Moonshiners

2011•13 series•Entertainment / Factual

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Moonshiners have been around in the US since the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s. Surprisingly, there are still a number of Americans who make moonshine, an illegally produced distilled beverage, mainly in the Appalachian region of the country. This docuseries tells the stories of people who brew their shine, often under the cloak of darkness in woods near their homes, and the authorities who try to keep them honest. The show allows viewers to witness practices rarely seen on television, including firing up the still for the first time - a moonshiner's rite of passage. The show also introducers viewers to moonshining legends such as Marvin `Popcorn' Sutton.

Episode 1Born Tax-Free

Tim joins Tickle on the outlaw side as Canadian tariffs reveal new opportunities. With police on their trail, Mark and Digger revive old-time tactics.(S15,E01)

Episode 2Outlaw Redemption

Tim and Tickle bottle their first illegal run together in 14 years. Mark and Digger reintroduce their infamous corn liquor to the outlaw market.(S15,E02)

Episode 3Proof or Consequences

Mark and Digger reverse-engineer counterfeit shine flooding the market. When intruders near his still site, Josh restores his underground bunker.(S15,E03)

Episode 4Stashes to Ashes

With 1,000 gallons stashed, Tim and Tickle face armed men hellbent on torching their plans. Mark and Digger enlist Amanda to confirm their suspicions.(S15,E04)

Episode 5Dead Drops Don't Lie

When Mark and Huck's shine vanishes, the hunt for culprits sparks revenge. Tickle and Henry rig a snorkel kit to traverse floodwaters to their still.(S15,E05)

Episode 6Goldshiner

Josh celebrates completing a decade-long bunker project with gold flake liquor. Mark and Digger deliver backwoods justice to a fake moonshine peddler.(S15,E06)

Episode 7A New Tariff in Town

Tim moves his tariff-dodging operation to Kentucky, where neighbours follow their own unwritten code. Tickle and Henry target the lake house crowd.(S15,E07)

Episode 8Kentucky Kingpin

Tim goes full outlaw, only to discover the dark side of working with a Kentucky shine boss. Mark and Digger land a truckload of hail-damaged peaches.(S15,E08)

Episode 9Run for the Border

Tim and Howard race to bottle a thousand gallons before the tariff-running boat docks. Surveyors set stakes above Josh's underground still site.(S15,E09)

Episode 10Confiscated Copper Conundrum

As police raid his underground still site, Josh takes cover with Tickle and Henry. Mark and Digger contend with rotten-egg flavoured blueberry brandy.(S15,E10)

Episode 11Penny Wise, Impound Foolish

Josh plots to retrieve his still from an impound lot. Mike and Jerry make a hard promise. Mark and Huck contend with their own backwoods bear problem.(S15,E11)

Episode 12Braking Badly

When the brakes fail on Mark and Huck's vehicle, their luck and their shine deteriorate. Mike and Jerry cross police lines to get their shine back.(S15,E12)

Episode 13Spirit Animal

Tim, Tickle and Henry confront the rival shiners who torched their stash house. Mark and Huck give Mike and Jerry a taste of their own medicine.(S15,E13)

Episode 14Cocke County Crackdown

Mark and Digger team up with Josh to hunt down a police informant. Tim and Tickle plot revenge on shiners who destroyed $20,000 worth of their liquor.(S15,E14)

Episode 15Wanted Drunk or Alive

Tickle runs tariff-free apple brandy for Canada. Mike and Jerry find they're wanted men. Josh tracks the source of fake moonshine flooding Appalachia.(S15,E15)

Episode 16Outlaw & Order

In the season finale, Tim and Tickle smuggle tariff-free shine by plane into Canada. Mark and Digger turn the law against a moonshine counterfeiter.(S15,E16)