Category: Heard Podcast

Thanks to everyone who attended our Industry Writers’ Meet Up at Bad Luck Bar. Shout out to Long Road Distillers, Wright & Co, Yani, Chas, Mike, and everyone who donated prizes! Grey Ghost Beverage Director and Bartender extraordinaire, Will Lee joins us to discuss Detroit hospitality and it’s cocktail scene. We talk about Grey Ghost…

We dive deep into our beer cellars as we welcome Robert Allen, “Spirits of Detroit,” columinst from the Detroit Free Press to drink some beer and discuss beer and spirits around metro Detroit. How does four year old Bells Hopslam taste? What about 15 year old North Coast Brewing Old Stock Ale? Listen to find…

We’re finally talking about cider. Nicole Ward from Forgotten Ciders in Wheeler, Michigan, joins us to answer some pressing questions regarding apples and cider. Eastman’s Orchard grows hundreds of varieites of apples and many of them are included in their ciders. Of course, we sample some Forgotten Ciders and discuss the lovely tart intricacies of…

Given its staus as one of the most consumed beverages in the world and ubiquitousness in households, coffee is often taken for granted. We spend an hour poring over coffee with Brad Kopek, owner of White Pine Coffee, a Michigan Micro-Roastery. Specialty coffee, like White Pine Coffee, is just a small subset of the coffee…

It’s Detroit Cocktail Week! We’re joined by Chef James Rigato to talk about Hot Dogs for Dogs, a fundraiser for Detroit Dog Rescue happening November 26 through December 3. We sip on some Smooth Ambler Old Scout and hear about Jason‘s recent trip to West Virginia. James is the chef/owner at Mabel Gray (http://mabelgraykitchen.com). Thanks…

It’s National Gin Day, so we start with our first on air martini making demonstration lead by our guest, Chef Kate Williams, chef & owner of Lady of the House (https://www.ladyofthehousedetroit.com/) in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. Kate has had an interesting few years in the Detroit restaurant scene. We talk about the experiences that…

It’s an episode for the ages when Wes Pikula, VP of Operations for Buddy’s Pizza, and Dean Georgelos, franchisee for Giordano’s Pizza, join us in studio to talk Detroit versus Chicago style pizza. Why is Detroit style pizza experiencing so much popularity nationwide? How many people does it take to build a Giordano’s deep dish…

Zach Typinski, owner and brewer of Urbanrest Brewing in Ferndale, MI, joins us to talk about being a true neighborhood brewery. In its first months of business, Urbanrest has already expanded brewing capacity once and has plans to expand again. We talk about brewing equipment, the business of brewing, and Nick is feeling especially punny…

Travis Fritts, owner and brewer at Old Nation Brewing Company in Williamston, MI, joins us to delve into the populatiy of M43, Old Nation’s version of a New England IPA. We also taste through more than half of the New Orthodox Series, which M43 started. For more information on Old Nation Brewing Company, visit http://oldnationbrewing.com.…

Heard Podcast, Episode 33 – Dragonmead Brewery