Craft Beer Republic

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...

Grab your lab coats; we're conducting some beer science! We're also talking about people crashing our weddings, learning about some hop profiles, getting silly on Seltzers, and going to Florida for free beer. Ally kicks off our hydration with a review of Evil Twin Brewing's It Was His Birthday and They Didn't Even Care. A blue, sour IPA with flavors of melted cotton candy, birthday cake sugar flos...

Cheers and San Diego beers, tap heads! We're taking a trip to southern California for our beer reviews this week; Ally brews a Women's Day beer, Greg wakes up toasty from the weekend research, beerbabejess tells us about her collaboration beer, and Florida Man is back at it. Greg starts things off with a review of Agreeable Folk, an IPA from Societe Brewing. The sports world lost a legend today; c...

Sláinte and not-so-green beers, tap heads! We're ranting about Guinness, drinking some special release beers, boozing through daylight savings, and flying the friendly skies with an elevated BAC. Greg starts things off with a review of PRRRTs These Days, a sour brewed with Sour Patch Kids from Drekker brewing. It's Saint Patrick's Day, are you a fan of Guinness? We take a deep dive into why people...

Cheers and musical beers! We're so excited for our friend Derek, aka flex_me_a_beer on the gram, to join us! There are some music-themed beers, we're planning St. Patrick's Day, Flex teaches us how to arm wrestle, and who knew pineapple upside-down cake could be so alienating? Greg kicks off the hydration with a review of The Walrus is Paul, an IPA from HenHouse Brewing that is chock full of consp...

Cheers and big fresh beers, tap heads! We're drinking some incredibly fresh beer, going out of town for beer research, hanging out with an awesome Beer Babe, and Ally's back behind the bar! Greg kicks things off with a Triple Berry Shake review, a heavily fruited sour from Great Notion Brewing, packed with black currant, boysenberry, and Marionberry. Ally talks about her big brew day at Stone's Li...

Cheers and adventurous beers! Brian's back on the show; we're drinking some adventurous beer from Pizza Port, getting sessionable in Colorado, and getting really mad at BeerAdvocate. Brian and Greg kick off the hydration session with Taste for Adventure, a new IPA from Pizza Port Brewing in San Diego. It's loaded with experimental hops Sabro and HBC 586. Greg talks about heading outdoors for an up...

Cheers and bi-coastal beers, tap heads! We're excited to have one of our best beer friends, Coley, back on the show, drinking a west coast beer from the east coast and doing some critical brunch work. Coley and Greg start off the hydration with a review of West Coast Connect, a double IPA from Resident Culture Brewing in Charlotte, NC. Greg talks about his upcoming happy hour with Henhouse Brewing...

Cheers and peachy beers, tap heads! We're being joined by friend-of-the-show Brian, drinking a throwback from Stone, celebrating a local brewery anniversary, getting stabbed with EpiPens, and breaking down the super boring Super Bowl. Ally starts things off with a review of Peaches Sour A La Mode, a fruited Berliner Weisse from Untitled Art. Greg talks about his hangover cure, and it wasn't a brea...

Cheers and nerdy beers, future boy! We've got some beer science with future and past themed beers, we're cleaning out our cellar, talking Super Bowl prop bets, and getting drunk at school. Ally kicks off the hydration with a local beer from her hood; she's drinking Lethe, a Kellerbier from Solaris Beer & Blending. The crew talks about a pop-top fundraiser that's perfect for drunk people. Ally find...