It&apos;s time for another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! If you&apos;re listening to this immediately after release, don&apos;t forget to make a trip to the brewery and help celebrate Dancing Gnome&apos;s 5th anniversary!! Andrew tells us about the anniversary beers that will be released and how they will celebrate throughout the weekend, after we first read 2 new reviews, both with acronyms. Later in the episode, we are joined by Brian Eaton of Grist House and the PGH Brewers Guild. Brian tells us about the new construction at their Millvale location as well as a quick update on their new spot in Collier. We then talk about the upcoming "Three Rivers Beer Week", the kickoff event happening October 5th, some other events you can look forward to, and much more! We finish the episode by answering some listener questions and rolling through a quick round of Watch, Listen, Learn.Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

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October 2021 with Brian Eaton of Grist House

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Good, but not the best... A Dancing Gnome podcast! Mike Dunlay sits in with us again on this episode as we start off with reading some new reviews. Next we take a look back at the month of August in the world of Dancing Gnome before looking ahead to the month of September. Then, we are joined by Katie Heldstab of Leona&apos;s who tells us a little about their process and where you can find their ice cream, followed by more ice cream talk than you could ever want. Finally, we give the people what they want by finishing the episode with another round of "Daddy Likes!"Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Joseph McDade

September 2021 with Katie Heldstab of Leona's Ice Cream

The heat... my God, the heat. We&apos;re in the dog days now and we are coming through with the August episode of GBNTB. We kick the episode off with some discussion of previously mentioned heat (Andrew loves it - I do not) before revisiting some listener questions that were submitted last month after we had stopped recording. We also read through 5 new listener reviews (thanks everyone!), including one acronym and one "desert island beers"-esque question. Next, we take a look back into the month of July in the world of Dancing Gnome, which included the reopening of the taproom at 925 Main and the start of production at 1025 Main, before looking ahead at what is coming in August. Then, we are joined by our guest, Wes Shonk who tells us all about Goodlander Cocktail Brewery, how he came up with the idea, his path to opening, some of the cocktails they are producing and much more. We finish up the episode with Watch, Listen, Learn plus announcing which one of the new reviews is going to receive the "free stuff" that Andrew promised last month.Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

August 2021 with Wes Shonk of Goodlander Cocktail Brewery

Thanks for checking out the latest episode of Good, but not the best! This month we are joined by Lauren Hughes of Necromancer Brewing. Lauren tells us about her path to Necromancer, foregoing multiple degrees in music to work in craft beer, the latest with the PGH Brewery Diversity Council, having a cool dad that played Latin jazz in Miami, and much more. Before we get to Lauren&apos;s segment, Andrew and I spend about 40 minutes talking about the last month at Dancing Gnome, including Lustra Day, a few updates on the new spot, dogs at breweries and people that give bad reviews if they can&apos;t bring them, and a bunch of other stuff. We end the episode by answering some listener/follower questions that were sent to us via Twitter while we were recording.Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

July 2021 with Lauren Hughes of Necromancer Brewing

It&apos;s getting steamy outside and it&apos;s time for another episode of Good but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. Just me and Andrew this episode as we have a lot Dancing Gnome news/changes to cover. Before we get to the news, I give a very important correction from the last episode regarding the length of my middle toe and we give our thoughts on another Pittsburgh tradition, the pierogi. Next, we dive into the Dancing Gnome news, starting with the rebrand, what has changed, why it was time for a change and more. Then, Andrew gives us some updates on the new location and the hopeful timeline for production and taproom opening. Throughout this segment we also are answering listener questions submitted on Twitter. We finish out with a rambling third segment that kind of resembles Watch, Listen, Learn. Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

June 2021 with Andrew and Jaron

It&apos;s time for another episode of GBNTB! We&apos;re rolling along with the May 2021 episode and this month we are joined by Mike Dunlay of Dancing Gnome. We start off with some sweet flip flop/sandal talk before reading the newest review on Apple Podcasts. We then continue on with our Pittsburgh tradition discussion, this month tackling Primanti Bros / fries on sandwiches.  Next we take a look back at April 2021 in the world of Dancing Gnome and a look ahead into May. After a quick break we come back to play a round of "Daddy Likes", before finishing up with a roundtable discussion version of "Watch/Listen/Learn."Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

May 2021 with Mike Dunlay of Dancing Gnome

For the first time in a long time, ya boys are back together recording live and in person! It&apos;s the April episode of GBNTB! We kick it off by lamenting the lack of new reviews (c&apos;mon listeners!!) before getting Andrew&apos;s thoughts on another Pittsburgh quirk, the "Pittsburgh Left." Tune in next month for our thoughts on Primanti&apos;s/fries on sandwiches. We take a quick look back into March and look ahead into April before bringing on our guest, Aadam Soorma of Trace Brewing. Aadam joined us last year before COVID and a lot has changed since then. He tells us about moving on from Very Local Pittsburgh, joining the team at Trace as well as helping start the Pittsburgh Brewery and Taproom Diversity Council. Aadam updates us on what&apos;s been happening at Trace and what we can expect as we move towards the Spring/Summer. Aadam sticks around for the final segment as well, as we debut a new segment called Take It or Leave It that is mainly about stuff in the craft beer universe, but then devolves into stuff like the Snyder Cut and JNCO jeans. Thanks for listening!Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

April 2021 with Aadam Soorma of Trace Brewing

March means Spring here on Good But Not the Best, and with Spring comes the return of outdoor dining, beer gardens and meeting up with friends! We touch on this a little later in the episode when Andrew reveals the plans for the reopening of the Dancing Gnome Garden, but first we discuss the Bearcat on Beer article that mentioned Dancing Gnome beer being "distributed" in Ohio and some of the traditional styles DG offered in February, including their first barleywine. A look ahead into March reveals the aforementioned opening of the DG Garden and the next release in the Watershed series. We are then joined by our guest, Cam Bosch of Permanent Hangover. Cam tells us about his introduction into craft beer, his time working at Bissell Bros, how he got started with Permanent Hangover, and much more. We finish the episode with another round of Watch/Listen/Learn. Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Joseph McDade

March 2021 with Cam Bosch of Permanent Hangover

It&apos;s time for a new episode of GBNTB! We&apos;ve made it one month into 2021 but we are still recording remotely until it is safe to get together face to face. For the February epsiode, we begin with a discussion about last month&apos;s acronyms (we think we solved both), Tree House packaging in bottles, and Trillium/Grist House selling beer direct to consumer in PA. Then, we talk a little about January in the world of Dancing Gnome (Black Clouds release) before looking ahead into February. Next, we are joined by Dancing Gnome family member Michael Tysarczyk (Mike T) who tells us how he joined the DG team, some of the new PGH area breweries he has been checking out, some of his favorite beers from those new breweries, what we can expect from the PGH Brewer&apos;s Guild in 2021, and much more. We finish this episode by revisiting some previous topics we have discussed on past episodes or on Twitter, including "Murder on Middle Beach" and my "Lord of the Rings" story.Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

February 2021 with Michael Tysarczyk of Dancing Gnome

We did it!! We have made it through 2020 and we&apos;ve made it one full year here at Good But Not the Best! Thank you for listening and we are on to a brighter year in 2021. We are still recording remotely due to the COVID numbers but are hopeful we can get back to recording together again once the spring brings back some warmer weather. We begin this episode with Andrew sharing some exciting personal news, Jaron sharing some not so great personal news and reading a couple new listener reviews.  Then, Andrew gives us an update on Dancing Gnome family member Kevin Mack and how he is doing on his road to recovery before we take a look back at December in the world of Dancing Gnome and a look ahead to January and 2021 more broadly. Next, we call the Professor Rob Dillman of Old Thunder Brewing for an update on their progress and his reaction to starting to go can sales around Christmas. Finally, we end the episode by trying to figure out some acronyms from the reviews before diving in to another session of Watch, Listen, Learn! Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

January 2021 with Andrew and Jaron (plus a call with Rob Dillman of Old Thunder Brewing)

It&apos;s the last month of 2020 (yay!!), so it&apos;s fitting that we are back to recording another socially distanced episode of GBNTB. Andrew joins over the phone as we start off with a look back at November which featured a lot of non-hoppy beer offerings, along with the destruction of their outdoor garden tent by Mother Nature. We then look ahead into what December 2020 will bring, plus an update on the progress at the new location. Next, Pete Kurzweg calls in to give us an update on his 3 spots (Independent Brewing Company, Hidden Harbor & Lorelei), how they are adapting to the increasing COVID numbers/change of season, and to discuss the closing of Shelton Brothers importing and how that will affect his businesses. We finish the episode with another round of Watch, Listen, Learn!Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

December 2020 with Andrew and Jaron (plus a call from Pete Kurzweg)

It&apos;s hard to believe we are in to November, but let&apos;s welcome it in style with another episode of GBNTB!! This month Mike D sat in with us to record and we began by reading a new review which included a question about the Ha! series before taking a look back to October in the world of Dancing Gnome, followed by a look ahead into November. Then, we were joined by Doug Foster of the recently GABF gold medal winning Aurochs Brewing. Doug tells us about winning the gold medal in the gluten free category at this year&apos;s GABF, how he got involved in brewing gluten free and how gluten free brewing has evolved over the past few years. We finish the episode by debuting a new segment, titled "Daddy Likes." Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Joseph McDade

November 2020 with Doug Foster of Aurochs Brewing

It feels great to be rolling into October with a new episode of GBNTB! This was the first episode recorded in the Dancing Gnome garden and we had the pleasure to be joined by JJ Rosemeyer of Smoke sandwich shop. Before we chatted with JJ, we took a look back at a quiet September in the world of Dancing Gnome. Andrew tells us about the first full month of having the garden opened and how it has affected business, as well as a quick update on the progress at the second location. Then, we look ahead at the month of October, with a big focus on the anniversary brunch that will be going down the first weekend. Next, JJ joins us to discuss how Smoke has been affected by COVID, which includes their change from a taqueria to a sandwich shop, how he came to work at Smoke, and much more. We finish the show with a round of buy/sell and then a quick Watch/Listen/Learn.

October 2020 with JJ Rosemeyer of Smoke Sandwich Shop

Summer is winding down and we are heading toward the best (IMO) time of year and with that comes another episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast. At the beginning of the episode, we read some new reviews submitted by listeners, two of which include acronyms that we guess the meaning of at the end of the show. Andrew reviews a quiet August in the world of Dancing Gnome, including the opening of their outdoor space and another Black Clouds release. Also, Andrew lets slip some info about an upcoming Barrel Aged Black Clouds release. We are then joined by Dave Kushner of Trace Brewing, which will soon be opening it&apos;s doors in Bloomfield. Dave tells us about his craft beer background in Boston, which includes opening Remnant Brewing and how that lead him to Pittsburgh. We also discuss his vision for Trace Brewing, the beers they will be brewing, their vocational program, and much more. We end the show by discussing the acronyms from the reviews before diving in to another round of Watch, Listen, Learn.Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Joseph McDade

September 2020 with Dave Kushner of Trace Brewing

We're heading into the dog days of summer and with that comes a new episode of Good, but not the best... a Dancing Gnome podcast! We had another great guest on this episode, but first we kicked things off by talking about home projects, watering lawns, landscaping,  and house plants. Then, we take a look back at July in the world of Dancing Gnome, which included a Black Clouds Mexican Chocolate release, the debut of Robin Hood Cream Ale, and more. Next, we take a look ahead into August which will bring the release of 2 Tree Series beers and Andrew talks about the probable opening of an outdoor space located behind the Dancing Gnome Taproom! More detailed info to come about this in the weekly newsletter. After that, we are joined by Dave Barbe of Four Points Brewing and Fourth Street BBQ. Dave tells us about how Fourth Street and then Four Points got started, how COVID has impacted both businesses, some fairly detailed discussion about brewing equipment and manufactures and much more! We close out, as always, with another session of Watch, Listen, Learn.Intro & Outro music by: Kabbalistic VillageBreak music by: Kevin MacLeod

August 2020 with Dave Barbe of Four Points Brewing

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