SSPC @ SSBC (Southern Star Brewery Podcast)

In this behind the scenes episode, we bring your favorite Grapefruit IPA, Coast To Coast, in cans to your favorite stores! Listen along as Dave, Lorne, and Gabe tell us about their favorite conspiracy theories, while talking about our marketing campaign we have planned for the beer. What's your favorite theory? Do you believe in aliens? Thank You To All Of Our Listeners and Supporters, You Guys Keep Us Going!! Events: April 23rd- Crawdads For America AYCE Crawfish for $30 for ages 11+ ($10 Veteran, Law Enforcement & First Responder $20 For Immediate Families) April 30th- Texas All Star Wrestling Presents: Off The Ropes 2022 GA Tickets $15

In this special episode, we meet entrepreneur, family man, Owner/CEO of H-Wheel & Tire, Beer Drinker, and running for City Council Place #3, John Hernandez. Come Meet & Greet John here in the Taproom at the Brewery, March 25th 6PM! Early Voting, the Last Two Weeks of April AND General Election on May 7th! You seriously get to know John in this episode, if you don’t already know him, or want to know who you have running for office. Learn his background, learn what he wants to bring to City Council, find out how much he wants to beautify these streets for us, and see how much this humble man deserves this position. JH4Conroe.com (For More Info.) CityofConroe.org(For More Info. on Voting)

In this fun, high flying, and funny episode, we meet, hangout, and get to know Family Man, Real Estate Agent, but in this case, Director of Business Development and Marketing over at Lone Star Disc, Josh Hofstra! Get to know how Terry Dillard and his two sons, Synjin & Travis created LSD, being the only disc manufacturer in Texas, the origins of how the discs were named, and the ins and outs of the business you most likely didn’t know, from making molds to business tools used to keep the success of the company and the people who help run it. You even find out where Josh is learning his Spanish and buying his tacos! 🌮 Mark Your Calendars: Feb 20- Blondes, Beads, & Bugs with Bayou Sounds Band with D’s Cookin’ March 5- Fourteeth Anniversary with Via Linda, DownFall 2012, Full Steel Combat Knights, and Mission Pro Wrestling in the Warehouse, along with New Beer and Merch! March 20- Beer, Cheese, & Wine Night w/ Steve Harry

In this witty episode, Dave and Lorne talk to you guys about our latest Bombshell Series release, Bombshell Wit! From the history of the Belgium or Gruitbeer, to when they each had their first Wit beer, the Rise and Fall of the Wit Beer, and the whole process of us making it here at the brewery. Even get to hear a cool Dave story from his beer genius journey. “Served in the finest golden cans, our Wit is brewed with bright wheat notes and spiced to perfection.” Down at your local HEB, Specs, Total Wine & More, and in the Taproom Now! Mark Your Calendars: Feb. 12 Anti-Valentines Day Party: Only Posers Fall in Love with 54 Reasons Feb. 20 Blondes, Beads, & Bugs Pre-Mardi Gras Party with D’s Cookin’ Crawfish and Bayou Sounds Band Live Music Mar. 5 Fourteenth Anniversary Party with Special Beer & Glassware Release, Full Steel Combat Knights, Downfall 2012 and Via Linda Live Music, ending the night with Mission Pro Wrestling; No Debes Jugar in the Warehouse Apr. 2 Blessing of The Wines

In this episode, marketing updates happen with our 5+8 Graphic Design, Content Creation Manager, Gabe! From showing us feature can designs, new TVs being installed, to talking about your new favorite Grapefruit IPA, Coast to Coast being produced for the masses, and seeing other renditions of can designs you’ll maybe never get to see, like we did. Go behind the scenes of the brewery with this episode with us and stay paying close attention to our Social Medias for More Events, Beer Releases, and Precious Artwork made by our awesome design team! Bombshell Wit Coming to a Store Near You!! Charcuterie Boards Coming Soon to Taproom! Music Bingo on Wednesdays Now! $3 Bombshell Blondes on Thursdays During Trivia! February 5th: Taproom Part 1 Benefit for Kenneth Matthews Music by Hoelscher Brothers February 12: Anti-Valentines Party Music by 54 Reasons February 13: Beer, Wine, & Cheese Pairing February 26: Conroe Rumble with Texas All-Star Wrestling March 26th: Brewery Part 2 Music by Bar Rats and more! Please Give Us A Podcast Feedback! Instagram: @southernstarbrewingco @5plus8 @skullandpotion @brewplexpodcast

Happy Holidays From the Southern Star Crew!! In this seasonal episode, Dave and Lorne go over their favorite beers from the Krampus 12-Packs, tell us which ones of OUR favorite brews are staying, and share with us the process along with it. We now have Orange Vanilla Mead on Draft or Cans TO-GO in the Taproom! Meaditation Coming Soon!!(Preview On This Episode) Pine Belt 2.0 Limited Release, 12/30 Thursday during our Trivia Night Brought To You By The Craft Quiz Company!!!

In this special episode, Dave and Lorne tell the world about our new mead project and bring on Aaron, our cellar-man, to tell the people his story on making this product and being the frontman on all of it. Black Cherry Mead now available in Cans and Draft in the Taproom, More Flavors Coming Soon! Hopefully you’ll see our product in stores or at the Renaissance Festival next year! Also in this episode, you get to hear a little behind the scenes on how we all work together and how weird or cool our brewery family is, you decide. Thank you to Dave for giving all of us at work a time to shine in our own creative form, Aaron with mead, me with this podcast, Taylor with the Krampus beers, Lorne with his wrestling interests, and many others. Thank You To Our Veterans, Thank You To Our Listeners, and Thank You To All of Our Beer Drinkers!

With only 570 cases ALL over Texas, this project is finally out in the market, found at Specs or Total Wine and More, made with tremendous amount of effort from everyone in the brewhouse to our in-house artist! We bring to you a 12-pack 12 Unique Brews 12 Day Advent Case of Beer, each with their own Trading Card that you can enjoy with us LIVE on our Instagram starting November 24th, the day before Turkey Day! In this episode, Dave expresses how rewarding it was to see everyone and everything come together after months and months of planning and executing piece by piece, we get to hear the perspective from Lorne, our packaging manager, we are blessed by the beer and metal gods and talk with Taylor, our production manager, and meet our brewer Michelle for the first time! We hear their favorite and least favorite parts of the whole process and its cool to hear for someone who has no idea what goes on behind closed doors, which is what this podcast is all about. Thank You for the Continued Support!! The Real Season 2 is here!! Join us on Instagram November 24th @southernstarbrewingco

As October comes to an end, we bring a pre-recorded episode, but an appropriate one! Thank You to everyone who has been asking about the podcast, we’ve all been super busy with life and have been focusing on those first! #priorities In this episode, Dave and Lorne sit and tell us about the process of getting a beer style, that none of them really drink, or like, on a market with many other pumpkin beers already out there. A well earned Lorne and Dave episode, if you know what I mean! With the collaborative effort from the whole brewery, Cygourd was created, Half Pumpkin, Half Machine! (Oatmeal Amber Ale with some pumpkin spice) But don’t worry they also tell you how they really feel(Dave even sings about them)! Handmade Candles in the Taproom!! Thank You For the Continued Support!!!

In this awesome episode, we meet and talk to Author, Brewery Owner, and Dave’s good friend, Kelley Meyer! Find his book on Amazon, learn from his mistakes, “must read for anyone looking to open a damn brewery,” and get a laugh out of his misery so you don’t have to! Listen to the podcast, How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery, where Kelly autopsies dead breweries, talks with distributors, retailers, and even other industry business owners! Whilst his book was to learn from his mistakes, the podcast is expanding that scope to the mistakes of everyone he brings on his show. Sit down with us and learn something you didn’t know, like, he owns New Braunfels Brewing Company, he created PKL FKR(pickle f-er), or what he really feels about your homebrewed beer. Thank you for the continued support to our listeners and fans! #SupportLocal

In this questionable episode, we get some more questions provided by the r/Houston r/Craft Beer subreddit added by Lorne! We have a lot of fun making these kinds of episodes, we’ll have more segments coming to this podcast that we know you guys will enjoy! Hangout with us, grab a nice cold Southern Star beer, and listen to our voices while you go on reddit and ask us some more questions! Twitter: @SouthernStarBC to submit questions as well!

In this relaxing episode, Dave and Lorne sit down and catch us up on what’s been going on their lives and also, here at the brewery. The guys pull up some subreddit questions that were submitted on r/craftbeer(If you know, you know), answered some serious, some funny, but all in all very interesting segment. You might even learn something! Let us know what you think about this type of episode! #SupportLocal *Listen til the end for special announcements*

In this educational episode, Dave puts on his professor hat and explains on things you did or didn’t know about our TABC, or the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission! From the beginning to current conditions of the commission, some history of how you couldn’t get certain drinks at any bar, to unscrupulous leaders, forward to now, who now seem to be in our small guys favor. Put your learning caps on, enjoy a Southern Star Beer with Beer Dad, and let us know what you guys think about these types of episodes! Make sure to get to the brewery to try our limited New Taproom Exclusive, Dry-Irish Stout, Operation Fermentation! Try a pint or take a 4-pack home!! #SupportLocal

In this self care episode, we meet owner and CEO of ManBasics Speakeasy Barbershop, Dave’s good friend and ours, Damon. ManBasics offers a unique atmosphere that lives up to the speakeasy name! Go back in time and sip on a crafted cocktail in a crystal glass while getting your haircut and more. Check out the Simple Syrup or other products like, beard oil or even some artisan soap! Visit now TWO locations in Old Town Spring or off FM 1488!!! In the meantime sit back and enjoy, learn about the people who help make us who we are and thank you to all of our International listers!! #SupportLocal

In this super nerdy episode, Dave gives us some much needed beer history, Pilsners to be exact! We’ve been due for an educational episode, I learned a lot and I hope you do as well, and let us know how you feel about these educational episodes! Be on the lookout for our one-off special, Bombshell Pilsner, light crisp, golden beer, just in time for the Summer! The beer will be available in the taproom in cases OR 6-packs this weekend, come try one for yourself!

Thank You To All of Our Listeners and Supporters Throughout This Podcast Journey!! Sit back and enjoy some Martin House with us, gain some knowledge you probably don’t know about our brewery, we touch up on Lemon Pi, and just let us spread positive vibes as we continue to embark on this pathway to podcast success. Come on out this Father’s Day to celebrate the ones who brought you into this world with some crawfish and ice cold draft beer! #SupportLocal

In this forward-moving episode, some of our loyal and long time customers are going to be upset, but if you listen to what Dave has to say about the decisions we have made then you’ll understand and hopefully continue to go on this journey with us! A lot of you know about Lil Cal but if you actually listen to this episode, you know what we’re talking about. More events in the taproom to come, Lemon Pi Sour Ale has hit the shelves, our taproom, we have cool Lemon Pi T-shirts, and more wrestling in the future! Thank you for the continued support and we cant wait to see you guys here at the brewery!! #SupportLocal

RUMBLE AT THE BREWERY THIS WEEKEND IN THE WAREHOUSE! Saturday, May 29th Come Watch These Guys in the Ring for the First Time Ever in Our Facility! Doors Open at 6pm with General Admission Fee Alongside COLD DRAFT BEER, & Darlin' Like A Marlin Blackberry Sour Release for Pass The Gravy Podcast All in the Same Day YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS SPECIAL EVENT!!! A big Thanks to Lorne for hosting this episode and you best believe he will be there with all his glory!! Thank You to Vinnie Zukko for returning to our show, can’t wait to see you with the Cruiserweight Title Belt, Titan for sharing his words and wisdom of professional wrestling and stories of awesome experiences, and The Rottweiler, Jay Davis for being down to earth and showing love to everyone around him!! IG: @big_bad_zukko @officalmtngiant @the_rottweilerjay99 FB: Jaquarious Davis YT: Vinnie Zukko Pillars of Destiny(ThePillarsTV)

In this exciting episode hosted by Keith and Angel, we meet Texas Brew Hopper, Luis Tapia! Established in 2019 with their apparel company promoting craft beer and helping the community through fundraisers to raise money for breweries and members who need help, these guys are slowly making a name for themselves in the craft beer community and we are happy to be a part of it! If you’ve never heard of Texas Brew Hopper, you should! Rody could not be with us during this episode but we surely missed him! We met Luis during our Wake of Poseidon release weekend and its been history since, many events and many collaborations later we are still here and planning exciting things. Sit back and listen to this awesome conversation with our friend! www.texasbrewhopper.com for all your craft beer apparel, stickers, candle needs etc. #SupportLocal Pre-Recorded Episode in March during Dave's vacation

In this loving episode, we learn the foundation that started Southern Star, our HR Department rocks everyone else’s, the hardships of running a brewery as a married couple, and the fun loving passion that drives us to be the company we are! This episode was super fun and entertaining to record, Deidra’s a natural on the microphone, great words! Sit back and listen to the love through the headphones(or speakers), learn something you didn’t know about our brewery, and thank you for continuing to download and support our show! #SupportLocal