Sunday, April 1, 2012

Indiana BrewHaus Radio Half-Hour, Episode 11 "Black Acre Brewing"

Hey Listeners!

Here is the newest episode of the IBH Radio Half-Hour. This week we talked with the newest brewery in Indianapolis, Black Acre Brewing. These guys just opened last month and will have house beers on tap soon! Check out the contact information at the bottom for up to date events and beer tappings!

Cheers,

Nate

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IBH Radio Half-Hour
Episode 11
Black Acre Brewing
Guest: Jordan Gleason

Hello faithful followers and listeners, and welcome to our greenest episode yet of the Indiana BrewHaus Radio half-hour where we talk about all things beer: tasting it, brewing it, and discovering new ways to enjoy it. This week we are proud to be on location at Black Acre Brewing in historic Irvington neighborhood of Indianapolis. I am your host, Nate Shultz. I am sitting along side my two co-hosts, Mr. Jared Brown and Mr. Ben Sutton. Good evening, gentlemen. (insert joke here...) Not my best work.

Be Sure to follow along with the drinking game online. No new rules this week, but again, if you have any rules you want to add, just email me at indianabrewhaus@gmail.com.

On to the guests. Here joining us in the tasting room of their own brewery, from Black Acre Brewing, Mr. Jordan Gleason. and Mr. Matt Johnson. How are you this evening gentlemen?

First some questions for Jordan Gleason
1. Opening a brewery, what were the biggest challenges you faced?
2. You guys are the new kids on the block when it comes to professional brewing, but you are no stranger to the hop and grain. Tell us a little bit about your brewing experience?
3. So, why Irvington? Was there a specific reason?
4. Do you have any special events coming up? Any plans for a big grand opening party?
6. I noticed you have outside beers on tap. That is unusual for a local craft brewery. Why do that?
5. What kinds of styles do you have coming up for the spring?

Style of the week
Ask them what they have been brewing and give a style based on that

Craft Beer news!!
Another brew bracket challenge is going to be taking place this April 14th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds from 12:30 - 5 pm.
Go to Brewbracket.com for details and ticket information.
What have YOU been drinking?
Nate-pranqster - north coast, FT. Bragg, CA
Jared-
Ben-

Thanks everyone for joining us this week on the Indiana BrewHaus Radio Half-hour. Special thanks to my guest for the evening, Mr. Jordan... whom you can follow on twitter @blackacrebrewer or go to blackacrebrewing.com. Be sure to check it often for updates on seasonals and events coming up. Thanks to my co-hosts, Jared, which you can follow on twitter at @jaredbrown, and Ben which you can follow on twitter @thepact or at benjaminsutton.com.
You can also follow me on twitter @nshultz or go to indianabrewhaus.blogspot.com for more episodes of the IBH Radio Half-hour, blog posts, drinking games as well as updates on what is going on around Indianapolis. Also, be sure to check out indianabrewhaus.com!

cheers!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

IBH Radio Half Hour, Episode 10, Black Swan Brewpub

Hey Guys,

Here are the show notes and episode link for this week. We went on location to Black Swan Brewpub for this episode.of IBH. I hope you guys all enjoy this. We have some pretty cool things in the works at IBH. Stay tuned for exciting updates!


Enjoy!


Nate


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IBH Radio Half-Hour
Episode 9
Black Swan Brewpub
Guest: Chef Nick and DJ McAllister

Hello friends of the hop and grain, and welcome to our secon d episode of 2012 of the Indiana BrewHaus Radio half-hour where we talk about all things beer: tasting it, brewing it, and discovering new ways to enjoy it. This week we are proud to be on location at Black Swan Brewpub here in Plainfield, IN. I am your host, Nate Shultz, I love beer... almost as much as I love food...as is apparent from my curvy physique.. I am sitting along side my two co-hosts who aspire to achieve my shapely form, Mr. Jared Brown and Mr. Ben Sutton. Good evening, gentlemen.

Be Sure to follow along with the drinking game online. No new rules this week, but again, if you have any rules you want to add, just email me at indianabrewhaus@gmail.com.

On to the guests. Here joining us in the tasting room of their own brewery, from Black Swan Brewpub, Mr. Nick Carter and Mr. DJ McAllister! How are you this evening gentlemen?

First some questions for DJ:
1. Opening a brewpub, what were the biggest challenges you faced?
2. now, you opened the restaurant side first, correct? What made you decide to do that rather than the brewery first?
3. How has plainfield embraced the beer?
4. Do you have any special events coming up?
5. What kinds of styles do you have coming up for the spring?

Cooking Corner:
This week we are very fortunate to have nick carter, also from Black Swan Brewpub here in plainfield. Nick is the executive chef here at black swan with years of experience in the restaurant business. Tonight we are going to ask him a little about cooking with beer.
On to Nick:
1. for our listeners, what are some good rules of thumb when cooking with beer?
2. What is your favorite beer to cook with?
3. What is your favorite dish to put beer in?
4. Are you willing to divulge any recipes that our listeners can try at home?
5. Craft beer tends to have a very strong flavor. How does that influence the types of dishes you use it in?

Style of the week:
This week I would like to talk to DJ about some of the styles he has coming up.


Thanks everyone for joining us this week on the Indiana BrewHaus Radio Half-hour. Special thanks to my guest for the evening, Mr Nick Carter and Mr. DJ McAllister from Black Swan Brewpub! They can be found on twitter at @blackswanbrewpub or online at www.blackswanbrewpub.com. Be sure to check it often for updates on seasonals and events coming up. Thanks to my co-hosts, Jared, which you can follow on twitter at @jaredbrown, and Ben which you can follow on twitter @thepact or at benjaminsutton.com.
You can also follow me on twitter @nshultz or go to indianabrewhaus.blogspot.com for more episodes of the IBH Radio Half-hour, blog posts, drinking games as well as updates on what is going on around Indianapolis. Also, be sure to check out indianabrewhaus.com!

cheers!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Indiana BrewHaus Radio Half-Hour, Episode 9, Bier Brewery Pt. 2

Hey Guys,
Check out this weeks episode of IBH Radio Half-Hour! We had a great show and I promise we will be up on iTunes soon. 

Enjoy!

Nate

IBH Radio Half-Hour
Episode 9
Bier Brewery Pt. 2
Guest: Corbin and Darren

Hello friends of the hop and grain, and welcome to our first episode of 2012 of the Indiana BrewHaus Radio half-hour where we talk about all things beer: tasting it, brewing it, and discovering new ways to enjoy it. This week we are proud to be on location at Bier Brewery here in Indianapolis. I am your host, Nate Shultz, I will, and on some occasions have, work for beer. I am sitting along side my two co-hosts for the evening who probably have worked for even less, Mr. Jared Brown and Mr. Ben Sutton. Good evening, gentlemen.

Chat: 10 health benefits to drinking beer:
Stronger Bones
Stronger Heart
Healthier Kidneys
Boosting Brain Health
Reduced Cancer Risk
Boosting vitamin levels
Guarding Against Stroke
Reduced Risk for Diabetes
Lower Blood Pressure
Longer life
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/10-surprising-health-benefits-beer?page=4

Be Sure to follow along with the drinking game online. No new rules this week, but again, if you have any rules you want to add, just email me at indianabrewhaus@gmail.com.

On to the guests. Here joining us in the tasting room of their own brewery, from Bier Brewery, Mr Darren Connor and Mr Corbin Elliott! How are you this evening gentlemen.

1. You just celebrated your 1 year anniversary, did you do anything special to celebrate?
2. What types of changes have you seen in the past year?
3. What is your current capacity as far as gal/bbl size?
4. Do you have any special events coming up?
5. Do you have any seasonals coming up?
6. other questions.

Homebrew corner:

This week we are going to do something a little different. I usually go through and give some advice on a given topic. This week I am going to ask our guest what they would do. this week i would like to talk about developing a recipe. As many different types as there are out there, some people who have been brewing for a while might be tempted to try their hand at creating a recipe.
1. what types of things, the basics, should they need to know when trying to develop a recipe?
2. Tell us the steps, if you are willing, you go through in developing a new beer?
3. some dos and donts?

Style of the week:

This week we decided to talk about the seasonal Bier Brewery has coming up this Saturday, DFG IPA. It has been a work in progress from the beginning and has been tweaked constantly until it was perfected and is the beer you taste today. Be sure to stop by Saturday, January 21st to taste it and get a growler.
Beer news:
Winterfest is coming!
Saturday, January 28th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Be sure to get to a local retailer because tickets are sold out online. Check out the brewers of indiana guild website for a list of retailers as well as information on DD tix which are still available online.
Be sure to check out Fountain Square Brewing company grand opening this Saturday, July 21st at their location on 1301 Barth Street in Fountain Square area of Indianapolis.

Thanks everyone for joining us this week on the Indiana BrewHaus Radio Half-hour. Special thanks to my guest for the evening, Mr darren/corbin from Bier Brewery which can be found at 5133 e 65th st here in indianapolis. They can also be found on twitter @thebierbrewery and online at bierbrewery.com. Be sure also to sign up for their brews letter!Thanks to my co-hosts, Jared, which you can follow on twitter at @jaredbrown, and Ben which you can follow on twitter @thepact or at benjaminsutton.com.
You can also follow me on twitter @nshultz or go to indianabrewhaus.blogspot.com for more episodes of the IBH Radio Half-hour, blog posts, drinking games as well as updates on what isgoing on around Indianapolis. Also, be sure to check out indianabrewhaus.com!

cheers!