Tom Peterson and Brad Knoop are known as The Hilltappers and they joined us on this episode for a fantastic time.

These guys are a dynamic duo of craft beer drinkers, who hail from Louisville, KY (Looavul) but will drink craft beer anywhere.

They are so awesome that they brought their own intro music, visual aids and a special cooler to the podcast.

We've gotten to know Brad and Tom over the past year and have drank a lot of beer with them on several different occasions, at a ton of different breweries, in multiple cities,

It's not often that we meet people that love craft beer as much as we do, but the Hilltappers certainly do.

In this episode we go back to the origins of The Hilltappers and where their name comes from and when they were formed.

We discuss how great beer flights are, what they like to get on them, the types of beers they tend to stay away from, "Sour" beers and their place in craft beer, some of their favorite breweries that they've been to and more.

You're also introduced to a new character that Steve has had tucked away for years, and is mentioned for the first time on The Brewery Underground Podcast. You can either thank or blame the Hilltappers for the "awakening" of this character.

If you've ever met these guys you know how hysterical they are and how much of a joy they are to be around - there is a never a dull moment.

We had such a great time with Tom and Brad and had so much content, that we had to split it into 2 parts. Part 2 will come out next week.

The Hilltappers are exactly what this craft beer community needs in passion, positivity, sense of humor, beer knowledge and camaraderie.

We're proud to call Tom and Brad friends and we have from the minute we met them. We think after listening to this episode - you will too. Cheers!

Steve & Scott

- The Brewery Underground Podcast

We covered a lot in this podcast episode!

Scott recently took a trip to Germany. He talked about his visit to places around that country serving up some tasty beer. Is craft beer as big in Germany as it is here in the United States?

While Scott was out of the country. Steve held things down in Nashville. Catching up with some great people we have met through the beer community and visiting local breweries.

Nashville BrewPass has become a great partner with breweries in our area. We talked a little more about them and how you can get involved.

We have exciting news about a new brewery opening soon in Nashville!

As 2025 is rolling along pretty fast. We have our top 5 favorite new beers and breweries so far for the year!

Cheers!

This podcast episode is from Garden Groove Recording Space in East Nashville.

It was our pleasure to interview Singer/Songwriter Tyler Boone. He currently has a new single out (Put the Hurt on Me), one of the many songs he's recorded over the years. Having opened for recording artists like Sheryl Crow and Hootie & The Blowfish, music has been a big part of his life for a while.

Music isn't his only passion! Boone's Beer is his very first craft beer, recently released. What's the story behind the beer? Is there more to come? Where can you find it? All the things we asked.

In addition, Boone's Bourbon has been making a statement for many years. The award-winning brand has a big following, and we can attest firsthand, it is pretty freaking good.

Tyler is very down-to-earth! We had so much to talk about. He carved out more time as we all sat around having some fantastic craft beer and bourbon.

Cheers!