Craft Beer Republic

Prost! In this week of love, we're reviewing two beers that we love. Our beer of the week comes to us from one of Colorado's hottest breweries, Weldwerks Brewing. From Mosaic, With Love is a hazy pale ale brewed with all Mosaic hops and is an easy-drinking, crowd-pleaser. Greg talks about his essential beer research and a new beer from 14 Cannons as well as his trip to the Los Angeles Kings game a...

Cheers and hoppy beers, everyone! We're kicking things off with a double from one of our favorite breweries coming out of Iowa (or anywhere for that matter); we're drinking Toppling Goliath's Twisted Galaxy, a double IPA brewed with lots of galaxy hops! We bring down the tone and get a little serious as we all share our feelings and our experience processing the deaths of those that we lost in the...

Cheers, beers, and football! We're getting ready for the kickoff of Super Bowl LIV with two great beers that will help you drink through the big game. First up is Firestone Walker's newest offering, FlyJack IPA. FlyJack is a very sessional 4% with lots of IPA flavor that'll allow you to drink all game long without losing your inhibitions. Greg gives an update on his Home Depot situation, Dan discu...

Cheers and hoppy anniversary! Our Beer of the Week comes to us from Sierra Nevada, it's their Hoppy Anniversary Ale, a limited edition release in honor of 40 years of making hoppy beers. Greg talks about his time getting hydrated at Dave & Buster's, going to the Laker game, and he compares notes with Scott about being sick over the last couple of weeks. Dan throws some shade on the people that did...

Are you ready to rock?! It's a day of collaborations! Our beer of the week comes to us from the Arrogant Consortia, a spin-off from Stone Brewing. Enter Night, a partnership between the Arrogant Consortia and Metallica, shows off all 45 IBUs and comes in very refreshing. Greg talks about his brewery field trips, gives an update on his home depot situation, and talks about the amazing W00tstout ver...

Cheers and hoppy new year! We're starting things off with a beer for a cause from a local San Diego brewery that's making waves in North Park: You Better You Bet hazy pale ale from Fall Brewing. Not only is Fall making great beer, but they're helping to bring awareness to Teen Cancer America. Greg talks about his trip to Paso Robles that included booze and horse riding as well as his journey to Fi...

Hoppy New Year, everyone! We're ringing in the new year with a fresh one from Stone Brewing; Enjoy By 01.01.20. It's 9.4% of celebration in a glass! Shannon joins the show the break up the sausage fest in place of an absent Dan. Greg talks about his first trip to a weed store and laments with Shannon about the leaky house while Scott talks about getting scammed while job searching. Ally joins us t...

Cheers and holiday beers, everyone! In honor of sharing with family, we're kicking off our Christmas (eve) episode with a collaboration from Firestone Walker and Topa Topa Brewing: Hazy Pale Ale. Shannon joins the show in place of Dan and talks about how great holiday traffic is while Greg talks about a Friendsmas party with friends and brewing a new beer. We also discuss shipping packages for the...

Cheers and holiday beers, everyone! We're kicking things off with a double IPA that everyone can dig, Dig My Earth is a hazy double from Broujwerij West that is big, bold, and full of dank! Greg talks about awful company holiday parties, and who does the parties right. Dan talks about the expensive beer he bought to share and accidentally drank all of. Ally.in. Cally stops in to give us a review o...

Cheers and big beers, everyone! We're kicking things off with a yoked-out version of one of our favorite summer beers: Mega Space Ways from Modern Times. It's a hazy double IPA that is packed with ridiculous amounts of hops. Greg talks about his suicide mission to the mall on Black Friday while Scott has some issues with his water supply. In Sports News: Steven Strassburg signs a huge deal, Madiso...

Cheers and craft beers, everyone! We are incredibly excited to be joined by Alyssa Thorpe, head brewer at Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery, and known to many in the craft beer community as Southern Beer Girl on Instagram. Alyssa talks to us about her history as a beer drinker, how she first got into home brewing, leaving her previous career to go to school and learn to brew, her first jobs in the bee...

Cheers and hoppy beers! We're getting into the holiday season with Sierra Nevada's Celebration Fresh Hop IPA. It's a beer that we look forward to every holiday season. Greg has a grievance about drinking dirty beer at Lazy Dog and laments about home improvement. Dan shares a news story about a Home Depot bomb threat, and Scott talks about the crazy guy that crashed outside his house. In Sports New...

If there's something we love, it's trying something new! We've got a fresh one from Firestone Walker; it's their new Grenadier Pale Ale, that comes Lion's Share multi-pack. This one isn't unanimously loved by this band of merry drinkers. We also have new hosts as beer expert Deb and Greg's wife Shannon fill in for Scott and Dan once again. Greg talks about the pain and torture that is painting the...

Cheers and beers, throwback lovers! We're changing things up on this batch, as beer expert Deb and Greg's wife Shannon join the show to fill in for Scott and Dan and crack wise. Our Beer of the Week is True Brewmance from 8Bit Brewing (thanks to @ally.in.cally), a well balanced West Coast IPA. Greg talks about the opportunity to interview Scott Ungermann from Anchor Brewing while Deb discusses wha...

Cheers and holiday beers, tap heads! We are honored to be joined by Scott Ungermann, brewmaster (and extremely cool guy) at Anchor Brewing in San Francisco, CA. I think by now, everyone in the craft world has heard of, and probably had their hands on, Anchor Steam or our favorite, Anchor's Christmas Ale. We talk to Scott about his history as a beer drinker and beer maker, cutting his teeth with Bu...

Cheers and happy birthday (it's Scott's birthday). Our beer of the week is Broken Skull IPA from El Segundo Brewing Company, a badass IPA from Stone Cold Steve Austin. Greg talks about his big football winnings while Scott is hanging out with big-time baseball players. Ally stops by for a new beer review of Slushy from 450 North Brewing. In Sports News: Two women were banned from MLB parks for fla...

Happy Oktober-Ween, tap heads! We're kicking things off with Stone Brewing's Enjoy By 10.31.19, another addition to the fresh hop series from Stone that is packing in over 10 varietals of hops. Dan gives an update to his car woes, while Scott gets scammed out of $40 while trying to get his passport. Greg gives a review of "Fighting with my Family." Our Bullpen Beer is Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk...

Gone fishing? We've gone drinking! Our Beer of the Week is the number one rated beer in America; Two Hearted Ale from Bell's Brewery. Greg recaps his trip to Oktoberfest as well as his time being Ron Swanson in person. The guys also talk about all of the fires burning down California (again). In Sports News: the Dodgers have an early exit from the postseason, the NBA can't handle China, Cam Newton...

Cheers and happy Oktober, tap heads! We're kicking things off with Paul, a New England Pale Ale from New Image Brewing. Greg talks about his new bundle of joy and shares a couple more wedding stories while Scott talks about one of his smelly Uber riders. Our Canadian friend Mike joins with his review of Killer Cupcake Panda from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery. Our Bullpen Beer is a collaboration fro...

Surfs up, beer lovers. Our beer of the week is Jetty IPA from Pizza Port Brewing; an old school IPA that brings the hops and the bitterness, and absolutely no haze. Greg talks all about the big wedding; all the beer, the drunk people, and even a wedding crasher. Dan talks about his car breaking down on his way to the wedding and having to hitchhike the rest of the way. Cassandra, our Beer Babe of...

Hoppy Hoppy, Joy Joy! We kick things off with Softly Spoken Magic Spells from SingleCut Beersmiths; a hazy double IPA full of tropical and citrus hops. Greg breaks down all of the final wedding prep as we approach the big day for him and Shannon. It includes wrapping up loose ends but most importantly buying all the beer and wine. Our good friend @Ally.in. Cally drops in to give us a review of LUX...

Prost! There's no need to take a trip to Germany; we're drinking one of the best state-side Oktoberfest beers, Enegren Brewing's Oktoberfest Bavarian-style Lager. Greg talks about his trip to some Ventura breweries, Dan talks about lack of work-out routine, and a happy birthday to one of our friends. In Sports News: The Unfiltered Gentlemen have already beat the Booze League in fantasy football, L...

Bottoms up! We're drinking across the country with a couple of IPAs. First up is Mosaic IPA, a single-hopped IPA from Elevation Beer Company out of Poncha Springs, CO. Greg talks about his trip to Colorado that included brewery visits to not only Elevation, but Soul Craft, Bierstadt, an interview at Jagged Mountain, and hanging out with some friends of the show. The trip also includes some horrend...

Cheers and hoppy beers! We're throwing back to nineties hip hop with our beer of the week: Poggy Style DIPA from Ironfire Brewing. Our friend Ally. In. Cally was kind enough to send some over, and it did not disappoint. The gentlemen find out that Canadians can return alcohol to the store, the Booze League is afraid to play fantasy football with us, Greg is gearing up for his wedding, and Dan gets...

Cheers to all the bootleggers out there! We're mixing things up today and having our first ever episode dedicated to cocktails. We're at 1901 Speakeasy hanging out with general manager Jared Krupp getting the skinny on all things mixology, prohibition-era drinks, and what it's like being behind the bar. We talk about the history of 1901 Speakeasy; it's prior iterations as a bar, and how Jared got...