Episode LXXII (72): NEW BEER ALERTS & WEEKEND EVENT PREVIEWS - In very recent shows we have discussed everything from music to sailing to aviation and then music again. But tonight we pivot back to our roots and do more than drink craft beer during the show, but dive deep into conversation about it. And joining us to do that and more is the lead brewer at Galveston Island’s Beerfoot Brewery and overall craft beer fanatic Donavan Howard who will be bringing some of his newest Beerfoot releases including an Espresso Fudge Brownie Imperial Stout named Boom Choco Latte. But don’t get too jealous as Boom Choco Latte and Howard’s Strata IPA will be representing Beerfoot Brewery and available at the 11th Annual Yaga's Chili Quest & Beer Fest taking place this Saturday, January 18 in Galveston. And with Howard’s help, we plan to preview everything happening on the island during the Chili Quest & Beer Fest starting with the 2020 Beerfooter 5K Fun Run early Saturday morning. Another event on Saturday close to the Galactic Guys’ heart is the One Year Anniversary Party for The Backyard Seabrook (January 18, Noon to 11pm). Located just a stone’s throw from Galveston Bay, The Backyard offers a combination of creative comfort food, a carefully curated selection of craft beer on draft, an extensive wine list and casual dining inside and out. Matter of fact, in less than a year of operation The Backyard has gained a lot of traction from the national press including just recently being recognized by MSN for having the Best Mac ’N’ Cheese in Texas! Owner Jared Klein, previously of Nobi Pub, is an honorary Galactic Guy and we look forward to seeing everyone out at the anniversary celebration Saturday. Make sure to read the cover story in the January 2020 edition of The SCENE Magazine for many more reasons to check out The Backyard and everything else happening this month in and around the Home Of Human Spaceflight and the Waterfront Capital Of Texas. In addition to new releases at Beerfoot, we want to give a shout out to our brothers in brew at Bakfish Brewing who have rocketed out of the gates in 2020 with all kinds of new releases including a “Moo-nicorn Banana Strawberry Milkshake IPA” and “LOTUS POD Session IPA” just released minutes ago on top of the 10+% “Leroy Brown Ale” released yesterday and the “Mango Peach Smoothie beer” released on Tuesday. And that is following releases of “Fish Face w/Raspberry” (1st in a series of kettle sours), “Ocean Water” (2nd in a series of kettle sours) and “Lima Time” (Lager with lime) released at Bakfish last week. We are in conversations and will be having Bakfish back on the show very soon as we determine if it will be in the studio or a mobile show at the brewery. As always, we plan to tease even more of what is on tap this weekend in beer, music and events thanks to our friends at The SCENE Magazine including a special concert tonight immediately following our show just down the street from the studio at Scout Bar in honor of friend of the show and Punkstar Radio host Khris Harding’s birthday and featuring Fear The light and Hireath and Anora. If you can’t get out tonight, make sure to check out The SCENE Magazine for all of the options this weekend including Wood & wind (Friday) and the Spicolis (Saturday) at Kemah’s T-bone Tom’s; Mr Wonderful (Friday) and Sol Flair (Saturday) at Jackie’s Brickhouse; Doug Strahan and the Good Neighbors (Friday) and the Paul Ramirez Band (Saturday) at Katie’s Bar; The Spazmatics (Friday) and The Dope Show/Marilyn Manson Tribute & Mr Self Destruct/NIN Tribute (Saturday) at Scout Bar. And if time allows we might go Sports Radio for a segment with Howard, an extreme Astros and Texans fan/aspiring sports radio talk show host, for a discussion on recent events pertaining to the Houston professional sports landscape.
Thirsty yet? Then grab a drink and tune in to the Galactic Coast Power Hour at 7pm!! The show is available live on VinylDraught Radio at www.vinyldraughtlive.com and on the iHeartRadio app, Spotify, the TuneIn app, the Player FM app and the Live 365 app among other apps and networks. Episodes are also available after the fact on iTunes, Google Play and SoundCloud. Cheers from your hosts the Discovery Channel’s “Galactic Guys” (John Ennis and Mighty Michael Taylor). Special thanks to our bearded buddy Teagan behind the glass and at the controls and keeping us on the air and sounding good. We also appreciate all of those helping behind the scenes at the station, the many networks that carry us and beyond. Prepare for Liftoff!!