Howard's "Tough Guy" History or I Didn't Start the Fight

Episode 272 of Beer, Blues, and BS is an absolute collision course of nostalgia, neighborhood drama, and backyard chaos! We kick off the evening with a bittersweet toast to the permanent closing of the legendary Ground Round restaurant in Grand Forks, reminiscing about those iconic "extra dollar, double the alcohol" drink specials. That trip down memory lane sparks a hilarious debate over a comedy club misunderstanding, leading Howard Blues to defend his childhood fight record and the time a school bus driver saved him from a playground showdown. Over on the investigative desk, The Blues Blotter uncovers peak absurdity in Montana, featuring a resident who called the cops to complain about a neighbor's bedroom light—only to call a second time to complain that the police spotlights were too bright! Plus, we laugh off a botched phishing email from a company that couldn't even get our podcast name right, share crucial aviation and layover survival tips, and breakdown a backyard family grill-out where a simple game of catch turned into a total disaster zone of struck kids and spilled drinks. On Tap This Episode: Mark & Rudeboy Kyle: A side-by-side battle of Yuengling’s Black and Tan (can vs. bottle) and the ultra-light Yuengling Flight. Doc: A classic cane-sugar Boylan Cream Soda and a top-tier Honeybee Guava drink. LCL Geek: The original Shiner Shandy. Big D: A watermelon margarita canned cocktail with a highly deceptive strawberry aroma. Howard Blues: A sustainable, blueberry-mint probiotic kombucha from Hum.   Recorded: 6.12.26 0:00 – Intro 2:07 – What’s on Tap? 18:19 – Ground Round Send Off 23:22 – History with Howard: Fight Stories 32:11 – The Blues Blotter 42:51 – What’s on Tap? Round 2 57:07 – Cheap Plugs 58:01 – Final Thoughts 1:11:01 – Cheap Plugs 1:11:55 – Final Thoughts Again?   https://streamlabs.com/beerbluesbs https://beerbluesbs.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@BeerBluesBS?sub_confirmation=1 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pnho1ZzuGgThbLpXbAs3t https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Unmhz98iRYU97l18uJp99 https://www.twitch.tv/tuez13 https://www.youtube.com/@HowardsCaveofWonder?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.twitch.tv/krdneyewitnessweathernow 3:54 #BeerBluesAndBs #Podcast #TripleBBSPodcast #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #BeerPodcast #Brews #Laughs #BrewsAndLaughs #podcast #tripleb #Comedy #Beer #Blues #Bs #IPA #CraftBeer #BeerBluesBS #GroundRound #Yuengling #KombuchaLife #PoliceBlotter #CreamSoda #FamilyChaos #AviationTips #BismarckND #PodcastLife