We're back! Thanks for waiting, gang. I was busy driving across the entire country and still trying to keep a quota of hazy IPA and sugar stout. Don't worry, I made it. On today's episode, we break down the necessity of "Train Beers," some 10 year old Quad, and Tony hoists himself from a fancy beer drought. Also, the guys kind of make assholes of themselves (but in a good way) talking about the sexual harassment and abuse that has run rampant through the nation's best breweries and the nation's ...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 58
This is a real test for me. See, we literally just recorded the show and I pretty much don't remember anything that either of us said. That's okay, I'll still keep making this garbage. On today's show, the guys cover a lot of ground - Griff's final weekend in Vegas, Tony's feelings on Red Rooster and the latest from the world of Jon Taffer. Also, Griff waxes poetic about a new beer bar and a new table game, and Tony deals with some bad tweets. At the end, we played Untrappd and it had a slightly...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 57
Show notes?? Damn, I'm so tired...but for you guys, anything. On today's episode, we talked about chicken A LOT. There is some super dork news about the environment which inspires both hosts to go on full tilt tirades. Griff thinks about all of the delicious barleywine he has waiting for him in Chicago, and who wouldn't? Finally a chicken…. game? Whatever. I'm going back to sleep. Good night everybody! ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 56
Clickbait alert! He's going after B-dubs, get him! It's true, I did go after B-dubs, but you can't be mad because it's our first anniversary show! Today, the guys celebrate by barely recognizing that it's been a whole year of this…whatever this is. The guys complain about already really bad restaurants, and then unleash a thicc batch of seltzer news. Oh yeah! After that, Griff tosses Tony into the well for an anniversary themed round of "Untrappd." Alright now git them headphones in ya hear! ★ S...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 55
Oh no! More show notes? I can't even! Just kidding, I'm good! What a great episode we have this week. A fully-vaccinated Griff and an unvaccinated but unthreatened Tony take on the "major issues of the day" in the "world of beer." Not really, but Griff does give a review of the new Burger King chicken sandwich everyone is going on about. The guys cover some important Hyper Beer Nerd Dork Shit News (™) that I think was primarily vitamin seltzer related. Then, a new game?!?! Griff actually comes u...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 54
Oh wow remember April Fools Day? It was like, a few days ago. April Fools Day is one of those days that you remember for about 3 minutes while it’s happening. Well, good news, your favorite podcast made a whole episode about it….kind of. On today’s highly organized and well thought out episode, your heroes (that’s Tony and Griff) bring you all the important brewery April Fools bits you love, and some that you might have missed. Griff breaks down his favorite beers from a trip to the beach, and T...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 53
**ALERT THERE IS NO CINNAMON SHRIMP CONTENT IN THIS 90 MINUTES OF PSYCHOBABBLE** Hello everyone. Just got in from California and man, is it nice over there. I thought the ocean was cool, not to mention all of the beers. This episode is definitely one of our 50 best, I guarantee it. Griff does on a TV rant in memory of Jessica Walter. The guys also "mourn" this disappearance of a beloved "Chicago" brewery, and eventually they play a game about college basketball coaches or something. And I think ...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 52
Baaaaahhh da da dahhh dum! Badoobadoobadoo waaahhhh! It's the Beer Engine Podcast! With your hosts, uhhh, you know em! Those guys! They are back and ready for more bullshit! On this week's intriguing new episode, the boys talk St. Patrick's Day traditions (very timely). Also, Griff's Vegas capers lead him under the spotlight (for some outdoor comedy) and under the needle (for some future indoor comedy). The guys bring out some beer news and do a very poor job explaining Italian Pils and Ranch Wa...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 51
The days, months and years just keep going by, don't they? No beer, no seltzer and yes, no podcast can stop the slow march of death. But it can pass the time, and by golly, time will pass while you listen to this! It's Tony's birthday! Or, it was! We celebrate by talking about lager and clear IPA! Yay! Also, the podcast content you come here for - mergers & acquisitions! Finally, a game that flat out enrages the birthday boy. Ok bye bye!!! ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 50
Well, well, well. If it isn’t the bloody listeners of this podcast! Sorry, been watching “Toast of London” and I can’t stop thinking about Ray Purchase. What’s that guy’s deal huh? Anyway check that show out, it’s pretty funny. On today’s show, we discuss if, maybe, we are all keeping our own oaths, hmm? We have some news on the Downtown Las Vegas infrastructure which impacts one particular podcaster from history. Also, Griff got drunk (yay), Griff deals with packing peanuts (boo) and Tony bring...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 49
Another day, another dollar, am I right fam? Well, not much of a dollar for me. No one paid me a dollar for this. We just had to buckle down and produce more content. It’s alright, I’ll still keep putting out this garbage. Now this week, you’ve got some classic rants about Rush Limbaugh (dead) and Ted Cruz (dead...oh wait). Also, Pastrybot returned because we had such a good week in the world of pastry and we wanted to thank our special robot friend for delivering him some “imperial lassi gose.”...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 48
Happy Presidents Day! Wow, has it already been a year since the last one? Seems like all we do is think about Presidents here. "Does the President have a dog?" "What does the President think about global warming?" "Is the President going to send some drones to the local hospital?" You know, maybe "Presidents Day" should be a day where you DON'T think about the President. Kind of cool. Anyway, on this show we screwed around even more than usual I think, talked about some really gloopy seltzer and...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 47
This again?! Whoa! It was "Big Game Sunday" just recently, so we had our resident gambling wizard - the Content King of Las Vegas - Brian Mollica, join us for some betting advice. The fellas get into some gambling talk for the big game, which you might have already heard, but we did some other stuff too! We reached into the way back machine to do a classic "Table for Ate" segment and talked about some delicious Buffalo Wing beers. Yum! Finally, we played a special edition of "Untrappd" with some...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 46
We went all in and to continue with the show like this would be to beat ourselves with the book. We are out, Sam. ★ Support this podcast ★
Feb 05, 2021•16 min•Ep. 45
It’s another episode of the Beer Engine - and it’s all for you! Yes, you! Our oldest and dearest friend of the show. You deserve it my dear friend and we need your support more than ever in these “unprecedented times.” Today, there was some babble about “Joe Biden’s America” and Griff unexpectedly introduces a new, self-indulgent segment about lager. Life in Vegas rolls on, too, as Griff finally gets his damn sportsbook account set up by taking a selfie for a stranger. There was a big beer news ...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 44
Wow, another one (copyright DJ Khaled). And actually this episode and all episodes are sponsored by DJ Khaled, and written, produced and recorded by DJ Khaled. Kinda cool. On today’s show, the guys discuss life in Joe Biden’s renewed, inspired American utopia. Griff talks over some cool, classic beer styles he’s been enjoying in his new home. Then, the game you sit through 35 minutes of babble to enjoy - Griff has put together a new “Two Brews and a Lie” about your favorite beer gizmos and dooda...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 43
Ah, hello. My deepest “apologies” for missing a whole week of podcast content *eye roll*. Well, we’re back now. Really, t’s not like we pumped out some bullshit for 41 consecutive weeks or anything. And maybe I just needed to chill a little bit and get my internet situation sorted out. Honestly, there shouldn’t even be internet out here, we’re in the middle of the god dang desert. But don’t worry, Tony and I are both getting 5 bars and we’re here to party. Today, the guys unload some more of the...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 42
Wow, Griff did it, he drove 2000 miles just to host the Drippies! It’s all true, and I don’t even really have any good stories. We ate some poke and a banh mi, but that’s about it. No one got into a fight or anything. Worst thing was paying $15 in tolls in Oklahoma, gee whiz, and for what?! Today, the boys hand out the annual Drippy Awards and, of course, figure out the format on the fly. There are seven categories and you might as well choose the winners at random...that’s sort of what we did. ...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 41
You thought I would forget the show notes, just because I am driving 2000 miles across the country. WRONG! On today's show, the guys have some very serious beer conversation, putting their year of drinking under a retrospective microscope, and also putting some predictions for 2021 on record for some podcast weirdo to make fun of next December. Then, we hop into the Brux Capacitor for a short ride back to December 2019 to make fun of some of the all-time WORST EVER predictions for the beer indus...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 40
The holidays are coming hard and fast, my friends. And so is Santa………..hmm? Was that weird? Well, hope everyone is having a pleasant holiday season. Oh no, I’ve just been apprehended by the Christmas Army for saying “holiday season.” Looks like I’m headed to a special kind of jail for secular language next to all of your favorite Starbugs baristas. Well, the wheel of content moves on with or without me. On today’s show, the guys spend far too long analyzing a niche series of donut beers from a M...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 39
Seasons greetings, my friends! What a lovely December day here in the Midwest - it’s 4:30 PM, it’s dark, I’m sitting under the fluorescent glow of my ring light while drinking some saison. On today’s episode, the guys break down the hyperest, nerdiest, dorkiest news of the day by breaking down the “Easter Egg” single barrel variants of Bourbon County. Easter eggs? Goose Island, you idiots! That’s the wrong holiday! Then the guys break down some of the dumbest beer Facebook content of the last fe...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 38
Tony said this was the show title, which really saves me some trouble. See, I forget pretty much everything that happened during the show instantly. I might as well have Will Smith right in front of me with one of those memory-zapping gadgets. What do I remember from this show? Well, I know Tony won a very special award (congrats) and we played an excellent game of "This or That" which will make you want to flip on ABC Family. One thing I'm sure of is that I definitely didn't make any veiled thr...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 37
Heyyy. How's it going? Did everyone have a nice Thanksgiving? Did you get ripped up drunk and play Quiplash until 2AM? Hope so! On today's episode, the guys cover important existential questions: what beers does Waffle House like? How much has Griff spent on stout lotteries in the past 3 weeks? And what if you could travel through time? Would you do the obvious and kill, you know, "that guy?" Or would you do what Tony and Griff did and just look at lists of beers from the past? I hope you answer...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 36
It's the holidays everyone, and you know what that means: it's time for everyone to stand in a long winding line through the H concourse at O'Hare to board Spirit Airlines flight 356. Onboard you and your 179 mates will be safely spaced 28 inches from each other. Alas, getting breathed on by a transient isn't in the cards for the boys this year so they are virtually bringing their podcast family together, and Podcast Dad Brian Mollica joined the step brothers today. Brian steps over to the kids ...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 35
Hello. Hi. Welcome to the Beer Engine Podcast. The election is finally in the rear view mirror and America has returned to…normal? Whatever. On today's show, the guys get back to basics. What's that mean? Lager, bad bit ideas and a stupid, half assed game? Bloody hell. You're right. Sorry I guess. We did play a game that had some very funny beers, and I think you'll love it. And hey, if you like that, you should think about coming to our Thanksgiving Eve "Virtual Pub!" Just email us or slide int...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 34
Ah another week of show notes. OK, let's see here, close out the incognito windows, pull up Google Docs, and we're good! This week on the Beer Engine: Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump and musical guest, The Coconut Stouts! The guys do talk about the very predictable election results and start building Donald Trump's official enemies list. Also, Griff orders beer and succeeds and fails at the same time!? Huh?? Then, Griff cleans up the hamberder wrappers and spicy nugget crumbs off the seat in the De...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 33
Oh no, Tuesday already?! Will the torture never end? Probably not. A fine Segway (the little scooter that's been discontinued, ha ha) to today's delightful Election Day special! Now, what could Tony and I add to your election day experience you ask? Well, I may not have any fancy maps that can zoom in on a county (try Google FYI) but I do have some IPA and we do both look kind of like handsome TV folks. (??) Anyway, in between various tirades from Griff, the guys break down the beer lists at the...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 32
Bleh, bleh, I vant to suck…your blood! Dr. Griffinstein here (or whatever I called myself, I can’t remember) with some very professorial show notes for “dat ass.” On a very special Halloween episode of the show, the boys dig into the existential questions of Halloween. Why would a whole state like Runts? Who is your favorite drinking buddy monster? Would Meatloaf like a red ale with chili peppers? And so on. Also, “Two Brews and a Lie” makes its triumphant return with real written garbage from m...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 31
Greetings! Wow what a week hmm? I had a nice time anyway - had a few lagers, a couple seltzies. It's going great here really. Oh and also, there's another episode of the podcast you love! On today's episode, Tony loads up his beer with Fireball while Griff analyzes his bank account for stout. Then, Tony gets pushed into two impossible guessing games, attempting to guess the prices of Chicago stout before driving down I-55 to try a St. Louis edition of "This, That or the Other Thing!" I know ther...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 30
Hello. Podcast activate. Listening nodes engaged and deployed. Comedy gauge set to 3...3.5 max. And, we're a go! Griff returns this week with some beer and safety ratings from Michigan, where kidnapping is cool? Also, coincidentally (*wink*) has some news of a kidnapping attempt on a well-known guest host. The guys also go in deep with some serious crypto-talk because we have a new bitcoin owner in our midst. And you know there would be a segment, as "Behind the Ticks" makes a return, Pumpkin-st...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 29
