BEERS WITH NIGEL
Beer Karma — it’s real. Please follow rule #2! You hear Nigel and Nick preach this rule of living all the time. The rule is hard, but this shirt is soft like the sultry smooth jazz voice in the podcast intro. Don't miss your chance to rock this t-shirt and spread the gospel of Beer Karma.
Act 69: Is it cake?
69, baby! Yeah, we take the easy jokes on this show. For the 69th episode of this podcast, Nigel and Nick hit the road again and travel to Old Town Lenexa, Kansas to sit down with Craig Adcock, chef, baker, wine afficianado, beer lover and owner of Jude's Rum Cakes and Table Ocho. Oh, he's also a rum maker…
Act 68: Hammy went HAM... and then we had beer
Who knew that upon entering Apex Aleworks there's a chance you'll be welcomed with a performance of Shakespeare behind the bar? Well, it happened while Nick and Nigel were setting up the gear for another road show, this one in Independence, Mo with Apex Aleworks owner Tim…
Act 67: The lake doth overflow... and is that a big wheel?
These guys won't be stopped by something so minor as a flash flood! Last week, Diametric Brewing, in Lee's Summit, Mo, hosted Oklahoma City's Vanessa House and Kansas City's Vine Street Brewing for a collab brew day. And because it's what they do, Nigel and Nick crashed the party and…
Act 66: David saves the day
A rough week for Nick. He and Nigel hopped in the FJ Mobile Studio-Mobile and trekked to North Kansas City for a visit with Bri Burrows at The Big Rip Brewing. Unfortunately, Nick somehow didn't…
Act 65: The Pleasure Way and a Brewmance walk into a tap room...
Sometimes, the beer names just write themselves. Such was the case when Nigel and Nick parked their car outside Crane Brewing in Raytown, Mo. this week…
Act 64: Let’s get weird
Nigel and Nick hit the road again — this time to Long Bell Pizza, located on the western edge of Lee’s Summit, Mo. Owner and chef, Jason Eggers joins the show to talk about his approach to cooking food, his wide variety…
Act 63: Beer is good, but can also DO good
Beer is good. This we know. But beer can also DO good. Act 63 is evidence of that, as Sam Jones & Simon Sheckells are…
Act 62: Dan! Is there a Dan in the house? Somebody call Dan
East Forty brewing was the first brewery to open in Blue Springs, Missouri and has been part of the boom of breweries on the east side of Kansas City during the past 5 years. We chat with…
Act: 61: Paint us a word picture, Chris
What came first, the biscuit or the beer? Well, you're about to find out. Christopher Gandsy, of Daleview Biscuits and Beer in Brooklyn, NY, joins the show to share not only his beer story, but how he's turned a riff on his grandmother's southern buttermilk biscuit recipe into…
Act 60: The one with the Fuggle Snuggle
The official opening is set for March 5, but Nigel and Nick just couldn't wait to meet up with the crew at River Bluff Brewing's new location in Kansas City. Zack…
Act 59: So, what's a 'Jawn?'
The Cider Jawns — Ashley and Jasmine — drop in on Nigel and Nick to provide a little education. First and foremost, they explain a little Philly slang…
Act 58: The one with the Badonkadunkel
Our first episode of 2022 and it's a doozy! I mean, come on, it's the one with the Bedonkadunkel. Jenna Munoz, from Crane Brewing and Jessica Bloom, from Border Brewing, join Nick and Nigel…
Act 57: It’s all in your head
In the final episode of 2021, Mark Myers and Blake McCarter from Fringe Beerworks drop by the studio for a conversation about their now 5-year-old brewery and taproom. Blake tells the story of…
Act 56: From savin‘ bacon to makin‘ bacon
The Angry Swede ain't so angry anymore... unless the Vikings are losing. Nigel and Nick hit the road this week for a quick road trip to St. Joseph, AMERICA and a little brewery called the Angry Swede. Owner/brewer Mike "The Swede" Olinger and occasional general manager/full time billboard Marcus "Mad Dog" Miyamto sit at the table…
Act 55: Things we do for our fathers
One of the coolest stories we’ve heard of how a brewery got started. Jake Keyes' dream of owning a brewery was due in large part to his father. After his dad passed away, it became even clearer. Armed with his dad’s recipes…
Act 54: Occasional brewer; situational drinker
Our tour of area breweries continues with a visit to Transport Brewery in Shawnee. Nigel and Nick sit down with two members of the ownership team, Sean Greenwood and Jason Leib, to talk about their favorite beers, their unique space across from…
Act 53: For love of beer, burping and yeah, the mouth feel, too
We haven’t had guests in the studio is awhile, but YouTubers Two Blondes Drink Beer, Candi & Cara, brought it! Oh, and they also brought beer & swag! These BFF beer nerds talk beer on their…
Act 52: Road trips & business plans
We told you on a previous episode you can open a brewery for only $15k (not true). But, apparently, you CAN write a brewery business plan in your car! Just ask Act 52 guests Brian & Mary Rooney. BKS Artisan Ales was born from Mary buying Brian a…
Act 51: Shayla ain't from Delaware! Also, that's not her name
Jay C. Willams bills himself as just a regular guy. With articles appearing in magazines such as Wine Enthusiast and other publications, he’s hardly regular. This beer writer, and overall beer enthusiast, tells Nick & Nigel about his home brewing days, how he got into writing about beer and how he lives in Connecticut and NOT…
Act 50: A labor of love
A labor of love. That’s the only way to describe the just released beer documentary One Pint at a Time. When Aaron & Brigitte Hosé started filming at the inaugural Fresh Fest Beer Fest in 2018, they had the film they wanted to produce in mind…