Craft Beer Republic

Cheers and summer beers, tap heads! We interrupt your regularly scheduled podcast to bring you some of the beers we've been sipping on this summer. Summer really brings out a different breed of beer, so we decided to dedicate an entire episode to it. And to make things even better, our friend Ally joined the show to share her summer beer as well! Greg gets real tropical with his review. He's bring...

Cheers and all the beers, everyone! Our beer friend forever Ally is back, and she's kicking things off with a crispy offering from Refuge Brewery; Call Box British Lager. Greg talks about the Surf n Suds virtual beer fest he attended, playing with fire while drunk, and how the Gentlemen are blowing up in the U.K. Ally talks about hitting a brewery and getting to watch some live baseball. In contra...

Cheers and hoppy beers, tap heads! We run the hoppy gambit today with a pale, IPA, and Double IPA. Greg kicks off the show with Point Dume Double IPA from 14 Cannons in Westlake Village, CA. Dan drops some big news on us: he bought a kegerator! Scott talks about going out for dinner and drinks while Greg talks about his lake trip and a brewery run. Scott brings Island Brewing's Island IPA, full of...

Salud a todos! We're super excited to have our friend Ally on the show today! Greg kicks things off with a review of Humble Sea Brewing's The Foggy and the Furious, a foggy IPA with a quarter-mile of hops. Scott talks about his COVID scare, Dan takes a trip out into the world to check out a new brewery, Ally has a 'rona scare with her daughter, and Greg is setting up the kiddie pool again and hitt...

Cheers and post-holiday beers! We're back after a weekend of celebrating and hydrating to give you the latest in the craft beer world. Dan brings a new one from Pizza Port Brewing, their Permanent Vacay IPA. A fitting name for the times we're in. The gents talk about their 4th of July partying. Greg talks about watching Hamilton, and Scott talks about the crazy people that come into his "retail es...

Wax on. Wax off. We hope everyone is gearing up for a July 4th weekend of delicious craft beer! Greg kicks things off with Mr. Miyhoppi, a New England IPA from 8 bit Brewing down near Temecula, CA. Dan talks about his first trip to a brewery since COVID started, and Scott talks about the maskless public that keeps coming into his store. Greg talks about setting up the (kiddie) pool and living the...

Cheers, craft beer community! We're incredibly excited to welcome Marcus Baskerville on the show, head brewer and co-founder of Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio, TX. We first learned of Marcus through the Black is Beautiful beer collaboration; he's the creator and recipe designer for the entire project. Before we discuss the collaboration, we talk about Marcus's history as a beer drinker, an...

Cheers, beer lovers! The gentlemen are back, and we're instituting phase .08 of the re-opening process. Greg kicks things off with Natural Liberty, an American Pale Lager from Black Acre Brewing Company out of Indiana. The gents turn to real-life hangouts and what it's like drinking with human beings again. Scott talks about the weirdos that have been coming into his store during all the COVID mad...

Cheers and hot summer beers, everyone! As things start to heat up, we're cooling it down with some tasty beer reviews. Greg is drinking Masquerade, a triple dry-hopped triple IPA from 450 North Brewing Company out of Columbus, IN. Ally returns to talk about Shortcake Oak Shake, a fruited sour IPA from Newgrass Brewing Company in Shelby, NC. The gents talk about their Zoom happy hour they held over...

Cheers and beers, tap heads! As we begin our transition into summer, we've got some great beer to review. Dan kicks things off with Mustang IPA, a classic offering from SLO Brew in San Luis Obispo, CA. The gents discuss how they've been staying sane during the 'Rona. Greg talks about his homebrew session over the weekend while Scott talks about some of the more unique items they sell at his place...

Cheers and slightly less quarantined beers, everyone! The gentlemen are back, and we're reviewing some great beer this week. Dan kicks things off with a new offering from Stone Brewing: Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA. Greg talks about attending a virtual beer festival and getting some floating time with some tasty beers. Scott talks about an encounter with a crazy person at the pharmacy where he work...

Cheers and at-home beers, everyone! The gentlemen are back and are itching to get back into the breweries. Dan kicks the show off with his review of Stone Brewing's Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager. The gents talk about how they're handling quarantine, or not handling it. Greg talks about the upcoming Surf n Suds virtual beer festival, and happy hour meet-ups with Zoom. Do you want to happy hour with u...

Cheers and milestone beers, everyone! We've hit quite the milestone with Batch 200 and are doing a few throwbacks to celebrate! Greg kicks things off with a review of Mumford Brewing's version of the All Together beer, a base recipe from Other Half that goes to support those in the service industry. The guys talk about what they've been doing to stay sane during the Coronavirus. Greg talks about h...

Feliz Cinco de Mayo a todos! We hope everyone is having some beer and guacamole in celebration. In honor of the holiday, Greg is drinking Stone Brewing's Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager, something that pairs with some spicy tacos. The gentlemen discuss how they've been surviving the Corona-cation thus far, and complain about smoke detectors only dying in the middle of the night. Greg talks about his t...

Cheers and remote beers, tap heads! The gents are back but from an appropriate distance, of course. Scott kicks things off with an anniversary beer from Tap It Brewing Company: Father Time English-Style Old Ale. It's released every January to celebrate special occasions. Greg talks about ordering beer from 8one8 Brewing, and a can release from Enegren Brewing, having a virtual Frühlingsfest, his t...

Cheers, beers, and bongs, everyone! Hope you all had an excellent 420. This week the guys are working remotely and drinking some great beer. First up, Scott brings Diehard Fan IPA from Stone Brewing, a beer full of hops, brewed for the people that got claimed by the IPA. The gents give their updates on surviving the Coronavirus, and Greg brings more proof that he and Dan already had it. Friend of...

Cheers and solo beers, tap heads! Welcome to our first episode apart...sort of. With our first remote episode, the gentlemen are bringing their own beer to review and talk about. First up, Greg reviews a local favorite of his, MadeWest Hazy IPA. The gents discover April's alcohol awareness month, Greg kicks his home-brew keg and talks about the beer deliveries he's been getting. They also discuss...

Cheers and dank beers, everyone! In an ongoing effort to highlight local beer and breweries, our Beer of the Week is 14 Cannons Pale Ale, a brewery local to us in Westlake Village, CA. The gentlemen discuss what they've been drinking in their efforts to drink local, and give updates on their not leaving the house. Greg broke down and watched Tiger Kings and has a review for everyone. Ally drops in...

Cheers and isolation beers, everyone! Sports may be canceled, but it's time for the championships of our 2020 March Madness Healthy Beer Tournament! In the finals, we see the number 2 seed Bell's Light Hearted Ale take on the number 1 Stone Neverending Haze. Who will take the crown? The crew talks about all the breweries they've hit during the isolation to try and support the local spots as well a...

Cheers and quarantine beers, everyone! Your sports may be on hold, but our tournament is heating up! In our final round two match-up; it's an Eastern Conference battle as Bell's Light Hearted Ale takes on Harpoon's Rec. League. Who will move on to take on Stone in the final round? The gents talk about helping local breweries during this weird time. Scott talks about the crazy person at work that p...

Top of the mornin' to ya! For St. Patrick's Day 2020, we're all stuck inside, but at least we've got some great beer for you. First up is the third game in our March Madness Healthy Beer Tournament! Fourth seed Oskar Blue One-Y goes head to head with the first seed Stone Neverending Haze! Will we see our first upset of the bracket? Greg talks about his celebrity sighting at Costco, as well as his...

Cheers, tournament lovers! As we get deeper into March, the 2020 March Madness Healthy Beer Tournaments heats up. For game 2, we see the newcomer from the Pacific North West, Deschutes Brewery's Wowza Hazy Pale vs. Harpoon Brewery's Rec. League Pale Ale. Greg talks about his trip to 14 Cannons with Nicole to conduct some critical beer research on a brand new brew. Mike, aka Sir Food Savage, joins...

Cheers, beers, and happy March! It's the beginning of our 2020 March Madness tournament, and this year our competition is all "healthy" beers. Game one sees Oskar Blues One-y VS Firestone Walker's Flyjack hazy IPA. Who will move on to round two? Greg updates everyone on the Hubbard's Cave V38 IPA and the possible bad can, the gents discuss the upcoming apocalypse and the inability to buy water fro...

Cheers, beers, and experimental hops! Deb fills in for Dan, who is still out with the plague. We kick things off with Hops of Wrath, an old school IPA from Dust Bowl Brewing in California. The gang discusses what beers first got them into the craft beer scene and away from crappy beer. Greg talks about Marty the Brewpup and his surgery ordeal. Ally.in. Cally joins the show to answer a listeners qu...

Cheers and "hazy" beer, everyone! Deb joins us to fill in for Dan. Our beer of the week comes from Northern California, it's Mind Circus "Hazy IPA" from the one and only Russian River Brewing Company. Thanks to our friend Fontana Jim for getting this to us. Greg talks about all the beer research he did over the weekend (Enegren, Institution, Casa Agria & Seaward Brewing) as well as meeting up with...