Previous Episode: Ep. 13: Grand Cru

In episode 14, Ed Grohl, Easy Pretzel, and Bearcat, welcome Scott Smith, founder, and owner of East End Brewing Company. In a far-ranging conversation, we discuss the brewery,  Barleywine (#BIL), the trials of starting a brewery 15 years ago, and the sad lonely death of a keg of beer.

Be sure to follow East End Brewing on Twitter, Instagram and read Scott’s very nice blog.

Also… stick around for the After Show.

What We Were Drinking:

Dave - East End Brewing Gratitude (2015), The Veil Brewing Co. Hornswoggler -- Oreo

Ed -  The Veil Brewing Co. Coalesce; 3 Taverns Brewery Rapturous; Trillium Brewing CompanyDeciduous, Funk Brewing Company Silent Disco

Bill - East End Brewing Homewood Reserve 2017, Founders Brewing Co. Canadian Breakfast Stout (2017)

Scott -- VB Hubbards Cave Brewery



Link Dump:

 

Church Brew Works
Commonwealth Press
Rivertown Brewing
North Country Brewing Company
Jean Bonnet Tavern
Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewing Company
Don’t Drink Beer
PLCB
Al’s of Hampden and Pizza Boy Brewing
Pennsylvania Handshake Blog Post
Pittsburghese
Joe DiNardo
Fedko Zone
Partly Claudy
Chance A’ Shahrs
Peat Smoked Malt
Mosaic Hops
Galaxy Hops
London Ale Yeast
Troegs Independent Brewing Company
Simcoe Hops
FOMO
Gratitude Paper Overwrap (So pretty)
Mary Tremonte (Gratitude Label Artist)
Between Two Fermentors
Beerhive, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Strip District
The Independent, Pittsburgh
Penn Brewing
Tiki Lounge Pittsburgh
Anthony Bourdain’s visit to Pittsburgh
Cure, Pittsburgh
Hitchhiker Brewing Co.
Brew Gentlemen
Dancing Gnome Brewery
The Easy Pretzel NFL Power Poll of Beer
The Neighborhoods of Pittsburgh

A big thank you to Scott Smith for giving us so much of his time. We hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.

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