Ski Town Brews Adam Powell

So glad I got to do this interview at Alibi, which turned out to be one of the great unexpected treasures of the whole first season. It's on the northern end of Lake Tahoe, in a spot they call Incline Village. If you drive out of Incline Village and head uphill, pretty soon you're going to run into Mt. Rose, which is easily the best skiing dollar for dollar in the whole Tahoe Basin. And when you come back down that same road at the end of the day, go ahead and seek out Alibi Ale Works, where ...

South Of North Brewing sits right on the border between California and Nevada, just a short walk from the shores of Lake Tahoe. You can stand in front of the building on Stateline Avenue and look to the right, and you see a typical mountain town with log cabins and views. And to the left, you see casinos. But right behind you at South Of North, you're going to have your pick of some absolutely phenomenal beers that you just can't drink anywhere else. They make their beer on the property, they...

Shelter Distilling had the special distinction of being the only stop on my first season of the podcast where they make both beer and spirits. And they excel at both, as I found out in this interview with co-owners Karl Anderson and Jason Senior. If you're skiing Mammoth and you're looking for local brews coming off the hill, the trip to Shelter is quicker and easier than any of the other spots in the area. Just take the Village Gondola down from Canyon Lodge and it's right around the corner ...

The little town of Government Camp sits at the base of Mt. Hood, Oregon's highest peak. There are only 300 or so full-time residents. But it's the gateway to one of my all-time favorite hidden gem ski resorts: Timberline Lodge. Timberline has great snow, fun terrain, low ticket prices and good family vibes. And probably the coolest ski lodge in the country by far. Timberline Lodge is the building that served as the exterior for the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Walking up t...

Visiting Worthy Brewing for me was like a pilgrimage, or a trip to Willy Wonka's factory. Or both. I had been drinking Worthy beers for a few years before I started this podcast, and their Lights Out Stout is one of my favorites. But when I went out to the Worthy campus to do this interview, I had no idea how cool this place really was. It's like a fantasy playland for beer lovers. They do live shows on two stages, indoors and out; they serve experimental beers on tap that you can't get anywh...

Back in the winter of 2021 I spent five days in Bend, Oregon, skiing Mt. Bachelor and checking out some of the best craft breweries in town. The competition is fierce, in a place that's home to both Deschutes and 10 Barrel Brewing. But one of the best of the best is a little place called Boneyard Beer, owned by Tony Lawrence. He's an OG pro snowboarder from back in the '90s, and he's spent the past couple decades making some of the most unique and best-tasting beers in a state that's absolute...