Craft Beer Republic

Grab your pretzels and cold ones; it’s research time! Erica is teaming up with Flex and Greg to talk about the worst beer around, teachers getting drunk on the job, drinking beer for a good cause, and some weird drinking laws up in Oregon. Erica starts off the hydration with Fall River Brewing Co’s Hexagenia, a five hop IPA. Greg is drinking for a cause with F*Cancer from Silver Moon Brewing. An I...

Still recovering from the Labor Day weekend? We’ve got you covered. Flex and Greg are getting ready for football, talking about hangover cures, trying to figure out what’s wrong with Iowa, and getting real basic with pumpkin spice seltzers. Greg starts off the beer research with a review of Big Papaya from Great Notion Brewing. Next, Flex is reviewing Eagle Park Brewing’s Pink Guava Milkshake IPA....

Time to grab those flapjacks and chill your beers! Coley is hanging with Flex and Greg while reviewing some beer and breakfast foods, drinking with elephants, and getting duct-taped on airplanes. Greg and Coley start off the hydration with Bistro Pink Guava Kiwi Banana Smoothie, a fruited sour from Energy City Brewing. Then, they move their way to something hoppier with Stone’s new Hazy IPA. Greg...

Who’s ready to conduct some science? Coley joins Flex and Greg as they figure out what she’ll be drinking for a punishment beer, conduct science on two pickle beers, dig into some Beer Zombies, and try to find out why Mt. Dew needs a hard version. Flex kicks off the hydration with Nelson Revengeance, a Double IPA collab from Mason Ale Works and Beer Zombies Beer Co. Next, Greg and Coley conduct be...

Get your cold ones colder; we’ve got a fresh batch! Deb, Flex, and Greg are back to sip on some delicious beers, talk about lake trips, find out which state is limiting your alcohol intake, and figure out what everyone’s entrance music is! We also have a big controversy after a voicemail. Deb and Greg are in charge of the research today. First up is Pursuit of Happiness, a hazy IPA from Arrow Lodg...

Ready to grab some cold beers and do some research? The Dream Team, Flex, Greg, and Deb, are reviewing some beers from across the country, talking about big birthday plans, getting expensive airport beer, and checking in on listener voicemails! Flex starts off the hydration and research with Lost in the Sauce, a hazy IPA from Explorium Brewpub. His favorite mall brewery. Greg and Deb are reviewing...

Cheers, citizens of the republic! We’re back in the studio with Greg, Flex, and Erica from Neck Nosh. Ready for some fun new segments and beer reviews? Perfect! With some pending new laws, we may see THC beers, jury duty just became a party, and we just won a bet! Greg kicks off the hydration with a review of East Brother Beer Co’s (simply named) Double IPA. A classic, west coast, double. Next, Fl...

Cheers, Craft Beer Nation! We’re very excited that the first episode of Craft Beer Republic is with one of our favorite brewers, Nic Bortolin, of 14 Cannons Brewery. Nic and Greg sit down to talk about Brigantino, an Italian Pilsner that he brewed with fellow beer-nerd Chris Enegren of Enegren Brewing Co. What makes it Italian? A big part of it is the hops. Nic talks about how the collaboration st...

Why the Craft Beer Republic? Because we are a nation of craft beer lovers. Every week, we're tapping a fresh keg of content with a variety of topics related to your favorite beverage, craft beer! We're here to raise a pint and keep you entertained and well hydrated with beer reviews, breaking Booze news, Beer Science, and everything that is craft! And every few weeks, we sit down with the head bre...

Hey Tap Heads! Craft Beer Republic is coming soon! We're excited for the refresh and can't wait to have a beer with you! If you were a subscriber of The Unfiltered Gentlemen, you don't need to do anything, you're already subscribed to Craft Beer Republic. 🍻 Why the Craft Beer Republic? Because we are a nation of craft beer lovers. Every week, we're tapping a fresh keg of content with a variety of...

Grab your lab coats; we're conducting some beer science! Our best beer friend Coley is back to perform some major Drekker research. Denver takes a big step towards normal, there are drunk buffalos in India, and we have a MAJOR announcement! Coley and Greg kick off the hydration with a round of SCIENCE! We've got two Drekker CHONKs; Rainbow Sherbet and Tropical Berry Blast. Greg starts things off w...

Holy holiday weekend! Flex and Greg are back after a holiday weekend of hydration. But, of course, we're talking about for NBA Finals bet, having to drink hard kombucha, a man trying to visit 365 breweries, and most importantly, Flex's birthday! Greg is boarding a train for Colorado with his beer choice; he's reviewing 10:45 to Denver from Eppig Brewing. Flex is sipping on Simply Nelson, a single-...

Ahoy, all you land lovers and salty sailors! Grab your nosh, Erica, the saltiest sailor of them all, is joining Flex and Greg! We're gearing up for summer with some delishable beers, talking about beer from the bottom of the ocean, getting hooked up with beer for life, and finding out who is drunk on the job! Erica sets sail with a review of Salty Crew, a blonde ale from Coronado Brewing Company i...

All aboard the train to Flavor Town! This week, Greg and Flex are joined by Wylie Withers, the commissioner of the Booze League. We're sipping on some pricey, funky beers, placing a "friendly" wager on the NBA playoffs, finding out who drank more during the pandemic and going down to Florida for a person named Booze. Wylie kicks off the hydration with a review of Funk Yeah Boysenberry from Beachwo...

Here comes the dream team! Deb is back and is hanging with Flex and Greg for a brand new batch! We've got some great beers for the warm weather, the difference between getting beer and wine drunk, all the money raised from Black is Beautiful, and a drunk naked woman who stole her neighbor's beer. Deb is in the studio with Greg. They kick off the hydration with Secondary Motion, a hazy pale ale fro...

Ahoy, all you landlubbers and scallywags. The Saltiest Sailor of the unleavened seas, Erica, is hanging out with Flex and Greg. We're talking about getting drunk at our weddings (and awful speeches), losing friends at beer festivals, and the most valuable beer in the world. Flex kicks off our hydration with Hot Dog Time Machine, a collaboration from Toppling Goliath and Hop Butcher for the World....

Cheers everyone, and welcome to Batch 255! We're very excited to have a female-heavy show as our BFF Coley joins us as well as Greg's wife, Shannon. We're excited, as this is the first in-person recording in over a year! We're talking about Memorial Day BBQs, partying until the sun comes up, stupid laws around buying alcohol, and drunk texting. We kick things off with a review of Mozee, an IPA fro...

Welcome to Batch 254; Flex and Greg are being joined by our friend and beer nerd Deb. We've got some good news for beer shippers, tons of San Diego beer research, some positive fallout from women in beer sharing their stories, and where are the drunkest people? Greg is drinking Super Beta, a hazy IPA with all New Zealand hops from Pure Project Brewing. Deb talks about her essential taco research t...

Welcome to Batch 253, beer lovers! We're very excited to have the salty sailor herself, Erica (NeckNosh), back on the show! We're talking about more drunk stories, checking our voicemail, drinking some great beers, and getting disappointed when beers don't match their description. Greg is drinking Business Hippies, a collaboration between Listermann Brewing Company and Blackstack Brewing. We trap...

Cheers and happy American Craft Beer Week! Our friend Coley stops in to help us celebrate with some great beers, we share some drunk stories around the campfire, Big Beer wants to pay you to go to Milwaukee, and Flex is very excited for a blue Icee. Greg starts the hydration session with a review of SCIENCE! A kettle soured wheat ale from WeldWerks Brewing in Colorado. After last week's round of d...

¡Hola a todos y feliz Cinco de Mayo! In honor of the big fiesta, we've got some Cinco de Mayo fun facts, a Cinco-themed beer review, baseball stadium food, sneaking beer past your spouse, and more! We're also telling stories of being too drunk and trying to "fix" a situation. Greg kicks off the hidratación with a review of ¡Viva La Beaver! It's Mexican Chocolate and Peanut Butter Milk Stout from B...

These pretzels are making me thirsty! Welcome to Batch 250, we're being joined by Erica Humphrey, owner of Neck Nosh pretzel necklaces, and she's sharing some of her delicious snacks and Sacramento beers! We're also talking about Craft Beer Week, "capsizing" from being too hydrated, blacking out and fighting a bouncer, and of course…pretzel fun facts! Thanks to Erica, she and Greg are drinking Mok...

Cheers and spicy beers! We're excited to be joined by Deb and Flex, because drinking beers with friends is just better! The gang talks about being getting free crappy beer, getting in trouble for drinking underage, baseball and beer, and the need to be drunk before hitting the dance floor. Flex kicks off the hydration with a review of Ant Ray Cow Pants (that's not a typo). It's a red ale from Olip...

Cheers to drinking with friends and drinking in person! This week, Greg is at Poseidon Brewing Co. in Ventura, CA. Poseidon has been around since 2013 and is a staple in the Ventura County craft scene. Co-founder and head brewer Brian Oliver, aka Olly, and assistant brewer Anthony Stotts, aka Ant, sit down to talk brewing, surviving a pandemic, and their love for craft beer. Olly talks about his p...

Cowabunga tap heads! Our friend Coley is back, and we're getting totally tubular with some anniversary beer from Frothy Beard Brewing, turning IPAs upside down, celebrating national beer day, and buying some awful smelling beer candles. Coley kicks things off with a review of her very first sour IPA, What Even Is Black Cherry Anyway? from Evil Twin Brewing in New York. We're celebrating National B...