RED Episode 179: The Tampa Beer Run and Sue-Pig BBQ Food Truck
This is an audio replay of our live stream from August 14, 2021 at the Tampa Beer Run! We’re in Alaska this week, but we will be back with regular episodes next week. We hope you enjoy!
SHOUT OUTS
Thanks to all our patrons and everyone in the Runcation Nation for all your support and encouragement. Because of you, we have been able to keep the show going over the last 18 months, and now that the races are returning, we look forward to meeting up with you, too!
Special thank you to all our patrons! We have been able to expand our studio and keep the show going over the last year and a half.
We can’t express how much it means to us. Your support is appreciated from the bottom of our hearts.
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RUN
The Tampa Beer Run is the first ever run we covered on our show. So when it returned, we had to come back to run. There are four beer stops on the course, which is enclosed inside Al Lopez Park in Tampa. It is always a great time with great people to meet and delicious local beers on the course. The medal? Your pint glass. Your shirt? Always a unique color, this year a light blue. This race never disappoints.
This run has supported many worthwhile causes, and this year is no exception. Tampa Bay Humane Society was the charity and the volunteers who were at the beer stops were so eager to appreciate runners and talk about their organization with fellow dog lovers on the course.
EAT
The Tampa Beer Run not only had post-run beer for sale through the Beer-Bu-Lance, but had a great local food truck with flavorful BBQ we could smell cooking while we were still on the course running! Sue-Pig BBQ LLC was there to satisfy our BBQ craving and it was everything we wanted and more. Dana had to try the BBQ because Aimee was still on the #75Hard. Aimee got to have the vegan offering from the truck: French Fries. Both were glorious! Check them out on FaceBook and at their website!
DRINK
Tampa Beer Run had beer stops and Dana sampled all of the beer on the course! They all came from local breweries including:
The following beers were on the course:
Beer stop #:
#1 - Coppertail: Free Dive - IPA
#2 - Motorworks: V-Twin - Vienna Lager
#3 - Big Storm: Tropic Pressure - Golden Ale
#4 - Flying Boat Brewery: St. Pete Sunset - Juicy IPA & Crescent Lake - Pilsner
Dana’s favorite? The V-Twin Vienna Lager! This race never disappoints as far as expanding our palettes and getting us some favorites, too!
THAT’S A WRAP!
Don’t forget the virtual race that is near and dear to our hearts that we talked about last week! . We Love Truckers (Rob Nadeau Memorial) Virtual Race. It is a virtual race of a variety of distances honoring the life of one of our own lost too soon, Rob Nadeau. It supports organizations that he wanted to highlight and help, St. Christopher's Trucker Relief Fund and Koch Trucking. These organizations work to support and show appreciation for many Truck Drivers across the United States. We will be running our miles during Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 12 - September 18), which culminates in Rob’s birthday on the 18th.
Find out more information about the organization and sign up for the race:
https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Redding/WeLoveTruckersVirtualChallenge?remMeAttempt=
Find out more about St. Christoper’s Trucker Relief Fund at:
Find out more about Koch Trucking:
We love and miss Rob with all our hearts. He was one of the earliest and biggest supporters of our show. We look forward to honoring him in September.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for listening! We are looking forward to YEAR NUMBER 5 of the podcast because of all your support! Don’t forget to follow us and let us know where to find you next on our website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Also, check out our store on the website and get some swag, thanks to Pure Creative Apparel. Thanks to PodcastMusic.com for providing the music for this episode, too!