A new episode of the Craft Beer Republic podcast is available now, with Greg and Flex discussing the 21st Amendment tax settlement, Evil Genius Beer Company's acquisition of the brewery's brand rights, new Gen Z drinking data, and a ranch dressing cream ale headed to the Minnesota State Fair. The episode, titled The Hemporer's New Beer, also includes an aggressively skunky New Belgium beer story, an expired hazy IPA purchase, and an unexpected redemption for a WeldWerks Brewi

You know those moments when you’re trying to “pace yourself” at a concert and end up running your own half-drunk science experiment? Greg does. Flex is just here for the mustache compliments. In this week’s episode, Greg rediscovers an old beer flame — Deschutes’ Black Butte Porter — and somehow turns it into a crash course on mouthfeel and emotional support beers. Flex goes full professor, breaking down the actual history of the porter, and yes, it’s surprisingly interesting