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Connor Desmonds

Tales From the Cask Craft Beer Podcast

Sam Adams

James White

Sam Calagione

Brandon Walker

Billy Smith

Matt Mitchell

Dave Burrows

Bryan Roth

Roger Harris

Dan Mitchell

Matt Holmes

Eric Wallace

Greg Little

Chandler Hatch

Tony Walldroff

OwlTail

Aubrey Herbert

Joe Zonin

We can’t believe we are saying goodbye this week to one of the triumvirate of our show, and yet here we are waving sayonara to Tony! He is moving over to the dark side (aka brewery side) with our friends from Sierra Nevada, and so of course we decided to have a party with friends who have been with us from the start!  We welcome old-timers Aubrey Herbert &amp; Joe Zonin - plus newcomer Connor Desmonds! To help make it extra special, Jenn and Aubrey raided their secret stashes for some epic whales: Rodenbach Vintage 2012, Sierra Nevada Barrel-Aged Narwhal 2015, Beer Geek Speedway Stout Mikkeller/Alesmith Collab 2014, and a Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2008! The news was easy with the help from our intrepid staff (that would be you guys!) culling the beer world for stories! We start with one from Chip via The Washington Post asking that if craft beer is booming, is that bad news for the U.S. economy? Next Bill D finds from Gallup that Americans still favor beer over other alcoholic beverages! Then we get a companion set from Frank C and the Toronto Star with the news that Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there will be buck-a-beer by Labour Day weekend, although he should have asked first because craft brewers have turned him down! Finally Michael R has Food &amp; Wine’s list of the 25 most important American craft beers ever brewed, and Scott F sends us VinePair’s question for 10 brewers: what’s the best stadium beer? We have your answers to last week’s #caskquiz “what beer have you found this summer that has dazzled you?” This week we want you to tell us “what’s the lowest price you have paid for a craft beer?” We so love hearing from you! Please send in feedback and beer suggestions by calling us at (919) 502-0280, Tweeting us, following our Instagram or friending us on Untappd, posting on and liking our Facebook page, or emailing us! And please rate &amp; review us in iTunes or Stitcher if you haven’t done so!

We can’t believe we are saying goodbye this week to one of the triumvirate of our show, and yet here we are waving sayonara to Tony! He is moving over to the dark side (aka brewery side) with our friends from <a href="https://sierranevada.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sierra Nevada</a>, and so of course we decided to have a party with friends who have been with us from the start!  We welcome old-timers Aubrey Herbert &amp; Joe Zonin - plus newcomer Connor Desmonds! To help make it extra special, Jenn and Aubrey raided their secret stashes for some epic whales: <a href="https://www.palm.be/en/rodenbach/beers/10/vintage" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rodenbach Vintage 2012</a>, <a href="https://sierranevada.com/beer/high-altitude/narwhal-imperial-stout" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sierra Nevada Barrel-Aged Narwhal 2015</a>, <a href="https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/396/154856/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Beer Geek Speedway Stout Mikkeller/Alesmith Collab 2014</a>, and a <a href="https://sierranevada.com/beer/high-altitude/bigfoot-barleywine-style-ale" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2008</a>! The news was easy with the help from our intrepid staff (that would be you guys!) culling the beer world for stories! We start with one from Chip via The Washington Post asking that if <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/08/06/craft-beer-is-booming-is-that-bad-news-for-the-u-s-economy/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">craft beer is booming, is that bad news for the U.S. economy?</a> Next Bill D finds from Gallup that <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/238100/americans-favor-beer-alcoholic-beverages.aspx" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Americans still favor beer over other alcoholic beverages</a>! Then we get a companion set from Frank C and the Toronto Star with the news that <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2018/08/07/buck-a-beer-by-labour-day-weekend-doug-ford-announces.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there will be buck-a-beer by Labour Day weekend</a>, although he should have asked first because <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08/07/craft-brewers-turn-down-doug-fords-buck-a-beer-plan.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">craft brewers have turned him down</a>! Finally Michael R has Food &amp; Wine’s list of <a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/beer/craft-beer/25-most-important-american-craft-beers-ever-brewed" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the 25 most important American craft beers ever brewed</a>, and Scott F sends us VinePair’s <a href="https://vinepair.com/articles/best-beer-baseball-stadium/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">question for 10 brewers: what’s the best stadium beer?</a> We have your answers to last week’s #caskquiz “what beer have you found this summer that has dazzled you?” This week we want you to tell us “what’s the lowest price you have paid for a craft beer?” We so love hearing from you! Please send in feedback and beer suggestions by <a href="tel:19195020280" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">calling us</a> at <a href="tel:19195020280" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">(919) 502-0280</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/talescask" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tweeting us</a>, following our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthecask/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or friending us on <a href="https://untappd.com/user/Talesfromthecask" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Untappd</a>, posting on and liking our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TalesFromTheCask" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, or <a href="mailto:talesfromthecask@gmail.com" rel="noopener">emailing us</a>! And please rate &amp; review us in iTunes or Stitcher if you haven’t done so!

Episode 274 - Tony’s Farewell Episode with Aubrey Herbert, Connor Desmonds and Joe Zonin!