Beers with Nigel

Holy beer and barbecue, Batman! Nigel and Nick are still a little shook up from the amazing week of beer, barbecue and beer family in Kansas City. Partnering with Annie and the gang at Vine Street Brewing, the show brought in the filmmakers and much of the cast from the One Pint at a Time documentary for a Kansas City screening and craft beer party like our midwest metro hasn't seen in a while. Act 113 is from the live show on the Vine Street patio. Big thank you to all our KC friends for helping show off this incredible city. And we can't thank our friends One Pint and Barrel & Flow friends for taking the time to visit KC and help us party.

Act 112 and Nigel and Nick are back on the road. This week the dynamic duo of beer head to North Kansas City and the spacious home of Callsign Brewing. Air Force veteran Steve Sirois shares the touching origin story of his brewery and how each beer honors service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. The brewery and a soon-to-be launched podcast also focus on raising funds to support efforts to help service-members returning home and suffering from PTSD. Vine Street Brewing co-owner and general badass Annie McGinnis joins the show to promote this weekend's One Pint at Time event collab with Beers with Nigel. Get your tickets at bit.ly/OnePint.

Kemet Coleman's passion is music. First, and always, he says he's a rapper and a musician. But on this episode of the podcast we learn the long-time Kansas City entertainer is so much more than that. Kemet joins Nigel and Nick (and Katie, too!) in The Vault for a conversation about his role as co-owner of Vine Street Brewing and how everything always comes back to music. Oh, and he also plays Prague Rock?

Barley and Vine isn't really right there by that Platte City water tower. But the self-proclaimed bougie brewery and wine store is nestled in the heart of historic downtown Platte City and neither beers nor the conversation disappointed in this early-March road trip. Head brewer Billy Campbell joined an elite group of guests providing his own Mystery Beers while sharing his story of going from home brewer to pro and helping to open this new space on the north end of the Kansas City metro area. What did we get out of this episode? The start of a new competition between Barley and Vine and Nigel's brewery/taproom, Transparent Brewing over who makes the best beermosas. Stay tuned for what we're sure will be a Thunderdome-worthy battle of the bougie beer beverages.

Typically, Nigel shows up to the show prepared with a nice drinker and the all-important bag of Mystery Beers. This night, was not your typical night. Since Nigel forgot the drinker, Nick stepped with a can of good old fashioned Beer Karma — in the form of Pirate Water (thanks, Forest!). This oddly decent-tasting red beverage packed a punch, coming in at 10% ABV. Givon Blakney, better known as @sentricstyles on the socials entered The Vault for this episode to talk his love affair with craft beer and the evolution of his video beer reviews. Oh, and there was much burping.

Look away kids. When two Nigels get together, it get's a little bit awkward. Really, we're not sure why co-host Nigel Woodberry got so excited when he told Nick Parker they were interviewing Canadian River Brewing's Nigel Dunham — we've had multiple episodes with two Nicks! OK, maybe it is kinda cool. Our Nigel grew up in Oklahoma and this Nigel still lives there and is busy bringing good beer to his home town. Dunham shares his beer story and how he continues to grow his beer business.

We're digging deep this episode for the real story behind beer writer and social media influencer, Ale Sharpton. In addition to the story behind his pen name and his passion for the beer industry and promoting black brewers, host Nigel Woodberry and Nick Parker press with some hard-hitting questions — like why he prefers a tulip tasting glass no matter which beer he's sipping at the moment.

Welcome to the show, William Teasley, co-owner of Khonso Brewing. Teasley uses his background in education to champion discussions centered on African and African-American contributions to brewing, aiming to highlight their significant historical impact on the industry. With a comprehensive understanding of beer brewing techniques, recipe development, and quality control, he embodies Khonso Brewing's commitment to excellence. Teasley's engagement in industry events and seminars underscores his dedication to sharing knowledge about the diverse cultural heritage of brewing, enriching the craft beer landscape with valuable insights and historical perspectives.

Mike Sukitch, owner of Pittsburgh's renowned spot, Mike's Beer Bar, join Nigel and Nick on this episode of the Beers With Nigel podcast. They delve into Mike's background, tracing his family's legacy in the beer industry and his transition from globe trotting corporate life to beer bar proprietorship. Explore the challenges faced during his five-year tenure, including weathering the storms that was COVID-19. Discover Mike's unique insights into the craft beer landscape, alongside humorous anecdotes for a compelling glimpse into the world of a successful beer business owner. As always, cheers to the brews and the stories behind them!

Hosts Nigel Woodberry and Nick Parker take you on a whirlwind journey through Tall Trellis Brewing's growth during the latest Beers with Nigel episode. From its origins in hop farming to evolving into a local brewing sensation, this episode uncovers the brewery's evolution. Delving into their initial plan to feature guest taps, the podcast reveals their pivot when demand skyrocketed for their signature brews, propelling them from small-batch to a seven-barrel production in record time. Owner Ryan Triggs and head brewer Nick Feightner spill the secrets behind the brewery's recipe scaling and process adaptation, from humble garage brewing to crafting Tall Trellis' renowned beer lineup. Tune in for Beers with Nigel's thrilling exploration of Tall Trellis Brewing's beer voyage.

For the third consecutive year, Nigel and Nick teamed up with Transparent Brewing's Nolan Brown for their holiday Beer Karma collab brew. Recorded live in the Transparent taproom, this episode served as the official release of the 2023 beer, a chance to wish Nolan a happy birthday and let some of the listeners take part in the Mystery Beer "Guess the ABV" game.

He was an early guest on the show and wanted a chance to return and help the boys celebrate being named Best Local Podcast in Kansas City. John Beaudoin returns to the show, hosting Nigel and Nick around his fire pit with some his favorite beers and conversations none of us saw coming, because that's what happens when you're drinking in the driveway.

We ain't stopping at 100! The Pitch KC just announced their annual Best of KC fan voting awards so we decided to mix a little celebration in with the chance to introduce two of Nigel's co-workers McBeth and the Cellartween. Bryan and Conor (yeah, he spells it weird) join the show to tell their beer stories and how they helped Nigel and the crew at Transparent Brewing rack up a slew of fan fan votes in this year's awards season... Also, a big thank you to to our listeners for voting Nigel and Nick as Kansas City's Best Local Podcast! Cheers!

In no way, shape or form did Nigel and Nick think their little show about beer and other stuff would last this long. But here we are. Three years and 100 episodes later, the guys are still going strong spreading the word about Kansas City's beer scene and collecting engaging stories from throughout the US and beyond just because they've found beer to be the best doorway into your lives. The 100th episode was recorded live from Vine Street Brewing in Kansas City and featured several repeat guests, as well as a few new ones. And, Junior, since you didn't bother to come out, we're not telling you what beers we drank! Just kidding, there were too many to list. A big thank you to Annie, Woodie and the Vine Street gang for hosting us, the balloons and cake were a great surprise. And additional thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate us — many of which brought us new beers! Love and cheers to all. Beer is for everyone and Beer Karma is real.

Don't be fooled by the beers that she got She's still, she's still Jenny from the Grains That's right, folks. Finally. 99 episodes into this crazy podcast life, Nigel and Nick finally got Jenny Painter, aka Jenny from the Grains, to join them in the vault. She's a photographer, and a long-time bartender, but most know her as the badass taproom manager for Grains & Taps - Downtown Lee's Summit. Jenny shares her story of stumbling into the bartending scene and working her way into her current gig and even convincing the guys at G&T to brew up her own recipe once a year.

Nigel and Nick had to dig deep to find these long lost recorded interviews with the voices behind Cajun Fire Brewing, Instagram's Daddy Porter, Mack Brewing Co., Vine Street Brewing, Community Brewing, Crafted Culture Brewing and more. Were they really, lost episodes? No, not at all. The guys are just little bit lazy and it took a few weeks to put this together. If you missed this year's Barrel & Flow Fest (the No. 1 beer festival in America), this is the (second of two) episode for you. You're not gonna want to miss rollin' with the boys in 2024.

The boys look forward to their annual trip to Pittsburgh and the Barrel & Flow Fest every single year. And this year's pilgrimage did not disappoint. In fact, the revelry and merriment hit new heights as Nigel and Nick explora(ed) Dayton's DORA district, set up their own "media row" event at the festival, procured as much beer as possible for the return trip to KC, and generally left their own KC stamp all over Pittsburgh, PA's beer scene. Take a listen as part 1 offers up their own festival post mortem. Part 2, Act 98, includes interviews from Barrel & Flow Media Row.

Two of them met in grade school, the third came on in junior high. Today, they're business partners building up one of the hottest craft beer brands in Chicago — and the country! Hosts Nigel Woodberry and Nick Parker caught up with the gang from Funkytown Brewing just a week before they all converged again at America's best beer festival, aka Barrel & Flow fest. Listen in to hear their story of building this popular brand and business.

It's Barrel & Flow week and you know what that means. That's right, our podcast daddies, Ed Bailey & Day Bracey join the show to catch up this weekend's Barrel & Flow Fest, the Drinking Partners podcast and their recently-completed second season of Ed & Day in the 'Burgh on Very Local Pittsburgh. Oh, if you didn't know this you should — Barrel & Flow Fest was just named the No. 1 beer festival in the United States. See you in a couple of days, daddies.

In a sequel to one of their most favorite episodes, Nigel and Nick headed to KC's Southland for another crossover episode with YouTube sensations, Two Blondes Drink Beer. As always, Cara and Candi are hilarious and shy away from no topics while also tasting and critiquing every beer they can get their hands on. And if this crew likes the beer — then CACAO!