12 Guests of Christmas 2021 (PART 1)

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12/17/21 • 113 min

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This week we start holiday programming, inviting on past guests to catch up for year end merriment. This week is primarily Pittsburgh focused as we talk to personalities in the Pittsburgh beer scene. We start with Darren Gailey of Couch Brewery, and give him to talk about the closure of Couch and what the future looks like for him as he exits brewing, plus reminisce on all the good times had. Other Guests and their beers include:
Nick of the Weekly ReCap podcast / Dancing Gnome Exquisite Beast DIPA

Jen aka @Hellobrewtiful / Hightower Brewing Perfect 3rd TIPA

Mike aka @Pghbeerdouche / Wallenpaupack Brewing Hoppy the Elf's Peppermint Porter

Former Hop Nation USA regular Sam / Victory Winter Cheers wheat beer

Former Hop Nation USA regular Bubba / Allagash Nocturna

Allegheny City Brewing One Flip cream ale

Necromancer Brewing Soggy Bottom blueberry pastry stout

Jen aka @Hellobrewtiful / Hightower Brewing Perfect 3rd TIPA

Mike aka @Pghbeerdouche / Wallenpaupack Brewing Hoppy the Elf's Peppermint Porter

Former Hop Nation USA regular Sam / Victory Winter Cheers wheat beer

Former Hop Nation USA regular Bubba / Allagash Nocturna

Allegheny City Brewing One Flip cream ale

Necromancer Brewing Soggy Bottom blueberry pastry stout

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Katie joins Adam and Steve for some weird beers including one of the most polarizing beers ever. They also tackle the news of butterfly beers, Corona's super sus island, and a Karen doin' a grift on Heineken. Then for all the Johnny and Joanie Come-Latelys, it's the 2021 Hop Nation USA Non-Denominational Holiday Buyer's Guide That Could Also Be Used For Christmas I Guess 2021. They take a look the best gifts you could get for the beer lovers in your life, and then they get into the worst gifts while drinking what some would call the worst beer.

BEERS:

Duclaw Sour Me Strawberry French Toast

Fonta Flora Brewery Seasonal Creep Stout

Martin House Brewing Best Maid Grape Punch Pickle Beer

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12 Guests of Christmas 2021 (Part 2)

You've reached the nerd sh*t portion of the holidays. This week our guests represent the six pillars of nerdom; wrestling, comic books, movies, Weird Al, video games, and beer. They're also all returning guests here to give us their year in reviews for 2021 and hopes for 2022. Our Guests and their Beers -
Happy Hour Adam Zane / 412 Brewery x Arboretum Trail Blackberry Cobbler

Beer'd Al: Lauren / Victory Merry Monkey

Hops and Box Office Flops: Capt Cash / 21st Amendment Fireside Chat Winter Warmer

HaBOF: Chumpzilla / Sweetwater Almond Milk Stout & Burnt Hickory Brewing Big Shanty Graham Cracker Stout

Drink a Beer Play a Game : Jim / Iron Hill Brewery Reindeer's Revenge Tripel

DaBPaG: Brian / Free Will Brewing Special Cookie Brown Ale

Allegheny City Brewing x Fermata Brewing Winter Solstice Cascadian Dark Ale

Abjuration Brewing Cotton Candy Sour