Blind Pig Confessions's Podcast

Once again camped out at the kick ass Hop Station Craft Bar in Mishawaka, In, the Pigs and friends spend time jarring some more with co-owner, Casey Stuber while co-owner and brother, DJ Stuber delivers non-stop goods to the table.  Brian Star Forsberg, Ryan Douglas, our main man Jimmy, and Josh Spencer (who will now be known as Local Joe) hang out for the day to share in magical brew delight that is always to be had any day of the week at the Hop Station.  We start the after noon with an area beer legend, Joe England of Bare Hands Brewery to talk beer and hopefully sneak a way in the backdoor to a Bare Hands show.   Tune in to hear more about what is, was, may be again on tap at the Hop, Warren’s real middle name, and Dougy Fresh’s bold, yet unfortunately easy preseason Lions football prediction.   Shout out include, but not limit to:  Burn ‘Em Brewery;  Decadent Ales;  Suntory Whisky;  and Journyman Distillery   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.   

A tasty, craft beer fueled day indeed for all was had on a recent trip to the freshest hot spot in Mishawaka, Indiana, The Hop Station Craft Bar.   Dougy Fresh, Pauly Gee, The Huener, and Kluck spent the afternoon downing malts and barley with owner Casey Stuber and getting the smackdown of this fierce pub.   32 Taps of some of the best global craft beer in constant rotation.  Don’t drag your feet, beers this good don’t last long so be sure to stop in often to get a pint or snifter of what is on tap.  Plenty of canned brews and top notch bourbons also adorn the walls of this special place to please and quench any thirst.   While your enjoying your favorite booze juice there is plenty to do to keep you drinking and having fun from board games to killer throwback arcade games.   Get to Hop Station soon . . . you won’t want to leave.       Shout outs in this week’s episode include:  Burn ‘Em Brewing;  Taxman;  The Bier Brewery;  Ash & Elm;  Rivertown Creek;  450 North Brewing;  The Porter Beer Bar;  

Blind Pigs Pig Out at Alley’s Alehouse. This show is brought to you by Captain Picard and an Inter-Dimensional Donkey’s Ass. You may have to listen to understand that one. In this episode it only takes Jordan 17 seconds to make a Sci-Fi nerd comment, and that catapults the group into an interesting conversation on all thing’s Sci-Fi. From Star Wars to Star Trek, DC to Marvel, and everywhere in between including the inter-dimensional donkeys’ ass. The boys do stop the Sci-Fi banter for a moment when the Burger parade brings the boys the new Blind Pig Burger created by Chef Larry. It is a burger that will change your life. Jordan, Hunter, Paulie G, Roberto, and Griswold all enjoy some great banter, food, and beers. What makes Griswold get giddy? Why does Pat have a surgeon on retainer? Who put a little wang in it? Take a listen and find out for yourself. Cheers. Shout outs:  18th Street, 3 Floyds, Old Style, Upland, Kopacetic Beer Factory, Bell’s, Bier Brewery After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate

Brews O’ Plenty flowed freely on a recent trip to the young Guggman Haus Brewing Co. in Indianapolis.  The 1st morning of Sunday football and the Brickyard was spent priming at the young Guggman.  They are an overnight success story who went from brewing in their basement, to opening their doors this past May, to winning Gold medals for their brews at the Indiana Brewer’s Cup.  They came into the scene blazing hot and we could taste why they were a judge and crowd favorite.    Tune in as owners and brewers, Derrick and Ryan, delight the Pigs with some delicious craft suds and talk about their humble beginnings to their already award winning brews.  They also jump on the Cowboy bandwagon for his plight to change the name of New England IPA’s.    Be sure to stop into this unique brewery in the city for a few pints and enjoy the outdoor seating and dog friendly atmosphere and make some new beer friends in Indy.     www.guggmanhausbrewing.com    Shout outs include:  Mashcraft;  Scarlet Lane Brewing Company

One of our best friends in the business, the doctor of hops, Mr. Sean Manahan invited a couple Pigs to his house of craft beer pleasures, the Kopacetic Beer Factory in Monticello, Indiana for a special evening of drinks and conversation.   The place was crowded(as always) on the eve of 1st Annual Brews Cruise hosted by Kopacetic on the Madam Carroll on Lake Freeman.  Sixteen breweries will unite for an afternoon of live music on the open seas.  It was awesome to see other brewery friends joining us to pregame the night before at Kopacetic (be sure to check back in for a couple short segments with Crasian, Teays, and Backstep Brewing).  Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about Kopacetic and how Sean is helping to grow the craft movement by bringing big beers to small town USA.  You’ll quickly understand why the community has embraced Kopacetic and why you need to get there as soon as you finish listening for some fantastic beers and awesome homestyle atmosphere.  The craft beer will get you ther

We return to our home away from home, Alley’s Alehouse. This show is all about collaboration beers. We take a trip around the Sun King 10-4 Good Buddy pack and get a little sidetracked on the way. We also have some pretty exciting things coming up on Blind Pigs. We discuss and stumble over the history of Alleys. We may have had a few since it opened. Take a listen to this episode and see what new things the boys have headed your way. We have Paulie G, Hunter, Griswold, and Jordan on this episode, and we are joined by the World Famous Power Drinker Miller, and the All Powerful OZ of Alleys the one and only Jack Vermillion. Shout Outs: Sun King, Cigar City, Indiana City, Austin Brew Works, Claude and Annie’s, New Glarus, Rheingeist, Three Floyds, After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to

Another relaxing home show guzzling brews with the boys.   Local comedian and beer lover, Jeremy Brown, joins the round table for an evening of beer and nonsense . . . a bit of hating on Budweiser(I know, what’s new?).   The boys kill and review numerous brews, some from their #1 craft beer delivery service, Tavour, and a few others from around the Midwest.   The show ends with a mighty chocolate boom from a California brew that was the highlight of the night. Crack a cold one, tune in, and then please go to IndyStar.com and vote for The Blind Pig Confessions as The Best Podcast in Indianapolis in the “Things To Do and See”  section.       Shout outs:  Alley’s Alehouse;  Evil Twin;  Tommi Jean Bell;  LickingHole Creek;  Monon Beverage Brokers;  Bottoms Up;   Josh Springer;  Nikki Reed;  Knob Creek;  New Belgium;  New Holland;  Firestone Walker;  Mr. G’s And a special thanks for our buddy, Mr. Donny Coyle for his tune Rock Revolution to take out the show on a high note.   After the show, start fillin

The Grand Junction Brewing Co.’s event that kicks off our summer each year was another huge success.  Sadly Rock the Junction 2019 had to come to a close but we had a blast with all our guests.  We can’t thank our good friend Mr. Jon Knight for letting us be part of this grand, annual event.   Tune in for the 2nd hour of Rock the Junction as we rap with friends from Tin Man Kokomo, Rian Umbach of Field Brewing, Kimmy Shivers Kercheval of Jan’s Village Pizza, Tim Palmer of Primeval Brewing, and last but never least, the one and only Brian Graham of Four Day Ray.   And be sure to join us next May for another afternoon of great craft beer and live music at Rock the Junction 2020.   Shout outs include:  Indiana Brewers Cup;  Tippy’s;   Nawty;  Craftroads Beverage; Alley’s Alehouse;  Evil Czech Brewing and Public House;  Metazoa Brewing Company;  Kevin Fertig;  and Shawn Kessel   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays o

Recorded on May the Fourth at the home of Pauly Gee(the e’s are silent), the boys got together to drink and discuss some of the most important topics of our time while enjoying some cold craft brews from The Lost Abbey and 18th Street Brewery.   Tune in as the conversation flows from Helen Keller, non-religious/religious mumbo jumbo, vintage video games, End Game spoilers, and more hatred for the overrated Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.     Shout outs this week include:  Jeremy Brown;  Hoegaarden;  New Glarus Brewing;  Chris Burch;  The Dead Squirrels; and the Founders Brewing Company   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

After hanging out at Pies and Pints 2019 earlier this year and Jordan & Griswold stopping by for some happy hour libations the week before, we were finally able to get the Pigs together for a visit to Mashcraft Fishers....and it was well worth the visit.    We walked up to the counter, looked at the board and said...."We need one of each".  That's where the fun began.  We greedily took flights of every beer they had on the menu.  Everyone was especially astonished by the IIPA LUPU Imperial IPA boasting a 10.1% ABV but you would never guess it was a 10% brew and we had to double check we had the right beer.    We ran through the gamut of beers on tap and eventually David the general manager joined us after getting back from another event they had been supporting in the community.   Tune in to hear all about the many tasty, clean brews and then stop on in to wet your whistle and dine on some of the great food also available at Mashcraft.   Shout outs: Blakes Cider, The Bier Brewery, Pies and Pints, Bri

One of our favorites festivals and the kick-start to each summer is and will always be Grand Junction Brewing Co.’s Rock the Junction.  Live music and plenty of incredible craft beer from the many local breweries that bring their tasty creations to Westfield each May to raise money which all goes to well deserved charities.  Grand Junction owner and festival founder, Jon Knight kicks off Part One of this year’s annual event with the Pigs.  Tune in to hear about the charities and why they are so close to his heart and more up and coming news from Grand Junction.  The boys get a little nutty with their good friend Jimmie Boros of  Backstep Brewing Company and R2 explains how he went from rock climbing to headbrewer of Grand Junction.   As always, the gang had a blast, so pour a brew and turn up the volume and stay tuned for the release of Part 2 of Rock the Junction 2019.     Shout outs include:  Four Day Ray;  Big Lug;  Taxman;  Primeval;  Pax  Verum Brewing Company;  Tin Man Brewing; Deer Creek Brewery;  

Pigs at 10-56 Rerelease We are re-releasing our recent show at 10-56 Brewery due to some editing issues which we have since cleared up(thanks to our wonderful IT piggy, Pauly G). We had too much fun with some of the most creative and all around nicest brewers in the biz, Mike and Erica. They do too much and give back too much to the community to not show them the respect due that we have for them. So, tune in and get your butts out to 10-56 Brewery in Knox, IN to meet the fine people there and enjoy some fantastic craft brews.   Shout outs:  Tippy’s;  Greenbush Brewery;  Starke County Humane Society;  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

The gang as been dying to finally get in to do a show at 10-56 Brewing in Knox, IN after meeting owners and brewers, Mike and Erica at Tippy’s a year earlier. and had the pleasure of enjoying some of their unique and tasty brew creations.  They have been supplying the area with their delicious beer for awhile but their young tap house opened it's doors in July of 2018 and things keep growing for this special brewery.  From a weekend hobby to a growing business, you can taste the love of the craft in every pint.   Tune in to hear more about a couple of our favorite brewers in the business and their family friendly and dog friendly brewery with lots to do while your enjoying a few pints.  Bring your own vinyl, play a little cornhole out back, or play a few games indoors while you enjoy a few pints.  Tune in to hear more about 10-56, their beginnings, a typical brew day, how they give back to the community, and some plans for the future, as of course, while we sample some fine craft brews.  A big thanks to M

The Pigs spend and entertaining evening once again at Tippy’s in Winamac, IN.   Dougy’s main squeeze, Mikki, jumps in again to review some brews and the Pig’s bodyguard, Griswold brings along his better half, Becky, to keep him in check.  The gang was in for a treat as Tippy’s was taken over by New Belgium Brewery.  New Belgium Ranger, Lisa Kerman, delights their palates with some old favorites and some fresh suds new to the Pigs such as the delicious Black Lager.  Lisa gets into some history of the brewery as well as some future goals before going off the rails with some buzzed up, entertaining conversations including some bad alcohol memories and cat pee brew.   A Tippy’s regular and local brewer jumps in at the end to help take this one out.  Shout outs include:  Briarscratch;  Bootleg Biology;  Redemption Aleworks;  Kopacetic Brewery;  Devil’s Trumpet;  and Carolina Bauernhaus Ales After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers! Be sure to check us out Sundays o

Paulie G, D Fresh, Mikki, and the Gris took some time before the Belgium Brewery Tap Takeover at Tippy’s to enjoy a few craft brews from their Tavour crate as well as a specialty from Founders.  Before things got crazy the gang tried a few new brews include a sour plum from Carolina Bauernhaus, a coffee stout from Modern Times, a wild (no pun intended) sour Experiment from the Anchorage Brewing Company, and Dougy cracks open a Founders CBS just for our good friend, Tippy’s owner, Shiela Jimenez.   Tune in and pretune with the gang and come back next Friday for the release of the Belgium Takeover Show.   Shout outs include:  Taxman Brewing;  Bier Brewery; Pies and Pints;  and Upland   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.

Deep into a number of rounds the gang continues to spiral into drunkenness with talks of music and nonsense.  Part Two of an afternoon of craft brews at Ryan’s casa is almost as entertaining to listen to as it was to be there.   Tune in as the beautiful Mikki, Dougy Fresh, Pauly G, Ernie, Rick, and Ryan do some bonding and kill a few more brain cells.     After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.indyintune.com   Members of the Hopped Up Network. An ever-growing group of independent beer podcasts. Dedicated to providing insight into our local craft beer communities.   www.hoppedupnetwork.com

Jordan, Paulie G, and the Great and Powerful Security Griswold head to Indy’s Biggest St Patrick’s day tent party at Alley’s Alehouse. This was one crazy party from start to finish. We talk about things St Patty’s, and get to hang out at one fantastic party. We get a chance to sit down with Jack the GM of Alley’s and talk about the party and the pigs. We are also joined by the lovely and talented Mel Reffey of Red Remains. We have a few other special slightly inebriated guests on to share their St Pattys fun. Join us for a wild ride episode. Shoutouts: Pinheads, Mel Reffey, Jack Vermillion, Bier Brewery (Uncle Jerry), Four Day Ray, Pax Verum

The Pigs love this annual charity event.  Pizza pies and craft beer and all the funds go to furthering education.  An amazing time each and every year and this year did not let anyone down.  A packed house with lots of great craft beer and local pizza fueled the party.   Anya from Arts for Learning help the boys kick off the shindig and tells some of the many things they do for the community and what’s coming up after Pies and Pints is behind us for the year as well as how you can donate after the party ends.  New friends such as John Roberts of CenterPoint, Dave from Mashcraft, and the young Carly from Upland along with old and dear friends, Cody and Patrick of Moontown join the boys to talk beer and a bit of the usual nonsense.   Tune in to check out what you may have missed if you didn’t attend and be sure to join us next year at Pies and Pints 2020.   After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.com.    Cheers!   Be sure to check us out Sundays on Indy In-Tune. www.i

The pigs head to Bier Brewery north to meet up with Uncle Jerry. We start off with some sexy yet oddly disturbing conversation.  We soon turn our attention to the fantastic lineup of Beers that Darrin the head brewer of Bier has whipped up.  We discuss their brewer again and come to a realization…He is elusive like a big foot, could Darrin really be sasquatch?  Uncle Jerry leads us through their exciting new awards and their new taproom.   This is an amazing place.  Tune in to find out how to get some amazing brews and your oil checked at the same time.  Sarah Burns joins us on this episode and talks Whitestown and Vikings with us.  How do you say Shark Cooter Re?  Well we say Fuggit and tune in to hear more about the delicious beers of Bier including:  John’s Porter, Irish Red Ale, Electric Crystals and of course Fuggit!! Shout outs in this week’s episode include:  Sarah Burns, Whitestown Brewfest, Urban Vines,and Moontown Brewing After the show, start filling your own Tavour crate at https://about.tavour.co

Welcome to this episode of Blind Pig Confessions where we go back to one of our favorite places Redemption Alewerks and sit down with Brandon the owner.   We get to discuss everything going on with Redemption.  We talk about beer styles, pepper beer, and Worm Wood Beers.   “Goodbye Dan Gohr”, and now Goodbye Horses is stuck in your head.   We wish Dan all the best in his new ventures.  Find out what exciting things are coming up at redemption and about Paulie G’s Cold Duck.      Tags:  Dan Gohr, Jekyll Brewing, Union Brewing, Jonathon Mullens, Quaff ON, Geeks who drink