It's Friday Somewhere

Ed and Bearcat go long with John from Tröegs Independent Brewing in what is a windy and interest look at the current state of Tröegs, PA Craft Beer, the constraints of the pandemic on brewing, and trends in beer consumption.

Ed and Bearcat discuss the newest Tröegs releases Impending Descent and the new once-a-year Hop Cyclone, pandemic thoughts, movies, TV, sports, and other non-sense from their beer-addled minds.

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In Episode 26, Ed Grohl and Bearcat were kindly invited to join the Harrisburg Beer Week team and all the brewery collaborators on the 2019 717 Collab Beer brew day at Tröegs. As the brew was working it’s way to the fermentation tank, Ed and Bearcat sat down with each brewer and finally with the Harrisburg Beer Week team. We discussed the process of collaboration, Harrisburg as a “beer town,” this year's very cool logo, and why 717 is not just a good beer but #BeerForGood. Be sure to follow Harrisburg Beer Week on Twitter, Instagram, and check out all the events during the week. This is a long episode, but we covered a lot of ground about each of the four breweries, the process of making this year’s collaboration beer, and about Harrisburg Beer Week. We hope you like listening to it as much as we liked making it. Links: ZerØday Brewing CompanyBonshire Brew WorksAppalachian Brewing CompanyTröegs Independent Brewing Co.Harrisburg Beer WeekThank you to Theo, Hannah, Alan, John, Chris, John, Sara, Jimi, Tierney

In Episode 19, Ed Grohl, Easy Pretzel, and Bearcat sit down with John Trogner of Troegs Independent Brewing Company to discuss their ever-evolving Scratch Beer program, the expansion of the Splinter Series, parking, trademarks and the release of Nimble Giant. If you like this episode you will really love Troegs’ social media accounts. You should follow them on Twitter and Instagram. Special thank you to John for taking the time to sit down with us. We learned a ton and we hope you do too. What we were drinking: Scratch #325 Scratch #327 Scratch #329 Nimble Giant You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or the Google Play Store. If you like the show please consider leaving a review and sharing it with others, this really does help us. Follow the show on Twitter @IFS_Podcast or send us cool stuff via email TheIFSpodcast@gmail.com. Cheers.

In Episode 18, Ed Grohl, Easy Pretzel, and Bearcat, took the show before a live audience. We were joined for a panel discussion by Greg Avola, co-founder of Untappd, Tierney Pomone of Stouts and Stilettos and the legendary Jeff Kupko. We discussed Untappd and its role in craft beer as a social media platform, user privacy, and the role of other social media platforms within the industry. First, we want to thank everyone that made this show possible: St@rtup Harrisburg and Adam Porter. I cannot think of a more appropriate location to hold this event. It an awesome workspace and you should totally check it out. Al Kominski at Pizza Boy Brewing for hooking everyone up with some free beer during the event. Tierney at Stouts and Stilettos for joining the discussion and handling all the ticketing. Last but certainly not least… everyone that came to the show. Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $500 for Harrisburg River Rescue on behalf of Harrisburg Beer Week No Link Dump this time… just visit the web