The Brewery Underground Podcast | Craft Beer Interviews, Reviews and Beer Travel

Steve Sullivan, Scott Touron | Brewery Interview Hosts
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The Brewery Underground Podcast is a Nashville-based craft beer podcast hosted by Steve Sullivan & Scott Touron, featuring brewery interviews, beer reviews, and the stories behind the people shaping craft beer. Each episode features brewers, brewery owners, meaderies, guilds, charities, industry experts, and organizations like the Brewers Association—highlighting voices from Tennessee and across the United States to around the world. From taproom culture to behind-the-scenes insights, it’s fun, real, and built for craft beer fans and beer travelers chasing their next great pour.

  1. 3d ago

    HoneyTree Meadery on National Mead Day | Our 3rd Anniversary Interview | Ep. 147

    We celebrate National Mead Day at HoneyTree Meadery and explore Nashville mead, Nashville craft beer, and the changing craft beverage industry. Recorded during The Brewery Underground’s 3rd anniversary celebration, founders Ross Welbon and Dru Susan talk new bottles and branding, changing drinking habits, lower-ABV and non-alcoholic options, supporting local bees, building community, and what’s next for HoneyTree Meadery. We absolutely love Dru and Ross and they have always treated us like family, and are about the friendliest people you'll ever meet, and we're lucky to know them.Special Shoutout to our good friend JT for creating the music for this episode and the last one. We love this song and used it for both the intro and outro because it's so good. Cheers!

  2. 5d ago

    Beer Mail! Unboxing 12 Surprise Beers from our friends Nick and Ashley from West Virginia | Bonus Content

    We got BEER MAIL! Our good friends Nick and Ashley sent us a surprise box packed with 12 beers, so naturally we had to fire up the cameras and see what was inside. And this box did NOT disappoint. We uncover several different RAR PB Galaxy beers, Divine Barrel’s Ice Cream Paint Job, The Alchemist, Dogfish Head, New Belgium, New Trail Brewing, and one beer that immediately got our attention — a PICKLE LAGER from Tree House Brewing. There’s no interview, no real plan and definitely not much preparation. Just Scott and Steve opening a box, talking beer and discovering what our friends sent us. A huge thank you to Nick and Ashley for putting together such an awesome selection of beers from all over. Now comes the hard part…deciding which ones we’re drinking first. Cheers!

  3. Oct 22

    Three Years Underground: Celebrating Nashville Craft Beer & Community | Episode 146

    Three years, 146 episodes, and a whole lot of great beer and even better people! We’re celebrating the third anniversary of The Brewery Underground Podcast from Honeytree Meadery in East Nashville. We look back at how much the Nashville craft beer scene has changed over the past three years, from new breweries and closings to acquisitions, changing taproom experiences, and the continued evolution of craft beer. We also reflect on how the podcast has grown, what we’ve learned along the way, some of our favorite experiences, and the friendships we’ve made throughout the craft beer community. And since it wouldn’t be much of an anniversary celebration without friends, several familiar faces join us throughout the episode to talk beer, mead, Nashville, and plenty more. Grab a beer—or a mead—and celebrate three years underground with us! Cheers!

  4. Oct 15

    Tom Munden - Colorado Beer Hunter - Our conversation with a friend in the beer community - Episode 145

    Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to meet up with beer community friends Tom and Tracy Munden here in Nashville. They were visiting from Colorado and live in the western part of the state. Tom reached out to us after listening to our podcast. We all spent a few hours together one evening at Stoke Haus Brewing and Barbecue in East Nashville. It was there we shared a lot of laughs over some great beer. Plus, some unexpected surprises that you will hear us talk about. Tom is known as Colorado Beer Hunter on social media platforms. He's also a Cicerone-CBS. He's been all around Colorado visiting many of the breweries and has a website dedicated to all his brewery travels. In addition, he's been a judge in a local beer festival. That led us into doing a bit of a deep dive of what you can learn judging beer styles. One beer style we debated was the seasonal pumpkin beers that are out right now Our beer discussion also led us down the path of " Untappd", and the rating system used by all of us. Tom has rated more than a few beers on there! Cheers!

  5. Oct 14

    BONUS VIDEO: Cody’s Beer Adventures Sends Us Beer Mail | North Carolina Unboxing

    Our friend Cody Brown from Cody’s Beer Adventures sent us a box, so naturally we had to open it on camera and see what was inside. We dug into a haul featuring North Carolina craft beer from Salty Turtle Beer Company, Bill’s Brewing Company, Wilmington Brewing Company and more, with everything from hazy and West Coast IPAs to a honey brown ale. And Cody didn't stop at beer. There were a few bourbon and whiskey surprises hiding at the bottom of the box too. Thanks to Cody for the killer beer mail and for giving us another reason to put Wilmington and the North Carolina coast on our craft beer travel radar. This is a BONUS VIDEO and not a numbered episode of The Brewery Underground Podcast. Cheers from The Brewery Underground!

  6. Oct 8

    Smackdab Brewing: Building a Brewery from the Ground Up: A collaboration with The Foamy Heads | Episode 144

    We’re smack dab in the middle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee for a special collaboration episode with our friends The Foamy Heads! For Episode 144 of The Brewery Underground Podcast, we sit down with the team behind Smackdab Brewing for a behind-the-scenes look at a brewery that’s getting closer to opening its doors. Located just south of Nashville in Murfreesboro, Smackdab is preparing to become the newest addition to Middle Tennessee’s growing craft beer scene. We recorded inside their future taproom while the work was still underway, giving us a chance to hear the story before the first official pint is poured. The Smackdab crew shares how a group of homebrewers spent years working toward opening their own brewery, why they chose to put down roots near downtown Murfreesboro, and the work that has gone into transforming an older family-owned building into their future home. We also talk about their plans for the beer. Expect everything from traditional lagers, Czech pilsners and dark beers to hazy and West Coast IPAs, fruited sours and more experimental releases. Smackdab even has a cool concept planned for its beer menus: “Analog” for traditional styles and “Digital” for the more modern and experimental side of craft beer. And because this is a Foamy Underground collaboration with our good friends Rich and Mitch, you know there are plenty of laughs, beer conversations and detours along the way. Join The Brewery Underground Podcast and The Foamy Heads as we get an early look at Smackdab Brewing and the next chapter of craft beer in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and the greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee beer community. This is a Foamy Underground Production. Cheers!

  7. Oct 1

    Cincinnati Takeover 2026 - Oktoberfest, Breweries & Craft Beer - Episode 143

    Steve & Scott recently hit the road and took a trip to Cincinnati! This annual adventure is one we look forward to every year. We covered a lot of ground during the entire week. Our goal was to visit many of the local breweries we been before. We also checked off other new ones. Including a taproom at a Marathon Gas Station! Making our list of breweries on this trip: Brink BrewingBraxton Factory 52Wooden CaskHofbrauhaus Darkness BrewingNorthern RowLittle Miami Brewing CompanyBig Ash BrewingStreetside BreweryDead LowEsoteric BrewingWest Side BrewingHighGrainRhinegeistMadtreeMt. CarmelWandering MonstersParadise Brewing Hofbrauhaus in Newport, Kentucky invited us in for a tour, and taste of the great beer they have to offer. This was a memorable highlight. Another memorable highlight was attending the 50th Anniversary of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati! It was at this event, we got to meet Jim Koch, co-founder of Sam Adams. The gathering for all the festivities also included meeting up with many friends in the beer community. Wandering Monsters had been on our list for a while of getting to. We attended a ticketed beer event that turned out to be pretty spectacular. Prost!

    Cincinnati Takeover 2026 - Oktoberfest, Breweries & Craft Beer - Episode 143

  8. Sep 24

    Hofbräuhaus of America: Oktoberfest, Beer, History & Bavarian Tradition | Episodes 108 & 109 Complete

    It’s Oktoberfest season, and we’re celebrating by bringing Episodes 108 & 109 (Parts 1 and 2) of our conversation with Hofbräuhaus America together into one complete episode! Steve and Scott are joined by Steve Ksycki and Jerry Bishop from Hofbräuhaus America to dive into the beer, history, culture, and traditions behind one of the most recognizable names in German beer. We explore what makes an authentic Munich Oktoberfest beer different from many of the Oktoberfest beers Americans are familiar with, why Hofbräuhaus chose to bring the same style served in Munich to the United States, and how centuries of Bavarian brewing tradition continue to shape the brand today. We also talk about the legendary Hofbräuhaus München, the history and pride surrounding Bavarian beer culture, the Reinheitsgebot, traditional German beer styles, proper glassware, Hofbräuhaus locations in the United States, and what it takes to bring authentic Hofbräuhaus beer from Munich to American beer drinkers. And, of course, we get into Oktoberfest itself—including the six Munich breweries, the beer served at the festival, and why Hofbräu's connection to Oktoberfest is about much more than simply releasing a seasonal beer. Whether you're planning an Oktoberfest celebration, love German beer, have visited Munich, or simply want to understand the history behind the beer in your stein, this episode is a deep dive into the traditions that have made Hofbräuhaus part of Bavarian beer culture for centuries. Originally released as Episodes 108 & 109 of The Brewery Underground Podcast, now combined and re-released as one complete episode for Oktoberfest season. Prost!

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The Brewery Underground Podcast is a Nashville-based craft beer podcast hosted by Steve Sullivan & Scott Touron, featuring brewery interviews, beer reviews, and the stories behind the people shaping craft beer. Each episode features brewers, brewery owners, meaderies, guilds, charities, industry experts, and organizations like the Brewers Association—highlighting voices from Tennessee and across the United States to around the world. From taproom culture to behind-the-scenes insights, it’s fun, real, and built for craft beer fans and beer travelers chasing their next great pour.

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