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A surly spin off of their news show, The Paper Trail Podcast, hosts Reggie Ellis and Paul Myers are joined by Joaquin Around’s Niccolo Go as they give their honest review of beers from and in the California Central Valley. You’ll come for the beer, but you’ll stay for their humor, food pairings and…

Paul Myers, Reggie Ellis, Niccolo Go

  • Nov 14, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 57m AVG DURATION
  • 37 EPISODES


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PT 037: "Ron Jeremy - that's the face"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 44:02


Paul and Niccolo sit down on location at Kaweah Brewing Taproom in Visalia with owner Kenny Hildebrand and brewer Julian Sprague. Together they talk about the difficulty of running a restaurant and bar in the pandemic, the disappointing fall of Rocky Hill Brewing and then Niccolo's "Beer Word of the WEEK."

PB 036: "Don't fuck it up"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 60:38


Paul and Niccolo are joined by Rock Yard Tavern owner Landon Wilcox to drink Peach Whip, Mason’s Blueberry witte bier, and 2 hop series. Together they talk about Landon's experience running a bar during the pandemic, his move to patio seating, and Joe Exotic's new line of underwear.

PB 035: "I've made a series of bad decisions"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 49:47


Paul and Niccolo break from their extended hiatus and return to the show. They break down Niccolo's trip to NJ, discuss their three beers, Corona Extra, Valor Blood Orange IPA from tactical ops brewing and tropical tea IPA by Bottle Logic Brewing.

PB 034: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 51:36


This week Niccolo, Paul and returning guest Robert Perry record their first episode  in the COVID-19 era, over Zoom. Theydiscuss news in the age of COVID, how to be a conscientious news consumer, a man who died of stupidity and Niccolo’s beer word of the week!

PB 033: Mr. Litwack goes to Fresno

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 76:39


Paul and Niccolo visit Rocky Hill Brewing's owner Ben Litwack and his business partner Sean Dempsey at Ben's second location in Fresno, this one with a restaurant. They talk about getting started, challenges in opening and why not to water fake plants.

PB 032: Controversy brews at the Rock Yard Tavern

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 54:39


Owner of Exeter's Rock Yard Tavern, Landon Wilcox joins Paul and Niccolo on the pod, to talk about his journey into bar ownership, how much all of us wish Brent Bell would go away, three arrests in one day, and Niccolo's Beer Word of the Day!

PB 031: Nah, Lebanon, Tennessee

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 53:44


Chafic Dada from Pita Kabob joins the pod to talk about his business, Kobe, breweries in different place and talk some stupid news with Paul, Reggie and Niccolo.

PB 030: "Ziplock bag of human shit"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 60:40


Paul and Niccolo get into their numbers epsiode where each beer's name was encouraged by numbers. Then they get into news from France about Machu Piccu and then Niccolo's "Beer Word of the Week"

PB 029: Nothing like getting punched in the head at 10 years old

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 56:16


Paul and Niccolo invite Bell Craft Brewery owner Brent Bell onto the show to talk about his early days of days of brewing, pro baseball career and some stupid news.

PB 028: "I'll handle the grilled cheese bitch"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 54:47


Niccolo and Paul welcome friend of the pod and now famed home brewer Frank Miramontes to imbibe Rocky Hill Brewings Coffee Porter, a Wisconson Stout and Frank's 11 percenter. 

PB 027: Token Farms

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 44:01


Jessica Mendonca, owner of Token Farms in Farmersville joins the podcast to talk about her business while Niccolo and Paul review an assortment of beers on the show.

PB 026: "Creepy's Hunchback Chicken Stomp"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 81:01


Reggie, Paul and Niccolo invite Kaweah Brewing owner Kenny Hildebrand and brewer Julian Sprague on the show to talk about the early days of Kaweah Brewing, what's coming next and journalists propensity for trespassing.

PB 025: "Heat is on!"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 53:06


Alright, so today we have Tio Rodrigo Craft Beer Michelada from SLO Brew, Psionic Apricot from Unsung and Mango Milkshake DIPA from Brew Rebellion.

PB 023: Reggie isn't allowed whisky anymore

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 63:20


Reggie rejoins the show this week as we get into the beers of the week, stupid news and Niccolo's beer word...of the day.

PB 024: "Way to go Rutgers!"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 55:25


Today, Paul, Reggie, Niccolo and guest Jermaine Johnson II talk about their three beers of the night, Paper Trail Podcast topics, college prejudice and a teacher who was too cool to stay sober for school.

PB 022: "I don't beer-bong good beer"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 51:46


Alright, so today we have Clown Shoes, Amarillo Peach Milkshake IPA, Pina Bomb and Batch 2000. Together we talk about hiking, Oktoberfest and Reggie's childhood (That's interesting).

PB 021: "Maybe that dildo was a gift"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 64:48


Alright, so today we have Old Town Cream Ale from Full Circle, Cucumber Kolsch from Highwater Brewing and Sticky Maple from The Brewery. And we are also joined by Niccolo's friend, and owner of restaurant Taco's Lucha, Chris Gonzalez. 

PB 020: "Those tomatoes are redder than the others"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 109:06


Alright, so today we have Happy Hops IPA, Blind Pig and Planey the Elder all from Russian River Brewing. And we talk about cooking capabilities, dating in Tulare County driving over Trump's golf course, Taylor Swift's empty gestures to combat sexual harassment and then Niccolo's beer word of the day.

PB 019: "I'm off social media...I wish I could tweet about it" pt.II

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2019 54:53


Paul, Niccolo and "Reggie" continue their discussion over media and get into some stupid news before introducing Niccolo's beer word of the week.

PB 018: "I'm off social media...I wish I could tween about it." Pt.I

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2019 72:15


Paul, Niccolo and "Reggie" excavate the American news landscape in this first of a two park episode, while drinking Dust Bowl's Lo-Cal Lager and Solid Gold by Founders.

PB-017-"It's Robert Stack...he's outside!!!" *Que unsolved mysteries music

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2019 50:08


Today Niccolo, Reggie and Paul try three of Barrel House's flagship brews while discussing the merit of what it means to be a journalist, recounting their time at Boots Brews and Bacon and then discuss running up an $80,000 edison bill.

PB 016: Meth Burrito

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 67:38


Paul and Niccolo invite local filmmaker Zach Green on the podcast to talk about In-N-Out and meth burritos. 

PB 015: "Aren't we done with blackface?"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2019 67:38


Alright, so today Paul and Niccolo have Hank’s Honey by Bellcraft Brewing, Zwickel Helles Lager by Garage Brewing Co, Cool Kid Juicy IPA by Calicraft and El Tecnico by Barley Forge Brewing. Today we’ll start with hometown favorite Bell Craft, Hank’s Honey, Blonde. Together they talk about passion in work, near federal crimes, a man who wore blackface to his court hearing and then more.

PB 014: "Falak Smoke Shop: Blow it Out"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 48:46


Alright, so today Niccolo is out of the office but we are still drinking his beer. We have Sipping on Spring Time, a Belgian Saison from Tortugo Brewing Company and Port O’Pints’ DelNorter Porter. These are in fact the beers left over from the State Fair when Niccolo failed to steal a car full of free craft beer.

PB 013: Steal much, rather than not enough

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 70:48


Alright, so today we have 2019, Belgian style dark strong ale from third gospel brewing, Belgian Saison with passion fruit from brew yard beer company out of Glendale and Booth Brewing’s Belgian style wit bier with lemon grass and black szechuan pepper corn. Today we’ll be starting with Belgian stay wit bier with lemon grass and black szechuan pepper corn.

PB 012: "That was terrible, we have to cut all that out!"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2019 57:45


Alright, so today the guys have 2019 Napa Saison: Farm House Ale, 2019 Los Lena Dores, ale aged in high rye burbon barrel and 2018 Mole Merkin all from Firestone Brewing in Paso Robles. Together they talk about how not to get rid of a prostitute, Niccolo's trip to the Firestone Walker invitational, and tweeting teachers.

PB 011: "It's either that or walking around naked"

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 60:32


So today Paul and Niccolo get along without Reggie and start in on Streets of Bakersfield, Six Six One, Hollow Body Pale Ale and El Cerrito all from Tem Blur brewing in Bakersfield. Together the guys talk about what Reggie is up to, Quesadilla Gorilla, how Paul got onto his current cooking kick, stupid news per usual and then word of the week!

PB 010: "It's like the color of my urine"

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2019 59:29


Today the guys have Under a Blood Orange Sky from Tem Blur, Cali Squeeze Blood Orange Hefe from SLO Brew and Bretta Tangerine from Firestone Walker Brewing Company. While they meander off on tangents, they talk anger issues, cooking and more.

PB 009: "That is your wort of the week"

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 58:14


Alright, so today we have Waiting for the Sun pale ale, Cloud Juice ipa and Morning Moka coffee stout all from Dionysus brewing in Bakersfield. We’ll be starting with Waiting for the sun.

PB 008: "Put your jerky in the trunk"

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019 49:23


So today we have Diversify Your Blonde, Can Haz Razz, All Hopped and Bothered, and Mr. Tumnus all from Zack’s Brewing up in Fresno, which Niccolo visited last week. Today, we’re starting with Diversify Your Blode, a strawberry blonde.

PB 007: "We almost gave some employees some bad news"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2019 65:52


Niccolo and Paul bring Paper Bag's first brewery owner on the show, Rocky Hill Brewing's Ben Litwack. Reggie was away making his kids well adjusted so we imbibed Milkshake Dreams IPA from Dionysys Brewing, Red Eye November Imperial Coffee Stout from Bottle Logic Brewing, and then was just have one of Ben’s favorites, Brutal Haze, from none other than Rocky Hill Brewing. 

PB 006: Sometimes you gotta lay the hammer down

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2019 46:05


Alright, so today we have Tasty by 21st Amendment, then West Coast Hazy Ale and Zeus Imperial Ale from Lengthwise in Bakersfield. Today, we’ll start with Tasty. Which has an interesting can art. 

PB 005: "It's so big. It won't fit"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 54:38


Today we have Hazy Little Thing by Sierra Nevada Holy Toledo IPA and Chocolate Cow Chocolate Milk Stout from nearby Kaweah Brewing in Tulare.  This week Reggie is taking care of his daughter who has the seven day flu. Or as I called it on Paper Trail and around the office, the seven layer dip of flus. So he’s a responsible dad which is why he can’t be here. But we do have one Tulare County journalist, myself, Paul Myers, the Sun-Gazette production manager Robert Perry, and notorious Central Valley wanderer Niccolo Go, of Joaquin Around.

PB 004: "This is a play on Trump's tweet right?"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 43:27


This week Reggie is taking his son to baseball practice because he thinks that’s important, but we have one Tulare County journalist, myself, Paul Myers and notorious Central Valley wanderer Niccolo Go, of Joaquin Around. Today we have Shades of Blue and Covfefe Toffee from nearby Rocky Hill Brewing just outside of Exeter. Starting off with Shades of Blue.

PB 003: "You don't want any of Paul Blart today!"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 37:33


Reggie, Paul and Niccolo review Tioga-Sequoia's Half Dome, Big Sky Brewing's Moose Drool Brown Ale and Anderson Valley's Old Fashioned. Together we talk restaurant, and one bold Visalia teen.

PB 002 Paper Bag Variety Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 52:38


Today hosts Paul, Reggie and Niccolo have The Alchemist’s Focal Banger IPA, Imperial Stout Beer Geek Cocoa Shake, and Northeast-Style Hazy IPA from Revision Brewing Company – all of which you can buy at Visalia’s Pita Kabob on Court St. Together they talk about ideal restaurants to pair with their three beers of the day and get into stupid news in Fresno where a drunk driving aunt had her 3 year old niece take the wheel. All of that and more on the Paper Bag Podcast.

PB 001 Resilience IPA

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 28:44


Central Valley journalists with The Sun-Gazette Newspaper, Paul Myers and Reggie Ellis along with notorious Central Valley wanderer Niccolo Go of Joaquin Around, introduce their new podcast, Paper Bag. In their inaugural episode, Paul, Reggie and Niccolo review Sierra Nevada's Resilience IPA. Brewed for the simple fact to help fund relief efforts for Butte County fire survivors, these hosts hope listeners give the beer a chance and help aid in the relief effort. But like in every episode coming up, Paul, Reggie and Niccolo will talk about what foods go with the beer their reviewing that week. Break down some stupid news, and learn a little about the brewing industry vocabulary 

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