The Beer Engine

When the old Senate clock struck midnight, everyone agreed that Mitch McConnell had finally reached the end of his very long political journey. The room fell silent—until a tiny, glowing brewery gnome appeared carrying a frothing mug of impossibly golden beer. “This,” the gnome declared, “is the Legendary Last Lager, brewed once every thousand years from moonlit barley and the laughter of pub regu...

Griff finally got one of these goofy PR merch offers, and it’s for one of his favorite things: the beautiful White Castle slider. On today’s big show, we introduce Paul Bearer / Paul Heyman who is now in charge of that State Fair thing or something? Lots of beer talk from 2 of the most different cities ever, and some of that annoying and incoherent basketball talk that you guys all love, am I righ...

Show notes?! In this economy?! Yeah, I’m doing em. Griff is back from the technology conference and the people there are freakin HORNY. Also, we gotta be having some of those Sweet Tomatoes / Potatoes (Tuna Tarragon, yum) and arguing over the virtues of Hell’s Kitchen on the internet. We also congratulate the nation of Scotland for proving to Boston that they aren’t even good at the thing they bra...

The boys are back for another episode of Beer Engine, recorded live while Game 4 of the NBA Finals played out in the background. As you’d expect, there are plenty of basketball interruptions, score checks and completely unqualified sporting opinions mixed in with the usual beer-fuelled conversation. The big feature this week is the launch of the inaugural Beer Engine World Cup of Beer . Inspired b...

In this episode of Beer Engine, Tony and Griff are back behind the microphones to discuss the latest happenings in the world of craft beer, brewing, hospitality and everything in between. The conversation covers the challenges facing independent breweries, industry trends, new beer releases, and the realities of running a brewery in regional Australia. Along the way, the discussion wanders into br...

Yep, I drank the gloop and I liked it - the taste of that pistachio bullshit! It was pretty rough, but we rode the gloop waves through Copenhagen. Also, Seth gets meth mouth, Griff buys $100 of candy, and Tony rips AI to absolute shreds. It’s over for you jerks over at OpenAI and Anthropic! We played Family  Feud and Tony has to do some serious hair splitting. Alright, very good, time to go, I’m a...

This week on The Beer Engine Podcast, Griff forgot to do the show notes.  Not “running late.”  Not “half-finished.”  Forgot. Entirely. So instead of a polished episode description filled with timestamps, witty observations, and at least one legally questionable comparison to regional fast food chains, you get this hastily assembled emergency broadcast from the depths of Tony’s notes app. Somewhere...

That's right, we've been served our papers. Just kidding, but we have lots of papers for you that we will deliver through your ears. Court records have been reviewed, Zwanzes have been drank and drunk, and dinners have been ruined. All on today's Beer Engine Pod. Get it now! ★ Support this podcast ★

We are on top of the news. I look up the news every week!!! We somehow did cover another sale in the industry but it wasn’t the big big one. Also, I have to know if Beggars Pizza is good in the next 28 minutes and if I don’t find out, I will leave Crestwood crestfallen. We did the final four of another great bracket season, how do I do it every year where we are 3 weeks after the real Final Four....

You would think this is an April Fools bit, but honestly, I couldn’t have written anything this funny. The Beer Engine outlives yet another foe. We have conquered Boingo, Weathers, and the Hulkster. How do we do it?! Also a dynamite bracket region that was merely a week after we’ve finished the actual March Madness, and a farewell to the 2nd Bulls Front Office that the Beer Engine has experienced....

Haha April Fools! Don’t you guys love all the April Fools beer posts? Oh man, we love your beer with 98 grams of protein haha, that’s just sooooooo funny. Oh, you’re shifting from brewing into investing? Great idea, I love it!! Wow, a new powdered version of your IPA, that’s so convenient!! I hope it ends soon for all of these guys and I hope I get to nudge the door close on their crypts. ★ Suppor...

Oopsie, forgot to do show notes! Oh well. On today’s show - Tony shops for air travel, a great discussion about shitty airports (?) and how you can treat your lawn with Natty Light. Wow, we covered all that?! Better download RIGHT NOW!! ★ Support this podcast ★

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… welcome to the most electrifying time of the Beer Engine calendar! The arena lights are on. The taps are flowing. The brackets are printed. And somewhere in the distance you can hear the sound of aluminium cans cracking like folding chairs over a wrestler’s back… BRACKETMANIA 2026 IS HERE. This week, Tony and Griff step into the ring to kick off their annual bracket showdown,...

That’s the rhythm of it. The delivery truck’s just pulled away, the sun’s already dipping behind the silos, and someone’s realised the tap list never got updated. Again. It’s the feeling of sprinting toward something that’s already halfway gone — but laughing anyway because there’s a cold one in your hand and that counts for something. Foam clinging to the glass, condensation sliding down like a s...

Hello, I am boycotting the AI slop. There was just too much of it at the Super Bowl and it sucked major ass. We are gonna have to stand up to this crap, or let the economy “do it's thing” where we all go broke for a few years and say “cool, we have to do this forever.” Today we had a nice time talking about Heineken, Voodoo Ranger and Vaccinale. That just about covers it. See ya. ★ Support this po...

Man, do I have to write show notes? I do?? Oh noooooo! On today's show we did a number of important things and dealt with all of the biggest news of the day and week. This included a bunch of talking about wrestling and basketball and which stout I liked this week. Finally, the real news is back and better than ever. Ok that's fine . Bye. ★ Support this podcast ★

That's right! It's another year of the most anticipated awards show in all of beer, The Drippies!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

And on the seventh day he said “let there be another show and some show notes!!” And I said, sure whatever. So here you go, this show was super fun to make and I love that Rachel Leigh Cook is cranking out Hallmark movies now. Gobblessem all! May these movies and this bit never die. Anyways, get on our discord and nominate some Drippies winners, the Drippies will return on Jan 29!! ★ Support this...

Alright we're back. And I'm whipping together some notes last minute because I was eating Thai food! We had some good stuff, some green papaya salad, some large, some brisket, some noodles, some crab fried rice. It was a win across the board. Hey gang the Drippies are coming up so I'll be opening up that channel on the Discord to get your noms in. Do it! ★ Support this podcast ★

Time to settle in by that holiday fire and enjoy one of these newfangled American podcasts. Listen to the soothing voice of an Australian brewer describe the pick and roll. Or the pleasant baritone of a guy in a now very less echo-y room talking about Dubai chocolate and cookie butter. Ahh now that’s Christmas, isn’t it folks. How about a nice game where for some reason they talk about soyface and...

Ooooopsie I forgot to do show notes. Is that why we are late posting the show? Let’s just say it is. Tony was in a particular “holly jolly” mood today as we ran down some amazing and fun topics. You’re gonna wanna listen to this one folks!(?) All the normal stuff with a fun holiday spirit, plus Trader Joe’s items. Check it out, it's that fabulous beer engine show. ★ Support this podcast ★

We're back and better than ever!! Bester?? Oh no, I've messed up again. Well I think we did a great comeback show and now we're back on track….maybe. We had a nice time talking about the Hulk and stuff. Hey, if you want something to do just type in “Ray Allen tweet” into Google and you'll understand our game today. Ok see ya. ★ Support this podcast ★

When it comes to Aussie gambling sites,  I just can’t imagine what’s better than the Lucky Owl Club. I mean, you get everything: some awesome games, great banking, all the crypto you want. It’s a lot like beers, loaded with crypto and a bunch of shitty scams. Today we looked at a number of Beggars pizzas, considered the homeland security risk level of a can of Steel Reserve, and put Tony into a bi...

Just kidding!!!! We're back though, and it took us a little while to really get into the swing of things, but I think we found it. Some amazing pizza disasters this week, some great fast food analysis, plus maybe my favorite kölsch EVER. Tony enjoys the Bourbon County game this year and I really think my variants are even better than the real ones. ★ Support this podcast ★

You wouldn't believe the type of hellhole warzone I just got out of. I was stuck eating pizza, sushi, pour over coffee, fresh hop beers. Won't somebody think of the children, my goodness!! ★ Support this podcast ★