The Birds and the Beers

Today we've got good news for Buzz Balls. A turned around Florida man, a perfect plex into a DUI and the top seven reasons to marry your beer. Let's go. Welcome in everybody. It's the craft beer republic. Thanks for drinking. Thanks for joining. I am Greg and over there looking ripped but cold. That is Flex. What's up, big fella? It's freezing in my basement. I'm so jealous. It's so hot over here.

I had to put slippers on and a blanket. Oh, no, not the blankie. Oh, yeah, we got the blankie. For reals. Uh, for full on blankie photos, follow us. @CraftBeerRepublic @flex_me_a_beer underscores in between, uh, all that good stuff. Quite the show. Poop. Beer gate continues. We lose news. All kinds of good stuff. I love that. I did more research two weeks in a row. Oh my God. I know. Call a doctor.

Uh, but before we get any further, let's find out what Flex is drinking over there. 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. All right. So today I kind of have a little fun beer. Ooh! Uh, pilot. Tom. Hey, Tom. Hey, Tom.

Uh, hit me up last week, and he said, uh, you know, not exactly, but he was like, yo, dawg, what up? I said, yo, dawg, what up? I'm in NC. He said, I got some ice beer. Y'all want one? And I said, yeah, I've had some ice beer before. I'll take one. Uh, appreciative of pilot Tom, he did not say, yo, dog! Damn. Maybe next time. He literally just said, I'm in Raleigh, North Carolina. Uh, do you want a hoist?

And, uh, I've had some heists before. I've had a heist. IPA. It was called Party Brigade. Uh, Wendy actually sent it to me. Um, uh, and it was because it was like a, a Beerfest party brigade, uh, label. It was I loved Beerfest I've seen it like over a hundred times. And she was like, hey, I'm gonna send you this beer. And I said, oh, please don't, you know, but people do it anyway. Flex loves receiving. People do it anyway. And then she also sent a sour.

It was like a strawberry lime or something like that. It was the IPA was good. It was fine. The sour was wonderful. Okay, so Tom said, hey, I got this IPA and it is there. Uh, it's called Citraquench'l. Ha ha ha ha ha. That's what I thought. Uh, the hop guy and the. He's funny. He's got, like, a hop mustache. Oh, yeah. He's like. He's like a hop. Ron Swanson. Yeah. And he's like, squeezing some oranges and juices flowing out. And it's, it's a fun can.

I would have just got lost in the can if. I was. Buying this. Uh, it's brewed with all Citra hops and untapped. Wowza. That's a Wowza. Mhm. 7.1 ABV with over 2000 check ins on this beer. Greg. Wowza. Did I say 2000 or 22? You said 2000. Oh, I'm sorry, I meant to say 22,000. Wowza. Wowza 4.170. Wowza. On the old cumulative. That's the old average if you will.

Uh, yeah, I'm taking French now. Uh, average. We we. An untapped here reads our signature IPA, brewed and double dry hopped with all Citra hops. Welcoming aromas of orange and tangerine give way to pink grapefruit and citrus zest. One of North Carolina's original hazy brews. Okay. I'll dig the old, uh, get the shovel, dig the nose buds in there, dig away.

That's gonna make a shovel sound effect. And I realized I wouldn't know what sound effects to make. Right? I should pull that and and play that every time we say we're gonna dig in the old nose buds. It's exactly what a shovel sounds like. I hope everybody listening is trying to figure out what is a do with themselves. What is a shovel sound like? No, it's pretty accurate.

You kick it in the dirt and you, you know, I don't know, um. Any weasels? Yeah. Oh, okay. Tangerini on the nose. Okay. I get a little bit of malt backbone, though, on the on the aroma, which I hate. Yeah. A little bready. Yeah. It's like orange bread. Uh, if it's not orange cranberry December bread. I'm just not into it. Even that doesn't sound great. Well, uh, warm up the old

Tongue-jobber here, I guess. Mhm. So the Tongue-jobber was in the old folks home. I'm, uh, just the maltiness that's making me very reluctant to take a sip here. Uh, but we'll do it anyway. Here we go. SIP away some nice lacing. Yeah. So that that maltiness doesn't shine through. That's good. Which is great, but. Uh. Oh. Uh, neither does anything else.

No. Oh, no. Very muted. Uh, super mute beer y on the back end. You get a little bit of the malt, but, um, very faint of that orange and tangerine that falls through. Uh, it's almost like an empty swallow. And I'm not harshing on pilot Tom here because he he did message me on was it Saturday here? And he said, quote, I just cracked one of those heist IPAs. Prepare to be underwhelmed.

Sorry, man. The thrift beer store strikes again because he did snag this at a local total. Lime what was close to the airport? Um. He then went on to say it isn't god awful, but pretty thin and one dimensional. I'm pissed at myself because I went to Triple Crossing in Richmond this week and had an absolutely beautiful, hazy. I thought about buying a four pack there and regret not doing so. I mean, he couldn't be any more

correct on this. It is thin and it is one dimensional. 22,000 check ins 22.8. It had 4.17. That's a head scratcher. That is it. Is there a date on that can. Since it came from the thrift shop. He told me there was none on his. There is no date on mine, either. Mhm. Um, so it it could be a casualty of t dubs. Yeah. T dubs it. You know, I, I honestly,

I don't know. I've had a heist beer IPA from heist like an IPA. Mhm. And it was, you know, like I said, it was good, but it wasn't great. I don't know. Now, now I'm curious. I feel like now we need to have one, like, from the source. Yeah. Field trip. Yeah. I was gonna say maybe we get McDreamy to gas up the jet, but at this point, I want to get pilot Tom to gas up the plane. Uh. I feel like he's the better bet right now. Yeah, he actually knows how to fly. He actually knows how to fly planes. McDreamy.

We just assume is rich because he's a doctor. But I don't think he can fly planes. No, he's not just a doctor, but he's like a heart doctor. Yeah, he's a surgeon. Yeah, I feel like they're like the top notch. Yeah. And you know what? He's a top notch guy. Yeah. You've met him? I have. Good looking fella, too. I'd hit it. Not hard on the eyes. The name like McDreamy. Yeah, yeah. You don't get that for nothing. That's right. Yeah. But yeah. Shout out to Tom I did offer. I said, hey, you want like five bucks for the beer or something.

And he said, just consider it a donation to the podcast. Oh, Tom loves the podcast so much. And he actually, he makes me feel like we're, we're doing something. Every time he talks to me, he's so kind. He's so into it. He will message me about the show and it's just, it's amazing that that people out there are, you know, actually into it. Yeah, we said it last week. We enjoy the feedback. Yeah. Just keep it coming. Keep on keeping on. Keep on trucking, you know.

Keep on trucking. I think I forgot to do this. Shout out to our top listening city of last week. And that was Chicago, Illinois. Oh, hey. Hey, Chicago. The Windy City. Something like that. Yeah. I hate the Cubs though. Sorry. If you're really listening in Chicago. I fucking hate the Cubs. I was having a conversation with my children. Oh. Because we're. Cubs. You know, it. It was adjacent. Um, we were talking about, you know,

because I, I brought up we're going to Minneapolis this summer. Oh, yeah. And we're gonna check out a twins game up at Target Field. Right. And I was watching a game one night and it might have been a Cubs series and we beat them. It was awesome. And I said, you know the one. Because every time I go to a stadium, I buy like a hat or something? Okay. Or something. You know, a keepsake. Memento. Right? To be like, hey, I was here. And except when I went to Saint Louis to. Because fuck the Cardinals, but fuck them. I said, you know what stadium? I said, I don't think I'll ever

be able to buy something. When we go to my kids are like, what? I said, Wrigley Field. I said, I, because I fucking hate the Cubs. Yeah. To my kids, you know, I didn't hold back. I, I said the F word. They should know. But they know they get it. Yeah. They should know. They get it. I feel the same way about, uh, if we ever make it to Boston. See, that's kind of crazy to me. I will never be purchasing Boston gear. That's crazy that I won't buy

Boston gear. Yeah, I feel like all of your rivalry hatred is like local. Is it? No, it's Boston as a lake. Growing up a Lakers fan. Boston can Kentucky. Dick. Okay. And that that goes into baseball as well. It has now. Yeah. Okay. I mean, look, it's it's the Celtics first and foremost. Sure. I mean, just drive yourself off a cliff. The Celtics I feel the same way, but only because I think they're overrated. That too. Uh, but, you know,

it kind of spread to all Boston. Boston sports fans are kind of shitty. Sorry, Deb, but they're kind of shitty and annoying. I agree. But they've also won a good amount in the last. I know, it's unfortunate. So so have the LA sports. Well yeah but football excluded. Yes. They're so rich. So is Boston. Yeah it sucks. Anyways, not a Boston show. Not at all. Yeah. But yeah. Um, I forgot we were going.

Something about Chicago. Yeah. Thanks for listening. Chicago. Yeah, we'll end it on the Cubs. Yeah, that's a good way to wrap that up. Um, like I said, we have a poop beer gate email that I'm always happy to read. This one's called three quarters of a stout. Hey, guys, when you started talking about bad beer experiences, this was the first thing that popped into my head. A brewery opened near me several years ago, and everybody was talking about how great it was. So naturally I went.

I ordered a coffee stout. Pretty simple. The smell was incredible. Honestly, one of the best smelling beers I've ever had. Coffee, chocolate, all that stuff. Then I drank it. I don't know how to explain it other than it tasted like somebody brewed beer using an old coffee filter they found behind a refrigerator. Just stale. Not skunky, not sour, just old. The worst part was I spent the next 15 minutes trying to convince myself I liked it, because everybody else

at the table was raving about it. Finally, my friend asked if I was okay because apparently every time I took a sip, I made the same face. I can relate. I ended up leaving about three quarters of it on the table. Never sent a beer back in my life, but I probably should have that day. Love the show. Cheers. Kevin. Hey. Thanks, Kevin. Not to be confused with loving the show. Cheers. Loves the show. Cheers. Anyways, you know what's funny? I had a similar experience with a home brew that I made one time.

It was one of my very first home brews. I think it was like my second one. I did a stout and I thought, well, this will be fun. I'll brew a stout, half of it. I'll add coffee to half of it, I won't beer science. I used concentrated Cold brew as my coffee addition, and it just made it taste like stale coffee. Interesting. Yeah. That being said, I was so disappointed that I didn't touch it for months. I came back to it. Like, I mean, when I say months, I mean like six, eight months later. And I tried it again.

I was like, oh, this got better. MM. So I don't know if the coffee just needed time to, you know, make love to the beer. Age a little bit. Yeah. Yeah. But I can totally relate. So I wonder if it was a similar situation where they used like a cold brew concentrate, didn't let it hang out in the pool long enough and just started serving away. Huh? Maybe. I don't know. Sorry, Kevin. Terrible feeling though. Terrible feeling. Uh, Flex found a great story over the weekend.

If you're a wrestling fan, at least. You know I forget everything I send you. This is good. I think you know where this is going. Yeah, you said wrestling I got. Yeah. Former WWE star Joseph Hennig, better known as Curtis Axel, aka the son of Curt Hennig, was arrested in Minnesota on May 17th after allegedly driving intoxicated through a McDonald's drive thru and backing into another vehicle. Police said officers noticed signs of intoxication, including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol, while also

finding an open bottle of vodka inside of his truck. Hard times. According to reports, Hennig refused to exit. The vehicle had to be physically removed by officers and later refused a chemical breath test while allegedly yelling profanities and slurs at police. A McDonald's employee also claimed he had been swearing at staff and another driver involved in the minor crash. He now faces multiple charges, including DWI, refusing a chemical test and obstructing legal process.

Open bottle possession and disorderly conduct. Starting to take after his dad. Yeah. A little substance abuse issues. Uh, running in the family? Yeah. Uh, it's kind of funny with, uh, his dad being Mr. Perfect. The whole family's kind of pretty imperfect, right? And, boy, that that mugshot was pretty rough. It was brutal. Yeah. That guy has aged. I hope you post it. Uh, you know, just because you

get released from the greatest wrestling company in the world. W. Uh, ECWECWECW. Uh, there's plenty of shit to do in the the Indies. Yeah. Get your life. Together, go to a w. A bunch of guys make it big in Japan. Yeah, uh, a bunch of guys, you know, run the indie scene and just reinvent themselves. Just do your job. That's right. You know, like, that's what you want to do. Fall on hard times. Come on, man. Mhm.

You know, we all gotta dig deep and. Just turn into a Dusty Rhodes promo. Couldn't talk like him if I wanted to. Yeah, neither can I. He's got the lisp, and I can't get the lisp. It's Dusty Rhodes, baby. It's not something I can do. Well, I mean, I'm not even gonna attempt it right now. Maybe I'll try it, uh, after the show and I'll work on it for the next time. But please, if you could, that would be super. All right. Just just for you. Just. Yeah. Please. Yeah. You know, you lose your job, you know, fall on tough times.

Do a perfect plex and get yourself out of there. What a cool move. So simple, so simple. But what a great move. But if you don't do it right, it looks stupid. Well, yeah. Like if you didn't keep the bridge going. You gotta bridge. You gotta bridge. That's what makes it a perfect plex. And it's like, yeah, you fall into the bridge. People don't know what we're talking about. Maybe, you know, we're talking about. Not a wrestling show. Not a wrestling show. Sorry. Yeah, but man, could he spit his gum and slap the shit out of it. Have you ever tried that? Oh, absolutely. Not. Easy. Not easy. Not as easy as it looks.

Takes a little practice. Spitting your gum out and smacking it. Yeah, you'd think that'd be easy. Yeah, not. He also threw himself a touchdown pass. I have seen that video. That's right. Yeah. He threw it and he ran and he caught it. Yep. Pretty fucking impressive. Pretty. Pretty fucking perfect. There you go. Nailed it. All right, enough of that. I'm thirsty. All calls to the bullpen for beer.

I'm drinking. Let it out. By Unsung Brewing. 6.60. 6.7%. A 387. Untapped six seven with 312 ratings. Says legends don't seek accolades, they merely collect them as. Let It out did at the 2021 G, a b, f winning silver for perfect blend of hops highlighted by the ever powerful Enigma Hop. Wow. Yes, I do enjoy the Enigma Hop.

Yeah. It's good. This is a, uh, not just an IPA. This is a New Zealand IPA. So it's Brew Estrada Enigma and a kiss of mosaic and a secret cryo blend. Whatever that means. On the schnoz. Excuse me. Let me dig in the nose buds. There you go. I'm sorry. There you go. You reverse the order. Real. So stupid. So stupid. Uh. Tropical nose.

I'm having a hard time pinpointing. I almost get a little like that. That grape. That white grape smell coming off of it. Okay, that's kind of a New Zealand thing. Yeah, very New Zealand. Uh, some melon, maybe a little bit of dank on the end. Here goes. The Tongue-jobber really follow suit. Very light body. It's a nice, uh, you know, modern, not malty. P a there's. Some solid lacing. Yeah, some great lacing. Really hung on to the top there. Delicate. Yeah. Yes. Like some actual lace.

Real light, real clean finishes. Extremely dry. Makes you want more. I like this a lot. In fact, I like it so much. I was at the brewery last week. I had to go to the brewery. The brew? Well, I was at Unsung Brewing. Okay. And they have a location. I think I've talked about this. So I was in Orange County, California for work. And, uh, in Anaheim they have the Anaheim Packing District, which used to be an old, you know, packing factory, whatever for citrus. And now they've got just a bunch

of restaurants and whatnots and they have like a Monkish location and some, you know, like I said, restaurants and sometimes they have live music there. It's just a cool spot. It used to be where like where the train stopped to load the citrus and all that stuff. And so they kept the building as is, but turned it into a bunch of restaurants. And across the street they've taken over another space. They call it the make space or makerspace or something. Anyways, that's where unsung is. And I've never been before and I'd heard great things. In fact, our, uh, our buddy Mike

over at the taproom podcast. Big fan of unsung. And so I was like, well, I should go check it out. So I went over. I plan to have 1 or 2 beers. I ended up just ordering like I ordered this beer first. I was like, sounds great. Tried it, enjoyed it. And then I just got like a bunch of tasters of things. And like they had a POG salad, not a was it a POG? I think it was POG or passion and guava or something like that. Sour. Uh, a different IPA. I had a pale ale. I also had a pilsner while I was there. All enjoyed him. In fact, I really wanted to bring the sour back with me, but they did not, can it?

Unfortunately, because that was. Not only was it delicious, it was like 3.5%. I was like, this is the perfect, beautiful. Oh my. You know how many four packs I would have bought at 3.5%? I would just drink that all day. Give me two cases. Yeah, give me two. So anyways, uh, I had a great time hanging out and had a few beers. And then when I was done, I went over to the packing district main building, had some, had some dinner. What did I have? Oh, I had Indian food that night. Some goat curry. Delicious. Never had. Really good. Yeah. The head chef at that place had won an episode of chopped,

and I was like, ah, I'll give it a shot. I like me some chopped. So anyways, but unsung, really good beer, really very much enjoyed my time there and was glad I was able to bring back a tasty four pack to talk about. So I'm glad it's tasty. Me too. That was weird. Sorry. Ah, it wasn't that weird. Okay. Well that's weird. Uh, a little news before we get out of here. Vermont legislature approves brewery self-distribution bill. The Vermont craft brewers are one

signature away from getting expanded self-distribution privileges. The Vermont Senate approved a bill on May 21st that would allow breweries producing malt beverages. Buzz balls count as a malt beverage to self, I think to self distribute up to 3000 barrels of beer under their existing manufacturing licenses. The bill is now headed to Governor Phil Scott, who is expected to sign it within the next two weeks. If he does, the law will take effect on July 1st. Under current Vermont law, breweries can self-distribute, but they must create a separate

company to do it. Stupid that even that often means maintaining separate books, filing additional taxes, carrying extra insurance, and paying annual licensing fees. So no more assuming he signs it. Well, that's great for Vermont. Yeah, I wish more states would. Step in the right direction. Exactly. And then they could make zingy spheres come again. You know, they can make malt beverages. What's a zingy sphere? It's like a off brand buzz ball. Oh, is that a real thing?

No, I just created it. Oh, my God, I got so rocked for some zingy spheres. It is a zingy sphere. We need a shirt. No, we don't. Pound these zingy spheres. It sounds cool though. Does sound. Cool. Kind of rolls off the tongue. A little bit. Yeah, but not at the same time. Uh, Flex you ever been to a Hooters? So I've been to a Hooters twice. Okay. Uh, not all it cracks up to be.

Yeah. For sure. Um. Good. Uh, that's about it. Yeah. You ever bring children to Hooters? It was pre-children for me, Greg. Okay. Would you bring children to Hooters? I would never bring my kids Hooters if I could tell a funny story. Right. Please. Before this, we were at target this evening. Uh. Huh. I don't know if you're familiar with target, but as of the last year or two, they've been selling,

uh, adult toys. Uh, no. They haven't. You don't know this. No, honestly, I haven't been in a target in over a year. Oh, yes. In the, uh. Yeah, the the hygiene aisle, if you want to call it that. Okay. Uh, yeah. they have quite a selection of some target brand adult features. Now hold on. I've seen next to the condoms like, um, excuse the language. Cock rings.

Yeah. So they got those. Like condom branded ones. Oh no. Yeah. No they got. But this is forever ago. I haven't bought condoms in a million years. Uh, is that the sort of thing? Are we talking full on adult toys? I mean, they got, like, the vibrators and the rabbits and the knees and the the silicone rings. Yeah. So they're all above the the condoms in the target aisle. Okay. So one of my daughters, uh, has a wart on her thumb, uh,

which is a pretty common thing. Sure. You know, she's not gross. It's a common thing. Everybody, listen. It's common. Um. The more you say it, the less I believe you. I had him on my feet growing up, too. It's it's I googled it. It's normal, but all the. The foot care products were. Oh, God. I was on the condom aisle. It was in the same aisle. And they are directly across from battery operated products.

And as my wife is deciding between 2 to 3, uh, wart removal products, I'm just in the my peripheral vision, staring at all of these while keeping my other eye on the kids. Sure. And as my nine year old starts to veer over to said products, I said. Hey, look over here. Don't look at these. I said, please don't look over here.

She said, why? I said, just please don't look at these. Oh, no. Yeah. And, uh, I don't know if she, you know, obviously she's nine, so. Right. No idea of to what or why, but just a what a weird moment. Wow. Yeah. Look at you. Literally directly across from the foot care products is some rabbits and what they call quote

unquote mini massagers. Oh, yes. Yes. Yeah, yeah. It's a real thing. Look, I have I have no moral issues with that whatsoever. Zero, zero. I would think maybe it would be on its own aisle away from actual medical products. Yeah. Like kind of create like a, a central location. Yeah. Like per se. A little barrier. Yes. Agreed. Yeah. Yeah. That's amazing. Yeah, it was, uh. And my what?

I said, please don't look over here. My wife, she kind of, for a split second, had a like what? Why? And then she quickly glanced and then started turning beet red and had like, like holding her laugh in because of what she had seen. Aha. Aha. And just knowing how uncomfortable I felt. That was maybe the best part. That was the best part for her. It was knowing how uncomfortable

I felt. Uh. That is hilarious. Mere inches away. Wow. I feel like that's totally gonna make this story not compare, but. Okay. I'm sorry. No, no, no, that's a great story. Speaking of Hooters and children and not vibrators, uh, Hooters says it's making a push to become more family focused following the change in ownership last year. Okay. The restaurant chain, known for its Hooters girls and signature uniforms, says the move isn't a rebrand, but a return to what company leaders describe as its original vision.

Last year, Hooters founders regained control of most of the chain after Hooters of America filed for bankruptcy and closed locations around the country. Sorry, can you repeat that? Hooters of America? Yes. Hooters of America. Not to be confused with Hooters of Canada or some shit like that. You know. Uh, the founders Group completed the acquisition of about 140 US restaurants in November. The company says customers can expect more family oriented promotions, including kids deals, in the coming years.

Hooters CEO Neal Kiefer has also said some changes made under previous ownership stayed from the founders original intent. Excuse me, strayed from the founders original intent. He specifically pointed to more revealing uniforms and said the company is working to eliminate bikini nights, where servers wear swimwear while serving customers. I've never been. I've never been to a. I've never seen a bikini Hooters. I mean, we haven't had a Hooters. So we had one. It's probably like a mile and a half from my house,

but it hasn't been around for. Eight years, nine years. One went under. Yeah. And we went there twice. And every time we went there I'm just like, I don't get it. Yeah. We had one about, yeah, two miles from where I live. I think by the time we moved here though, it had already gone under. Okay. So it's been about equal amount of time to. Yeah, I guess I just don't get it. Uh, yeah. You know, it's interesting, like, yes, you go there and you see hot girls serving you chicken wings and

you know, they might have some, some cleave or some chicks hanging out or whatever, but it's not like a strip club. No. It's not that big a deal. No. And like, you know, spoiler alert, porn's free. That's the thing. Like we have the internet, right? It's it's a real thing. I honestly, I think this is like an old white dude thing. Possibly. Yeah. That's why they gotta bring in the kids now. Run out of old white dudes. They're all dying. Darn tootin.

They took our wings. Well played. Yeah. Uh. Anyways. Yeah, we. Either way, if they came out with kids menus or whatever. I would never bring my kids to. Come on. Take your kids to Hooters night. Dad, I want some shorts like that, too. What? Orange. And down to your knees. Oh, man. No, no short ones. My butt hangs out. Yeah, I guess no moral problems

there, but, uh, interesting choice for children. Yeah, I feel like most people would agree. Yeah, I took a. I want to say I took. I had a first date at a Hooters. How did that go? Well, it was her idea. No, it was in high school. She must like wings. She loves herself. Some hot wings. Uh. Bone in, of course. Uh. Emphasis on the. Bone. On the bone? Yeah, it was her idea. Uh, this is.

I mean, this is how long ago? It was high school. It was back in the day where you had to, like, have cash. You couldn't, you know, you didn't pay with cards. Right. Losers paid with credit card because they couldn't afford the meal. And I remember the bill came and I literally had enough money for the check and nothing else. Come on. And I mean, plus, you know, pennies, whatever change was left over. And and she was cool. She wasn't, like, giving me shit. We ended up dating for years after that. So it's not like, you know, she she should have ran then. But anyways, I told the waitress,

I apologize. All right. That's all right. I left a note. That's what it was. We left a note. Said so. Sorry. Literally all the money we have. And we left the cash, and we walked out, and she Chew chased us like she caught up to us on the sidewalk and was like, uh, was there something wrong with the service? And I said, what are you talking about? Because you didn't leave any tip. And I said, I don't know if you read the note or not, but I truly and honestly did not come with enough cash. And that's I gave you everything

I have and I'm so sorry. And if I ever see you again, I will, you know, make it up to you. And she's like, well, maybe you should travel with enough money. Then I was like, maybe I should, but I'm also fucking 16. Oh man. That's brutal. Yeah. Fucking chased. Us. That is brutal. I did feel bad. I didn't mean to. Stiffer. Well, no, you don't feel good about that. Yeah, but I was like, you didn't have to chase us down. Like, come on. That was a weird move. Fucking 16. Anyways. Uh, buzz balls. This one's for dev buzz balls. Leads the way in pre-mixed cocktails.

Thanks mostly to Deb and her purchasing habits. Sazerac owned Buzz Balls is the dominant brand in the RTD segment. Buzz ball's dollar sales increased 65.6% to more than $569 million in tracked off premise retailers and ending April 19th, the brand gained 3.24 share points in this period, holding 20.78% of pre-mixed cocktail dollar sales. That's pretty wild. Yeah,

that's a lot of sales for Buzz Balls. Um, but they're what, like 15% ABV? Honestly, I don't know. Uh, it makes me wonder what their ABV is to their cost. I see you feel feel what I'm saying. Buzz ball's ABV 15 nailed it. With the with the unit per Well. Is this a whale ball or. Uh, could you imagine them coming out with a whale buzz ball? I mean, I've seen the biggies.

They're pretty large. Imagine a whale one. Yeah. Whoo! 2,000 pounds the size of a Volkswagen bug. And the weight. Let's wrap it up on a trip to Florida. Hi, Vanessa. Hi, Vanessa. Florida man caught driving backwards on the highway. A Flagler County man was caught driving backwards last week along State Road 100, prompting an unusual encounter for law enforcement.

According to the sheriff's office. Several callers reported seeing a silver sedan driving in reverse in the highway's eastbound lanes. Deputies added that they tracked the car to a Panda Express parking lot, and it was pulled over near near Airport Road after it spun right around in quotes. The driver, William Murphy, the third. Well, you know he's rich. 47, of Palm Coast said the car had a mechanical issue, and he thought the best option was

to drive it backward to AutoZone. That is the best idea. I think he nailed it. Yeah, except his mechanical issues evaporated when deputies got behind him. Or was it in front of him? Body camera footage released by the sheriff's office shows Murphy claiming that the car was stuck in reverse, though he didn't see it as a criminal issue. Luckily, there's a clip. Got multiple people calling on you. Driving in reverse 100. Listen, the car the car is was stuck in reverse.

Well, I mean, I didn't think like I didn't think that it was that that bad when you know what I'm saying. I wasn't I wasn't even swerving or anything like that or driving fast or. Driving backwards on the road. Yeah. I mean, it's the same thing as if you were. Leaving your mouth. Just turn around. Go anywhere with you. I've been. I've been telling him that. I've been telling him. Uh. However, the sheriff's office know that Murphy already has over ten prior convictions for driving with a suspended license.

If your car's having issues, call for help. The press release concludes. Don't audition for the Backwards Driver Olympics. It's the same thing, though, as I'm driving back. Ah. That's pretty fucked up. That guy was great. What was his name? William Murphy the third. He is trying to plead his case. That blows my mind. He did his best. His best was not good enough. Yeah, I wasn't even swerving or nothing. I was. But you were driving backwards.

Unreal. On a highway. Yeah. Don't do that, people. Yeah. Only in Florida. So fucking good. All right, that's it for us. Thank you all for listening. And thanks for drinking and for joining and for giving Flexy beers and for everything you do. Thanks, Tom. Thanks, pilot. Tom. Don't forget @CraftBeerRepublic @Flex_me_a_beer. Send us some email or something. Mail @CraftBeerRepublic dot com 805 538. Beer that is 2337. Slide into our DMs. All of that good shit. Uh.

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I wasn't even swerving or nothing.