Smelter Town Brewery Beer Fest Turned Into a Full Weekend Adventure

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]

An 8% Dinosaur Beer, Brunch, and Brewery Hopping

Episode 6 - Prolific Brewing, Brunch House, and the Sonorosaurus Situation In this episode of The Adam and Dedra Show, we crack open Sonorosaurus from Wren House Brewing, a double dry-hopped double IPA that comes in at 8% but drinks way smoother than it probably should. We also recap our trip out to the Temecula, including a stop at Prolific Brewing Company, where we found a small industrial-style taproom, great beer, quality merch, and one of those back areas where you’re not totally sure if you’re allowed to walk through... but you do it anyway with confidence. Before the brewery hopping began, we grabbed brunch at The Brunch House, where Adam went all-in on shrimp and grits, Dedra took a chance on chicken fried steak, and a very hardworking server fought the patio door while trying to deliver approximately every cup of coffee in California. In This Episode Adam and Dedra talk about: *  Drinking Sonorosaurus from Wren House Brewing  *  Why an 8% craft beer is very different from old-school high-gravity malt liquor  *  Dedra officially joining the Wren House bandwagon  *  Visiting Prolific Brewing Company near Temecula *  Adam’s De Luz West Coast Double IPA *  Dedra’s Valley Fog Hazy IPA *  Adam’s Post Pile American Chocolate Stout *  The cherry chocolate stout that sounded interesting, even though fruit and chocolate is apparently a crime  *  Buying brewery merch when a place earns it  *  California driving stress  *  Brunch at The Brunch House *  Why smaller breweries make it easier to meet people and get local recommendations  Featured Beer Sonorosaurus  Brewery: Wren House Brewing  Style: Double Dry-Hopped Double IPA  ABV: 8% Smooth, flavorful, and dangerously easy to drink for an 8% double IPA. This one helped kick off the episode and reminded us why Wren House has earned its reputation. Brewery Stop Prolific Brewing Company  Area: Temecula, California Prolific gave us exactly the kind of brewery experience we love: a smaller industrial taproom, good beer, friendly atmosphere, and a place that feels easy to settle into for more than just one drink. Beers Mentioned from Prolific * De Luz - West Coast Double IPA - 8.7% ABV * Valley Fog - Hazy IPA - 6.5% ABV * Postpile - American Chocolate Stout - 5.5% ABV * Midnight Luau - Cherry Chocolate Stout Food Stop * The Brunch House - Temecula, California A solid brunch stop with patio seating, good coffee, and plenty of breakfast options. Adam loved the shrimp and grits, while Dedra’s chicken fried steak was good but didn’t quite hit the craving the way she hoped. Memorable Moments Adam compares Sonorosaurus to old-school malt liquor before immediately making it clear this is much, much better. Dedra explains why California driving is stressful, even when Adam insists Temecula is not that bad. The back area at Prolific creates that classic brewery moment of, “Are we allowed to be here, or are we about to get yelled at?” Adam defends being interested in a cherry chocolate stout even though he does not like fruit and chocolate together in normal food form. Dedra gives credit to the brunch server carrying an entire patio’s worth of drinks while battling a door and coffee spillage. Follow the Show Follow The Adam and Dedra Show for more brewery visits, beer reviews, food stops, travel adventures, and the occasional questionable life decision made near a taproom. Find us on YouTube, your favorite podcast platform, Instagram, and at our website. Cheers! Click here to send us a message! We’d love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606317/fan_mail/new]

Temecula Beer Surprise: Bare Knuckle Brewing + Amazing Empanadas (nobody was harmed during the show)

Episode 5 - In this episode of The Adam and Dedra Show, we head to Temecula, California to visit Bare Knuckle Brewing, a small brewery with a big personality tucked inside the Vail Headquarters area. We talk about the cozy setup, the outdoor patio, the beers we tried, and why this spot keeps pulling us back every time we’re in town. We also crack open a Monkish hazy called Water Balloon Fight Club, which immediately reminds us why Monkish is one of our favorite breweries for hazy IPAs. And as if great beer wasn’t enough, this episode also includes an unexpected food win from Nora’s Empanada Factory, where we found some seriously satisfying empanadas that paired way too well with the day. From classic IPAs and red ales to hidden patios, brewery conversations, and food detours that completely deliver, this one was a fun Temecula stop from start to finish. In this episode: * Opening a Monkish Water Balloon Fight Club double dry-hopped double IPA * Why Monkish continues to impress us with hazy IPAs * Visiting Bare Knuckle Brewing in Temecula’s Vail Headquarters * The charm of small breweries with big character * What makes Bare Knuckle such a fun repeat stop for us * Discovering that they serve food too * Our surprise stop at Nora’s Empanada Factory * Beef, chicken, ham and cheese, and pizza empanadas * Why we definitely need to go back for wings and a concert night Beers we tried, including: * Stars and Strikes * Seeing Stars * Rope-A-Dope * Down Goes Nelson Featured spots: * Bare Knuckle Brewing Company – Temecula, CA * Nora’s Empanada Factory – Temecula, CA * Monkish Brewing – featured beer for this episode Follow along: Find more brewery visits, food stops, and craft beer adventures from us on our website and socials. Cheers!! Click here to send us a message! We’d love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606317/fan_mail/new]