Bourbon reps, whom we hope to have on the show very soon.  We review a few of the many fine craft beers available at the Pickle, get into a little whiskey & scotch discussion, some Bulleit Bourbon history, and Jordan gives away his not-no-secret Bloody Mary recipe.   Grab a cold one and tune

It's always a special night when honorary Pig, Jerry Connor, joins the boys for the evening. Jerry invited us back once again to The Bier Brewery to be some of first to sample this year's batch of Pumpkin Bier which will be released to the public at Bier's Pumkin Ale Party next Friday night, Sept 9th. Be sure to join us for this fantastic fall kick off event. Also joining in the fun this evening was the coordinator of the upcoming Noblesville Brewfest, Greg Baker. We couldn't be happier to part of this fantastic event coming to Noblesville on Sept. 24th. There will be an amazing line up of breweries(which includes The Bier Brewery, of course) and some great food along with live music for all to enjoy for a bargain price. And all event proceeds benefit the Forest Park Aquatic Center. Be sure to stop by the beer tent and say "hello" to the Pigs. Tune in to hear all the details of these two great events. Cheers!

Dougy Fresh takes the Pigs back to his home in Northern Michigan for the 1st in the Northern Michigan series as the boys take over the airwaves at Goodfellow's Grille on Mackinaw Island.  This episode also features Beard's Brewery from Petoskey, MI.  They had taken over the taps that evening just one day before their anniversary party at their own taproom the following day when they made the big announcement that they were expanding and moving to a bigger, well known spot in Petoskey.  This was our introduction to Beard's and we were not disappointed.  It was quickly and clearly recognized just why this young brewery was already growing.  J.C. Olmo of Goodfellow's joined the roundtable to tell us all about Goodfellow's and all it has to offer before mixing us some killer cocktails of his own which comes out in part two of this night to be released soon. We're not sure how Beard's Ben Slocum finds time to brew with everything he has going on, but we are sure glad he does.  He is just one of the team of fine br

If you live in or around Indianapolis, you know the name Sahm, and you know it's synonymous with great food.  But young Eddie Sahm didn't want to stop at just providing great food, he dove into the craft beer scene, found a great brew master, and opened Big Lug Canteen in Nora next to another Sahm's great, Rockstone Pizzeria.  And along with some fantastic Big Lug brews and grub, for the whiskey lovers, they carry some of the finest of Journeyman Distillery.  You feel like your part of the family when you're at Big Lug's and the crowd had just as much fun on this evening as we did.   Things get weird as one of the most active local artists and our good friend, Chris Burch, who's tune, The Gate is Broken, can be heard at the end of this episode, just happened to be in the house, so he jumped in to co-host along with passed guest and co-host Roberto Cavazos Jr.  Lots of great laughs and conversation along with special mentions to brewing collaborators on Big Lug's Stranger in the Alps, Flix Brewhous and to all

This week on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions we are joined by crazy man, Brandon Saunders of the rock band, Indien. He took us over the edge from take-off, but we had a blast.  He does some name dropping of some great recording studios in town such as Chris Wodock of the Music Garage and Eric Johnson of The Pop Machine.  Brandon goes into detail about the upcoming benefit for Brendan Vandergraff of Bizarre Noir who was viciously attacked recently.  A big thanks to Roberto Cavazos Jr. for stepping in and  co-hosting.  This is an off the wall show in which we reviewed Dogfish Head Festina Peche and discussed a little bugs bunny.   Cheers!

We spend every week gloating about all the great beer in Indiana, but this week we were able to have a great local chef and master mixologist, Thom England of Dig IN, join us at Alley's Alehouse to talk about a one of kind event that only happens once a year each August, the premier farm-to-fork event featuring the best chefs, restaurants, producers, wineries, and breweries, Taste of Indiana.   We pride ourselves on knowing a little about beer, but Thom is a true connoisseur when it comes to fine wines, dinning, and brews.  Tonight's humorous discussion was of course had over a few cold brews, highlighted by Evil Czech's Vanilla Rye Porter, Voodoo.  Tune in to learn more about Thom's road to his culinary expertise as well as the main event, Taste of Indiana 2016, happening this August 28th in downtown Indianapolis at the Military Park.   This, as it is each year, is going to be amazing.  One price gets you some of the finest foods from 40 of the finest chefs along with samples of dozens of craft beers and win

  The tables were turned a bit on this one as the Pigs spent some time in the hot seat and got a couple of their freshest home brews evaluated by EZ Eric Fox & Dr. Hopenstein himself, Sean Hopenstein Manahan of Flat12 Bierwerks. Some time back, Sean stepped out of the shadow of his pop, aka. Atticus Finch, and decided to leave law school and brew beer. And let me tell you, there are a lot of happy people he decided to do just that. He is brewing some marvelous beer helping to put Flat12 on the Beer Map. Lots of great brewing talk and tips in this episode as Sean and EZ give us some pointers on sharpening our brew skills as we enjoyed a few beers and laughs before they finally threw us out the door. And it's not every day we get to pass around a Ch'ti Blonde. . . so we had that going for us. Looking forward to getting back to chat with these gents again and do a little Pig/Flat12 collaboration in the near future. Tune in to this week's episode and then make your way to Flat12 Bierwerks Indianapolis to enj

We thought about taking a departure from our usual slap stick antics for a evening and have a serious conversation about male pattern baldness. But then local stand-up comedians, Rick Garrett and Jeremy Brown showed up and we said, “Screw it. Here we go again”. Rick is coming hot off his Nuvo nomination for Best Stand-Up Comedian, and Jeremy was coming hot off the buffet at the Golden Coral. You’ll hear one the greatest Star Trek jokes and about Rick’s battered up bride and about one of our favorite strip clubs in northern Wisconsin. Rich and Jeremy tell us some of their stand-up nightmares and why “All Ages” doesn’t always mean “ALL” ages. We were having too much fun to stop, so tune into part one of Comedy Night at Alley’s and be on the lookout for part two which will be released in a couple weeks. Some shout outs to other local comedians Jeffrey Lewis Lance and the late Big Jim Leugers. And a huge thanks to Holly Garrett for being so sweet and patient with us idiots all evening. http://www.rickgarrett.net/

The boys enjoy an evening at the Broad Ripple Brew Pub with Head Brew Master, Mr. Jonathon Mullens. We first met Jonathon at Indiana's Next Hop Model(hosted by Indiana On Tap) when he left our boy Cowboy alone on stage to hang out to dry before making his own, a bit out of time, entrance to the main stage. Hopefully next year they'll master that runway. But tonight, we sit and enjoy some of Jonathon's creations and talk beer shop. He gives us insight behind Broad Ripple's owner, John Hill, who operates Indiana's oldest working brewery. The unique atmosphere, traditional European brews, and friendly staff makes you feel right at home at this little hidden gem in Indianapolis. Some shout outs to Sean Manahan of Flat12 Bierwerks and Redemption Alewerks.

The Pigs teamed up with historic Arni's Restaurant and Evil Czech Brewery for an evening of fine dining and brews.  Everyone knows Arni's has some of the best pizza around, but their menu has much more to offer than just great pie.  Megan Keevil Frank did the leg work for this event, and Arni's chef created some fantastic new menu items which Evil's Jeremy Nicely brilliantly paired with some frothy Evil brews.  Join us tonight for the first humorous hour of the Arni's New Menu & Evil Czech Pairing. And then we'll Meet You At Arni's so you can indulge in this terrific new menu, along with their always amazing pizza we all know and love. I swear, just by listening, you can almost taste the delicious food and brews. Cheers!

We always look forward to our talks with Jerry.  Bier Brewery's owner and house comedian, Jerry Connor, always brings good conversation. . . and delicious beer.  Sitting with the Pigs back home at Alley's Alehouse, Jerry does some well deserved gloating from Bier's recent Gold Medal award won at the World Beer Cup which is becoming a standard from this Indy brewery.   It's not always just fun and games on BPC, and this week we get into some serious discussions. . . about belly naval beer and Dougy's tasty stache.  Although Cowboy was unable to attend this week's round table, Jerry took his abuse out on poor Pat who had to be taught the hidden meaning behind Bier Brewery's Track Bier.  As usual, we express our love for American craft brews (our despise of Bud) while sipping on some Bier Brewery brews with a number of shout outs on this week's show including our partners over at Great Fermentations, Indianapolis Girl Pint Out, and our good friends down south at BriarScratch Brewing.  Cheers! 

We pick up midstream in this episode of Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions back where we left off at Alley's Alehouse with our special guest from Evil Czech Brewery, Jeremy Nicely.  We were having so much fun after the first hour, we decided to keep the tape rolling for some extra debauchery.  Megan Keevil Frank unfortunately had to cut out early, and it seems the boys manners went with her.   This segment is all adult comedy as we partake of some more delicious Evil brew and talk a little about oyster brew, silky panties beer, and lip sweat saison.  We start this segment far off the rails and never quite get back on, but it was a fun ride for all.   Cheers!  Happy Friday!   

Tonight on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions, Emily Denise of Nuvo Promotions to get the lowdown on the upcoming, ultimate Burger Week Challenge in Indy. There are 35 locations where you will be able to get a mean, tasty burger for only $5. And even better, you can eat your way to win a weber grill or beer for a year. So get hungry and dig in, Indy! Nikki Reed joins us once again as the girls offset the testosterone levels of the round table at Alley's Alehouse. We dive into some One Hit Wonders, Salt n' Peppa, creepy stalkers, being fancy, and the love of Abba. Don't miss out on another night of hilarity as we review New Belgium Citradelic and rap. Tune in, and join us for Burger Week.

WZPL's Nikki Reed of the Smiley Morning Show joins the Pigs for a hysterical craft beer fueled evening of adult conversation. Tune in to hear about some of the events she has coming up this summer including the 99.5 WZPL Birthday Bash and the after party at Revel Nightclub with a Meet & Greet with Charlie Puth, hosted by Nikki. We review a few beers, Widmer Brothers Hefe and Moldelo Pacifico, and Nikki suggest we brew some rabbit beer. Too much to mention here, so you'll just have to turn up the knob and hear about Jordan's boozy tomatoes, edible 6packs, Strip and Go Naked, and Emily Grounds of Nuvo Promotions crashes the show. Shout outs to The Bier Brewery, Great Fermentations, and Nuvo's upcoming Burger Week that will dive into in much more detail on next week's episode.