Beers with Nigel

Act 29: He’s an OG Citra Hops Head

You might know him as a brewer who loves his Citra hops. You may know him as the Wu Tang Clan’s biggest fan boy. Or you may know him as the Culinary Gangsta — that guy with 3 smokers in his back yard. Whether you know him or not, our guest for Act 29, Taylor Jones, has a big time love of beer and food. We talk his brewing chops and how much Citra he once put in a five gallon batch of beer. We also talk about his newest venture, Burn Theory Fire Kitchen, located at Diametric Brewing, and the origin of the soon-to-be world famous Taylor Tots. 

 

Beers featured on the show include: Wind Shift Brewing Irish Red; Diametric’s hoppy wheat and their Mexican hot chocolate Imperial Stout; and a Belgian Pale Ale from River Bluff Brewing. Mystery beers: Elvis Juice American IPA brewed with Grapefruit - BrewDog Brewing; Boo Young New England Pale Ale - Transparent Brewing; and Dragon’s Milk White Stout - New Holland Brewing.

Act 28: Picture this!

What beer do you pair with Lobster? How about an IPA? Advanced Cicerone and creator of the beer education cartoon Pints & Panels, Em Sauter, joins Nick & Nigel for Act 28. She gives us great ideas for beer/food parings, hips us to the New England beer scene and talks about her love for everything craft beer. We also learn the Pints & Panels origin story. 

Beer consumed from Athletic Brewing & Martin City. Mystery beers: Old Rasputin from North Coast Brewing, Nanners n’ Nilla from Narrow Gauge and Bohemian Breakfast from 4 Hands Brewing.

Act 27: Beer smarter; not harder

Nick and Nigel definitely got smarter — well, one of them did — during Act 27 of Beers with Nigel. Neil With, a beer industry vet, Master Cicerone and one of the foremost authorities on draft beer joins the show. We talk about beer (duh!), his draft system business and we ate if your beer has “ator” at the end of its name, it means something! The gang had beers from Civil Life, KC Bier & Epic Brewing. Mystery beers were from Vanessa House and Gotahold brewing. Get smarter and listen in!

Act 26: Beer + bourbon... what could go wrong?

A cuvee of beer and bourbon! Guess how that went? This episode isn't for the faint hearted — And we're talking about the drinking and the conversation, folks. In this episode, everything was on the table as we talk beer, bourbon, race and just about everything in between. Power couple Chalonda White, aka Afro Beer Chick, and Nik White, creator Chicago Beer Pass join Beers with Nigel representing the pod they do together, The Neat Pour — which as you might imagine focuses on bourbon, so you know Nick Parker was excited.

Beer was consumed from Foreign Exhchange, Transient Artisan Ales, Tapestry Brewing. Mystery beers from Roughtail Brewing, Alma Mader Brewing and Martin City Brewing and the bourbon: Barrel Bourbon, Few, Old Bardstown & Sazerac.

Act 25: It ain't hot if it ain't sizzlin'

Their name says it all. They want to craft the culture. Crafted Culture Brewing founder Anthony “Sizzle” Perry joins Nick & Nigel for Act 25. Opening Monday, Feb. 1, Crafted Culture Brewing is set to become the first black owned brewery in Central Ohio. We talk about his struggles opening a brewery and his goal of reaching neglected craft beer consumers. There’s also lots of funny moments in this episode.

 

Transparent Brewing supplied our drinking beer — Encore Coffee Brown Ale with Lactose. Mystery beers included: Prairie OKC's 14% BBA Nigerian Prince Imperial Stout with Peanut Butter roasted coffee; Orange Lasse from Crane Brewing and Meli Kalikimaka Spiced Winter Ale from Kros Strain Brewing. We may have poured some Bourbon from FEW as well. But that could just be a rumor.

Act 24: Holy craft beer, Batman! Look what happened in 2020

2020 was quite the year. Never mind that pandemic thing — it's the year we started the BeersWithNigel podcast! In Act 24 we take a look back at some of our favorite guests, topics and beers. Nigel shares his Untappd Year in Beer results. He might have had a few last year. The man who’s always mentioned but never seen; Junior! Finally reveals himself on the pod. Nick thought was a good idea to start the show with the 12% Bourbon Barrel Quad from Boulevard Brewing. Transparent Brewing gifted us a crowler of their lovely Hidden Monster Scottish Export. Mystery beers include: Schmoo Whale Imperial Stout from Fields & Ivy Brewery, Beach Dreams-Passionfruit, Orange & Guava Farmhouse Sour Ale from Windshift Brewing and Over an Open Fire Chestnut Winter Warmer from Flyover Brewing. Enjoy the show!

Act 23: He rocks, he rolls, he ships us some bitchin' brew

It’s Act 23 of #BeersWithNigel and we've gone international again! Joining us from the UK is Stacey Ayeh, of Rock Leopard Brewing Co. in London, England. Stacey is a veteran in the alcohol biz and started Rock Leopard to give his interpretation of the beers he loves. We talk about the obstacles he faced getting into the beer business and the London beer scene. Stacey was prepared for the pod, shipping two of his beers across the pond for Nigel and Nick to sip on during the show. We had Rock Leopard’s Paper, Scissors NEIPA and Are We Human Or Are We Chancer?, a session NEIPA.

Act 22: Ain't nothin' gonna break their stride; ain't nothin' gonna slow them down — oh, no...

The Kansas City area brewery scene is growing! Especially on the east side of the city. This episode features two breweries opening in the early part of 2021. Nigel and Nick talk to Brad Steele, who’s opening Broken Hatchet Brewing, and Jeremy Kneeland, Jeff Gray, and Dave Querner, the guys behind the The Goat Brewing Company. We talk about opening a brewery during a pandemic and how they all got started. We drink beers from both breweries plus beer from Saugatuck Brewing and Sun King Brewing.

Act 21: Don't count out the Okies, the brew scene's getting Lively

Pat Lively, of Lively Brewing, joins the show. Pat is veteran brewer who started his career at COOP Brewing. Pat talks about running his own brewery, the Oklahoma craft beer scene and his role as president of the Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma.

Nick & I "sipped" on the 12% Bless Your Heart Imperial Stout from Roughtail Brewing, while Pat imbibed on Lively Brewing’s Passion Fruit Tart. Mystery beers include Martin City’s Doughnut Stout, Salted Caramel Imperial Ale from Southern Tier and Ancient Arkana, a collaboration from Roughtail and Prairie OKC.

Act 20: So, a meteorologist walks into a bar...

Meteorologists like beer, too. In fact, this week's guest brewed a beer at Wind Shift Brewing in Blue Springs, MO. Joining us this episode is KMBC weather chief Bryan Busby. We talk about his recent adventure in brewing and learn he’s great at character voices and just a generally funny dude.

This week’s mystery beers include Slush from Prairie Artisan, Hazeus Corpus from Legal Draft and Write Drunk, Edit Sober from Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.