America The BREW-tiful
Craft beer enthusiasts, Dan Holway and Tom Simpson, love beer and are very good at getting their hands on highly coveted bottles and cans from some of America's best breweries. Join them on a ride that will cover current events in the craft beer industry and tips and tricks on how you can get better beer without having to travel too far from home.
Episodes
In this episode, Dan goes to TapHouse 15 ahead of their 10th Anniversary. Tom, owner of Taphouse and Rob of Hazeboiz join the conversation. They talk about the 10 years of Taphouse, the crazy taplist, their relationship with local breweries including Troon, and how the craft beer scene has changed in the last 10 years
In this episode Dan visits Tin Barn for their Friendsgiving event. Dan talks to Scott, Lauren, Dale, and Rich of Tin Barn about the event and some of the new beers they debuted for the event - one collab with Bakes and one with District 96, Lost Tavern, and Twin Elephant. They talk about the event itself which featured a taplist that included beers from Other Half, RAR, EQ, and many other breweries.
Later on Tim and Ci...
In this episode, Dan talks with Kyle of Horus Aged Ales. Kyle visited New Jersey doing several collabs and sat down with Dan at Alternate Ending. He talks about the two collabs he is doing at Alternate Ending, his untraditional rise to popularity in the beer world, and why he loves doing collabs so much. He also shares stories related to his love for food, disc golf, and why birds are such a prominent feature in his b...
In this episode, Dan talks to Cory King of Side Project Brewing ahead of their 12 year anniversary. Cory talks about his journey in the beer world - from home brewing to being one of the first employees at Perennial to opening Side Project. He talks about his love for hospitality, the importance of charity, and why if you visit Side Project, you are likely to see him there. We discuss the impact of Untappd on the beer...
In this episode, Dan goes to Alternate Ending and hangs with the folks from Finback who were there collabing on an upcoming beer. Dan talks to Basil, Kevin, and Daniel from Finback about their 11 years as a brewery, the changes in the beer world since they opened, and how they have made Finback into what it is today.
Jose of Yankeerunner IG fame joins the conversation and talks about this year's Melesa's Wing...
In this episode, Dan goes down to Alternate Ending and talks to Dave from Mindful Ales about a collab he is doing there. Dave talks about his beers, where to find them, and how personal changes in his life may mean more Mindful beers for the beer nerds out there. He also discusses his mindset when it comes to collabs and how this collab came to be.
Jose, Scott, and Brendan of Alternate Ending talk about their trip to N...
In this episode Tom and Dan visit Conclave Brewing ahead of their 10th anniversary. Dave Panzarino of Panz Pour Page joins the conversation as Tim and Rob of Conclave talk about the anniversary and look back at 10 years of the brewery.
We also talk about the Brujos beer festival in Japan and some local releases that caught our eye.
In this episode, Dan goes to Tin Barn Brewing and talks to Lauren, Rich, Scott of Lorenzo the Beer Cat fame, and Zach about their big anniversary weekend. They talk about their releases for the weekend which includes collabs with Other Half, Tin Barn, District 96, RAR, Equilibrium, and Mortalis. They reflect back on the 5 years of Tin Barn and share stories not only about the beer but also about the community. Lauren ...
In this episode, Tom and Dan go to Twin Elephant ahead of their 9th Anniversary. They sit down with Tim and Cindy and talk about this weekend's celebration which includes some exciting collabs - Warwick Farms, Good Word, Troon, Oakflower, and Autodidact. They reminisce about some of their favorite beers and moments in their 9 years and talk about and expanded space that will help push forward another of their pas...
In this episode, Dan travels to High Bridge, NJ ahead of Esker Hart's 1 Year Anniversary. Bobby from Esker Hart joins the podcast and talks about the first year of the brewery, the new beers being released for the anniversary, his favorite beers of the past year, and even shares some personal news.
Dan also talks about this weekend as the busiest weekend for craft beer so far this year with events everywhere. He p...
In this episode Tom and Dan visit Autodidact ahead of their 2-Year anniversary. They speak to long haired Ron about the anniversary releases including collabs with Conclave, Twin Elephant, Icarus, and Wild Fern. They also look back at the 2 years plus of the brewery opening and everything they have achieved.
Matt - one of the beertenders at Autodidact and Victor - beer regular at Autodidact also join to talk about how ...
In this episode we go over Untappd's 2024 Community Awards which spotlights the top beers of the past year in each beer style. Tom and Dan go over the national awards won by some of our favorite local breweries and then talk about some of the top beers in each style in the state of New Jersey. Some surprising results but of no surprise - New York and New Jersey dominated by winning many national awards, but not n...
In this episode, Dan talks to Corey, Justin, and Angela of RAR Brewing after their hop tour of New Jersey and New York. He talks to them about their journey in craft beer and their idea to take a trip and try the top hop makers in the area. They discuss their trip, the breweries they visited, and of course decide on the best IPA they tried on their trip.
Also in this episode, Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the ...
In this episode, Dan heads back down to Alternate Ending to talk about the marriage of beer and food. Jose of Yankee Runner IG fame, the AE crew and Zac Ross of Marlowe Artisanal Ales discuss what beers you should have with what foods especially as we look ahead to Super Bowl Sunday. They also talk about their upcoming collab which has a big tie-in with food.
Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the top ten...
Our first episode of 2025 - Tom and Dan talk to Brent of Common Space Brewery who has helped to start "We Love LA" - a nationwide effort that brings breweries and beer drinkers together to help the people of Los Angeles that were affected by the wildfires. He talks about why they started the effort and how pleasantly surprised he is by how many breweries have committed to the campaign.
We also talk ...
This end of the year episode has it all - in this episode Dan talks to two of New Jersey's finest breweries as they collab together after both recently celebrating their 4th year anniversary. Jose of Yankee Runner IG fame joins the podcast with the fine folks at The Seed and Alternate Ending to talk about the collab, the four years since opening their breweries, and the importance of friends and peers in the indu...
In this episode Dan looks ahead to one of the biggest beer weekends in the Tri-State are - TapHouse 15's anniversary, Tin Barn's tree lighting, and Equilibrium's Life After Death Star Day.
Also in this episode - Dan reviews the Troon/Brujos collab, Imprint announces the closing of their Hatfield facility and gets slack for laying off employees before the holidays, the Druery survives a robbery...
In this episode, Dan takes the drive out to Frenchtown, NJ to visit Wild Fern Brewing. He speaks to Julie and Derek, co-owners of Wild Fern. They talk about their experience and background in the craft beer industry and their decision to open their own brewery. They discuss the huge turnout for their Grand Opening, the beer styles they are passionate about and what they have on tap.
Later in the episode, Jon ...
In this episode, Dan talks to Jonathan - brewer and co-founder of Zillicoah Beer Company in Woodfin, North Carolina. Zillicoah was devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. He talks about the story of his brewery, the damage caused by the Hurricane to not only his brewery but the city of Asheville, and his efforts to rebuild and how much the craft beer community has done to try to help.
We also look ahe...
In this episode, Dan takes a trip down to Alternate Ending to celebrate and look ahead to their 4th anniversary. He talks about their new anniversary beers, many of which are collabs with some of the podcast's favorite people. He talks to Scott - owner of Alternate Ending - about how far things have come in 4 years and what's next for the brewery.
We also talk about The Seed also celebrating 4 years...
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