All good things must come to an end, so we’re not going to sugarcoat it… this is the final episode of This Pint Has 20 Ounces. This episode Jonathan, Nick, Mama T, and producer Alex are on the mic for one last hurrah and to reminisce about the great times they had.

By the time you hear this episode, Nick will be kicking back on Vancouver Island living the island life. He breaks the news to us that he’s resigned from his position at Wild Rose which unfortunately means the end of the podcast. For this last instalment of the podcast the boys and Mama T have asked the often alluded to producer Alex to join them, and together they recall their favourite moments of the podcast. For Alex it was the day he found out Wild Rose was on board for creating the podcast, for Mama T it was all the laughs and silly questions, for Jonathan it was learning so much about people, for Nick it was a specific session of Ask Mama T, and for all four it was the great conversations, great beer, and roast beef sandwiches.

In addition to sharing their favourite moments on the podcast, Nick and Mama T talk about their favourite parts of working in the hospitality industry, while Alex and Jonathan share some insights into the world of entrepreneurship. Nick also reveals that his time hosting the show and speaking to so many inspiring people who’ve started their own business has awakened an entrepreneurial spirit for himself, and he shares a few thoughts on what that might mean for him in the future.

Closing out the episode we talk a bit about the history of the taproom itself, which in the absence of a fact-checker includes a story about extraterrestrials. We also give a big shout-out to original host of the podcast Josh for making This Pint Has 20 Ounces a reality, and Mama T leaves us all with one final piece of advice: Be good, and be happy.

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Jonathan Stoddart - Ricca Razor Sharp/Foothills Famous: website | website | linkedin
Alex Hochhausen - Astronomic Audio: website | linkedin | twitter

Continuing our theme of tasty guests on the podcast, this week Deidre Lotecki of Sweet Relief Pasteries joins us for a delicious dessert, and to talk about how she’s serving up sweets for Calgarians.

Deidre first got in touch with the Wild Rose team to speak to Nick about getting her hands on some Wraspberry Ale for a unique father’s day special: beer cupcakes. This was an idea she’d had for a few years but never had time to pursue, but with COVID disrupting business-as-usual she suddenly had extra time on her hands to set up what would end up being a 6-pack of cupcakes, with each cupcake made from beer from one of six different craft breweries, and the Wraspberry Ale contributing to a lemon raspberry cupcake. Deidre dropped off a number of these cupcakes for Nick and the team to try… but we’ll never know just how many because they were so tasty Nick enjoyed them all himself!

Her passion for baking goes all the way back to her childhood, and as Deidre explains “baking is what I’m meant to do”, but she hadn’t considered it for a career. She had gone to university for a science degree and happened to pick up a summer job at a bakery and fell in love not just with the baking but working in the industry. This led to her enrolling in a course at California’s Culinary Institute of America, after which she moved to Banff to work in the pastry kitchen at the world famous Banff Fairmont. After 3 years in Banff she made her way to Calgary to start Sweet Relief, and the rest is history.

After our delicious treats from Deidre we saved absolutely no leftovers for Mama T, but she didn’t seem to hold that against us. We answer a question from a listener about starting up a cult, but T doesn’t think she’d want to be a cult leader since it seems like too much responsibility and too much work, and instead would just like to start a virtual cult of people who like her bus on instagram.

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Deidre Lotecki - Sweet Relief Pasteries: website | instagram | twitter

In a city of oil bosses, this week’s guest stands out as one who can bring the heat - figuratively and literally - Shaun “The Oil Boss” Albert of Oil Jefe.

Shaun’s affinity for chili oil began nearly a decade ago when he tried it for the first time at King’s Wonton. Having a background in recipe development before his career in the trades, Shaun found himself wanting to kick up the heat a bit and started making his own chili oils at home. His friends would visit, try his delicious chili oils and get sent home with the recipe, but they never could quite get the same result and would come back asking him to just make some for them.

After 6 or 7 years of keeping things spicy for his friends and family Shaun decided to take a run at producing his chili oils at a professional level. He’d found himself missing the creative process while working in the trades, and with the inconsistent boom-bust cycle of his work the timing seemed right. Since then he’s gone from making 24 jars a day in his own kitchen to making as many as 500 in a single day in his commercial space, and in addition to finding his oils online they’re also available at a number of restaurants and grocery stores, and of course at the Wild Rose Taproom.

We kept things spicy going into a chat with Mama T when she dishes the details on time she’s send texts to the wrong person, including an almost-dirty message sent to her son by mistake. However Nick easily tops this when he reveals he’s recently sent a message meant for his girlfriend to his boss!

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Have a question for Mama T? A story from the bottom of a beer can? Send it in and we’ll read it anonymously on-air! DM us on instagram @wildrosebrewery or email it to Nick - nmcmorrow@wildrosebrewery.com

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Shaun Albert - Oil Jefe: website | instagram | twitter