America The BREW-tiful

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Dan talk about Wakefest being canceled this year and Grand Delancey's closing in NYC. Cantillon announces Zwanze Day on a date that might already be on people's calendars for non-beer reasons.  Andy Ashby of Memphis Made Brewing joins the podcast to talk about the Tennessee bill that might keep cold beer off of shelves. Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the t...

Send us Fan Mail It's Groundhog's Day on America the Brewtiful. Another week and another announcement of an NJ brewery closing. But it's not all bad news. Ramstein's Eis Storm returns. We talk to Greg from Ramstein about one of the highest rated eisbocks in the world and why you should go to Butler NJ tomorrow to pick it up.  And what's the opposite of Dry January? How abo...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk about "Waxgate" - the controversy surrounding some unwaxed Equilibrium bottles. Rob from Hazeboiz stops by to react to what's happened this week. Michelle from Equilibrium joins the podcast as well and talks about EQ's new private barrel experience and shares some big news about the menu. Dan talks about his 20,000th unique...

Send us Fan Mail Jon of Aryabarks IG fame joins this week as a co-host. Dan and Jon talk about the frigid EQ Day of Bliss, the return of wibs, and why beer events like that mean so much to the beer community. Hop Culture releases their top beer trends to look at for in 2024. We look at the list and give our insights. Chase from Top Beer Drops stops by to talk about the highest rated beers of the p...

Send us Fan Mail First episode of 2024 - Tom and Dan talk about the new NJ brewery bill, Forgotten Boardwalk announcing their closing, Equilibrium's private barrel experience, and 3 Fonteinen announcing changes. They talk about local releases including Noble Savage reaching number one on Top Beer Drops. Chase from Top Beer Drops joins as well to go over the rest of the list and to talk about...

Send us Fan Mail For the last episode of 2023, Tom and Dan talk to Jeff Baker, founder of Bakes Brewing about his new brewery opening this weekend. They also talk to New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal about New Jersey beer laws and get some BIG news about what may be about to change. Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the top beers of the week and also talks about the top beers and breweries of...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Dan talk to Tom Peters from Monk's Cafe about their very special collaboration with Cantillon and why that beer is so special not only to the beer world but to him. He also talks about the special event they had with Shaun Hill of Hill Farmstead. We run through some of the numbers from Untappd's year end review and talk about some upcoming brewery openings in New...

Send us Fan Mail Dan visits Tap House 15 for their 8th anniversary. Rob from Hazeboiz joins in to talk about the New Jersey brewery laws that are in limbo. Rob and Dan then talk to Tom of Tap House about the anniversary and the state of the craft beer world. Later, Chase from Top Beer Drops joins in to talk about the top beers of last week. Tom and Dan talk about the local releases of the week tha...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this episode as Tom and Dan go to Oakflower ahead of their 1st anniversary. Colin and Leann join us to reflect on their 1st year in business. They talk about their upcoming taproom expansion, their balance of clientele between beer nerds and local patrons, Untappd ratings, their unique upcoming events, and what to expect in year 2.  Later in this episode - Chase from Top B...

Send us Fan Mail Three years ago The Seed joined America the Brewtiful to talk about their new brewery that was about to open. In this week's episode, Sean from The Seed joins the podcast to celebrate three years of The Seed. He talks about their new releases and the future of the brewery. Tom and Dan get to try one of the very special member bottles as well.  Also in this episode, we talk ab...

Send us Fan Mail Two huge releases hit the New Jersey craft beer community - one from Mindful Ales and one from Eskerhart. Both releases were part of the Melesa's Wings series of beers and raised big amounts of money for Memorial Sloan Kettering. Bobby from Eskerhart joins the podcast to talk about his new beers and the future of the brewery. We look ahead to The Seed's 3rd anniversary w...

Send us Fan Mail Dan of Dekkera Brewing and Blending joins the podcast this week. He talks about representing New Jersey in one of the biggest craft beer festivals in the world - as a homebrewer! You'll also hear him talk about making wild beers, supporting local homebrewers, collabs with commercial breweries, and what the future might hold. He is also shared with us the best grisette that we...

Send us Fan Mail Special episode as Dan talks to Jose of Yankeerunner77 fame on Instagram about his cancer charity - Melesa's Wings - and all the breweries helping out in the cause. We recorded this episode at Human Robot the day before the newest of the Wings series was released - Human Robot's Joe's Wings. The great people at Human Robot join the podcast to talk about the personal...

Send us Fan Mail JPizo joins the podcast to talk about his newest venture - GOAL Brewing. He talks about how GOAL is more than just a brewery but a mantra for life. You'll hear about their first BA offering here first and why collabs are so important to the beer community. Dan and Tom try Forest and Main's Melesa's Wings and talk about the beers coming out for Jose (YankeeRunner77)&...

Send us Fan Mail Bobby of Eskerhart Artisan Ales joins the podcast to talk about his upcoming brick and mortar. He also shares insights on some of his upcoming beers being made for Melesa's Wings and beers resting in barrels. Tom and Dan also talk about the grand opening of New York Craft Coalition - a joint project between Marlowe Artisanal Ales and Barclay Brewing. They also look ahead to s...

Send us Fan Mail Jerry Franck - Academy Award nominated filmmaker - joins the podcast to talk about his new documentary "Bottled Conditioned Film" which explores the history of lambic - past, present, and future. Also in this episode - Tom and Dan try Revolution's heavily adjuncted barleywine - Life Jacket - and talk about whether it's something people should seek out. Local an...

Send us Fan Mail From the Bay Area of California to Baltic Ave in Atlantic City ATB has it covered.  Will Anchor Steam, one of America's Oldest, rise from the ashes to live on?  What does The Seed, one of America's newest, have in store for their loyal fan base?  All these burning questions that keep you and us up at night are almost answered in this episode which means...YOU HAVE TO LIS...

Send us Fan Mail The beer community says goodbye to one its true OGs. Dan and Tom dig into a dusty boy as they talk about the end of Anchor Brewing. Anchor Brewing may be going away but despite what an article might suggest, beerfests are not. Scott of Lorenzo the Beer Cat fame joins to discuss the future of beerfests in the craft beer industry. Tom talks about one of the collabs that he is most e...

Send us Fan Mail Our shortest episode to date. With Tom off this week, Dan talks about the Fourth of July holiday, the progress made by NJ lawmakers, and the USA Today Best New Brewery list which has a lot of local breweries represented. Dan goes through all the exciting collabs released in the past week as well as other notable local releases. Finally Dan and Chase from Top Beer Drops discuss the...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Dan talk to Mike from Drowned Lands about their beer and facility and why it's a great spot to visit in the summer. They also discuss Second Sin Brewing in Pennsylvania testing whether ChatGPT can produce a better beer IPA recipe than it's own brewer. Tons of local releases are covered. Chase from Top Beer Drops talks about the top national releases of the past w...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is about celebration. Tom and Dan go to Twin Elephant to celebrate their 7 year anniversary and Dan heads up to Chester, NY to celebrate Tin Barn's third anniversary. It's also an anniversary for the podcast as we hit three years since our first episode was posted. We celebrate that moment with a great saison from Mindful Ales. 

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Dan and Jon of AryaBarks on Instagram go to Middletown, New York and talk to Michelle from Equilibrium about their upcoming Canniversary and how the brewery got to where they are today. Tom and Dan discuss exciting news on an upcoming brewery opening and 3-way collab that they are dying to try. Chase from Top Beer Drops stops by to talk about the highe...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode Tom and Dan look ahead to the historic vote in NJ Assembly on brewery restrictions. They speak to New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal - the sponsor of the legislation - on why he put the bill forward, what it hopes to achieve, and whether or not he thinks the laws of the state can change in favor of the craft beer community. Also - health. Lots of concer...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Dan talk about the great relationship between beer and hiking. Besides talking about some favorite hikes near local breweries, they interview Carey Kish, author of the new book "Beer Hiking New England". The hosts also give an update on the Brew Jersey Project and talk about some big brewery anniversaries. Later, they talk to Chase of Top Beer Drops about what br...

Send us Fan Mail With Tom off this week, Jon of AryaBarks IG fame co-hosts with the Adjunct Professor. With topics ranging from old dusties being sold ahead of the UK coronation, climate change, the state of the craft beer world, and metal legends releasing a stout - this episode has more topics than an Other Half/Omnipollo beer has adjuncts. Chase of Top Beer Drops talks about the top ten beers o...