A show about beer... and other things. Host Nigel Woodberry has made himself into a local ambassador for Kansas City area brewers, pubs and bars. He wants to talk about beer annnnnnd some other things. For conversation, he bribed his friend and co-host, Nick Parker, with a promise of beer to come aboard and help him delve into cultural discussions of beer and beyond.
Episodes
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Act 83: Birthdays, beers & whiskey oh my!
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Monday was Nigel's birthday (we won't tell you which number) and this weekend is the second anniversary for Goat Brewing in Lee's Summit. What better way to celebrate than with beers — and some whiskey because Whiskey Wednesday? Goat Brewing owner Jeremy Kneeland joins the celebration, as does Counter Clockwise KC's Sean Harris joins in for some big news.
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Act 82: Brewing beer and building community
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Woodie Bonds really wants to be the third member of our band! Bonds, along with co-owner Elliot Ivory and Director of Operations Annie McGinnis invited Nigel and Nick out for a sneak peak at the soon-to-be-opened Vine Street Brewing located in the historic east side of Kansas City. Also joining the show is Jerry Richard, host of the Modern Brews + Beats podcast. In this special episode we talk about Jerry's entry into the world of craft beer and catch up on one of the midwest's most anticipated brewery opening.
Just for you, Junior, here's this act's mystery beers: Hibiscus Milkshake IPA, Grains & Taps; Beer Karma - chocolate mint, Transparent Brewing & Beers with Nigel collab; and Tezcatlipoca, Diametric Brewing.
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Act 81: Do you have a personal beer shopper?
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
We get to meet a lot of people in this "job." But we're sure we've met many with a better job title than Macadoodles' Aaron Plaskett — Beer & Bourbon Manager. So, how does Aaron describe his job at the newly-opened store in Lee's Summit, Mo.? He says he's a curator and a personal shopper helping customers find what they need for their palette. Basically, he gets you the best beers and bourbons you know you need. What we’re drinking: JEFF, The Iowa Project; Hibiscus Milkshake IPA, Grains 7 Taps; Liquid Spiritual Delight, 2nd Shift Brewing; and Cocoa Bites Triple Chocolate Milk Stout, 4 Hands Brewing.
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Act 80: A Brew with a View
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
John Gales, from Brew View magazine, joins Nigel and Nick all the way from his home in Vermont. Gales talks about using the magazine to tell good beer stories and spread the word about the constantly-growing craft beer industry. Brew View currently has two magazines covering the beer scenes in Vermont and Missouri. Nigel and Nick's beers for this episode were: Smoked Lime Gose, Windshift Brewing; Axis IPA, Real Ale Brewing; Denim Tux, Bow & Arrow Brewing; Cherry Lemon Sherbet, Grains & Taps; and P.O.G. Champ Cider, home brew.
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Act 79: Behold, the legend of the Hennessy Ninja
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Hennessy Ninja, a shawdowy flight into the craft beer world of a legend who may or may not exist. Aubrey Perry, a recovering IT professional on a crusade to champion the cause of craft brewers in a world of drinkers operating without an app to guide them... Nigel and Nick welcome Crackem founder and developer Aubrey Perry to show to talk about his craft-beer focused mobile app, his journey into the beer scene, a shared love of Barrel & Flow Fest and, well, other things. What were the boys drinking this time: Germans Love Jazz, KC Bier Co and Vine Street Brewing collab; Pina Colada Oat Cream Ale, Windshift Brewing; Yuengling Oktoberfest; Yuengling; We Belong, Big Rip Brewing and Vine Street Brewing collab.
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Act 78: Who needs plan? Let’s just make it happen
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
We've been trying to plan this episode for quite some time. But as we learn in this episode, Josh Edwards don't need no plans! Listen in as Nick and Nigel walk down the road to Smoke Brewing Co. for a conversation with owner Josh Edwards and head brewer Spencer Schaub to talk about the evolution of Smoke's beer and Josh's growth as a home builder turned brewer turned restaurateur... Oh, and Junior, we failed you again. But rest assured all the beers were excellent!
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Act 77: Behold, the beergraphic memory!
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
We know Nigel travels beer. We know he's started dragging Nick along for some of those travels. But in this episode we learn, "you know nothing, John Snow." The soon-to-be-dubbed Mr. 3000 joins us for Act 77. Chris O'Leary, editor of the popular Brew York newsletter streams into the podcast to talk about the stories he's captured during his global beer travels and looks ahead to visiting his 3,000th brewery sometime this spring. Oh, and Chris says he has a 'beergraphic memory' to help him remember his beverages at each stop.
Beers consumed (in case you don't share Chris' talent) by Nick & Nigel: BKS, Aloha Breakfast ; Crowns & Hops, 8 Trill Pils; Turning point Beer, Raspberry Cheesecake & Chill; and Alma Mader, Neverknown Maole Vanilla.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Act 76:Drinking a podcast cuvee!
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Nigel and Nick head over to South Kansas City for a collab recording session with the guys from the Lawnarchy podcast. Aside from their love of KC, what do these five have in common? They were both nominated for The Pitch's Best of KC award in the local podcast category — a fact they only learned about by pure happenstance. We're hoping one of the shows emerges victorious! Maybe we'll find out today.
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Act 75: The run-around with the traveler Blues
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Our friends Karen & Lenny, aka @cedarandsilver, have been living the #airstreamlife criss-crossing the country for the last 4 years. What started as Karen’s dream has turned into the couple being able to hit breweries far and wide — and tagging breweries with those oh-so-cool #beerswithnigel stickers. Check out the episode and maybe you too can live the life.
What we're drinking: Grains & taps Brewery, Cherry Lemon Sherbet; Diametric Brewing, Slide Left; Turning Point Beer, Pina Colada Froyo Pulp; Turning Point Beer, Raspberry Cheesecake & Chill; Side Project Brewing, Wilson; Peticolas Brewing Company, Sit down or I’ll sit you down.
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Act 74: Initiation by Fireball
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Two of the three members of the Kansas City-based band, Run With It, join Nigel and Nick in studio for this latest episode. The duo tells their musical stories, including a dark chapter that led Miguel to walk away from the industry for a period. This is episode isn't as beer-centric as usual, but as always, it's the stories that draw us in... Junior, Nick apologies, he forgot to list the beers again.