Stories From A Bar

Episode 69 - Village Garage Distillery

It's the first out of state episode! For Ep. 69 I traveled to Bennington, VT to visit Village Garage Distillery and hung out with head distiller Ryan Scheswohl and Doug Goble who handles Sales & Marketing. Ryan and Doug share the story of how Village Garage Distillery came to be, the desire to support the community, how the most interesting man in the world Jonathan Goldsmith joined the team, as well as a number of tangents and shameless plugs. Enjoy!

Episode 68 - Flights for Veterans

Talking about Flights for Veterans with David Hennel who is one of the people behind the scenes organizing the event! Flights for Veterans is a tasting event to benefit those who served. Taking place Friday November 8th at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum David and I chat about how the event came together, the excitement for it, and all the vendors involved. Proceeds to benefit the Capital Region Veterans Memorial and the Museum. Enjoy!

Episode 67 - Hank Hudson Brewing Co.

For ep. 67 I am hanging out at Hank Hudson Brewing Co. and chatting with co-founders/brewers Darren Van Heusen and Chris Crounse. Located at The Fairways of Halfmoon golf course, and open since 2016, we set up shop in the beautiful taproom overlooking the golf course and chat about how the teachers got into brewing, drawing inspiration from English pubs, establishing their brand, the challenges, and of course some of their beers. Enjoy!

Episode 66 - Bound by Fate Brewing

For episode 66 I travel to Schuylerville, NY to visit Bound by Fate brewing and hang out with co-founders Pam and Brett. Set up in the tap room we chat about how the idea for the brewery came to be, how Covid caused them to accelerate their plans, introducing people to Laotian food, and of course some of the beers. Enjoy!

Epiosode 65 - Wayward Lane Brewing

For Ep. 65 I travel to Schoharie, NY to chat with Adam and Kyle Wayward Lane Brewing. We talk all about the brewery, moving from Colorado to NY, the farm, and the whirlwind experience it has been in the 3 short years they have been open. Enjoy!

***Disclaimer: There was some technical difficulties with the audio during the first 13 minutes. So apologies for that, but hey, mistakes happen.

Episode 64 - Dancing Grain Farm Brewery

For Ep. 64 I'm hanging at Dancing Grain Farm Brewery in Moreau, NY! Joined by founder Rachel McDermott and brewer Chris Dufrain we spend an hour talking about how Dancing Grain came to be, the history of farm land it's on (3 words: "celebrity cow farm"), doing more with less, and of course some of their beers and brewing philosophy. Enjoy!

Episode 63 - Sydney Worthley & DJ Fearless of No One You Know

Talented local musician Sydney Worthley and DJ Fearless from No One You Know join the podcast for Ep. 63 of Stories From A Bar! We spend a good amount of time talking all things Taylor Swift and their upcoming TS themed events at Lost & Found and The Hollow in Albany. Also, hear all about Emo Prom happening at The Hollow as well and hear be the first to hear a little about Sydney's new album right from the source!

Beer of the Ep: Druthers Brewing Company - All-In IPA

Episode 62 - Anthony Rossi of Crosstalk Media, LLC/1Upstate

For Episode 62 Anothony Rossi makes his triumphant return to the podcast! Anthony discusses the founding of Crosstalk Media, LLC and the upcoming inaugural 1Upstate Convention (October 21) which is meant to be a celebration of games and the people that make them. Hear all about what the confirmed guests/panelists, exhibitors, and what you can expect to see. Enjoy!

Recorded at: The Albany War Room Tavern located at 42 Eagle St., Albany, NY

Episode 61 - Mike Wenzel of Helderberg Mountain Brewing Company

For Episode 61 I am hanging out in East Berne, NY at Helderberg Mountain Brewing Company! Joined by co-owner and brewer Mike Wenzel we chat all about the brewery, the beers, some of the funny stories behind the beers, and of course hockey. Enjoy!

Episode 60 - Larry Heid of Speckled Pig Brewing Co.

For Episode 60 I am joined by co-owner of Speckled Pig Brewing Co. Larry Heid! Located in Ballston Spa, NY the Speckled Pig opened back in 2022 and had quickly grown in popularity. Larry talks all about how the brewery came together, the people behind it, the community, the beers, and of course delicious wood fired pizza. Enjoy!