Closings and Delays

The Blacksburg Junior Women’s Club is having their big craft beer fundraising event this Saturday! Listen and DreZ and Big Nate talk about the March of Ales while trying out some beers from breweries feature at the event; including Beale’s and Skipping Rock Beer Co. Here we go…DreZ and Big Nate are busting some big…… Continue Reading
Grab your best Mardi Gras attire and come enjoy a night with the Blacksburg Junior Women’s Club all while you help support the local community! To Purchase Tickets, click here! To win tickets, register below!… Continue Reading
Mudvayne is coming to the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC on July 23rd and 105.3 the Bear has your chance to win ‘em before you can buy ‘em! Just listen to Drez @ 4:20pm every day this week for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Mudvayne with Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint and Butcher Babies before they even go on…… Continue Reading
The Offspring are coming to the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC on August 18th and 105.3 the Bear has your chance to win tickets before they even go on sale this Friday! Just listen to the Retro Lunch with Big Nate around 12:45 every day this week to win a pair of tickets to see The Offspring with special guests Sum…… Continue Reading
The day has arrived! DreZ finally went to Richmond and discovered the awesomeness that is The Answer Brewpub and he brought back some beers to share with Big Nate! First up… a rice lager and IPA! DreZ and Big Nate are def ready for another round of brews from The Answer Brewpub in Richmond. This…… Continue Reading
The big men’s basketball tournament is coming up and so that means it’s time to start thinking about your bracket. This year when you lay down your picks, be sure to enter them below for a chance to win our Basketball Bracket Challenge!· If you finish in the Top 5: $20 Macado’s Gift Certificate· If you come in First…… Continue Reading
DreZ made a trip to Richmond last weekend and brought back some beers to share from The Veil Brewing Co. new location at Forest Hill. DreZ and Big Nate need more hops in their life…so they are doubling and TRIPLING down on the dry-hops with some more beers from The Veil Brewing Co. #BrewsdayTuesday… Continue Reading
It’s a big day for the boys! Tune in as DreZ and Big Nate try out the 2022 Goose Island Stouts, starting with the Original and Coffee styles. DreZ and Big Nate keep the Orginial 2022 Goose Island Bourbon County tasting going, with the Biscotti and Sir Isaac’s stout. They also talk a little bit…… Continue Reading
It’s a special #wetwednesday edition of #brewsdaytuesday today as DreZ & Big Nate welcome Rebecca and Ashley from the Blacksburg Junior Women’s Club. They will talk about the upcoming March of Ales and beer served, including the blackberry gose from Three Notch’d Brewing Company! DreZ and Big Nate are happy to have another round with…… Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day! DreZ and Big Nate decided to celebrate by purchasing beers that they thought the other would LOVE. First up it’s a legendary DIPA from Stone Brewing and a wild ale from 3 Floyds Brewing. Another round of Valentine’s Day surprise beers! This time they are going big with a triple IPA from…… Continue Reading
DreZ picked up the Heavy Seas Beer variety 12-pack of the fruit flavored Tropicannon IPAs. So he and Big Nate are gonna give those a-go, starting with the Citrus and Pina Colada. DreZ and Big Nate are gonna see if the fruity Tropicannon 12-pack from Heavy Seas Beer gets better with a couple more flavors:…… Continue Reading
Name: Kyle Air Time: Saturday 10-3/Sunday 5-10 Hometown: Middle of Nowhere Virginia -What got you into radio? Growing up me and my dad always listened to the John boy and Billy Big Show, and hearing them every morning just stuck with me, and radio was always in the back of my mind. And now here…… Continue Reading
DreZ and Big Nate are getting back to the basics and drinking some nice big DIPAs this evening. First up they have a couple from Basic Bity Beer Co. and Sycamore Brewing. DreZ and Big Nate are doublin’ down on the DIPAs! This round they are trying some big boys from Burial Beer Co. and…… Continue Reading
DreZ and Big Nate have a bit of a sweet tooth, so this show should be a good one! Tune in as they try an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie imperial stout from The Bruery and the Biggie S’mores imperial stout from Three Notch’d Brewing Company. DreZ and Big Nate are headed back to the dessert table…… Continue Reading
DreZ and Big Nate are in studio B with BB! She will be schooling them on what makes Scotch whisky unique, while also talking a bit about their resent trip across the pond! DreZ and Big Nate continue their Scotch tasting with BB. This round they are busting out the best of the best while…… Continue Reading
DreZ is back and he brought some BIG beers to kick-off 2023 the right way. . . bourbon barrel aged brews! Up first it’s the Four Roses Bourbon Black Ops from The Brooklyn Brewery and BBP Cellar Select from Alewerks Brewing Company. DreZ and Big Nate are getting toasty! It’s time for another big round…… Continue Reading
Huck and Big Nate are ringing in 2023 as dry as it gets! It’s time for some NA brews as they taste some “brews” from Untitled Art and Wellbeing! It’s another round for Dry January as Huck and Big Nate sample some “beers” from Untitled Art and Athletic Brewing! Huck and Big Nate Danger round…… Continue Reading
It’s an all new Brewsday Tuesday as Huck and Big Nate explore the world of brews built up so much, that they couldn’t live up to the hype! Huck and Big Nate have another round of Brews that fell short of the lofty heights they promised and recall some disappointments of days passed! Huck and…… Continue Reading
SANTA’s in the house . . . or studio. That’s right, Huck is back for our Christmas show and he has one hell of an update of what has happened since he left the show a year ago. A long story that can only be told over a couple cold ones from Devils Backbone Brewing…… Continue Reading
A fellow beer lover from Nashville sent DreZ a few beers to share with Big Nate on the show. First up they try a honey blonde from East Nashville Beer Works and the Emerald Cut from Barrique Brewing and Blending. The Nashville beers just keep getting bigger and better! This time DreZ and Big Nate…… Continue Reading