Michael announces his political aspirations in this historic 203rd episode of Malt Couture. Can he drive a wedge issue between Alex and Stephen or do maltier heads prevail? In the Beer News, Goose Island announces plans to release 1,992 NFTs for $500 a pop, Tree House buys a golf course, and Dos Equis enters the ready-to-drink-cocktail market. Thanks to Amory's Tomb Brewing Co. for sponsoring this episode! Visit Amory's Tomb Brewing Co. at AmorysTomb.com and follow them on Instagram @AmorysTomb!...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 203
For this Beers of Fame episode, the Malty Boyz™ dial back the ABV and IBUs as they tick some of the most iconic IPAs from Beer Advocate's Beers of Fame list. Featuring Town Hall Brewing Masala Mama, Ithaca Beer Company Flower Power, Columbus Brewing Company IPA, Smuttynose Brewing Co. Finestkind IPA, and Kern River Brewing Co. Just Outstanding. Thanks to Horus Aged Ales for sponsoring this episode! Visit Horus Aged Ales at HorusBeer.com and follow them on Instagram @HorusAgedAles! Head to our Pa...
May 12, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 202
It's time once again to take a trip down Beers of Fame lane and this time the Malty Boyz™ are gearing up to dive back into The IBU Wars as they tackle some of the most fabled double IPAs on the BeerAdvocate Beers of Fame list. Featuring Three Floyds Dreadnaught, Kuhnhenn DRIPA, Avery Maharaja IPA, and Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, and Fat Head's Brewery Hop Juju. Thanks to Jackie O's Brewery for sponsoring this episode! Visit Jackie O's Brewery at JackieOs.com and follow them on Instagram @JackieO...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 201
Every 100 episodes the Malty Boyz™ dig deep into the linen closets for the worth beers to compete in THE MALTY CUP! Each Malty Boy enters four beers that are barrel-aged and higher than 10% ABV. 12 beers enter, only one will emerge as the Malty Cup Champion! What malt secrets has Alex had stored up in the deepest recesses of his collection? Does Stephen dust off any shelf turds? Will Michael adhere to the rules? Tune in and find out! Thanks to 608 Brewing Company for sponsoring this episode! Vis...
Apr 28, 2022•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 200
After missing the first time, Alex finally ticks Dogfish Head Liquor de Malt, a bottle conditioned malt liquor 40oz. Stone's back in in another trademark infringement lawsuit, this time as the defendant. Stone Cold Steve Austin cracks 35 Steveweisers at Wrestlemania. Sofia Colucci does it again when Miller Lite released "Beer Drops" to make any lite beer taste more like Miller Lite. Thanks to Perennial Artisan Ales for sponsoring this episode! Visit Perennial Artisan Ales at PerennialBeer.com an...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 199
The annual 4/20 episode is upon the Malty Boyz™ and this year they've assembled 21 coconut adjuncted beers to compete in THE COCONUT CUP TRIPLE THREAT DEATH MATCH! Featuring beers from Cellarmaker, Horus Aged Ales, Whiskey Hill Brewing Company, Structures Brewing, Cerebral Brewing, Phase Three, Humble Sea, Reuben's Brews, Arclight Brewing Company, Monochrome Brewing, Eighth State Brewing Company, Bottle Logic, Omnipollo, 3 Floyds, Moksa, Vision Quest, Aslin, SMog City, Little Cottage, 608 Brewin...
Apr 14, 2022•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 198
Ask and ye shall recieve, blah! Dracula's back thanks to a 5-star review. Will he be bringing any other classic Maltyverse characters with him, blah? In the Beer News, the Stone vs Keystone trademark infringement case is done and the jury has awarded $56 million to Stone, meanwhile, Old Bay announces they'll be releasing a vodka. Then it's another double barleywine episode when Alex brings in malty treats from Trophy Brewing and Private Press Brewing. Michael brings in "soda." Stephen asks you t...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 197
Alex and Stephen hold down the malty fort as Michael's away on another vacay. The Stone vs Molson Coors trial enters it's third week, Buffalo Trace gets into NFTs, and Trappist Rochefort adds a new beer to their roster for the first time in 60 years. Alex brings in a double barrel banger from Cerebral Brewing, then in the Bottle Share, the boyz channel their inner Meady Boyz™ while Stephen brings in a shelf turd that ends up being very polishable. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 196
Alex scours the trade groups and Side Project's La Coterie club to assemble a line up of Cory King's hottest cinnamon creations. The Malty Boyz™ end up lining up 6 Side Project cinnamon beers to knock down. Beers include Derivation Blend 9, BVC (collab with Cycle Brewing), For Phil, Symmetry (collab with Crooked Stave), Continuance Blend 2, and Shared Ambiente. It's a high noon cinnamon shootout! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer Get the Malt Couture Off...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 195
Gather 'round the weather beaten coffee table we found out on the street three years ago, it's time for a classic basement bottle share in mom's basement. This time we're pouring beers from Oozlefinch, Against the Grain Brewery, Blue Moon, and North Park Beer Co. Mom! WHERE'S THAT DEEP DISH PIZZA? MOM! MOOOOM!!!! No, I told you, just give me a Visa gift card for my 37th birthday and keep me on the family phone plan! Yes, this is my best friend. No, we know each other from the internet. 3 months ...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 194
Michael buys Elden Ring and treats it like Pokemon and all hell breaks loose at the Pokemart. In the Beer News, the Malty Boyz™ finally get to try beer from Kings & Convicts and follow up on the Threes Brewing CEO stepping down. Alex brings in a component blended barleywine from Cellarmaker then doubles up for the Bottleshare with a barrel-aged American barleywine and it's base beer from Solemn Oath. Stephen gets his San Diego fix with an offering from Societe Brewing Co. Thanks to Lua Brewi...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 193
Being courageous means hiking up your prices according to Heineken, who posted record profits in 2021. Meanwhile, local breweries can't price a pilsner for more than $7 without drawing outrage. Threes Brewing CEO compares vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany on Twitter and promptly draws the ire of the internet before starting a Substack to explain himself. Does not end well. Alex brings in a barrel-aged stout collab between 7venth Son Brewery and VooDoo Brewing then showcases a Helles from Dovetail...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 192
The Big Game has come and gone and The Malty Boyz™ once again sit down with Mike Costello to break down all the beer commercials that aired. Alex brings in a maple barrel aged treat from Ruse Brewing. Michael goes the European route. Stephen announces the next 420 episode cup theme. Thanks to Side Project Brewing for sponsoring this episode! Visit Side Project Brewing at SideProjectBrewing.com and follow them on Instagram @SideProjectBrew! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreo...
Feb 24, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 191
The Global Marking Vice President for Molsen Coors, Sofia Colucci, has done it again. This time hiring mathematician Ken Ono to dunk on Budweiser's 80 calorie beer reminding everyone that Miller64 has been around for over a decade. From gingerbread dive bars to New Balance collabs, Colucci is crushing the Beer News in a good way. Meanwhile, Campbell's Soup wants people to drink "brothtails." Alex revisits the days of the IBU wars with an old money IPA that clocks in at 100 IBUs, Michael can't te...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 190
It's another #BIL episode, this time Stephen brings in four barrel-aged barleywines including an old money classic from Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, a hidden gem from Benchtop Brewing, a stashed away barleybob from Hardywood, and a Barreled Souls collab with Horus. Which barleywine will reign supreme at the end of this episode? Will Michael enjoy any of them? Will Alex give his stamp of approval? May Lord Maris show mercy in the power rankings. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclu...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 189
Apparently, in Indiana there's an old dumb beer law that prohibits certain retailers from selling cold beer. Let's all hope they fix it with a slightly less stupid beer law. It's also a old dumb beer law triple header in the Beer News with New Jersey looking to designate open container areas and New York looking to allow alcohol sales in movie theaters. Alex shares a cripsy hometown hero from Iowa while Stephen presents a double feature. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon....
Feb 03, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 188
Monster Energy buys CANarchy and the Malty Boyz™ hope this means Oskar Blues and Cigar City will get some choice sponsorship opportunities. In other Beer News, Russian River's Pliny the Younger gets a new release date and Marin Brewing Company closes it's doors. Alex brings in massive 21% barleywine that's bottled still, Michael brings is the best ham water to date, and Stephen catches both of them sleeping on some highly recommended rap music. Thanks to New Trail Brewing Co. for sponsoring this...
Jan 27, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 187
Can you buy a hip, gently used brewery with just photos of apes? At Bad Boiz Castle Incorporated LLC we say, "Yeah, bruh. Yeah." Kings & Convicts is at it again purchasing yet another San Diego brewery, this time adding Saint Archer to their portfolio. In other Beer News, SweetWater's big weed overlords look to sell of what's left of Green Flash while Budweiser goes full Willy Wonka with their golden can contest. Alex brings in a saison from a brewery operating like it's 2005, Michael goes i...
Jan 20, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 186
Sometimes, a Tweet drops that shakes you to your core and makes you question the reality in which you live in. Pabst Blue Ribbon did just that and now the Malty Boyz™ will never be the same. Listen and find out which of the Boyz welcomes the new ass eating overlords and which one shuns ass eat and refuses to comply. Alex brings in what Evil Twin called their "best beer ever made" while Stephen continues his quest to make Malt Couture a pie podcast. Michael is let down by Drizly. Head to our Patr...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 185
Once again, Alex lights the Malt signal and asks for suggestions of hidden, local gems. The Malt Mavens have spoken and in this batch The Malty Boyz™ will try beers from Goldfinger Brewing Company, Jack's Abby, Godspeed Brewery, and Origin Beer Project before putting them through the Power Rankings. In the Beer News, a man brandishes a gun at Russian River Brewing, Green Flash and Alpine Beer Co. get gobbled up by Big Cannabis, and Sante Adairius keeps the spirit of a historic Oakland beer bar a...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 184
Bro, get your peacock on with your steampunk goggles and big, loud hat because the Malty Boyz™ are exploring the game... the bourbon game. In Bourbon News, the Boyz™ discuss NFTs linked to rare bourbons stored in a "vault" to Buffalo Trace going high-tech to combat counterfeiting. Alex brings in a collab between The Bruery and Three Chiefs and gives an update about the status of Three Chiefs. Stephen ends 2021 with wine from Las Jaras Wines and interviews winemaker Joel Burt about the Dr. Steve ...
Dec 30, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 183
It's another Beersmas here in the Maltyverse and once again old Ebenezer Kidd is visited by the ghosts of Beersmas Past, Super Past, Present, and Future. And all he got was a scorpion to eat and digest. That's right, Alex eats a scorpion carcass this episode! Serves him right working Stephen and Michael to the bone the way he does. Alex should have eaten at least two or three more scorpions tbh frfr. Guess that makes him the scorpion king or whatever. Anyway, in the Beer News, Barefoot Wines col...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 182
The Malty Boyz™ drop into the dive bars of South Dakota to the dive bars of Alabama and learn telling someone "Ur bad" is a flirtatious to tell someone they are good. In the Beer News, a stream in Hawaii registers a 1.2% ABV, Budweiser gets into the NFT game, and Miller High Life releases a gingerbread kit to build your own authentic dive bar. Miller High Life... ur bad. Michael gets put on a jury. Alex revisits an east coast remnant of The Great IBU Wars. Thanks to The Bruery for sponsoring thi...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 181
Alex's favorite magazine, Esquire, the official periodical of all lawyers, endorses the opinion that people should only drink half their beer then discard the rest. Does this endorsement hold any integrity? No. In other Beer News, aluminum tariffs threaten to destroy the Ball Corporation unless breweries start ordering no less than 1 million cans. In the Bottleshare, Alex brings in a hidden gem of a barleywine from Wax Wings Brewing Co. that caused a local scandal. Stephen is back on his shelf t...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 180
Alex speaks it into existence declaring this to be Michael’s funniest episode. Does Michael deliver or does he make Alex look like a fool? How many knee-slapping punchlines will Michael deliver while drinking barleywine from Kros Strain? Will Michael bust out his best roast jokes when talking about the return of the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer? What zingers will Michael come up with when discussing Topo Chico releasing their hard seltzer in glass bottles? How hard will Michael burn Goo...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 179
In this Maltterrogation the Malty Boyz™ talk with founder of Keeping Together and Master Cicerone Averie Swanson! Hear about Averie's time as Brew Master for Jester King, moving to Chicago and consulting Half Acre before opening up Keeping Together. Then they dive into discussing her dream collaboration, favorite brewery facility, and the worst beer she's ever brewed. For more bonus content subscribe to our Patreon for weekly interviews, videos, and more! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr
Enjoy this bonus Small Batch episode with Becca Scott as she talks about being a correspondent for Magic: The Gathering, hosting board game play thrus and tutorials for Geek and Sundry, and being part of Dr. America. For more bonus content subscribe to our Patreon for weekly interviews, videos, and more! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Enjoy this Mailbag Black Friday bonus episode where we answer spicy questions submitted by Malt Mavens. In this mailbag, Stephen lists his favorite songs by The Mountain Goats while Alex explains Crass to Michael, the Malty Boyz™ discuss funny foods, give advice on how to break it to your beer group that you're tired of the game, and what their last beers would be and with who. For more bonus content subscribe to our Patreon for weekly interviews, videos, and more! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer...
Nov 26, 2021•57 min
After polling DontDrinkBeer fans about off the radar local gems, Alex sourced beers from four breweries that haven't been featured on Malt Couture yet. For the first time, the Malty Boyz™ try beers from Neubleus Taproom, Barrique Brewing and Blending, The Seed: A Living Beer Project, and There Does Not Exist then give them the power ranking treatment. In the Beer News, Wu-Tang Clan's GZA beer dinner in NYC is back and 450 North cereal bowls go on sale for $175. Plus, a special message from David...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 178
Alex and Stephen bring the heat when they record together in lieu of Michael who was on vacation. It's all bangers this episode when they pop barleywine from Orpheus Brewing, mead from Schramm's, black lager from Suarez Family Brewery, and a commercial batch of wild ale from Freak Folk Bier. In the Beer News, Larry Bell gets paid when Bell's is sold off to Kirin, a man who hates whiskey amasses a collection of miniature whiskey worth over $45,000, and Sonic's and Arby's get into the alcohol game...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 177
