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BPC - Episode 122 - Acapella At Alley's Alehouse

The boys return to their home away from home Alley’s Alehouse for a discussion about all things autumn related. We are heading into the fall season and we discuss (the best holiday of the year) Halloween, Pumpkin Beers, TV Premieres and much more. Jordan, Cowboy, Papa Smurf, Hunter and Tex-Mex round out the pigs and we are joined by our Security Guard Griswold and a special guest appearance from the always entertaining Sarah Burns. Listen to the pigs discuss several beers from some of our ...

BPC - Episode 121 - Kammy's Kause 2017

We had the special pleasure of being invited to coved Kammy's Kause this year on it's opening night.  We couldn't have been more humbled being part of this incredibly annual two day live music event for such a great cause.  We had a blast from moment we stepped into the American Legion park and it just kept getting better as the afternoon and evening flew by, much to quickly.   Ben Jarvis of Audiodacity has a brew with the boys before going on stage and tells a little about the work they h...

BPC - Episode 120 - Backyard Shenanigans

BPC - Episode 120 - Backyard Shenanigans The boys decided to go back to their roots and do a home show that turns into some serious backyard shenanigans.Paulie G, Jordan, Hunter and Roberto show up for the pigs and then we are joined by our pig pen brethren; The Riley, Griswold, and Dr. John. We review several beers from Florida, Tennessee, Indiana, and Wisconsin. We drink some Due South Brewery, 3 Daughters, Tampa Bay Brewing, Motor works Brewing, Stone, Wiseacre, and Central Waters. Ma...

BPC - Episode 119 - I Don't Wanna Be a Pirate

Dougy Fresh, Pauly G, and the freshest Pig, Warren, continue their round table beer reviews with friends, Jeremy Nicely, Ryan Douglas, and Rick Greenless on a sunny afternoon in South Bend, Indiana.   We pick up this one about an hour into the debacle with a riveting discussions on beer and music elitists, local snobs and posers, some of our favorite whiskeys, and Rick has a Silent Bob moment.   Another hour of great brews were passed around including, Three Floyds, Chevalier Bertrand du G...

BPC - Episode 118 - Nick, Niko, Nicky...They all mean music

BPC - Episode 117 - Jockey Box Hero Part Hung

BPC - Episode 117 - Jockey Box Hero Part Hung We had the utmost pleasure covering Indiana On Tap’s inaugural Jockey Box Hero at The Hatch in Broad Ripple a few weeks ago.   It was the perfect day for craft beer and karaoke…behind a live band!   A special occasion is certain way as our very own Cowboy got to perform against some talented Indy folk and the one and only William Hung.   We enjoyed talks with old friends from The Moontown Brewing Company, Mackenzie from The Roundtown Brewery, ...

BPC - Episode 116 - Redemption Alewerks - Wings and Wangs

The boys Sit down with Josh and King Dan (2 x reigning champ of Indy’s next hop model) to talk beer and food at Redemption ale works. This episode is chocked full of beer talk and some great Dan jokes. We go from Wing and Wang’s, to Domain Names and everything in between. Tune in to learn about Magnum P. Rye, Reclamation, Dan’s odd Hobby, the greatness of Dumpster conversations, and much more. Shout outs on this episode to the Azimuth charity, featuring Redemption, Grand Junction, Hotel Ta...

BPC - Episode 115 - Rock the Junction Part Two - Dick Bacon

Part two of our rockin' day at the annual, outdoor, live music and craft beer festival at the Grand Junction Brewing Co. beings with our good buddy Justin of Indiana On Tap, the sponsors of day's festivities.  These guys know how to put on a grand scale show.  We talk a little of what's going on with On Tap, including last Saturday's wildly fun, Jockey Box Hero, which featured one Mr. William Hung . . . and Cowboy.  Big props given in this segment to the guys over at the Moontown Brewing Com...

BCP - Episode 114 - I'm Not Steve Bannon

We recently announced the newest Pig, Warren Kluck, and although he's been on a few shows, tonight is our first Blind Pig South Bend edition with Dougy Fresh, Pauly G, Cowboy, and Mr. Warren Kluck.  We were joined by good friends, the host for the evening, Ryan Douglas (Dougy's big bro), Jeremy Nicely, and Rick Greenless.  This turned into a three hour debauchery, so we split it up into three segments for your listening pleasure.   Part One starts out with some incredible beer, Taxman's Me...

BPC - Episode 113 - Hops & Hertz Part One, Where's Ben Cannon?

The Pigs hit the airwaves to sponsor and cover a fantastic live music and craft beer festival at Fountain Square Brewery, the second of five Discovery Music events sponsored by Spark Joy Music and Musical Family Tree. Non stop, high energy talent hit the stages at noon and didn’t stop till after midnight. We started off the day with a quick visit from Grover, followed by Aaron from Musical Family Tree. We were all a bit ashamed to not know more about this non-profit organization doing so mu...

BPC - Episode 112 - Rock the Junction

Grand Junction Brewing Co. doesn’t just make great beer, they know how to throw one hell of a party.  They teamed up with those crazy kids from Indiana on Tap for a special summer throw down.  The Pigs were pleased to be a part of this amazing outdoor craft beer and live music festival.  A mild summer, mid morning storm didn’t scare away the beer drinkers and it ended up being a fantastic day of grooves and brews.    We have visits in Part One from a soggy Brian Graham of Four Day ...

BPC - Episode 111 - Beer, Construction, and Racing

In this episode the boys return to Alley's Alehouse​and bring on Special Guest Bill Bolander​ of BHR construction. He talks about his construction business along with his impressive Cans (or collection of). We sample some beer from Elysian Brewing,​ their super fuzz, Taxman Brewing Company​ Double Aged Barrell, TwoDEEP Brewing Co.​ Stoutella, Track Bier from The Bier Brewery​ and Cashmir from Evil Czech Brewery and Public House​. Do You miss Jim Neighbors? Cowboy Does! We talk all about In...

BPC - Episode 110 - Indy In-Tune's Radiothon 2017 Part II

We begin Part II of Radiothon 2017 at Alley's Alehouse with a pleasant interruption but always appreciated visit from Mr. Jerry Connor of The Bier Brewery.  Jerry joins the conversation with Fountain Square's Luke Nelson as we dig into craft beer, the woes of canning, and a little cans vs. bottle debate.  Next up, a few of the greats of the Indy music scene, Mr. Jeff Kelly and Eric Pedigo join to talk about how their scene has been transforming over the recent years, what they are currently...

Wrestling, Whiskey, and Wieners 

This is a special Xmas in July,  Balls Out, episode not for those with sensitive ears.   The “Explicit” light went on early in this one. . . and never went out.   What happens when WWE’s Kevin Thorn stops by to have a few brews with the Pigs at Alley’s Alehouse?  Lots of fun and chaos!   The show got so out of hand, it took over 11 months to edit and release with an NC17 rating, but it was too good and the boys had too much fun on this one to not let it out.   Joining us for the e...

BPC - Episode 108 - Radiothon 2017

The Pigs were honored to cover Indy In-Tune’s fifth annual Spring Radiothon, this year in support of Joy's House and the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Indiana with a goal of bringing music to those living with Alzheimer's.   It was a perfect day whether you wanted to chill to the acoustic acts outside on the patio or get down with the electric acts on stage inside Alley’s Alehouse.  A big thanks to Mr. Darrin Snider of Indy In-Tune for inviting us to cover this beertastic, all day, ...

BPC - Episode 107 - Death & Taxes(Part 1) A Shameless Plug is Better than a Hair Plug

Tax Day can be one of the most dreadful days of the year. . . unless you're lucky enough to be at Taxman Brewery's annual Death & Taxes Day Craft Beer Festival. We were lucky enough to cover this years event and it was a drunken delight. As old and new fans swarmed our tent to get on air, one new fan(Jackie) decided to become our producer for the day and had and endless stream of cheerful, buzzed festival goers sitting down for an interview.  An excited Carter Marshall from WZPL stopped b...

BPC 106 - SQ1RL5

Our favorite Dead Squirrels, Jim and Donny, stop by Alley's Alehouse to tell the boys about their upcoming, fifth album, SQ1RL5.  Squirrel fans will not be disappointed and will quickly notice the deeper riffs, (with the help new drummer, Rocky Rodriquez) and some of the best song writing to date.  We got sneak peaks of a few tracks from the new album: We start the show with a snippet of U Gotta Lotta Nerve and they take us out at the end with Calabash Joe.  Not only do these fine gents lik...

BPC - 105 - Round Town Brewery

Dougy Fresh & Pauly G get beer schooled at Round Town Brewery by their quiet man, Eric Fear, and owners Jerry Sutherlin and Mackenzie Schenk.  Local comedian, Mr. Jeremy Brown, joins the Pigs to help derail the conversation.  Although Round Town has only been open for a little over six months, there is a wealth of beer knowledge and craft beer brewing skills to help lift the already thriving and healthy craft beer scene in the city even more. With a great downtown location, you're within w...

BPC - Episode 104 - The Rodcast

The feast was on this week at Alley's Alehouse as we had a special visit from the GM, Jack Vermillion, and the culinary King, Chef Rod. Jack gives us the goods on what's going on this summer at Pinheads Entertainment Center and Alley's Alehouse which includes the upcoming wine dinner with delights from Oliver Winery and the new live, original music series, hosted by Nick Wengler and Studio Live Indy. Chef Rod steps in for the 2nd half of the show to rap about the new menu items that were u...

BPC - Episode 103 - Blind Beer Debacle at Four Day Ray

Always the gentleman, Mr. Brian Graham invited the Pigs back to his Four Day Ray Brewing home for an interesting evening of old school, blind beer tasting. Joining in on the lively evening is local comedian, Jeremy Brown.  The gang goes back to early pre-craft drinking roots for some blind taste testing of seven commercial beers from pale ales to heavy malts.  Tune in to see which seven beers were put to the Pig test and which one surprised everyone by topping the charts.  New friends of ...

BPC - Episode 102 - Indiana's Next Hop Model 2107

What a treat is was to be invited back once again to cover Indiana's Next Hop Model hosted by Indiana On Tap and Nuvo.  Another solid evening of beautiful brews and brewery models. but Dan Gohr of Redemption Alewerks once again stole the show and kept hold of his crown.  And hopefully all who made it were able to stop by the Redemption table and try some of our Blind Pig/Redemption collaboration brew, Sooey Saison.  Tune in to this exiting hour of the Blind Pigs as we took time between be...

BPC - Episode 101 - Twisted at Indiana Whiskey Company

A bit of sadness goes along with the release of this special show at the Indiana Whiskey Company in South Bend, IN.  This episode is the 2nd half of our day spent with the Indiana Whiskers and Whiskey winner, Mr. Josh Lakins of Twisted Crew Brewing Company.  Unfortunately, since our visit, Twisted Crew has recently had to close its doors but we hope Josh and the Twisted brewers will continue on in the craft beer scene and keep brewing great beer.   Josh has been one of our closest friends ...

BPC - Episode 100 - The Pig Pen gets loose at the 2nd Annual Indy Pies and Pints

As the boys, D Fresh, Cowboy, Pauly G, and Jordan were on their road trip to Memphis, Hunter got some help from a few of the guys of the Pig Pen to help him cover this fantastic annual event for the benefit of Indy’s Arts for Learning.   Big thanks to the Pen, Riley M. Wunnenberg and Roberto Cavazos Jr. for stepping up and helping out to host while the boys were away.  Roberto's buddy, from Hockeytown, Mr. Scott Klemm, also jumped on board to help co-host with Hunter.  Another night of mu...

BPC - Episode 99 - Walkin' in Memphis

The boys enjoy an evening of beer an banter at Alley’s Alehouse.   Jordan makes his return after being stuck in a sexual paralysis the last few weeks as they discuss what’s been going down and what’s coming up as well as a walk down memory lane of their recent trip to Memphis.  Tune in to hear about what’s coming up at Alley’s from Chef Rod’s amazing cuisine to Niko’s Open Stage hosted by Mr. Nick Wengler.  Nick also just kicked off his new Studio Live Indy all original music “Imagin...

BPC - Episode 98 - Fun at The Bier Brewery

Pat, Dougy Fresh, and Cowboy enjoy an evening with the always comical, Jerry Connor, at his home, The Bier Brewery.  They dig into some of the tasty new brews on tap including this year's release of Red 66 and get a sneak peak at the upcoming release of their Track Bier in 16oz cans. The cool can art done by the amazing Sarah Buschmann, who also does the killer artwork that can be seen on the black boards at The Bier Brewery, as well as Alley's Alehouse.  A lot of fun packed into this powe...

BPC - Episode 97 - The Pigs wade in Deer Creek

The Barley Island Brewing Company has been crafting award winning beers for their restaurant and pub in Noblesville, Indiana since the late 90's.  Wanting to step it up a notch, owner and brewer, Jeff Eaton, joined forces with long time friend and colleague, Eric Smith, to open the Deer Creek Brewery, Noblesville's first production brewery.  Pat and Dougy Fresh sat with owners, Jeff and Eric, along with their rep(and past guest), Emily Grounds to get the scoop on this massive facility.  Als...

BPC - Episode 96 - UAW Black Lake Golf Resort

Between rounds of The Masters, take a break to tune into this week's episode to hear about one of the most beautiful, as well as toughest, golf courses in the Midwest.  Located in majestic Northern Michigan in the small town of Onaway rests the UAW Black Lake Resort and Conference Center, a sportsman's paradise and nature lover's dream.  We had the pleasure of sitting with my friend and Black Lake's Event Sales Manager, Alissa and Mike, the resort's resident golf pro.  We get loosened up on...

High Cotton Pigs

The Pigs were treated to some southern hospitality on their recent trip to Memphis at High Cotton Brewery. The welcome mat was rolled out for our arrival to this one of kind, spacious, warm, countryesque brewery with some of the most delectable brews in Tennessee.  After a few brews to jumpstart the afternoon we sat down with Ryan, the owner and head brewer, and Cayleigh Tralongo, taproom manager and resident whiskey drinker. Lots of intense, comedic discussions on the pro and cons of high...

BPC - Episode 94 - Pigs at Sun Records

Elvis, Johnny Cash, Car Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis. . . and yeah that's right, now the Pigs have recorded at the legendary Sun Records. We had the sheer pleasure of sitting with Sun's engineer, Ples Hampton, to hear some of the amazing history behind this amazing recording studio and the birthplace of Rock and Roll.  We were giddy and full of goosebumps from the moment we stepped into the studio.  Ples, whose father was a producer at Ardent Records for over forty years, is well connected to ...

BPC- Episode 93 - That Sweet Indiana Corn Whiskey

BPC - Episode 93 - That Sweet Indiana Corn Whiskey We've been raving about this whiskey since it first touched our lips, so it was a pleasure to be invited up to South Bend, Indiana and sit with owner and distiller, Charlie Florance, to talk whiskey. . . and drink whiskey! Also joining the boys on this fabulous afternoon was the brewmaster of the Twisted Crew Brewing Company, Mr. Josh Lakins (don't try and pronounce last name...he spells it wrong).  Josh had recently won the Indiana Whisk...

BPC - Episode 92 - Pigs in FLIX

What’s the perfect date night? A beer and movie of course; and now thanks to Flix Brewhouse you don’t have to sit at home on your dog hair infested couch and 50 inch TV with crappy sound. Flix Brewhouse offers some great on-site brewed beer as well as other top-notch local craft brews, comfortable seating, and the newest and biggest blockbusters on the big screen. And no need to worry about getting in and out of a packed restaurant only to quickly shovel down a meal and miss the first five m...

BPC – Episode 91 – Sex Panther

This week’s episode runs a bit long due to the amount of beer sampling we just had to do on our visit to The Guardian Brewery in Muncie. Guardian’s Bill Kerr and Jason Phillips took us on a delightful beer journey as they told us their story from the days of home brewing, their time at The Heorot, to owning and operating their own brewpub.  The little brewery with big flavors will be getting a new home this May which will allow them to more beer to their thirsty, ever-growing patrons.  ...

BPC - Episode 90 - Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits

  Amazing local artist, Todd P. Gingerich of Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, joins us at our home, Alley's Alehouse, for an evening of brews and laughs. We dined on a tasty porter from The Bier Brewery and we learned about Todd's peculiar artistic tastes as well as some of his favorite beer artwork and artists. Shout outs include: Rob Syers, Three Floyds Brewing; @Mikkeller Brewing, Sun King Brewing Company; Evil Czech Brewery and Public House; Megadeth Beer, Unibroue, and Elijah Craig ...

BPC – Episode 89 – The Taxman Cometh

After a relaxing drive through some of Indy’s southern, country roads, Jordan and Dougie Fresh found themselves in Bargersville at the doors of The Taxman Brewing Company. Although we are stoked to soon have a Taxman tap house in Fortville, Indiana this summer, a little closer to our neck of the woods, a trip to the birthplace of Taxman is a must for fellow lovers of fine suds. We toured the production facility before setting up shop on the 2nd floor of their spacious, country-esque tap ...

BPC - Episode 88 - Comedy Stampede at The Bier Brewery

The boys hang with The Bier Brewery co-founder and head Pain in the Rear, Jerry Connor on tonight’s episode of Friday Night Confessions. Joining them to round out an evening of shenanigans is local comedian, Jeremy Brown, and Kyle Buck of The Stampede String Band.  And if you couldn’t guess, Bier has more beer medals, as usual, to gloat about and we get to sample some of the last of this year’s wonderful Barley Wine which we all agree had just the right amount of wood. Mr. Brown te...

BPC - Episode 87 - Off Topic With FDR

Back at one of our favorite spots, the Pigs cut loose with Brian Graham at Four Day Ray. This is one of those off the wall episodes where the conversation goes off the track pretty much when we leave the station. But never a dull moment when fueled with FDR brews. What's coming up at Four Day? Jump on board and take the trip to find out. Cheers!   http://www.fourdayray.com

BPC - Episode 86 – Evil Pigs

Jeremy Nicely of Evil Czech and Holly Cole of New Holland Brewing Company have visited us so often in Indy we kind of feel like family.   So it was a must to finally travel to Mishawaka, Indiana and visit with Jeremy in his home at Evil Czech Brewery and Public House.  We will be visiting New Holland this summer. Joining us on co-hosting duties this week is John Bahler of The Stampede String Band.   We get down and dirty early in this one as we toast the start of the show with a lo...

BPC - 85 - Pigs make Vegetable Buddies

It’s back!  The historic live music venue of the mid-seventies, Vegetable Buddies, which featured legendary acts such as Canned Heat and Muddy Waters has been brought back to downtown South Bend, IN. New owner, Jeff Harrison, wanted to pay homage to those great acts that once graced VB’s stage and bring in some of the best blues and rock bands of today. The pigs had the pleasure of sitting down with Jeff, as well as VB’s mixologist, Steve Alger, and bar manager,  Maggie Czech to hear more ...

BCP - Episode 84 - Red Remains

BPC – Episode 84 – Red Remains With all the bickering and name calling you’d never guess just how tight-knit this band really is.  But there is no shortage of respect for one another and each member brings their unique talents to make Red Remains a driving force.  Melodie Reffey, Mike Schroll, Shawn Walters, and Matt Burch recently joined the Pigs at Alley’s Alehouse for some drinks and laughs as we got an in-depth look at one of Indy’s freshest bands. Tune into hear how Matt plays bass...

BPC - Episode 83 - Pigs at the Junction

Our first encounter with those tasty brews from Grand Junction Brewery was at the 2016 Noblesville Brewfest, and boy were we pleased. Owner, Jon Knight, knew he didn’t want to mess with fancy, dancy, new fangled brews.  He wanted to get back to the basics and make good clean beers inspired by his rich European heritage the way they did in the past. So he joined forced with Head Brewer, Shawn Kessel, and went to work and have quickly made the young Grand Junction Brewing Co. one of the most...

BPC - Episode 82 - Arni's with Evil grin

Happy Holidays! Awhile back we had the pleasure of covering an amazing Evil Czech beer and Arni's new menu food pairing. On this episode, part two of this segment, we were a number of brews in and having a blast while stuffing ourselves silly.  Tune in for more laughs and be sure to Meet Me at Arni's.  Cheers!! meetyouatarnis.com evilczechbrewery.com

BPC – Episode 81 – New Holland/Evil Czech visit with the Pigs

We can’t get enough of these guys… or their delightful brews. We are joined once again this week at Alley’s Alehouse by Holly Joy Cole of New Holland Brewery and Jeremy Nicely of Evil Czech Brewery and Public House. Returning this week to Co-host is the Grandfather of Indiana beer, Mr. Ron Smith, who gives some insight into Black Lagers, Hops, and Saisons vs. Farmhouse ales. When we start a show, typically everyone at the table is drinking a different beer until we get into the reviews for...

BPC -Episode 80

Sean Patrick Webster brought this unique business plan to the table just a short time ago and has already made quite a splash in the alcohol industry and is supporting some of the biggest names in craft beer and spirits. Plus, he's a blast, so he fit right in with the Pigs and it didn't take too long before we derailed into shenanigans in this one. So much fun, we ended up running about an extra 20 minutes for your listening(and our drinking) pleasure. We reviewed some fine beverages tonight...

BPC - Episode 79– Porters & Stouts 101 w/ world certified, Master Beer Judge, Ron Smith

Porters & Stouts 101 w/world certified, Master Beer Judge, Ron Smith World Class beer traveler, certified cicerone, Master BJCP Judge, and beer and brewing educator, Ron Smith joined the boys at the round table at Alley’s Alehouse for tonight’s episode of Blind Pig Confessions. We may have told more humorous stories than talk strictly beer on this one, but Ron is full of great stories from his many beer infused travels and the numerous classes he instructs.  Finding a love for all beer a...

BPC - Episode 78 - Back at FDR with Indiana On Tap/Snow Shed Release Sneak Peek

In preparation for tonight’s wintery, spicy, Snow Shed Release, the boys knock back some pints with owner, Brian Graham. Joining the boys, and making his debut on Blind Pig Confessions, is the founder of Indiana On Tap, Justin Knepp. We had the thrill of covering the inaugural Indiana’s Next Hop Model, hosted by Indiana On Tap and Nuvo ,earlier this year. So it was a pleasure to finally meet Justin learn more about all they have to offer the beer lovers of this great Hoosier state. Joini...

BPC - Episode 77 - The Pigs indulge at Four Day Ray Brewing

We were stoked to finally get into Four Day Ray Brewing.  While we were patiently waiting for this prime venue in Fishers, Indiana to open, we had the pleasure of trying a few of their brews at the Noblesville Brew Festival this Fall and we fell in love with them instantly.   Tune into tonight's episode as we celebrated National Stout Day as we sat and drank and with owner, Brian Graham, who had over twenty years of home brewing experience before stepping out and opening his own brewery wit...

BPC - Episode 76 - The Pig's Whiskey Tour at Madison's

Unpretentious:  The one word that can summarize the dining philosophy as it relates to their cuisine, service staff, and ambiance of Madison’s which located in the heart of downtown Pendleton, IN. Through the little hall just past the garden patio and indoor family dining rests a charming little, prohibition era like, adult only bar which boasts one of the best stocked bars in the Midwest with an eclectic wine list, an amazing array of whiskeys, and a wide variety of domestic, craft beers. ...

BPC - Episode 75 - Chilly Water Brewing Company

Sitting just outside of Fountain Square in downtown Indianapolis is the cool (no pun intended) little brewery serving some incredibly smooth and tasty beers.   Needing to cool their hoofs, a couple of the Pigs made their way to Chilly Water Brewing Company after hearing countless raves about the place from some of Indy’s finest brewers and beer lovers.   They strolled through the outside seating area and into the laid-back atmosphere inside Chilly Water where they were warmly greeted by ...

BPC - Episode 74- Scarlet Lane - Bicentennial Chili Cookoff

Nestled in the quiet town of McCordsville is a brewery making some big noise.  Scarlet Lane is still young in the Indy brewery scene but making some sophisticated brews to temp the pickiest of palettes.  Owner and Head Brewer, Eilise Lane, cut her chops in the brewing business out in Oregon, and when the home brewing system started to overtake her home, Eilise and her husband Nick decided to pack it up, move back home to the Midwest, and start their own brewing business.  What began as a pr...

BPC -Episode 73 - Noblesville Brewfest

Nobelsville Brewfest was such an amazing event and the weather could not have been better. So many great beers and wines to choose from and the crowd was fantastic. It was the perfect way to kick off the Fall. We were surrounded in the beer tent with lots of old friends such as the reigning King of Next Hop Model, Dan Gohr of Redemption Alewerks, and we met many new brew friends as the day charged on fueled by some incredible craft beer. In this episode at the Brewfest we are joined in se...