Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club! On this episode, we have our friend David Nelson joining us. David is the owner of the Braided River Brewing Company in downtown Mobile. Originally from North Carolina, David moved to Mobile and met Hobie while playing rugby for Battleship Rugby Club.We discuss the tiki beer from Braided River called Winter Crush. David goes through the process of coming up with the beer and the different ingredients. The group taste the beer and also comment about other tiki beers that they like. You can visit Braided River at www.braidedriverbrewing.com. The cocktail of the episode is a Roy Original: As a bonus to the Winter Crush beer, we taste one of Roy's creations, From the depths. Follow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so you can try it with us.Music provided by the Hula Girls. Find them on IG @hulagirls and see the lead singer's show called Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour.Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his t-shirts and merch at thenutriarodeo.com.Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com.For sponsorship inquiries, email us at info@coastwatchersclub.com.

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club! On this episode, we have our friend Naude Gouws joining us. Naude is the owner of the Haberdasher cocktail bar in downtown Mobile. Originally from South Africa, Naude moved to the States in 1993 and met Hobie while playing rugby for Battleship Rugby Club.We discuss the recent Mobile Tiki Week that took place downtown and talk about what we liked about it and what we look forward to in the future of Mobile Tiki Week. The cocktail of the episode is a classic: Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai & Bonus tasting of Myers's Single Barrel Rum aged in Sazerac Rye barrels. Follow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so you can try it with us.Music provided by the Hula Girls. Find them on IG @hulagirls and see the lead singer's show called Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour.Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his t-shirts and merch at thenutriarodeo.com.Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com.For sponsorship inquiries, email us at info@coastwatchersclub.com.

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club! On this episode, we have our first guest Alyson Sheppard. Alyson is a food & beverage travel writer and was a former contributing editor to Playboy Magazine, with articles also published on the Robb Report and Esquire. Currently she has the "Beer & Loathing" column and is a copy editor for Lagniappe paper in Mobile, AL. We discuss and compare the current Modern Tiki Boom with the original Tiki Bar Movement back in the 30s, 40s & 50s. We also ask Alyson some questions on her favorite tiki cocktails & bars. The cocktail of the episode is an original from Roy: Archipelagogo. Follow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so you can try it with us.Music provided by the Hula Girls. Find them on IG @hulagirls and see the lead singer's show called Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour.Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his t-shirts and merch at thenutriarodeo.com.Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com.For sponsorship inquiries, email us at info@coastwatchersclub.com.

Welcome to Sea Stories of the CoastWatchers Club. In this episode we talk about the Tiki Pop Up that the Haberdasher staff had at the Elysian Bar in New Orleans. Then Ben rambles on about the story of how he made his home bar: CoastWatchers Club. We finish up the episode by answering the question of "Where would you put a tiki bar in the Mobile Bay area?" This week's cocktail: CoastWatchers GrogFollow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so you can try it with us.Music provided by the Hula Girls. Find them on IG @hulagirls and see the lead singer's show called Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour.Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his tshirts and merch at thenutriarodeo.com.Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com.For sponsorship inquiries, email us at info@coastwatchersclub.com.

Why would two guys in South Alabama start a Tiki Podcast? Join Ben & Roy as they discuss what got them interested in Tiki Bars & Cocktails. Find out what influenced Ben's home bar, Roy's experience as a bartender, their favorite bars, cocktails and Roy's experience at the Hukilau. Also, on every episode, they will discuss a cocktail that is either a traditional tiki cocktail, or when that Roy or Ben has created.This week's cocktail: Scrum PunchFollow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so you can try it with us.Music provided by the Hula Girls.Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his work and tshirts at thenutriarodeo.com.  Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com. For sponsorship inquiries, email us at info@coastwatchersclub.com.