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America The BREW-tiful

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Craft beer enthusiasts, Dan Holway and Tom Simpson, love beer and are very good at getting their hands on highly coveted bottles and cans from some of America's best breweries. Join them on a ride that will cover current events in the craft beer industry and tips and tricks on how you can get better beer without having to travel too far from home.

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Tom

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Latest episode

Jun 13, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 47 (4/26/21) - A Day At Dr. Brewlittle's With Jack and Autodidact 27.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail ATB visits a brand new professional brewery in the Philadelphia suburbs.  Jack, proprietor of Dr. Brewlittle's in Maple Shade, NJ, tells us how he really feels about the Hazy Hype Boys and why he looks forward to serving you one of the many styles he offers at his welcoming taproom and brewery.  While ATB was at the brewery they also had the opportunity to sit down with home...

Episode 46 (4/19/21) - Home Brewer Bonanza and The Adjunct Professor Is Leaving On a Jet Plane 20.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail - Craft beer stats and Top 50 "Craft" Breweries of 2020.   - A macro brewery wants to give your pooch $20,000 to drink their beer!   - A few up and coming home brewers are highlights - One of "New Money" Tom's favorite NY breweries starts canning! - Great place to get shelfies in NYC. - A 420 shoutout!  (We didn't forget about the second most importan...

Episode 45 (4/12/21) - ATB Sits Down With Jeppe At Evil Twin NYC 13.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom drove to Ridgewood, Queens, NY to sit down with Jeppe, proprietor of Evil Twin NYC. .  ATB was not sure what to expect going into this interview but, as it turns out, Jeppe and the Evil Twin NYC team were gracious and humble hosts.    We discussed many topics including how he found his location, trolling  the neck beards of craft beer, who comes up with the crazy beer...

Episode 44 (4/5/21) - BK's Finest Reps The East Coast, A Small Explosion and A Decadent Shelfie 05.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Please feel free to send us a message on IG (@americathebrew_tiful) for the lack of a description.  This way we know if anyone actually reads this.  All this and more on another episode of America The BREW-tiful!

Episode 43 (3/29/21) - It's Raining Cats And Dogs In New City 29.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom sit down with Doug from @felinioushops (it's pronounced fee-line-ee-us), Scott from @lorenzothebeercat and Jon from @aryabarksbrews.  We discuss all things from high class pure breeds to mangy rescues and the beers they love!  We also discuss some hard hitting news in the craft beer industry...we have standards to uphold after all!  Our buddies Johnny aka King Cob...

Episode 42 (3/22/21) - Craft Beer Stands Up For Social Justice, Stories From Our Listeners and A Brooklyn Staple Is Back 23.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Episode 42 has a little bit of everything!  Dan and Tom discuss some bad news and some good news in the craft community, a charity raffling off a bunch of whales for a great cause (listen to find out where to enter), a Japanese brewery fighting the good fight and  the reopening of Other Half's taproom.  As always, ATB cracks a couple beers in Beer Of The Week.  This week the...

Episode 41 (3/15/21) - IG Craft Influencers, 1 Billion Check Ins and A Brewery In The Dog House 15.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode  Dan and Tom discuss HopCulture's top 50 IG influencer list,  Untappd's upcoming 1 Billionth Check in and a crispy beer of the week!  Above all of the typical craft beer related news you've come to expect, Dan and Tom sit down with an employee, Dwight, of Brew Dog Indianapolis.  If you've been reading Worst Beer Blog or a number of o...

Episode 40 (3/8/21) - Homebrewer Series: Shore Side Brewing 09.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom sit down with Chris from Shore Side Brewing located just outside of Atlantic City.  Not only is Chris a great home brewer but he also organized a home brewer competition which features some of the best home brewers in the Garden State.   A handful of these breweries are on the precipice of opening their own facilities and making a leap to the majors.  This is your chan...

Episode 39 (3/1/2021) - OZNR, Florida Beer Festivals and A Beer Legend Trolls The Trolls 02.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom are without a guest for the first time in a few weeks.  In episode 39 they discuss Florida beer festivals....will Dan be getting the Super VIP at Wakefest?  Popping some new home brews from one of their favorite Garden State home brewers.  Some exciting news regarding NJ's home brew scene.  Jeppe from Evil Twin trolls a troll...again.  Finally, Beer of the Week re...

Episode 38 (2/22/21) - ATB Sits Down with Scott of Bolero Snort 23.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom took a trip to NJ's very own Bolero Snort in the heart of the Meadowlands.  The size of this operation absolutely blew the boys away.   ATB had the opportunity to sit down with Scott, Head of Sales, at Bolero Snort.  Tom wanted to cut this episode short in post production because Dan and Scott could not stop talking during the episode but, truth be told, Scott has...

Episode 37 (2/15/21) - At The Snake Den For Valentine's Day 16.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom are back in the saddle on a very special episode of America The BREW-tiful.  Episode 37 brings us back to New City with our buds Johnny and Justin of District 96 and the myth, the man, the legend Rob of the Hazeboiz.   Are you still reading?  Great because there is a YUGE announcement in this episode regarding District 96.  If you don't listen now you'll be t...

Episode 36 (2/1/21) - Happy Birthday Other Half, A Potential Troon Lottery and Snow Days! 02.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom discuss some hot topics including Tin Barn's first collab..hint hint it's with D96,  NJ's biggest nano-brewery might change the way they release their beers, you got the beer this group has your travel expenses and some local small batch brews get some big time recognition.  Other Half celebrates their anniversary with a much larger offering of BA Banana...

Episode 35 (1/25/21) - Interview With Dave From Mindful Ales 26.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom sit down with one of the premier young brewers in the game.  Dave, founder of Mindful Ales, joins ATB to discuss his brand and what makes his beers so highly sought after.  Dave discusses the origins of Mindful, his brewing processes, the cultivation of his own strain of yeast using cacti and what is on the horizon for his brand.  This is a can't miss episode!  Th...

Episode 34 (1/18/21) - Interview with Home Brewers, Erratic Fermentations 19.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom sit down with Erratic Fermentations, a home brewer located in Monmouth County, NJ.   These dudes retro fitted a barn to brew beer in and are building their own coolship...WHO DOES THIS?  Erratic Fermentations that's who.  They are making everything from saisons to barrel aged barleywines.  Mike and Dan from Erratic Fermentations are the future of craft beer in the...

Episode 33 (1/11/21) - Hill Farmstead At Your Doorstep, Sh%tlording in Middletown and Battle Of The Barleys 12.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom try to pack as much beer news in one hour as possible.  Hill Farmstead could be shipping beer to your doorstep...if you live in one of these two states!  Our special guest, Rob from the Hazeboiz, calls in to discuss Equilibrium and reselling on the secondary.  Beer fests are coming back....ALREADY?! Yep but only in this Sunshine State.  The Battle of The Barleys in thi...

Episode 32 (1/4/2021) - Beer of The Week Returns And Drinkin' Brews With The Mighty Thor 05.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom bring back beer of the week with one of NJ's best versus one of NY's finest.  Troon versus Root and Branch, who reigns victorious in this week's episode?  Tune in to find out!   The boys revisit The Garage, the haunted VA brewery from the Halloween episode, to share a story about how they dealt with an egregious customer complaint.  Also, a big Brooklyn...

Episode 31 (12/28/20) - Biggest Beers of The Year and Plans for 2021 28.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom discuss some of the biggest beers of the year, a new Instagram page that posts the top beers of the week, @topbeerdrops, and some big barleywine releases.  The boys also discuss some of the best beers they tried on the show and some big announcements for 2021.  The show finishes off with the Bobby Fastberry mystery emerging out of District 96.  What in God's name...

Episode 30 (12/21/20) - ATB Visits Tin Barn Brewing in Chester, New York 21.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom sit down with Lauren and Dale, the daughter and father duo that own Tin Barn Brewing.  As you may have guessed Tin Barn Brewing operates out of a 12,000 SF tin barn in Chester, New York..."GO BIG OR GO HOME" is their mantra and they do not disappoint!  Lauren graduated from the American Brewer's Guild and runs all things beer related while Dale is a seri...

Episode 29 (12/14/20) - ATB Visits Scott and Alternate Ending Brew Co. 14.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail It's a movie theater, it's a restaurant, it's a damn good brewery!  Dan and Tom visit Alternate Ending Beer Co. and sit down with proprietor Scott Novick.  Although Scott worked at one of the premier hazy IPA breweries in the country, did someone say OH, he has chosen to push the boundaries at his own establishment.  There is a room that smells like fresh baked brea...

Bonus Episode (12/10/20) - The Greatest Beer Run Ever - Interview with John "Chicky" Donohue 11.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom sit down with John "Chicky" Donohue who shares the greatest tale of beer delivery ever told .  Our listeners may have heard or seen Chicky's story before on TV or in print, maybe some of you have even read his book or heard about the movie that is currently being made about his story.  In this episode Chicky takes us back to November 1967 when he boarded...

Episode 28 (12/7/20) - Interview with Bobby Of Esker Hart Ales 07.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail Although Dan and Tom keep calling this Episode 29 this is actually Episode 28...clowns!  In this episode the boys interview Bobby from Esker Hart Ales, one of the premier homebrewers in the Garden State.  We talk about how Bobby got started, his plans for the future, where the name Esker Hart came from and, most importantly, how you might be able to score a bottle of his highly co...

Episode 27 (11/30/20) - Huge Beer Releases, Bokke Reyder In The US?! And Tony "Buck Chug" Bushika 30.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom talk about the biggest Kane release of the year A Night To End All Dawns (ANTEAD) and how this year is one of the best releases in a long time for that specific set.  Hicks bottle openers were available this Black Friday weekend...did you get yours?  Also, Bokkereyder, one of the rarest and most highly coveted lambic blenders in the world is distributed in the US for t...

Episode 26 (11/23/20) - "Live" From District 96 With Special Guest The Hazeboiz 24.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom take the show on the road to Rockland County, NY.   The boys sit down with Johnny, owner of District 96, and head of the internet trolling company the Hazeboiz.   District 96, with the help of the Hazeboiz, has become one of the hottest breweries in the Northeast.  Tune in to learn the secrets of the highly coveted Snakefruit and how a little black magic has gone a lon...

Episode 25 (11/16/20) - Interview with Tom Peters, Proprietor of Monk's Cafe In Philadelphia 16.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom sit down with Tom Peters, Proprietor of Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia.  This past week Tom made the difficult decision to shut Monk's Cafe down for the foreseeable future.  He explains his reasons for doing so, how difficult this decision has been and what his plans are to inevitably reopen.  Tom also shares with us the origin story of when he convinced Cantill...

Episode 24 (11/09/20) - Bots N' Beers, We've Got The Funk and Mead In America 09.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail Dan and Tom talk about the hyped release Life After Death Star Batch 2 from Equilibrium.  A lot of people missed out so, naturally, those that scored must have had help in the form of...online bots.  Yes its as scandalous as it sounds!  Tom talks about his second trip to Obercreek in Wappinger's Falls, NY and scoring some wild ale funk.  Also, Tavour has been putting out some...

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