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Season 12 – Moonshiners

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Moonshiners have been around in the U.S. 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 Sutton.
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Episode 1 Aired Nov 2, 2022 Rise of the Shine Economy Josh flees the law in the wake of a fire; Richard invades Mike's turf; Mark and Digger face a police detective who is hellbent on taking them down. Details Episode 1 Aired Nov 9, 2022 High Price of Success Mark and Digger discover they're under investigation by the law; Mike and Jerry recruit Popcorn Sutton's son; Josh goes into hiding when a fire marshal tracks the source of his house fire. Details Episode 1 Aired Jan 2, 2024 Moonshine is a Miracle Tickle launches a campaign to legalize home distilling, while Mark and Digger devise a plan to distill pallets of unsold light beer into liquor; hobbled by racing injuries, Josh plots his return to making shine; Digger makes a shocking revelation. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 16, 2022 The Harder They Fall After losing their water source, Mark and Digger attempt to dig out a centuries-old spring; Josh tells Tickle and the Laws he can fell big timber for a 1,000 gallon still; Richard and Daniel form a Master Distiller dream team. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 9, 2024 Try That in a Shine Town An unshackled Digger leads Amanda to where he last saw Popcorn Sutton's stainless steel still; Richard and Mike's uneasy alliance faces a common threat when an extortionist shine boss demands payment; Josh modifies a vehicle, returning to the woods. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 16, 2024 Beer Before Liquor Digger and Amanda's plan to distill beer in Popcorn Sutton's old still hits a wall; Jerry designs an innovative still that combines multiple shine recipes in a single run; Josh's mission to surprise his partners leaves him with a vanload of peaches. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 23, 2022 More Cops Less Copper Evading the law, Mark and Digger attempt to make Scotch on a Popcorn Sutton-designed pot still; Amanda joins Mark and Huck in the hills only to find all their copper stolen; Richard and Daniel deploy game cameras to protect their own valuable stills. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 30, 2022 Long Arm of Kenny Law Fed up with canned food and hiding in the woods, Josh gets into trouble with Kenny Law; Popcorn's son proves as unpredictable as his father; Tim and Howard rediscover a lost recipe for log still whiskey invented by a Kentucky teenager in 1836. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 23, 2024 The Drunkest President Tickle unearths a source of spring water for Josh's peach brandy; Tim sets out to resurrect a spirit that fueled America's most intoxicated president; Mike convinces Richard to ignore an extortion attempt and risk angering a mob boss. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 7, 2022 Hell-Bent Detective A police detective confronts Mark and Digger at the pump and doesn't mince words about his intent; Tickle and the Laws attempt to help as Josh's sanity erodes surviving in the woods. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 14, 2022 Rock Out While the Cop's Out Mark and Digger score ten tons of sugar only to find a tracking device on their truck; Richard and Daniel devise a rum recipe to dominate the outlaw market; Mike and Jerry hit the jackpot with sweet-smelling mimosa liquor. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 21, 2022 Overhaul in Overalls With tons of shine to sell, Josh and Tickle attempt to buy a car from an off-duty cop and turn it into a bootlegging vehicle; as sparks fly, Tickle's challenge turns to keeping Josh from setting it on fire. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 4, 2023 Up a Creek Without a Propeller Josh escapes his backwoods prison only to find himself up a creek; Mark and Digger must get rid of bugs without killing their malt. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 11, 2023 Hot Copper, Cold Justice As the fire marshal closes in, Josh flees the country; Rain catches Richard off guard, imploding Daniel's prized copper still; Tim's solution to a centuries-old mystery is going to sting; two sides of the law battle for corn liquor supremacy. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 18, 2023 Josh Gets a Jolt Josh ventures deep into the Brazilian highlands in search of caffeinated moonshine; Mark and Digger help Richard race to salvage a damaged copper still before its owner returns; Mark, Digger and Tim save the hardest distilling challenge for a showdown. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 18, 2023 The Weevils in the Details When weevils infest Mark and Digger's pricey grain, they try to get rid of the bugs without killing their malt process; Tim and Howard fire up a log still with consequences; Josh breaks out of his backwoods prison only to find himself up a creek. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 18, 2023 Tickle-Down Economics The outlaws reveal secrets to making profitable liquor amid skyrocketing prices; a police captain deploys new tactics against Mark and Digger; a feud erupts between shiners in NC; Tickle reveals his tool of choice for cutting prices. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 21, 2023 Caffeinated Moonshine Seeking advice from Mark and Digger, Richard attempts to salvage the $3,000 copper still he imploded before Daniel returns; Josh motors deep into the Brazilian highlands in search of a new recipe for caffeinated cachaça moonshine. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 25, 2023 Still Imploder In a rare lapse of judgment, Richard implodes Daniel's $3,000 copper still; as the fire marshal ramps up his investigation, Josh makes a tough decision to flee the country; Tim's solution to a centuries-old still build is going to sting a bit. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 25, 2023 An Outlaw Abroad Josh gets hands-on in an illegal operation in Brazil; Richard and Craig ramp up their operation on Mike's turf; Tickle takes his duty as drill sergeant a little too seriously. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 1, 2023 Folly of Felonies A detective ambushes Mark at home; Mike and Jerry plant a tracking device on their new competition; Josh faces a quandary when a Brazilian moonshiner asks him to attempt a bootleg run; shiners attempt to earn a stake in the billion-dollar RTD market. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 4, 2023 Foreign Exchange When Josh finds an outlaw operation in Brazil, he gets a hands-on lesson in how quickly he can turn sugar cane into high-proof liquor; Mike and Jerry prepare to fight back when Richard and Craig start a backwoods operation on their turf. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 4, 2023 Brazilian Bootleg Josh feels the heat when a Brazilian moonshiner pressures him to attempt an illegal bootleg run far from home; Law enforcement ambushes Mark Ramsey in his own garage; Mike and Jerry deploy a tracking device on their newfound competition. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 8, 2023 Reasonable Suspicion Mike and Jerry devise a plot to push Richard out of Maggie Valley as the local market shifts in favor of the newcomer's recipes; Beaz assumes a risky role in Mark and Digger's outlaw operation; Josh, Howard and Kelly attempt a presidential recipe. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 15, 2023 Rules Meant to be Broken Josh meets a mysterious outlaw in Brazil and learns a way to make shine that breaks all the rules; Richard and Craig protect their operation after a bear attack; Richard Petty, Thad Moffitt and Brendan Gaughan compete in a distilling showdown. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 18, 2023 Above the Law As the Maggie Valley moonshine market shifts in favor of Richard and Craig's recipes, Mike and Jerry devise a plot to push the newcomers out of town; Mark and Digger convince Killer Beaz to take on the riskiest parts of Mark's illicit activities. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 18, 2023 Mystery Moonshiner When Josh encounters a mysterious moonshiner in Brazil, he learns a method for making liquor that breaks all the rules; Richard and Craig take precautions to protect their operation from bears; Mike and Jerry attempt elderberry shine and sabotage. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 22, 2023 Gold Rush Moonshine Tim takes Josh to California's American River in search of the liquor James Marshall distilled before his discovery of gold changed the country forever; the shiners re-create a spirit that fueled the 1849 gold rush. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 1, 2023 Party Like It's 1999 To beat inflation, Mark and Digger attempt an old-school run of liquor they can sell at a 1990s price; Danielle Parton teams up with Henry and Kenny to make legendary Franklin County moonshine; Richard and Craig discover a rival's stash house. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 8, 2023 On the Road Again Tickle asks Tim to help convert a bus into a mobile moonshine rig; Digger and Beaz scramble to save a big sale for a rising country star who happens to be Willie Nelson's granddaughter; Richard and Craig abandon their still site. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 15, 2023 Hard Evidence Josh returns from Brazil only to discover an emboldened fire marshal with pressing questions; Amanda convinces Mark and Huck to make rye whiskey without using sugar; Digger and Beaz race to make a $15,000 whiskey run for Nashville royalty. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 22, 2023 Maggie Valley Mayhem Josh and the Laws get permission from 95-year-old moonshine legend Cecil Love to retrieve a hidden still and re-create his old-time Franklin County moonshine recipe; Richard and Craig jury-rig a fix for their missing still arm. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 22, 2023 Jimmy Red Moonshine Tim and Tickle search for a legendary ingredient that fueled Charleston's moonshine resurgence after the Civil War but when they taste Jimmy Red Corn for the first time, they realize they can make a run of moonshine with a flavor like no other. Details Episode 29 Aired Mar 29, 2023 Disappearing Act Digger enlists a combat veteran to run his supernatural rye apple recipe, then pulls his own disappearing act; Richard and Craig struggle to keep their mash warm in cold weather; Jerry engineers some backwoods tech to keep making shine into winter. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 1, 2023 Ultimate Summit Showdown America's favorite outlaws join forces to reveal secrets of the season; Mark Ramsey emerges from the shadows, and shiners deliver a verdict on Mike and Richard's top jars of the season. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 5, 2023 The Box From Brazil A Pittsburgh shiner convinces Digger and Beaz to cash in on a whole new market; Josh gets a special delivery and convinces the Laws to attempt the high-speed moonshine he witnessed in Brazil. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 12, 2023 Shine for End Times When Killer Beaz closes a sixty-gallon sale, Digger opens the door to his partner's secret; Tickle completes his mobile still build only to learn the law will stop a school bus; Mike digs in his heels and possibly, his own grave. Details Episode 33 Aired Apr 19, 2023 Pancho Villa's Moonshine Tim and Howard head deep into the Texas borderlands in search of Pancho Villa's lost recipe for Sotol, the rural Mexican moonshine that fueled revolts and revolution; Tickle designs a UFO-shaped copper pot. Details Episode 34 Aired Apr 26, 2023 Abe Lincoln's Liquor Tim takes Josh to Abe Lincoln's boyhood home to uncover evidence the 16th president may not have been entirely honest about his liquor-selling past; using local sorghum, they re-create a whiskey that Lincoln would have tasted as a young man. Details Episode 38 Aired Dec 26, 2023 Ozark Outlaws to the Rescue Arkansas moonshiners Big Chuk and his double cousin Joe Boy enlist Josh Owens' help with their outlaw operation; when Josh gets injured in a racing accident, they team up with legendary shiners Henry and Kenny Law in a daring bootleg to help Josh. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Matt Ostrom, Laura Palumbo Johnson, Christopher Tetens, Jason Fox, Bill Howard, David Jacobs
Network
Discovery Channel
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Reality, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 2, 2022