500 Beers Later

Today we've got fruit juice, beers, drunk dental procedures. Good news for Georgians and Genghis Khan. Actually a Khan. Let's go. Welcome in everybody. It is the craft beer Republic. Sure is. Thank you for drinking. Thank you for joining. Maybe you're paying attention. Maybe you're not. Uh, as always, my trusty co-host here, we got Greg, everybody.

Greg, how are we doing today? I am pumped today. How are you? I'm very well. I wonder if anybody ever thinks, like I'm going to introduce somebody different, like. Right. Like I actually do anything for this show, and like, I'm gonna get somebody else. That's true. Like, does anybody expect me not to say Flex when I'm introducing? It's like, oh, what's he gonna say today? Who's it gonna be? Yeah, maybe. Maybe one day we're just gonna have to do something really wacky. Or maybe I'll just call in sick again.

Also, I'm just gonna introduce your wife instead. That would never happen. Uh, speaking of never happening, uh, shout out our top listening city. Silver spring, Maryland. Whoa! Uh, yeah. I don't think we've ever been in or around the mouth of Maryland. I think you're right. Well, thank you for listening. Silver spring, Maryland. Uh, don't forget to follow us at @CraftBeerRepublic. Uh @CraftBeerRepublic. And, uh, @flex_me_a_beer

underscore in between. And I see Greg over there is pouring out a beer. So, literally, why don't we, uh, find out what Greg's drinking? Why don't we? I Love My Beer. I Love My Beer. I Love my game. I Love My Beer. Look, I don't want to spoil anything for later in the show,

but in honor of episode 500, what I thought I was like, what? What can I do to honor the episode? I'm not gonna go back to the first beer I drank. I'm. But what could I. I could go back to sort of. The beer that got me into craft beer feels appropriate. So I went to, unfortunately, the thrift shop of craft beer. Oh. We know where that is. But they had. I knew they would have it.

I knew it was the only place locally I could find this beer. Luckily, it's not the world's oldest beer. It was packaged at the end of October. Not the worst. Uh, so I am drinking Mammoth Brewing Company's. Oh, IPA 395. This has gone through a lot of different designs. This is not what I remember. The can. In fact, when I first had it, it was only in bottles and then it was cans. And this is not what it looked like back in the day, but, uh, they still have it. I'm glad to see it. 7.2%. Look out, everybody. If I have to read 65 IBUs, a 367 on

untapped with over 14,000 ratings. That's a lot of that's a lot of ratings. A lot of ratings. They say our ode to the Owens Valley and the highway 395 corridor, this IPA has desert sage and mountain juniper berries added to it to offer a unique taste to complement a multi body and an earthy, citrusy and floral hop profile. This is definitely an old school IPA. It's a little thick, it's a little, you know, malty. Malty, right? Yeah, it's it's old school.

I mean, I've been drinking it for at least 2 or 3 years at this point, so I haven't had it in quite, in fact, longer than that. But you can see from the color. It's very coppery. Super copper, super West coasty. Super old school west coast. It might rip the enamel off your teeth. Probably will. I need to go put on my white strips afterwards, but, uh, on the nose buds it is dank. It is old school. And I do get some of that juniper coming through. Ooh, I'm a big fan of that since

I like gin, so. Oh, that's true. And I surprisingly not a gin fan loved this beer back in the day. Let's see. Uh, great head, great lacing. Humongous that. I'm drinking. It. Still frothy. Proper mammoth glassware, too. This is. How old is that glass? A minimum, 12 years old. Outstanding. I this was my favorite. My first favorite craft brewery. Here we go. Yeah. I mean, it's old school. It's, uh, there's a lot of malt in there. That was just the look of somebody that's not surprised.

Like you're like, yeah, this is what I've had before. So it's funny, I remember this being a little bit lighter, Obviously they could have changed it. Maybe it was a little bit lighter or as IPAs have gotten lighter, this is, you know, seemed heavier because back in the day, this was this was not the loaf of bread that like a stone IPA or some of those could be this is like a a half a loaf of bread, you know, it's not quite as heavy as those really old school ones. So I bet back then I was like, man, this is a little bit lighter. That's probably why I like it so much nowadays. It's a it's a little bit heavier, at

least seemingly a little bit heavier. Um, the juniper and the sage are really coming through. I still enjoy this for the old school IPA that it is. Is it what I would reach for first these days? Definitely not, but it's a fun trip down memory, you know, not memory lane. It's a fun trip down the 395 because I love. Well. I love going to mammoth, the mountain and the brewery. So, uh, in honor of Amazon 500, uh, this is, uh, this is a nice little,

little throwback. Right on. Well, you know, not now that you've said it. POW pow pow. It is episode 500. Sure is. Said I was gonna do sound effects. I did sound effects. You did not disappoint. Oh, I hope I did not. I and I practiced that off air before you even signed on tonight. Everyone should know. Everyone should know that.

As we were starting Flex goes, I do have sound effects, but he would not would not pre, you know, key me into what they were. Yeah. No, that's what it was. This is episode 500. That's pretty crazy. It is nuts. I mean, I started thinking about it. I was driving today. I was like I between this show and some other podcasts that I did and guesting on shows, I've done over a thousand episodes of podcasts. What a fucking dork I am. No, you're not a dork. You found something you love and you do it and you keep doing it. Paid for. It. And there's. And that's what makes it so impressive. Yeah. All right.

I think it's awesome. Look at me. I'm, like, halfway behind you. That's right. I came up with some questions in honor of of 500. Uh, by the way, I was gonna get Dan and Scott to come on and maybe some other friends and things. Time just got the best of me. We will do a big party at some point and, uh, celebrate this appropriately. But I figured in honor of episode 500, I came with some questions. Thought we'd go through them. I sure I will get them all wrong, but, uh, do you remember the first beer that you reviewed on this show?

I think I do. I do have it. No, I haven't I haven't even looked at my own. I am not looking them up on purpose because I'm fine with them being wrong. The first show I was ever on, I believe it was an Oliphant Brewing beer, and they sent it to me because I crushed an empty can with my biceps And then they sent me some beer for doing that, which I thought was neat. And it was called something Ray's. And the adjuncts in it were kind of goofy.

And that's why I drank it on the show. Um. And that's when Allie was still on the show. Yeah. And I wish I could remember what batch it was. Yeah. I have no idea. It was still the unfiltered gentleman at that point. Yeah. And or the. I'll bleep that out. It, uh, it was like 2021. Yeah. If I had to guess I think it was somewhere around like 240 ish. Okay I was thinking 340 ish. But that didn't add up in my head because I'll be doing this five years in April. I believe.

It was pre 250 because I remember episode 250 was pre 250. Okay. So yeah, I think it was like 247 actually. You might be able to quote me on that. It might have been 247 I believe that was the first beer I had on the show. Nice. I don't know, I haven't, I swear I haven't looked it up. I think the first beer I had on the show was a Firestone, and there's a very good chance that it was a distortion, because that was all the rage at the time, where they were doing the rotating hop series. And I was so for it, because that's when beer was fun and we were doing education about hops

and whatnot. So that's my guess. If anybody wants to correct me, I fully open for it. I'm gonna try and find this right now. I guess we could take a pause and I could look this up. So I found the beer that I checked in and it was it was Oliphant Brewing, okay. And it was called aunt Ray Cow Pants. And it was a red ale, which I mentioned last week about being the most underrated style.

And it is a red ale featuring ginger, red curry and Lime. How funny. I just found it. That was batch two 4949 damn it, so I was able to look up Oliphant and Ray Cow Pants Red ale from Oliphant Brew with ginger curry and Lime. This leads to a whole discussion on spicy beers and drain pours. Do you like a spicy beer? That was our description. All right, so I found I found the very first episode. I was not quite correct on the beer.

The first beer I had on the first episode of the show was hop IPA from Anderson Valley Brewing. Do they still exist? They do. They've gone through a few owners, but they do still exist, and I'm pretty sure they also are still craft. Well. Right on. Yes. And back then we did old timey word of the week, and that week was Bearcat. With a Sierra K. The C Bearcat. Okay. So good times. Right on. Yeah. So it's been a it's been a

fucking ride. Um, yeah. The fact that I've been doing this for five years myself is pretty nuts. Yeah, I'm coming up on ten. That first episode was July 19th of 2016. It's insane. Yeah, been podcasting longer, but, you know. Literally halfway behind you on this. We'll get you there, buddy. Yeah. So then do you have a favorite moment from 500 episodes? Yeah. Well, you know, it's funny, one of the questions was like, funniest, dumbest, favorite thing we've done. Yeah. I have a lot. I mean, the cheesy answer is I've made friends.

I mean, we met because of Beer Gram and the show and that sort of thing. And, uh, that goes for so many people, you know, Vanessa and Wendy and Ali and all these people, like, met because of either the show or the gram or a combination of both, which is fucking awesome. I've met some great brewers. I've had so much, you know, free, great beer because of the show and so, like, that's fun. One of the things that always sticks out to me is I think this is like episode three or something. This is back when we still

talked a little sports. Kobe Bryant was still alive. R.I.P. he had done this thing where he wrote a letter to himself and like, animated it. And it was like, you know, what would you tell 17 year old Kobe before getting drafted or not drafted, you know, picked up whatever. And so I told the guys, like, you know, back then it was me, Scott and Dan. I said, let's, let's write a letter to her 17 year old selves. And, uh, of all the people I expected to take it seriously, it was not Scott. And he took it very seriously. And he wrote himself a very nice letter where Dan and I were like,

yeah, hey, don't fuck that one chick. And, you know, don't do this. And he was like, hey, you know? And it was it was really like deep and thinking and all this stuff and I and I don't mean this in a make fun kind of way. Like it was actually really nice. And so I always laughed when I think I still laugh when I think about that, that episode, because like, Dan and I goofed off and Scott took it seriously. Yeah. Out of all the people in the world. Is not how I expected that to go. So, um. Yeah, that's that's the one thing that pops in my head a lot when

people are like, what do you like from the early days of the show? I'm like, that was kind of funny. Um, and just learning about beer has, you know, if you listen to 2016 me versus 2026 me, I mean, what a fucking difference, educational wise. I don't know you any any, uh, fun moments come to mind? I would say my all time fun moment, which nobody's ever heard. Oh, I know where this is going. Uh, you, me and I believe it was Coley. Um. And she did.

She didn't, uh, join in too much because she was laughing heavily. But we did a little scene improv skit of Fraggle Rock characters with shitty Boston accents. Yeah. And you recorded it for some reason. I don't know why. And I think I still have it. And you always joke around about dropping it as like a surprise Christmas episode one year or something. Uh, it was the dumbest fucking thing that I've ever that has come out of

my mouth. Yeah, it was so stupid. And it was so stupid. We were laughing, crying, and, uh, I think that is kind of the thing for me too, is just like all the voices, the impressions, you know, the sometimes we get into roles and we'll be goofy with it. But we did some Mickey Mouse impressions one episode, and I might have told my story about how I thought Mickey Mouse kind of took control of the Disney universe and beat up all his friends,

and he was the only one to show up to the meeting. And he's like, oh, I guess we'll just name everything after me then. And, you know, just be my show. So I think those are kind of my favorites. Yeah. Oh, boy. Uh, come on, Pluto. We get into the Macho Man. Oh, yeah. It's, uh. I'd love to do Like a Beer review as Macho Man one day. Uh, hey, there's still time there. The hops that don't stop. You know, like, just. I can taste the juniper berries.

Oh, yeah. Oh, my God, that's amazing. That's so much better than my macho man. I don't know about that, but. We definitely get some pretty goofy shit going on here. Well, the Fraggle characters were the dozers, and we turned them in. We turned them into the Van Dusen. Van Dusen. So stupid. I hope that file still exists. If it does. I guarantee. You. I guarantee it does. I mean, I saved it. I hope it still works. We'll see. It's, uh. It's a classic, for sure. Yeah. I love we love Fraggle Rock.

Yeah, I love the theme song. I think that's kind of what got us into it. And. Yeah, and that was right when they had brought it back on Apple TV and all that good stuff. Right, right. Oh, that was great. Um, and then my other question is, what will beer look like in 500 more episodes? It's still around. I'm hoping. So. Maybe styles will kind of be a little bit thinner. Yeah, I'm really hoping that some innovation takes place. I feel like things got a little stale. I feel like there's gonna be

like another boom. Maybe. Like there has to be. Otherwise they're fucked. Right? Cause you gotta think like all the guys our age. People our age. Girls, men, boys, girls, ladies, women. All the above. Um, all the above. Uh, so, like, when when my kids are of age, you know. So, I guess maybe 500 episodes, that's, what, ten years? Yeah, almost. Yeah. So my kids will be drinking by then. One of age one. Not, but I'll permit it. And since.

Since we drank the good stuff. Right. And we still drink the good stuff. We don't drink. You know, I would like to think that I will try to instill that on my kids. And I would hope that all the other craft enjoyers out there do the same thing. And I think there will be another uprising. Yeah, maybe it goes in circles, like all the people our age ish who are beer nerds and had kids. In the next 10 to 15 years, those kids will start picking up

craft again. Right, right. We'll do it one more again. Like, I wish somebody would have showed it to me sooner. Yeah, like that was my only issue with craft beer is I guess you kind of see it out there, but you never know what it was. Yeah. Somebody basically forced me to drink some IPAs because at first I was like, these are weird and tastes like roses, right? And all you would and all you would see is funny, like Budweiser commercials or, you know. But what was it? The miller. They had the rise of the fucking round table or. Oh, yeah.

Triple H. Triple H? Yeah, yeah. It was like, man, rules or laws. Yeah, it was something like that. And you couldn't cheers with the head of your beer. I remember that was one of the laws. I just remember it was like frowned upon to drink fruit and beer, you know. Oh. Not like, you know, harping on, like, corona and shit like that. Yeah, the Lime and the beer. And I remember it was bottle specific and it was like it is illegal or against the rule or whatever to cheers with the head of your beer because you'll swap spit with another man. Oh, damn. I don't remember that.

Yeah, I think triple H even read that one. I think that's why I remember it. I would love to look these up one day. Well, uh, the rules are you can't. Uh. Okay. I won't do the whole thing. Touch your tip, sir. Pardon? It's hard. That's a hard impression to keep going. It really gets your throat going. Sure does. So if you guys have any fun memories or whatever over the last 500 episodes, send them in.

I've had a lot of fun. Or what you think beer will look like? Oh yeah. Let us know. Mail @CraftBeerRepublic. 805538 beer. All that good shit. It's been fun. Let's hope it stays fun. If you don't mind, before you move on. There was something I forgot to do last week. Last week we talked about Valentine's Day briefly. Right. And I had something I was going to play and I totally forgot. Totally fucked up. So it's a little out of date. But if you don't mind, on Valentine's Day, it's gonna sound

bad. I was texting with Vanessa. Whoa. Hold on. Both of our spouses were very aware of it because she was sending me videos and pictures and. Oh, that sounds bad, too. But does it not sound any better? Her husband was in them, and they were both. They were in public. Just play. The clip. Damn it! Anyways, they went out, they got hammered, and they needed to sort of like, sober up a little bit before getting home. And there happened to be a Buc-ee’s nearby and I got a full private

tour of this Buc-ee’s they went into made me think of you, really. And I wanted to play this because this, this one cracked me up. I am very drunk. A regular shirt. Look at this line. This is the line way back there. And it's just a line to check out. Buc-ee’s. Look at this line. The lines are crazy. Yeah, it was nuts. So I had I had so much fun texting with her that, like, Shan and I were cracking up. I hope they were having as much fun as we were, because every time

she's like, look at this line. And I'm like, is that the line to check out? Like, it's a line to check out. And she kept responding with videos of her doing commentary, and at one point they found a tap handle you could buy. It was like a deer antler. And and her husband's, like, modeling it for me. And that was good times. It was funny. So that's amazing. Yeah. Good times. If there's a place to sober up, though, if I can co-sign to this, it would be a Buc-ee’s. Yeah. You know, I forgot to ask her is if she had the, uh. What is it, the breakfast burrito. The breakfast burrito is so good.

Well, like their brisket sandwiches and, like the. Brisket. Sandwich. That's what it was. Yeah. Or I think, yeah, they do, like sliced brisket and shredded brisket, something like that. And yeah. It's good, but the burrito man. Nothing topped the burrito. Oh, okay. Well, not under that clip. Hi, Vanessa. Yeah. Hello, Vanessa. That was fun. We were cracking up at one point. She's like, sorry for ruining your Valentine's Day. I was like, no, we're cracking up. This is fantastic. Yeah, just made it that much better. Yeah. Uh, well, so Vanessa was out doing some Buc-ee’s research. Um.

Have you been out doing any research? Funny you should ask. Uh, I did a little. So that same weekend, uh, Valentine's weekend, the wife and I went on a little trip into Morro Bay. Anybody from California probably knows Morro Bay. A little, little city. Wait for it on a bay. Crazy nuts. I love Morro Bay because there's this Airbnb I found that's literally on the water. Like if you fell off the balcony, you'd get wet and you can just sit on the balcony. I like to sit there, drink my coffee. When coffee's done,

I switch to mimosas. When mimosas or I switch to beer or wine or whatever. It's just it's so relaxing. You can watch the little otters float by and eat with their little pottery hands. It's the cutest thing in the world. Uh, you get a little stoned and watch them. It's. It's a total trip. Um, so we did that for Valentine's Day weekend, and, uh, had a blast. But downstairs was three stacks. Wow. Three stacks and a rock brewing, which we've been to years ago. Right downstairs. Well, it's like the next building over, so went downstairs. Next building over. That's awesome. Yeah. And so we went there years ago.

When we were there, it was like five years ago. We really, really enjoyed it. enjoyed it. And I was like, we need to go back. I want to make sure it's still good. We went and I gotta be honest, they've moved locations. I don't know where they're brewing anymore. It was not as good as the first time, or at least as I remember it. Uh, I had their hazy. And here's here's where it went bad. The hazy looked the same as the not hazy. Oh. Yeah. I was like, I actually had to ask which one was which. That's not good. Yeah, uh, the hazy was not good. It was. It was really, really bad.

The West Coast, though, was actually pretty good. And so I sort of plugged and chugged the hazy and then enjoyed the West Coast. Well, that's hey, you know, 50% not bad. Yeah. Uh, the wife got a guest beer. It was a sour. She basically only drinks sours at this point when it comes to beer. So, um, and it was delicious, but not their own. But anyways, I did a little research, and, uh, figured I should report that I am still going to breweries despite my classy wine love. And I did go out on a Monday myself.

You did research? I did a little. I mean, I just went to the regular spot. Sure. But I had a I had a beer. We don't need no roads. I treated myself as. I'm trying not to have weekday beers anymore. You know, I love that name. It's like a thing. I know, I know, what's great about this beer is it's, uh. It's like a double IPA, not a hazy. And the flavor profile is like citrus, grapefruit, bubblegum. Which bubblegum is usually like

an off flavor. Right. And this is not an off flavor. There's one specific hop that gives that flavor, and I can't think of what it is right now. But the beer like completely followed suit with the flavor profile. And I was so glad I had ordered it. And I'm so glad that that was the beer that I treated myself to. And it was absolutely wonderful. Nice. So that was that was very nice to kind of like I said, get out, treat myself a little bit. Yeah. Feed the feed the human spirit.

Is it Kashmir that gives the bubble gum? I don't know. I'm gonna Google this. Lotus, Kashmir and citrus. So. Yes, probably. Oh, it might be. I just googled what hop gives bubble gum flavor says mosaic triumph. African queen. Uh, Simcoe. Emerald spire. Huh? Huh? Did you hang out with your crew when you were doing your, uh. Yeah. I got to hang out with a few of the guys. Um, catch up, do some dad chatting,

do some regular chatting. Got to catch up with the beer tender a little bit. Nice. I plan to go out for, like, an hour. Hour and a half, tops. And then it's usually like, three hours later. I'm like, dude, I gotta fucking leave. Yeah, because. That one. Time flies. Good company is makes everything so much better. And I did leave with a little bit of extra time to get home and get some shit done, so I was psyched about that. Uh, but yeah, it was like I said, nice to treat myself.

I haven't been getting out much. And three words for you treat yo self. I went to the doctor a couple weeks ago and I got my physical because I'm a I'm doing. Doctor says I need to back out of. My back. My back. Um, sorry, but I'm doing like adult things now. I'm like, wow, I'm 37 years old. I should probably get looked at, get my blood taken. Sure. I got a couple years on you. I'm still not doing it. And basically what I've discovered

is I'm no longer at, uh, healthy by default age. Um, you know. So I've, like, you know, I may appear healthy to others and. Sure, you know, and then I have certain things that are off. And now we're trying to figure out what and why. So I'm trying to live just a touch healthier of a lifestyle. That's why I don't go to the doctor. Yeah. Um, so it's kind of eye opening when they're like, hey, maybe we need to test you for this, and maybe we need to test you

for that. And I'm not crazy. So I'm not thinking that I have said issues, but, you know, it's never, never too early to start trying a little bit. Herpes, huh? Yeah. You know, the gift that keeps on giving is what they say. Anyway, I got this beer. You look thirsty. And I think I want to tell the people about it. Greg. Yeah. Tell the world. In a world where craft beer is king,

a world where muscles are bigger than growlers. Only one tongue can guide us. One man, one tongue, one Tongue-jobber in this world. We must find out what is Flex drinking? What is. It? All right. I swear to God, I've never had this brewery before. It is a Brick city brewing Eagle Park. No. God, no! I thought about it, but this. This is brick city. Brick city. My kid took this off the shelf

and said, here you go. Oh. And that's how I got this beer. It is called Tangerine Jamz. It is a very orange can. It has. Very orange. Orange wedges or slices, whatever you want to call those all over the can. It looks wonderful. Orange is my favorite color, so I did notice it as well. Oh, um. The orange iPhone. Though I'm very jealous of you. It is labeled as a milkshake style double IPA. Owe you a milkshake on us. I it's been a minute, actually,

and I love milkshakes, but they are hit or miss and this one the can reads 8% tangerine and vanilla dry hopped with Citra and Mosaic. So pretty classic. And the old untapped here. 549 check ins and even for 4.00. Wow. That's pretty wild. Holy shit man, I shouldn't have opened untapped because this is a doozy. Read the can. Yeah. Let me. Uh.

Tangerine jams is an 8% ABV milkshake style double IPA brewed with lactose for a sweet, creamy base and double dry hopped with Citra and Mosaic before being conditioned on an insane amount of tangerine puree and rich vanilla. Pouring a vibrant orange color. Vibrant orange, this beer is the ultimate citrus creamsicle dream. We'll leave that to my opinion, opening up with a sweet aroma of big

vanilla and hints of tangy citrus. Upon sipping, were finding notes reminiscent of juicy tangerine slices. Well, makes sense. Light grapefruit and ribbons of orange marmalade swirled between layers of ice cream. I would say they're making this sound to be the best milkshake IPA you've ever had. Yeah. So on the nose buds, Greg. Here we go. Yeah. That good? Huh? It's it's it's orange and a little vanilla. It's like a creamsicle.

It looks really good. It doesn't smell really good. So now we're gonna try this. I'll tell you what. Yeah, I have not had great success with milkshake IPAs. Well. But I believe in you. We're a little worried, but we're gonna warm warm up the old Tongue-jobber anyway. Ding ding ding ding ding. Did it sputter? Yeah, a little bit. I think we're low on gas, but low on gas. High on gas doesn't matter without further. Low on gas. High on life.

Ado yeah. Let's dig in here. That's real. LA night of me. Yeah. Uh oh. Yeah. This is uh oh I can't. It's hard to tell by the face, but it doesn't look great. It tastes like a I don't want to be mean. Ah. I it tasted like they, like, screwed up a beer. Oh. They're like, this could be it. And then they just put it. It does it.

If you gave this to somebody and they said it was tasted like orange, they'd be like, yeah, maybe. Doesn't know, you know. And there's some weird flavor in it that's not vanilla or milkshake. Oh, it's a tangerine. Uh, The jury's out on that one. Oh, man. Yeah, this is pretty lackluster. How? It's. It's got a four. That's kind of mind blowing. Maybe it's better. Fresher. Maybe it's better on tap.

I don't know. I'm trying to give a little benefit of the doubt. Is there a date on that can I? There's not. I did look. Okay. Did you get 1 or 4? I did get one. Oh. Thank God. Yes, I'm pretty relieved on this one. I did get a four pack of beer last week, and I was pretty psyched about it. Yeah, it worked out well. Yeah. And this. Now I'm pretty psyched. I got one can. Yeah. Oh. Yeah. This is not great. I. This is not great. Yeah. We should move on quickly. All right, well, uh, I have some bad news. So. Onda.

Onda, some hopeful good news here. Yeah. Uh, nope. More bad news, Greg. Heineken, 0.0 line extensions hitting retailers next month. When it rains, it pours. Go on. The na beer is now just fruit juice. Heineken is expanding its non-alcoholic beer line with two new Heineken 0.0 flavors. Because we needed more cold pressed lime and nectarine juniper. The first flavor varieties for the

Na beer brand will launch next month in the US, Heineken USA CEO Meggy shared on LinkedIn last week. Live a lie, live a lie. Dude, sorry. At what point do you just start surfing juice and say this is na beer? Yeah, it's. I mean, you could almost serve a Diet Pepsi to somebody and say, here's your na beer.

Yes, I have gotten you this na beer, sir. Yeah. Let's get some, uh, some, uh, borders with this, right? Let's let's hone it in and. Yeah, let's let's wrangle it in here. Figure it out. And this is not it, guys. Just maybe stop doing it, I don't know. Yeah, because if someone who is not drinking, which. Sure, maybe you've you've given up drinking. If you want an na beer to, you know, get that flavor of beer back,

you're gonna reach for a fucking cold pressed lime or nectarine juniper. I'm not. No, I'm not gonna reach for that in a normal beer. No, I tell you what, the worst part about anything non-alcoholic is when you start adding, you know, juniper or hibiscus or anything like that, right? Uh, at that point, I'm just like. Like I said, give me a Diet Pepsi. Give me give me a sparkling water. You still get the carbonation,

which I very much enjoy that that carbonation. Oh, absolutely. You know, and then you're just not drinking shit, so. Right. I mean, because I feel like they've said, like, hey, look, there's no alcohol in it, so we can do whatever the fuck we want with calories and carbs and everything else, and people won't care. No. And then the way they market it and people actually think it's gonna be good. Right. And it's healthy. Yeah. Well, anything non-alcoholic will be healthy. Idiots. Uh, the latest compound of

breweries to join up. The latest of craft brewing forces occurred in bend, Oregon, last week. Crux fermentation project. Cascade lakes brewing. Silver Moon brewing. GoodLife brewing and Tumalo cider company. All companies with operation in bend have formed the Oregon Beverage Collective, the OBC. Almost OBC. You know me, uh, almost all brewing will transition to crux fermentations production facility,

OBC shared in a statement. To Brew Bound, the collective plans to maintain as much of our teams as possible, noting that this collective isn't about reducing staff, it's about creating a larger, stronger group with more room to grow. Uh. Cascade lakes co-owner Andy Ryan will serve as the OC president, while Silver Moon Brewing owner Steve Augustine will serve as CEO. Well, that is, uh, just happening everywhere. I will say, I, I was interested in this story because Silver Moon,

I know of Silver Moon. We've had Silver Moon on the show. They're the ones that do the fuck cancer beer. And you can. Yeah, you can donate every year. I think they still do it every year. You can donate. And if you donate, I think it's like $25 or $50. They will put someone's name on the can the fuck cancer can. And then that, that, that money ends up going to cancer. It doesn't just go to the brewery, they do donate the money, but if you're willing to donate the money through them. They will put someone's name on the can for you. And I've done that a couple times.

No kidding. They still do that beer? Yeah, I think so. Oh, man. Man, it's been a minute since I've seen that. I feel like I'm being tested. I guess I could look this up. Um, but we've definitely have it. We've had it on the show before. I'm googling the f cancer beer. I don't know why I'm giving you the play by play. They definitely did it last year. Okay. So. Yes. Okay. I feel like I just haven't like, seen it, but that's great that they're doing it. Yeah.

Speaking of great, uh, real American beer leg drops, Hulk Hogan. Oh, brother. Uh, that's a rough one. Real American Beer is retiring its packaging featuring the late Hulk Hogan. Uh, who is counted among the brand's founders. Uh, the lager marked the. The lager maker revealed a new visual brand identity Wednesday that is slated to roll out into retailers in March, along with a pair of taglines.

200% American. And it's different. Uh, that is so modern. It's not even funny. In addition to a new look, Real American Beer has moved production to a new contract producer that reformulated the beers 4.2% ABV, 99 calories and 3.9g of carbs. So they've turned it into MK ultra. Um, what's crazy is I still see this beer in my local shop. Oh, really? I've still not seen it locally.

Oh, and it's in, uh, they got four packs of 16 ounce cans, and it's still the Hulkamania version. I don't know if that was new or first or always or what, but it kinda. Every time I see it, I'm like, man, I wish I could get that. I love the swap out for a completely different beer. Like this feels like when a Fresh Prince swapped out Aunt Viv. Yeah, it's like, hey, this is a completely different beer, but, uh, you should still buy it anyway. Still buy it? Yeah, yeah. Still drink it in.

Um, I guess the hits different really gets me. Yeah. Um, it's appealing to, like, the. I mean, good for them. Appealing to the younger generation. Sure. You know how many times I said hits different in front of the, you know, younger guys at work and. The wee lads. Right. My kids in in joking manner, you know, this slaps, this hits. Uh, right. So I guess good for them to shy away from, you know. I don't know, at 4.2%.

Nothing's hitting. No, I mean, at that point, just get a, uh, the banquet. Right. Right. That's what we do. I think those are the stats of Michelob Ultra. I know it's I know Michelob is 95 carbs. Herbs. Oh, is it not? 99? Okay. 95. Calories. Calories. That's what it is. 2.6g of carbs. Where this is, what, 3.9? Uh, and 4.2. So same ABV. Which that's that's like domestic ABV. Yeah. So 4.2, same ABV.

Uh, four more calories and a couple more carbs. Yeah. It's fucking Mic ultra. Brother. Maybe they're just building up a rivalry. There you go. They'll settle it at, uh, beer mania or something. That's right. It's gonna run wild. Uh, Georgia craft brewers are pushing lawmakers to loosen restrictions that limit how they sell their beer, which they should. Yeah. A bill under consideration would allow breweries to sell up to 1000 barrels annually to retailers within their county,

and remove the current 24 can daily limit on to go purchases. Uh, brewers say the changes would help small businesses grow and reach a local bars and stores more easily. We need a more flexible system, said Georgia Craft Brewers Guild executive director Joseph Cortez, arguing it would help breweries build their brands and stay viable. Yeah, I think that's great. The proposal faces opposition from large alcohol distributors and other groups who want to maintain Georgia's three tier system. One lobbyist warned against

returning to a wild west of alcohol. Come on now. I long for the days of a wild west of alcohol. Come on. Now. Uh, the Senate committee has not yet voted on the bill, but a decision could come soon as several alcohol related measures move through the legislature. Yeah. Spoken like a real big beer brand. The wild west of. Let these fuckers sell their beer. Oh, my God, they're not taking away from your shit. MK ultra. You're fine. Things are gonna get crazy, Greg. Are. People are gonna be drooling and.

you know. Spit. Spittoons are coming back. And. Oh my God. See? High noon. Not the drink, but like the time. Right, right. Yeah, yeah. Everybody knows that. And if you don't read a book. No. Um. Here's a kind of wild story. Kinda. Yeah, I would say in Iowa, dentists reinstated after being drunk at a state prison. Mhm. How does that sound to you? Scary. In Iowa, dentist has had his license reinstated after being convicted of being intoxicated while treating inmates at an

Anamosa Anamosa State Penitentiary. Uh, Doctor Peyman was arrested in December 2023 after completing a root canal while allegedly drunk. Honestly, that's. Don't blame him. Oh, right. Yeah, I was gonna say if I was getting a root canal, I'd like to be drunk. Oh, if I'm doing root canals at a prison, I'd probably like to be drunk. That too. Yeah. Uh, police reported slurred speech, a strong smell of alcohol, an empty flask found in his car. Why don't you start with that? Yeah.

And a blood alcohol level of. Oh. I mean, I feel like being drunk while being a dentist. The bar is low. It's like A12. It was A158. Okay, so he's almost. Double. The legal driving limit. Uh, court testimony described body swaying during the procedure. Struggling with instruments and appearing confused. Struggling with instruments. Fuck. Imagine being the guy in the chair.

Oh, man, I would not like to do that. Got your mouth just, like, propped open. Just a drill. Swinging back and forth. Honestly, it sounds like a horror movie. Yeah. Um, body admitted he was intoxicated, but claimed someone, Possibly his dental assistant tampered with his coffee by adding isopropyl alcohol. Is that correct? That old story. It's rubbing alcohol. He was convicted of public intoxication in April 2024,

and surrendered his license for at least one year. Last month, the Iowa Dental Board approved his early reinstatement, requiring either enrollment in a professional health program or three years of substance use monitoring. Man, my teeth are fine. Please don't look in my mouth. If I'm in Iowa, I'm seeking this guy out. Because if he can perform a root canal. At double the. Twice the legal limit. Yeah, imagine what he can do. Stone sober. Guy's a genius. He's a miracle worker. Hey. All right.

And we'll end it on this one today. Man accused of driving 100 miles an hour while drunk, hopping away from deputies during a stop in Collier County. According to Collier County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was conducting speed enforcement on Vanderbilt Beach Road at Oaks Boulevard when they saw Silver Kia Soul. Just. That's the most embarrassing. Say, of course, it's a Kia. Soul. Uh, sped by. What? The radar determined to be 96 miles an hour in a 45 mile an hour zone. I didn't know those cars went

that fast. I didn't think they did anything. They topped at 38. It is just, again, the worst car. Uh, the deputy began pursuing the Kia, which probably wouldn't have been hard as it continued east on Vanderbilt Beach Road and crossed onto Logan Boulevard at speeds of over 100 miles an hour. I call bullshit. The Kia then crossed Island Boulevard before slowing down and stopping on Pristine Drive. CC Collier County Sheriff's Office said uh, the driver of the Kia was

identified as Brent Alma Francis. 41 years old, Alma Francis was ordered to step out of the vehicle, but then would not follow simple instructions. According to the sheriff's office, it said that Alma Francis began hopping around on the road as deputies attempted to secure him. I'm wondering. Two foot hop, one foot hop. I need to know, are we hopscotching? You got a belter on his legs. Uh, what's going on here? Alma Francis was eventually secured, and while being detained, deputies noticed a strong odor of alcohol. Alma Francis was transported to

Naples Jail Center and asked to perform standard field sobriety rules, which he failed. And, uh, says alma Francis then refused to take a breathalyzer and became aggressive with deputies. Hop on their face. Maybe his nicknames. Frogger, and he was just trying to live up to it. He was arrested and faces charges of fleeing and eluding police, driving over 100 miles an hour DUI, and refusal to submit to DUI testing? Be honest. If you're his lawyer,

do you just walk in there? Go. Your honor, my client drives a Kia Soul. There's no way this could have happened. Have mercy on it, please. Just. We all know he could not get up to 100mph unless he's falling downhill, right? I mean, that was the commercial. That's the car that came out with, like, the hamsters, guinea pigs. Hamsters, I think. Yeah. How do you market that? I there's no way it does 100. Somebody said, here's this this box

on wheels. Yeah, filled with rodents. Figure something out. They came up with hamsters. Hey, intern Brian, as a lawyer, you're. Be honest. Your defense is. He was driving, right? Like, we gotta know these things. Right? It's like the glove don't fit. It's like. No. I'm sorry. Uh, my my guy drives a Kia Soul. No, no. We're done here. I said good day. Absolutely not. All right. So. Well, I think we'll hit some music.

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