Back to the dual-chair lifestyle this week. We discuss Matty’s recent finish at @RunMillinocket and continued transition into a RUNNER GUY; @BBBThreeRivers’ first  prix fixe dinner and the vibe explosion it proved to be; and ride the waves on an out-of-nowhere but kinda cool discussion on FLOW. Available NOW, wherever podcasts swell . Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet  . #PrixFixe #BeerDinner #HalfMarathon #RunMillinocket #Lifestyle #Discipline #BeerPairing #Saison...

This week, we’re stoked to be joined by Leigh Kellis and Jeff Buckwalter of @HolyDonutMaine!  Leigh (founder) and Jeff (CEO) recap the incredibly humble origins of the company and being struck by the donut lightning bolt; injecting organization into a company born in comfortable chaos; the joys and pitfalls (mostly joys) of being a family business; what donut would most impress Julia Child; and a handful of other conversation flavors. Listen to the entire episode, fresh baked and ready...

We’re stoked to be joined (in the gahdayum studio) by co-founder/brewer of Pittsburgh’s COVEN — Caiti Sullivan! Caiti and her brewery had popped up multiple times in the Graingangosphere, and fate finally got its wish. Our conversation is all over the map, touching on Caiti’s background in art (pocket that for tre bay); quick love for the Steel City; the enigmatic force that awakens the entrepreneurial spirit; hypothetical advice for aspiring business owners l; and not much at all about...

This week, we’re joined by one of our own — @BissellBrothers Kitchen Chef Dave Rinaldi! We get into the origins of Dave’s love for food (🇮🇹); balancing the traditional intensity of kitchen work with a more gentle temperament; eating grill banana slug in Thailand; rare pastas; and BBK’s upcoming FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES! An awesome conversation with an even better dude, available NOW, wherever podcasts are served.  🇹🇭🍝⚡️🎣🍤🐟🔪👨‍🍳🥘🔥🏝 . Music: “Mountain Climb” by...

Coming at us from Wolverine country, we’re joined this week by Tommy Kennedy of @HomesBrewery and @DrinkSmooj! We get into Tommy’s flex-focused business philosophy; Homes’ staunch anti-signage/ pro word-of-mouth (WOM?) approach to marketing; accidentally creating a new beverage category  with Smooj (shout out, Adult Smoothie®); the profound value of fighting, and a whole lot else. Our conversation with keen, intelligent, and all-too-humble beverage baron is available NOW, wherever the finest...

Chills, tingles, scares, and spooks; We share spoo-ookky stories, rank costumes of years’ past, argue over candy etiquette, unite over hatred for horror, and wrap with pumpkin beers. Available NOW for intrepid ears everywhere…LISTEN IF YOU DARE! 🎃🦇🤖🧙🏻‍♀️📞👻👩‍🚀🧟‍♀️🧛‍♂️🍻🌾 . Music: “Mountain Climb by @JakeHillInternet  . #BeerPodcast #CraftBeer #MaineBeer #PumpkinBeer #PrankCall #UncannyValley #CostumeContest #Halloween #HalloweenCandy #BissellBrothers #GrainGang

We’re joined in the studio this week by founder of @CFCWear and friend of the brewery — Kyle Poissonnier! Kyle was selling t-shirts out of a car trunk when Noah was making his first “beer” on the stove. Needless to say, a lot of growing has happened since then, and Kyle opens up on the undeniably long and mistake-laden path that led him - and virtually any “successful dreamer” - to where he is today.  We also get into the genesis of Catalyst For Change; it’s “Just a Kid From Maine” and other...

A *classic* solo on the books this week! Matty discusses life in the 50k club (and the silent slog to get there; Noah muses on the spiritual successor of his hemp wristwear dreams; the “beer as art” debate is revived in a SHOCKING way; carbo-load on some heartfelt listener mail.; and gear up for a RUDE n’ CRUDE interhost show down in the fantasy football realm! 🏔🏃🌲♟📫❤️🎭❔🏈💭🌾🍻 Unless your running the Big Brad, download and listen NOW, available on all platforms! . Music: “Mountain Climb” by...

We’re joined in the OG studio this week by @BBBThreeRivers’ very own — Chef Joe Robbins! With five months of operating Milo’s kitchen under his belt, Joe reflects on the nuances of serving top-notch food in a small town, rolling with an incredibly lean crew (he represents 50% of kitchen staff), and finding profit in sourcing locally.  We also get into how Joe’s Penobscot heritage influences his approach to food, the many virtues of @RezDogsFX, and the truly touching story that got him into...

Oxbow CFO (and actor, photographer, and former semi-pro football player) Matt Delamater is with us this week! We compare notes of the role of “finance guy at small brewery” (Matt is more Obi than Darth); discuss the unquantifiable  value of time in beer cost; and shout the virtues of rural breweries. 💸 Oh, and when he’s not wearing a green visor, he’s casually building his @IMDB credits (26 and counting), most recently in “The Tender Bar” (*a George Clooney joint) and “Julia” on @HBOMax. We...

Noah’s back from hop selection; Matty has become a pretzel baker; So much has changed.  We get into sensory overload, being selective at selecting, drive-thru coffee (but SEXAY), BBB’s ability to flex in Yakima, Shawn Kemp’s merch void, vibe-killing drink orders, and finally wind down with some deeply analytical ranking of various pretzie hauses. *The seatbelt sign is now on* Available OVEN FRESH right friggin now, wherever your podcasts are baked.  🥨👨🏼‍🌾🌾🚜🍇🌳✈️🇩🇪👙☕️🍻🏀 . Music: “Mountain...

With Fall here, the timing couldn’t be better to talk apples with Zack Kaiser of @AbsolemCider! Absolem is located in the heart of central Maine on one of the most beautiful properties you’ll ever see, making some of the best cider we have ever tasted. Naturally, 90 minutes wasn’t close to enough time, but we had an absolute beast of a convo that should serve as a great primer to those also ignorant but interested in the magic apple fermentation.  🍎🐓🍏🌾🍁🌻🔨🥂🍇🍻 It’s freshly pressed and available...

We’re left to our own devices this week, and take the opportunity to catch up — we talk reviews (still need ‘em) and review rewards; $20,000 chess sets and ultra marathons; @HeaterAllenBeer-inspired lager talk; and the crispiest of all binge drinking events, OKTOBERFEST. ♟🏃‍♂️💨🍻🍁🇺🇸🇩🇪📝🙏 Available in full NOW for your ear-ticklin’ pleasure! . Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet  . #Lager #LagerBrewery #PreceptPils #GermanPils #FamilyBusiness #SlowGrowth #Bobtoberfest...

We’re joined this week by @HeaterAllenBeer head brewer and the brewery’s heir apparent, Lisa Allen! We get into Lisa’s background in the wine world and the decision to switch beverages and work for her Father’s brewery; Heater Allen’s approach to making and love for Marzen; the pros and cons of wet hops in a lager brewery; and, naturally, true crime.  @Lisa_Loves_Lagers, we loved talking to her, and you’re sure to love hearin’ it — available NOW, wherever fining-free audio is...

A bachelor party, a charity golf tournament, and a bunch of other stuff meant no episode this week. We got a GREAT run of guests lined up for September, but until then, please relive our fantastic conversation (that give birth to a fantastic collab beer) with Jamal Robinson of @NewEnglandBrewing from back in January. See ya next week for the freshies! . Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet . #BlackBrewers #DiversityinBeer #TheBusiestManInCT#NEBCo #WoodbridgeCT #CTBeer...

e’re joined this week by one of our very own — @BissellBrothers Head of Distribution Josh Schlesinger! Josh (or Sniff as he’s known by nearly anyone with a pulse) was the brewery’s second hire back in early 2014, and his tenure has afforded him a very unique perspective on how BBB’s beer is best served (full pun intention) outside the brewery walls.  🚛📦⏳ In our conversation, we reflect on how Sniff and his team’s approach to distribution has become more fluid and flexible over time, while...

With anxious minds, busy schedules, and a lot more to talk about, we’re keeping it intimate for another week.; *”Just the Two of Us” fades in* 👨‍❤️‍👨 After touching on the CO2 shortages showing up in beer news, we dive into a discussion  on everyone’s favorite subject — mental health and illness! 🧠🎭 Specifically, Noah reflects on his relationship with depression and Matt shares straight from the heart about his experience with Schizophrenia,  something his brother has dealt with for the last...

This week, Noah’s back from an impromptu trip to New Haven where he learned that mopeds are in fact the only mode of transportation in Hell; Matty scratches his macro economics and mailbag itches with the same stroke and tees up a great question about how a recession could/will/is affecting decisions and philosophy behind the scenes at @BissellBrothers; AND so much more, available for downloadable ear-ticklin’ NOW, wherever podcasts are found!️ . Music: “Mountain Climb” by...

We’re joined this week by the immutable energy of Iker Elorriaga and Ignacio Montenegro of @TrippingAnimalsBrewing! In Maine for @WavyDaysFest, Iker and Iggy — collectively half of the four founders of their brewery — get into the origins of Tripping Animals in their native Venezuela; how the brewery may have ended up in Spain; the hyper-genuine personality and ideals that drive both their brewery and brand; and plenty more picante topics and experiences shared in the entrepreneurial...

We’re joined this week by fast friend and Director of Brewing Ops at @JackieOsBrewery, Seth Morton! Seth gets into how his eleven year tenure at Jackie O’s began with a very special sledgehammer; shares some of his vast wisdom about barrel sourcing, recipe design, and turning “ladybug” into “Twizzler”; and discusses how the brewery’s commitment to community is far more than a tagline or attractive drop-down page. Oh — and radio shock jocks. We talk about that, too. Get it NOW, wherever...

We’re joined this week by Communications and Engagements Manager for Maine Farmland Trust, Isabel Smith! Isabel takes us to school on what MFT’s goals and scope are as a non-profit, the many ways it fights for and assists in preserving farmland in Maine, and how it often acts as a vital bridge between the generations of Maine farmers. We (Noah) also learn about the vile and pervasive “sludge” (not the metal subgenre, ya freakin’ headbangers), talk Tinder for farm ownership, and of course,...

This week, we’re joined remotely by fulfillment extraordinaire, landlord, and co-owner of @PermanentHangover — CAMERON BOSCH! There’s nothing but love here for the Steel City as Cam discusses PH’s keenly measured growth as both a brand and company; the ways it continues to differentiate itself in an unthinkably crowded space of digital B2C; and how he fundamentally changed his lifestyle and sh(r)d 75+lbs by learning to love the goddamn process. Amazing stuff from one of the finest ambassadors...

This week, we’re solo once more before a long guest run, and Noah has a lot to ask Matty about what life is like behind two very different sets of BARS. First, Matt gives the grain-to-glass process (subjective and abridged) on how a rap verse finds its words, discovers the beat it was meant to marry, and the two main lines of creative process  in the world of hip-hop. 🎧😷🎤😬📝 Next — as the title implies, Matty provides an inspiring blend of insight and perspective gleaned from his experience...

REVIEW and you shall RECEIVE — The undisputed King of Freestyle in Piscataquis County is back! (**Please note, Graining In is not responsible for any shattered jaws or any other issues resulting from the flow contained in this episode**) 🎤🎧🤯🌋🔥 In other news, a kind message from @TBean326 leads to a discussion of the oft-overlooked dos and don’ts in while interviewing for a job; provide an alternative take on what it means to dump beer; and reflect on the infinite joys experienced through...