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Mug Club Olympics

Jun 24, 2026 · 42:00

Welcome back, craft beer travelers. Flex finally makes it to New Glarus and comes home with a pear beer worth talking about, while Greg discovers double dry hopped Pliny and…

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The Birds and the Beers

Jun 17, 2026 · 37:53

Welcome aboard, craft beer passengers. Greg and Flex hit some IPA turbulence courtesy of Pilot Tom, Greg revisits a coffee stout email that tastes like old refrigerator coffee,…

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The Okayest Beer in America

Jun 10, 2026 · 42:55

Welcome back to the craft beer multiverse. Greg and Flex get into Drecker doing Drecker things, Yuengling defending its crown as the most alright beer alive, and a whale testicle…

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Worst Beer I Ever Paid For

Jun 3, 2026 · 49:23

Welcome back, craft beer lovers. Steph from the Utah Brewers Guild joins Greg and Flex as Greg uncovers a five-year-old IPA lurking in the craft beer thrift shop, the hunt for the…

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Please Don’t Fertilize the Beer

May 27, 2026 · 51:08

Welcome back, craft beer people. Greg and Flex are joined by Utah Brewers Guild Executive Director Steph, who walks straight into a conversation about urine-fertilized beer,…

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Pool Water Pale Ale

May 20, 2026 · 36:57

Welcome back, craft beer people. Flex gets bullied by a cookie butter beer that smells like cookies and drinks like regret, Ryan sends in a pale ale that tastes like the YMCA, and…

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Do I Feel a Saison Coming?

May 13, 2026 · 44:32

Welcome to the Oregon Trail of craft beer. Flex drains two bad beers before a saison finally turns the night around, Greg checks out a brewery soft opening where every beer tastes…

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Two IPAs Six Hours Ago

May 6, 2026 · 46:02

Welcome in, craft beer sleuths. Greg checks out a new MLB park, survives a rain-soaked Dodgers game, and discovers that Lime scooters become a lot more fun after a few beers at…

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Flex vs Corporate Beer Lady

Apr 29, 2026 · 37:50

Welcome in, craft beer lovers! World Beer Cup winners are out, Stone changes hands again, and 21st Amendment is getting revived on the East Coast. Flex is drinking a guava-heavy…

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Sour IPA Comeback Tour

Apr 22, 2026 · 40:25

Welcome in, craft beer fans! Greg finds a hazy that actually delivers, Flex accidentally grabs a milkshake IPA that’s way better than expected, and “healthy beer” becomes a full…

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Beer Snob Allegations

Apr 15, 2026 · 36:18

Welcome back to Craft Beer Republic where Flex finally ends his sober run in style, Greg gets called out for being a “beer snob,” and cheap beers at the Masters become a highlight…

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TJ Maxx Beer Dreams

Apr 8, 2026 · 40:06

Welcome to your favorite craft beer podcast. Flex is 41 days sober, but Greg and Steph are doing enough drinking to make up for it. Greg rolls the dice on a hype 4-pack while…

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Have Your Way with a Beer

Apr 1, 2026 · 42:26

Who’s ready to join Flex’s beer guild? Steph stops by to hang out and share one of her favorite beers of all time. Flex just got back from a baseball game and Greg had a fight…

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Hot Dog Water Flavored Beer

Mar 25, 2026 · 38:54

Crack open your favorite (or coldest) craft beer! Greg is drinking a hype beer thanks to a listener, Flex backs it like he’s been waiting for this moment, and then a listener…

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This Beer Has Balls

Mar 18, 2026 · 34:05

Welcome in to the bat cave of craft beer. Greg is drinking free beer and it actually holds up, Flex is deep into his no-drinking stretch and catching heat for it, and Fontana Jim…

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Craft Beer Rummage Sale

Mar 11, 2026 · 34:41

Welcome to the cave of craft beer solitude. Greg is still drinking for two while Flex continues his dry spell. Greg cracks open a hazy IPA that looked promising but had other…

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Drinking for Two

Mar 4, 2026 · 37:26

Welcome back to your favorite craft beer podcast. Flex gives up drinking for Lent, but Greg is making up for it. That leads to dirty soda experiments, Daytona Bike Week bar…

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500 Beers Later

Feb 25, 2026 · 47:32

500 episodes of craft beer and somehow we’re still here. Greg cracks open the IPA that started his craft beer obsession, Flex rolls the dice on way too much tangerine, and Vanessa…

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The Most Overrated Beer Style

Feb 18, 2026 · 37:44

Your favorite craft beer podcast is back! This week we’re talking overrated beer styles and why IPAs caught stray bullets, a Milwaukee extra pale ale that Steve absolutely…

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Barely Fermented and Fully Engulfed

Feb 11, 2026 · 39:04

Grab a craft beer and join us. A listener calls in with a story about the worst beer he’s ever had, we debate whether Busch Light counts as a Wisconsin tumbleweed, and we learn a…

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