This week the Legendary Brew Crew welcome Kris Marino of Free the Whales Beer Fest to the podcast. Kris shares with the crew how he got into craft beer by taking them on a journey through the craft beer landscape in South Florida from the old school to the new wave with the same reverence of a hip hop historian detailing how hip hop went from the Bronx to the World. Kris drops gems about the early days of the craft beer game in Miami and surrounding areas, shouting out OG breweries like Cigar City, Funky Buddha, and J Wakefield.

Kris also give the crew the lowdown on how his birthday celebration with family and friends sharing big beers like barrel aged and pastry stouts morphed into the popular beer fest Free the Whales that is taking its talents to Vegas this year on September 14th, with sights on other cities outside of Florida in the future. He also gives the crew some insight on beer distribution in Florida and his beer festival consulting services,

This episode features beer from Dr. Brewlittle's Beer and Bitter Fruit Brewing and Black Brew Movement's Brewbilee collaboration beer with Liquid Intrusion, JoyHound, Soul Mega, Black Beauty, Black Viking and Urban Garden. Grab and brew and Join the Banter.