Erica Returns: Old Irving Lutefisk, pFriem West Coast IPA, Angel City's Closure and Oasis Pint Sales
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In Batch 473 of Craft Beer Republic, Erica of Neck Nosh is back with Greg and Flex to talk seltzers ahead of her Beer Babes collab release, plus a sour brewed with Swedish Fish. Greg wins a trivia night on his birthday and walks out with the gift card, Boston Beer plans to close Angel City Brewing, Three Weavers files for Chapter 11, and Oasis' reunion shows sell a lot of beer.
What's the Worst Seltzer?Erica's Beer Babes collab with Mindscape Fermentations near Sacramento is a seltzer, a majestic peach with a purple pea flower that turns it bright purple. That leads to rating seltzers: Topo Chico and peach High Noon get praise, smoothie seltzers are still gross, and White Claw gets called the scourge of the earth.
A Birthday Trivia HeistFor his birthday, Greg did happy hour margs and ceviche, then went to a trivia night at a pizza place he'd never been to. His team beat the owner's team, took the gift card and walked out, probably never to return.
GABF MemoriesWith GABF tickets on sale, Erica says she isn't going back this year. The crew remembers their 2023 trip, the silent disco, Pints for Prostates with Davis, and a video of Erica dancing sober that she would like deleted.
Craft Beer NewsBoston Beer CEO Michael Spillane steps down and Jim Koch returns to the role. Boston Beer is also closing its Truly taproom in LA and looking for a buyer for Angel City Brewing in the Arts District. Three Weavers' parent company files for Chapter 11, citing a tough market and the January fires. Some High Noon vodka sodas were recalled after being packed in Celsius cans. And Oasis' five-night reunion run at Wembley averaged over 250,000 pints a night, way ahead of Coldplay and Taylor Swift, whose music Flex admits he plays in the shower.
Beers We're Drinking
Greg: Old Irving Brewing LutefiskGreg is drinking Lutefisk from Old Irving Brewing in Chicago, a 6% kettle-soured ale with cranberries and Swedish Fish candy, a collab with Chaos Brew Club. It's super tart, and one is plenty for him.
Erica: pFriem Family Brewers West Coast IPAErica is drinking the West Coast IPA from pFriem Family Brewers, a 6.8% American IPA with Citra and Strata that she calls bright, balanced and a little dank as it warms.
Flex: Young Blood Beer Company Tropics in the ToesFlex is drinking Tropics in the Toes from Young Blood Beer Company, a 6.2% fruited sour IPA with mango, raspberry and Azacca hops. His kids picked the can, and he wishes he'd bought a four-pack.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: What’s the Worst Seltzer?Batch 473 of Craft Beer Republic features Erica of Neck Nosh with Old Irving Brewing, pFriem Family Brewers, Young Blood Beer Company, seltzers, Angel City Brewing, Three Weavers and Oasis. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!
In Batch 473 of Craft Beer Republic, Erica of Neck Nosh is back with Greg and Flex to talk seltzers ahead of her Beer Babes collab release, plus a sour brewed with Swedish Fish. Greg wins a trivia night on his birthday and walks out with the gift card, Boston Beer plans to close Angel City Brewing, Three Weavers files for Chapter 11, and Oasis' reunion shows sell a lot of beer.
What's the Worst Seltzer?Erica's Beer Babes collab with Mindscape Fermentations near Sacramento is a seltzer, a majestic peach with a purple pea flower that turns it bright purple. That leads to rating seltzers: Topo Chico and peach High Noon get praise, smoothie seltzers are still gross, and White Claw gets called the scourge of the earth.
A Birthday Trivia HeistFor his birthday, Greg did happy hour margs and ceviche, then went to a trivia night at a pizza place he'd never been to. His team beat the owner's team, took the gift card and walked out, probably never to return.
GABF MemoriesWith GABF tickets on sale, Erica says she isn't going back this year. The crew remembers their 2023 trip, the silent disco, Pints for Prostates with Davis, and a video of Erica dancing sober that she would like deleted.
Craft Beer NewsBoston Beer CEO Michael Spillane steps down and Jim Koch returns to the role. Boston Beer is also closing its Truly taproom in LA and looking for a buyer for Angel City Brewing in the Arts District. Three Weavers' parent company files for Chapter 11, citing a tough market and the January fires. Some High Noon vodka sodas were recalled after being packed in Celsius cans. And Oasis' five-night reunion run at Wembley averaged over 250,000 pints a night, way ahead of Coldplay and Taylor Swift, whose music Flex admits he plays in the shower.
Beers We're Drinking
Greg: Old Irving Brewing LutefiskGreg is drinking Lutefisk from Old Irving Brewing in Chicago, a 6% kettle-soured ale with cranberries and Swedish Fish candy, a collab with Chaos Brew Club. It's super tart, and one is plenty for him.
Erica: pFriem Family Brewers West Coast IPAErica is drinking the West Coast IPA from pFriem Family Brewers, a 6.8% American IPA with Citra and Strata that she calls bright, balanced and a little dank as it warms.
Flex: Young Blood Beer Company Tropics in the ToesFlex is drinking Tropics in the Toes from Young Blood Beer Company, a 6.2% fruited sour IPA with mango, raspberry and Azacca hops. His kids picked the can, and he wishes he'd bought a four-pack.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: What’s the Worst Seltzer?Batch 473 of Craft Beer Republic features Erica of Neck Nosh with Old Irving Brewing, pFriem Family Brewers, Young Blood Beer Company, seltzers, Angel City Brewing, Three Weavers and Oasis. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!