Modern Brews and Beats Podcast

In continued anticipation of the Cash Money / No Limit tour, Tony returns in episode 256 with his personal Top Five No Limit Albums. Kuumba Smith of Smittox Brewing also joins us for the conversation to share his favorites. Along with discussion about the brewery, Smitty shares an update on new Kidinfamous music coming soon. Check out his latest releases at Bandcamp as well as other music streamin...

Upon hearing the news about upcoming tour featuring artists from both No Limit Records and Cash Money Records, Tony's sharing his personal top five Cash Money albums. We also discuss recent projects by  Parcels , Seu Jorge , and Kehlani. On the brews side, Jerry gives a shout-out to newly-opened Smittox Brewing in Dallas, TX.

On episode 254, it's a visit to Harlem by way of Jersey to speak with DJ DAN C.E. , aka Danny Brookings, co-founder of We Do Dope Shit 20K . Our conversation is about celebrating DJ culture and the breweries that center it. Later this year, Brookings will debut a video podcast on DJ life and craft beverages called Disco Juice, a continuation of a 2015 project called DJs Love Beer. Further on the "...

Turning 35 years old July 2026, Tony kicks off Black Music Month a new Late-ass Album Review of "Homebase", the fourth studio album from DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Plus, we discuss new projects from Crackazat and Drake. Also, are you a vertical or horizontal music listener? We explain more in the episode. Our brews of the week are from  Point Remove Brewing Company and Vector Brewing .

Day Bracey, Emmy-nominated comedian and co-founder of Barrel and Flow Fest, joins us for episode 252.  You'll hear about the origin of the Pittsburgh-based festival, now in its seventh year under the current name, and its recent expansion to New Orleans with Barrels on the Bayou. Bracey explains that the festival's purpose is to create intentional community and to ensure that artisans receive comp...

A chemical engineer by trade, Tricia wanted to leave the corporate grind and use her skills in service of her love of beer and dogs. We talked with Tricia about her experiences in homebrewing and how The Hoppy Hound brand came to be. On the music tip, she's a "jam band girl" and also teaches classical piano lessons. And though she's moving from Dallas to Boston this month, she shares five DFW brew...

For episode 250, we're chatting with Tomás (Tommy) Gutierrez, head brewer at Vector Brewing in Lake Highlands (east Dallas). Tommy enjoys brewing, cooking, and making music, and we get into just about all of that, including his top five guitarists. We also discuss the origin of some of the brewery's collaboration beers and recent beer dinners. More on the beats side, catch our conversation about ...

On episode 249, head brewer Aaron Eudaly and assistant brewer Brice Kesterson are our guests from Four Bullets Brewery in Richardson, Texas. The brewery will celebrate 11 years of business in Richardson on May 2, 2026 , so we spoke about the beers for the event and the primarily British beer focus for a major part of its history. Along with beers from Four Bullets, we discuss brews from Vine Stree...

Tony is back with a Late-Ass Album Review segment for Ne-Yo's 2006 debut album, In My Own Words . Jerry shares his experience at the Little Beer 6 festival in Duluth, GA. Then, they both jump back into a little baseball talk.  On the brews side, we also get into Denton County Brewing Company , Wallenpaupuck , Notch , and Halfway Crooks . Along with Ne-Yo, we talk Niki & the Dove, Prince, Chaka Kha...

DJ Binosaur and Jeff return to the cast for brews, beats, and baseball talk as the 2026 regular season of Major League Baseball begins. From major league opening day traditions and favorite stadiums to high school and college ball, these dads discuss it all. Check out the links below for more! BREWS SIDE Lone Pint Brewery Machine House Brewing Lowertown Brewery Rupee Beer Company BEATS SIDE Sturgi...

For episode 246, brewer Justin Hatley returns as a guest on the show. Previously with Lakewood Brewing Co., Hatley now brews at Jaquval Gastropub & Brewery in the Bishop Arts District in Dallas. We discuss beer trends, legal loopholes that made certain styles big for a while, and the impact that location and clientele have on the tap wall. On the "beats" front, we are talking about  Funky Knuckles...

On episode 245, we're chatting with Christian Cooper of Charles Ray's Coffee and Roasters in Carrollton, TX. As Charles Ray's Business and Marketing manager, who was once a part of the beer world, Christian shares how his family decided to go into the coffee business together and some family lore behind the names of their brews. You'll also hear about their coffee ed class, A Mo' Better Brew. Besi...

On episode 244, we remember the legacy of Swishahouse Records founder Michael "5000" Watts as Tony shares his top five favorite Watts mixtapes. We also share our thoughts on the 2026 Grammys, especially the tributes for D'Angelo and Roberta Flack, over some brews from  ODD Muse Brewing and Vine Street Brewing .

We're talking beer, wrestling, and Super Bowl LX with fellow North Texas podcaster Rodie Jon of Brewsers Podcast . From regional leagues to WrestleMania, we talk about it all. Of course, we can't discuss wrestling and the Super Bowl without talking about celebrity wrestler and musician Bad Bunny . Speaking of Super Bowl halftime shows, Jon and Tony share their Top Five performances so far. All whi...

Ryan Biner a.k.a. DJ Binosaur shares a love of craft beer, deep musical cuts, and baseball on episode 242. The Chicago-born, Dallas-based DJ and educator can be found spinning at several breweries on any given weekend in Dallas - Ft. Worh. Tony and Ryan compare notes on finding great vinyl and we discuss beers from Hop Butcher for the World , Celestial Beerworks , and Peticolas . Enjoy!

Skyler Forshage, founding Head Brewer for Galvestion Bay Brewing returns to the podcast to kick off 2026 with us. Galveston Bay Brewing celebrated 11 years in business in 2025 and we discuss the changes at the brewery and Texas craft beer scene in general during that time. You'll learn more about Skyler's passion for tea beers. He also gives his Top Five foods for any Super Bowl party, whether you...

It's that time again when Greg Washington and Doug Zeigler of the Speakeasy Conversations show join us to countdown our favorite albums of the year. Of course, you can expect us to go all over the place. Part one features our albums from numbers ten to six, then join us live on their show December 26 to hear all of our top five albums. Follow the Daddy Porter channel on YouTube to get notification...

Tony is back with a Lyric Lookup segment after some time. But before we get there, we discuss our brews of the week (which are actually spirits this go round), and music from That Mexican OT and producer Black Milk. Speaking of spirits, if you haven't heard our interview with Delta Dirt Distillery , you should. 

On episode 238, we spoke with Brian Burton and Jerren Ross of Hop & Sting Brewing Company in Grapevine, TX. Listen for their newest brews for the holidays including a Baltic porter with sweet potatoes. On the beats tip, we discuss Moodymann , Ludacris, Moonchild , and Jonny Mullenax . Enjoy!

After discussing some great beer selections from Point Remove Brewing Company , Oak Cliff Brewing , Superior Bathhouse , and On Rotation , Tony shares his thoughts on the Verzuz battle with Cash Money Records and No Limit Records. In remembrance of Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers, Tony also shares his top five Limp Bizkit songs. Additional noteworthy releases discussed are from Lyric Jones and Pete...

KooTonyD is back in the mix with a new Late-ass Album Review segment in celebration of Gwen Stefani's birthday. Does her solo debut, Love. Angel. Music. Baby ., still hold up in 2025? Tony's got thoughts. On the brews front, we discuss beers from HopLore Brewing and ODD Muse Brewing Company . 

Art, beer, creativity and inspiration are four words to sum up this episode of Modern Brews + Beats podcast.  Multi-disciplinary artist, C (pronounced "cee"), resides in Brooklyn, NY. His website, agtraphaus.com , is not only a place to share his art but also to create community with fellow artists and art collectors. Jerry and C met at the 2024 Afros & Audio Podcast Festival in Baltimore, Marylan...

On episode 234, we talk with Bryan Thomas, head brewer at Ivanhoe Ale Works in Denison, Texas. Bryan shares his experience as a cancer survivor, how he discovered his passion for brewing later in life, and how he helped renovate an early 20th-century theater into the space that Ivanhoe Ale Works is today. On the music front, we discuss the punk band Fire Sale , Laurence Guy , Carrtoons , and Lione...

On episode 231, our friend Jeff introduced us to the music and artistry of Boston-based artist Daniel Laurent aka DL. For episode 233, Jeff joins us in a conversation with DL. In addition to DL's music and filmwork, it's a fun discussion on regional hip-hop history and regional foods between Boston, Dallas, and Houston scenes. On the brew front, we discuss beverages from Down East Cider , Time & M...

Co-owners Sean Steeg and David Welsch of Juniata Brewing Company join us episode 232 on Modern Brews + Beats Podcast. We connected with their brewery at Barrel & Flow Festival as they're done past collaborations with Our Culture Brewing and Off The Wall Brewing . For this episode, we discussed Juniata's origin story and the Barrel & Flow collaboration beer they did with The Pennsoulvanians - a Cen...