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High Gravity is a show where we talk about beer, brewing, and bullshit! Our primary goal is to talk about Michigan goings on in the beer world and local happenings around our beautiful state. Our aim is to present this information in a fun and not too serious way so that everyone from new brewers and beer drinkers to the most seasoned and experienced enthusiasts can enjoy the show! The more we drink during the show, the more comes out and the more fun we have so language CAN get a bit colorf ...
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Matt Black and Chris Derham discuss the craft beer scene around Hampton Roads, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the World.
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Brought to you by special forgetfulness to upload during the week, enjoy this special release, intended random drop episode on a Sunday! Definitely one of our shorter episodes and unfortunately starting the episode off with a rather bad beer, or at least everyone but Johnny thinks so, the guys do manage to have some rather good beers in this one! I…
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While the guys were messaging in the group chat on a random Tuesday, it came to light that no one had anything going on, ONE OF THEM was already a few drinks in and more beer sounded GREAT!! So they all went down to the place where they all know their names and try to cobble something together... After presenting a new idea for show promos and IMME…
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Once again Mr Bill has graced us with his presence and some absolutely FANTASTIC beverages! Starting off with a mead (or rather Metheglin to be proper...) that he brewed with some unique honey and spice. Starting into some stories about social games and some interesting tales from the airport of both Johnny and Jim, this one is another very brewing…
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Joined again by Mr. Bill, this week he brought a selection of beverages from breweries that no longer exist. The conversation starts out with some pitfall discussion of breweries, a few simple things that can make a brewery fail and one IMPORTANT thing to NOT use when cleaning and sanitizing equipment. DARRELL SAYS HE LIKES A SOUR BEER TOO!!! Tune …
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The guys welcome back Mr. Bill in this fun filled episode full of home brews and a two commercial brews he had a hand in the making of. The episode starts out with a bit of educational information and technical speak of what goes into the Scotch Ales the guys are starting the episode with. Moving into the acquisition of some random field grown hops…
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This episode starts out with a fun little story on why today's guest has an exceptional aversion to poison ivy. Don't worry, we get to a few beers after this though! Welcoming back Linsey, this episode is filled with MANY interesting stories and a fair amount of BS... Still a fun episode though everyone has CLEARLY had a few beverages during this r…
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Starting the episode off with a warm welcome to their newest guest, the guys welcome Becky and Sams other sister Linsey to the show! Starting her off with some of the Snake Venom and Beithir Fire from last weeks episode, they get into some wonderfully delicious meads they found in the fridge. After talking briefly about Jims dongle, they get back o…
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When the table beer becomes Darklord, you know we're drinking strong beers and in for a special episode! We deliver the highest of gravity beers in this episode as promised when we started and our reactions are, well, just tune in to find out! Welcoming our newest guest Bob to the show (he joined us on the hot wing episode too) and with the Return …
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The guys are joined once again by the White brothers, Eric (amERICan™) and Erin (BREW™). Following an unfortunate TERRIBLE start with the very first beer being bad, the guys get into a selection of wonderful beers from Mr. Jeffs son, Mr. Zach, dude is a LEGIT ROCKET SCIENTIST!!! A discussion of adding food pairings into the show gets the guys excit…
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Starting the episode off with a beer Johnny has been saving for Brother Darrell, yes he knows he hates them and yes he did this intentionally! The very first beer this recording session being a dessert style, then seemingly moving onto some sort of breakfast beer? Who knows what's going on here anymore, they surely don't but the audience members ar…
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Episode 50 deserves some special beers so the guys get into some absolutely AMAZING and SUPER coveted Darklord variants courtesy of Mr Jeff and Mr Jim AND this one just so happens to be Johny's number 1,000 check in on Untapped! With a few audience memebrs in studio today with the guys, a fair amount of on topic beer talk starting the show off, a b…
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Welcoming Mr. Alex back to the show again this week, the guys start off with another very bubbly frothy beer. With wonderful notes of Johnnys oh so favorite flavor (coffee) the beer talk starts quickly. After Brother Darrell gets a little bit too excited at the prospect of a certain beer, the guys get into some talk of coffee before moving onto mor…
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Starting this episode off as a "Part 2" to last weeks episode, the guys start right off getting into more beers from Mr. Alex and reminisce about a fantastic beer from a long long time ago in a recording studio far far in front of us... Getting into IPA style beers, the guys get into a bit of technical talk about what is an IBU? An unfortunate brie…
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Welcoming first time guest Alex to the show, the guys start right off this episode with beer talk and a minor concern of flashbacks to the explosive beers a few weeks ago and an Brother Darrells absolute favorite flavor in beer number one, Cherry! A discussion of different brewery visits and vanilla moves into tales of river float downs, Mr. Jims t…
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In this special EXTENDED release episode covering the fifth year anniversary party for Starr Craft Brewery, the guys hosted a special live outdoor recording of the Hot-wing Challenge event at the party. With a number of special guests for the show, the guys give a brief intro and review of the event with in-studio guest Alex who was also there at t…
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Off to an unusually relaxed BS-less start to this weeks episode, the guys get into the first beer with some hints of Johnnys nemesis, coffee, the general consensus is that there are more chocolate notes overall, which he appreciated! While discussing some ways to improve the first beer, Father Darrell makes a brief appearance in the taproom however…
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Well that certainly was an interesting start to the episode... Anyways, with a brief discussion of the newest and LARGEST sponsor (ok, maybe just an average size sponsor..) the guys get into their first beer of the show brought to us by Brother Phil. One of Johnnys most favorite beer categories of all time, coffee... Moving onto a discussion of som…
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Johnny tells the story of how the recording day started, it was born from a fantastic dream that turned into sitting across from the guys drinking beers. Not that it would have helped had they NOT called, probably a better spent day anyhow... ANYWAYS, the guys get into some beers provided by regular Guest Becky! A fun story from Johnnys friend, who…
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Starting this episode off with Mr. Jim welcoming you all back to the sideshow and joined by our special guest again, MR. Bill! This episode gets into some FANTASTIC Darklord beers and as always, being our third episode in this recording set, this is a fun one! While staying a bit more on topic, thank you to Mr. Bill for that, this is a beer and bre…
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Joined again this week by Mr Bill and starting with some tales of a weekend in Colorado the guys FINALLY get to the intro and progress into the show! Mr. Jeffs son (many thanks again sir!) brought a rather uncommon beer for the guys to get into and with such a unique description of the smell as it is opened, you'll have to listen to the show for mo…
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In this episode the guys welcome Johnnys friend Bill to the show. He quickly acclimates to to how we do things here and brings some of the most actual on topic content we have had on the show yet while sharing with the guys some of his ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC homebrews!! This episode doesn't need much description, just listen and enjoy the show! #High…
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Welcome to the grapefruit episode! We get into a few grapefruit beers this episode and for the most part stay on topic, unlike the last couple episodes at least at first. A fun short story from Darrell about running over his brother with a truck, turning into talks about some great tv shows and then a call to a commercial break as Johnny had an imp…
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With one of the most interesting show openers yet, we immediately start off with the BS you have all come to know and love and we are graced with the presence of more live audience members! Then as usual, we get into beers finally but with A LOT of heavy innuendos and BS this episode. Somehow and for some reason, is it actually JOHNNY keeping this …
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The guys get into a rare fourth in a row recorded episode, (ok, so it really is the first time this has happened...) and the BS reigns king this time!! Somehow there is still A LOT of actual beer talk too, not sure how that happened but the BS does not disappoint! Enjoy the very educational story of JP Hotdog and how the very first hotdog came to b…
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Starting this episode right off the rip with BS catch up from the last few episodes we have been behind on, the guys welcome a new guest to the show and a recurring guest as well! Then back to beer, you know, the point of this show and all. Then back and forth with some beer talk, stories of beer and other things and back to more beer talk! Until w…
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Back again with the White brothers this episode, Eric (amERICan™) and Erin (BREW™), this week the guys and their guests get into some more fantastic ciders! Uncharacteristically of the show, the guys actually stay pretty on topic this episode as they sorta did the last couple as well, very little of the BS we usually incorporate. Anyways, talking a…
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Joined by the White brothers again this episode, Eric (amERICan™) and Erin (BREW™) the guys get into Pumpkin beers in June! As to the urban dictionary thing talked about in the first part of the episode, if you REALLY wanna know what that is, YOU can look it up, we opted NOT to post a direct link to it here for obvious reasons (obvious once you kno…
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Welcoming back the White brothers, Eric (amERICan™) and Erin (BREW™), in this episode we get to try the Metabrew beers! We are introduced to five of their flagship beers and while there aren't the highest of gravity beers in this episode, it is still a fun one to enjoy and get the rundown and evaluation of what Metabrew Society has to offer! As alw…
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After an interesting start to the episode with yet another of Darrells favorite styles, the guys get right into the first beer of the episode with Johnny jumping the gun and finishing the first glass before the other guys even start. This first one is definitely a different kinda beer as evident by the conversation. ORRRR.... Is it really just bad …
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Starting off with a slightly impatient Darrell during the office talk, we start the episode off with a peanut butter beer and move into a story about auto theft. Moving into the second beer of the episode, the guys open a VERY strong beer and start talking about homeland security. Moving into some science and book talk, then moving onto talk of a s…
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Joined again by Kellie and random audience member, the episode starts off with some sleepy talk with an interesting story of Johnnys from drinking out in a field with his cousin and friend back in the day. Starting with some ODD beers today, food is a dominant topic of conversation at the start of the show. Getting through a lot of coffee talk, we …
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In this bonus holiday episode we are all treated to a fantastic reading about Darklord day is by Mr. Jim and get into more about Darklord beer itself while of course sampling a several Darklord selections. The guys get into some discussion about choice fine art selections the Brewery has to offer and expand more on the severe lacking of ham that wa…
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Welcoming Kellie back to the show this week, everyone starts out chatting about some fun entertaining items and get into some cider talk, off the rip we devolve quickly this episode though manage somehow to reel it back in and get back on topic. Johnny tells of a task he did that no one believes him, so moving on! Amongst their consumption of other…
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We bring back One of Jim's absolute favorite cans of beer we've had on the show thus far! This episode starts off with a delightful description by Jim and a major pop from the first beer of the show! Man did we all REALLY want some tacos while sampling these beers, next years CDM episode we'll have to try and remember to get some!! Johnny gets into…
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Starting this episode off with a VERY strong beer, the guys get into some chat about one of the beers they're planning to brew up for everyone to be able to actually purchase and enjoy from the brewery! Moving onto some talk about and the breakfast habits of growing up, the guys FINALLY move onto the next beer. Though a bit disappointing, they push…
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The guys start off quoting one of their favorite shows and move into a SERIOUS point, DATE YOUR BEERS!!! The first beer of this episode, sits a little funky to the guys off the rip. Comparing a particular scent/flavor identifier to beers vs the "normal descriptors" the guys move into talking about a guy named Monty they know of... Moving onto a fan…
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Starting the episode with an ice cream themed beer, moving into talking about soda water and birds being taught nefarious activities. Though posting a few weeks AFTER St. Patrick's day, the guys get into Darrells FANTASTIC move to dye his beard green. Getting into a bit of talk about the museum Johnny works at and moving onto the next beverage of t…
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This one starts off with Johnny pretty messed up already... They get into talking about Lizards and ya, this is an interesting episode, pretty sure Jim's a bit upset with Johnny here (he apologizes of course)... We have a few guests in the brewery studio with us throughout this episode, some of which make an appearance some of which absolutely refu…
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Joined again by brother Phil, the guys get into some more beers from Clown Shoes and the BS starts right off the rip in this episode. Some more talk about Darklord Days and they talk about a Canadian show named after an ACTUAL town (seriously, look it up!) that is often quoted on our show, and some scuba diving tales from Johnny. Not gonna lie, the…
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The guys are joined this episode by Darrells younger brother Phil! This episode features a set of Polish beers procured by Brother Phil for all our enjoyment and review. Johnny tells a story of how he accidentally qualified for a third degree in college, a quick flashback to Jim's favorite beer label and then back on show topics of beer! Don't worr…
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In this episode with just the guys again, we get into a few sour and cherry beers, Darrells absolute favorite kind of beers!!!! They actually stay on topic for quite awhile in this episode so not too much funny stuff to put in the description here, not that anyone reads these anyways... We did mention our Untappd profile again too, suppose we REALL…
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Joined again by Mel, the guys get into a set of homebrews that were very graciously donated to the podcast for their sampling pleasure, one of which has a rather distinctive scent of Christmas! During this episode, the guys start to plan out a very important event and even set a date for it all to be ready, stay tuned for more details! Naturally co…
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Starting with the typical pre-show BS, the guys welcome a new guest Mel to the show! Don't worry, she was warned about us all before we started... Anyhow, we start the show off a new brew from Starr Craft, the Toasted Marshmallow, and talk a bit about Mels podcasting past before getting back into one of our topics of the week, desert beers! Referri…
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I know you read that to the beat of the "cat version" of the song... Enjoy this episode of the show where we get into some more good beers brother Phil brought to the show AND a guest appearance by the man himself after Darrell choked himself out and we lost him to the backroom... Starting the show out with some multi layered flavors of coconut and…
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An interesting discussion about brewers yeast to start the episode off and how it can be cured... Then they finally get back on top of things with some beers provided by brother Phil and more science discussions... This episode was Darrells turn to spill some beer and all still continues as the guys get into talking about work and liking what you d…
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After a short hiatus, the guys are back in studio and back to just the three of them! Starting the day off with drinking something nutty, moving onto Johnny spilling beer on his laptop and getting into Clown Shoes. Lots of hops and beer talk this episode. Make sure to check us out on Untappd!! Link in the description below! This episode definitely …
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We start this episode with discussions of the finer points of a bidet and the usage/advantages of such a device. Man, where did we go wrong with this one, we moved onto talking about body wash after that... Stories of Jims travels to Denver and talks about beer aging and that a few of the beers the guys enjoy did NOT age well and what the hell are …
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Starting with a special cheers and salute to a good friend of Johnny's with some special beers originally meant for their podcast "Wheelin" the guys welcome 2 more special guests this episode, Kellie and Becky! This episode goes off the rails fairly quick but a fantasticly fun episode either way!I don't even know where to go with the rest of this d…
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The guys and their Guest this week, Baron the Cretin, start the episode off with a REAL and special Maple Syrup. Darrells phone makes a recurring guest appearance this episode and the guys start talking about their drunkest in public stories. Distracted by a semi curb shot, the guys start talking about the finer points of beer tasting notes at the …
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The question of the picture in the men's room finally answered! Joined by the White twins again, Eric (amERICan™) and Erin (BREW™), we talk some more about Three Floyds brewery beers and how the wax colors indicate the year. Discussion of how Johnny got a FREE beer off of ebay while sampling another Dark Lord and talking about the Dark Lord days ev…
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