Blind Pig Confessions's Podcast

We have been asked for months by fans when the hell were we going to start brewing.  Well, the time is finally here.   Thanks to our new sponsors at Great Fermentations of Indiana, the Pigs are now, not just talking smack about other people's beer, but walking the walk and producing our own Blind Pig Confessions brews.  And we could not have done it without the expertise help from Great Fermentations, the largest supplier of craft beer and wine supplies in the state. They have everything one needs, whether they are the beginner looking to brew as a hobby in the garage, or the experienced novice brewing on a large scale.  Not only do they have everything needed to brew, but they also provide many classes on the finer points of brewing and wine making.    Join us the evening for a fun, yet quite informative journey with the owner of Great Fermentations, Anita Johnson. We had a great time talking shop while enjoying some beers made at Fermentations.  If you're not brewing your own beer now, you will be after thi

A dark cloud hung low over Alley's Alehouse as two forces came to clash on the Pigs homestead.  As Indiana's historic Arni's and the new blood of Evil Czech Brewery met for the first time, the air loomed with dreaded anticipation for what might come.   But alas, the evening talks began and the clouds quickly dissipated as this turned into a meeting of new friends, good brews, and lots of laughter.   Megan Keevil Frank tells us the roots of Arni's Restaurant and their famous pizza and Jeremy Nicely explains the birth and quick and successful growth of Evil Czech Brewery and Public House.  We review and rejoice about Evil's highly sought after, Clayton Bigsby, the deceptively delicious white stout, and we learn about the upcoming event, not to be missed, the New Menu Preview and Beer Pairing hosted by Arni's. Jeremy will be bringing some of Evil's finest brews to pair with Arni's fantastically tasty new menu items and the Pigs will be onsite to partake of the feast and record live from the event. Due to all the

We kick ourselves repeatedly for not finding this little gem of a place nestled in downtown Fishers earlier, but we are certainly glad we did. Brixx Fire Wood Pizza is not only delivering up some elegant pizzas from their wood burning ovens, but they have some great craft brews on tap to quench any thirst. Dougy Fresh walked into Brixx one evening after one of his monthly pedicure & eyebrow waxings to check out the scene and see what this little pizza joint had on tap. He was delighted to find himself in stout and porter heaven. With the hop craze going on in and around the city, it was great to find a place which still catered to us dark beer lovers. He met bar manager Jeremy Lemon, thanked him for the array of fine porters and stouts along with the many other great craft beers on their 23 rotating taps, and made a good friend that evening. He quickly assembled the Pigs and said they need to get into Brixx as soon as possible. So here we are tonight sitting down with managers, Robert Yeley and Jeremy

We are pleased to be sponsoring Arni's New Menu Preview with Evil Czech coming June 7th at Arni's Restaurant on 96st Street.  Check out this brief message about the Evil meeting that will soon be upon us. 

This week on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions, Jordan and Dougie Fresh sit down in the depths of the Redemption Alewerks brewery with owner, Cameron Fila,and Brew Maestro, Dave Gohr.  Not only is Redemption brewing up some of the best beers in town, they have a scrumptious food menu to delight your taste buds as well. (Be sure not to miss the smoked chicken.) A few brews in, counting apparently became a problem for us all, but we had a great time indulging ourselves with some magnificent ales and some humorous conversation.  We learn about the passion and what makes these guys tick along with the history behind Redemption and what the future may hold.   Some love went out to John Manley and the Copper Still, The Dead Squirrels, Chris Burch, Mr. Stevie Yzerman, Bell's Two Hearted Ale, and Journeyman Distillery.   Tune in to this week's episode and be sure to get to Redemption on 96th Street and like the Pigs, you'll keep going back.  

What an amazing event!  Very proud to have been part of the 1st Indiana's Next Hop Model hosted by Indiana On Tap and Nuvo and took place at the Foyt Wine Vault in Speedway, In.  Ed Wenck of Nuvo and James Hinchcliffe did a great job MCing as the local breweries hit the runway, along with our very own Cowboy who got to tear up the catwalk to end the show.  The crowd was fantastic and our thirst was quenched by some excelling local craft beer.  Tune in for some snip-its from old and new friends including Flat12 Brewery, Two Deep Brewing, Broad Ripple Brewpub, up and coming Moontown Brewing, Scarlet Lane Brewing Company, our good buddy Jerry of Bier Brewery, Nikki Reed of the Smiley Morning Show, and IndyCar driver, James Hinchcliffe.   And a big congrats to Redemption's, Dan Gohr, for taking home the crown.  (And be prepared for next week's show featuring Redemption Alewerks Cameron Fila and Dan Gohr.) Cheers!

This week on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions the boys go Hollywood. Who doesn’t love beer and movies? Flix Brewhouse in Carmel, IN lets you enjoy the hottest flicks on the big screen while enjoying some great craft beer and some killer food. This isn’t your run of the mill fake, nasty cheese nachos and soggy hotdogs you get at your neighborhood theatre. We’re talkin’ a full menu from starters through entrées with Vietnamese summer rolls, pulled pork sandwiches, gourmet pizzas, big juicy burgers, as well as chicken and waffles. . . that’s right, chicken and freakin’ waffles. And what better way to wash it all down than with some award winning craft beer brewed by Flix. General Manager, Ron Hahn joins the Pigs to give all the details of this unique theatre and talk a little Batman vs. Superman as they sampled their six core beers and a Flat12 collaboration with Flix called Boys Night Oat.

The Dead Squirrels attack tonight on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions. Jim Streisel and Donny Coyle of The Dead Squirrels join the Pigs for an entertaining look back at some of our favorite 4th rock album releases from bands such as Def Leppard, Toto, Slayer, AC/DC, Beastie Boys, and Steely Dan, to name but a few.  On this episode we review a fine coconut stout from the Scarlet Lane Brewing Company, we find out Jordan can't count, Cowboy cannot make it through a music topic without mentioning Bob Seger, and Donny and Dougy Fresh will never agree on anything.  Jim nerds out on Highlander and Iron Eagle, and Hunter brings the crickets with his tribute to Poison.  Why on earth would we discuss 4th album releases?  To celebrate Squatro, the upcoming 4th album and CD Release Party for The Dead Squirrels which takes place right here at Alley's  Alehouse on Saturday May 14th.  Tune in to hear some tracks off the new album and hear details about the kick ass Pabst Blue Ribbon guitar giveaway during the night of the

What'll you have?PBR me, ASAP!  Tonight we pay homage to one of the country's oldest and still finest beers, Pabst Blue Ribbon.  PBR survived and thrived after Prohibition and have recently been creating havoc in the beer sales world.  We had the pleasure of being joined by PBR's very own Matt Martz as well as the owner of Alley's Alehouse and bowling aficionado, Kevin Walter.  Pabst has had a unique, yet hugely successful business approach.  Teaming that with their sincere comradery with the growing craft beer society has given them not just success, but the respect of beer enthusiasts around the globe.  Kevin, being the brilliant business man that he is, has beautifully paired PBR along with the great craft draft beer selection at Alley's along with a delicious menu that keeps beer and food lovers coming back for more and staying longer each time.  Tune in.  We're sure you'll be surprised at all these two fine companies have to offer and what's in store to come.  Cheers, and enjoy the show.   

This week on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions, we were visited by the elegant Sarah Burns of Indiana On Tap. She fit in so well with the boys, we forgot she wasn't one of us. We reviewed some incredible BriarScratch Stout and some rare Barrel Aged Brad Singleton let us sneek out of Tennessee. Check out what is in store for the summer from Indiana On Tap and find out which Pig will be on Indiana's Next Hop Model runnway.

It was such a delight to have Jerry and Beth of BIER Brewery visit us at home at Alley's Alehouse a few weeks ago, we decided to invade and ransack their home at the brewery on Euchre night.  Jerry joins the gang once again and pulls out some very special 2014 Barrel Aged Sanitarium.  The 2016 Sanitarium is being released TODAY!  I advise everyone to get themselves a bottle of this (before the Pigs get it all).We had a blast on this episode and gave some air time to a few of the many Bier customers surrounding us while reviewing some great biers.  Tune in to this weeks episode and then make your way to the Bier Brewery this afternoon and indulge in the Sanitarium.    

This week on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions, the boys take trip on Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout, Tin Man Milk Stout, and some tasty Silver Sweet Corn Whiskey from The Indiana Whiskey Company. Aliens find their way into this episode and Jordan has the displeasure of finally ingesting a little of Death's Door. We would also like to give a shout out to our good friends Eddie Renner and Haynze Whitmore who are working on the upcoming tale of horror, Creptius. Please (if you have the stomach) check out their movie page at http://www.whixco.com/crepitus.html and consider to help make it all happen with a contribution to their Indiegogo fund raising campaign that is nearing the end and close to reaching their goal. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/crepitus/x/13032095secret_perk_token=aa136a93#/

During our recent Nashville trip, we luckily took the time to stop in Cottontown, TN to see what was cooking at the BriarScratch Brewery, and we were damn glad we did. We sat down with owner and master brewer, Brad Singleton, who introduced us to some fantastic beer and a ton of beer knowledge. This is a guy who is going above and beyond to bring some great tasting brews to the public. Brad is brewing with science and a keen focus on the local community and our environment. We liked the beer so much, we ended up putting off the last track to Nashville for a day and stayed near the BriarScratch tap room at Prince Street Pizza and Pub in the historic downtown of Gallatin, TN. A big thanks to Brad and the great statt at Prince Street for hanging out with us and showing a great time. And we apologize if Pat offended anyone. (Kidding Pat, you were lovely.)

A pleasure to have been part of Indy's 1st Pies & Pints. Arts for Learning put on an incredible event that we are looking forward to being a part of each year. We spoke to so many great people from some of Indiana's best breweries and pizzerias including Big Lug Brewery, Rockstone Pizza, Ash and Elm Cider, Sun King, Piezanos, Chapman Brewery, Brozinnis, Arni's, Quaff On, Hunter from 100.9, and of course, Haley Bass and Susan Oliver of Arts for Learning who did a fantastic job of making this happen. The night was an overwhelming success and the crowd was amazing. Tune in to hear some of the night's excitement and we hope to see you all there next year.

This week on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions, we changed things up a bit and sit down with our #1 fan Jared and review some excellent beers he brought to the show. It's the bomb.

Jerry and Beth of BIER Brewery joined the Pigs at Alley's tonight for a few rounds of Confessions.  After reviewing about 20 beers on previous shows, we finally got them to join us at home.  We loved their beer, not we love their people.  We reviewed a couple tasty BIER brews and talked BIER 101.  Can't wait to take the show to their living room for more great BIERs.   Thanks to Chris Burch for the music to start and finish this fun episode.      

The Pigs are stoked about Beer School coming your way right from out home at Alley's Alehouse.  Tune in to this special announcement from Alley's to learn when and how to participate. . . did we mention there will be FREE beer??  Check it out!!

Time for the 2nd installment of Outlaw Country with Dos Ringos.  Trent and Busey join us this week at the round table at Alley's Alehouse for a bit of country history.  The boys talk about a couple of their favorites, Buck Owens and Mr. Johnny Paycheck, as tonight's highlighted artists along with some side banter about other greats such as Ray Price and Elvis.  Beer reviews for King Leo and Cabin Fever level out the conversation and Hunter has his first Old Chub in the can.  The brews flowed heavily on this one and we got off track a few times, but as always, we had a blast, even though we had to keep reminding Jordan that rap and outlaw country were not the same thing.  Cheers! 

The Scorpion Burger Challenge is on tonight on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions as we dig into some history... boozing history that is, and some of its prominent figures. We review some fine brews back at Alley's Alehouse and are graced by one of Alley's chefs to prepare our boy for his flaming hot challenge. The Scorpion Burger is not for light weights. Although it is absolutely delicious, it will melt your stomach lining. But if you can handle the heat, it's truly an amazing burger. The scorpion pepper jelly may scorch, but the flavor will keep you going back for more. Tune in to find out how our boy Hunter does with this feast and if he makes it through the challenge.

Pig Wars!! Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t seen Star Wars The Force Awakens… climb out from under that rock and tune into this episode. Tonight on Friday Night Blind Pig Confessions we have a few brews and discuss our likes and dislikes of the rebirth of the Star Wars Saga. Although Cowboy is still upset Jar Jar did not make his triumphant return, the cold beers helped to sooth his aching heart. Much we agreed upon and as usual, some we did not… but we had a good time throwing a few back at Alley’s Alehouse while we dissected the film.