Flights, Football & Anything Else

Mike and Dave have an IPA, a sour and an imperial stout. Once again Oozlefinch Brewing Company doesn't disappoint! Dave STUNS Mike with correctly identifying one (1) of the three (3) "How close are you paying attention Dave?" Also, "Cinderella" good or bad for sports?" 

Mike and Dave have a amber ale from England, a fantastic IPA from a toucan, and a SOUR!....I mean a SOUR!  Mike gives us his updated review of the show 1883.  There was A LOT to talk about in the sports world with all the money and trades in the MLB and NFL.  March Madness is of course the main sports topic with the Sweet Sixteen being set along with Mike's picks. The Random Questio...

Mike and Dave have 3 donations for the episode.  2 new entries from Hunter's Handmade Brewery in Mt. Pleasant MI.  Then an entry from Beards Brewery in Petoskey, MI.  The shows covered include a new one from Ryan Reynolds and they dissect Inventing Anna.  Mike has a lot to say about the end of the MLB lock-out, the Khalil Mack trade, Calvin Ridley's gambling transgressions, and...

Mike and Dave have a stout, a red ale, and a blackberry IPA for the tastings.  They start out with a short segment of what they haven't watched , but finish it with The Gospel According to Ted Lasso. Mike gives us an update on the MLB lockout and the status of his annual trip to the Cleveland home opener with the 'Fishman'.  Is TB12 coming back like Mike predicted or is he going to be to...

Mike is back in the States and we have a fantastic show for everyone.  We start off with an interview with Ben Coughlin from "Baynes" Apple Valley and his new venture MI Cider.  This guy has enough energy and smarts to power a small country let alone run part of a business. We enjoyed the tastings and make sure to listen to the special offer Ben has for our listeners.  Then we finis...

Mike and Dave talk a little Super Bowl and the outcome of their bets along with Mike's displeasure with the choice for Super Bowl MVP.  THEN, we have special guest Len Schaeding, brew master at The Maple Grille in Hemlock Michigan.  He gives his insight on brewing great craft beer as well as touts his son, Master Chef Josh Schaeding, with his wood fired culinary expertise.  Listen c...

Mike and Dave have a couple of "bangers" as Mike likes to call them with a chocolate lager, 3 X NEIPA, and a 13% imperial stout that qualifies as a dessert beer.   We recorded a day earlier than the Super Bowl so you can bet with our picks or against.  If you have a errant waggle, can it touch your ball?  Apparently, now it can.  The Random Question - depending on Dave's a...

We'll give you one guess what we are drinking in this pod.  Dave lost his Horrock virginity the day before and lost more than that.  The experience was awesome but Mike has one F.U. that came from the bar tender.  Sports has the Pebble Beach Pro-Am (where did most of the best players go?), the Olympics. The NFL has the Pro Bowl and the Brian Flores case.  After a short hiatus,...

Mike and Dave revel at the return of IPAs to the pod.  The first and third tasting are IPAs with an Irish Crème Nitro in the middle.  Lots to talk about with the NFL playoffs, Brady, & coaches carousel.  An almost new segment, "News or No News",  with hot sauce in condoms? What?  Then there are so many shows on so many platforms ..... which are costing us a mint. 

Mike and Dave go another episode without an IPA, WTH?  There is a double/imperial brown ale, Belgian Ale at 7%, and a red/amber ale with maple syrup & honey.  They give the latest on the best shows (since that's the only thing Mike can do right now), the NFL playoffs, the mystery of NCAA men's basketball, and then the pre-introduction to the Winter Olympics and vote for Bandy!

Mike and Dave have 7 tastings in this episode. We are going to get crazy and taste "craft" ROOT beer this week since Mike is still on his painkiller from his knee replacement surgery.   The conversation includes Aussie women's prison lingo, the NFL playoffs, two Erwins in Mikes room, a male transitioning to a female swimming against a female transitioning to a male (who wins?), and we ma...

Mike and Dave have 3 distinctly different tastings - a sour, a 14.5% BB stout, and a WC IPA.  Mike is starting to warm up to Yellowstone and Beth's character.  Find out who is taking AL and who is taking Georgia in the CFP National Championship game.  Mike tries to make sense of the NFL playoff picture.  Mike makes known his anxieties concerning his knee replacement surgery on...

Mike and Dave rate one fruit beer between two bourbon barrels....don't try this at home, we are professionals. The bowl season comes to an end and the NFL is wrapping up for the playoffs even if Antonio Brown isn't going to participate. Lotto tickets vs fantasy football, then Mike and Dave's New Year's resolutions. 

Mike and Dave have another trio of Holiday tastings. Two Winter Ales and one Holiday porter. They dissect National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.  Then, give their two cents on the college bowl situation with COVID-19.  Is Mike worthy of being on Joe Millionaire?   The Random Question goes back to the Wonderful Life conversation and what if we weren't born?  Who would have...

Mike and Dave go the extra mile to let listeners know all about the Rochester Mills 12 Days of Milkshake Stout Seasonal Stout Sampler Pack. They are all 16 oz'ers so this was a challenge for us (well, not for Mike :))  We go through an ultra quick mention of our shows, then a recap of our picks of the college football bowl "season".  As far as the NFL, Mike (and Dan Orlovsky) have an opi...

Mike and Dave are so fortunate to have another trio of great tastings complements of Mike's wife Liz. They have two IPAs and a peppermint stout from a Polar Bear. Tom Hanks gets Mike's rathe in the first segment, oh boy.  We have nothing but great things to say about Orion Sports (as well as sports in general) in the second segment. THE most INTENSE F.U. from Mike in a LOOONG time - parental...

Mike and Dave have a phenomenal tasting selection to start off the Holidays. Of course Dave has to pit last years favorite Holiday pick with an new Holiday entrant from Guinness. They do a quick blitz through the shows they recommend.  Then Mike goes ballistic on the CFP (College Football Playoff) decision. Of course, Mike has something to say about the Bears and the whole NFL playoff picture...

Mike progresses on his road to being a "stout guy" with one excellent stout between an imperial American pale ale and an IPA.  It's official, Mike is no longer a Yellowstone virgin.  Then both give their outlook on the college football quagmire and the possible outcomes from this next weekend's conference championship games.  We have to critique the best commercials out there as of...

Mike and Dave have one more donation from sister-in-law Maryellen's trip to Maine, then an AWESOME 11% barrel aged, followed by a redo from before the pod that turns out like Hazel's Nuts.  Mike has some MUST watch suggestions.  They'll bring you up to speed on the college football playoff situation and outlook for the next week. Then Mike's take on the state of the NFL situation.  ...

Mike and Dave have three NON-IPA selections for the centennial episode. We've got Irish Bastards, Dragons, and Habaneros. Oh yeah, this episode has a LOT of HOSTILITY & HEAT.  It includes most of your favorite segments, and we add a breakdown of our favorite moments from the first 100 episodes. 

The donations for this pod are outstanding as well as their names, which includes Citra Ass Down.  They include two IPAs and one Bourbon Barrell Stout. Mike and Dave revive the FU segment after a few absent episodes.  The college and NFL weeks are baffling everyone. Then Dave gives a sneak peak into next weeks possible upset games to further shake up the CFP rankings. They give a short r...

Mike and Dave have to do the pod on Saturday night because of Mike's "50 Year Old Procedure" (4 years late) Monday morning. The guys can't help but start off with college football and the "Brother Brawl at the Woodshed". Then the show review and a couple NEW suggestions.  To round things up, Mike again, finds some head scratchers in the news that defy logic.

Mike and Dave host their 2nd Annual Octoberfest tasting (+ one or two :))  Not much going on with shows they've watched because of all of sports this past week with MLB playoffs in full swing and football .... basically most days of the week.  Mike and Dave's give their quick opinions on the past week in sports and then their predictions on games coming up this week.   Mike and...

Mike and Dave have two Austin Brother's IPAs and one great fall "yam" beer with all the fall spices you could want.  Mike is focused on the MLB this week but Dave picked up the slack with updates on the best shows out there with a short review.   As has been the format during the MLB playoffs and the middle of the college and NFL football season, Mike and Dave give their 2 cents on...

Mike and Dave have 2 IPAs (one West Coast and one East Coast) and a Marzen for the tastings tonight. They start off with updates on the best shows out there and have a mixed review about Mike's previous shout-out about Midnight Mass from local clergy.  The second segment quickly covers the highlights and opinions about the MLB playoffs, NCAA football, then the NFL. The 3rd segment starts off...