Arizona Wilderness Pregame: Hazy IPAs, Surprising Barrel Aged Program & Episode 10 Chaos

Boston Beer Weekend: Sam Adams Taproom, Rare Brewery Pours & Late Night Pizza

Episode 11 - Adam and Dedra take The Adam & Dedra Show to Boston, Massachusetts for a craft beer-filled visit to Sam Adams and the Boston Beer Company brewery in Jamaica Plain. In this episode, they recap their stop at the Sam Adams Downtown Taproom, their behind-the-scenes R&D brewery tour, exclusive small-batch beers, a barrel-aged Boston Lager they still can’t stop thinking about, and the dangerous featured beer of the episode: Beer Zombies 16oz Love Letters West Coast Triple IPA. Along the way, they talk Boston food, rainy weather, late-night pizza at 21st Amendment, getting skunked at Cheers, hunting for a real Boston accent, and why the craft beer experience is always about more than just what’s in the glass. If you love brewery tours, craft beer travel, Sam Adams, Boston food stops, hazy IPAs, barrel-aged beer, and funny husband-and-wife podcast banter, this episode is for you. Click here to send us a message! We’d love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606317/fan_mail/new]

Arizona Wilderness Pregame: Hazy IPAs, Surprising Barrel Aged Program & Episode 10 Chaos

Episode 10 - In this milestone 10th episode of The Adam and Dedra Show, we head back to one of our favorite downtown Phoenix spots, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. on Roosevelt Row. We stopped in before a Diamondbacks game for a little pregame action, which of course meant hazy IPAs, food, laughs, and Adam using “due diligence” as an excuse to order a full flight of specialty barrel-aged beers. We kicked things off with Mini Super from Societe Brewing Company out of San Diego, then dove into our Arizona Wilderness visit, including Every Day is Earth Day, Death to IPA, a few Co-op specialty releases, and a surprise barleywine that Dedra actually enjoyed. We also get into their Wicked Chicken sandwich, duck fat fries, homemade ketchup, and why their downtown Phoenix location is such a great spot for beer, food, and patio time before a game. Of course, because it’s us, the episode also takes a few turns. We talk Memorial Day weekend, shout out breweries supporting veterans, celebrate episode 10 with spirit fingers, deal with allergy voices, and somehow introduce “Glado” (the guy version of the smoking, New Jersey born voice character of Dedra called "Gladys") to the world. It’s craft beer, food, baseball, and ridiculous conversation... exactly the kind of chaos we love. Come for the beer, stay for the food, and leave with another Arizona brewery to add to your list. Cheers! Click here to send us a message! We’d love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606317/fan_mail/new]

Smelter Town Brewery Beer Fest Turned Into a Full Weekend Adventure

Episode 9 - In this episode, we cover: *  Our trip to Clarkdale, AZ for Smelter Town Brewery’s anniversary festival  *  Why we love Cottonwood and Clarkdale for quick Arizona getaways  *  The Arizona craft beer community and breweries at the festival  *  Dedra’s five-star Citradelic Hazy from Lake Pleasant Brewing  *  Adam’s complicated relationship with five-star beer ratings  *  Great Notion’s Labrador hazy IPA  *  Smelter Town beers we tried during the weekend  *  Why outdoor beer festivals and Arizona wind are a dangerous allergy combo  *  Our stay at Iron Horse Inn  *  Coffee at Brewha and the Americano that confused us in the best way  *  G’s Burgers and the burger that almost became a tattoo  *  Wine at Tumbleweed Winery  *  Bocce, Copper Jackalope, Nick’s Italian, and Cactus Kate’s  *  Banan-Archy from O.H.S.O.  *  Bourbon, cigars, and the moment the night got a little fuzzy  *  Our upcoming Boston beer trip plans  Featured Beer Labrador - Great Notion Brewing  A hazy IPA with creative Cheech and Chong-inspired can art and a flavor that made it worthy of a shelf spot. Standout Beer Mentions Citradelic Hazy - Lake Pleasant Brewing  Dedra’s official five-star hazy. Hop Deposits - Smelter Town Brewery  Dedra’s Smelter Town hazy of choice during the festival weekend. Grinding Gears - Smelter Town Brewery x Simple Machine Brewing  A light, crisp extra pale ale with a solid hop punch. Digging Up Bones - Smelter Town Brewery x Catalyst  A double dry-hopped double IPA right in Adam’s wheelhouse. Clarkdale Wise Guys - Smelter Town Brewery  A refreshing strawberry lemonade-style sour. Sluice Box - Smelter Town Brewery  A thick smoothie sour series that went home with us for later. Episode Closing Thanks for spending time with us! Follow, subscribe, and leave a five-star review if you’re enjoying the show. It really helps us keep sharing more craft beer, food, and fun adventures. Click here to send us a message! We’d love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606317/fan_mail/new]

We Pregamed the Podcast… Then Talked Bone Haus Brewing and Our 65-Mile Drive

Episode 8 - We pre-gamed it on this episode which shows especially at the end of this episode.  Haha.  Great times!! In this episode of The Adam and Dedra Show, we take a very worthwhile road trip across the Valley to visit Bone Haus Brewing in Fountain Hills, Arizona... a brewery packed with killer beers, amazing views, spooky pirate-skeleton vibes, and one dangerously competitive scavenger hunt. We talk through our favorite beers from the visit, including hazies, West Coast IPAs, stouts, prickly pear ales, and the standout Octavo Año collaboration with Wren House. Plus, we kick things off with an “Old Fashioned Friday on a Thursday,” debate whether a chocolate peanut butter stout pairs with bourbon, and share why Bone Haus is absolutely worth the drive from Buckeye. Cheers to great beer, great people, veterans, bone dogs, and breweries that feel like a full-on experience. Click here to send us a message! We’d love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606317/fan_mail/new]

The Wandering Tortoise Sour Fest: 15 Beers, Ceviche, Poke Banh Mi & One Giant Straw

Episode 7 -  We hit The Wandering Tortoise in Phoenix for their Sour Fest, and things got deliciously out of control. Between smoothie sours, hazy IPA palate cleansers, Nelson’s Fish Market ceviche, a poke banh mi sandwich, and Dedra freezing in perfect Arizona weather, this episode had everything we love: craft beer, great food, questionable decisions, and plenty of laughs.  Before diving into the beer lineup, we stopped by Nelson’s Fish Market next door for their Peruvian-style ceviche and a poke banh mi that almost ruined our drinking day in the best way possible. Then it was off to Sour Fest, where we tasted our way through beers from Great Notion, Drekker, rAr, WeldWerks, Trillium, Toppling Goliath, Everywhere, North Park, and more.  Our big winner of the day? A tropical smoothie-style sour from Great Notion that was so good we had it more than once, shared it with friends, and brought a can home.  Dedra debates buying a Nelson’s Fish Market hat, we discuss why fries will always beat salad, and a giant paper straw nearly becomes the main character.  In This Episode  *  Sour Fest at The Wandering Tortoise *  Food from Nelson’s Fish Market *  Peruvian-style ceviche with hake  *  Poke banh mi sandwich  *  Noble Bread temptation  *  Great Notion smoothie sour  *  Drekker, rAr, WeldWerks, Trillium, and more  *  Hazy IPA breaks between sour beers  *  The mimosa slushy and the giant paper straw  *  Why Dedra was freezing in 75-degree Arizona weather  *  Our love for craft beer taprooms done right  Featured Stops   The Wandering Tortoise  Phoenix, Arizona  Craft beer taproom and home of the Sour Fest we visited in this episode.   Nelson’s Fish Market  Phoenix, Arizona  Fresh seafood, ceviche, poke banh mi, and dangerously tempting merch next door to The Wandering Tortoise.   Beers Mentioned   *  Great Notion — Tropical smoothie-style sour  *  Great Notion — Jammy Pants  *  Great Notion — Blueberry Muffin  *  Drekker — Chonk Peach & White Chocolate  *  Drekker — There Will Be PRRRT  *  rAr Out of Order — Who Got Spirit  *  rAr Out of Order — Rang  *  WeldWerks — Bam Bam Rubble Rubble  *  Casey Blending — Ghost Note  *  Bottle Logic — Upside Down  *  Trillium — Daily Serving Peach & Apricot  *  Toppling Goliath — Fire, Skulls & Money  *  Everywhere — Tracing the Departed  *  Everywhere — Nothing in the Way  *  North Park — Aroma Constrictor  Craft beer, Arizona taprooms, sour beers, smoothie sours, hazy IPAs, Phoenix food spots, seafood, ceviche, banh mi, brewery road trips, and couples trying to make responsible choices while ordering “just one more” sample pour.   Follow The Adam & Dedra Show   Cheers, everybody — and please like us on all your stuff. Still working on a better way to say that.   Click here to send us a message! We’d love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606317/fan_mail/new]