Grab your leashes, tap heads, we're going for a stroll! Greg starts things off with a review of Walk the Dog, a double IPA from Refuge Brewery sent up from everyone's favorite beertender Ally. There's an update to #BurritoGate2020, and it doesn't involve tortillas! Also, Greg heads out to the desert for some camping, drinking, and avoiding meth-heads. In Sports News: •The Steelers and the Ravens keep getting postponed due to COVID. •The Jets were dominated by the Dolphins, drop to 0-11. •The Rai...
Dec 02, 2020•37 min
Cheers and new beers, tap heads! We're very excited to welcome Andrew Bell, Jonas Nemura, and Cambria Griffith to the show. They are the team behind the brand new brewery in Anaheim, CA, Radiant Beer Company. Andrew is the director of brewing and was the Innovation Manager at The Bruery. Jonas ran operations at The Bruery as well as Chapman Crafted. Cambria is the director of marketing and has worked with The Bruery, Offshoot, Golden Road, Figueroa Mountain, LA Beer Week, and more! We talk about...
Nov 25, 2020•44 min
Cheers, concert lovers, who's ready to rock? Dan starts things off with Double Univers, a double dry-hopped, double IPA from Fair State Brewing Cooperative out of Minnesota. It's a double-ized version of their Mirror Universe. After an insane amount of technical difficulties, Greg and Dan get things going while waiting for the others to join. Will they join? It's a mystery for everyone. Greg talks about an interview with Radiant Beer Company and a new contest of sorts; we want you to read a groc...
Nov 18, 2020•46 min
Cheers and big beers! As the weather cools, the abv grows. Ally grabbed her red shells and jumped into her kart to review Mario Tart: BooBerry Boneyard. A Kettle Sour with Blueberry, Raspberry, and Blackberry from 8 bit Brewing Company. Breakfast Burritos are very important in Southern California, and we didn't realize how big of a topic they are. But after Dan's breakfast burrito and michelada run last week, we had to take a deep dive. The gents discuss the perfect breakfast burrito ingredients...
Nov 11, 2020•58 min
Cheers and powerful beers, BROTHER! Ally kicks things off with a review of what can only be described as the Mega Powers of beer; Junkyard Brewing's Tag Team Partners Sour IPA. It's a blueberry peach sour with lactose and a nice hop kick. Greg talks about his Halloween hang-out and beer research that lasted until 4:00 AM. Dan discusses the importance of a Sunday morning breakfast burrito and the amazing michelada drive-thru run. Ally had another trip to Yuma, AZ, and got in trouble for putting u...
Nov 04, 2020•56 min
Cheers and election beers, everyone! Time to fill in those circles, crack a cold one, and cast your ballot! Greg starts things off with a review of Just Foggin' Vote! From Humble Sea Brewing Company; a double dry-hopped west coast double IPA Citra, Nelson, Simcoe & Mosaic hops. Dan talks about his weekend BBQ in honor of the Raiders, Scott gets hit on by an old lady, Ally makes money off her old beers, and Greg sat down to watch Borat 2. We also find out that Ally had a massive crush on Tom ...
Oct 27, 2020•57 min
Hoppy anniversary, everyone! No, it's not our anniversary; it's one of our favorite breweries, 14 Cannons! Head brewer and all around beer genius Nic Bortolin stops in to talk about their third-anniversary beer collaboration with another local hot spot, Institution Ale Company. Keep the Coast Clear is a west coast IPA, with all Cryo-hops, and is almost a 50/50 mix of 14 Cannons Tyrannicide and Institution's White Walls. In addition to the beer's guided tasting, Nic talks about how this collabora...
Oct 20, 2020•44 min
Cheers, and adjunct beers, everyone! Greg kicks off the hydration session with a tropical vacation in a can; It's Tiki Time from Westbrook Brewing Company in South Carolina. It's full of guava, key lime, cinnamon, passionfruit, pineapple, allspice, and vanilla. Greg continues the discussion from last week about being pants optional, as well as going to a miniature Oktoberfest party. Ally, Greg, and Wendy will be on a Zoom happy hour with East Brothers Beer Company. Dan has a couch update, and Sc...
Oct 13, 2020•55 min
Cheers to all the beers in our lives! BFF Ally is back with us today. Greg reviews a very appropriate beer from Catawba Brewing, Pants Optional, a Tangerine Hazy double IPA. Thanks to @brewpugsc for the slide on that one! Ally talks about her exciting news with a local brewery. Dan is still working on getting rid of the couch. Scott runs into his older self at work, and Greg has one last lake trip before things get cold. Dan and Scott are drinking the same beer tonight, Stone Brewing's Enjoy By ...
Oct 06, 2020•53 min
Cheers and autumn beers, everyone! You won't find any pumpkin beers over here. Greg kicks October off with Oktoberfest, a traditional Bavarian Märzen style lager from one of the best lager makers on the planet, Enegren Brewing. We get a few messages from listeners, the first about the fake crowd noise at football games, and the world's strongest beer discussed on Batch 219. Greg talks about his anniversary, full of making sushi and getting really hydrated on saki and whiskey. Ally talks about he...
Sep 29, 2020•52 min
Cheers and hazy beers, everyone! Ally is back, and we're drinking our way across the country! First up, Greg is drinking Megabytes DIPA, a collaboration from two amazing SoCal breweries; Mumford Brewing and 8Bit Brewing. Greg does some homework for Dan on the whereabouts of Werewolf, the Halloween themed beer from Newcastle. Dan has some fun with the Clippers recent choke-fest, and Ally does some necessary beer research at Savagewood Brewing. We also discuss the awful brewery advent calendar fro...
Sep 22, 2020•44 min
Cheers and collaboration beers, tap heads! Greg is kicking off the show with Diego Antonio, a West Coast IPA collaboration with AleSmith Brewing from San Diego and Weathered Souls from San Antonio in honor of AleSmith's 25th anniversary! Scott talks about the people who won't wear masks at his "retail establishment," and Dan hits that kegerator for the return of football season. Greg heads out of town to do some (beer-to-go) brewery hopping. In the spirit of collaboration, Scott picks up Stone B...
Sep 15, 2020•48 min
Cheers and hot day beers, everyone! We're sweating it out and bringing your the freshest beer and content on the webs! Better yet, Ally is back by popular demand! Greg kicks things off with a review from the mountains of Colorado, Elevation Beer Company's Milkshake Duck, a milkshake IPA. Ally talks about partying it up all weekend long for a birthday, while Scott talks about his road trip to find breakfast. Dan went out for a big night of beer research and couldn't make it to work the next day. ...
Sep 08, 2020•55 min
Cheers and local beers, tap heads! We're thrilled to have Mike Marr joining us today; he's the owner and brewmeister at Buffalo Creek Brewing in Long Grove, IL. In addition to talking about the brewery, his background, and the beer industry, he also walks us through a tasting of some of their beers. Before diving into more nerdy subjects, we learn about Mike as a beer drinker, growing up in upstate New York, and what his beer options were. We also find out about his nerdy day job before deciding...
Sep 01, 2020•49 min
Cheers and bi-coastal beers, everyone! Greg kicks things off with a review of Batsquatch, a Hazy IPA from Rogue Ales up in Oregon. Ally talks about her weekend drinking at the beach, and in the desert, Dan talks about his rigged fantasy football draft, and Greg talks about his brewery research. Dan reviews Tiki Escape IPA, a tropical vacation from Stone Brewing. In Sports News: •August 24 was Kobe Bryant Day. •The 76ers fire their head coach. •The Ravens release Earl Thomas. •And the NFL has 77 ...
Aug 25, 2020•51 min
Cheers and birthday beers, everyone! We're excited to have our friend Ally back on the show, on her birthday no less! Ally kicks it off with her review of Everything is Cake, a fruited Berliner Weisse from Spanish Marie Brewery in Miami, FL. Ally talks about her birthday week, trip to the lake, going out without kids, and her surprise Zoom birthday party. Greg talks about his drunken weekend of floating and eating, his new favorite drunken snack, and trying to burn the house down. We also get do...
Aug 18, 2020•45 min
Cheers to beer, the best damn drink in the world! Our beer friend forever, Ally, is hanging out with us today. Greg reviews Bang A Uey, a New England Pale Ale from Devil's Logic Brewing from Charlotte, NC. Thanks to our friend Wendy for sliding that over. Happy birthday Wendy! Ally talks about her fight with Instagram while Scott talks about the coupon lady at his work and his trip to a brewery. Dan gets a visit from the ice cream man in the middle of the show. Greg talks about his birthday camp...
Aug 11, 2020•55 min
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 bringing Stone Brewing's Notorious P.O.G., a Berliner Weisse that is jammed with passion fruit, orange, a...
Aug 04, 2020•22 min
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 contrast, Scott talks about shopping trends during COVID-19. Scott reviews a classic West Coast IPA from G...
Jul 28, 2020•48 min
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 American and Australian hops. In Sports News:72 NFL players have tested positive for COVID-19, Anto...
Jul 21, 2020•45 min
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 hitting the patio! Ally talks about a beer she got from a friend: This Is Just A Test from Resident Cult...
Jul 14, 2020•55 min
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 establishment." And everyone agrees that the poor dogs need a break from the fireworks. Scott breaks o...
Jul 07, 2020•49 min
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 good life! Scott brings in Stone Brewing's Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA, packed full of hops and whit...
Jun 30, 2020•52 min
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, and what sucked him into craft beer. We also find out how being super competitive led him to start bre...
Jun 23, 2020•30 min
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 madness, and the sex toys they're buying. Scott brings in Bliss, a double IPA from Five Threads Brewing...
Jun 16, 2020•49 min
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 the weekend and getting to meet some of our beer friends. Greg talks about an upcoming interview wi...
Jun 09, 2020•53 min
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 of work. There's also going to be a Zoom Happy Hour, grab a beer and join the gentlemen! Scott revie...
Jun 02, 2020•48 min
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 works. Looking for a dessert beer? Scott brings in Karl Strauss Wreck Alley Imperial Stout to review. In...
May 26, 2020•38 min
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 us? Let us know! Scott reviews New Belgium Brewing's Voodoo Ranger IPA, and Greg gets a hold of t...
May 19, 2020•51 min
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 his run-in with UPS and gives Dan the bad news about Wendy's. Dan talks about fighting with the whole...
May 12, 2020•58 min
