Craft Beer Republic

Welcome back, craft beer travelers. Flex finally makes it to New Glarus and comes home with a pear beer worth talking about, while Greg discovers double dry hopped Pliny and suddenly remembers why people get excited about Pliny in the first place. The guys try to fix modern mug clubs with secret passwords, member-only beers, and beer Olympics, Intern Brian mounts a legal defense for Florida Man driving backwards down the highway, Scottish soccer fans drink Boston bars dry, and a British Airways crew member makes an unforgettable last call request.Beers We’re Drinking:Flex is drinking Pear 26 from New Glarus Brewing, a tart pear fruit beer worth the Wisconsin detour.Greg is drinking Separation Anxiety from Mother Earth Brewing Company, a hazy IPA with tropical fruit salad energy.Flex reports back from his family trip to Cave of the Mounds, where he was apparently the most excited person on the tour, then gets surprised with a New Glarus stop that feels a little underwhelming but still sends him home with a haul. Greg brings mug club math to the table and immediately makes it less depressing by pitching member-only beers, dumb brewery Olympics, secret passwords, and a mug wall that does not require people to carry their own glass around like a weird little goblet. Intern Brian calls in to defend Florida Man driving backwards down the highway, which gets Greg and Flex wondering if there is technically a law against it as long as the blinkers work. The guys also find Flex’s ketchup limit, and it is broccoli.Booze News:Busch Light Lime returns because apparently Apple was not enough.Scottish soccer fans drink Boston bars into emergency delivery mode.Heineken and Heinz team up for the beer-and-ketchup combo nobody requested.British Airways crew member offers “funbags” for one last drink and ruins tomorrow’s flight schedule.Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials:Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beerCraft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.comInstagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337Follow & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

Welcome aboard, craft beer passengers. Greg and Flex hit some IPA turbulence courtesy of Pilot Tom, Greg revisits a coffee stout email that tastes like old refrigerator coffee, and he remembers getting chased out of Hooters over a missing tip. A Florida man tries to explain why driving backward down a highway was better than swerving, a former WWE star suplexes his way into a DUI, BuzzBalls are dominating, and Poop Beer-gate continues.Beers We’re Drinking:Flex is drinking Citraquench’l from Heist Brewery, a Citra-hopped hazy IPA that Pilot Tom warned was underwhelming.Greg is drinking Let It Out from Unsung Brewing, a dry New Zealand IPA with Enigma hop energy.Flex defends his lifelong hatred of the Cubs, including in front of his kids. Later, a Target run for first aid turns into him trying to steer his daughter away from the adult section across the aisle. Greg shares a high school Hooters date that ended with a waitress chasing him into the parking lot. Meanwhile, Pilot Tom unknowingly becomes a hero after sending Flex an IPA and accurately warning him in advance that it might be disappointing, proving once again that pilots are good at identifying turbulence before everyone else feels it.Booze NewsBuzz Balls Are Winning, and Deb Probably HelpedVermont Brewers Get Closer to Self-Distribution FreedomHooters Wants the Kids Menu EraFormer WWE Star Gets Pinned by a DUIDrunk Florida Man Drives Backward Down the Highway for Car PartsFollow your favorite beer podcast on the socials:Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beerCraft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.comInstagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337Follow & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

Welcome back to the craft beer multiverse. Greg and Flex get into Drecker doing Drecker things, Yuengling defending its crown as the most alright beer alive, and a whale testicle beer smoked over sheep poop because Iceland apparently looked at normal beer and got bored. There’s also a voicemail that explains why old beer sits on shelves forever, Flex gets fact-checked on Wisconsin badgers, Greg finds Casa Agria living on through Rincon, and a cemetery drunk driving story earns the very important word “again.”Beers We’re Drinking:Flex is drinking Emotional Support Demon from Drecker Brewing, a hazy IPA with candied pineapple and classic Drecker can energy.Greg is drinking Chuuuurch from Kern River Brewing, a clean West Coast IPA with Mosaic, Citra, Amarillo, and a suspicious amount of lacing.Flex recaps a rare win at the local brewpub after years of bad food, bad service, and emotional damage, only to find great beer, jalapeño slaw, and a cheese pizza good enough to make everyone question reality. Greg and Flex then give Yuengling the proper tribute it deserves as the most all right beer on the face of the planet, which is not an insult as much as a diagnosis. Greg talks barbecue with Interim Brian, a surprise fruited hazy that didn’t ruin his day, and the very good news that Casa Agria recipes are showing up again at Rincon. The whale testicle beer sends the guys straight into 2,000 pounds of ball math, Icelandic smoking logistics, and whether California wildfires could be repurposed for whale-based brewing. Then Bryan from Madison calls in with the beer rep side of old shelf beer, Flex gets corrected by multiple people about badgers actually existing in Wisconsin, and everyone learns that feedback is great even when it proves you were stupid.Booze News:Regional craft breweries are still shrinking, but at least they’re shrinking slightly less.Atrevida Beer Company announces its final pour in Colorado Springs.James Watt returns with Second Best, because apparently that name was available and honest.Iowa man arrested for drunk driving in a cemetery…again.Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials:Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beerCraft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.comInstagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337Follow & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

Welcome back, craft beer lovers. Steph from the Utah Brewers Guild joins Greg and Flex as Greg uncovers a five-year-old IPA lurking in the craft beer thrift shop, the hunt for the worst beer ever ordered adds a few strong contenders, and Psycho Bear calls in with a surprise update. Somewhere in the middle, Flex explains why he’d absolutely steal a penguin if given the opportunity, before Booze News delivers a story about a drunk driver getting arrested while picking up another drunk driver from jail.Beers We’re Drinking:Greg is drinking Hippie Van Hazy from Malibu Brewing Company, a dank, piney hazy IPA.Steph is drinking a Mexican Lager from Templin Family Brewing after her Drowned Lands Kinsfolk doppelbock went full soy sauce.Flex is drinking Watercolors Fruit Punch from Skygazer Brewing, a smoothie sour repeat that turned out to be a great mistake.Greg’s latest trip to the craft beer thrift shop uncovers a five-year-old IPA still sitting on the shelf; this should be a crime. The conversation turns into a collection of beer horror stories involving pennies, blood, soy sauce, habanero beer, and memorable drain pours, while Steph shares a disappointing doppelbock that made a cross-country trip for nothing. A surprise voicemail from Psycho Bear brings updates from California beer country before the group debates pickle beer, Mexican lagers, and whether Flex could successfully leave a zoo with a penguin.Booze News:Pabst Burries Schlitz 6 Feet Under After 175 Years.Busch Gardens Brings Back Free Beer Promotion.Man Arrested After Arriving Drunk to Pick Up Friend From DWI Arrest.Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials:Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beerSteph: Beer Nerd RadioUtah Brewers Guild: utahbrewersguild.orgCraft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.comInstagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337Follow & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

Welcome back, craft beer people. Greg and Flex are joined by Utah Brewers Guild Executive Director Steph, who walks straight into a conversation about urine-fertilized beer, exploding smoothie cans, and why craft beer forgot how to have fun for a while. The crew gets into the weird peak of Covid-era beer trends, Ohio’s deeply suspicious chili spaghetti situation, and the possible return of Anchor Brewing while Flex spends an alarming amount of time trying to figure out what people from Utah are called.Beers We’re Drinking:Flex is drinking Big Time Cheesin from RAR Brewing and Everywhere, a colorful West Coast IPA with big label energy.Steph is drinking Rainforest Cafeteria from Ogden Beer Company and Melvin Brewing, a small-batch West Coast pilsner brewed for the mashup fest.Greg is drinking Liquid Candy from Tarantula Hill Brewing Company, a hazy IPA with tropical Costco confidence.Steph joins the show and immediately has to sit through a full breakdown of good dick weather, including Flex ranking Nashville, Orlando, and Cincinnati like a man with field research. The crew gets into craft beer’s fun problem, why American Craft Beer Week barely made a sound, and whether the industry is finally crawling out of the overloaded smoothie-beer era. Flex gets stuck on Utah geography, BYU Cougars, actual cougars, and why Wisconsin has Badgers but apparently no badgers. Greg also finds out Google thinks Wisconsin is drunk, which feels less like a search result and more like a witness statement.Booze News:Anchor Brewing edges closer to a comeback.Ohio wine shipping laws take a constitutional hit.Bauhaus Brew Labs closing after 12 years.New Jersey brings back a familiar taproom restriction architect.Miami drunk driver pulls gun on valet over parking sticker.Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials:Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beerSteph: Listen to Beer Nerd RaioCraft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.comInstagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337Follow & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links