Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from Great Notion Brewing (Portland, OR) and Barebottle Brewing (San Francisco, CA). In our Beer News, we talk about the closure of 21st Amendment Brewing (San Francisco, CA). For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the Top Ten NFL Trades. In our Drunken Shenanigans, they discuss the first week of the NFL and a little bit about the We...

Greg drinks solo this week, featuring a beer from Mortalis Brewing (Avon, NY). He goes over Sorcerer Chromatic and his picks for which teams will finish first and last in each division, which teams will take the playoff, and which teams with earn the Bye Week. (Recorded September 4, 2025)

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic are joined by L.T. from the Fresno Faction. They drink and review beers from The Breuery (Placentia, CA), Rhinelander Brewing Company (Rhinelander, WI), and Alvarado Street Brewery (Monterey, CA). Greg, Sorcerer Chromatic, and L.T. take turns, snake draft-style, and choose their favorite 49ers for three fantasy teams for the ages. Who got drafted first? Who's Mr. Irrele...

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from Paperback Brewing (Glendale, CA) and Firestone Walker (Paso Robles, CA). In our Beer News, we talk about the merger of PHX Beer Co. and Huss Brewing Co (10:10). We then go over this year's upcoming Coaches Corner (17:58) and check out some stats from the past eight years. In our Drunken Shenanigans (34:13), we talk about the tooth fairy, a ne...

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review (2:30) beers from Abomination Brewing (North Haven, CT) and Faction Brewing (1970's Lager). In our Beer News, we talk about forever chemicals discovered in St. Louis area beers (9:12), the five-time Beer Mile champ (16:16), and how Heineken 0.0 became the "coolest" N/A beer. For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the top rated Pumpkin Beer...

Greg talks with Andy, marketing and sales for Dragon Brewing (Tucson, AZ). They talk about Andy's move to Arizona and journey through craft beer, who's going on at Dragoon Brewing, and some taproom only beers. They also tangent off into football, movies, and video games. (Recorded August 3, 2025 at Tap That Downtown, 909 5th St. Phoenix, AZ)

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review (2:29) beers from 8-Bit Aleworks (Avondale, AZ) and Alvarado Street Brewery (Monterey, CA). In our Beer News (8:19), our first store is about Hulk Hogan's Real American Beer. Now that he is dead, is the brand dead, too?, and our second story is about a new record at Wembley Stadium for beer sales at a concert from a band with only one good hit. (The res...

Greg & Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review (2:57) beers from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen (Beersel, Belgium) and Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs, OK). In our Beer News (11:02), we talk about 1. Dogfish Head's 30th Anniversary beer 2. The annual Beer Mile 3. 2025 Bourbon County Brand Stout lineup. For our Cöld Brüe List (20:24), Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the top songs by Ozzie Osbourne and the top movi...

Will Walthersen, head brewer of Catalyst Crafted Ales, talks with Greg about a new beer from Catalyst Crafted Ales called Double Take. It's an 8.2% ABV double dry hopped imperial hazy IPA with Citra, Mosaic, and Riwaka hops. It also has Phantasm Thiol Powder derived from Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc grapes, which is used to enhance the flavor of the hops. Greg & Will also talk about some of the...

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review (3:31) beers from Pueblo Vida Brewing (Tucson, AZ) and Drake's Brewing (San Leandro, CA). During our Beer News (9:19) we discuss if social media is dead concerning beer/brewery promotion. Or is it just in transition? For our Cöld Brüe List (21:17), we rundown the Top 15 Summer Movies, and we fill out the list, mostly with the Anaconda series. We rate ou...

Greg sits down and talks with Tyler & JJ, co-owners of Kitsune Brewing (Phoenix, AZ). Tyler and JJ talk about where they are from, how they got into brewing, how they started a brewery, what the future of the brewery holds, why they named it after the Japanese mythical fox, and, most importantly, how many tails does a kitsune have. (Recorded July 6, 2025 at Tap That Downtown)

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers (3:34) from New Glarus Brewing (New Glarus, WI) and Firestone Walker (Paso Robles, CA). In our Beer News (11:31), we talk about AI beer recipes, a 24,000 pub pub-crawl, and South Africa's first black female owned brewery. For our Cöld Brüe List (39:42), we run down the Michael Madsen's (1958-2025) Top Ten movies. We rate our beers on Untappd (39:4...

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review (4:40) beers from Bell's Brewery (Comstock, MI) and Jester King Brewery (Austin, TX). In our Beer News (12:30, we talk about a San Francisco Brewery pivoting away from the taproom scene we all know and love to embrace its community more. Are they right or wrong? For our Cöld Brüe List (26:28), Sorcerer Chromatic give us a list of popular beer/shot combo...

Greg drinks and reviews a session IPA from Tombstone Brewing (Tombstone, AZ). The he sits down and talks with Daniel, co-owner of Sana Sana Cerveceria. The talk about where Daniel is from, how he got into craft beer, where he learned to brew beer, and how Sana Sana came to be. Recorded June 8, 2025 at Sana Sana Cerveceria915 N 4th St. Phoenix, AZ

Greg talks with the team from Oro Brewing (Mesa, AZ) and Golden Oak BBQ (Phoenix, AZ). Jesse is the head brewer at Oro Brewing. Chris is co-owner of Golden Oak, and Grant is the director of operations for both places. We talk about, you guessed it, Beer & BBQ. Recorded June 8, 2025 at Tap That Downtown (Phoenix, AZ)

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review (4:45) beers from La Cumbre Brewing (Albuquerque, NM) and Line 51 Brewing (Oakland, CA). In our Beer News (14:04), we talk about slow pour beers having a small push, and about Busch Gardens Tampa Bay offering free beer this summer. For or Cöld Brüe List (27:00), Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the summer blockbuster slate of movies. We rate our beers on Un...

Greg, Sorcerer Chromatic, and Will Waltheresen (@Willambicus) recap their time at Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival. What beers they liked, which breweries were memorable, and to end it all...sports! haha Recorded May 31, 2025

Greg (going solo) drinks and reviews the most popular beer from Evil Twin (New York, NY). He then finishes the list Sorcerer Chromatic started from the last episode of the beer vendors who will be at this year's Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest on May 31, 2025 in Paso Robles, CA.

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from Greenwood Brewing (Phoenix, AZ) and Firestone Walker (Paso Robles, CA). After a couple of quick Beer News story, Sorcerer Chromatic rundown the first half of the list on Beer Vendors at this year's Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest on May 31st, 2025 in Paso Robles, CA. Recorded May 19, 2025

Greg talks with Matt Brown, owner of Tombstone Brewing, about the City of Tombstone, opening a brewery with an iconic name, their three locations in Tombstone, Phoenix, and Sierra Vista, and of course beer. Recorded at Tap That Downtown, 909 5th St. Phoenix, AZ

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers (3:20) Belgian beers brewed by monks. In the Beer News (13:10), Greg goes over some of the Brewers Association award winners at the 2025 Craft Brewers Conference. For the Cöld Brüe list, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the 2025 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Recorded May 10, 2025)

Greg & Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers (3:43) from Founders Brewing (Grand Rapids, MI). In our Beer News (13:17), we talk about Sierra Nevada's Pale Bock, this year's World Beer Cup, and bid adieu to two bay area breweries. For our Cöld Brüe List (28:36), we rundown the fastest times the winner of the Kentucky Derby finished the race. And in our Drunken Shenanigans (46:37), we talk a...

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review (2:36) beers from Catalyst Crafted Ales (Tempe, AZ) and Boomtown Brewery (Los Angeles, CA). In our Beer News, we talk about the one and only microbrewery in the British Virgin Islands (10:49) as well as the change Sierra Nevada is making to its iconic Pale Ale (15:10). For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the top reaches of the 2025 NFL...

Greg & Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers (3:02) from Stone Brewing (Escondido, CA) and Anderson Valley Brewing (Boonville, CA). In our Beer News, we talk about the new Millers/Pringles collab crisps (16:53). And we talk about Costco's Beer collab with Deschutes (20:51). For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic rundown the top 15 matches at Wrestle Mania. We rate our beers from Stone...

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers (3:25) from Boneyard Beer (Bend, OR) and Firestone Walker (Paso Robles, CA). In our Beer News, we talk about Miller's vinyl LP (11:46), mixing 7Up and beer (15:26), and two Utah beer brands moving out of state (20:41). In our Cöld Brüe List, We rundown the top rap duos of all time (23:06) We review our beers (53:33). And in our Drunken Shenanigans...