The Taproom Podcast's Mike on Tecate, Firestone's Brewmaster Club and AB Selling Craft Brands to Tilray
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In Batch 368 of Craft Beer Republic, Mike, host of The Taproom Podcast, joined Greg and Flex for a round of beers and a lot of craft beer talk. Chew Your Beer calls in to defend Tecate, Firestone Walker's expensive Brewmaster's club turns out to have been a guinea pig program, and Anheuser-Busch sells eight of its craft brands to Tilray.
Meet Mike of The Taproom PodcastMike's show started as Taps and Tailgates with his brother and friends. When it became a solo show, he shifted to interviews with breweries and craft beer fans on Instagram, with episodes doubling as travel guides to the breweries locals actually go to.
Greg's Birthday Beer ResearchGreg's birthday trip took him to Radiant Brewing on the way to Sad Summer Fest in Irvine, where the best beer at the venue turned out to be $18 tallboys of 805. A day of Ventura County research followed at Topa Topa, MadeWest, Ventura Coast Brewing Company and Transmission.
That brings up the show's long-running argument over MadeWest's pale ale: Greg loves it, and Wiley from The Booze League calls it the worst pale ale of all time. Mike lands in the middle at a six out of ten.
Firestone Walker's Guinea PigsThe first year of Firestone Walker's Brewmaster's Collection was supposed to bring barrel-aged and brand new releases. Instead, the expensive club mostly shipped beers from the cocktail series, and a Firestone rep later admitted the members were absolutely guinea pigs.
Chew Your Beer Defends TecateAfter Greg teased Flex for drinking Tecate, Chew Your Beer calls in to back Flex up: Tecate with lime and salt is a banger. Greg's take is that a beer needing lime and salt isn't a good beer. Flex doesn't add anything, and says a $7.99 12-pack of 3.9% Tecate Light is a crispy summer banger.
Anheuser-Busch Sells Eight Brands to TilrayAnheuser-Busch cut about 2% of its workforce as Bud Light sales fell, and can maker Ball reported a loss tied to the drop. Then AB announced it is selling eight brands to Tilray, which already owns SweetWater, Alpine and Green Flash: Shock Top, Breckenridge Brewery, Blue Point Brewing, 10 Barrel Brewing, Redhook, Widmer Brothers, Square Mile Cider and HighBall Energy.
More Craft Beer NewsAnchor Brewing's union says Sapporo won't turn over the financial information it needs to buy the brewery and run it as a co-op. And Harpoon and Dunkin' are launching spiked iced tea and iced coffee mix packs, which nobody on the show is excited about.
Mike Turns the Questions AroundMike closes by interviewing the hosts. Greg and Flex share how they started podcasting together, their local favorites (Tarantula Hill, 14 Cannons, Naughty Pine and Enegren for Greg, Eagle Park and 1840 for Flex) and their hangover cures: Diet Dr Pepper and pozole for Greg, donuts for Flex.
Beers We're Drinking
Greg: Everywhere Beer Co. All Green LightsGreg is drinking All Green Lights from Everywhere Beer Co. in Orange County, a 7.2% New England hazy IPA with Motueka, New Zealand Cascade and Citra that drinks lighter than its ABV, thanks to a birthday gift from his buddy Ian.
Mike: 8-Bit Brewing All About the BrickMike is drinking All About the Brick from 8-Bit Brewing in Marietta, a LEGO-inspired 8.9% double dry hopped double hazy IPA with Citra and Cascade among its hops that he scores an 8.9.
Flex: Modist Brewing and Dangerous Man Apiary DripFlex is drinking Apiary Drip, an 8.4% honey cream double IPA collab from Modist Brewing and Dangerous Man Brewing with local honey, milk sugar, Strata, Simcoe and Sabro. He loves that you can actually taste the honey.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: Hanging Out In The TaproomBatch 368 of Craft Beer Republic features Mike of The Taproom Podcast with Everywhere Beer Co., 8-Bit Brewing, Modist Brewing, a Tecate debate and Anheuser-Busch's sale of craft brands to Tilray. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!
In Batch 368 of Craft Beer Republic, Mike, host of The Taproom Podcast, joined Greg and Flex for a round of beers and a lot of craft beer talk. Chew Your Beer calls in to defend Tecate, Firestone Walker's expensive Brewmaster's club turns out to have been a guinea pig program, and Anheuser-Busch sells eight of its craft brands to Tilray.
Meet Mike of The Taproom PodcastMike's show started as Taps and Tailgates with his brother and friends. When it became a solo show, he shifted to interviews with breweries and craft beer fans on Instagram, with episodes doubling as travel guides to the breweries locals actually go to.
Greg's Birthday Beer ResearchGreg's birthday trip took him to Radiant Brewing on the way to Sad Summer Fest in Irvine, where the best beer at the venue turned out to be $18 tallboys of 805. A day of Ventura County research followed at Topa Topa, MadeWest, Ventura Coast Brewing Company and Transmission.
That brings up the show's long-running argument over MadeWest's pale ale: Greg loves it, and Wiley from The Booze League calls it the worst pale ale of all time. Mike lands in the middle at a six out of ten.
Firestone Walker's Guinea PigsThe first year of Firestone Walker's Brewmaster's Collection was supposed to bring barrel-aged and brand new releases. Instead, the expensive club mostly shipped beers from the cocktail series, and a Firestone rep later admitted the members were absolutely guinea pigs.
Chew Your Beer Defends TecateAfter Greg teased Flex for drinking Tecate, Chew Your Beer calls in to back Flex up: Tecate with lime and salt is a banger. Greg's take is that a beer needing lime and salt isn't a good beer. Flex doesn't add anything, and says a $7.99 12-pack of 3.9% Tecate Light is a crispy summer banger.
Anheuser-Busch Sells Eight Brands to TilrayAnheuser-Busch cut about 2% of its workforce as Bud Light sales fell, and can maker Ball reported a loss tied to the drop. Then AB announced it is selling eight brands to Tilray, which already owns SweetWater, Alpine and Green Flash: Shock Top, Breckenridge Brewery, Blue Point Brewing, 10 Barrel Brewing, Redhook, Widmer Brothers, Square Mile Cider and HighBall Energy.
More Craft Beer NewsAnchor Brewing's union says Sapporo won't turn over the financial information it needs to buy the brewery and run it as a co-op. And Harpoon and Dunkin' are launching spiked iced tea and iced coffee mix packs, which nobody on the show is excited about.
Mike Turns the Questions AroundMike closes by interviewing the hosts. Greg and Flex share how they started podcasting together, their local favorites (Tarantula Hill, 14 Cannons, Naughty Pine and Enegren for Greg, Eagle Park and 1840 for Flex) and their hangover cures: Diet Dr Pepper and pozole for Greg, donuts for Flex.
Beers We're Drinking
Greg: Everywhere Beer Co. All Green LightsGreg is drinking All Green Lights from Everywhere Beer Co. in Orange County, a 7.2% New England hazy IPA with Motueka, New Zealand Cascade and Citra that drinks lighter than its ABV, thanks to a birthday gift from his buddy Ian.
Mike: 8-Bit Brewing All About the BrickMike is drinking All About the Brick from 8-Bit Brewing in Marietta, a LEGO-inspired 8.9% double dry hopped double hazy IPA with Citra and Cascade among its hops that he scores an 8.9.
Flex: Modist Brewing and Dangerous Man Apiary DripFlex is drinking Apiary Drip, an 8.4% honey cream double IPA collab from Modist Brewing and Dangerous Man Brewing with local honey, milk sugar, Strata, Simcoe and Sabro. He loves that you can actually taste the honey.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: Hanging Out In The TaproomBatch 368 of Craft Beer Republic features Mike of The Taproom Podcast with Everywhere Beer Co., 8-Bit Brewing, Modist Brewing, a Tecate debate and Anheuser-Busch's sale of craft brands to Tilray. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!