Strange Fruit Brewing gives a Subtle Nod

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But wait, there's more! Jake interviews the founders/owners of the third black-owned brewery brand in Virginia, Strange Fruit Brewing, and discusses their first beer, the hazy Subtle Nod. We'll discuss their background in home brewing, their experience in finding a brewing partner, crafting their recipes, and designing their cans. 

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This southern girl got a late start in the beer world, but with such a bold and intoxicating personality behind the name, booze was destined to be a part of her endeavors.

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[00:11:44] Jacob: Welcome back to DC Beer Show. We are @DCBeer across social media. Mike Stein, what's in your Stein today?

[00:11:57] Mike: I am drinking Rhythm and Beauty black lager from the Soul Mega beer bra, bra, brown, dark, multi malt, a little teeny, tiny bit of coffee roast, and just a heaping, beautiful luxurious bouquet of hops, wafting out in the aroma and just tickling the tongue. Brandy, what are you drinking? What are, what are you getting?

Getting on with?

[00:12:23] Brandy: So I'm not doing beer tonight. I hope that's okay with everybody, but I'm doing some Amaro Don Ciccio, in fact. Um, and know, a lot of people don't know about Amaro, but I feel like you should, and maybe it's not for everybody, and I understand that. But Amaro is really good for my stomach. I love it, and it also tastes delicious.

It's a good sipping beverage. Um, and it's great in cocktails such as Negronis. So, um, and we have a local, uh, Amaro maker, so shout out to Francesco if you guys haven't checked them out. You should. Mr. Berg. Mr. Scoops, what you doing? What you drinking?

[00:13:07] Jacob: I'm gonna give you a freebie first for tomorrow. Collins Glass Ice, three quarters of an ounce of Campari or. The, uh, sort of more bitter Amaro of your choice.

Aperol if you don't like it as much. And then top the rest with DC Brau Corruption. Give it a gentle stir and enjoy really,

[00:13:29] Brandy: Oh.

[00:13:30] Jacob: done. Um, I call it the Burlesconi, um, but anybody can have that.

The first one's free. Uh, speaking of IPA, I have in my glass a Bluejacket Medium Cool. Which is, um, I'm not usually a big mosaic guy, uh, but they did a great job with these hops. Um, you get like a little bit of that, like, kind of like dank resin, little bit of blueberry. Um, the onion isn't dominant yet, but it's like just enough vegetal that it's there.

Um, Medium Cool cans, and uh, still on tap at Bluejacket as well. Um, so worth taking a look at.

Local Craft Beer Events
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[00:14:05] Jacob: All right. Events. We got a lot coming up considering it is, uh, late June and everybody's gone. What's going on?

[00:14:16] Brandy: Uh, before we get into events, Jake, did you just say you're not a huge Mosaic fan? Because that's my faves.

[00:14:23] Jacob: This is true.

[00:14:24] Brandy: I didn't know this. learning your true colors,

[00:14:26] Jacob: Yeah. My true colors are, I don't really dig galaxy or mosaic, which is sometimes IPA heresy, Nelson, Savin and Citra. Um, that's great. Idaho seven, like a nice kind of secret ingredient. Simco goes great in the hazy too. But yeah. Um, a lot of mosaic, it kind of comes across as like oniony to me.

You know, some people don't do cilantro. Um, I tend to not do mosaic. What can I say? But this

[00:14:54] Brandy: Touche.

[00:14:55] Jacob: cool. Worth checking out.

[00:14:57] Brandy: Events. Sorry. , so I realized that third Hill after going to the, the, the soft opening this past week, they are continuing the run club that Astro lab started. So that is, Awesome, fantastic news for Silver Spring Runners and the, and the local community, community.

Mike Stein, uh, what are the N R G events?

[00:15:22] Mike: Well, Brandy, there's some super interesting stuff happening, uh, both in town DC proper at Church Key on Thursday, June 29th. The event's called the Return to Classics, a panel discussion on Lager and Saison, hashtag Blaze on with your saison, but on Thur on Thursday, June 29th from six to 8:00 PM Come check out John L of Schilling Beer Company, the technical director and co-founder Jeff C.

Also from Schilling, Todd D from Good Word Brewing. Ashley Carter from Bierstadt Lager HOuse, the head brewer, co-owner Ashley, is just absolutely a lager lover and brewing some of the best slow, poor, pilsner the world over. You'll also see Maddie H from Blackberry Farm Brewery, Sean T from The Sea, A Living Beer Project, and of course, Greg Engert is moderating.

But, so between the seed, Blackberry Farms, Bierstadt, Good Word and Schilling. You got some of the hottest brewers of lager and saison in our town helping us party down with the classics. We're talking saison, we're talking lager. So check that out at Church Key on Thursday, uh, 6 29, from six to 8:00 PM uh, the following, the next day, Friday, June 30th at 5:00 PM We're looking at Lagers on the Ave featuring shilling. Good word. And bistrot. So again, we're hoping to see the owners of shilling. Good word and beaut logger house. And the lineup looks beautiful. We're gonna have Bierstadt Lager house Slow. Pour Pilsner, the German pilsner. Another bistrot beer Hellis, the Bierstadt Lager House cla.

Fina espezial, which is a Mexican pale lager with heirloom corn. I had a chance to try that, uh, in can, uh, last year. Absolutely dynamite. There's gonna be a few Schilling drafts, a few good word drafts. So if you can't be in DC on June 29th, come to Lagers on the Ave HiFi Barbecue in Alexandria on Friday, June 30th.

At 5:00 PM Jake Brandy, what are you excited about as we get into the height of June?

[00:17:41] Brandy: Well, before I tell you what I'm excited about, let me tell you what I'm bummed about. So I'm bummed that my local neighborhood, watering Hole Hellbender, has decided to not continue trivia. And it's not, it's because of the host. Um, so for all of my neighbors who are super bummed about, uh, not having trivia every Thursday anymore um, at least for now, Until the Hellbender trivia is replenished, you can always hit up other half on every Wednesday night to see our own Jordan beers around the way hosting.

And then on Sunday nights you can go to Lost Generation to have trivia with. The one and only Michael Bolton. Yes. You heard that right? His name is Michael Bolton. He's not the one and only obviously. Um, so check that out. Non-beer related. Real quick. Chacho, also neighborhood. Is launching their spicy Margarita summer party on July 1st.

So, uh, six other margaritas all day long every Saturday. So, yes, so go get your go, get your Chacho on. They also have local beer, so I am bummed that I missed the Strange Fruit Launch Party. we were celebrating Papa Beer, the show's producer. We sent Richard off properly at Dennison's that evening, but I heard.

The Strange Fruit Launch Party was a fantastic event my friend Amber attended. Took some fun pictures. Jake, I heard that you spoke with maybe both of the owners.

[00:19:18] Jacob: It is true thanks to Brandy Connect. We spoke with both Justin Brody and Austin Easton of Strange Fruit Brewing. They're the third black-owned brewing brewery brand in Virginia. Um, shouts to 1865 down in Hampton Roads. Um, If you're taking like a trip down to the beach, I'm definitely worth checking them out.

And then of course, um, you may have seen Negra around, um, Ethiopian American brands, um, contract brood out of old bus head, um, vent Hill. Uh, and they, um, do enough volume where you, um, sometimes see, um, their amber and their pale logger, um, Ethiopian American style. So like a little kinda liket, buckwheat nuttiness to those beers.

But let's take it away with Justin and Austin over at Strange Fruit.

Interview with Strange Fruit Brewing
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[00:20:09] Austin Easton: Well, thank you for having us on the podcast. We're really excited to, uh, dive into, uh, strange Fruit Brewing Company. Uh, I'm Austin. I'm one of the co-founders, uh, of Strange Fruit. Uh, and Justin, I'll let you introduce yourself.

[00:20:26] Justin Brody: Yeah, I'm Justin. And, uh, huge shout out to Brandy, uh, for reaching out to us for this opportunity. Um, something that we've, uh, definitely had on our bucket list and that we wanted to, uh, take part in with you guys.

[00:20:38] Jacob: Excellent. You all have opened up, uh, with Subtle Nod, which is a hazy. Where can our listeners find that beer?

[00:20:47] Justin Brody: So right now, um, because, uh, we are a wholesaler technically until, while we're still shopping around looking for taproom space, uh, we, right now we are, uh, only available at mile 20. Uh, but over the next couple weeks we will be into more bars, restaurants, um, I know we're talking to places like Total Wine.

Trader Joe's, Buffalo Wild Wings, places like that to get into. Um, so we'll have everything from cans to kegs on the market pretty soon.

[00:21:18] Jacob: excellent. And for our listeners, I just wanna note, uh, mile 20, not too far from Aslan.

Herndon, uh, and Juicy Brewing. Uh, you can certainly make a day trip of it. Where are you all brewing? Subtle nod out of at the moment while you shop for a location.

[00:21:35] Austin Easton: so, uh, we're, we're contracting settle Nod out of DC Brow, um, in the DC area. So we started working with them, uh, about a month and a half ago. Ha settled on a brew date, uh, which is just in time for our recent launch party at mile 20, uh, on Saturday. So, uh, they'll be, we'll be working with them for the foreseeable future and, and look forward to that partnership there.

They've been great.

[00:22:01] Justin Brody: Yeah, shout out to Brandon. Uh, Over there. He's been great. Um, definitely welcomed us with open arms and was excited, uh, to work with Austin and I, so that meant a lot to us.

[00:22:12] Jacob: Us. Cool. Can you tell me a little bit about Subtle Nod about the hazy.

[00:22:18] Justin Brody: Yeah, so Saddle Nod, um, we came up with that name because, um, I'm not sure if you guys are familiar with, there's a show called Blackish and there's an entire episode about, um, About, uh, things that people do in the black community. And one of those things is, uh, called the subtle nod where we're walking on the street, we don't know each other's name.

Uh, we haven't seen each other ever before, and happens in the mall, on the street, at a brewery, wherever. And you just kind of acknowledge each other's presence And, um, it's a funny thing where they call it acknowledging the, the struggles. So we thought it was a nice little inside joke. Uh, to the community and people who actually knew what it was.

And it's not only done in the black community, PE everyone does a little subtle knob, but it's a little, Hey, you know, just acknowledging your presence. Uh, it appreciates you.

[00:23:07] Austin Easton: I see you.

[00:23:10] Jacob: Excellent. Um, so, uh, the beer itself, what's the yeast like? What's the hopping look like and uh, what do you all have coming down the pike? Um, obviously I think opening with a hazy is always a good, strong move. Um, people are interested, but what comes next.

[00:23:27] Justin Brody: get into the summertime. We definitely wanted to release something that was simple, drinkable. You can drink it outside. I know that. It's been like in the upper eighties and stuff the last couple days, so it's something that's more refreshing. Um, and with the profile of the beer we went with, uh, Idaho seven and Citer Hops.

Um, so two of the bigger major juicy, uh, juicier hops that are on the market. And then, um, next we have, uh, over the next couple weeks, we're gonna get our pilsner, another easy drinking beer and German pilsner again, right in time for the summer. Go ahead, get that in the tank

and then, um, that will be followed by either a pale or a whit beer. And, uh, we've had the opportunity to brew these, all these on a little pilot system. Um, over the last 18 months, Austin and I sent out samples to investors, friends, family, just so we can kind of hone in on these different recipes. And we feel pretty strongly about.

Uh, our German pilsner, our whit beer, our pll, and, um, well, I'm drinking now, so not, um, so as far as the pipeline, that's who we have lined up.

[00:24:33] Austin Easton: And I will also note, um, you know, the subtle nod. Yes, it's a hazy, but it's a, a lower a B V hazy, it's 6% alcohol. We wanted to make something like that to kind of straddle the line between, you know, parallel drinkers, pilsner drinker drinkers, I p a drinkers people. We wanted to be approachable, right? And so one of the key points of feedback that we got from not only, you know, the test batches that we did, but also on Saturday, was that, you know, Hey, some people don't like IPAs, but the, I, the feedback we got is that, hey, this is a, an IPA for non IPA drinkers.

So it was approachable, it was easy and, uh, definitely very crushable. So we're, we're happy with that.

[00:25:14] Jacob: you all come from like a home brewing background. Um, since you mentioned like a pilot system, how did you all get into beer.

[00:25:21] Justin Brody: Um, that's actually a great story. Uh, so just to kind of back it up a little bit further, Austin and I actually met through our wives, uh, at grad school, uh, when they were in grad school together. And it was actually during the, um, the Manny Packa Floyd Mayweather fight when I first. Got to meet Austin and he came by my dad's house for the fight party, uh, back in 2015 with, um, a Ballast point, grapefruit sculpting.

And I had never, I mean, I, I'd kind of dabbled in graph beer and stuff, but like I had never had a beer that explosive, that flavorful and just that well bodied. And I was kind like, you know, what the hell is this? Like I need to dig more into this. And he. Him being on the West Coast, very familiar with Ballast Point.

So that's what kind of sparked our relationship. Uh, we started getting texting exchanged numbers, started texting, and then that led to us sending each other pictures and we went to different breweries and stuff around the United States and in different countries. And then that kind of led to us mailing and shipping beer back to each other and, um, really tasting on different, you know, getting profiles and.

Honing in on, on what each other likes. So if I was out at the brewery and I knew that there was something on the menu and Austin wanted, I'd make sure I picked some up for him, got in the mail back to him to California. And then from there, uh, we started talking about our five to 10 year plans and how I said, mentioned first that I kind of wanted to open a brewery and I wanted to kind of explo, uh, explore that option being an entrepreneur.

He is like, shit, me too. So, um, that's kind of how we came together. Um, so shout out to Ball's Point. We have a lot to thank you guys for and that's still a great beer.

[00:27:04] Austin Easton: Yeah, I'll agree with that. I mean, it, it definitely sparked the relationship. I mean, people bond over, over beers and drinking. And I would say about, you know, three years ago, we, we decided it was time to, you know, put up or shut up or stop talking about it and be about it. And that's what really started this journey.

And I'm really thankful for the place we're in right now.

[00:27:24] Justin Brody: Yeah, we're actually both from, originally from the tech space. Um, and uh, we were talking one day and we're like, you know, we have all this consumer knowledge. Why don't one of us try to get a job in the actual brewery industry? Um, so I went out and I applied to for a couple bartending positions. Um, and luckily I was hired at Beltway Brewing.

Um, I learned a lot from those guys over there. And then, uh, Jake and Lee over at Crooked Run, um, offered to let me do a bar bartending position over there. Got to learn some of the ropes and everything as far as like, you know, uh, weekly releases, distribution, things like that.

Definitely reported back to Austin on all the knowledge, and we just kind of kept a Google Doc going with a bunch of questions that we wanted to get answered. So we did that for about three years and that's when we really dove in. It was like, okay, let's start this thing. Let's register the business.

Let's start raising funding for it. Get our business plan together, you know, so on and so forth.

[00:28:24] Austin Easton: Justin definitely has the, the. In brewery, uh, knowledge and experience as well as, you know, being a consumer, I would just like to say that I, I'm an avid drinker. I know what I like and I know what most people like, so, so, uh, that is my experience.

Home brewing, not so much.

[00:28:43] Justin Brody: But Austin brings a lot of the business side. He is a numbers guy, so when it comes to like data and analytics. So it was a huge, it was a great partnership and a nice. been a nice marriage and stuff so far. Um, you know, everything from fundraising to getting the first beer out on Saturday.

[00:29:00] Jacob: So you are like relatively new to this and no doubt there are folks who wanna follow in your footsteps and the footsteps of some of the other brands that are building up.

What's it like out there in terms of shopping for a brewing partner when you've got this beer, you've got this idea, you've got this recipe, uh, how do you go about taking that and then going to a brewery and saying, Hey, let's make this beer. Let's do this brand. What was that experience like for you all?

[00:29:29] Austin Easton: We were fortunate enough to work with two amazing brewers. Um, you know, uh, Ryan Stanley and Nate Hot, and they have extensive brewing knowledge and we brought them, you know, into the fold pretty early on. And that's kind of where the pilot system came out of because we wanted to do some r and d.

[00:29:48] dcbs-76-interview_2023-jun-20-1135pm_0036: We wanted to test different recipes, um, and be with their extensive knowledge, with their contacts that they had. In the brewing industry, um, they were able to help us craft our, our recipe. And then once we had our recipe for not only subtle nod, but a whole host of other beers, I think we have like eight or 10 that are just kind of sitting in the background right now.

Um, we were able to, to leverage some of those connections, so, uh, I know Justin has more to add to that.

[00:30:16] Justin Brody: Yeah, no, I think you covered everything, but I definitely do wanna, uh, send some love to Ryan and Nate. Uh, definitely they've been huge, uh, behind the scenes. Um, like I said, like I, I, we did a speech at the, at the party, at the launch party, and Austin and I are the face of this thing, but we have a whole team of people behind us that are, have.

Helped us make this dream possible. Everybody from our wives to Nate and Ryan, to our designer curb, to uh, you know, just, just everyone's been supportive and has encouraged us to run full throttle with this thing, and that's what we've done. So appreciate the love and support.

[00:30:59] Jacob: Since you mentioned it, the design, I want to talk a little bit about, because that's one thing that really jumps out to me, um, is the can and the can art.

Uh, you've got, um, it's k kind of like an eighties, nineties throwback, um, with those colors. But you've also have like this kind of, it's got a modernist vibe to it as well. how did you all decide on that, and is that sort of what the brand is going to look like, going forward.

[00:31:26] Justin Brody: So to keep it honest, like me and Austen are both like less is more type guys and there were a lot of different designs and everything that we played around with. And honestly we were really trying to work in the, the act or, or some picture of someone giving a subtle nod.

And our wives kind of had the epiphany like, why, why are you guys being so literal? Why don't you guys try little bit of abstract, try to marry that modern, uh, look with, you know, an old style rustic feel. And then we took that to our designer.

He started cranking out more designs and we just love the simplicity. The colors, we feel that this is gonna stick out on the shelves. There's not really a lot of pink cans and, um, just the vibrancy of the can and the art is what really stuck out to us.

[00:32:11] Austin Easton: Yeah, and I'll, I'll agree with that. And, um, you know, shout out to Curb for the designs. And we also worked with a, um, Branding agency, uh, to not only build out the narrative, but also our design scheme. Um, you know, abstract concepts, a number, number of other things that like we are gonna continue to use moving forward.

So, you know, it will be in along the same vein and there will be. I mean, obviously you don't want to just keep it a pink can, but, uh, we definitely want to stand out and I think that's the main thing is making sure we stand out and we make sure we keep it vibrant. Because I mean, that's who we are, we're we stand out and we're vibrant people, so,

[00:32:51] Justin Brody: Yeah, there's a lot of craft beer on the shelf, so standing out and battling for that shelf space is definitely important if you want to be successful.

[00:33:01] Jacob: Another thing, and this is probably, um, let's just say we were recording this the day after Juneteenth and your brewery's name Strange Fruit, um, which I mean, it definitely means something to you, and I feel like it's something that I've picked up on as well because it's a famous song.

But it's a famous song about lynching.

[00:33:22] Austin Easton: Yeah. A hundred percent. Yeah. I mean, I, I mean honestly, we, we knew that going into this, uh, and Justin and I, when we came up with the name, it was a question we had for maybe two weeks where it's like, are we doing the right thing? Um, and when it came down to, we were like, yeah, I think we are doing the right thing.

And, um, with the name itself, it, it. It means a lot to the black community and yeah, it comes with its own roots of, you know, pain and whatever it is. Um, but we don't expect or suspect that everyone will know exactly what that means. However, because we're a black owned brewery, black operator brewery, we definitely wanted to pay homage to, to our culture.

Right? And not only is, is. It about lynching? Yes, it is. But it's also, uh, a song that was used and and considered by a lot of people as the start of the Civil rights movement and, you know, being black people, being in the state of Virginia, where, you know, enslaved people were brought for the first time. Um, and now having ownership within a space that.

Generally does not have a lot of, you know, minorities or marginalized groups either running a business, whether or consumers or, you know, whatever We, we definitely wanted to. Put that on the forefront without being scared of, you know, whatever people might have to say about it. You could say, you know, as a consumer you could walk into the brewery or pick up a strange fruit beer, but at the end of the day, I would say a lot of people, unless you know, they're, they're educating themselves or whatever, won't.

Know that. However, it does give us an opportunity to educate people with the different beers. We got a lot of questions about the first beer, subtle nod, like, what does this mean? And we answered it, or we talked about it earlier where it's, Hey, it's a subtle nod. It's an acknowledgement. So that that's a conversation starter.

It allows for us. To start a conversation along with other beer names that we have, uh, on our list where it's not gonna hit you in the face. We're not trying to hit you in the face with anything. We're just trying to, you know, kind of fly under the radar with some of the naming conventions that we have, some of the, um, some of the things that we are thinking of doing that then allows for us to then have that conversation, whether it be the two of us.

Anyone that is working with us, or for us, when we eventually open the tap room, it, it, it's all about having a conversation because you know of, of how things are today, you know.

[00:35:50] Justin Brody: Yeah. And um, and just to kind of add to that, uh, the original song was actually called Bitter Fruit, and it was written by a Jewish teacher, uh, named Abel Mepo, I think was his name. And it was released under some, I think, uh, pseudonym, uh, Lewis Allen. But the song was actually written in reference to how much he hated lynching and how much he hated the people who.

Who supported that and everything in the south, and it was something that he really wanted to bring attention to. And then of course, the late Great Billie Holiday, then took it two steps further and really put a feeling and emotions and stuff. Behind it. Um, you know, so again, the, the original song was written in response to the hatred that he had for racism and lynching and everything that was going on to the south.

So I would say that's more of what the connotation that we're going for is because there are so many things that are still happening in the world today, and that's kind of what we wanted to do with our brand, like, Like Austin said, we want to be bold. We want to be intentional, and we want to start conversations with everything that we're doing and bring attention to certain things that people are completely oblivious and ignorant to what's going on in the world today.

[00:37:07] Jacob: That's very well said. Um, and I think that's a good place to leave it. when you see strange fruit and when you see subtle nod in a bar. Give it a subtle nod. Acknowledge it's, it's black people in a traditionally non-black space. Um, mile 20 in Herndon right now, but tomorrow, who knows the world. Um, Justin Austin, thank you very much for being on the show.

[00:37:35] Austin Easton: Thank you.

[00:37:36] Justin Brody: Jake, we appreciate it. Again, thank you Brandy for reaching out to us. Uh, we really appreciate it and we look forward to sharing some, uh, subtle nod July's beer chair with you guys.

[00:37:47] Jacob: Thank you Justin. Thank you, Austin. This is the start of big things to come. Um, a couple other events on my radar that I wanna put out there for this weekend. Um, one is in Baltimore. Um, Guinness is gonna do an arts fest, um, Guinness Brew Open House Open, sorry. Guinness Open Gate is still. Going strong just because fx Matt is about to brew.

Um, not only flying dog beers, but also the Baltimore blonde, I guess now we can call it the Utica blonde. Um, They're gonna be doing both Saturday and Sunday. Um, so like an arts fest, think of it. Um, very similar to like the pop-up markets that we have here, but it, Guinness has that 10, um, 10 barrel brewing space.

Um, a lot of space on the patio, so a lot of vendors are gonna be there worth checking out. And then of course, in Riverdale Park, the denizen's open house on Sunday. Um, heard from a very reliable source, which is to say co-owner, co-founder, Julie Otti, uh, that she has held back, um, about 10 cases or so of the 2022 World Beer.

Award Gold medal winner, the glow. Um, I like it, you know, with like a little bit of age on it. Let it like really funk up. Ums probably gonna crack a couple of those bottles. Um, I would say certainly worth checking out. And so that's kind of like an old beer release. Brandy, we got a couple new beer releases worth mentioning as well, don't we?

[00:39:21] Brandy: Uh, we do, but I am devastated because I have been so busy that I haven't been able to, uh, to have the nut Brown ale from Right Proper, which is a collaboration with my friends at Black Movement.

Hear this, it is 5.8 what? Nutella Brown L with chocolate toffee. Roasted nuts. Y'all know I am nuts for a brown L If you were to ask me on. Any given day what my favorite style of beer is, I would not hesitate to answer Brown ale. I pray to Agnos. It is still available when I get back from Cali Brie Hor.

If you're listening, save me some. Thanks. Um, the next two beer releases are from, uh, lost Generation. We love everything that lost duration, uh, puts out always all the time. So on the 23rd, uh, loss generation dwell in Paradise is a hoppy Blonde 5.3, which is perf for the upcoming, uh, summer months Brew with Citra and mo, um, AKA hops, uh, moca.

And then there is, um, they're doing Vita. Which is the name of it. It's a Mexican logger. So shout out to Mr. Stein. Go get your Mexican logger on. I know that's your thing. Uh, 4.5%. Um, wi with this, pretty much the same hops, uh, releasing on the 30th, so not too long after that. So, uh, loss generation really coming through with the, the beer drops pretty much every week or every other week, and always refreshing.

So, uh, I wanna hear those who have had the brown nail. Have you, have you, Jake or Stein tried the brown nail from to write proper

[00:41:02] Jacob: I have had the Brown Ale. it is quite lovely. Uh, it's, it is five eight, but if you asked me, um, I th I thought it tasted much more like an 11 or 12 Play-Doh beer as opposed to a 13. Um, the nuts really add like this, like, it, it really kind of smooths thing out. It plays very well with the malt. Um, kudos to, um, Charles Courtney, black Brew Movement, as well as, um, Barrett and I think maybe even Lilly, um, who is still in on that recipe development.

Um, really nicely done. Um, here's hoping we get a couple like overcast days in, not saying I wanna drink if it's 90 degrees outside, um, but I am looking ahead and it's like, oh, it's gonna be, you know, cloudy and 70. Yeah, absolutely. I'm gonna hit that and you should also keep your eyes out for another couple casks or firkins of raised by wolves, um, which I think casks that Barrett has on it right proper are drinking very, very nicely.

[00:42:08] Mike: I'll go out on the limb and say, this may be the best brown ale on draft in the District of Columbia proper right now. I'll also say, I don't give a flying f a r t. If it's 90 degrees out. I'm gonna brown Ale, and Julie from the Brew Shop. It's Porter weather even. When it's 110 Fahrenheit, like we drink Porter from 45 Fahrenheit to 145 Fahrenheit.

Julie and I soulmates getting down on that porter. We'll drink brown Ale 24 7 365. It doesn't matter if it's 5:00 AM it doesn't matter if it's 5:00 PM It doesn't matter if it's 45 Fahrenheit or 104.5 Fahrenheit, it's time for brown ale. As the old saying goes, WASA was sale. Red are our cheeks. Brown is our ale.

So shout out Courtney and Charles at the Black Brew Movement. They've been helping black beer move, um, coming down the pike in August, we have the Soul Mega Soul Mega anniversary, the four year anniversary, but we'll punt on that till August cuz we got some time. But I'll be drinking Brown Ale in August.

Don't be mad about it. Brandy, I know you'll join me having some brown ale in August.

[00:43:27] Brandy: 1000% without a doubt. No hesitation. I will be there with the Brown Ale. Um, it's, you know what beer I miss real quick? I miss the, uh, smokey. Brown ale. Um, or was it a scotch ale? Um, from Hellbender, they did this the most. Perfect. Grandpas, I miss grandpa so much. Um, anyway, bring, bring grandpas back. We need to start, start getting people to sign this petition.

Andre, bring grandpas back. Um, I am so excited for July. We have some really, really fricking cool stuff coming up. Coming up our beer share. Is coming up and our beer share is at, um, not a beer place, but someone who loves beer and is a local awesome person. And booze figure. Our beer share is gonna be at district made, formerly known as uh, one eight.

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[00:45:30] Jacob: All right. We will see you all at various area bars and various California bars as well. We are at across social media. Um, be excellent to one another and we will see you out there.