Achel loses it's trappist title after the last monks depart from the abbey. The Malty Boyz™ do make one last ditch effort to entice a monk to stay but may have made the situation worse. In more Beer News, a beer spa opens up in Denver and the Boyz wonder who it's for after looking into the spa treatment packages and Hormel Foods teams up with Modist Brewing to make a chili cheese beer must to Stephen's delight. Närke makes it's first appearance back on the podcast having last been drank at The S...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 232
The podcast has come around full circle as the 2017 Straight Jacket Barleywine from Revolution Brewing Co. was the very first beer ever featured on Malt Couture. 230 batches later, Stephen brings in the 2022 Straight Jacket and makes a bold claim. Alex brings in some rare Canada juice from Temporal Artisan Ales. Michael's living on Ohio time and is up past his bedtime. In the Beer News, New Belgium revamps it's flagship Fat Tire recipe and branding and a Philadephia brewery bans children in the ...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 231
The Malty Boyz™ kick off 2023 drinking a crispy collab from Humble Sea Brewing Co. and Firestone Walker and recap what they did to ring in the new year. In the Beer News, Cantillon ages bottles of beer at the bottom of the ocean, the Boyz react to Untappd's Best Beers of 2022 lists, and Stephen doesn't understand metric conversion for temperature. Michael reports live from Ohio. For the Bottleshare Alex brings in a Maplewood's Barrel Aged Cinammon Double Coconut Cuppa. Head to our Patreon for we...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 230
Alex takes Michael and Stephen on a trip down memory lane as he recounts his first ever in-person trade for a bottle of Midnight Sun's 2010 Barfly batch 1. See if this old money gem still holds up 12 years later. In the Beer News, a brewery in Canada gets sued by both Patagonia and Stone Brewing and a hard seltzer bars enters the arena in Asheville, NC. In the Bottleshare, Michael takes it up the ass but it's not what you think it is (unless you're Brazilian, then it is what you think it is). Th...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 229
The ghosts of Beersmas Past, Super Past, Present, and Future make their annual haunting of ol' Ebenezer Kidd and this year Alex must confront some harsh truths about his holiday beverage choices. Classic holiday brews are presented while indulgent bottom shelf egg milk punch are placed high on a pedestal. In the Beer News, Kern River Brewing announces it'll become an employee owned brewery and Stephen discovers what the number one television show is much to his disbelief. So grab your beernament...
Dec 15, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 228
The Malty Boyz™ explore some lesser known West Coast IPA brewers based off the suggestions of the Malt Mavens. Hoppy offerings from Ghost Town Brewing, Von Ebert Brewing, Wilmington Brewing Company, and Flatland Brewing Company will be put through the wringer and then power ranked at the end. Tune in to fine out which of these hometown darlings will gain the biggest prize in craft beer podcasting: bragging rights! Thanks to Southern Grist Brewing Company for sponsoring this episode! Follow them ...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 227
It's that time of the year again to leave Thanksgiving dinner early, put on your warmest winter coat, and stand outside in the freezing cold with grandma outside your local Binny's waiting for that Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout release. This year the Malty Boyz™ get the official media kit for the BCBS line up and review the entire horizontal. Alex and Stephen start things off while Michael arrives late and speed runs the entire line up.
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 12 min
The Malty Boyz™ drink perhaps the rarest tick ever when they pop a never released Fantôme homebrew from 1988. Individually hand labeled by Dany Prignon's niece and bottled from a keg this is effectively Fantôme Batch 0. Hear what secrets this ghost has in store for the Boyz. In the Beer News, The Boyz drink Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot aged in E.H. Taylor barrels, complete with minty tube, Lakefront Brewing adds a bit more flair to their brewery, and the latest Miller Lite viral consumable might be a...
Nov 17, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 226
When the Beer News brings the Malty Boyz™ a story about a Grateful Dead themed brewery with a cocaine dealing bartender it unlocks a tale from Alex's about a giant crack apple filled with whimsical characters like Mr. Engineering Student, Mr. Stoner Frat Bro, Ms. Danielle Steel, Craft Beer Kevin, and even ol' Alex Kidd himself. In the Bottle Share, Alex brings in a eisbock final boss from Struise, Michael goes full daddy mode, and Stephen closes the chapter on this year's festbier saga. Thanks t...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 225
After years of typing away on a keyboard in a damp, sour smelling basement, Alex vocalizes his inner craft beer shitlord to Stephen and Michael in the form of a Freudian Slip while referring to a San Diego brewery. The Malty Boyz™ also discuss using Calzones as drinkware and brewing beer on cruise ships. In the Bottle Share, Alex brings in three barleywine variants celebrating Kros Strain's 1000th batch while Stephen shares an old money classic that's more presentation than substance. Thanks to ...
Oct 20, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 224
Hair of the Dog is selling their brewing equipment including the iconic concrete egg, an ovoid specialty fermenter, and The Malty Boyz™ listen in on what interested parties are saying. Alex lands the only new Dark Lord variant from the 2022 Dark Lord release and the Boyz yearn for the full festival to make a comeback. Plus, news from the City of Brotherly Love not living up to their nickname. Michael brings in another gas station gem while Stephen counters last week's Oktoberfest beer offering f...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 223
A brewery makes an accounting blunder and needs to sell $24,000 worth of food in order to stay open. The Malty Boyz™ take a look at their panini centric menu and see if fundraising endeavour is feasible. Then grandma chimes in and all hell breaks loose! Genesee Brewing released a flavored kellerbier which leads Alex and Stephen to find out they have very different opinions on what they consider wacky. In the Bottle Share, there's a duo of hype cans from Alex and Stephen while Micheal continues t...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 222
IT'S HAPPENING! The Malty Boyz™ drink Bud Ice! But it comes with consequences when a 90s marketing campaign comes back to haunt them. In the Beer News, Denver loses a gem of a brewery when Black Project announces their closing their doors, meanwhile, Miami wonders who was the Dogfish Head taproom afloat. Alex brings in a domestic märzen from Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. and Stephen finds a Bottle Logic offering that's greeted with unexpected results. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 221
Bufflo, New York has a broken table problem thanks to the sale of draft beers quintupling during the NFL's opening weekend. It's another heatwave in Los Angeles and that means talking about Beavertown Brewery. Alex exposes Stephen and Michael to yet another Iowa pastry purveyor. Stephen and Michael grill also about what it was like for him to take the Bar Exam. Thanks to Ollie for sponsoring the episode. Ollie enables brewers to better manage brewery production, customer relationships, order pro...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 220
The Malty Boyz™ nestle up with 5 legendary beers from the Midwest beer scene. All of them were bottled between 2010-2012 and at one time held a spot in the BeerAdvocate top 100. They'll be drinking Bell's Brewing Black Note Batch 1, Hoppin' Frog Barrel-Aged Naked Evil, Dark Horse Brewing Bourbon Barrel Plead the Fifth, Town Hall Brewery Wee Jack, and Short's Brewing's Colossally Ludicrous then power ranking them at the end to see which of these beers deserve to keep their legend status! Head to ...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 219
Alex experiments with kratom to unlock his potential while Michael resorts to smelling salts. In the Beer News, Mikkeller says they're closing their San Diego brewery due to difficulties from Covid and their history of gender-based bullying, harrassment, and poor employee safety protocols has nothing to do with it, the Boyz wonder if Platform Brewing actually exists, and Auntie Anne's teams up with Evil Genius for a pretzel themed beer. For the Bottle Share, Alex brings in a barleywine collab be...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 218
Levi Funk finds himself in Southern California and ends up in the Malt Seat drinking with the Malty Boyz™. Levi starts off with a blind tasting for Alex and Michael before diving into a Bottle Share where they all test their luck playing the Fantome roulette and check out an offering from Homage Brewing. In the Beer News, they discuss Allagash finally adding a year-round IPA to their line up and Miller High Life ice cream bars. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content . Get the Malt Cout...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 217
What happens when bodybuilding and folk rock collide? What if they also included breaking baseball bats in the name of evangelism? It's almost like a "What If?" reality within the Maltverse has been revealed. Dead characters are not only alive but thriving. In the Beer News, there's a CO2 shortage, a Pennsylvania staple closes it's doors, and Heineken releases some Heinekicks. Thanks to Standard Meadery , Bottleworks , and Westbound & Down Brewing Company for sponsoring this episode! Head to...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 216
Stephen returns to Malt Couture but before The Malty Boyz settle back into their old ways of drinking barleywines, flanders reds, and shelf turds, Stephen got some notes about the episodes he missed. In the Beer News, the Boyz climb BAMF Mountain, look into Coors latest marketing ploy, "The Thirst Trap", and check out Goose Island's 2022 BCBS line up when they Goose It or Loose It. Thanks to Divine Barrel Brewing for sponsoring this episode! Visit Divine Barrel Brewing at DivineBarrel.com and fo...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 215
Another episode, nice. Alex and Michael do this one. They talk about Miller Lite doing a collab with J Balvin, the new Modelo Oro light beer, and Lagunitus doing a sleek rebrand. They drink beers from Wondrous Brewing, Forest and Main, and Alewife. They also do a bit about Blackbeard's ghost. That's worth the listen alone imo. Thanks to More Labs and their amazing product Morning Recovery for sponsoring the episode. Use it before you chug that barleywine and you'll feel better the next morning. ...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 214
The Alex and Michael show continues. They try some beers from Evil Twin/Anchorage Brewing, Liquid Gravity/Altamont, and March First brewing. They talk about beer caves in Iowa and Coors Light being allowed to do Super Bowl commercials again. They also get to talk about Lakeside, a creepy amusement park in Denver, very exciting stuff. Thanks to New Image brewing for sponsoring the episode. Follow them on Instagram @nibrewing , and follow this link to buy their Fruitlegger series on Tavour AVAILAB...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 213
Alex and Michael invite comedian Nick Gligor back on the pod to drink some mezcal. In beer news, Alex breaks down the newly enacted New Jersey brewery law single-handedly making it even more difficult to like the state. In the mezcal throwdown, they drink mezcals from Del Maguey, Banhez, Yuu Baal, and Codigo 1530 and crown their favorite. They also eat worm salt and play a game in which the winner wins a jug of crickets. Thanks to New Image brewing for sponsoring the episode. Check out their Fru...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 212
For this one, we invite Deanna Belos from Sincere Engineer on the show to talk about Chicago and drink malort. She and the Malty Boyz drink a Cantillon they apparently weren't supposed to, they talk about chalk beer, and then they do an all Chicago-based bottle share with Second City meadery, Keeping Together, and Jeppson's Malort. Check out Sincere Engineer on their east coast tour. Find dates at https://sincereengineer.com . Thanks to Golden Wing Barley Milk for sponsoring this episode. Visit ...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 211
Alex and Michael do another episode by themselves. The bits are debatably better than last week's. It's a shorter episode than usual which is cool. They talk about beer stuff and then they drink beer and talk about it. Michael has to write these show notes while Stephen is gone. Thanks to Lua Brewing for sponsoring the episode. Check out Lua at https://www.luabeer.com/ and on Instagram, @LuaBrewing. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer Get the Malt Couture ...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 210
The malty boyz are missing a boyz but the show must go on. Stephen is somewhere out in the world on a #wanderlust, so Alex and Michael are locking it down doing what they know best: so so bits and phoned in beer reviews. We will never change. On this one we’ve got beers from Good Word, New Groove Brewing, and Monkish. We talk about Stone hopefully almost for the last time and we dust off the AB InBev vs Coors corn syrup controversy after a few years. Thanks to Bierstadt Lagerhaus for sponsoring ...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 28 min
To celebrate Malt Couture's 4 year anniversary, the Malty Boyz™ put themselves through The Anniversary Cup. Featuring anniversary beers from 12 different breweries commemorating one to 30 years. It all starts off with a 5 year Bruery Anniversary Ale vertical to determine the Wild Card beer. Then it's New Money vs Old Money when anniversary beers from Allagash Brewing Company, Central Waters Brewing, Brasserie Fantôme, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Jackie O's, Fonta Flora Brewery, Fremont Bre...
Jun 23, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 208
Due to unforseen CiRcUmStAnCeS, the Malty Boyz™ record this episode in the "dark" because Alex's internet goes out. With no Zoom video to reference, they must record using only the sound of their own not-so-soothing voices. In the Beer News, Selin's Grove says goodbye after 25 years of brewing, a New York brewery raffles off an AR-15, and Arby's releases a smoked bacon bourbon. Alex ticks a Fantome he's been chasing for over a decade followed by another linen closet deep cut for the Bottleshare....
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 207
That's right, in an unprecedented event, the Malty Boyz™ coincidently take the low ABV route starting with an non-alcoholic beverage hop infused beverage from Mikerphone. Then it's all light sailing from there with offerings from Sideward Brewing Co., Berryessa Brewing Co., and Ohio. In the Beer News, Modern Times is on the auction block, the Boyz learn about North Carolina obscenity laws, and Miller Lite releases a product that does not have Sofia Colucci's fingerprints on it. Head to our Patre...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 206
Michael gets locked into a 25 year contract while working at a cougar bar. Floodland makes their return to the show. Stone's trademark lawsuit with Sycamore gets settled. Minnesota updates an old, dumb beer law and frees the growler. Urban Artifact releases "the world's most expensive beer." Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt! TeeSpring.com/MaltCoutureOfficialShirt DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkB...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 205
The Malty Boyz™ explore Nordic cinema and ask the timeless question, "What's so funny?" A beer trading group goes full wholesome during the baby formula shortage. Patrick Rue purchases a 50% interest in Moonlight Brewing Company and the Boyz rejoice. Thanks to Revolution Brewing for sponsoring this episode! Visit Revolution Brewing at RevBrew and follow them on Instagram @RevBrewChicago! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer Get the Malt Couture Officially L...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 204
