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Season 6 Episode 2Erie Brewing Co. Dave, Bret & Ben had the pleasure of talking with Kristy Melquist, regional sales manager, and Richy Britton, head brewer, from Erie Brewing Company. Erie's history goes back to 1993 when it opened as a brewpub, called Hoppers, and then transitioned into a full-time brewery in 1999. We had a great time talking about what drove each of them to Erie and what they each enjoy about their roles in the business. Kristy loves expanding the brand to different regions and her quote is the title of this episode, "Change the world one pint at a time." Richy enjoys the science behind brewing and having creative freedom to experiment with new ideas to bring something new for people to enjoy. Listen in and find out more about Erie and when you're in the northwest section of Pennsylvania, make it a stop on your journey.We sampled a shandy, sour, Scottish ale and a stout.Check us out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hopped Up Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us as we take you on our beer sampling through the local beers and let's all Be Bonded by Beer!Have a suggestion on a beer or brewery we need to highlight? Leave us a reply in the comments or email us at centralpapour@gmail.com Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and help support the programSpecial Thanks to York's own, Gallowglas for our awesome new music: Scraps Check them out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

THIS WEEK:Dill, Anna, and Brent are in the HOJ this week, with special guest Nick Sorenson!THE ATACOLYPSE FOOD TRUCK BEER SEGMENT:Our beer this week is Creamerie: Gummy Watermelon from Erie Brewing Company! EBC brings it with this sour IPA! Of course, we play our favorite game, “Where's the Conquistador?” You can find the video version of this segment on Facebook and our YouTube page. There's a lot of great stuff this week, give us a download and check it out!============Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast(c) 2022 Idiotville Productions. This content may not be used without written permission of Idiotville Productions. ============www.idiotvillepodcast.buzzsprout.com www.patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast - It's back!www.teepublic.com/idiotvilleproductions============Our theme song is composed and performed by Warehouse 11: Guitars by Brian Blake, drums by Dave Blake, bass by Chris Owochttps://www.facebook.com/Warehouse11Band/ http://www.warehouseelevenband.yolasite.com/============www.idiotvillepodcast.comYouTube: Idiotville: Erie's Favorite Podcast - YouTubewww.facebook.com/idiotvillepodcastinstagram: idiotvillepodcastTwitter: @IdiotvillePods, @Idiotville_Dill, @BrentNLiberty, @AnnaHarvigson1, @RyanLouisTST, @TedBrogan2, @TheRealJakeNew1idiotvillepodcast@gmail.comJoin our Facebook group!Support the show

THE JUMP:Dill, Brent, and Anna are in the Hall of Justice!What's going on with our Patreon? Good stuff!Brent found his unicorn! He can die happy!What are we nerding about? What do we do in our spare time and not podcasting?THE ATACOLYPSE FOOD TRUCK BEER SEGMENT:We tried out a “Hold Me Close I'm Tired of Dancing” from Erie Brewing Company! Of course, we play our favorite game, “Where's the Conquistador?” You can find the video version of this segment on Facebook and our YouTube page. AFTER THE BREAK:Anna talks about her favorite hobby!Brent talks about HIS favorite hobby!Dill talks about his multiple favorite hobbies, but drills down to one!There's a lot of great stuff this week, give us a download and check it out!============Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast(c) 2022 Idiotville Productions. This content may not be used without written permission of Idiotville Productions. ============www.idiotvillepodcast.buzzsprout.com www.patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast - It's back!www.teepublic.com/idiotvilleproductions============Our theme song is composed and performed by Warehouse 11: Guitars by Brian Blake, drums by Dave Blake, bass by Chris Owochttps://www.facebook.com/Warehouse11Band/ http://www.warehouseelevenband.yolasite.com/============www.idiotvillepodcast.comYouTube: Idiotville: Erie's Favorite Podcast - YouTubewww.facebook.com/idiotvillepodcastinstagram: idiotvillepodcastTwitter: @IdiotvillePods, @Idiotville_Dill, @BrentNLiberty, @AnnaHarvigson1, @RyanLouisTST, @TedBrogan2, @TheRealJakeNew1idiotvillepodcast@gmail.comJoin our Facebook group!Support the show

The Connoisseurs recap Tyler's bachelor party experience from back in April. This included a stop at Erie Brewing Company before arriving in Pittsburgh, rated the #6 Top City in the world for craft beer drinkers on Untappd. Be sure to listen as they discuss the best of what Pittsburgh's craft beer scene has to offer, including everyone's favourite brewery and beer. Also highlighted is Mike's Beer Bar, a verified venue on Untappd, and an establishment across from PNC Park (home of the MLB Pittsburgh Pirates) which offers over 500 different beers!!!! Instagram: CraftBeerConns – YouTube/Untappd: Craft Beer Connoisseurs Feel Free to throw us a comment, like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

It's Dill Spears, Brent N Liberty, Anna Hartvigson, and Jake News!We're joined by the host of Buddycast, Nick Sorensen!Before the interview, Brent tells us how he tapped the Rockies, and Dill talks about his adventures in the dirty South!Nick goes into great detail about how Buddycast came to be, his favorite guests, what Buddyaid is and how it could be making a triumphant return this fall. He also tells us about his advocacy for Dwarfism Awareness Month, as well as Little People of America!The Atacolypse Food Truck Beer Segment: Nick brought us Derailed Ale, a black cherry ale from Erie Brewing Company. We liked this one, so listen in to see what we thought! As always, listen in to find out where the Atacolypse Food Truck will be serving up his magic! Don't forget, you can always catch the beer segment LIVE on our Facebook page every Wednesday at 5:30! We have some solid talk about the rise in Covid-19 cases in Erie County – please wear masks and get a vaccination! You aren't just saving your own life!Nick talks more about bigotry toward little people and what he's had to deal with, as well as some of his personal struggles. Don't use the “M” word. How can you be a “Buddy”? Answers inside!All in all, this is one of our best episodes ever, with one of the most positive people in all of Erie! ===================================================================== Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast(c) 2021 Idiotville Productions. This content may not be used without written permission of Idiotville Podcast Productions. =====================================================================www.idiotvillepodcast.buzzsprout.com www.patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast - It's back!=====================================================================Our theme song is composed and performed by Warehouse 11: Guitars by Brian Blake, drums by Dave Blake, bass by Chris Owochttps://www.facebook.com/Warehouse11Band/ http://www.warehouseelevenband.yolasite.com/=====================================================================www.idiotvillepodcast.comwww.facebook.com/idiotvillepodcastinstagram: idiotvillepodcastTwitter: @BrentNLibery, @TheRealJakeNew1, @Dill_spears, @TedBrogan2, @MartyBalawkay, @Trashsportstakeidiotvillepodcast@gmail.comJoin our Facebook group!Support the show (http://Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast)

It's Dill Spears, Brent Liberty, and the newest member of the team, Anna Hartvigson!Welcome to Anna, as she officially joins the crew! We can't wait to see what her viewpoint brings to the show…Owner and Founder of Revox Social, Chris Norris is our guest this week. Chris talks all about his history, from his start as a star baseball player in high school, to his work in Minor League Baseball, both in North Carolina, then after a move to Erie, with our very own Seawolves as their promotions director from 2009-2011. From there, Chris talks about his experiences as “Web Coordinator” for Mercyhurst University before a brief stopover at Erie Insurance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Atacolypse Food Truck Beer Segment: After last week's story from Jake about his wife clobbering a guy, we couldn't let a week go by without something from Erie Brewing Company, so Brent grabbed us “Rainbow in the Park” a 7% abv. This is a 4/5 Recommended Beer for our listeners! Listen in to find out where the Atacolypse Food Truck will be serving up his magic! Don't forget, you can always catch the beer segment LIVE on our Facebook page every Wednesday at 5:30!   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------After the break: Chris talks about his time on “Undercover Billionaire” and how he got there – his neighbor is friend of the show Armando Reyes – and what happened after. Chris realized that the 9-5 life was not for him and he founded his own business: Revox Social. You can check him out at www.revoxsocial.com and look for a lot of info from Chris on Linkedin!Be sure to to check out blissfulmeads.com and use code “idiotville” at checkout for 25% off your total order! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast(c) 2021 Idiotville Podcast Universe. This content may not be used without written permission of Idiotville Podcast Universe, Inc. ================================================================================www.idiotvillepodcast.buzzsprout.com www.patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast - It's back!================================================================================Our theme song is composed and performed by Warehouse 11: Guitars by Brian Blake, drums by Dave Blake, bass by Chris Owochttps://www.facebook.com/Warehouse11Band/ http://www.warehouseelevenband.yolasite.com/================================================================================www.idiotvillepodcast.comwww.facebook.com/idiotvillepodcastinstagram: idiotvillepodcastTwitter: @BrentNLibery, @TheRealJakeNew1, @Dill_spears, @TedBrogan2, @MartyBalawkay, @Trashsportstakeidiotvillepodcast@gmail.comJoin our Facebook group!Support the show (http://Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast)

Erie Mayoral Candidate Sydney Zimmermann joins Dill, Brent, Jake and Ryan for a great sitdown interview this week!(Idiotville #150 had some very bad audio issues. We may be able to salvage it, but it won't be out any time in the near future)Sydney tells us about her history – where she went to school, college, her travels, and how she got involved in caring about social justice.Brent interjects with an insane story about our adventures at the NFL draft and staying in a haunted house and sleepwalking. What inspired Sydney to run for mayor? She talks about her time canvassing and how she overcomes the perception of her youth working against her in a city filled with stodgy old people who fear change. She talks funding and why she decided to run for mayor and why now? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Atacolypse Food Truck Beer Segment: Blood Reign from Erie Brewing Company – it's a Belgian Strong Golden Ale, infused with Orange and Citrus. 8.7% abv. This one is dangerously sweet, and we did enjoy it. Listen in to find out our thoughts about it! (xx/5)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In the second half of the show, Sydney lays out her agenda:-          CBA's-          Food Deserts-          How does she appeal to older voters?-          The brain drain?-          So much more!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do you feel like you aren't getting enough Idiotville? Check out our Patreon for BONUS CONTENT at Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast(c) 2021 Idiotville Podcast Universe. This content may not be used without written permission of Idiotville Podcast Universe, Inc. ================================================================================www.idiotvillepodcast.buzzsprout.com www.patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast - It's back!================================================================================Our theme song is composed and performed by Warehouse 11: Guitars by Brian Blake, drums by Dave Blake, bass by Chris Owochttps://www.facebook.com/Warehouse11Band/ http://www.warehouseelevenband.yolasite.com/================================================================================www.idiotvillepodcast.comwww.facebook.com/idiotvillepodcastinstagram: idiotvillepodcastTwitter: @BrentNLibery, @TheRealJakeNew1, @Dill_spears, @TedBrogan2, @MartyBalawkay, @Trashsportstakeidiotvillepodcast@gmail.comJoin our Facebook group!Support the show (http://Patreon.com/idiotvillepodcast)

In episode 187, "I'm Thinking of Overthinking Things", Tony & Eddie gather around a heavy, existential wallop of a film - I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). Director Charlie Kaufman might not be on everyone's radar. He might not be everyone's cup of tea - but he's certainly a pro at making his visions visceral, poignant and powerful. This movie takes viewers on a ride through a single long night in the narrator's twisted world. There's animated pigs, movies within movies, dance numbers and lots and lots of silence. Driven mostly by weighty dialogue, the sense of dread and tension and finality delivered here are something like you've probably never experienced - but is it something you'd enjoy? Tune in this week as the boys try to figure out just that. Also on the episode, were two new beers of course. One delightfully fruity milkshake IPA from Southern Tier Brewing Company and one powerful rum barrel-aged pumpkin ale from Erie Brewing Company. Listen for the detailed reviews and Untappd ratings of these brews at the end of the show.

Written and researched by Steven Mooradian Koehler Beer and the Prohibition Era  Steven Mooradian  Hello! Welcome to this episode of the Hurstories, a history podcast presented by Mercyhurst students. My name is Steven Mooradian and I will be your host for this episode.    Any good Erieite will tell you, there’s a church on every street, and a bar on every corner.   Erie’s long history with beer extends to the first large waves of immigration, bringing their brewing practices with them, none more locally famous than the Koehler family.  Their persistence through 13 years of prohibition propelled them into local legend, and the Koheler name remains a staple in northwestern Pennsylvania.  Erie, Pennsylvania has been a Mecca for immigrants for over a century and a half. Groups of Italian, Polish, German, Irish, Russian, Greek, and other European immigrants have historically found a small slice of Erie to call home. Even more recently, large contingencies of Nepalese, Bhutanese, Syrian, Central African, and Latin American groups have found their sanctuary and safety in some of the same areas. Though Erie’s population has decreased significantly since the mid 20th century, these groups are almost single-handedly keeping those numbers steady. There is truly a connection between the success of immigrants and the success of Erie.  Erie has a small, urban center. It is centrally located between three major cities: Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. And it was a center of commerce and industry for a better part of the 19th and 20th centuries, perfect for establishing economic success in anything from paper to beer. When immigrants arrive they bring their interests and talents, making Erie one of the most diverse cities in America for well over a century.  Charles Koehler, a Dutch immigrant who arrived in Erie in the mid 1800’s, knew Erie held for him some of these opportunities. He worked for Frederick Dietz, who owned a brewery at 17th and Parade Street. Dietz died in 1858 and Charles took it over, though he left only a few years later in 1862 to begin a new brewery with his sons at 26th and Holland. Charles son Fred inherited the business, but it was his other son Jackson Koehler, who would take the family name and make it a brand.1   The first brewery built at the site of 21st and State Streets in Erie in 1855 was by George Frey and Peter Schaaf. Frey was himself an immigrant, from Germany, and is credited with introducing the lager style of beer to the Greater Erie-Buffalo region.2  Schaaf would go on to find a new partner several years later, a man by the name of Henry Kavelage, who in 1863 became the sole owner of the operation and named it Eagle Brewery.  Twenty years after, in 1883, Jackson Koehler purchased the brewery, calling it the Jackson-Eagle Koehler Brewery.  Erie in the 1880’s had multiple brewing operations, consisting of four lager plants, one ale, and one porter breweries. They all shared the market, but it didn’t take long for Jackson Koehler to surge to the top of the game. In 1890, Jackson commissioned Louis Lehle, a Chicago architect to design the new brewery.  On April 1, 1899, several of those other breweries, the Fred Koehler and Co. (Jackson’s brother), Cascade Brewery, National Brewery, and Eagle Brewery merged under the command of Koehler now going by the name Erie Brewing Company. The Koehler name became synonymous with beer in the Erie region.  The brewery ran with few flaws for years, until the bombshell hit.  Prohibition became the law of the land, cemented as the 18th amendment to the US Constitution in 1920.  Prohibition was particularly tricky in PA. Lots of working-class people, meant both strong adherence and strong resistance. Labor Unions were some of the fiercest opponents of the eighteenth amendment. However, other unions were avid proponents of prohibition, because labor leaders felt that with their workers boozed up, gave them a disadvantage on negotiations.  Gifford Pinchot, a successful conservationist running for governor during the lead up to prohibition ran under the pretense that he would strictly enforce the prohibition laws.  Unsurprisingly, he drew much of his support from groups like the Women’s Anti-Temperance Movement, which led the charge against prohibition, but also from several types of unions and farmers.  Pinchot won his election in 1923, just three years after the 18th amendment was adopted, and served as Governor of Pennsylvania until 1927.  He began cracking down on the prohibition laws, however, to his dismay, crime and usage increased while the enforcement of the law decreased dramatically by police departments. Whether it was a direct defiance of the governor, or simply lazy police work, is unclear, but needless to say, prohibition wasn’t going as planned for Governor Pinchot.  Despite his overall failure on prohibition, Pinchot won again in 1931, serving a nonconsecutive term until 1935. He also helped to establish the PA Liquor Control Board and hoped to deter alcohol use by making it quote, “as inconvenient and expensive as possible”.  Meanwhile, rum-running and bootlegging were becoming a massive industry along the Lake Erie border.  The proximity to Canada made it easy for smugglers to get across the international border in a hurry. Canada had no prohibition laws.8 Boats would speed across the lake, pick up cargo in places like Port Dover, Ontario and other lakefront towns, and come back to Erie or the Pennsylvania lakeshore. These trips were so frequent, it has been suggested there are hundreds of unopened bootlegged alcohol bottles at the bottom of Lake Erie. Much like the prohibition era on land, the policing of the waters was so ineffective, it was essentially non-existent.  Even today, restaurants and bars in Erie, like Rum-Runners Cove, Smugglers Wharf, and the former Bootleggers Bar and Grille pay homage to this history.   President Franklin Roosevelt signed a bill in March of 1933, legalizing the sale and consumption of wine and beer and by December of the same year, the 18th amendment had been repealed and the 21st amendment ratified, ending prohibition.  Prohibition forced the closure of breweries for Koehler and many others; however, Koehler was so popular, that in 1933, the year prohibition ended, he reopened the Erie Brewing Company resuming normal operations.   Prohibition was viewed as a complete failed experiment. The usage of alcohol was not eliminated and may very well have even been elevated. The implementation of the eighteenth amendment also brought forth several unintended consequences.   Many marginalized groups were targeted. Anti-alcohol meant anti-immigrant as Europeans like Germans, Polish, Irish, and Dutch were the primary brewers.  Catholics were also notable drinkers and the 1920’s saw a great resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan as well as other extreme sects of White Anglo Saxon Protestant vigilantism. Organized crime including the likes of Al Capone and other notable gangsters was also elevated, in this time period.   As for Koehler, the brewery operated normally until the 1970’s when the it was closed down in 1978.  The historic building sat empty for many years, and unfortunately for history, the complex was demolished in 2006.  However, in 2018, two brothers Bruce and Bryan Koehler, brought the name back.  They are unsure if they are directly related to Jackson Koehler, but they are sure of their connection to Erie.  They’re from Pittsburgh but their grandparents lived in Millcreek and remember passing the plant as kids, even remarking that Koehler is the only beer their family drank.  The brothers operate the new Koehler Brewing Company out of Grove City, PA, about an hour away from Erie. The Koehler brand is still one of the most recognizable in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Many families tell stories of drinking Koehler beer with their loved ones and Koehler memorabilia is highly sought after. Though the building does not exist anymore, the original Eagle Brewery sign survives and can be seen inside the BrewERIE at Union Station, which preserves some of Erie’s brewing heritage.   The survival of Koehler, bootlegging, and the prohibition era in Pennsylvania is just a snapshot of the Roaring 20’s, but it’s a legacy that the Erie region is true to, and in a lot of ways is proud of.  With its recent reemergence, generations of Erieites can kick their feet up, drink a Koehler, and tell stories, just as their fathers and grandfathers did.   Something has to keep those bars open!  We’ll see you next time on Hurstories, until then, I have been Steven, and thank you for listening. 

In mini episode 158, Tony & Eddie skip the movie or board game reviews and talk about two new brews exclusively. This week Eddie tried one from Erie Brewing Company and Tony sampled a new one from Boulevard Brewing.

In mini episode 153, Tony & Eddie sample two new beers that they both ended up loving. A new hazy IPS from Erie Brewing Company called Aggressive Bottoms and Notorious P.O.G. from Stone. If you lean towards the citrus side of the IPS house - this episode is for you. Stick around for the end of the episode to hear the boy's detailed review and their Untappd app rating.

In ep #85, Tony & Eddie get together to review a classic, a cineFANtics favorite, the always relevant, always...timely - Back to the Future (1985). The Twitter poll was a landslide victory for this flick and we all know why. There's so much to love here. Horny moms. Face-melting guitar riffs (that are too darn loud) and of course, Tony's favorite thing - time travel. This week they also tried some excellent (perhaps before the season called for it) pumpkin beers. One from Erie Brewing Company and one from Lancaster Brewing. This is an episode that you don't want to miss. Whether you love the film or love pumpkin beer, it's a fun one this week. Also, if you hate this movie and pumpkin beer, listen anyway and see if we can't change your mind. More time-travel to come this week. Watch our Twitter account @thecinemantics) for more details/this week's poll.

In Ep #46 the boys come back after a brief hiatus to discuss Jordan Peele's Get Out (2017). This critically acclaimed thriller caught both Tony and Eddie off guard. It was a brilliant commentary on one of our nation's oldest problems. This film is smart, poignant, sharp as a knife. Get Out brings the boys to some touchy subjects. Perhaps subjects they aren't best suited to discuss, but they attempt to do it with brevity. Listen in to find out more. This week they drank beers from Erie Brewing Company and Saranac Brewery.