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Cheers and throwback beers! We've got an old favorite returning from the grave, fans need more controversy from #BurritoGate, women are drinking a lot, and Florida wants to get drunk and host the Olympics. Ally kicks off the show with a review of Key Lime Pie, a fruited sour from Prairie Artisan Ales. And Greg has a can in the fridge, so he joins along in the research. It's like old times, drinkin...

Cheers and hella great beers! We're very excited to welcome Rob Lightner, co-founder of East Brother Beer Co. He's here to share East Brother's story, running a brewery in a pandemic, and talk about what separates them from the competition. He also leads us on a tasting of a few of their beers. In addition to being a co-founder, Rob is also in charge of sales, marketing, and the overall bottom lin...

Cheers and big, bold, beers, tap heads! We are drinking some beers with big flavors, doing some wine tasting, visiting breweries, and spinning the big wheel! Greg starts things off with a review of Peach & Black Currant BRAAAAAAAAINS, a double fruit smoothie sour from Drekker Brewing. Ally talks about her trip with some beer friends to visit some breweries and drink local. Greg talks about his win...

Cheers and hoppy new beers, fam! We're starting off the new year with some great local beers, talking about our NYE fun, learning a vital language lesson, and we've got a voicemail from one of our favorite people! Ally kicks off the new year with a local beer from Miami; she's drinking Referees Are The Law, a fruited Berliner Weisse from Tripping Animals Brewing. We receive our first suggestion to...

Cheers and a hoppy new years to everyone! In the spirit of coming together (virtually) for New Years', we're drinking some great collaboration beers, discussing Christmas décor, and trying to figure out why people think 2021 will be any better. The first collaboration comes from Humble Sea Brewing and Other Brother Beer Company. They came together for Foggy Bottom Brothers, a double dry-hopped fog...

Cheers and holiday beers! We're drinking some great beers just in time for Christmas, hanging out with Vanessa, aka @the_real_beer_vixen, talking about the 12 Beers of Christmas, and #BurritoGate2020 continues! Greg kicks things off with a review of Urban Anomaly, a 6% American Stout from Crowns and Hops out of Inglewood, CA. Friend of the show @Flex_Me_A_Beer writes in and re-sparks the #BurritoG...

Cheers and tasteless, COVID beers! Greg is kicking off the show with a review of the VERY anticipated Ecto Cooler from Spanish Marie Brewery. It's a green, sour ale that was conditioned with tangerines, oranges, and lemonade. It's childhood mixed with booze. Ally is back! And she is talking all about what it's been like having COVID for the past few weeks. Spoiler alert; she's doing better, but sh...

Cheers to good beers and better friends! We're being joined by one of our favorite people, Coley, of the BoozeCast. Greg kicks off the beer reviews and the Christmas season with Xocoveza from Stone Brewing. If somehow you've missed Xocoveza, it's an imperial stout inspired by Mexican hot chocolate, or as Coley put it…Christmas in your mouth. Since we have a friend on the show, we had to find out w...

Grab your leashes, tap heads, we're going for a stroll! Greg starts things off with a review of Walk the Dog, a double IPA from Refuge Brewery sent up from everyone's favorite beertender Ally. There's an update to #BurritoGate2020, and it doesn't involve tortillas! Also, Greg heads out to the desert for some camping, drinking, and avoiding meth-heads. In Sports News: •The Steelers and the Ravens k...

Cheers and new beers, tap heads! We're very excited to welcome Andrew Bell, Jonas Nemura, and Cambria Griffith to the show. They are the team behind the brand new brewery in Anaheim, CA, Radiant Beer Company. Andrew is the director of brewing and was the Innovation Manager at The Bruery. Jonas ran operations at The Bruery as well as Chapman Crafted. Cambria is the director of marketing and has wor...

Cheers, concert lovers, who's ready to rock? Dan starts things off with Double Univers, a double dry-hopped, double IPA from Fair State Brewing Cooperative out of Minnesota. It's a double-ized version of their Mirror Universe. After an insane amount of technical difficulties, Greg and Dan get things going while waiting for the others to join. Will they join? It's a mystery for everyone. Greg talks...

Cheers and big beers! As the weather cools, the abv grows. Ally grabbed her red shells and jumped into her kart to review Mario Tart: BooBerry Boneyard. A Kettle Sour with Blueberry, Raspberry, and Blackberry from 8 bit Brewing Company. Breakfast Burritos are very important in Southern California, and we didn't realize how big of a topic they are. But after Dan's breakfast burrito and michelada ru...

Cheers and powerful beers, BROTHER! Ally kicks things off with a review of what can only be described as the Mega Powers of beer; Junkyard Brewing's Tag Team Partners Sour IPA. It's a blueberry peach sour with lactose and a nice hop kick. Greg talks about his Halloween hang-out and beer research that lasted until 4:00 AM. Dan discusses the importance of a Sunday morning breakfast burrito and the a...

Cheers and election beers, everyone! Time to fill in those circles, crack a cold one, and cast your ballot! Greg starts things off with a review of Just Foggin' Vote! From Humble Sea Brewing Company; a double dry-hopped west coast double IPA Citra, Nelson, Simcoe & Mosaic hops. Dan talks about his weekend BBQ in honor of the Raiders, Scott gets hit on by an old lady, Ally makes money off her old b...

Hoppy anniversary, everyone! No, it's not our anniversary; it's one of our favorite breweries, 14 Cannons! Head brewer and all around beer genius Nic Bortolin stops in to talk about their third-anniversary beer collaboration with another local hot spot, Institution Ale Company. Keep the Coast Clear is a west coast IPA, with all Cryo-hops, and is almost a 50/50 mix of 14 Cannons Tyrannicide and Ins...

Cheers, and adjunct beers, everyone! Greg kicks off the hydration session with a tropical vacation in a can; It's Tiki Time from Westbrook Brewing Company in South Carolina. It's full of guava, key lime, cinnamon, passionfruit, pineapple, allspice, and vanilla. Greg continues the discussion from last week about being pants optional, as well as going to a miniature Oktoberfest party. Ally, Greg, an...

Cheers to all the beers in our lives! BFF Ally is back with us today. Greg reviews a very appropriate beer from Catawba Brewing, Pants Optional, a Tangerine Hazy double IPA. Thanks to @brewpugsc for the slide on that one! Ally talks about her exciting news with a local brewery. Dan is still working on getting rid of the couch. Scott runs into his older self at work, and Greg has one last lake trip...

Cheers and autumn beers, everyone! You won't find any pumpkin beers over here. Greg kicks October off with Oktoberfest, a traditional Bavarian Märzen style lager from one of the best lager makers on the planet, Enegren Brewing. We get a few messages from listeners, the first about the fake crowd noise at football games, and the world's strongest beer discussed on Batch 219. Greg talks about his an...

Cheers and hazy beers, everyone! Ally is back, and we're drinking our way across the country! First up, Greg is drinking Megabytes DIPA, a collaboration from two amazing SoCal breweries; Mumford Brewing and 8Bit Brewing. Greg does some homework for Dan on the whereabouts of Werewolf, the Halloween themed beer from Newcastle. Dan has some fun with the Clippers recent choke-fest, and Ally does some...

Cheers and collaboration beers, tap heads! Greg is kicking off the show with Diego Antonio, a West Coast IPA collaboration with AleSmith Brewing from San Diego and Weathered Souls from San Antonio in honor of AleSmith's 25th anniversary! Scott talks about the people who won't wear masks at his "retail establishment," and Dan hits that kegerator for the return of football season. Greg heads out of...

Cheers and hot day beers, everyone! We're sweating it out and bringing your the freshest beer and content on the webs! Better yet, Ally is back by popular demand! Greg kicks things off with a review from the mountains of Colorado, Elevation Beer Company's Milkshake Duck, a milkshake IPA. Ally talks about partying it up all weekend long for a birthday, while Scott talks about his road trip to find...

Cheers and local beers, tap heads! We're thrilled to have Mike Marr joining us today; he's the owner and brewmeister at Buffalo Creek Brewing in Long Grove, IL. In addition to talking about the brewery, his background, and the beer industry, he also walks us through a tasting of some of their beers. Before diving into more nerdy subjects, we learn about Mike as a beer drinker, growing up in upstat...

Cheers and bi-coastal beers, everyone! Greg kicks things off with a review of Batsquatch, a Hazy IPA from Rogue Ales up in Oregon. Ally talks about her weekend drinking at the beach, and in the desert, Dan talks about his rigged fantasy football draft, and Greg talks about his brewery research. Dan reviews Tiki Escape IPA, a tropical vacation from Stone Brewing. In Sports News: •August 24 was Kobe...

Cheers and birthday beers, everyone! We're excited to have our friend Ally back on the show, on her birthday no less! Ally kicks it off with her review of Everything is Cake, a fruited Berliner Weisse from Spanish Marie Brewery in Miami, FL. Ally talks about her birthday week, trip to the lake, going out without kids, and her surprise Zoom birthday party. Greg talks about his drunken weekend of fl...

Cheers to beer, the best damn drink in the world! Our beer friend forever, Ally, is hanging out with us today. Greg reviews Bang A Uey, a New England Pale Ale from Devil's Logic Brewing from Charlotte, NC. Thanks to our friend Wendy for sliding that over. Happy birthday Wendy! Ally talks about her fight with Instagram while Scott talks about the coupon lady at his work and his trip to a brewery. D...