Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Cheers to 7 years: Turning the page to BGR 2.0 This episode is the final episode we will record in the Beer Guys Radio studio and the final radio broadcast of the show.  We're not going away, BGR 2.0 is around the corner, but it is a bittersweet moment as we say goodbye to the old and get excited for what's next. We reminisce about our favorite moments from the past seve...

Send us Fan Mail Craft beer is always on fire for April Fools.  I have to admit, not a fan.  But Brian is, so he made a Twitter thread with as many as he could find.  Ham beer, dried beer, exxxtra long cans.  But then you have the ones that are supposed to be jokes, but actually exist.  Pickle beer and cucumber Kolsch?  Come on, Y'all gotta give it more than that. It was a spicy week for Bud...

Send us Fan Mail The last time I was in Colorado was for the Great American Beer Fest back in 2016.  I know how much Georgia's craft beer scene has changed since then and no doubt it's the same for Colorado.  Outside of the festival we visited awesome spots like Mockery, Trve, Crooked Stave, Great Divide and a few more.  I need to get another visit soon to try some of the stuff I missed...

Send us Fan Mail New Brewmaster brings fresh take to Steady Hand's offerings Steady Hand Beer Co. just celebrated their 4th anniversary with the first batch of brews from Andrew Wenk. Andrew joined the team in December after 5 years at Three Taverns Brewing.  We've enjoyed many of Andrew's brews during his time at 3T and didn't even know it.  Now, his brewing is in the spotligh...

Send us Fan Mail Homebrew competitions are a great place to get judgmental The Peach State Brew Off, organized by the Covert Hops Society, is Georgia's oldest and largest homebrew competition.  We've competed in the comp a few times but this is the first time we've taken the show on the road to the event. Georgia's got some weird homebrew laws and the event has struggled to fin...

Send us Fan Mail It's almost time for us all to turn Irish for a day. St. Patrick's Day.  Another great holiday for Americans to kick back some beers.  I'm not arguing, it's a great excuse to grab some nitro stouts and red ales. In keeping with tradition, we share some of the legends and history of St. Patrick and St. Patrick's Day while cracking into a few brews.  There&a...

Send us Fan Mail What's the best sandwich in the world? Sandwiches.  So hot right now.  A chart circulated around Twitter claiming to list the World's best sandwiches.  We disagree with some of the answers, and so did many others, so we discuss (gripe) about on the show this week. Big news from Heineken this week and their promised exit from the Russian market.  Well, they're not go...

Send us Fan Mail We're channeling our inner punk this week. If there's one thing you think of when you think of Beer Guys Radio, it's punk.  Then beer, but we're sure punk is first.  With that, we reminisce on our punk days and talk about the punkest of punks and their latest totally punk move. We also talk about discontinued beers we'd love to see come back.  Inspired by...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of Beer Guys Radio...... We're not sure if we manifested this with our minds or if we saw something about it subconsciously and then talked about it.  Either way, NoDa has released a Cheerwine Ale, and we need some of it.  We recap the beer commercials in the Super Bowl.  Even without exclusivity, AB InBev still ran more than any other brewer. With...

Send us Fan Mail It's time for the Super Bowl and if there's one thing we're big fans of, it's Super Bowl parties.  Wings, pizza, plenty of beer, and chili cheese dip.  Great news, this year you can have your dip in a bowl or a glass thanks to Hormel and Modist Brewing's Chili Cheese Brew.  We tried it, and we can say it definitely delivers as promised.  For better or wors...

Send us Fan Mail Foam Brewers Robert Grim enjoys a good lager but he admits that it's still all about the hops in Vermont. Foam is in Burlington, VT where you can swing a hop bine and hit a handful of breweries making great IPAs.  When making your choice of where to visit, you should know that Foam is a James Beard semi-finalist for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program .  How about th...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Folks!  We ventured out last week to the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting and spoke to a handful of really cool people. A bit of a change up from our usual ACAT shows where we typically have a few of Georgia's soon-to-be breweries.  Maybe a sign of the times, but this year we didn't find anyone new in attendance. No worries, we still have some great guests.  Owen Ogletree, f...

Send us Fan Mail Wild Leap Brew Co. launched their brewery in LaGrange, Georgia.  A town of, give or take, 5,000 people.  It wasn't a small brewery either.  Their building was an old tire shop and service station.  A big building with great, vintage architecture.  Despite the location Wild Leap took off quickly.  People were soon searching for their beers across the state.  When you make grea...

Send us Fan Mail What's up, Party People? We're back with more beery info to share.  This week we sample a few brews and talk about some of the hot stories happening in craft. On this week's episode... Is Beer Getting More Expensive?  ( USA Today ) Rough Start to 2023 for Constellation Brands ( The Drinks Business ) The Huge Number of Small Breweries Creates a Beer Glut  ( WSJ - Pay...

Send us Fan Mail We're here to help you make it through Dry January We've made it through another year and here we are with our livers beaten senseless through the holiday celebrations.  If you're giving the body a break and trying to go dry we have some good news.  There are some pretty decent options available now to allow you to still have drink with your friends. People always h...

Send us Fan Mail You've (almost) made it through another year.  Congrats.  There was a lot going on in 2022 and you may have missed some of the beer stories with all <gestures broadly> this going on. PBR started off the year with some interesting Tweets.  We saw some big acquisitions and mergers, a few major closures, and we lost a legend.  NA beer continued to grow, and it continues to...

Send us Fan Mail It's the most wonderful time to drink beer... Winter beers are the best beers.  I know it, you know it, we all know it. Our holiday beer blind tasting has become a tradition.  Last year our friends from Rainy Day Brewing joined us for the tasting.  They commented that you know it's getting bad when they have to "Call in the Jews" for a Christmas beer tasting. ...

Send us Fan Mail When I first experienced beer cocktails I don't think that was even a term at the time.  As a kid my parents used to enjoy what they called "Tomato Beers."  It their simplest form it was simply tomato juice and a macro lager over ice with some salt and pepper.  To fancy it up they may use V8 juice or shove a celery stalk in the glass.  Sort of a podunk Michelada.  I...

Send us Fan Mail We survived Thanksgiving and are back in the studio this week with our friends from Printer's Ale Manufacturing Co.   Printer's is located in Carrollton, GA, about 50 miles west of Atlanta.  Not a bad trip for ATLiens on a weekend but far enough they don't get as much hype as some of the in town breweries.  That's too bad, because they are making some great bee...

Send us Fan Mail I promise we didn't mean to talk about knives so much... OK, just listen to the show and you'll see why knives get such a prominent spot this week.  I met Sam Riggins of Cosmic Eye Brewing on a knife forum.  (Shout out to to the Spyderco Millie, PM2, Para3 Club !) We had to at least mention our love of knives, but it ended becoming a whole segment.  If you're just h...

Send us Fan Mail What's up, Y'all?  How's your week gone?  Drink anything good? This is gonna shock you, but we did drink some good things.  And we talked to some good people.  Jason Pellet from Orpheus Brewing and Nathan Schieber from Cherry Street hung out in the studio with us.  We cracked some new brews and some vintage brews and covered some hot craft beer topics. On the show t...

Send us Fan Mail Coffee. Beer. Food. Good Measure Pub & Brewery makes it easy to know what you're getting when you visit.  Coffee.  Beer. Food. emblazoned across the front of the building.  The Brewery recently added food to their offerings and they share ownership, and a building, with Carrier Roasting Company.  Sounds like my kind of place. Andrew Leichthammer is the owner and head brew...

Send us Fan Mail Modist Brewing has you covered for your THC and ABV fix Did you hear that Minnesota "accidentally" legalized weed?  The story circulated earlier this year and it's somewhat true.  They did unintentionally legalize hemp-derived THC edibles , like infused snacks, and drinks.  Way to go, Minnesota. Modist co-owner and head of marketing Daniel Paul Wellendorf chuckles w...

Send us Fan Mail Beer and Biscuits with Brahmari Brewing Brahmari Brewing doesn't currently have any bees but their name is from the Sanskrit term for "like a bee."  Brahmari specifically refers to a black Indian bee and is the Hindu goddess of bees.  Neat. Despite their lack of an apiary, Beekeeper Arthur Jefferson shared the brewery does have a way of attracting bees.  I don'...

Send us Fan Mail Did you miss us? It's been an... adventurous... couple of weeks. While driving down the interstate another car decided to see how fast they could go and I got in his way. After ping-ponging me off a couple of other cars, I walked away, but my trusty Ford Explorer did not. RIP. Brian was going to carry on, but then he got the flu and spent a week locked away from everyone. BUT...