Wheat, Wheat...Don't Tell Me!
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This month we welcome to the Brewhouse Stage, Teddy Benson, Head Brewer and Co-Owner of the Grain Shed Brewery in the South Perry District of Spokane. We get to talk about their beginnings, as well as their planned expansions into other areas of Spokane, and how they have taken over the brewhouse at the former Steam Plant Brewing Company. Teddy plays a game for an audience contestant, and we invite another contestant to play live on stage with us. And, as always, we are joined by Dave Basaraba & Tim Hilton from Mountain Lakes Brewing Company, and your host: Chris Cindric!
This month we get to know Natural 20 Brewing's founder and brewer, Reese Carlson as he shares their beginnings when they bought out Spokane Valley's English Setter Brewing Company, all the way up to taking over the old Hidden Mother Brewhouse and Taproom in Downtown Spokane. These guys are awesome, so if you've never been, we highly recommend taking a trip out to see the folks at Natural 20 Brewing!
This month we welcome No-Li Brewhouse owner, John Bryant and Eastern Washington University President, Dave May to the Brewhouse Stage to discuss their partnership in the new EWU Certificate Program in Craft Brewing. We also play some games to win some audience members some cool prizes, and we get down with what's happening in the local beer scene in Spokane.
This month we welcome TJ Wallin & Adam Boyd of Garland Brew Werks (Spokane, WA) to the Brewhouse Stage for some insight into the Spokane Brewery Scene as well as some history as to how TJ and Adam came to open the Garland Brew Werks brewery together... and we'll try to give away a copy of Adam Boyd's new drinking board game: Hammered Heroes. We also get to play games with an audience member and catch up with Dave & Tim and the whole Mountain Lakes Brewery team. As always we enjoyed discounted beer and fun for the whole taproom with your host, Chris Cindric!
This month we welcome Nick Johnson of Inland Ale Works (Cheney, WA) to the Brewhouse Stage for insight and history of the Spokane brewing scene as well as breweriana and memorabilia from across the nation. We also get to play games with 2 audience members and catch up with Dave & Tim and the whole Mountain Lakes Brewery. As always we enjoyed discounted beer and fun for the whole taproom with your host, Chris Cindric!
On this month's episode we sit down with Etienne DuVair and Brian "Fro" Carpenter of Brick West Brewing Company in Downtown Spokane, Washington. Etienne and Brian have been staples in the local and regional beer community for more than a decade, and have great insights into the history, present and future of beer in Spokane. We enjoyed hearing about their personal stories as well as the story of Brick West and how it came to be. As always we are LIVE from the Brewhouse Stage at Mountain Lakes Brewing Company with Dave & Tim and your host: Chris Cindric! Join us for a taping next time you're in town!! This season we are taping on the THIRD THURSDAY of every month — LIVE in the taproom at Mountain Lakes. Call us at 509-596-0943 for more information.
Join us LIVE from the Brewhouse Stage at Mountain Lakes Brewing Company for another episode of "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!" the beer-centric podcast with your host, Chris Cindric. This month we welcome two integral malt farmers in the Inland Northwest Brewing Community: Matt Horlacher (HAUL • ocker) of Horlacher Farms in Latah, WA, and Nate & Chris Riggers of Clearwater Farms in Nezperce, ID. We talk with the farmers about the history of malt, and how the terroir of regional growers and maltsters adds to the creativity and complexity of the beers of the present day, and into the future! Doors open at 5:30 PM. Show starts promptly at 6:30 PM. As always: $1 OFF BEERS ALL NIGHT LONG!
This month on "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!" we welcome Bret and Shaun from Lumberbeard Brewing Co — our neighbors just a few blocks away! We discuss their beginnings, where they came from, and where they want to go, and we welcome one of our Mountain Lakes Mug Club Members, Robby Boles to play "Bluff the Drinker!"
Join Dave & Tim LIVE from the Brewhouse Stage at Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. in Downtown Spokane, Washington... with your host, as always: Chris Cindric. This month we welcome No-Li Brewhouse owner, John Bryant & brewer, Devan Faulkner to discuss the Spokane brewery scene: past, present & future. We also talk a bit about the craft beer scene throughout the United States, meet some more brewers from No-Li, and have an audience member play a game for free beer & prizes! It's a great evening at Mountain Lakes, and we're so glad you could join us. If you'd like to be here for a LIVE recording of the podcast, just stroll on down to Mountain Lakes on the Third Thursday of the month... we usually start the show about 6:30 pm! See you there!
Join Dave & Tim LIVE from the Brewhouse Stage at Mountain Lakes Brewing Company in Downtown Spokane, Washington... as always with your host, Chris Cindric! On this month's installment of Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me! we welcome Joss Tribble & Rachel Nalley, new owners of Spokane staple, Community Pint. Rachel Nalley has a tremendous brewing background in and around the Spokane area, including some prestigious awards, and she is also currently the head brewer at TT's Old Iron Brewery in Spokane Valley. Let's talk beer, community, and cars, shall we? Cars? Yep!
Live from the Brewhouse Stage at Mountain Lakes Brewing Company in Downtown Spokane, WA, this is "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!" the live beer quiz show and podcast with your host, Chris Cindric. This month we welcome Chris & Jason Gass, brother-owners of Yaya Brewing Company in Spokane Valley. Learn their story, why they started the LiveLikeLara Foundation, and they're take on brewing traditions as well as the future of beer. We play "Not My Beer" with audience member Russ, and Tim & Dave offer their ridiculous contributions as well.
This month Chris Cindric and Mountain Lakes Brewing welcome Jeff & Candace Clark, the husband and wife owners of Precious Things Fermentation in Millwood, WA. We get to hear about their inspiration for one of the most European-feeling taprooms in the entire region, and why they can really only be open for tasting 1 day a week.
On this, our first live show since March 2019, Chris Cindric invites panelists Brian Estes and Zane Evans of LINC Malthouse in Spokane Valley. As always, Dave & Tim from Mountain Lakes Brewing Company are here for the ride, and mostly for bad humor.
From the producers of "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!" comes another podcast about beer and the people that make beer... but this time RECORDED without a live taproom audience at Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. Join your host, Chris Cindric as he explores the world of beer as we navigate the operating world of Covid-19... from shutdowns to reopenings... to shutdowns and reopenings. This first episode takes a deep dive into the Spokane Lester Cup Brew-Off with interviews and games with brewers and owners of 6 of Spokane's small, craft breweries: Mountain Lakes, Bellwether, Black Label, Whistle Punk, Humble Abode & The Grain Shed. Listen as brewers play for beer & other great prizes in a game we're calling: Spelling Beer!
This month we celebrate Women in Brewing with Special Guest, Millwood Brewing Owner, Shelley Eslick-Watkins. We also welcome TT's Old Iron Brewing Pink Boots Member and Head Brewer, Rachel Nalley as well as Humble Abode Brewing Owner, Courtney Gilbreath! We talk about what it means to be a woman in a male-dominated industry, that ironically was originally dominated by women, and we crack wise about all this month's beer happenings from the mundane to the downright absurd!
This month we take a short trip down memory lane and discuss the origin story of this program, as well as a few of the funnier moments of our first season on the Podcast Airwaves. We welcome our Special Guest: Ales for ALS Project Manager, Mike Shannon who stops by to play "Not My Beer." We also welcome to our panelists: Bellwether Brewing Co. owner, Dave Musser, and Brewer/Owner of The Grain Shed Brewery, Joel Williamson. As always, we offer this episode and say "Cheers!" to Spokane beers and the amazing community that it brews in our great city!
This month we welcome the Inland NW Chapter of Beer Choir, with our special guest: Max Mendez who stops by to play "Not My Beer." We also welcome to our panel brewers & co-owners of Genus Brewing in Spokane Valley, WA, Logan Cook and Peter McArthur. Enjoy the whole show, our audience contestants, and a special musical performance by the Inland NW Chapter of Beer Choir!! Cheers to Spokane beers and the amazing community that it brings to our great city!
LIVE from the Brewhouse Stage at Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. in Downtown Spokane, Washington, this is "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!" the Monthly Beer Trivia Quiz with your host, Chris Cindric! This month we tackle "Mountains & Beer." We welcome Special Guest: Brad McQuarrie, General Manager of Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park, the only non-profit snow sports recreation park in the Inland Northwest. We talk to Brad about his start, how he ended up at Mt. Spokane, and why he has such a passion for providing Spokane and the surrounding region with the best ski and snowboard experience available, where every dollar is reinvested in the experience for the real owners of the park: the public! Brewery panelists Charlene Honcik, Owner/Brewer at Badass Backyard Brewing Co. in the Spokane Valley, and Wes Cutlip, Head Brewer at Whipsaw Brewing Co., Ellensburg, Washington crack wise about everything from ski racing and gelande quaffing to what the next Winter Beer fad will be. Tune in this month for tomfoolery only found at Mountain Lakes Brewing Co., on "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!"
NOTE: Due to file corruption and retrieval, this episode is being posted out of order. We apologize to our listeners for the confusion, and hope you'll enjoy Episode 4 as much as we do! In this episode, we welcome Out There Outdoors Magazine Editor, Jon Jonckers to play "Not My Beer." Jon shares with us a little bit about his love of the outdoors and Spokane, and how he mixes his love of both with his love of amazing craft beer! #cheerstospokanebeers, indeed! As always, our host is Chris Cindric, and our announcer is Mountain Lakes co-owner, Dave Basaraba. This month's panelists are Tim Hilton (Mountain Lakes Brewing), Brian Estes (LINC Malt), and James McConnachie (Badass Backyard Brewing). We will share our favorite barnyardy beers, plan our favorite outdoor beer adventures, distinguish between "Framboise" and "From Boise," and we'll do it all while we pass the porrone and have a few laughs on this edition of "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!"
We welcome Bodacious Berries & Big Barn Brewing owner, Craig Deitz to play "Not My Beer." Craig shares with us a little bit about how he started out in farming and agriculture, spent years as a high school teacher and running coach, and somehow ended up one of the leading craft brewers in the Inland Northwest. As usual we have our host Chris Cindric, announcer Dave Basaraba, and this week's panelists are Tim Hilton (Mountain Lakes Brewing), Matt Hanson (Whistle Punk Brewing), and Dave Musser (Bellwether Brewing). We get down to the nitty gritty about a little of everything... from the origins of a Wee Heavy and the difference between a Scotch Ale and a Scottish Ale, and we discover the true meaning of "being adrift without a head" on a sloop with no bathroom. All of this whilst we pass the porrone and have a few laughs on this edition of "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!"
We welcome EWU Women's Basketball Coach, Wendy Schuller to the Brewhouse Stage to play "Not My Beer." Wendy shares with us a little about how she has been so successful as a college basketball coach, and how she managed to stick around so long in Cheney! As usual we have our host Chris Cindric, announcer Dave Basaraba, and this week's panelists are Tim Hilton (Mountain Lakes) and Prince (Black Label Brewing). We get down to the nitty gritty about the birth of brewing, beer with vegetables, and pouring the perfect pint... and of course we pass the porrone and have a few laughs while we do it!
In this month's episode Chris takes us on a journey to Spain and the wonders of the Porron drinking device. We welcome Special Guest, SCC President, Kevin Brockbank to play "Not MY Beer," and musical guest The Pickering Simmons Project. Brewer, Chris Anderson joins us from River City Brewing Company, Tim Hilton from Mountain Lakes rounds out the panel, and as always, Dave is your announcer and clown. Enjoy this month's installment of "Wheat, Wheat... Don't Tell Me!" the monthly beer quiz show, live from the Brewhouse Stage at Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. in beautiful Downtown Spokane, WA.
On this months edition of WWDT Dave and host Chris Cindric are joined by panelists Joel Williamson of The Grain Shed, and "Diamond" Dave Musser. A live performance from singer-songwriter Chris Molitor rounds out this episode. Sit back and enjoy as we cover everything relevant this month in the world of beer. Visit Our Website: https://mountainlakesbrewco.com/ Check out the awesome and amazing Bjorn Johnson at: http://www.norsestar.net/
