History Main / HillbillyMoonshiner

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''[='s=] Nanny Ogg only escapes the appellation of being a moonshiner by King Verence taking great care to exclude witches from being included in the prohibition on distilling liquor (not that she would be ashamed in the slightest of being known as one); however, she does keep her classic hillside still in an out-of-the-way grove just for the look of the thing. This does mean she has cornered the local market with her product, known affectionately as "Old Suicider." It's made from apples--[[RunningGag well, mainly apples]].

The illegal activity is often carried out at night, which is how "moonshine" got its name. Other names include "tay", "mountain dew," and "poteen." Typically, the distilling process involves a copper still (the most basic version of which is a pipe run through a hollow log) set up in a remote clearing, preferably near a stream of soft water. The result is often a GargleBlaster.

"Revenuers" or excise men often feature in these stories, hunting down the moonshiners. Shipping out the finished product while evading them is a job best left to a BadAssDriver.

* GeorgeJones' "White Lighting" is about one of these and his brew, told from the viewpoint of his son.

* PBS historical RealityShow ''Frontier House'' cast three families into the wilderness of Montana to recreate the experience of 1800s pioneers. Partway into the project, the father of the Clune family acquired a still from his coworkers back in the modern world and began selling moonshine on the side to supplement his family's livings. [[ThrowItIn The production team decided this was period-appropriate]], and let him make a profit by it, even though it wasn't how he was ''supposed'' to be supporting his family in the project.

* PBS historical RealityShow ''Frontier House'' cast three families into the wilderness of Montana to recreate the experience of 1800s pioneers. Partway into the project, the father of the Clune family acquired a still from his coworkers back in the modern world and began selling moonshine on the side to supplement his family's livings. [[ThrowItIn The production team decided this was period-appropriate, if not totally ethical, and didn't have him "caught" at it]].

->''"My daddy, he made whiskey, my granddad made it too,\\
We ain't paid no whiskey tax since 1792."'' [[note]]Date of the Whiskey Rebellion.[[/note]]
-->-- "Copper Kettle" by Albert Frank Beddoe

* In ''BJAndTheBear''[=/=]''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'', Lobo is a CorruptCop who runs moonshine on the side.

->''My daddy, he made whiskey, my granddad made it too,\\
We ain't paid no whiskey tax since 1792.'' [[note]]Date of the Whiskey Rebellion.[[/note]]

* In one episode of ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' we learn that one of Chin Ho's uncles is one of these, and makes moonshine from the roots of the ti plant. According to Chin the stuff is very tasty but [[GargleBlaster not for the faint of heart]].

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''[='s=] Nanny Ogg only escapes the appellation of being a mooonshiner by King Verence taking great care to exclude witches from being included in the prohibition on distilling liquor (not that she would be ashamed in the slightest of being known as one); however, she does keep her classic hillside still in an out-of-the-way grove just for the look of the thing. This does mean she has cornered the local market with her product, known affectionately as "Old Suicider." It's made from apples--[[RunningGag well, mainly apples]].

* In [[{{Recut}} some versions of]] the ''Series/StargateSG1'' pilot "Children of the Gods" Skaara shares moonshine his town made with Jack's team. After asking Daniel (who stayed behind on Abydos after the movie) what he's "been teaching these kids", Jack tries it and it makes him hoarse.

->My daddy, he made whiskey,
->My granddad made it too,
->We ain't paid no whiskey tax
->Since 1792. [[note]]Date of the Whiskey Rebellion.[[/note]]

The illegal activity is often carried out at night, which is how "moonshine" got its name. Other names include "tay", "mountain dew," and "poteen." Typically, the distilling process involves a copper still (the most basic version of which is a pipe run through a hollow log) set up in a remote clearing, preferably near a stream of soft water.

"Revenuers" or excise men often feature in these stories, hunting down the moonshiners.

* One of the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' Christmas specials has Roger learning how to make moonshine from a hillbilly after his alcoholism gets so bad that the stuff at the liquor store can't satisfy him. The liquor store clerk told him the guy was a blind four-armed satyr, which he isn't but the hallucinations from his booze make him look like that.

The illegal activity is often carried out at night, which is how "moonshine" got its name. Typically, the distilling process involves a copper still (the most basic version of which is a pipe run through a hollow log) set up in a remote clearing, preferably near a stream of soft water.

* One of the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' Christmas specials has Roger learning how to make moonshine from a hillbilly after his alcoholism gets so bad that the stuff at the liquor store can't satisfy him. The liquor store clerk told him the guy was a blind, four-armed satyr, which he isn't but the hallucinations from his booze make him look like that.

* In the {{Backstory}} of ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' Uncle Jesse & Boss Hogg were both moonshiners. The Duke boys are permanantly "on probation" for running Jesse's moonshine.