Modern Brews and Beats Podcast
Talking beer, coffee and music with Jerry "JW" Richard and Tony Dunn.
Episodes
We're excited to welcome back Jon Renthrope, CEO of Cajun Fire Brewing Company in New Orleans, LA. In addition to his work with Cajun Fire, he is now the President of the Board of Directors for the National Black Brewers Association (NB2A). We discuss NB2A, Crafted for Action, exporting Cajun Fire product in Asia, and the latest developments for the East New Orleans Cultural Hub.
Kuumba "Smitty" Smith of Smittox Brewing joins us to discuss Black Eyed Peas' 1998 debut album, Behind the Front. Smitty also shares about his collaborations currently at Oak Cliff Brewing, Balanced Rock Brewing, and False Idol as we prepare for his brewery's grand opening.
In our Tasting Notes segment, Collin Zreet discusses flavors and pairings from three stouts - oatmeal, foriegn extra, and tropical. Be sure to get your tickets...
Tony comes with a new Top Five segment listing his favorite Biggie guest verses in celebration of what would've been The Notorious One's 53rd birthday. Plus, Collin Zreet provides food pairing suggestions for American Stout beers.
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Mariah Carey celebrating 20 years of The Emancipation of Mimi
Jeff is a Certified Cicerone based in the Dallas area, a hip-hop fan, and he's one of our "day one" supporters. On episode 223, he shares his experience with coffee classes from White Rock Coffee, and we discuss the sensory comparisons between beer and coffee. In this week's Tasting Notes segment, Collin Zreet shares delicious foods you can pair with American Porter beers. Additional conversation notes include:
On episode #222 of Modern Brews + Beats, our special guest is B. Bass, CCO and Co-Founder of BVP Coffee Co. Find how this Texas A&M and Howard University alum is making a difference for HBCU students one bag of beans at a time. Plus, Collin Zreet joins us to talk about pairing notes for California Common beers.
New York-based jazz bassist, band leader, and educator Alex Tremblay joins us for episode 221. We discuss (and hear selections from) his latest recording, People and Places on La Reserve Records. Plus, Collin Zreet brings pairing suggestions for American Brown ales.
Tony brings a Late-Ass Album Review segment on Gil-Scott Heron's 1981 album, Reflections. Also, Jerry talks about his experience at Little Beer V in Duluth, GA, and Collin Zreet talks food pairing with American Amber Ale.
We did have some garbles in the show due to connection issues. We tried to remove as much of that as possible and apologize for any interruption in your audio experience.
Additional discussion notes
This week KooTonyD takes the interviewer seat to speak with Mike Williams of Wild Revival Craft Cocktails in Denton, TX. Mike shares how he and business partner Andrew Martin developed the concept of Wild Revival and what makes them unique in the Dallas / Ft. Worth bev-alc scene. Listen to find out where you can grab some cans locally as well as their distribution spots outside of Texas.
Episode 217 takes us to Autonomous Society Brewpub in the historic Cedars neighborhood of Downtown Dallas. Jerry speaks with Assistant Brewer / Bartender / all-around-handy man Tom Graybael, and cellarman / marketing assistant Preston Grigsby.
Along with learning how they connected with brewpub owner and founder, Dean Weaver, we discuss the inspiration behind our draft-only IPA collaboration release for this month's Saturday Night...
In 2021, Jerry and Tony were featured on Joel Geier's podcast, Brewery Travels. Now, we're interviewing Joel about his new book, Flights Across America: A Brewery Lover's Journey. Plus, Collin Zreet joins us for the Tasting Notes segment on the style, cream ale. Additional show links.
Angi Thomas from Being Black in Craft joins us to discuss Kendrick Lamar, CiderCon, and more. Also, Collin Zreet is back with another Tasting Notes segment about American Lager. More links below:
Tony is shining a light on the Houston-connected sights and sounds in the Netflix drama, Mo, starring Mo Amer.
We're also discussing beers from False Idol Brewing in North Richland Hills, and we debut the Tasting Notes segment with Fort Worth-based Advanced Cicerone Collin Zreet.
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Power and Prescience of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower
Tony's bring his first Late Ass Album Review segment for the 2005 debut album from The Game, The Documentary. Plus, we introduce a new segment called Tasting Notes with Collin Zreet. DFW listeners may be familiar with that name as Zreet was one of the owners of Funky Picnic Brewery & Cafe in Fort Worth.
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Happy 2025! Patreon supporter and Certified Cicerone Jeff joins us for this first episode of the new year to discuss four beers from Point Remove Brewing in Morrilton, Arkansas. You'll also hear his top five 2024 album releases.
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Homebrewing Association remembers President Jimmy Carter
Cicerone Certification Program
It's the first of two 2024 'Best Of' shows for Modern Brews + Beats. On this episode, we're joined by Greg Washington and Doug Zeigler of Speakeasy Conversations Show to discuss brews and begin our countdown of our favorite albums of 2024. The second part of the show will be on Speakeasy Conversations later this month. Be sure to follow Greg and Doug to gain access to the Discord for that show. Shoutout to...
We're discussing beers from Point Remove Brewing Company and Vector Brewing. Plus, Tony has a segment discussing TLC's second album, now a 30-year old classic.
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Travis Bailey, Government Affairs Associate with Texas Craft Brewers Guild, joins us for episode 208 of Modern Brews + Beats Podcast.
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Carlos Esquerra joins us to discuss the future of Lewsiville bar Kegs & Mugs, and his favorite EDM tracks.
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For episode 206, we spoke with Donavan Williams, Operations Manager for Delta Dirt Distillery in Helena, Arkansas.
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Chicago-based beatmaker/producer CozyCole.g joins us for episode 205.
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