Now that Surly’s Coffee Bender has become the pinnacle of Coffee Stouts I’m on a quest for interesting and unique coffee beers. I picked up bottle of Mikkeller’s Beer Geek Brunch – an oatmeal stout with civet coffee.
After the civet coffee review with Sam Buchanan how could I not take this beer home.
10.9% alcohol in [...]
I’ve been a fan of Tim Quirk’s music for 20 years – easy. The playful melancholy in throughout his songwriting continually resonates with me. When he announced the new Wonderlick album was in the works and available for ‘name-your-price’ pre-order – I jumped on the opportunity.
When I started hearing about how successful the campaign was [...]
I have a hypothesis that mobile VOIP over WiFi will replace mobile carriers for the majority of phone conversations within 5 years. For a reality check, I called up Justin Grammens of Localtone Interactive and Mobile Twin Cities.
From the picture he paints, I think we’ll see this well within 5 years. Maybe 2.
Projects and people [...]
Shef Otis grabs the mic from Garrick and asks him about podcasting, Cullect, coffee roasting, and parenting.
Listen to Shef Turning the Tables on Garrick [43 min].
A couple years back Scott Davis and Paul Werni founded 45th Parallel Spirits, a distillery in New Richmond, WI – just a quick 45 minute drive from northeast Minneapolis. While there are number of craft brewers in the region, 45th Parallel is the only still I know of. Paul, Scott, and I talk about the [...]
It’s a new year, with a new president. An ideal time to clear the ground for a new America.
To start the chopping, Garrick reviews Legends of Paul Bunyan by Harold W. Felton touching on a boyhood trip to Paul Bunyan Land and the story of Sport the Reversible Dog.
Listen to Garrick talk about [...]
Chad Gillard lives a few houses down from me – and little did I know that his side project is making and selling tasty, tasty Danish apple treats under the Aunt Else’s Organic Aebleskiver brand (Aunt Elsies on Twitter)
It started with a goal so many Minnesotans have: sell food at the Minnesota State Fair.
While [...]
Twenty years ago, while BMX freestyle was a favorite hobby of mind, Kurt Schmidt rode for Haro Bikes. Then he co-founded the infamous Standard Bike Manufacturing.
He retells the story of:
breaking his ribs on his first big pro contest
stalking photographers to get in magazines
Rad – starring Bill Allen
starting a high-end BMX bike company, not in California, [...]
Long time podcast friend Kris Smith and I dig into RSS in the Enterprise over at BlogTalkRadio.
Yes, we cover Cullect, relevance vs. timeliness, and trusted curators.
Listen to Kris Smith and Garrick Van Buren on Enterprise RSS [60 min]
I was interested in how Hollywood actors promote themselves, find work, and generally build a career. So, I called up Tim Coyne of The Hollywood Podcast for the break down.
We cover auditions, agents, reels, and the side jobs that keep the bills paid.
Listen to Tim Coyne on How Hollywood Works [40 min].
