Liquor Before Beer Podcast

JP and Alex talk with James Zarzour, Regional Sales Representative of Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), which is where Turning Point Beer has their hop contracts with. James explains how the craft beer industry is presently affecting the hop farms and markets. Check out Yakima Chief Hops @yakimachief

JP and Alex sit down with John Laughman and Rowan Kratz, Brew Master and Head of Production respectfully, from Martin House Brewing Company in Fort Worth, Tx. They discuss everything from their unique brewing philosophies to how to throw the most killer brewery events. Check out Martin House @martinhousebrewing

Picking up where they left off, JP and Alex continue breaking down the craft beer industry from Shawn Howell of Southside Cellar. Check out Shawn and Southside Cellar @southsidecellar

JP and Alex sit down with Shawn Howell from Southside Cellar. They talk about the ups and downs of the craft beer industry and what it takes to keep up with market demands. Check out Shawn and Southside Cellar @southsidecellar

JP and Alex talk with Justin Davis from Taco Bombs, a food truck that started out of Bedford, Tx.   You can follow Taco Bombs on instagram @taco.bombs

JP and Alex go over the last couple of years and get you caught up with what the future will hold for Liquor Before Beer and Turning Point Beer!

The guys do their first live recording for LBB. They are joined by Founder, Owner and full on badass Shawn Howell. They go over Shawn's craft beer history, talk about the Turning Point Beer upcoming Anniversary and tell some old drunk stories. Enjoy! Have any questions for the guys? You can email them at liqourbeforebeerpodcast@gmail.com.  

The guys talk about the future of LBB, with a few exciting surprises! They go over the state of the industry and how they chose beer names for Turning Point Beer, as well as, talk about beer names that never made it!

The guys get a chance to sit down with one of their favorite people, Dr. Justin Gyorfi, Co-Founder of Ingenious Brewing in Humble, Tx. Dr. Gyorfi is also a Urologist and the guys ask as many mature questions as possible to insure Justin will never want to come on LBB again.

The guys talk about some arson-relate news from a local station, some beer related stuff, dreams that they aspired to attain as kids, as well as, figuring out why Josh is missing one of the biggest events of the year at Turning Point Beer.

The guys are guest-less and JP-less. Alex and Josh talk about a weird news story, the unfortunate closing of a beloved brewery and pet peeves. There is also some talk about football, the Cowboys and of course, beer!

The guys welcome their good friend, Dom, Co-Owner of False Idol Brewing in North Richland Hills, Texas. They talk about up and coming events at False Idol and Turning Point Beer. They draft their favorite Texas Breweries and talk about how to stay relevant and keep things fresh, as well as, struggling to stay on top of their lives in the beer industry. You can find out more about False Idol by checking out falseidol.beer.

The guys are joined by good friend to all Nate Galvin from Soulfire Brewing in Roanoke, Tx. The have a couple of interesting news stories and talk about old times in the brewing industry.   This episode was recorded May 19, 2022.

The guys talk about what has been going on and why they have been too lazy to record an episode recently. Sorry.   They also introduce two new segments for your enjoyment!

The guy are joined by their great friend Cam Tracy, retail industry veteran, Marine Veteran and Founder of the Homies Support Homies movement. They discuss the frequencies to shower, kickball tender-dates, what it means to snorkel a barrel-aged stout, how Texas did at the World Beer Cup Championship, a presentation from Craft Brewers Conference, the local vs nationwide craft beer market, the crossover between beer and normal retail, a specific music question and unfortunate closures.    To find out more about Cam's passion and how to be a Homie, follow him on instagram at @camren_fx 

The guys are joined today by Will Perry, Co-Founder and Head Brewer of False Idol Brewing in North Richland Hills, Texas. They discuss an oil change nightmare, an uptick in the brewing industry, what it is like to open a customer-facing business during COVID, pet peeves and the worst phrase ever uttered in the English language. Thanks to Will for letting us try Onibaba and Karloff, 15 month-aged Imperial Stout aged in Blanton and E.H. Taylor barrels, respectively and Ragnarök, a New England IPA double dry hopped with Strata hops. Check them out on their instagram @falseidolbrewing

The guys talk about a wedding where all the guests were drugged, how distribution has changed over the last decade in the beer industry, Josh's new GoFundMe to increase his mouth size and all-time favorite Star Wars moments! Beers today are Black Metal from Jester King Brewery @jesterkingbrewery and Pink Lemonade from Martin House Brewing Company @martinhousebrewing

The guys go over the failures of quitting vaping, talk about favorite childhood video games, a gift from a body check and clear the air about a certain lawsuit that they didn't have all the details on. Beer reviewed is @stonecloudbrewingco 's Fluffy Fingers - Chocolate Orange and a *very* special surprise.

Special guest Matt Reynolds from Celestial Beerworks joins the guys to talk about a whole lot of nothingness. From a crazy story involving an airline, to everyone's favorite type of apples, there's a whole lot for a very few and a little for everyone else.

The guys discuss quitting smoking e-cigs, the recent Stone Brewing court case, Other Half coming to town, and the looming Murder Goose. Matt from Celestial joins the crew and discusses relevance in an ever-changing industry.

The guys discuss the priorities in starting a brewery. Travis from Social Project in Bentonville, AR joins the guys and talk about opening during a pandemic and introducing a new audience to Craft Beer. 

In this episode, the guys talk about pivoting in the craft beer industry. Who has done it well and who has not needed to. Shugg from Martin House Brewing Company in Fort Worth, Tx joins us!

On the first episode of Liquor Before Beer Podcast, the guys talk about goals, review Arthur from Hill Farmstead and Thin Meh from Boiler Brewing, discuss the importance of water in brewing and address the recent news on Modern Times Brewing.