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 2A Shiner in Kentucky

Tim has a tough time adjusting to moonshining in a legal Kentucky distillery. Meanwhile, Mark and Jeff clear their remote North Carolina still site.(S03,E02)

Episode 3Swamp Shiners

Mark and Jeff struggle to set up their remote still site. Meanwhile, tensions run high in the Kentucky distillery between Tim and his partner Steve.(S03,E03)

Episode 4More Shiners More Problems

Tim hires a person with a chequered past to help at the distillery. Plus, Tickle learns how to make moonshine in a copper pot still from one of the best.(S03,E04)

Episode 6First Run

Tickle bootlegs at night, while Wayne comes up with an ingenious drop-off plan. Meanwhile, equipment failure threatens the production of Tim legal moonshine.(S03,E06)

Episode 7Blue Moonshine

Josh and Bill are forced back to their day jobs after their shine runs blue. Plus, Chico, under financial stress, is tempted to make illegal shine behind Tim's back.(S03,E07)

Episode 8Rival Shiners

Tim reaches a milestone with his first bottled batch of shine. Jeff and Mark suspect a rival in their territory, and Chico takes a risk that could cost him everything.(S03,E08)

Episode 9Bootlegging Blowups

Tim enlists Tickle's help to investigate his new still hand, Chico. Josh and Bill take on new risks as they try to stay alive in the moonshine game.(S03,E09)

Episode 10Moonshine War

Tickle goes undercover in Kentucky to find out what Chico has been up to. Josh and Bill go to bootleg shine at a music festival, but they hit a violent roadblock.(S03,E10)

Episode 11Firewater

Josh and Bill suffer the consequences of bootlegging, Darlene goes against instinct and lights up her still indoors and Tim protects his legal shine business.(S03,E11)

Episode 12Aftershock

Jeff and Mark look to cash in on one final run, Tickle and Chico's still site is compromised and a desperate Mike turns to Darlene to complete his New Orleans order.(S03,E12)

Episode 13Liquid Courage

In the finale, Jeff and Mark reach the ultimate roadblock, Josh and Bill might be back in the game and Mike attempts to finish off his biggest sale of the season.(S03,E13)