Pictured from left to right: Fatherspoon, Zane Lamprey and Sickpuppy

Beers: Meantime IPA, Meantime London Porter, Meantime Scotch Ale

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Show Notes
Zane Lamprey’s Drinking Made Easy tour | Meantime Brewing Company | Meantime IPA | Vintage Estate – Number 1 beer store IN THE WORLD | Interview with Zane Lamprey | Meantime London Porter | Drunk Dial Hotline | Ask SIDT Anything! | Sickpuppy Brews with Erie Brewing Co and YOU pick the beer! | Meantime Scotch Ale | Beer on the Bay 3 details | CONTEST TIME! | BrewErie at Union Station

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Easy Clicks
Drinking Made Easy | Zane Lamprey| Three Sheets | Mr. Smalls Theater | Meantime IPA | Vintage Estate | Meantime London Porter | Drunk Dial Hotline | Ask SIDT Anything! | Help sickpuppy Brew | Meantime Scotch Ale |  Beer on the Bay | Erie Brewing Company | CONTEST TIME! | BrewErie at Union Station | Photos from this episode!

VIDEO
Drinking Made Easy post-show video with fans of Zane recapping the show and drunken bliss!

Things we learned:
Zane drinks it so you don’t have to! Steve McKenna and sickpuppy were separated at birth.

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Beers: Gordon Biersch MaiBock, Troegs Hopback, Troegs Nugget Nectar, Founders Black Biscuit, Main Street Brewing River Rat Ale, Indigo Imp Jester, Indigo Imp Gatekeeper – Limited sour edition

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Show Notes
Welcome to the 1st ever Big Tap In!| Beer Wenches | Very generous samples from Chris at Gordon Biersch | Uncle Jim’s Pepper Mustard | Mike Watters from Troegs brings Hopback & Nugget Nectar | Rugged Trail gets retired and big news on Java Head Stout | Story behind Troegs Flying Mouflan | Aging beer and buying back old stock | John Host from Founders Brewing Company | Founders Black Biscuit | Maintaining the quality that is Founders | Upcoming releases for Founders | Virgil from Main Street Brewing | MSB Aphrodite - Belgian Chocolate Maple Oatmeal Imperial Cream Stout Aged on oak chips soaked in cognac | Matt Chappel from Indigo Imp Brewery | Indigo Imp Jester | Indigo Imp Gatekeeper – Limited sour edition | Chris from Bocktown | Jim Hicks from Erie Brewing | Submit your ideas for a beer sickpuppy will brew with Erie Brewing! | Beer on the Bay |  BREAKING NEWS FROM ERIE BREWING!!! | Major upgrades to Erie Brewing Company | Education on malts | Love for East End Brewing | Darron Morris – founder of Bent River Brewing Company | See you in 2011!

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All of our Episode pictures have been moved from SIDT to Flickr and will appear there from now on! Check out our new collection at http://www.flickr.com/photos/shouldi/ and add us as a friend!

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Easy Clicks
Big Tap In | Vintage Estate | Gordon Biersch | Uncle Jim’s Pepper Mustard | Troegs Brewing | Troegs Hopback | Troegs Nugget Nectar | Troegs Flying Mouflan | Founders Brewing Company | Founders Black Biscuit | Main Street Brewing | River Rat Ale | Indigo Imp Brewery | Indigo Imp Jester | Bocktown | Erie Brewing Company | Submit your ideas for a beer sickpuppy will brew with Erie Brewing! | Beer on the Bay | East End Brewing | Photos from this episode!

Things we learned:
Boardman, Ohio knows how to rock the craft beer!

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Beers: Indigo Imp Jester, Thirsty Dog Double Hopped Hoppus Maximus, Avery Dépuceleuse, Birrificio Montegioco Draco

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Show Notes
Welcome to Vintage Estate! Number 1 beer store IN THE WORLD! | Phil Reda | Indigo Imp Jester | Firkin Friday with Thirsty Dog’s Double Hopped Hoppus Maximus | Bob makes the Hop Candy | Avery Dépuceleuse | About VE and how it got started | over 800 beers and 1000 wines available! | Andrea needs a beer | Birrificio Montegioco Draco | The Big Tap In

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Easy Clicks
Vintage Estate | VE Facebook Page | Indigo Imp | Indigo Imp Jester | Video of the Thirsty Dog’s Double Hopped Hoppus Maximus | Avery Dépuceleuse | Birrificio Montegioco Draco | Big Tap In | Photos from this episode!

Things we learned:
“Number 1 beer store in the world” and well deserving of the title!

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Father Spoon sits down with craft beer writer and acclaimed author and winner of the 2008 Michael Jackson Beer Journalism Award winner Lew Bryson to discuss the recent state of craft beer in Philadelphia after 3 establishments were raided, the Johnstown Flood Tax and a solution to this mess the PLCB has created.

We ask all Pennsylvania residents to contact their legislators and urge them to put an end to the archaic laws governing beer in PA!

We close out with giving you a chance to win some great prizes and interview cellerman Hart Johnson for Sharp Edge, the premiere Belgian beer bar of America

Important Links
Registered Malt or Brewed Beverage Brands | Find your Legislator | Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished | Seen Through a Glass | Abolish the PLCB — Rewrite the Code! | Johnstown Flood Tax | LewBryson.com | Sharp Edge

CONTEST TIME!
It wouldn’t be a show if we didn’t give away something and since Pittsburgh Magazine featured us on page 14 we’re feeling extra generous so you can indulge with this one. The prize package consists of:

1. Autographed copy of March 2010 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine by Should I Drink That
2. 1 year subscription to Pittsburgh magazine
3. 1 $50 gift card to Piper’s Pub on the South Side – (Support your local businesses and craft beer at the same time!)

Deadline is April 15th 11:59:59 PM EST – Submit your entry now! One entry per person BUT if you forward us the email you sent to your legislator (Copy/paste it in the contact form) that will count as 5 entries.

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Beers: North Country Firehouse Red, Magners Cider, Dogfish Head Chicory Stout,

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We’ve gone Spinal Tap
We ended up recording in the new Piper’s Pub construction zone next door but for a great reason. We started at the main bar and then the soccer crowds came and jammed the place.

Show Notes
Welcome to Pipers Pub! | About Pipers | Ploughman’s Platter | Ranch the preferred cologne of Western PA | Scotch Eggs | Buy Local! | North Country Firehouse Red (on cask) | Get firkin! | Magnus Cider | Lamb and Chestnut Shepherd’s Pie | Who to save when the apocalypse comes | Dogfish Head Chicory Stout | EXCLUSIVE! First word on the new Piper’s Pub expansion | We’re not a coffee shop but we have free wifi! | If you walk out on a check be ready for bloody knuckles | beige people FTW! | UFC Fighting PPV = Wife beater pollution | We open when the soccer is on | PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE features “Should I Drink That” in March 2010 issue!

Easy Clicks
Piper’s Pub | Piper’s Menu | Piper’s Pub Cask Ale Project | Piper’s Pub on Facebook | Piper’s Pub on Twitter | North Country Firehouse Red | Magners Cider | Dogfish Head Chicory Stout | Pittsburgh Magazine | SIDT PM article online | SIDT Drunk Dial Hotline | Photos from this episode!

Things we learned:
Piper’s Pub should be on every beer tour list. Kickass food, rockin beers and the staff will blow you away with hospitality. Plus the Shepherd’s Pie will give you a foodgasm! This is the home of European greatness!

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Show Notes
CONTEST TIME! | Bière de Miel biologique | Buying beer and Spoon’s issues with Pine Township Giant Eagle | Spawn of the Year | Scaldis Refermentee | There’s an Ewok in my beer | Karaoke night on SIDT and spoon’s love for THE Huey Lewis | Flying Dog on Food Network | we can dance! | Moinette Blonde | November 5, 1955 | sickpuppy on cellaring beer | Md. advocates back increase in liquor tax

DRUNKEN MARIO KART!
Sickpuppy and Father Spoon love to play Drunken Mario Kart when they ‘re not both in Studio A. Here’s your chance to get in on the game by adding our MKID! Father Spoon: 5284-7582-1374 | sickpuppy – TBA

Things we learned:
Belgian beers kick you in the ass, steals your woman and takes your house.

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Don't forget to call the official SIDT Drunk Dial Hotline when you feel that need to call someone after you've had some beverages!

Beers: Conundrum IPA, Bill’s American Amber, Capt. Lawrence St Vincent’s Dubbel, Capt. Lawrence Xtra Gold – American Style Tripple Ale, Avery Brabant

Show Notes
SIDT on tour | Beers from Bill | Conundrum IPA | The Pear Cares | Tropic Thunder and hate for Ben Stiller | Bill’s American Amber | Penn Brewery returns | King Cool Light talk on Donnie Iris and sickpuppy’s musician beer angst | The Vice Blog | St Vincent’s Dubbel | Voodoo Brewing sells 12oz beers! | Giant Eagle Market District selling beer | Beer Nuts in Blawnox | Capt. Lawrence Xtra Gold – American Style Tripple Ale | SIDT Drunk Dial Hotline | Avery Brabant

On the Drunk Dial Hotline
Mikey Mason, Laynie aka @penstone

Things we learned:
While touring rocks it’s always good to come back home.

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Beers: Hiding Nocis Passion Fruit, Oatsnbrau Nightmare on Hop Street, Greg’s Hop Shortage Pale Ale, Brunetti Brewing DaleStone IPA, JP’s Great Pumpkin Ale, Lance’s Smoked Wit by God

Show Notes
Brewing Up A Cure | John Ciroli | Mr. Baconpants recaps the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour | Contest winner Erin breaks her beer fest virginity | Shane Terrick | Bill Oates | Nightmare on Hop Street | Greg Brooks | Greg’s Hop Shortage Pale Ale | CONTEST TIME! | Brunetti Brewing | DaleStone IPA | JP McCarty | JP’s Great Pumpkin Ale | Lance Harbison | Lance smoked wit by God | Amanda FINALLY gets her chance to talk on SIDT after years of heckling | Justin from Voodoo Brewing talks about upcoming brews and the Blue Canoe | Thanks to all for coming out and supporting TRUB and CF!

Things we learned... Drinking for a great cause makes you a better person!

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Hey yinz! It's time for the 2009 Podcast Awards and this year we're pushing the Pittsburgh party. The city is already home to the Super Bowl and Stanley Cup champs so its time to add to the trophy case!

This year, along with SIDT, we ask that you nominate friends of ours who produce top notch shows out of Pittsburgh. It's easy and only takes like 1 minute. No lies. 1 minute.

Go to http://podcastawards.com/ and enter the following

Entertainment:
Podcast Name: Wrestling Mayhem Show
Podcast URL: http://sorgatronmedia.com/wrestlingmayhemshow/

Food & Drink
Podcast Name: Should I Drink That
Podcast URL: http://www.shouldidrinkthat.com/

GLBT
Podcast Name: The G Spod
Podcast URL: http://www.thegspod.com/

That's it. Fill in whomever else you want or leave the other blank.
Nomination Period closes @ 2359 October, 18th

You get 1 nomination per email address.

Pass along to your friends and spread the love!

cheers!