Ep 8, “47 to…7”: The Pandemic

Battleships to beer: 10 years of Mare island brewing co.

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Bonus Episode

October 8, 2024

Kent and Ryan drink aptly-named Survivors Tale Pale Ale and recount their story of surviving the Coronavirus pandemic, and how they might need a couple pints each to get through that story.

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EPISODE ARTIFACTS

Click on the photos below to learn more about each of these moments referenced in the episode!

Spanish Flu records from St. Peter's Chapel on Mare Island, dating back to 1918.
We stocked-up our Ferry Taproom with Toilet Paper, Eggs, Milk and other provisions during the pandemic.
Ryan, packaging-up eggs for sale at the Ferry Taproom.
Delivery of our new canning line.
The new canning line all setup and running.
Then and Now: The bar at our First Street Taphouse before being remodeled.
Then and Now: The refinished bar at our First Street Taphouse.
Kent and Ryan inside the historic cistern we discovered below the floorboards at the First Street Taphouse.
Safety first.
Snapshot of all of the submissions for our Cistern Time Capsule.
The Cistern Time Capsule Project plaque we installed in the bathroom at our First Street Taphouse.
That one time an Applebee's in Maryland randomly put a photo of Ryan and his shirtless sombrero-wearing friends from their high school yearbook on the wall of their restaurant.
Plinko at the "Drive-Thru Edition" of our 2020 Spring Yardbird Pick-up Party.
The 2020 Spring Yardbird Pick-up Party "Drive-Thru Edition".
Passing out refreshments at the "Drive-thru Edition" of our 2020 Spring Yardbird Party.
Toilet paper was on the menu as well.
Virtual Bingo, part of the virtual "party" we hosted for the 2020 Fall Yardbird Party.
Ryan making wine in Mogilovo, Bulgaria in 2009.
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