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Czech The Box with Black IPAs

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08/17/22 • 38 min

The beast is about to be unleashed! Stone loses in court, a drunk tourist plunges into an empty pool, black IPAs, the idiots of Untappd, and a DUI in a golf cart...in Florida.

Greg is sipping on Murkaveli, a double hazy from Pure Project & Weathered Souls Brewing. Scott is drinking Steamworks Brewing Black Angel IPA.

We’re topping the podcast charts in more foreign countries; wonder what they’re drinking? COVID is making its way through the CBR family, and it’s boring. Flex is doing homework from Eagle Park Brewing and their Czech Pils. Greg is still waiting for his knighthood from the Order of the Hops.

Kansas brings us this week’s (most likely) racist Ludicrous Libation Law.

Ale Asylum’s plans fell through and had to close permanently. Monster energy drink is dropping a new malt beverage this year; strap in! A judge rejects Stone’s attempt to squash Keystone. A Florida woman is arrested for racing her golf cart down a highway. Some drunk tourist in Crete goes swimming in an empty pool. And the 12 Highest Rated Black IPAs of 2022 from Untappd.

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Batch264: The Wisco Kid Walks Into an Alaskan Bar

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08/11/21 • 41 min

Ready to grab some cold beers and do some research? The Dream Team, Flex, Greg, and Deb, are reviewing some beers from across the country, talking about big birthday plans, getting expensive airport beer, and checking in on listener voicemails!
Flex starts off the hydration and research with Lost in the Sauce, a hazy IPA from Explorium Brewpub. His favorite mall brewery. Greg and Deb are reviewing Flat Earth, a Double IPA from Masthead Brewing Company.
Greg got some excellent birthday beer and talks about the surprise from his wife. Then, we follow up on Flex’s claim that Old Fashioned cocktails are the big drink in Wisconsin. And it turns out the Booze League is trying to get out of our NBA bet.
Listener @ChewYourBeer calls in to tell us about his recent field trip to 14 Cannons.
Thanks to Alaska for this week’s crazy alcohol law.
Molson Coors is trying to go premium and is dumping their cheap brands. So a man spends $28 on a Sam Adams at LaGuardia airport and sparks internet outrage. And a drunk person breaks into a family’s home and poos in their kettle, vomits on the floor, and falls asleep on the sofa.
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Live from Pedals & Pints: These Guavas Are Making Me Thirsty!

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01/18/23 • 43 min

Let’s get salty! We’re so excited to announce (and drink) our collaboration with Pedals and Pints head brewer Monica Potter: These Guavas Are Making Me Thirsty! It’s a Gose-style beer with guava added. It makes for a delightfully tart, crisp, and refreshing beer with some guava added to it and a hint of salt to balance things out.

To celebrate the beer release, we shared it with a live crowd at Pedals and Pints. We talked about the collab beer, Hummingbird Lager, Born to be Mild, and Pale Rider Pale Ale.

We also got to know Monica and asked about her background, love for beer, and so much more. We find out her background as a beer lover, getting into brewing and starting professionally, and how she got her start at Pedals. She also has a background in chemistry that lends perfectly to brewing. Now that she’s in charge, we get into her focus as a brewer, keeping up with demand, having so many different styles, starting to distribute, and how to stand out with so many great breweries around.

After finding out about Monica, we take listener questions. And we wrap things up with a round of rapid-fire questions.

A huge thanks to Monica for inviting us to collaborate with her. The entire process was a blast! And another huge thank you to Pedals & Pints for allowing us to come in and have a release party and live show!

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Drinking Around The World

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08/24/22 • 45 min

Pack your bags; we’re drinking around the world! We’re sipping on some lagers, getting famous in the UK, talking trivia, getting angry at Untappd users, drinking some homebrew, and getting pulled over while high.

It turns out that the UK is in love with the Craft Beer Republic. Erica talks about her big news with the Great America Beer Festival. She’s also got chicken drama and a snake that tried to attack her while she was getting a beer. Greg talks about hosting a trivia night on the gram and the a-holes that play at breweries but never buy any beer. The crew talks about the new hats in the CBR store (go check them out) and then does their best to offend everyone. And Greg brings up the Untappd reviews for Morning Watch (spoiler: he’s not pleased).

Thanks to Vanessa, everyone is drinking Lager Me Bro, Tripping Animals Miami Beer Week collaboration beer. In the bullpen, Greg and Shannon are drinking Captain Kolsch, his latest homebrew.

Scales, a rapper from the Nappy Roots, was robbed, kidnapped, and shot at his own brewery. Modern Times plans to lay off over 100 employees before the final sale to Maui. Sonic hard seltzer is now the official hard seltzer of a major sporting league. Mexico is looking to end beer production in the north (this leads to some inspiring stories). A Florida teen was pulled over for not being drunk, but he was very honest. And the top 10 countries that drink the most beer per capita.

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Batch316: Oh Hell Yeah!

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08/10/22 • 38 min

Batch 316 says I just whipped your @$$! Scott makes his big return to podcasting! Flex gets punched in the face, it's a sad day in sports, Greg's birthday brewery crawl, Goose Island is dropping more barrel-aged garbage, and Florida Man has been drinking again.

In honor of Batch 316, Scott and Greg are drinking El Segundo Brewing's Broken Skull IPA. Flex is getting hazy with Drekker Brewing's Goon Platoon. This leads to a critical Flex Algorithm conversation.

Greg talks about his birthday weekend full of brewery crawls, fancy dinners, and even some bad beer (that no one finished). The guys talk about the enormous loss of Vin Scully. Flex goes to a concert, gets real emo, and then gets punched in the face (and his wife has words).

Maui Brewing is officially taking the keys to Modern Times...eventually. A judge affirms Stone's ruling against MolsonCoors. But Stone gets smacked on the hand for trying to milk Molson for even more money. Firestone Walker's Matt Brynildson receives what might be the most prestigious honor in all of beer. And Florida Man has been drinking at Walmart again!

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San Diego Beer News' Brandon Hernández, Pink Boots Collabs, and the Drunk Guy on the Plane

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03/08/23 • 55 min

We’re so excited to be joined by Brandon Hernández, Founder and Executive Editor of San Diego Beer News. We’re talking about up-and-coming San Diego breweries, new trends in craft beer, Pink Boots collabs, the big shakeup at Los Abbey brewing, and the drunk guy on a plane who took it too far.

Greg is drinking Pure Project Brewing’s Monteverde murky IPA, in honor of their 7th anniversary. Flex is sipping Westwise, a west coast IPA from Casa Agria Specialty Ales.

Flex talks about how old he is and what he did to throw his back out. Brandon tells us about San Diego Beer News and his take on up-and-coming and new San Diego breweries. The crew discusses Seek Beer Co, Helix Brewing, and New English Brewing as must-visit spots. Greg recaps his weekend of brewing with Pedals and Pints for the Pink Boots collaboration and talks about all the insanely big and delicious beer he drank over the weekend.

Chew You Beer calls in from the line to get Pliny the Younger.

The Lost Abbey is downscaling even more than initially expected, and Brandon talked to founder Tomme Arthur about the new plan. We also talk about the advantage of contract brewing and not paying rent. BrewDog doesn’t look so punk after becoming friends with Budweiser. Bill Gates buys a stake in Heineken. And a drunk student urinates on a business class passenger on an overseas trip.

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Batch298: Coley 3:16 Says I Just Drank Your Beer

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04/06/22 • 33 min

If you’re ready to drink a beer, give me a HELL YEAH! Coley 3:16 drops by to share a new beer with Flex and Greg and talk about how much fun she had watching Stone Cold Steve Austin. They also talk about new hops, Stone’s lawsuit with MolsonCoors, Texas’ weird drinking laws, and Flex’s attempt a buying a brewery.
Thanks to Firestone Walker for making sure we were able to try one of their latest releases, Hopnosis. It’s their new IPA brewed exclusively with Cryo hops.
Greg touches on the tragic loss of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Don’t forget to come party with us at 5:30 PM on April 16 at Naughty Pine Brewing for our 300th episode! Coley tackled kids tee-ball without any alcohol. And you know we couldn’t pass the opportunity to talk about Wrestlemania 38. After all, everyone’s favorite beer drinker made a HUGE return!
Texas is really bringing the goods with this week’s Ludicrous Libation Law.
Stone Brewing racked up a massive win against MolsonCoors. So now MC is looking to rebrand...duh! Yakima Chief Hops scores a new patent for their cryo hop technology; it gets pretty nerdy. Busch Lite wants you to pee in their beer; no, seriously. We all need to do our parts as beer shipments are down in the US for the first couple months of the year. Breweries in Pennsylvania are teaming up to create one big hippy commune. And a new hurdle for Flex as he tries to buy Milwaukee Brewing.
Have you had a chance to try the 14 Cannons/Craft Beer Republic collaboration beer? We want to know what you think! And thanks to the listeners for the feedback on some of our changes; we always like hearing from you!
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Batch311: Daddy’s Back and He’s Rocking a Mullet

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07/06/22 • 35 min

Coley is back, and so is daddy! The crew is talking about homebrewing for the summer, the mullet of beers, getting drunk and losing things, beer recalls, and the worst joke you’ll ever hear.
Flex is drinking Citrus’d, an IPA from Lion’s Tail Brewing in Wisconsin. Coley and Greg are sipping on Jelly Not Jam, a fruited sour from Burley Oak Brewing.
Greg talks about his weekend full of homebrewing, and what’s coming up for the summer. He also needs some help finishing his beer. And Coley is getting ready to mix up some Jello shots. We also start talking about some sexy mullets.
Iowa is really bringing things down in this week’s Ludicrous Libation Law.
MolsonCoors recalls their gross beer. The Qualified Captain and Cape May are collabing again on Boat Ramp Champ Helles. ABinBev is going to share the commercial space during the Super Bowl. A drunk guy loses some important, top-secret information while out on the town. And a drunk man crashes and then urinates in public.
We wrap things off with a list for Flex; the Top 10 Fruited Sours of 2022.
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Greg & Flex for President in 2024

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06/14/23 • 42 min

We’re here to PUMP, you up! Scott stops by to give Flex and Greg some workout tips. The gang talks about drunken quarrels, Greg and Flex for President, more craft mergers, a drunken Florida man, and surprise vacations.

Scott and Greg are sipping on Where I Want To Be from Deciduous Brewing. Flex is drinking Lost In the Sauce VX with YQH-1320 and Wai-Iti hops from Explorium Brewpub.

Flex brings up his love for hop burn; do you like when there’s a bit of hop burn in your IPAs? We all talk about going on surprise vacations and getting a bit too hydrated to remember things.

Pablo calls in and inspires Greg and Flex to run for office in 2024. Can we count on your vote?

In the News Flight, Ninkasi Brewing has merged with Ashland Hard Seltzer, Ken Grossman is back as the CEO of Sierra Nevada, and Villians Brewing officially opens in Anaheim.

Anchor Brewing cuts all national distribution and craps on the hearts of many by stopping the production of their Christmas Ale. All of this could have been avoided if they talked to Flex first. New Belgium CEO Steve Fechheimer is stepping down this summer. A drunk driver allegedly goes nuts on a deputy after crashing into a hydrant; can you guess where this happened? And the 15 best American IPAs available in most stores right now.

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