Merrimack Black - Behind scenes of a collab hot sauce

The Merrimack Black is a limited edition hot sauce made with hand-crafted beer vinegar, roasted of wood fire ingredients, black garlic and the chocolate scorpion pepper. This black hot sauce from Craic Sauce was made in collaboration with F-Word Farm, Andre K Mills and Navigation Brewery Co in Lowell, MA. Brian interviews the three different collaborators and shares his own insights on getting pushed out of our comfort zone with this collab project. The first interview guest is Emily of F-Word Farm in Dracut, MA. Emily Makrez is a food, farm, foraging and fermenting enthusiast. Her interest in food took her to Seattle to study nutrition at Bastyr University, but a love of New England brought her back home to a farm with two dogs, a cat and a whole bunch of chickens. And peppers, and koji, and vinegar, and more f-word things! Follow F-Word Farm @fwordfarm PJ Mercier is the co-owner of Navigation Brewing C0 which was started 8 years ago on St. Patrick's Day. Navigation Brewery Co is located in Lowell, MA and has a wide offering of fresh & delectable handcrafted ales. Follow @navigationbrewingco Andre K Mills is a illustrator with a studio at Western Ave Studios in Lowell, MA. Born in Kingston Jamaica. Studied Art at Northern Essex Community College and University of Lowell. Most of his work is digital today. Andre likes to people watch and view my surroundings, to see what story he can tell. Andre made the illustration for the label. Check out his work in person during Open Studios in Lowell or online on his website: https://www.andrekmills.com/ Follow @andre_mills_art Music is brought to you by THE PARTY BAND! Lowell! Homegrown, unadulterated, unplugged FUN. Their goal is to bring people together through the joys of quality music in a way that is accessible to everyone. Originating in Lowell, MA, The Party Band has traveled the country blasting brass for fun, festivals, community events, schools, weddings, protests, and nightclub shows. The band plays a mix of original music inspired by sounds of Planet Earth. Follow @ https://partybandlowell.bandcamp.com/ 100% of the proceeds from this hot sauce will go to the Jack Kerouac Foundation to support the arts in our community https://jackkerouacfoundation.org/ This hot sauce will be temporarily available before it sells out. Visit the Craft Hot Sauce Shop to purchase: https://crafthotsauce.com/products/craic-sauce-collection Thoughts on the pod? Leave us a review and visit our website crafthotsauce.com