I've Cracked The Code!

Small Beer Domination.

This week's episode is about 'Small Beers' and their growth. It's not just small format servings, though... breweries are leaning hard into lower ABV beers that meet drinkers where they are right now. The question that brings forth for me is what does this mean for drinkers? What does it mean for breweries, and most importantly - what the heck does it mean for the industry overall? It's a booze fueled conversation... fueled specifically by a flight of four "Rums" - I say that lovingly... because one of them might have been some sort of rum-like NA option. It was weird, a little surprising, but in the end a great way to keep rolling through my warm weather Rum-exploration. In local news, through a label out of Rhinegeist, we might have a sneak peek at one of the first beers to come out of the New Riff collaboration (and I say ONE of, very carefully... because if I'm right - we might be seeing more than one of these!) Cuvee's, plans for next week's episode. It's action freaking packed. If you like this show (or really any of the stuff that I do) - you can always go to https://www.TheGnarlyGnome.com/support [https://www.thegnarlygnome.com/support] to become a Gnomie!

I've Cracked The Code!

Camping Booze has been solved. Is this the BEST thing to drink when you're camping? We'll solve this, plus many of life's other biggest problems... sweaty, stinky, tired... It's a good one.

Wait... Does This Mean That People Don't Like Massive Drinks?

It's Highball time in the studio - and there's a reason for that. I don't know if the impending closure of HighBall down in OTR is a sign of people not liking the cocktail, or just the natural turnover of bars - but I for one... like drinking them. We also talked about Fabled Brew Works and their upcoming international tap takeover, the downfall of Schlitz, and we'll try to figure out what mystery bar and restaurant is for sale in Mason. All of this is fueled by today's rum choice - Captain Morgan, that aforementioned HighBall, MadTree's Queen City Pale Ale, and a beer that unexpectedly got pulled from the fridge - something called Ožujsko... which I don't know how to pronounce, but I now know how to drink... It's a great episode!

It's Summer Drinking Season!

This time of year feels like it was MADE for drinking something tasty. So what type of gnome would I be if I DIDN'T have something? I continue my quest through rum with a little taste of some Rhum Agricole in the form of Rhum JM VSOP, and follow that up with two beers - a perfectly on theme can of Rhinegeist Summer (a lemonade shandy) and a can of Highgrain and Nine Giant's 'High Giant' collaboration. Good show? Yeah, good show. Standard mistakes... yeah, I make some of those. If you like this show, or any of the stuff that I make, you can support and become a Gnomie by going to https://www.TheGnarlyGnome.com/support

Pa Rum Pa Rum Rum

It continues... my quest to better fill the gaps in my "rum knowledge," and I do it exactly how you think I would - by drinking rum. This week I went with four different bottles, including two high-proof rums that will knock your socks off. I kicked the show off, though with a can of Firestone Walker's Oak Aged Oktoberfest, which despite having a little age on it, was fantastic. We talked about the upcoming closure of Paradise East - and how it makes us feel... and then we drank more rum to make ourselves feel better about it all. A typical weekly pint if I do say so myself. If you like this show, or any of the stuff that I do, you can always support by going to https://www.TheGnarlyGnome.com/support to become a Gnomie!