Fat Heads brewer a Dead Head or Grateful dead fan?

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  1. jkrich

    jkrich Pooh-Bah (1,878) Nov 1, 2001 Florida
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    I am enjoying my first ale from Fat Heads brewery - "Sunshine Daydream" session ale. Of course, "Sunshine Daydream" is the refrain to Grateful Dead's fine song, Sugar Magnolia. The label on the bottle also has a hippy type theme. I didn't see anything on the Fat Heads' website, but they also have an ale named "Jack Straw", another superb Grateful dead tune. Anybody know anything about this?

    By the way, this session ale is "grate".

    Jim (Listening to Grateful dead at the Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/24/72)
     
    #1 jkrich, May 25, 2015
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  2. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    I have never been to a brewery anywhere that played Dead tunes or hard Brewers that were Dead fans.

    <sarcasm>
     
    #2 hopfenunmaltz, May 25, 2015
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  3. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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    I could see the first being coincidence, but after the 2nd and 3rd reference come into play, you sir have answered your own question.
     
    #3 Lazhal, May 25, 2015
  4. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    They would be a lot cooler if they were Dead fans.:sunglasses:
     
    #4 offthelevel_bytheplumb, May 25, 2015
  5. MostlyNorwegian

    MostlyNorwegian Pooh-Bah (2,236) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois
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    My guess is they also have safety meetings and talk about being the "Eyes of the World."
     
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  6. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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  7. BigSpeen3436

    BigSpeen3436 Pundit (827) Oct 23, 2013 Ohio

    Matt Cole is indeed a dead head. I overheard him talking about going to the Chicago shows.
     
    #7 BigSpeen3436, May 26, 2015
  8. blue-dream

    blue-dream Initiate (0) Aug 22, 2013 Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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  9. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Gotta admit that dead lot back in the mid/late 80's was my first exposure to local great beer from around the country. Nobody should be surprised to find deadheads as craft brewers, we look for the finest of all life's enjoyables, and we like to do things ourselves.
     
    #9 cavedave, May 27, 2015
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  10. BT_Bobandy

    BT_Bobandy Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2011 Ohio

    True story about Matt being a GD fan. He still goes to shows around town. And yeah, GD & PH tour both had a lot to do with the maturation of the beer scene. People traveling around the country with their local beers.

    "Sierra Nevada Pale Ale & Sammy bombers...2 for $5" those were the daze.
     
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