Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club! On this episode, we join our friends for the Mobile Tiki Week Kickoff Party 2025 at Braided River Brewing.

Ben meets with friends Justo, sister Sarah, Lydia, Raf, Andrew and Roy joins to finish up the episode talking about his quick stunt as guest bartender for the party. Everyone talks about what they are looking forward to at Mobile Tiki Week, as well as their favorite things about Tiki Bars, Cocktails, and a great bad date story from Raf. Great party at Braided River! You can visit Braided River at www.braidedriverbrewing.com.

Highlighted Drink was Tiki to the Limit Sour Ale from Braided River, and beer cocktail Aku Aku Punch from Roy.

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Music provided by the Hula Girls. Find them on IG @hulagirls and see the lead singer's show called Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour.

Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his t-shirts and merch at thenutriarodeo.com.

Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com.

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Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club! On this episode, we have our friend David Nelson joining us. David is the owner of the Braided River Brewing Company in downtown Mobile. Originally from North Carolina, David moved to Mobile and met Hobie while playing rugby for Battleship Rugby Club.

We discuss the tiki beer from Braided River called Winter Crush. David goes through the process of coming up with the beer and the different ingredients. The group taste the beer and also comment about other tiki beers that they like. You can visit Braided River at www.braidedriverbrewing.com.

The cocktail of the episode is a Roy Original: As a bonus to the Winter Crush beer, we taste one of Roy's creations, From the Depths.

Follow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so you can try it with us.

Music provided by the Hula Girls. Find them on IG @hulagirls and see the lead singer's show called Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour.

Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his t-shirts and merch at thenutriarodeo.com.

Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com.

For sponsorship inquiries, email us at info@coastwatchersclub.com.

Welcome back to Sea Stories from the CoastWatchers Club! On this episode, we have our friend Naude Gouws joining us. Naude is the owner of the Haberdasher cocktail bar in downtown Mobile. Originally from South Africa, Naude moved to the States in 1993 and met Hobie while playing rugby for Battleship Rugby Club.

We discuss the recent Mobile Tiki Week that took place downtown and talk about what we liked about it and what we look forward to in the future of Mobile Tiki Week.

The cocktail of the episode is a classic: Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai & Bonus tasting of Myers's Single Barrel Rum aged in Sazerac Rye barrels.

Follow us on Instagram @coastwatchersclub to get more info and to get this week's cocktail recipe so you can try it with us.

Music provided by the Hula Girls. Find them on IG @hulagirls and see the lead singer's show called Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour.

Podcast artwork by Matt Vogtner. Check out his t-shirts and merch at thenutriarodeo.com.

Visit us online at coastwatchersclub.com.

For sponsorship inquiries, email us at info@coastwatchersclub.com.