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The Oktoberfest Battle
Beering Ain't Easy
09/22/20 • 27 min
It’s Oktoberfest season, and Beering Ain’t Easy is bringing you an epic four beer Battle Royale: International vs. National vs. State vs. Local. Are Adam and Drew’s taste buds refined enough to tell the difference between the beers? Will they even be coherent? We’ll answer these questions, and bring also bring you a new Beering Ain’t East Segment - The Untappd Roast!
Episode Notes:
Featured Beers: Mr. Oktoberfest - Texas Leaguer Brewery, Missouri City, TX. Oktoberfest - Altstadt Brewery, Fredericksburg, TX. Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Marzen, Munich, Bayern Germany. Octoberfest Beer - Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, MI.
Tasting Notes: Tough to differentiate between all the Marzen goodness! Texas Leaguer - More carbonated with a strong malty flavor. Altstadt - subtle, bready and toasty flavor. Spaten - A little darker in color than the rest, always a classic. Bell’s - Smoothest and cleanest of the four, but a much more muted flavor profile.
Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries from Untappd Roast:
Pussy Wagon - Brash Brewing Company, Houston TX (IPA)
Houston Hazier - SpindleTap Brewery, Houston TX (Double NEIPA)
Endeavour - Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston TX (Double IPA)
Hazy Little Thing - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico CA (NEIPA)
Cloud 8 - 8th Wonder Brewery, Houston TX (NEIPA)
Traditional Lager- Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville PA
Pre-War Pils - Live Oak Brewing Company, Austin TX
Featured Music:
Four Beers Polka by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
Other shout-outs:
Suppenkuche - German Restaurant in San Francisco, CA
King’s Biergarten - German Restaurant in Pearland, TX
The Man Show - Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carrola’s classic show from the early 2000’s
Houston Craft Beer Society - Houston Facebook group for folks living that craft beer lifestyle
On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
Four Beers Polka by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
The Politics of Beer
Beering Ain't Easy
09/15/20 • 24 min
It’s an election year, and you guessed it, things are going to get political around here. Adam and Drew talk about the politics that you care about most - the politics of beer. Come join us while we venture through the weirdest alcohol laws in the US, bask in the beer law freedom we’ve felt during the coronavirus, and speculate what type of beer President Trump would be.
Episode Notes:
Featured Beer: Crankin’ Foamers. An American lager collaboration between Fair State Brewing Cooperative (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Modern Times (San Diego, California). 4.5% ABV.
Tasting Notes: Great beer for slamming as indicated by the label. Light and smooth with just a little bit of sweetness.
Favorite Beers of the Summer
Don’t Mess Wit Texas: SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX
Pre-War Pils: Live Oak Brewing Company, Austin, TX
Other Mentioned Beers
Pliny For President: Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA
Fun Read: Weirdest Alcohol Laws in the US
On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
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Thanksgiving Dinner Beer Pairings
Beering Ain't Easy
11/24/20 • 23 min
Ever wondered what the best beer is for pairing with your Thanksgiving Dinner? Adam and Drew have done the homework for you by putting beers to the test for both the main course and dessert. Come join us for another delicious beer centric episode, with a few turkey frying mishap stories sprinkled in!
Featured Beers:
Main Course:
Trappistes Rochefort 10. Brasserie de Rochefort. Rochefort, Belgium. Belgian Quadrupel. 11.3% ABV.
Plaid Habit. Boulevard Brewing Company. Kansas City, MO. Brown Ale - Imperial/ Double. 12.4% ABV.
Dessert:
Breakfast Stout. Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI. Stout - Oatmeal. 8.3% ABV.
Porter. Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI. Porter. 6.5% ABV
Other Shout-Outs:
HEB - For the single serve “thanksgiving dinner” purchases
On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5 using the Untappd App, 5 being the highest.
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Beer Etiquette: How to Win the Beer Game
Beering Ain't Easy
02/02/21 • 28 min
Are you allowed to bring beer home that you brought over to your friend’s house? What about if you stored it temporarily in their fridge? Well, look no further, because Adam and Drew have answered all your questions and more by laying down the official rules of Beer Etiquette...and its loopholes.
Featured Beer:
Gulf Coast IIPA. Collaboration between Parish Brewing Company in Broussard, LA and Untitled Art in Waunekee, WI. 8.5% ABV.
Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:
Miller Lite
Shiner Holiday Cheer. Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX.
Blue Moon
Fat Tire
Karbach
Other Shout-Outs:
Boston
Old School vs. New School NEIPA’s
Dumb & Dumber
Adam’s Dad Backpack beer cooler
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On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5 using the Untappd App, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
What's Up with Non-Alcoholic Beers?
Beering Ain't Easy
03/30/21 • 26 min
What is up with non-alcoholic beers? What’s the point? Does an NA IPA satisfy your IPA cravings? Did runners create this fad just to have one more thing to gloat about? Adam decided to take a month off drinking to train for a marathon, so we brought on an assortment of NA beers from the Athletic Brewing Company and Lagunitas to answer those questions and more!
Featured Beers:
Upside Dawn. Athletic Brewing Co., Stratford, CT. Golden Ale. <0.5% ABV
Run Wild. Athletic Brewing Co., Stratford, CT. IPA. <0.5% ABV
NA IPA. Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, CA. IPA. <0.5% ABV
Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:
Clausthaler Original. Radeberger Gruppe.
Busch NA
O’Douls
Phantom Bride IPA. Belching Beaver Brewery, Oceanside, CA. 7.1% ABV.
Saint Arnold Brewing Company - “Hop Water” on tap
Miller Lite / Miller High Life
Other Shout Outs:
Total Wine and More (purchased all beer here)
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On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5 using the Untappd App, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
Blind Tasting: Houston's Best Pilsner
Beering Ain't Easy
06/22/21 • 27 min
The Beering Ain’t Easy blind tastings are back, and who better to celebrate it with than friend of the show Ryan! This time we stack up five Pilsners from the greater Houston area to see who wins the Crisby Boi crown! And if that’s not enough, we coach Ryan through the process of successfully transitioning from the city to his newfound dad life in the suburbs.
The Beering Ain’t Easy blind tastings are back, and who better to celebrate it with than friend of the show Ryan! This time we stack up five Pilsners from the greater Houston area to see who wins the Crisby Boi crown! And if that’s not enough, we coach Ryan through the process of successfully transitioning from the city to his newfound dad life in the suburbs.
Featured Beers:
H-Town Pils. Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 5.2% ABV
Loggerbier. Equal Parts Brewing, Houston, TX. 4.9% ABV
Lil’ Snack. 11 Below Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 4.5% ABV
Blue Testament. Back Pew Brewing Company, Porter, TX. 5.2% ABV
Czech Swing. Texas leaguer Brewing Company, Missouri City, TX. 5.4% ABV.
Other Shout Outs:
Eureka Heights Brewing Company
New Magnolia Brewing Company
Urban Dictionary
Neighborhood Facebook meltdowns
Prince (the symbol)
HEB
Czech Republic
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The HTOWN Brewery Challenge
Beering Ain't Easy
09/21/21 • 38 min
Featured Beers:
Houston Haziest. SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX. 10.5% ABV.
Six Demon Bag. Eureka Heights Brewing Co., Houston, TX. Belgian Strong Ale. 12% ABV.
Featured Breweries (HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker)
Misfit Outpost
Fortress BeerWorks
Stovetop Brewing (Craft Beer Cellar Cypress)
SpindleTap Brewery
Senate Avenue Brewing
Galveston Island Brewing
Other Shout-Outs
@hoppywonderwoman on Instagram
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
Featured Sponsor: Thrive Coffee
Remember to use promo code 3BEERS to receive 15% off your first order!
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What Draws You to a Brewery?
Beering Ain't Easy
11/02/21 • 41 min
What draws you to breweries? Other than the beer of course! We poll the audience and tap into Ryan’s brewery connection to find out the truth. Plus, Adam and Drew lament over a challenging solar system science project assigned to their kids and debate whether it is ever acceptable to offer feedback/coaching to your kid’s teachers. Lastly, we update you on our HTOWN Brewery Challenge status by recapping True Anomaly, 8th Wonder, Great Heights, and Walking Stick!
Featured Beers:
Vernal. Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Marzen. 6.1% ABV.
Gorlami. Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Italian Pilsner. 5.1% ABV.
Slippin’ into Darkness. Brazos Valley Brewing, Brenham, TX. Russian Imperial Stout. 10.5% ABV.
Hazy Hop Bomb IPA. Symbol Brewing, Dallas, TX. 6.5% ABV.
Kaleidoscopic. Urban South HTX, Houston, TX. Triple IPA. 10% ABV.
Other Shout-Outs
Re-grained Spent Grain Food Company
CNN/Fox News
SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX.
Eureka Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX
The Nook Brewing Company. Broken Arrow, OK.
King’s Bierhaus, Houston, TX
Ladder to Heaven. Hazy DIPA. Great Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX.
Purple Flour - Pizza food truck at Great Heights
Eatsie Boys - Food truck at 8th Wonder
HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we’re doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston
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Gluten Free Beer
Beering Ain't Easy
05/31/22 • 35 min
Have you ever tried a Gluten Free Beer? How are they made without barley or wheat? What’s the difference between Gluten Free and Gluten Reduced? The Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast will answer these questions and more as Drew’s wife Meredith joins the show for the first time ever to sample 5 different styles of Gluten Free beer and come to terms with our daughter’s Celiac’s disease diagnosis.
Featured Beers:
Favorite Blonde. Holidaily Brewing Co. Golden, CO. 5% ABV.
Citrus Gose. Holidaily Brewing Co., Golden, CO. 3.9% ABV.
Redbridge. Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO. 4% ABV.
Glutenberg IPA. Glutenberg Craft Brewery, Montreal, Canada. 6% ABV.
Beulah Red Ale. Holidaily Brewing Co., Golden, CO. 5.2% ABV.
Other Shout-Outs:
Ground Breaker Brewing. Portland, OR
@thebrewbabe on Instagram
Hye Cider Company. Fredericksburg, TX (Hye Hops)
Gluten-free grains: Millet, buckwheat, rice, quinoa, white sorghum
Urban South HTX
Total Wine
Meredith’s top 3 beers: Art Car IPA (Saint Arnold Brewing), Jai Alai (Cigar City Brewing), Blue Tile IPA (Great Heights Brewing)
Link to Gluten Free Breweries!
https://bestglutenfreebeers.com/5-dedicated-gluten-free-breweries-us/
HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we’re doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!
NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE! Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!
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Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
Drinking Euro Beer and Howling at the Moon
Beering Ain't Easy
09/06/23 • 48 min
Ryan and Drew crack into some of the best beers from Belgium and Germany while sitting outside on the edge of the Austin, TX wilderness. In an episode rife with bad accents and pronunciations, your hosts discuss why Euro beers have fallen down so far on the Beer Advocate ratings while paying homage to these classic styles. Will Ryan learn to appreciate the Belgian quad? Will we be able to finish the episode without being interrupted by coyotes? Tune in and find out.
Featured Euro Beers
Duvel. Duvel Moortgat. Puurs, Vlaanderen Belgium. 8.5% ABV.
Ayinger Celebrator. Ayinger Privatbraurei. Aying, Bayern Germany. 6.7% ABV.
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier. Bayerische Staatsbraurei Weihenstephan. Freising, Bayern Germany. 5.4% ABV.
Abt 12. Brouwerij St. Bernardus. Watou, Vlaanderen Belgium. 10% ABV.
Trappistes Rochefort 10. Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy. Rochefort, Wallonie Belgium. 11.3% ABV.
Other Shout-Outs:
Beer Advocate
Asa Hanrahan - Flying Saucer Houston
Toppling Goliath
AB InBev - Breckinridge, Shock Top
Kid Rock - Bud Lite
Karbach Brewing
Surly Brewing (MN)
Spindletap (HOU Hobby Airport)
King’s Bierhaus
Chimay
Cool Runnings
The Trappist - Oakland, CA
Kloster Kreuzberg Dunkel
Side Project
Guiness
Trappist Westvleteren 12
Jester King
Fat Tire
Epic One Water Brew (recycled water beer by Devil’s Canyon Brewing)
Beer Advocate Rankings from 2010
https://web.archive.org/web/20100828090327/http://beeradvocate.com/lists/top
HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we’re doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!
NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE! Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!
https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/
Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.
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How many episodes does Beering Ain't Easy have?
Beering Ain't Easy currently has 88 episodes available.
What topics does Beering Ain't Easy cover?
The podcast is about Beer, Leisure, Hobbies, Podcasts, Arts, Craft Beer and Food.
What is the most popular episode on Beering Ain't Easy?
The episode title 'The Suburban Life' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Beering Ain't Easy?
The average episode length on Beering Ain't Easy is 34 minutes.
How often are episodes of Beering Ain't Easy released?
Episodes of Beering Ain't Easy are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Beering Ain't Easy?
The first episode of Beering Ain't Easy was released on Aug 11, 2020.
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