E267: Back Paddle Brewing with Kyle McCloud and Jason Slater

Send us Fan MailBack Paddle Brewing brings craft beer to tiny Lincolnton, Georgia Back Paddle Brewing is a newer brewery in the small town of  Lincolnton, GA.  They are the first, and only, brewery in town and in an area that isn't exactly craft-focused.  Owner Kyle McCloud and Head Brewer Jason Slater spend time with their new customers educating them on craft beer but they still get plenty of people looking for something that "tastes like Bud Light." McCloud opened his brewery on a tight budget and built much of the space himself, including his brewhouse.  Without the budget for expensive, jacketed fermenters that would allowing cooling his beer to proper fermentation temperatures for most yeast he decided to brew with all kveik and Norwegian Farmhouse yeasts instead.  These unique yeasts are able to do their work at higher temperatures than most others.  Back Paddle offers many styles that you don't typically see using kveik, like an Imperial Stout and Scottish Ale.  We also discuss the brewery's mission to support his community through his #beer4good program and donate to veterans' organizations.  [caption id="attachment_47626" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Back Paddle Owner Kyle McCloud presents a check to The Fallen Outdoors Georgia Chapter as part of his #beer4good program. (Photo: Back Paddle Brewing)[/caption] Never Alone IPA seeks to raise mental health awareness and suicide prevention We also speak with DJ Brian Orlando about his collaboration with Long Island's 1940s Brewing Company.  Never Alone is a DDH NEIPA that supports mental health awareness and suicide prevention by donating a portion of their proceeds.  Orlando lost a friend to her battle with depression and he supports these causes any way he can. Two years ago he brought members of Candlebox, Wheatus, and Sponge together to shoot a video for Choose Song at the brewery for the same cause.  You can view the video by scanning a QR code on a can of Never Alone, or right here. Mental health awareness and suicide prevention resources National Institute of Mental Health - Awareness and Education National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Call: 800-273-8255 Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ Official Website The Beer List Back Paddle Brewing Battle of Dunvegan Scottish Ale Cat Lying in the Sun Tripel Couldn’t See the Ground Imperial Stout Old Fashioned Superstition Lager Sheets of Empty Canvas Back IPA W.A.P. IPA Craft Beer News The Brewers Association’s List of the Top 50 Breweries for 2020 An Illegally Bulldozed London Pub Was Reconstructed Brick By Brick Thanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio!  Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Nate" Ellingson and occasional appearances from Becky Smalls.Subscribe to Beer Guys Radio on your favorite app: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher  | RSSFollow Beer Guys Radio: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube If you enjoy the show we'd appreciate your support on Patreon.  Patrons get cool perks like early, commercial-free episodes, swag, access to our exclusive Discord server, and more!