Josh Flanders sat down with Elizabeth Wake, of the Wakery, and Kevin Lust on WFMB for #SBDCDay to talk about how the SBDC has helped us start our businesses. Spoiler alert – they were a big help!

Check it out on Facebook or watch the video.

Lot’s of collabs this week with some of our favorite people, including Pi Day Fun Run! with the Springfield Road Runners Club, new Beer Release – Arrowroot Coffee collaboration! (Arrowroot Coffee Co), Buzzed Karaoke with DJ Smokey J & the Hooptie Sound Machine from the The Elf Shelf Books & Music, and UNDERGROUND RAILROAD POETRY: passenger train (Underground Railroad Poetry).

We’ve also got live music with Chris Camp & John Drake Acoustic Blues n Soul, Open Mic with Joel Honey, and the always popular Buzz Bomb Fantastical Folk Jam!

You’re gonna need to stop into Tuesday Happy Hour and Happier Happy Hour – Friday! to have a an extra beer and keep up

More anniversary events this week with Handmade Trivia – Donna’s Greatest Hits and a special edition of Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.!

Mario Day MAR:10 charity video game tournament on Friday and of we open early on Saturday for the big Annual Springfield St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

#SundayFunday with Music Bingo at Buzz Bomb!

Don’t forget our Happy Hour Specials Tuesday Happy Hour and Happier Happy Hour – Friday!

It’s almost our Birthday! Come help us pre-party with Tuesday Happy Hour, Happier Happy Hour – Friday!, and Music Bingo at Buzz Bomb! on Friday.

Then it’s Cheers to 5 Years! on Saturday – eat, drink, be merry, and help us start 5 more

We didn’t forget about #SundayFunday either, this Sunday it’s the return of the Buzz Bomb Fantastical Folk Jam!

Hear Buzz Bomb co-owner, Josh Flanders, speak on the upcoming legislation being advocated by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild (ICBG).

and check out a summary from WSIU,

The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild is advocating for introduced new legislation aimed at helping breweries in the state expand and grow.

Senate Bill 2193 would create a brewer shippers license – allowing brewers to ship directly to consumers without going through a distributor.

This is modeled after the winery shipper’s license passed into law in 2007.

ICBG President Ray Stout says the pandemic demonstrated a need to have an online presence.

“What this does is support the craft beer industry and keeps a lot of these smaller breweries in business to the betterment of the entire industry.”

In addition, Senate Bill 2216 is the Beer Omnibus Bill, clarifying some engagement programs. That includes legalizing reward programs, craft beer donations to nonprofits, as well as removing water reporting requirements and more.

Stout says formally recognizing “mug club” and other reward programs will create rules for brewers to follow set by the legislature.

“If the craft beer industry is going to continue to be an employer of 18,000 Illinois residents and get full time paying jobs, we need to move forward with legislation like this to help shore up some uncertainty in the future.”

Starting the week off big with Tuesday Happy Hour AND Rock Bottom String Band at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co!

Come provide the laugh track for Brew Ha Ha – Open Mic on Thursday and heads up we will be CLOSED on Friday for a private event.

We’ll be back Saturday though with DJ Smokey J’s Saturday Night Blues Groove

Each week just gets better as we lead up to our anniversary party, Cheers to 5 Years!

This week has some special treats like Handmade Trivia – Crimes of Passion and Brew Ha Ha PLUS returning favorites with Open Mic with Joel Honey, Music Bingo at Buzz Bomb!, and of course Tuesday Happy Hour and Happier Happy Hour – Friday!

Then one of our patented #SundayDOUBLEFunday days with Buzz Bomb Fantastical Folk Jam! and UNDERGROUND RAILROAD POETRY: freedom seekers

Drink a beer with us at Tuesday Happy Hour and Happier Happy Hour – Friday!

Don’t miss our award winning Handmade Trivia – General knowledge on Wednesday.

Friday night we’ve got a special karaoke night planned too, Cupid is Stupid Karaoke

We’ve got a doubly special Tuesday this week with Tuesday Happy Hour and Music Bingo at Buzz Bomb! to wrap up January.

February kicks off with Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co on Thursday followed by Happier Happy Hour – Friday! and a great show, Marty Bush(KCMO)/Johnny Lawhorn(KCMO) Live at Buzz Bomb

By popular demand Buzzed Karaoke with DJ Smokey J returns on Saturday and the always popular Buzz Bomb Fantastical Folk Jam! is on Sunday

This Saturday will be the final day for our good friends and #AdamsFamily neighbors Reverie Apparel‘s physical store. We’re going to celebrate all day to give them a good send off and hope you can join us, it’s So Long & Thanks For All The Shirts. We’ll cap the day off with a very special show upstairs from Tail Light Rebellion & Hamell On Trial.

The rest of this week is jam packed too with Tuesday Happy Hour and Happier Happy Hour – Friday!, Handmade Trivia – Historical Wars, and Brew Ha Ha – Open Mic.

Friday we have the return of Square of the Roots LIVE at Buzz Bomb with the debut of their new harmonica player Zach Eymann and a big #SundayFunday with Sea Shanties, Island Hopping, & World Folk with DJ Smokey J