“This season, we’re witnessing innovation in the backwoods like we’ve never seen before,” says Moonshiners star and astute moonshiner Steven Ray Tickle. The storylines and dramas surrounding the illegal moonshine industry and the characters who make alcoholic beverages in rural areas and backwoods are carried over into the thirteenth season.
A tension that has been building, fermenting in the backwoods will come to light this season. The show’s promotional material portrays a growing movement to legalize home distilling as competing with centuries of tradition.
Regarding the approaching season, Tickle remarks, “We moonshiners keep coming up with incredible new recipes we can sell for top dollar and earn a living, and we’ll be damned if we’re not going to keep this tradition going for another hundred years.”
Season 13 Review
The show will change course in the premiere when Tickle starts a campaign to make home distilling legal. In the meantime, pallets of unsold light beer are being distilled by Mark Ramsey and Digger Manes.
Tickle takes a totally different course and joins a campaign to legalize home distilling both in his home state of Virginia and across the nation while Digger and Mark continue to build their empire.
Tickle’s campaign will take him to state capitals and Washington, D.C., during the season, but not all of his friends or colleagues in the moonshining industry are pleased with his choice to be the face of the home distilling campaign.
Their centuries-old outlaw customs and way of life are in jeopardy with legalization due to the loss of their clandestine bootlegging networks and family recipes.
These contradictory storylines are brought together in Season 13, along with the addition of new characters. The goal of Big Chuck, an accomplished country rapper from Arkansas, and Joe Boy, his double-cousin, is to grow their small moonshining business to become the largest in the Little Rock black market. They join forces with Kenny Law and Henry, two infamous shiners.
According to Moonshiners executive producer Matthew Ostrom, many people assumed the show would end after the first season concluded. Ostrom remarks, “I didn’t think it would take off the way it did.”
The cast of Moonshine Season 13
Steve Tickle, Josh Owens, Mark Ramsey, Eric “Digger” Manes, and narrator Jeremy Schwartz are among the anticipated cast members of “Moonshiners” Season 13. This season, a beloved moonshiner was spotted attempting to start a campaign to make home distilling legal.
Since it would have an impact on their business, his fellow moonshiners don’t seem to be too pleased with his decision to legalize home distilling. Josh used to be a professional auto racer, but now he drives stock cars, hunts for trophies, and—most importantly—moonshines.
He is credited with continuing his legacy by learning moonshining from his friend Barney Barnwell He would be observed this season recuperating from his racing wounds and focusing on moonshining.
Eric ‘Digger’ Manes makes a lighthearted and entertaining addition to the series. He was trained by Popcorn Sutton to be an expert shiner. He enjoys experimenting with new ingredients and perfecting his recipes.
Digger will be nervous and concerned about his mother’s uncommon blood condition this season. He and Mark Ramsey would be observed growing their company throughout the state of Tennessee.
Growing up, Mark Ramsay spent his time exploring East Tennessee’s woods. He met and learned from a local moonshine expert when he was very young. The Sugarland Distilling Company is owned by him and Digger Manes, their distilling partner.
An enjoyable and lighthearted addition to the show is Eric “Digger” Manes. Popcorn Sutton trained him to be a master shiner. He likes to refine his recipes and try new things with ingredients.
This season, Digger will be anxious and worried about his mother’s rare blood condition. All around Tennessee, people would see him and Mark Ramsey expanding their business.
Moonshiners Season 13 Episode 1 Release Date and Time
Moonshiners Season 13 Episode 1 will be released on 02 January 2024. The episode will air at 8:00 PM in the US. The release time for the episode in other parts of the world is mentioned below.
- Canada: 8:00 PM, January 02, 2024
- United Kingdom: 1:00 AM, January 03, 2024
- Philippines: 09:00 AM, January 03, 2024
- Australia: 10:30 AM, January 03, 2024
Where to Watch
“Ozark Outlaws to the Rescue,” the first episode of Moonshine Season 13, will premiere on Discovery Channel and Discovery+. Hulu will also offer the next season for viewing. You need to have a subscription to watch the series on this paid streaming platform. Hulu (With Advertisements) costs $7.99 a month ($79.99 a year), while Hulu (No Ads) costs $17.99 a month.
