The beast is about to be unleashed! Stone loses in court, a drunk tourist plunges into an empty pool, black IPAs, the idiots of Untappd, and a DUI in a golf cart…in Florida. Greg is sipping on Murkaveli, a double hazy from Pure Project & Weathered Souls Brewing. Scott is drinking Steamworks Brewing Black Angel IPA. We’re topping the podcast charts in more foreign countries; wonder what they’re drinking? COVID is making its way through the CBR family, and it’s boring. Flex is doing homework f...
Aug 17, 2022•39 min•Ep. 317
Batch 316 says I just whipped your @$$! Scott makes his big return to podcasting! Flex gets punched in the face, it's a sad day in sports, Greg's birthday brewery crawl, Goose Island is dropping more barrel-aged garbage, and Florida Man has been drinking again. In honor of Batch 316, Scott and Greg are drinking El Segundo Brewing's Broken Skull IPA. Flex is getting hazy with Drekker Brewing's Goon Platoon. This leads to a critical Flex Algorithm conversation. Greg talks about his birthday weeken...
Aug 10, 2022•39 min
Aloha, land lovers! This week, the salty crew is talking about vacation beers, beer styles that should make you angry, weird drinking laws for teachers, and why alcohol is good for you! Erica is researching Crooked Lane Brewing & East Brother Beer’s collaboration Schwarzbier. Greg is sipping on MadeWest Brewing & Pizza Port Brewing Short Lived West Coast IPA. Greg is angry about breweries and their naming, like really angry. Also, he kegged his latest homebrew and can’t wait to share it ...
Aug 03, 2022•41 min
Welcome to the pant-less pub! Neck Nosh’s Erica stops in to make things extra salty with Flex and Greg. A packed show as the crew talks about the insignificance of IBUs, our big anniversary, Flex’s invite to a special beer event, getting catfished by a brewery, Sour Jim’s new business, and belligerent Buddhists. Flex is drinking MobCraft Beer’s Low pHunk Rad-Berry sour. Greg and Erica are sipping on Fall River Brewing - Numb Numb Juice Hazy IPA. Do IBUs really matter anymore? Greg has a recap of...
Jul 27, 2022•54 min
What’s the funniest brewery name you’ve ever seen? Zack from Indiana jumps on with Flex and Greg to talk about “inbetweener” beers, setting the right expectations for customers, the best beer prank, more sellout breweries, and Canadian beer with a racy name. Zack is drinking Wiseacre Brewing’s Bow Echo hazy IPA. Flex is sipping on ‘Scuse Me, a pale ale from Ope! Brewing. Greg is reviewing Brewery X’s Signature Series Volume III. Wakeboarding is tough when you’re old; just ask Greg. At least he f...
Jul 20, 2022•45 min
Do you f’n want some?! Everyone’s favorite Gary-ian Zack drops in to talk about his life as a carnie, 4th of July shenanigans, the pitfalls of “just one more beer,” weird news in the craft beer world, crazy drunk dads, and New Jersey trying to be the worst state for beer. Zack is drinking The Beach Within Reach, a Berliner Weisse from Wiseacre Brewing out of Memphis, TN. Flex and Greg are both drinking Mind Haze Hopical Crush, compliments of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Greg talks about the upco...
Jul 13, 2022•43 min
Coley is back, and so is daddy! The crew is talking about homebrewing for the summer, the mullet of beers, getting drunk and losing things, beer recalls, and the worst joke you’ll ever hear. Flex is drinking Citrus’d, an IPA from Lion’s Tail Brewing in Wisconsin. Coley and Greg are sipping on Jelly Not Jam, a fruited sour from Burley Oak Brewing. Greg talks about his weekend full of homebrewing, and what’s coming up for the summer. He also needs some help finishing his beer. And Coley is getting...
Jul 06, 2022•36 min
Our best beer friend Coley drops in to hang with Flex & Greg as we circle the globe to uncover the beer stories you won’t stop talking about. We’re drinking expensive beer, snacking on caviar, meeting strangers from Instagram, and talking about the HUGE news in the beer world (cough, Stone). Coley and Greg are drinking Urban Artifact’s Astronaut Food — Blackberry & Raspberry, a comically expensive fruited sour. Flex is sipping on I Got My Cicerone on Untappd from Youngblood Beer Company....
Jun 29, 2022•45 min
It’s a conspiracy! Greg’s wife Shannon stops by to talk about awkward beer festivals, where to get drunk at Disney World, Boozin’ on a Budget, free beer at theme parks, and really gross canned cocktails. Everyone is sipping on A Conspiracy of Lemurs, a fruited sour from Tripping Animals Brewing. New listener Thomas is getting his craft beer education thanks to Flex. Listener Andrew needs to know where to drink at Disney World. Greg and Shannon go to Institution’s Tacky Tiki Party, and someone ru...
Jun 22, 2022•40 min
Beer friends are the best friends. Greg convinces his wife Shannon to crash the party with Flex to discuss their road trip to Firestone Walker’s Invitational Beer Festival. They also talk about dangerous hot sauce, pre-gaming, drive-thru liquor stores, sad news in the brewery world, and a list that will truly make Flex mad. Greg and Shannon are drinking Primal Elements, a sour wild ale from Firestone Walker. Flex is sipping on Walkabout, a fruited sour from Fat Orange Cat. The couple recants the...
Jun 15, 2022•38 min
We are built beer tough! Deb is back with Flex and Greg to complete the Dream Team. They’re talking about some classic pale ales, smuggling alcohol across state lines, beer prices, and some old-school beers that have survived. Greg and Deb kick off summer by drinking Mirror Pond pale ale from Deschutes Brewery. Their bullpen beer is Tramping % Trailing from Casa Agria in Oxnard, CA. The team has an important question for all the listeners about our theme song. Greg runs down the top 15 pale ales...
Jun 08, 2022•27 min
Grab those 4-packs; we're taking this one to go! The dream team is back as Deb steps in to talk about meeting beer friends, aggressively over-tipping, beer festivals, the world's most expensive beer, and having a horse that will take you home when you're drunk! Deb and Greg are drinking Speedway Stout Double Fudge Edition from AleSmith Brewing in San Diego. Flex is sipping on Out for Delivery, a hazy IPA from Phase Three Brewing. Greg recaps all the fun at the 14 Cannons Brews & Crews festiv...
Jun 01, 2022•35 min
I’m irie, yeah, I’m irie. Erica drops in to bring the salty goodness to this irie jungle. The crew is getting ready for some big festivals, sneaking booze into places, drinking too much at theme parks, and getting in tight with big breweries. Thanks to @the_real_beer_vixen, we’re all sipping on Irie Jungle 2022, a triple IPA from Tripping Animals in Miami. It’s also Erica’s first-ever beer from TA. Fontana Jim calls in, and he’s got a couple bones to pick. Greg has an important question: is it o...
May 25, 2022•50 min
Cheers and unlimited beers, it’s festival season! 14 Cannons head brewer Nic Bortolin stops in to talk about their upcoming beer fest, the pitfalls of checking Untappd, the silliness that is “Cold IPA,” and new yeast strains (nerd stuff). Greg is drinking Nic and his collab: Morning Watch Coffee Kölsch. Greg made the mistake of searching reviews of Morning Watch, and Nic talks about the evil that is “Untappd.” 14 Cannons is hosting their first Brews & Crews festival on May 21, and we’ve got ...
May 18, 2022•28 min
Monica Potter, head brewer at Pedals & Pints Brewing Co., comes back to hang out and get nerdy with Flex and Greg. They’re talking about unicorn beers, fun hops, gross beer lines, Florida Man’s new toy, and a list of hazies. Greg and Monica are sipping on It’s a Unicorn Thing from WeldWerks Brewing Co. She was very excited for the Lotus hops. Flex is sipping on Pure Project’s Endless Vista, a Murky DIPA. Shoutout to Andrew for the homebrew as well. Would nutrition labels on beer turn you off...
May 11, 2022•45 min
Cheers to new beer friends! Monica Potter, head brewer at Pedals & Pints Brewing Co. in Thousand Oaks, CA, drops in to share some beer, get nerdy with beer ingredients, talk about the sour beer shortage, and share stories about wedding crashers. Greg and Monica are drinking Pedals & Pints Beach Cruiser Tropical IPA; it’s Monica’s first recipe since taking over as head brewer. Flex is sipping on Eagle Park’s Maibock. Monica gets nerdy with hops and talks about Sabro and its coconutty flav...
May 04, 2022•40 min
What’s the best part of skiing? Après-ski beers! Beergirl_Melissa stops in to talk about falling down the slopes, drinking at baseball games, New York’s anti-brunch stance, the sale of Modern Times, and the all-beer diet! Flex is drinking Crippling Predictions from Modist Brewing and Blackstact Brewing. Mel is sipping on Babe Brew 2, an Imperial Stout from Microbrasserie Labrosse and Brew Babes Family. Greg is researching Flames of Eden, the International Women’s Day collab brew from Pure Brewin...
Apr 27, 2022•50 min
Happy 300! To celebrate our 300th episode, we recorded LIVE at Naughty Pine Brewing with the brewer, owner, and badass Brittany Brouhard. We talk about her history, coming up in beer, starting multiple breweries, working at a famous lager house, and of course, she leads on a guided tasting of her beer. The show starts with a guided tasting of Sturdy-B Pilsner, followed by Supply Chain Deficit Rye Amber, Alligator Skin Belgian IPA (Pink Boots Brew), and 17 Hundred British Brown Ale. Brit and Greg...
Apr 20, 2022•48 min
Knock knock. Who’s there? Fuhgeddaboutit! Coley drops in to hang with Flex and Greg as they talk about using technology to order beer, what alcohol does to the brain, more weird laws in Utah, and baseball beers! We’ve also got a list for Flex. We should also apologize now for our awful Boston accents. Toppling Goliath and Untitled Art got together and made a delicious love child named Think Piece, and that’s what Flex is drinking. Coley and Greg are drinking Intent to Swing, a hazy DIPA from Top...
Apr 13, 2022•31 min
If you’re ready to drink a beer, give me a HELL YEAH! Coley 3:16 drops by to share a new beer with Flex and Greg and talk about how much fun she had watching Stone Cold Steve Austin. They also talk about new hops, Stone’s lawsuit with MolsonCoors, Texas’ weird drinking laws, and Flex’s attempt a buying a brewery. Thanks to Firestone Walker for making sure we were able to try one of their latest releases, Hopnosis. It’s their new IPA brewed exclusively with Cryo hops. Greg touches on the tragic l...
Apr 06, 2022•33 min
Who’s ready to burgle and chill? Erica stops by to get salty and share some craft beer! The gang talks about beercations, a-holes that work at breweries, drunk people breaking into homes, and a top 10 list that leaves Flex angry. Erica is sipping on Babe Brew 1, a Helles from Bone Haus Brewing, collaborating with the Beer Babes Family. Greg is drinking Pit-bulls And Palm Trees, a hazy double IPA collab from Tripping Animals and Crowns & Hops. Greg did a bit of traveling and drinking. First, ...
Mar 30, 2022•38 min
It’s time to get salty, as NeckNosh’s Erica stops in to drink some beer and hang out. The group talks about the best way to carry beer, St Patrick’s Day fallout, idiots at beer festivals, and drunk driving on a golf course. Thanks to Erica, we are all sharing the same beer today: New Glory Craft Brewery and New Belgium Brewing’s Cargo Short Flex. The perfect beer name. Greg gives a recap of the live show from 14 Cannons and announces the next live show: Batch 300, LIVE from Naughty Pine Brewing ...
Mar 23, 2022•40 min
Have you heard?! Craft Beer Republic collaborated with 14 Cannons on a Coffee Kölsch along with California Coffee Republic! For Batch 295, Greg set up with head brewer Nic Bortolin at the brewery for a live show and release party. Everyone in attendance had the Podcast Flight which included Patient Pilsner, California Coffee Republic Nitro Cold Brew, Morning Watch Coffee Kölsch, and Wreck Yo Ship TIPA. Nic led everyone on a guided tasting as he talked about the various ingredients, brewing proce...
Mar 16, 2022•35 min
Is your beer in a loving, supportive, environment? Our Best Beer Friend Coley stops in to hang out with Flex and Greg. The squad talks about a weekend full of Pink Boots collaboration brews, emo concerts, getting punished for booze, new beer style guidelines, awful seltzers, and beers to support Ukraine. Greg and Coley are drinking Star God, a hazy IPA from There Does Not Exist. Flex is getting into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with The Knot from Phase Three Brewing. Flex went to his first conce...
Mar 09, 2022•48 min
Cheers and mid-west beers, Republic! The pride of Gary, IN, aka Zack Miller, is back! The group is talking about the horrible people on Untappd, dropping all the adjuncts into beers, discussing Hawaii’s new buzz-kill law, and drunk politicians making kids cry. Greg found a beer from Indiana and is sipping on No Sparge Imperial Golden from Taxman Brewing Company. Flex is drinking Trouble’s Coming, a triple IPA from Eagle Park Brewing. Zack is researching Party Business, a hazy from Off Square Bre...
Mar 02, 2022•42 min
We are so excited to have Nic Bortolin, head brewer at 14 Cannons in Westlake Village, CA, on the show with us. He drops by to talk about some very exciting news at the brewery. We find out why consumers are overpaying for beer, the closure of some big craft breweries, and some heavy drinkers at Disneyworld. Greg kicks off the beer research with K-17, a Czech Dark Lager from 14 Cannons. Luckily Nic is around to provide all the details and process. In addition, Nic is drinking Yuzu for Papa, a sl...
Feb 23, 2022•40 min
Question of the day: Do you have a brewery that you love but sometimes forget about? The Dream Team is in full effect, as Deb joins the crew to talk about the downside of champagne, not-so-great beer, Dry January beverage sales, and getting too drunk to steal a car. Greg starts the beer research with Desert! It’s a DDH IIPA from SingleCut Beersmiths. Deb is sipping on Great Divide’s Horchata Yeti, straight from Denver. The team talks about the highs and lows of getting way too hydrated from cham...
Feb 16, 2022•40 min
Welcome to February; Dry January is over! The Dream Team is back, baby! Deb stops in to hang with Flex and Greg for Batch 290. The all-stars are sampling new beer styles, gearing up for the Super Bowl, prepping for Valentine’s Day, and some colossal beer collaboration news! Greg is getting the research started with Baxter, a Cold IPA from Fremont Brewing in Seattle. Flex is redeeming the pink beers with Fatty’s Beer Works Cotton Candy Milkshake IPA. The crew celebrates the end of Dry January, no...
Feb 09, 2022•40 min
I think it’s time to ask yourself; what do you believe in? Beer, of course. Erica grabs some pretzels and stops in to hang with Flex and Greg on Batch 289. The salty crew is talking about the charity work they’re doing in Indiana, which booze will protect you from COVID, drunk landlords breaking into apartments, and annoying breweries that play with our emotions. Greg starts the beer research with Lunch, an IPA from Maine Beer Company. Next, Erica brings in Henhouse IPA, which is supposed to sta...
Feb 02, 2022•36 min
“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin. Everyone’s favorite salt-queen, Erica (Neck Nosh), stops in to hang with Flex and Greg as they talk about mixing alcohols and getting way too drunk, the importance of beer research out in the field, drunk-responding to DMs, and the greatest gift to humans: Walking Around Beers. Flex kick-starts the research session with Hidden Meanings, a Double NE IPA from Good City Brewing in Milwaukee, WI. Next, Greg warms up in th...
Jan 26, 2022•32 min
