Craft Beer Republic

Welcome back, craft beer people. Greg runs a boat straight into the dock after some boat beers, Flex introduces his kids to the glory of fourth meal, and bug beers sound worse than poop beers. Pilot Tom drops off some precious cargo, Ballast Point is falling apart at the seams, and Tony Romo DUIs his way into Wisconsin folk lore.

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1. Flex is drinking Lawson's Finest Liquids Sip of Sunshine...

Welcome back, craft beer people. Poop Beer Gate returns with a barrel-aged stout that belongs on rice, Vanessa explains how Alaska breweries track every ounce you drink, and Flex reveals that wedding dancing usually ends with most of his clothes missing. Greg also protects his marriage with a raspberry sour, Costco beer fans prepare for a goodbye, and a trip to DUI probation goes exactly as well as you’d expect.

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Grab a beer, craft beer friends. Flex gets back from a birthday road trip with great brewery stops, a ballpark full of craft beer, and an amusement park souvenir he’d rather not have. Greg introduces everyone to the wonderful world of elephant poop beer, and the guys go full movie buddy with Bio-Dome. An on-again, off-again craft brewery loses another location, and a drunk driver gets two cars stuck in the mud before moving i...

Pull up a stool, craft beer friends.Greg gets replaced by Steph in an AI-generated PR pitch, Non-Murderer John keeps the beer trades coming, birthday week starts with hotel snoring plans, one guy FaceTiming from a bar sparks a debate on public phone etiquette, and Booze News includes free World Cup beer and a Nebraska woman who showed up to court with a .336 BAC.

Beers We’re Drinking:

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Welcome back, craft beer people. Greg finds out five hazy IPAs hit a lot different than they used to, Flex discovers a cucumber lime blond ale that belongs in the drain, and Alaska somehow makes ordering a beer harder than it needs to be. Add a Fourth of July survival plan built around action movies, laundry, and a very nervous dog, plus an appearance from Nine Loko that nobody asked for.

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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 suddenly remembers why people get excited about Pliny in the first place. The guys try to fix modern mug clubs with secret passwords, member-only beers, and beer Olympics, Intern Brian mounts a legal defense for Florida Man driving backwards down the highway, S...

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, and he remembers getting chased out of Hooters over a missing tip. A Florida man tries to explain why driving backward down a highway was better than swerving, a former WWE star suplexes his way into a DUI, BuzzBalls are dominating, and Poop Beer-gate contin...

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 beer smoked over sheep poop because Iceland apparently looked at normal beer and got bored. There’s also a voicemail that explains why old beer sits on shelves forever, Flex gets fact-checked on Wisconsin badgers, Greg finds Casa Agria living on thro...

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 worst beer ever ordered adds a few strong contenders, and Psycho Bear calls in with a surprise update. Somewhere in the middle, Flex explains why he’d absolutely steal a penguin if given the opportunity, before Booze News delivers a story about a dr...

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, exploding smoothie cans, and why craft beer forgot how to have fun for a while. The crew gets into the weird peak of Covid-era beer trends, Ohio’s deeply suspicious chili spaghetti situation, and the possible return of Anchor Brewing while Flex spends an ...

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 Pilot Tom accidentally tells Dick Leinenkugel how mid his beer is. There’s also debate over whether Keystone Ice should’ve stayed dead, PBR catches stray bullets again, and Greg ends up defending 805 to a diehard Bud Light drinker.

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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 suspiciously similar, and listener Steph joins the growing campaign to drag Flex to Great Taste of the Midwest. There’s also a coffee stout made with poop-adjacent beans, Cinco de Mayo drinking regrets, glow-in-the-dark 15% malt liquor light bulbs, ...

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 Humble Sea on the wharf. Erica brings a hazy pale ale from Astoria and accidentally starts a long discussion about sea lions, Waymos, and whether pregaming ever actually saves anyone money. Meanwhile, a listener sends in an IPA horror story that tasted exact...

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 sour, Greg and Erica crack into a hazy from Sacramento, and somewhere along the way a brewery wins gold for a beer made with pig heads. There’s also a listener call about flat beer, a near HR incident involving Yuengling, and a Tesla that decided it w...

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 argument. There’s some price shock of pints around the nation, a longing for sour IPAs, and a few beers that no one asked for. We've also got crazy Bud Light truck drivers, blind beer tournaments, and a reminder that beer prices make...

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 of the week. There’s a voicemail that turns into a full-on defense case, a questionable corn-chewing beer origin story, and a reminder that not every bad pour is your fault. Plus, Bapple is back, whether anyone asked for it or not.

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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 Steph dusts off a favorite she’s been hoarding. A listener writes in about his buttered popcorn lager horror story, Flex is trying to recruit for his beer guild, Wisconsin old fashioneds get publicly dragged, a Florida man attempts his own airport obstac...

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 with his Uber driver over some teams. We’ve also got beer fertilizer, a dumb baseball-beer challenge, and a new gross beer origin story.

Beers We’re Drinking:

1. Greg is drinking Row 2 Hill 56 Pale Ale from Russia...

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 drops a story about a pilsner that tasted exactly like hot dog water. This turns into the great hotdog debate of 2026. Flex gives us the inside scoop grocery store bribes, Greg reliving a Four Loko night he barely remembers, and a Florida golf cart ride ...