September 10, 2025 • 43 mins
Time to get those last beers of summer, crack open and join us! We’re talking pocket pancakes at ballgames, party houses outside Lambeau, and beers so bad they come with a trauma response. A listener shares the legend of a poop-flavored pint, which spirals into confessions about dirty lines, old cans, and hazies that somehow pour clear. Big breweries are calling it quits, Florida Man takes to his lawn mower, and it’s time to vote for beer!
Beers We’re Drinking:
- Flex is drinking: Watermelon Wavelength – More Brewing Co. A tart, juicy gose so good he went back to buy another just for the show.
- Greg is drinking: Cloud Racer Hazy IPA – All Season Brewing. Surprisingly bitter, slightly boozy, and possibly old enough to vote.
Tailgating in Wisconsin is a whole different world when party houses near Lambeau turn into backyard bars. Other weird Wisconsin sports traditions? Pancakes in your pockets. Listener Gabe writes in with a legendary poop beer story, which kicks off a full therapy session about beers gone bad. From mislabeled IPAs to sunscreen-flavored Modelo, what gets you to send back some nasty beer? That also leads us to Trader Joe’s mystery beer bags, sketchy movie theater beer taps, and a few beers that should’ve never made it to the draft list in the first place.
Booze News:
- 21st Amendment is shutting it down – San Leandro brewery closing and seeking a buyer
- Maine Beer Co. co-founder is running for Senate – Launches campaign to unseat longtime Maine senator
- Ohio cop shows up drunk to a 911 call – Officer removed from duty after responding while intoxicated
- Florida man drives lawnmower down a toll road – Arrested for DUI on highway during morning traffic
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Sometimes it's nice to have just alittle bit of a break, you know.
Welcome. And everybody.It's the craft beer republic.
Thanks for drinking.Thanks for joining.
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I'm Greg and I'm being joined bymy wife. Oh, wait. My other wife.
That's Flexy. What's up, big fella?My wife. Ha! We're back baby.
People always say like they havetheir work wives and then their
real wives.But you might be my favorite wife.
Oh. I've never heard that before.My wife hasn't even called me
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her favorite wife, so. Oh, well.She is missing out. Zing!
Well, I'm excited you're back.I'm pumped to have some beers
with you, big fella.Yeah, I had fun at the Brewer game.
That's why I couldn't, you know, joinus for a couple of weeks, you know.
And when your wife sends you amessage and says she got $12
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tickets to the baseball game,you get your ass to the baseball
game. Yeah, I guess so.I mean, first of all, $12 tickets.
I can't even park at DodgerStadium for $12.
Yeah, left field bleacher tickets.Man, it was awesome.
Five rows back. It was awesome.Nice. Did you catch any balls? No.
My kids really want to catch a ball.When we went to Cincinnati, we had,
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uh, we only stayed like five inningsthere because the game was delayed.
Um, weather delay.I don't know what that's like.
We got the the roof and everything.Uh, but there was, like,
13 foul balls, and we.Don't have weather here, so I don't
know what that's like either.That's accurate, but 13 foul balls
that flew back behind home plate.And we were sitting behind home
plate when we were in Cincinnati.And, uh, not one of them came by us,
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but they really want to get afoul ball.
So much that I know it was 13 foulballs because my oldest daughter
was counting. Oh, I love it.Yeah, that was that was me as a
little kid, too.Like, all I wanted was to catch
a ball or to have, like,between innings after they're done
warming up, have them tossed.I just wanted one of those balls.
And for a while, my dad, when I was akid, had some like friend or hookup
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or acquaintance or sex partner.I don't know what where like he
could buy his season tickets offof him at Dodger Stadium and they
were right next to I mean, I wastouching there's front row right next
to the left far left field foul pole.And I thought like,
this is my chance, you know, likethey'd come near, but they never,
never got right there. Right. Yeah.That's I mean, we were sitting
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in the same spot that they'll,you know, they'll throw it up to
the bleachers. Yeah.Um, on our side or to the left of us,
or they'll throw it down likethird base line or some shit.
But yeah, we got two balls thrownin the area, but they were,
you know, still away from us.I couldn't get it.
What, am I going to ruin a kid'sday by jumping in front of him and
catch a ball? Abso fucking lutely.You are. I'm Flex. God damn it!
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Yeah, I got kids. I gotta.Gotta get them the ball.
That's right.I my biggest one of my biggest
disappointments in life wasright for the game.
We'd get there early and getautographs.
I got some pretty decentautographs back in the day.
Oh, that's pretty cool.And I was next in line to get Tommy
Lasorda. And I was like, here we go.He's like, all right guys,
I gotta run.I was like, motherfucker or waddle.
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I don't think he really.Yeah, you're right.
I got a waddle buffet just open.But either way. R.I.P. Tommy.
R.I.P. great guy.If you guys ever want a good laugh,
just look up some of his, like,old school interviews and press
conferences and stuff.That motherfucker had no problem
saying what he felt.Yeah, he was a goofy dude, man.
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Yeah, 100%.I'm gonna totally butcher it.
But there was one where, like,he had apparently told one of his
pitchers to get a little retaliation.And afterwards he goes, what do
you think I fucking told that?I didn't fucking tell him that.
If I told him to beam him,he'd fucking know he got beamed.
Wow. Oh. So good.Well, we got we got the manager
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over here who just takes, uh,pancakes out of his pocket and
just starts gnawing on them.What is he, the fucking new day?
You have not heard of this? No.Oh, man.
They started selling, uh,on Sunday home games. They have.
They're called, like, uh,pocket waffles or pocket pancakes.
Sound sexual? Yeah, but it's not.It's just cause.
Because he legit takes pancakes outof his. Pocket during an interview.
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He took a pancake out of his pocket,folded it up and started
chomping on it.And the lady interviewing him was so
taken back, and he offered her a biteof the pancake, and she took one.
Oh my God, this is the new day.Yeah, it's.
Great throwing pancakes out intothe audience there.
And then, uh, they were talkingabout it on one of the broadcasts
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one day about how he just.Oh,
he's always got snacks in his pocket.And they confirmed that the on field
reporter and one of the playersduring spring training witnessed him
pull a eggroll out of his pocket andjust started chomping on an egg roll.
It's like fucking Napoleon Dynamite.Let me have some of your tots.
Get your own. Oh. Gosh.That's hilarious. I had no idea.
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That's so it made, like, headlinenews and everything. It was awesome.
That's funny. Jesus Christ.Well, he's got a carb load before
the big game. Something like that.Something like that.
He's got a, I don't know, win managerof the year two years in a row.
It's not a this isn't a baseballshow, guys. But alas, not a baseball.
Brewers best in the MLB.Come on. First of first.
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Hey, can't can't win them all.But, uh, if I can just get one
World Series in my lifetime,that's all I want.
I don't think the Dodgers willgive you any trouble this year,
I'll tell you. That.I mean,
we swept them in the regular season.Um, no offense, but that doesn't
really correlate to the playoffs.No, but their record isn't oh so
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great either. So.Yeah, but you know, they play when
they need to play. We'll see.Hopefully they don't put Kershaw
in during the postseason.But yeah I know you.
Like like you said baseball.Change the fucking record Greg.
Not a baseball show.Hey real quickly.
Uh @CraftBeerRepublic.805538 beer. All that good.
Stuff. In case you. Forgot. Yeah.Uh, top listing city last week
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was Tulsa, Oklahoma.I think that might be a first.
Weird. Yeah. Very weird. Hey, Tulsa.I know they had beer in Oklahoma.
Um, what else are you gonna doif you're in Oklahoma?
I don't know, rope,cattle or something. Okay.
I don't I feel like that's whatthey do in Oklahoma.
I can't think of anything better,so I'm gonna go with it. Yeah.
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Uh, so much to get to today.Uh, first of all, Flex is back,
so I'm excited.As you can see,
we're just talking about baseballand not about show things.
Uh, we have a listener email,which I'm hoping maybe stirs up
some reaction. Okay.Lots of booze news to get some
real breaking booze news.So we'll get there first.
It's been a while,so let's check in with what the
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big man's drinking over there.In a world where craft beer is king,
a world where muscles are bigger thangrowlers, only one ton can guide us.
One man, one ton, one Tongue-jobber.In this world, we must find out
what is Flex drinking. All right.Uh, today Flex is back and he is
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drinking watermelon wavelengthfrom Moore Brewing Company.
They're out of Huntley, Illinois,which, uh, I don't know.
I assume everything in Illinoisis just Chicago, which I hate,
but I don't hate these guys.This on untapped, I should tell you.
First of all,it is a fruited gosa. Oh, yes.
You know how I love my gozo'swatermelon goses are actually my
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favorite.And I know that sounds really
specific, but I've had like threeof them in my lifetime and they're
just phenomenal every time.So this one weighs in at 4.5%.
Not huge. Only 171 check ins.I gotta keep shouting out my
local spot.They always get in pretty fresh
recent releases,and I think the last, I don't know,
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12 beers I've had on the show.They've, uh,
been check ins under 1000, under 500.So I just think that's really fun.
And really, alas, this one 171 checkins, only a three, five, seven.
Oh. And this really pisses me off.Really pisses me off.
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Let's hear it and I will explain toyou why I bought this beer two weeks
ago for the show I missed. Okay.I drank it a day later because I
said, you know, I really want to tryit. The Goza watermelon, I love it.
This shit blew me away.I'm gonna ruin the review right now.
Spoiler alert.This beer completely blew me
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away and it was so good.I fucking went back and I bought
another one just so I could have iton the show tonight and let everybody
know how fucking good it is.So untapped here.
It reads tart and refreshing wheat.I'm sorry.
Wheat ale with the sour characterof a goza and the juicy,
summery sweetness of watermelon.Let's start with the can art.
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First of all, because I don'tthink I really have been putting
can art out there lately. Mm.It's, uh, kind of shiny,
plain black label with some shiny redand green watermelon wavelengths.
It's got the wave sciency things.It's like audio waves. Yeah.
Or wavelengths, I guess. Really?Yeah.
And everything is just shiny redand green. Just really, really fun.
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Really simple. Really sexy actually.So which brings us to the beer,
which it is a fruited goza. Rugosa.So it's not going to be clear.
Or that kind of golden ale color.Very juicy looking. It is very juicy.
It almost looks like pureedwatermelon juice.
And the old nose buds here,it's like tart watermelon.
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Like not super out there.Watermelon, but like a little faint.
But it's got that, you know,that sour sense to it that that
we always tell people and we makeourselves feel like we're idiots
because. What does it smell like?It smells like sour.
Maybe nobody actually knows whatwe're talking about.
But without further ado, the oldTongue-jobber. We'll wait for weeks.
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This thing is amazing.It is zippy with carbonation.
Just the perfect amount reallyleaves you dry on the end.
So much tart watermelon flavor.It's like the perfect end to summer.
And it was 75 degrees here.Nothing but sun today in Wisconsin.
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And this is just the best kissgoodbye to Summer, and I wish I
would have known about this before.They only had single cans.
There was no four packs left of this.I would have bought a case.
This beer top notch.Can we go through and beat up
everybody who gave it a 3.751 by one?Um, yes.
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You know how I feel about goses this.You would fucking die over this.
You would get rocked up,put your dick in it and then
drink it. It is that good.I don't even know if I'm allowed
to say that. Get rocked up.And then put your dick in it.
No, I don't want to get accusedof sexual harassment of beers.
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Yeah, I mean, it's not a dick show,but God damn, I love this.
Wait till Deb comes back around.That's always fun. Yeah. So. Yeah.
Cheers to More Brewing here.I just want to shout them out
one more time. Sounds amazing.Everything they ever put out,
they really do a superb job.It sounds amazing.
It's been hot as motherfucking ballsaround here for a few weeks now,
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and this sounds like the perfect ballquencher in the bowels of summer.
Oh, your balls will be quenched.It's almost as good as having good
dick weather. Yeah, it's a guarantee.Yeah. I like you.
And you know how much we lovegood dick weather.
Nothing better than good dickweather. Not a single thing.
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For any new listeners that arestill listening after the last
five minutes.Flex and I do have a weather
rating of good dick weather,and it's when you're you're outside
and it's warm enough to where youknow it's hanging out, but not so hot
and not so balmy to where, you know,sticks to things or stickiness.
Yeah, it's it's that perfect.Makes you look like you're
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packing a little bit of heat.Weather. Nashville.
By far my favorite dick weatherBy far. Love me some. Nashville.
Nashville. Dick. Weather.Now I gotta go to Nashville. Orlando.
It's a close second. Cincinnati.Dick weather was not very good.
I'm gonna put that out there.And Louisville was a little bit
better than Cincinnati.But yeah, Cincinnati was trash.
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I tell you,San Diego in the summer because
it's close to the beach and it'sjust always like in the 70s summer.
San Diego is chef's kiss dickweather.
Prime Chef kiss dick weather.I need to get me some of that.
You do?I'll meet you in San Diego for some
dick weather. Daddy. Yeah. Oh, dear.All right, well, uh, we'll move
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on from that before we get.Before we take a turn, before.
We get to rocked up, I guess,uh, I got a listener email here
I want to read before I do.Uh, while we're still semi on
the sports theme here.I heard you got some good
Thursday plans. Ah, yes.I am popping my Packer game cherry.
I've lived in Wisconsin for 37 yearsand I've never been to a Packer game.
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I can't believe you've nevergone before.
Yeah, apparently it's like a prettyregular thing that people do. Uh.
Apparently so. Oh, I guess so.It's like 80,000 capacity at
Lambeau Field.And apparently they have games
every year. And, uh. What?Yeah, I know it's crazy, right?
But, like,somewhere around eight of them.
Yeah, usually a couple more,if we're lucky and. Right. Yeah.
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I just, you know,I'm not very ambitious when it comes
to things like, just like, hey,I'm gonna buy tickets to this and go.
I usually wait for somebody elseto say, hey, I got this.
I need someone to go or, hey,I got this. Let's go. Mhm.
My sister in law's husband,he goes to, I don't know, two,
three, four, five games a year.He's a huge Packers fan ever since
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he was a kid going to games.And he really wanted to see Jayden
Daniels in the uh I know they'rethe commanders, but I just
always call them the Redskins.And uh, he wants to go see Jayden
Daniels and the commanders.And I said, yeah,
I'll go with you. So sure.He bought tickets the next day.
He made all the hotel reservations,the shuttle reservations from the
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hotel to the stadium and. Wow.The company he works for has a
party house to around Lambeau.I don't know if you're familiar with
all the houses around Lambeau Field.Not at. All. Like the neighborhood.
There's a lot of houses thatwere redone and built up for big
parties before Packer games. Okay.His company has one, and it's going
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to be all you can eat and all you candrink before the game. Good lord.
So these people don't actually live.Nobody lives in these houses.
They're just for partying.They're almost like Airbnbs,
I guess. Uh, but for partying.But for partying, for Packer games.
Interesting. Yeah.I've never heard of that before.
That's awesome.Yeah, they're they're insane.
Looking to like, how redone they are.Like people they'll like, tear down.
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Like the people like sunrooms or likerec rooms in the back of their house.
They'll tear out the walls,they'll install those garage doors.
And like, the whole back of the yard,is like the garage doors.
And they have, like, a real nicesetup in the backyard and a built
in bar underneath. That's awesome.Where the garage doors are and yeah,
it's really, really sick. I dig it.Yeah, I'll take a bunch of
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pictures when I'm up there andI'll send them to you. Please do.
I can never remember the name ofthe commanders.
It's not that I do or don't likethat they've changed their name.
I just go the Washington. Yeah.Yeah, I just I can't remember.
Cleveland. Same thing.I can't remember what.
They've changed it to Cleveland.They've always been the Browns.
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No, no, no baseball for the Indians.Oh, what am I thinking?
What are they, the Chiefs?I don't know what the.
The Guardians. Guardians? Yeah.See, I it's not even that I do
or don't like it.I just cannot fucking remember it for
the life of me. I think for me too.With with Washington, I've just.
We grew up right.And they were the Redskins.
Yeah. Ever. And then they were.The football team for 1 or 2 years.
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I still remember the WashingtonBullets. They had a cool logo.
Mhm. Yeah. Super cool logo.But yeah the commanders thing,
it just doesn't catch at all.Cool thing though is that the
tribe and the family of the,the guy who was on the helmet of
the Redskins. Uh.They want everything to be
changed back. Really?Because they think it's like,
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great for their their dad ortheir grandpa or whoever it was
that was on the helmet.And good for the family and Native
Americans and everything like that.So.
Look, I feel like there's probably away to honor the Native Americans
without calling them the commanders,maybe not calling them the
Redskins either. You know. Right.Maybe just a better name all around.
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Yeah. We vote for better name.Yeah. Something.
Something that people mightremember anyway.
Not bring back something better.Not a football show. Not a political.
Show. Yeah. We just.This is what happens when we
don't talk for a couple of weeks.We get rocked up just looking at
each other. So much to say.Yeah, so much to Boeing.
Uh, all right. For this gets worse.Like I said,
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got an email from a listener.I want not only Flex reaction, but I
want everybody's reaction from this.He says, hey, guys,
my friend and I were talking aboutawful beers the other day and
was reminded of this awful storythat I thought you might like.
In the wonderful year of 2019,I visited a brewery in Petaluma
that's in Northern California bythe name of Dempsey's.
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Now, I've had some of theirbeers before this experience,
and I've had some since,and they always leave me satisfied.
But on this particular visit,I had one of the strangest beer
experiences of my life.I ordered a beer called
Undercover Malicious Thinking.It was some kind of spin off of
their malicious IPA,which I'm already a fan of.
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The beer came and it was muchdarker than I was expecting.
The flavors were tobacco, leather,and a very specific earthy note.
After a few more sips,I came to realize that earthy
note was poop. Come on.Like not in your face,
sewage or anything.Just the subtle but unmistakable,
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unmistakable note that made mequestion my life choices.
I tried to push through.I drank about a quarter of the glass,
partly because I was trying to figureout what the hell I was tasting.
It was shit. Yeah. Spoiler alert.I was also trying to explore the
leathery tobacco flavors I wasgetting, but the earthy qualities
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proved too much and I was forcedto abstain from any more beer.
Eventually, the waiter came overand explained that the beer was
actually a messed up batch ofmalicious that they tried to salvage.
So yeah,that explained the toilet tones.
That was actually going to be myguess on what it was,
was a fucked up batch of beer thatthey just tried to put on tap anyway.
To their credit, the waiter was supercool about it and didn't charge me.
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And honestly,the rest of the visit was great.
And a killer burger and friesand the first beer ordered
wasn't nearly as traumatizing.But I always remember that beer.
The poop beer anyways.Figured y'all would appreciate
the legacy of the poop beer.Keep doing what you do. Gabe.
Well, thanks, Gabe. Yeah.Thanks, Gabe. For the poop beer.
Honestly, super hilarious thathe had to go through this.
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I'm glad it wasn't me. Right.That's why it's funny.
Yeah, exactly. Um, but.But also a whole quarter of the
glass.Yeah, but for a brewery to even
put that out there,like it would be different if it
was like, uh, they actually had,like, a joke description,
like on the menu, like, hey,this one didn't turn out as well as
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we thought it would. Give it a try.And then honestly put like $0
next to the.Beer or call it King's Cup or some
shit like that. Right, right.And just do something like kind of
fun, like off kilter like that.Yeah, but don't actually put it on
the menu and charge people for shit.Right. Or do charge.
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But if they complain,immediately take it off or something,
I don't know.Because you're putting it out there.
And if first timers come in,they're gonna be like, oh,
this place sucks. Right? Yeah.Nobody is going to enjoy it at all.
Right. Unless you eat shit.Have you ever sent back a beer?
I'm glad you were gonna ask me ifI've ever eaten shit. That would.
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I eat pieces of shit for breakfast?Uh, okay. So I sent a beer back.
We went out to this kind of nicerestaurant.
It's like, you know, it's not casual,but it's not super fancy, and,
uh, it's in, like,a nicer city in a suburb, like,
20 minutes away from us. Okay.And they had Eagle Park beer on tap,
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and I was like, yo, sit on the dockof the bay. This beer fucking slaps.
They got it on the menu.I will take it.
And the waitress brings back mysee through Double Hazy IPA.
And excuse me, miss I.When she put it on the table,
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I immediately said, uh,what beer did you get me?
And she said, oh, the Eagle Park tap.She's like, we only have,
you know, one Eagle Park tap here.And I was like, oh, okay.
And what is. It?She walked away and I took a sip
and you could really get likethe off flavors. Like.
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And it was not very good and itwas like tangy almost. Mhm.
And I told my wife I should givea lot of credit to my wife.
I told her that it wasn't whatthe beer should look like,
and that either it was old or theyneed to move the keg around a bit.
Dirty lines.Dirty lines or something.
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I took a couple more sips and shecould see the look on my face
and she said, just send it back.So the waitress, sure enough,
came back and I said, yeah.I said, this isn't how this beer is
supposed to be. I'm really sorry.Can I get something else?
And they were happy to do it.Happy to oblige.
But yes, I've done it before.I don't do it in, like,
a mean way. No, no. Sure.I'm the last person to send
something, you know.I worked in a restaurant,
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you know, the first six years ofmy working career.
And I'm like, you know,petrified to send something back.
It's got to be real fucked up.But I can think of top of my head.
I can think of three times I'veever sent a beer back.
And two of them involved 14 canons,not at the brewery,
but at restaurants.One of them were at a dining
establishment.That sounds similar to what you
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were at.The wife ordered, uh,
their patient Pilsner.And of course, this is before
they turned into A-holes,back when we liked 14 canons.
But she ordered the patient Pilsner.It showed up and we know that
beer very well. It was flat.It tasted like soap.
I mean, clearly these lines hadnot seen any cleaning solution
(23:39):
in quite some time, right?It was absolutely garbage.
So this kid comes back.I say kid because he was like 18, 19.
There's no way he was of legaldrinking age.
He goes, hey, everything okay?And I said, I, I hate to do this.
This makes me cringe and say,I gotta send this back.
I said,we know this specific beer very well.
We're at the brewery all the time.I said, I'm pretty sure there's
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something wrong with either thekeg itself or your lines,
and you should have somebody have alook at it. And he goes, oh, okay.
Well, you want a different.He goes, do you want another one?
And I said, sure,let's get another beer.
He goes, do you want the same thing?And I said, do you have a
different keg? He goes, no, why?I said, then I don't want it
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took everything I had.I don't want the same thing.
Angry No.I think we'll get something else
stupid.The other time I can think of.
Or the other two times at thesame restaurant.
This is at one of the lazy dogsis Lazy Dog out here.
And first time was with another14 canons beer.
Almost the same exact story.It was their Marzen which the
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wife loves.Drinks you loved,
used to drink all the time.Orders. The Marzen shows up.
It's flat. Tastes like soap.It tastes like just like dirty lines.
They come out and she's like,this is garbage.
So she ended up getting somewine instead,
but I had to send one back once.It was institution, which is a local
brewery. It was an IPA, a pale ale.It was a mosaic pale ale.
It's one of the I don't love alltheir beers at institution,
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but it's one of the ones that ifI see it on a menu,
I will order so I know it prettywell and shows up once again.
It was flat. It just tasted.Didn't even taste soapy or anything.
It just tasted way off.And I said, hey, you know, like this,
I hate to do this, blah blah blah.Like, okay, once again, this person
goes, well, you want another one?I said, is it gonna be different?
(25:25):
Oh, I guess not.Can I get something else then?
You know, and that's probably justthem being their waiter selves.
I know, I just.I don't expect you to know about
beer like we know about beer.But if it's bad,
if I've told you it's bad.And especially if I've told you
the reasons why it's right.Why would I want another of the same
beer? Right. It's not like I said.Hey, this is warm.
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Then you go, hey, do you want.Do you want another one?
Yes, I would like one that's cold.Yeah,
but that's not the problem here.I've had like what I the story I
explained, I've had that a coupletimes and I just fucking eat it
and I just drink it because, uh,one of them was a fantasy football
draft a couple years ago.And that just this little corner bar,
they're known more for theirfood than their beers.
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And, uh, they had Eagle Park on tap.And the same thing happened
where it was a it's supposed tobe their demon haze and or.
No, their goon juice,which is a fucking flagship of.
There's a hazy IPA and again itpours and it's clear.
And I was like, okay,that's kind of weird.
And you get these really off flavors.And I just drank it.
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And I didn't order any more ofthose because, you know,
I was like, I knew by that point.But yeah, I just didn't feel
like sending it back.And the local movie theater by us,
that does, you know,they have a bar and you can drink
beer in the theater and stuff.They clearly don't do anything
with their lines.No cleaning, because I've gotten
two beers, 2 or 3 beers within thelast two years there, you know,
(26:57):
just grab one, go see a flick,and each time it's like I just get
lagers because, you know, whatever.And it tastes like artificial
coconut as I'm drinking the beer.And it's very off and very gross.
So yeah.And I end up finishing it like I
got a modelo.The last time I was there,
I was like, oh, you can't fuck upa modelo like modelo with a Lime.
(27:20):
Let's fucking go. Right?And, uh. Yeah.
No, they just like modelo withthe lime and the coconut. Lime.
Not what I was looking for. Yeah.Put the lime in the coconut.
Yeah, it was fucking gross.Yeah. So that is gross.
I wouldn't recommend it.No, I think I've told this one
on the show. I was at a, uh.I think it was at, like,
yardhouse or something,and I ordered a hazy little thing
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and it showed up clear as fuck.And I was like, uh, like, nope,
that's it, I said,but you recognize the name is.
Yeah. And this is clear, right?Like, no, that's Hazel thing.
I was like, okay, be gone.So anyways, if you guys have any
fun stories like that, please letus know. Mail @CraftBeerRepublic.
Com or you can leave a voicemail85538 beer or or DM us on the
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socials. Whatever it takes.We want to hear your shit.
Beer stories.Yeah, maybe not literally shit,
but yes, well.But if they happen to be,
we don't mind those too.As long as we're not the ones
drinking them.Yeah, just don't drink shit and
email us. That's right.That's all I'm asking. Yeah.
You eat pieces of shit for breakfast.All right, let's make a call.
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He calls to the bullpen for beer.Yeah. He does.
I was walking around total wine theother day because I had to pick up
some. Did you have. A gift card?No, I was not going for beer.
I was going for something else.I was going for some champagnes,
and, uh, I took a cruise down thebeer aisle just because I was there.
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See what they had.And I have never heard of this
brewery, and it's local ish.So I thought, well,
I'll give him a shot.So I'm drinking all season brewing.
They're out of Los Angeles.Never fucking heard of them before.
I'm sure I'm gonna get shit fromeverybody now.
It's called Cloud Racer Hazy IPA 6.5%55 zero IBUs. Nice little canard.
It's like colorful shapes thatare a mountain. I do like that.
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I like the super like, say,with my can, like the super
black background. Yeah.And then just those hints of
color like that. That's gorgeous.Yeah, I like it.
It makes the color pop. It's.It's cool in the cloud.
It's hard to see,but there is a car. So cloud racer.
Uh, a 3.82 on untapped with a941 ratings.
So not overly rated,though I did see that Fontana
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Jim rated this beer on untapped.Gave it four and a half.
He must like it. Yeah.Uh, on the schnoz. On the taste?
Nope. On the nose buds there.The taste buds on the nose buds.
I get, like, a sweet orange smell.Ooh, I like the smell of that.
I don't know, like a candied orange.Does that make sense? Yeah.
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Candied oranges are wonderful.Okay. Yeah. So sweet.
Sort of candied orange.Here goes. Yield. Tongue-jobber.
Candied orange is a thing.You know what I mean?
Oh, by the way, no.No description on tap.
It's my favorite beer ever.Oh, I love it.
It looks like straight up juicefrom what I can see. Yeah.
Perfect color for a hazy little.A little hot on the front.
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a little alcohol hotness on thefront, which is surprising at 6.5%.
Oh, six and a half okay.The back end is surprisingly bitter
for a hazy got got some real bigpine notes, a little citrus,
a little orange in the middle,maybe some grapefruit pith as well.
Adding to that bitterness, um,it's surprisingly bitter for a
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hazy good or bad.It's it's surprisingly bitter,
if that's what you're looking for.If you kind of want more of a an in
between West Coast and hazy kindof thing, this might be your jam.
I don't hate it. I don't love it.I bought one and I'm probably
glad I did.I don't think I need three more
of these. Okay. Yeah, okay.It's respectable.
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I would try more from this brewery.They're local.
This is the first one I've had.I'd see what else they got.
Plus, you know, it's been given thetotal wine shelf treatment, so.
So which is never a good thing. Yeah.I tell you what, though, with the,
with those in-between hazeswhere it's, you know, it's like
juicy and a little bitter. Mhm.I enjoy those but it's got to be
like a really hot day and I haveto drink it outside. Yeah.
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There's definitely a place for him.I just this one leans more
bitter than juicy and. Okay.Just not what I'm looking for
when I'm drinking a hazy. Right.I feel that that's all.
You're preaching to the choir onthat one.
If I buy a hazy and it says it'sa hazy, it better be a hazy.
Yeah, I mean, it looks hazy.They definitely nailed the the
visuals on it.It could use some more carbonation,
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a little more head to like when I.When it poured,
there was almost no head on it.I'm sure that doesn't help.
So anyways. Not horrible.Uh, but probably would not not,
definitely would not go back forthe four pack.
But Fontana Jim gave it four and ahalf. So maybe I'm in the wrong here.
Maybe he got a fresher can thanI did. Who knows.
Maybe he got it from the brewery,I don't know. Yeah. 000.
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I just looked at the bottom of thecan I, I legit did not do this in the
store and I don't know why because itwas total wine and I should have,
but I guess the package date. Uh.Is it further than six months out?
Yes it is. Oh, boy. Uh, wait.What month is it now? September.
(32:26):
I'm gonna say December.Fucking nailed it.
December 17th of 24.Yeah,
I'm sure that doesn't help anything.Yeah, I would say especially a,
uh, hazy. Yeah. Wow. Way to go.Total one.
Yeah, that's what they do. Yeah.I tell you, back in the day, uh,
when craft beer was a little more newand Trader Joe's was just kind of
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jumping on the craft beer bandwagon.They used to do this thing where
when beers would start to go outof code, they would do, like,
mystery bags, and they'd justput six beers in a bag for,
I forget what it was, call it sixbucks and you could not open it.
They'd staple it closed and youjust you got what you got.
And usually it was like a coupleof good ones and a couple of not
so good ones, you know,like a couple of the Trader Joe's
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brands and a couple of good ones.And it was a fun thing to do.
And honestly, what a smart way toget rid of beer that's expiring.
Oh, yeah. It's genius.There's a huge grocery store
where we live.I don't know if they do it anymore,
because I used to work really closeto it, and I would always stop there,
you know, for my beer.Either to work or from work. Mhm.
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And when they would get out ofcold beer, they would just take
the four pack and they would putlike $2.50 and they'd put it in
a shopping cart and they wouldhave this whole shopping cart
full of close dated beers.That would be $2.50 for the whole
four pack. Yeah. Smart. I mean. Yeah.And I definitely bought from
there multiple times. Yeah.You know, get back what you spent
(33:50):
on it so you don't lose money,but, you know, discount it.
So maybe it flies off the shelfa little.
Which have you ever looked at?Uh, total wines, discount rack.
I don't think they have onewhere we are. Oh.
The one we have, there's, like,a little four foot section of,
like, the single cans. Ah.And they'll have, like,
clearanced out beers, but they'relike two bucks off a four pack
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or some shit. Like it's kind of.Yeah, it's super lame.
Yeah, it's a total win for you.Slightly better than bevmo.
But, uh, they still treat theirstuff like shit.
All right, a little news,big breaking news, 21st amendment
to wind down operations andclose their taprooms. Wow.
Big name in the craft beer world.21st amendment brewery ceasing
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operation after 25 years isfounder Sean O'Sullivan and Nico
Freccia seek a buyer for thelegacy craft beer brand.
Over the next 60 days, 21st amendmentwill wind down operations at its
San Leandro production facility,with a target date during the
first week of November.The company plans to maintain its
taproom at the facility and SecondStreet in San Francisco as long as
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possible, depending on staffing.The news is a reversal of a plan
announced last week.So this is weird.
So last week this was droppedthat they're going to close down
the week before, they posted onsocial media that the founders were
stepping away from daily operationsand transitioning the roles to a
new CEO who had taken over withthe goal of building a platform.
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So I was like, oh, okay. News.And then a week later,
big news said, this is all very new.A week ago, we were moving in
different direction, and we wereexcited about a potential path
forward with building a platform,but it just wasn't tenable.
So a pivot had to be made.Those plans had been in the works
since early July, but changedrelatively suddenly last week.
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Frechette explained a financiallender that 21st amendment was
working with to grow the businessultimately decided against moving
forward with the transition due tothe industry's mounting challenges
and no clear path forward.He said the lenders aren't
necessarily craft beer people.They're money people,
and they can see the challengesahead at a certain point.
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I think somebody decided we betterstep back before we get in too deep.
He and O'Sullivan are still opento exploring a sale of the 21st
amendment brand.Our hope is that the brand will
live on and that there will beopportunities coming down the line.
21st Amendment's workforce wasinformed of the plans last Wednesday.
Huh.It's big news in the craft world.
That's wild. Yeah.I was very surprised to see that.
(36:20):
Yeah.Shit's getting tough for craft
breweries.No, I think there's been like,
4 or 5 in Milwaukee alone thathad shut down this past summer.
Yeah. And it seems like, uh.And some good ones, too. Yeah.
And it's just harder to havethat big craft beer brand, um,
be financially attainable. Yeah.Which makes you think, like, the
(36:42):
ones that are succeeding and stilldoing it. Mhm. Good for them. Yeah.
Honestly, these days it almostseems like the way to go is to just
have that taproom footprint withmaybe some small local distro and,
you know, not have plans oftaking over the world. Right.
I think that's you get toooverzealous, you know, and uh,
(37:04):
you get, you know,peak popularity and you think that's
just because you have so much successin one spot that you're like,
oh, hey, now we can expand andhave success here and there,
and it's just not how it works.Yeah, it just doesn't seem to be
the way anymore.When you go to the polls this
coming election,make sure you vote for beer.
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Maine Beer Co responsible for suchbeers as lunch, which is delicious.
Founder Dan Kleban is launchinga US Senate run.
Maine Beer co-founder Dan Kleban hasentered the Maine race to unseat
longtime Senator Susan Collins,Kleban said in a video.
I'm running for US Senate becausepoliticians in Washington.
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They're making it harder to dowhat's right for Maine.
They're trampling on the values ofMainers. I guess that's a thing.
And tearing this country apart.Kleban was laid off from a law firm
in 2008, and opened Maine Beerwith his brother one year later,
channeling his frustration withthe corporations whose actions
led to the Great Recession intobuilding a people centric company.
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He said,my brother and I were set out to
prove you could run a successfulbusiness by doing what's right.
We promised ourselves that anybodywe hired would get a living wage,
employee health care,fully paid profit sharing and
retirement plan. Well. Hear, hear.I can't vote in Maine, but,
you know, you got my vote.Yeah, well, let's get this guy
in office. Yeah, let's do it.Let's vote for beer. Oh, yeah.
(38:32):
If he really wants to get elected,he's like one free beer for
every man, woman and child.Or a free beer per vote,
I don't know. There you go.No, it's super illegal.
But, hey, it's worth a shot.That would be awesome. Yeah.
Uh, an Ohio cop allegedly shows updrunk to a 911 call. Walbridge, Ohio.
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Michael Irvin was removed from dutyfollowing an August 23rd incident,
which Michael Irvin.The receiver. Probably.
Might be receiving in jail. Oh, boy.In which he responded to a late
night call from residents whowere concerned about a possibly
open vehicle in a potentialbreak in at their home.
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When Ervin arrived,the couple suspected he was impaired
and contacted police dispatch.Additional officers from Wallbridge
Wallbridge, along with units fromnearby departments and emergency
services were sent to the scene.Wallbridge Police Chief Ken Campbell
and Sergeant Bob Miller is justthe whitest Ohio names ever gave
Ervin a portable breath test,which showed a blood alcohol level
(39:38):
of 0.27. Oh, no, I wish. No, no.Just barely over. 1168. Okay.
Ervin was immediately taken offduty and officially terminated
two days later.The mayor of Walbridge,
Edward Kolenko, said the village tookfast action to address the situation
and launch an internal investigation.Ervin was surprisingly not wearing
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his body camera at the time ofthe incident. Shocker. Yeah.
Uh, no charges have been filed yet,but authorities say the case
remains under investigation.And potential charges could
include operating a vehiclewhile intoxicated and handling a
firearm while under the influence.I bet it accidentally fell off
the body cam.Yeah, that's probably what happened.
(40:23):
Yeah. Sounds reasonable.It's amazing.
Should we end this with a tripto Florida? Yes, please. Okay.
Florida man arrested after drivinglawnmower on busy toll road. Okay.
I feel like this happens everyday in Florida.
This is just a Tuesday in Florida.I'm just throwing it out there.
Yeah, this could be, like, Vanessa orsomething. Hi, Vanessa. Vanessa.
(40:44):
Just going to work listening tocraft beer on her lawn mower.
Florida Highway Patrol troopersarrested a man Friday morning
after witnesses reported a slowmoving hazard on Suncoast Parkway.
It was a riding lawnmower justafter 8:30 a.m., multiple cars
reported a man operating the mowererratically along the southbound
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lanes of the toll road near theCitrus and Hernando County line.
Well, that's how you get cops to showup. Tell me. Blew through a toll.
Traffic cameras confirmed theunusual vehicle heading south,
and troopers caught up to itjust past the US 98 exit.
The driver, identified as 38year old Christopher Spain.
That's a poor name if I've everheard one. Christopher. What?
Spain. Like the country? Oh.Oh, okay. That's. Yeah. All right.
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He was pulled over without incident.Troopers say he showed multiple
signs of impairment, including smallpupils, flushed skin, dry mouth,
which I want to know how they figuredthat out. And nasal irritation.
They also noted he had a smallblue straw in his back pocket,
and was frequently clearing histhroat, sniffing and spitting
(41:52):
during the stop.I'm sure the straw had something
to do with the nasal irritation.I have a feeling you may be correct.
Uh, Spain refused to perform fieldsobriety tests and was arrested
for driving under the influence.He was taken to Hernando County Jail
and released later that day on only$500 bond. Yeah, there you have.
It. Sounds about right.Yeah, he was only one gator
(42:13):
short of a full bingo card.What a story. What a story.
What a man. All right, that's it.Flex. That's it. All right.
Good to see you, buddy.Yeah, it's good to be seen.
Yeah, it's been way too long.Tell you what.
I'm gonna hit some music,gonna head up on out of here,
find us, let us know what shipbeer you've had in the past.
(42:33):
Hopefully,it wasn't literally ship beer.
@CraftBeerRepublic mail@CraftBeerRepublic. Com.
805 538 beer. All that good shit.Uh, hope you'll stay with us and
stay hydrated. And on that note.Good night, everybody.
Sometimes it's nice to have just alittle bit of a break, you know.
Welcome. And everybody.It's the craft beer republic.
Thanks for drinking.Thanks for joining.
(00:23):
I'm Greg and I'm being joined bymy wife. Oh, wait. My other wife.
That's Flexy. What's up, big fella?My wife. Ha! We're back baby.
People always say like they havetheir work wives and then their
real wives.But you might be my favorite wife.
Oh. I've never heard that before.My wife hasn't even called me
(00:45):
her favorite wife, so. Oh, well.She is missing out. Zing!
Well, I'm excited you're back.I'm pumped to have some beers
with you, big fella.Yeah, I had fun at the Brewer game.
That's why I couldn't, you know, joinus for a couple of weeks, you know.
And when your wife sends you amessage and says she got $12
(01:05):
tickets to the baseball game,you get your ass to the baseball
game. Yeah, I guess so.I mean, first of all, $12 tickets.
I can't even park at DodgerStadium for $12.
Yeah, left field bleacher tickets.Man, it was awesome.
Five rows back. It was awesome.Nice. Did you catch any balls? No.
My kids really want to catch a ball.When we went to Cincinnati, we had,
(01:27):
uh, we only stayed like five inningsthere because the game was delayed.
Um, weather delay.I don't know what that's like.
We got the the roof and everything.Uh, but there was, like,
13 foul balls, and we.Don't have weather here, so I don't
know what that's like either.That's accurate, but 13 foul balls
that flew back behind home plate.And we were sitting behind home
plate when we were in Cincinnati.And, uh, not one of them came by us,
(01:48):
but they really want to get afoul ball.
So much that I know it was 13 foulballs because my oldest daughter
was counting. Oh, I love it.Yeah, that was that was me as a
little kid, too.Like, all I wanted was to catch
a ball or to have, like,between innings after they're done
warming up, have them tossed.I just wanted one of those balls.
And for a while, my dad, when I was akid, had some like friend or hookup
(02:11):
or acquaintance or sex partner.I don't know what where like he
could buy his season tickets offof him at Dodger Stadium and they
were right next to I mean, I wastouching there's front row right next
to the left far left field foul pole.And I thought like,
this is my chance, you know, likethey'd come near, but they never,
never got right there. Right. Yeah.That's I mean, we were sitting
(02:32):
in the same spot that they'll,you know, they'll throw it up to
the bleachers. Yeah.Um, on our side or to the left of us,
or they'll throw it down likethird base line or some shit.
But yeah, we got two balls thrownin the area, but they were,
you know, still away from us.I couldn't get it.
What, am I going to ruin a kid'sday by jumping in front of him and
catch a ball? Abso fucking lutely.You are. I'm Flex. God damn it!
(02:57):
Yeah, I got kids. I gotta.Gotta get them the ball.
That's right.I my biggest one of my biggest
disappointments in life wasright for the game.
We'd get there early and getautographs.
I got some pretty decentautographs back in the day.
Oh, that's pretty cool.And I was next in line to get Tommy
Lasorda. And I was like, here we go.He's like, all right guys,
I gotta run.I was like, motherfucker or waddle.
(03:19):
I don't think he really.Yeah, you're right.
I got a waddle buffet just open.But either way. R.I.P. Tommy.
R.I.P. great guy.If you guys ever want a good laugh,
just look up some of his, like,old school interviews and press
conferences and stuff.That motherfucker had no problem
saying what he felt.Yeah, he was a goofy dude, man.
(03:39):
Yeah, 100%.I'm gonna totally butcher it.
But there was one where, like,he had apparently told one of his
pitchers to get a little retaliation.And afterwards he goes, what do
you think I fucking told that?I didn't fucking tell him that.
If I told him to beam him,he'd fucking know he got beamed.
Wow. Oh. So good.Well, we got we got the manager
(04:00):
over here who just takes, uh,pancakes out of his pocket and
just starts gnawing on them.What is he, the fucking new day?
You have not heard of this? No.Oh, man.
They started selling, uh,on Sunday home games. They have.
They're called, like, uh,pocket waffles or pocket pancakes.
Sound sexual? Yeah, but it's not.It's just cause.
Because he legit takes pancakes outof his. Pocket during an interview.
(04:23):
He took a pancake out of his pocket,folded it up and started
chomping on it.And the lady interviewing him was so
taken back, and he offered her a biteof the pancake, and she took one.
Oh my God, this is the new day.Yeah, it's.
Great throwing pancakes out intothe audience there.
And then, uh, they were talkingabout it on one of the broadcasts
(04:43):
one day about how he just.Oh,
he's always got snacks in his pocket.And they confirmed that the on field
reporter and one of the playersduring spring training witnessed him
pull a eggroll out of his pocket andjust started chomping on an egg roll.
It's like fucking Napoleon Dynamite.Let me have some of your tots.
Get your own. Oh. Gosh.That's hilarious. I had no idea.
(05:09):
That's so it made, like, headlinenews and everything. It was awesome.
That's funny. Jesus Christ.Well, he's got a carb load before
the big game. Something like that.Something like that.
He's got a, I don't know, win managerof the year two years in a row.
It's not a this isn't a baseballshow, guys. But alas, not a baseball.
Brewers best in the MLB.Come on. First of first.
(05:31):
Hey, can't can't win them all.But, uh, if I can just get one
World Series in my lifetime,that's all I want.
I don't think the Dodgers willgive you any trouble this year,
I'll tell you. That.I mean,
we swept them in the regular season.Um, no offense, but that doesn't
really correlate to the playoffs.No, but their record isn't oh so
(05:53):
great either. So.Yeah, but you know, they play when
they need to play. We'll see.Hopefully they don't put Kershaw
in during the postseason.But yeah I know you.
Like like you said baseball.Change the fucking record Greg.
Not a baseball show.Hey real quickly.
Uh @CraftBeerRepublic.805538 beer. All that good.
Stuff. In case you. Forgot. Yeah.Uh, top listing city last week
(06:15):
was Tulsa, Oklahoma.I think that might be a first.
Weird. Yeah. Very weird. Hey, Tulsa.I know they had beer in Oklahoma.
Um, what else are you gonna doif you're in Oklahoma?
I don't know, rope,cattle or something. Okay.
I don't I feel like that's whatthey do in Oklahoma.
I can't think of anything better,so I'm gonna go with it. Yeah.
(06:36):
Uh, so much to get to today.Uh, first of all, Flex is back,
so I'm excited.As you can see,
we're just talking about baseballand not about show things.
Uh, we have a listener email,which I'm hoping maybe stirs up
some reaction. Okay.Lots of booze news to get some
real breaking booze news.So we'll get there first.
It's been a while,so let's check in with what the
(06:58):
big man's drinking over there.In a world where craft beer is king,
a world where muscles are bigger thangrowlers, only one ton can guide us.
One man, one ton, one Tongue-jobber.In this world, we must find out
what is Flex drinking. All right.Uh, today Flex is back and he is
(07:24):
drinking watermelon wavelengthfrom Moore Brewing Company.
They're out of Huntley, Illinois,which, uh, I don't know.
I assume everything in Illinoisis just Chicago, which I hate,
but I don't hate these guys.This on untapped, I should tell you.
First of all,it is a fruited gosa. Oh, yes.
You know how I love my gozo'swatermelon goses are actually my
(07:47):
favorite.And I know that sounds really
specific, but I've had like threeof them in my lifetime and they're
just phenomenal every time.So this one weighs in at 4.5%.
Not huge. Only 171 check ins.I gotta keep shouting out my
local spot.They always get in pretty fresh
recent releases,and I think the last, I don't know,
(08:10):
12 beers I've had on the show.They've, uh,
been check ins under 1000, under 500.So I just think that's really fun.
And really, alas, this one 171 checkins, only a three, five, seven.
Oh. And this really pisses me off.Really pisses me off.
(08:31):
Let's hear it and I will explain toyou why I bought this beer two weeks
ago for the show I missed. Okay.I drank it a day later because I
said, you know, I really want to tryit. The Goza watermelon, I love it.
This shit blew me away.I'm gonna ruin the review right now.
Spoiler alert.This beer completely blew me
(08:53):
away and it was so good.I fucking went back and I bought
another one just so I could have iton the show tonight and let everybody
know how fucking good it is.So untapped here.
It reads tart and refreshing wheat.I'm sorry.
Wheat ale with the sour characterof a goza and the juicy,
summery sweetness of watermelon.Let's start with the can art.
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First of all, because I don'tthink I really have been putting
can art out there lately. Mm.It's, uh, kind of shiny,
plain black label with some shiny redand green watermelon wavelengths.
It's got the wave sciency things.It's like audio waves. Yeah.
Or wavelengths, I guess. Really?Yeah.
And everything is just shiny redand green. Just really, really fun.
(09:39):
Really simple. Really sexy actually.So which brings us to the beer,
which it is a fruited goza. Rugosa.So it's not going to be clear.
Or that kind of golden ale color.Very juicy looking. It is very juicy.
It almost looks like pureedwatermelon juice.
And the old nose buds here,it's like tart watermelon.
(10:00):
Like not super out there.Watermelon, but like a little faint.
But it's got that, you know,that sour sense to it that that
we always tell people and we makeourselves feel like we're idiots
because. What does it smell like?It smells like sour.
Maybe nobody actually knows whatwe're talking about.
But without further ado, the oldTongue-jobber. We'll wait for weeks.
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This thing is amazing.It is zippy with carbonation.
Just the perfect amount reallyleaves you dry on the end.
So much tart watermelon flavor.It's like the perfect end to summer.
And it was 75 degrees here.Nothing but sun today in Wisconsin.
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And this is just the best kissgoodbye to Summer, and I wish I
would have known about this before.They only had single cans.
There was no four packs left of this.I would have bought a case.
This beer top notch.Can we go through and beat up
everybody who gave it a 3.751 by one?Um, yes.
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You know how I feel about goses this.You would fucking die over this.
You would get rocked up,put your dick in it and then
drink it. It is that good.I don't even know if I'm allowed
to say that. Get rocked up.And then put your dick in it.
No, I don't want to get accusedof sexual harassment of beers.
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Yeah, I mean, it's not a dick show,but God damn, I love this.
Wait till Deb comes back around.That's always fun. Yeah. So. Yeah.
Cheers to More Brewing here.I just want to shout them out
one more time. Sounds amazing.Everything they ever put out,
they really do a superb job.It sounds amazing.
It's been hot as motherfucking ballsaround here for a few weeks now,
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and this sounds like the perfect ballquencher in the bowels of summer.
Oh, your balls will be quenched.It's almost as good as having good
dick weather. Yeah, it's a guarantee.Yeah. I like you.
And you know how much we lovegood dick weather.
Nothing better than good dickweather. Not a single thing.
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For any new listeners that arestill listening after the last
five minutes.Flex and I do have a weather
rating of good dick weather,and it's when you're you're outside
and it's warm enough to where youknow it's hanging out, but not so hot
and not so balmy to where, you know,sticks to things or stickiness.
Yeah, it's it's that perfect.Makes you look like you're
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packing a little bit of heat.Weather. Nashville.
By far my favorite dick weatherBy far. Love me some. Nashville.
Nashville. Dick. Weather.Now I gotta go to Nashville. Orlando.
It's a close second. Cincinnati.Dick weather was not very good.
I'm gonna put that out there.And Louisville was a little bit
better than Cincinnati.But yeah, Cincinnati was trash.
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I tell you,San Diego in the summer because
it's close to the beach and it'sjust always like in the 70s summer.
San Diego is chef's kiss dickweather.
Prime Chef kiss dick weather.I need to get me some of that.
You do?I'll meet you in San Diego for some
dick weather. Daddy. Yeah. Oh, dear.All right, well, uh, we'll move
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on from that before we get.Before we take a turn, before.
We get to rocked up, I guess,uh, I got a listener email here
I want to read before I do.Uh, while we're still semi on
the sports theme here.I heard you got some good
Thursday plans. Ah, yes.I am popping my Packer game cherry.
I've lived in Wisconsin for 37 yearsand I've never been to a Packer game.
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I can't believe you've nevergone before.
Yeah, apparently it's like a prettyregular thing that people do. Uh.
Apparently so. Oh, I guess so.It's like 80,000 capacity at
Lambeau Field.And apparently they have games
every year. And, uh. What?Yeah, I know it's crazy, right?
But, like,somewhere around eight of them.
Yeah, usually a couple more,if we're lucky and. Right. Yeah.
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I just, you know,I'm not very ambitious when it comes
to things like, just like, hey,I'm gonna buy tickets to this and go.
I usually wait for somebody elseto say, hey, I got this.
I need someone to go or, hey,I got this. Let's go. Mhm.
My sister in law's husband,he goes to, I don't know, two,
three, four, five games a year.He's a huge Packers fan ever since
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he was a kid going to games.And he really wanted to see Jayden
Daniels in the uh I know they'rethe commanders, but I just
always call them the Redskins.And uh, he wants to go see Jayden
Daniels and the commanders.And I said, yeah,
I'll go with you. So sure.He bought tickets the next day.
He made all the hotel reservations,the shuttle reservations from the
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hotel to the stadium and. Wow.The company he works for has a
party house to around Lambeau.I don't know if you're familiar with
all the houses around Lambeau Field.Not at. All. Like the neighborhood.
There's a lot of houses thatwere redone and built up for big
parties before Packer games. Okay.His company has one, and it's going
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to be all you can eat and all you candrink before the game. Good lord.
So these people don't actually live.Nobody lives in these houses.
They're just for partying.They're almost like Airbnbs,
I guess. Uh, but for partying.But for partying, for Packer games.
Interesting. Yeah.I've never heard of that before.
That's awesome.Yeah, they're they're insane.
Looking to like, how redone they are.Like people they'll like, tear down.
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Like the people like sunrooms or likerec rooms in the back of their house.
They'll tear out the walls,they'll install those garage doors.
And like, the whole back of the yard,is like the garage doors.
And they have, like, a real nicesetup in the backyard and a built
in bar underneath. That's awesome.Where the garage doors are and yeah,
it's really, really sick. I dig it.Yeah, I'll take a bunch of
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pictures when I'm up there andI'll send them to you. Please do.
I can never remember the name ofthe commanders.
It's not that I do or don't likethat they've changed their name.
I just go the Washington. Yeah.Yeah, I just I can't remember.
Cleveland. Same thing.I can't remember what.
They've changed it to Cleveland.They've always been the Browns.
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No, no, no baseball for the Indians.Oh, what am I thinking?
What are they, the Chiefs?I don't know what the.
The Guardians. Guardians? Yeah.See, I it's not even that I do
or don't like it.I just cannot fucking remember it for
the life of me. I think for me too.With with Washington, I've just.
We grew up right.And they were the Redskins.
Yeah. Ever. And then they were.The football team for 1 or 2 years.
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I still remember the WashingtonBullets. They had a cool logo.
Mhm. Yeah. Super cool logo.But yeah the commanders thing,
it just doesn't catch at all.Cool thing though is that the
tribe and the family of the,the guy who was on the helmet of
the Redskins. Uh.They want everything to be
changed back. Really?Because they think it's like,
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great for their their dad ortheir grandpa or whoever it was
that was on the helmet.And good for the family and Native
Americans and everything like that.So.
Look, I feel like there's probably away to honor the Native Americans
without calling them the commanders,maybe not calling them the
Redskins either. You know. Right.Maybe just a better name all around.
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Yeah. We vote for better name.Yeah. Something.
Something that people mightremember anyway.
Not bring back something better.Not a football show. Not a political.
Show. Yeah. We just.This is what happens when we
don't talk for a couple of weeks.We get rocked up just looking at
each other. So much to say.Yeah, so much to Boeing.
Uh, all right. For this gets worse.Like I said,
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got an email from a listener.I want not only Flex reaction, but I
want everybody's reaction from this.He says, hey, guys,
my friend and I were talking aboutawful beers the other day and
was reminded of this awful storythat I thought you might like.
In the wonderful year of 2019,I visited a brewery in Petaluma
that's in Northern California bythe name of Dempsey's.
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Now, I've had some of theirbeers before this experience,
and I've had some since,and they always leave me satisfied.
But on this particular visit,I had one of the strangest beer
experiences of my life.I ordered a beer called
Undercover Malicious Thinking.It was some kind of spin off of
their malicious IPA,which I'm already a fan of.
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The beer came and it was muchdarker than I was expecting.
The flavors were tobacco, leather,and a very specific earthy note.
After a few more sips,I came to realize that earthy
note was poop. Come on.Like not in your face,
sewage or anything.Just the subtle but unmistakable,
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unmistakable note that made mequestion my life choices.
I tried to push through.I drank about a quarter of the glass,
partly because I was trying to figureout what the hell I was tasting.
It was shit. Yeah. Spoiler alert.I was also trying to explore the
leathery tobacco flavors I wasgetting, but the earthy qualities
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proved too much and I was forcedto abstain from any more beer.
Eventually, the waiter came overand explained that the beer was
actually a messed up batch ofmalicious that they tried to salvage.
So yeah,that explained the toilet tones.
That was actually going to be myguess on what it was,
was a fucked up batch of beer thatthey just tried to put on tap anyway.
To their credit, the waiter was supercool about it and didn't charge me.
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And honestly,the rest of the visit was great.
And a killer burger and friesand the first beer ordered
wasn't nearly as traumatizing.But I always remember that beer.
The poop beer anyways.Figured y'all would appreciate
the legacy of the poop beer.Keep doing what you do. Gabe.
Well, thanks, Gabe. Yeah.Thanks, Gabe. For the poop beer.
Honestly, super hilarious thathe had to go through this.
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I'm glad it wasn't me. Right.That's why it's funny.
Yeah, exactly. Um, but.But also a whole quarter of the
glass.Yeah, but for a brewery to even
put that out there,like it would be different if it
was like, uh, they actually had,like, a joke description,
like on the menu, like, hey,this one didn't turn out as well as
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we thought it would. Give it a try.And then honestly put like $0
next to the.Beer or call it King's Cup or some
shit like that. Right, right.And just do something like kind of
fun, like off kilter like that.Yeah, but don't actually put it on
the menu and charge people for shit.Right. Or do charge.
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But if they complain,immediately take it off or something,
I don't know.Because you're putting it out there.
And if first timers come in,they're gonna be like, oh,
this place sucks. Right? Yeah.Nobody is going to enjoy it at all.
Right. Unless you eat shit.Have you ever sent back a beer?
I'm glad you were gonna ask me ifI've ever eaten shit. That would.
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I eat pieces of shit for breakfast?Uh, okay. So I sent a beer back.
We went out to this kind of nicerestaurant.
It's like, you know, it's not casual,but it's not super fancy, and,
uh, it's in, like,a nicer city in a suburb, like,
20 minutes away from us. Okay.And they had Eagle Park beer on tap,
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and I was like, yo, sit on the dockof the bay. This beer fucking slaps.
They got it on the menu.I will take it.
And the waitress brings back mysee through Double Hazy IPA.
And excuse me, miss I.When she put it on the table,
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I immediately said, uh,what beer did you get me?
And she said, oh, the Eagle Park tap.She's like, we only have,
you know, one Eagle Park tap here.And I was like, oh, okay.
And what is. It?She walked away and I took a sip
and you could really get likethe off flavors. Like.
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And it was not very good and itwas like tangy almost. Mhm.
And I told my wife I should givea lot of credit to my wife.
I told her that it wasn't whatthe beer should look like,
and that either it was old or theyneed to move the keg around a bit.
Dirty lines.Dirty lines or something.
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I took a couple more sips and shecould see the look on my face
and she said, just send it back.So the waitress, sure enough,
came back and I said, yeah.I said, this isn't how this beer is
supposed to be. I'm really sorry.Can I get something else?
And they were happy to do it.Happy to oblige.
But yes, I've done it before.I don't do it in, like,
a mean way. No, no. Sure.I'm the last person to send
something, you know.I worked in a restaurant,
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you know, the first six years ofmy working career.
And I'm like, you know,petrified to send something back.
It's got to be real fucked up.But I can think of top of my head.
I can think of three times I'veever sent a beer back.
And two of them involved 14 canons,not at the brewery,
but at restaurants.One of them were at a dining
establishment.That sounds similar to what you
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were at.The wife ordered, uh,
their patient Pilsner.And of course, this is before
they turned into A-holes,back when we liked 14 canons.
But she ordered the patient Pilsner.It showed up and we know that
beer very well. It was flat.It tasted like soap.
I mean, clearly these lines hadnot seen any cleaning solution
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in quite some time, right?It was absolutely garbage.
So this kid comes back.I say kid because he was like 18, 19.
There's no way he was of legaldrinking age.
He goes, hey, everything okay?And I said, I, I hate to do this.
This makes me cringe and say,I gotta send this back.
I said,we know this specific beer very well.
We're at the brewery all the time.I said, I'm pretty sure there's
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something wrong with either thekeg itself or your lines,
and you should have somebody have alook at it. And he goes, oh, okay.
Well, you want a different.He goes, do you want another one?
And I said, sure,let's get another beer.
He goes, do you want the same thing?And I said, do you have a
different keg? He goes, no, why?I said, then I don't want it
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took everything I had.I don't want the same thing.
Angry No.I think we'll get something else
stupid.The other time I can think of.
Or the other two times at thesame restaurant.
This is at one of the lazy dogsis Lazy Dog out here.
And first time was with another14 canons beer.
Almost the same exact story.It was their Marzen which the
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wife loves.Drinks you loved,
used to drink all the time.Orders. The Marzen shows up.
It's flat. Tastes like soap.It tastes like just like dirty lines.
They come out and she's like,this is garbage.
So she ended up getting somewine instead,
but I had to send one back once.It was institution, which is a local
brewery. It was an IPA, a pale ale.It was a mosaic pale ale.
It's one of the I don't love alltheir beers at institution,
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but it's one of the ones that ifI see it on a menu,
I will order so I know it prettywell and shows up once again.
It was flat. It just tasted.Didn't even taste soapy or anything.
It just tasted way off.And I said, hey, you know, like this,
I hate to do this, blah blah blah.Like, okay, once again, this person
goes, well, you want another one?I said, is it gonna be different?
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Oh, I guess not.Can I get something else then?
You know, and that's probably justthem being their waiter selves.
I know, I just.I don't expect you to know about
beer like we know about beer.But if it's bad,
if I've told you it's bad.And especially if I've told you
the reasons why it's right.Why would I want another of the same
beer? Right. It's not like I said.Hey, this is warm.
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Then you go, hey, do you want.Do you want another one?
Yes, I would like one that's cold.Yeah,
but that's not the problem here.I've had like what I the story I
explained, I've had that a coupletimes and I just fucking eat it
and I just drink it because, uh,one of them was a fantasy football
draft a couple years ago.And that just this little corner bar,
they're known more for theirfood than their beers.
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And, uh, they had Eagle Park on tap.And the same thing happened
where it was a it's supposed tobe their demon haze and or.
No, their goon juice,which is a fucking flagship of.
There's a hazy IPA and again itpours and it's clear.
And I was like, okay,that's kind of weird.
And you get these really off flavors.And I just drank it.
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And I didn't order any more ofthose because, you know,
I was like, I knew by that point.But yeah, I just didn't feel
like sending it back.And the local movie theater by us,
that does, you know,they have a bar and you can drink
beer in the theater and stuff.They clearly don't do anything
with their lines.No cleaning, because I've gotten
two beers, 2 or 3 beers within thelast two years there, you know,
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just grab one, go see a flick,and each time it's like I just get
lagers because, you know, whatever.And it tastes like artificial
coconut as I'm drinking the beer.And it's very off and very gross.
So yeah.And I end up finishing it like I
got a modelo.The last time I was there,
I was like, oh, you can't fuck upa modelo like modelo with a Lime.
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Let's fucking go. Right?And, uh. Yeah.
No, they just like modelo withthe lime and the coconut. Lime.
Not what I was looking for. Yeah.Put the lime in the coconut.
Yeah, it was fucking gross.Yeah. So that is gross.
I wouldn't recommend it.No, I think I've told this one
on the show. I was at a, uh.I think it was at, like,
yardhouse or something,and I ordered a hazy little thing
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and it showed up clear as fuck.And I was like, uh, like, nope,
that's it, I said,but you recognize the name is.
Yeah. And this is clear, right?Like, no, that's Hazel thing.
I was like, okay, be gone.So anyways, if you guys have any
fun stories like that, please letus know. Mail @CraftBeerRepublic.
Com or you can leave a voicemail85538 beer or or DM us on the
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socials. Whatever it takes.We want to hear your shit.
Beer stories.Yeah, maybe not literally shit,
but yes, well.But if they happen to be,
we don't mind those too.As long as we're not the ones
drinking them.Yeah, just don't drink shit and
email us. That's right.That's all I'm asking. Yeah.
You eat pieces of shit for breakfast.All right, let's make a call.
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He calls to the bullpen for beer.Yeah. He does.
I was walking around total wine theother day because I had to pick up
some. Did you have. A gift card?No, I was not going for beer.
I was going for something else.I was going for some champagnes,
and, uh, I took a cruise down thebeer aisle just because I was there.
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See what they had.And I have never heard of this
brewery, and it's local ish.So I thought, well,
I'll give him a shot.So I'm drinking all season brewing.
They're out of Los Angeles.Never fucking heard of them before.
I'm sure I'm gonna get shit fromeverybody now.
It's called Cloud Racer Hazy IPA 6.5%55 zero IBUs. Nice little canard.
It's like colorful shapes thatare a mountain. I do like that.
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I like the super like, say,with my can, like the super
black background. Yeah.And then just those hints of
color like that. That's gorgeous.Yeah, I like it.
It makes the color pop. It's.It's cool in the cloud.
It's hard to see,but there is a car. So cloud racer.
Uh, a 3.82 on untapped with a941 ratings.
So not overly rated,though I did see that Fontana
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Jim rated this beer on untapped.Gave it four and a half.
He must like it. Yeah.Uh, on the schnoz. On the taste?
Nope. On the nose buds there.The taste buds on the nose buds.
I get, like, a sweet orange smell.Ooh, I like the smell of that.
I don't know, like a candied orange.Does that make sense? Yeah.
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Candied oranges are wonderful.Okay. Yeah. So sweet.
Sort of candied orange.Here goes. Yield. Tongue-jobber.
Candied orange is a thing.You know what I mean?
Oh, by the way, no.No description on tap.
It's my favorite beer ever.Oh, I love it.
It looks like straight up juicefrom what I can see. Yeah.
Perfect color for a hazy little.A little hot on the front.
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a little alcohol hotness on thefront, which is surprising at 6.5%.
Oh, six and a half okay.The back end is surprisingly bitter
for a hazy got got some real bigpine notes, a little citrus,
a little orange in the middle,maybe some grapefruit pith as well.
Adding to that bitterness, um,it's surprisingly bitter for a
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hazy good or bad.It's it's surprisingly bitter,
if that's what you're looking for.If you kind of want more of a an in
between West Coast and hazy kindof thing, this might be your jam.
I don't hate it. I don't love it.I bought one and I'm probably
glad I did.I don't think I need three more
of these. Okay. Yeah, okay.It's respectable.
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I would try more from this brewery.They're local.
This is the first one I've had.I'd see what else they got.
Plus, you know, it's been given thetotal wine shelf treatment, so.
So which is never a good thing. Yeah.I tell you what, though, with the,
with those in-between hazeswhere it's, you know, it's like
juicy and a little bitter. Mhm.I enjoy those but it's got to be
like a really hot day and I haveto drink it outside. Yeah.
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There's definitely a place for him.I just this one leans more
bitter than juicy and. Okay.Just not what I'm looking for
when I'm drinking a hazy. Right.I feel that that's all.
You're preaching to the choir onthat one.
If I buy a hazy and it says it'sa hazy, it better be a hazy.
Yeah, I mean, it looks hazy.They definitely nailed the the
visuals on it.It could use some more carbonation,
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a little more head to like when I.When it poured,
there was almost no head on it.I'm sure that doesn't help.
So anyways. Not horrible.Uh, but probably would not not,
definitely would not go back forthe four pack.
But Fontana Jim gave it four and ahalf. So maybe I'm in the wrong here.
Maybe he got a fresher can thanI did. Who knows.
Maybe he got it from the brewery,I don't know. Yeah. 000.
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I just looked at the bottom of thecan I, I legit did not do this in the
store and I don't know why because itwas total wine and I should have,
but I guess the package date. Uh.Is it further than six months out?
Yes it is. Oh, boy. Uh, wait.What month is it now? September.
(32:26):
I'm gonna say December.Fucking nailed it.
December 17th of 24.Yeah,
I'm sure that doesn't help anything.Yeah, I would say especially a,
uh, hazy. Yeah. Wow. Way to go.Total one.
Yeah, that's what they do. Yeah.I tell you, back in the day, uh,
when craft beer was a little more newand Trader Joe's was just kind of
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jumping on the craft beer bandwagon.They used to do this thing where
when beers would start to go outof code, they would do, like,
mystery bags, and they'd justput six beers in a bag for,
I forget what it was, call it sixbucks and you could not open it.
They'd staple it closed and youjust you got what you got.
And usually it was like a coupleof good ones and a couple of not
so good ones, you know,like a couple of the Trader Joe's
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brands and a couple of good ones.And it was a fun thing to do.
And honestly, what a smart way toget rid of beer that's expiring.
Oh, yeah. It's genius.There's a huge grocery store
where we live.I don't know if they do it anymore,
because I used to work really closeto it, and I would always stop there,
you know, for my beer.Either to work or from work. Mhm.
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And when they would get out ofcold beer, they would just take
the four pack and they would putlike $2.50 and they'd put it in
a shopping cart and they wouldhave this whole shopping cart
full of close dated beers.That would be $2.50 for the whole
four pack. Yeah. Smart. I mean. Yeah.And I definitely bought from
there multiple times. Yeah.You know, get back what you spent
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on it so you don't lose money,but, you know, discount it.
So maybe it flies off the shelfa little.
Which have you ever looked at?Uh, total wines, discount rack.
I don't think they have onewhere we are. Oh.
The one we have, there's, like,a little four foot section of,
like, the single cans. Ah.And they'll have, like,
clearanced out beers, but they'relike two bucks off a four pack
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or some shit. Like it's kind of.Yeah, it's super lame.
Yeah, it's a total win for you.Slightly better than bevmo.
But, uh, they still treat theirstuff like shit.
All right, a little news,big breaking news, 21st amendment
to wind down operations andclose their taprooms. Wow.
Big name in the craft beer world.21st amendment brewery ceasing
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operation after 25 years isfounder Sean O'Sullivan and Nico
Freccia seek a buyer for thelegacy craft beer brand.
Over the next 60 days, 21st amendmentwill wind down operations at its
San Leandro production facility,with a target date during the
first week of November.The company plans to maintain its
taproom at the facility and SecondStreet in San Francisco as long as
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possible, depending on staffing.The news is a reversal of a plan
announced last week.So this is weird.
So last week this was droppedthat they're going to close down
the week before, they posted onsocial media that the founders were
stepping away from daily operationsand transitioning the roles to a
new CEO who had taken over withthe goal of building a platform.
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So I was like, oh, okay. News.And then a week later,
big news said, this is all very new.A week ago, we were moving in
different direction, and we wereexcited about a potential path
forward with building a platform,but it just wasn't tenable.
So a pivot had to be made.Those plans had been in the works
since early July, but changedrelatively suddenly last week.
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Frechette explained a financiallender that 21st amendment was
working with to grow the businessultimately decided against moving
forward with the transition due tothe industry's mounting challenges
and no clear path forward.He said the lenders aren't
necessarily craft beer people.They're money people,
and they can see the challengesahead at a certain point.
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I think somebody decided we betterstep back before we get in too deep.
He and O'Sullivan are still opento exploring a sale of the 21st
amendment brand.Our hope is that the brand will
live on and that there will beopportunities coming down the line.
21st Amendment's workforce wasinformed of the plans last Wednesday.
Huh.It's big news in the craft world.
That's wild. Yeah.I was very surprised to see that.
(36:20):
Yeah.Shit's getting tough for craft
breweries.No, I think there's been like,
4 or 5 in Milwaukee alone thathad shut down this past summer.
Yeah. And it seems like, uh.And some good ones, too. Yeah.
And it's just harder to havethat big craft beer brand, um,
be financially attainable. Yeah.Which makes you think, like, the
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ones that are succeeding and stilldoing it. Mhm. Good for them. Yeah.
Honestly, these days it almostseems like the way to go is to just
have that taproom footprint withmaybe some small local distro and,
you know, not have plans oftaking over the world. Right.
I think that's you get toooverzealous, you know, and uh,
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you get, you know,peak popularity and you think that's
just because you have so much successin one spot that you're like,
oh, hey, now we can expand andhave success here and there,
and it's just not how it works.Yeah, it just doesn't seem to be
the way anymore.When you go to the polls this
coming election,make sure you vote for beer.
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Maine Beer Co responsible for suchbeers as lunch, which is delicious.
Founder Dan Kleban is launchinga US Senate run.
Maine Beer co-founder Dan Kleban hasentered the Maine race to unseat
longtime Senator Susan Collins,Kleban said in a video.
I'm running for US Senate becausepoliticians in Washington.
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They're making it harder to dowhat's right for Maine.
They're trampling on the values ofMainers. I guess that's a thing.
And tearing this country apart.Kleban was laid off from a law firm
in 2008, and opened Maine Beerwith his brother one year later,
channeling his frustration withthe corporations whose actions
led to the Great Recession intobuilding a people centric company.
(38:08):
He said,my brother and I were set out to
prove you could run a successfulbusiness by doing what's right.
We promised ourselves that anybodywe hired would get a living wage,
employee health care,fully paid profit sharing and
retirement plan. Well. Hear, hear.I can't vote in Maine, but,
you know, you got my vote.Yeah, well, let's get this guy
in office. Yeah, let's do it.Let's vote for beer. Oh, yeah.
(38:32):
If he really wants to get elected,he's like one free beer for
every man, woman and child.Or a free beer per vote,
I don't know. There you go.No, it's super illegal.
But, hey, it's worth a shot.That would be awesome. Yeah.
Uh, an Ohio cop allegedly shows updrunk to a 911 call. Walbridge, Ohio.
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Michael Irvin was removed from dutyfollowing an August 23rd incident,
which Michael Irvin.The receiver. Probably.
Might be receiving in jail. Oh, boy.In which he responded to a late
night call from residents whowere concerned about a possibly
open vehicle in a potentialbreak in at their home.
(39:14):
When Ervin arrived,the couple suspected he was impaired
and contacted police dispatch.Additional officers from Wallbridge
Wallbridge, along with units fromnearby departments and emergency
services were sent to the scene.Wallbridge Police Chief Ken Campbell
and Sergeant Bob Miller is justthe whitest Ohio names ever gave
Ervin a portable breath test,which showed a blood alcohol level
(39:38):
of 0.27. Oh, no, I wish. No, no.Just barely over. 1168. Okay.
Ervin was immediately taken offduty and officially terminated
two days later.The mayor of Walbridge,
Edward Kolenko, said the village tookfast action to address the situation
and launch an internal investigation.Ervin was surprisingly not wearing
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his body camera at the time ofthe incident. Shocker. Yeah.
Uh, no charges have been filed yet,but authorities say the case
remains under investigation.And potential charges could
include operating a vehiclewhile intoxicated and handling a
firearm while under the influence.I bet it accidentally fell off
the body cam.Yeah, that's probably what happened.
(40:23):
Yeah. Sounds reasonable.It's amazing.
Should we end this with a tripto Florida? Yes, please. Okay.
Florida man arrested after drivinglawnmower on busy toll road. Okay.
I feel like this happens everyday in Florida.
This is just a Tuesday in Florida.I'm just throwing it out there.
Yeah, this could be, like, Vanessa orsomething. Hi, Vanessa. Vanessa.
(40:44):
Just going to work listening tocraft beer on her lawn mower.
Florida Highway Patrol troopersarrested a man Friday morning
after witnesses reported a slowmoving hazard on Suncoast Parkway.
It was a riding lawnmower justafter 8:30 a.m., multiple cars
reported a man operating the mowererratically along the southbound
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lanes of the toll road near theCitrus and Hernando County line.
Well, that's how you get cops to showup. Tell me. Blew through a toll.
Traffic cameras confirmed theunusual vehicle heading south,
and troopers caught up to itjust past the US 98 exit.
The driver, identified as 38year old Christopher Spain.
That's a poor name if I've everheard one. Christopher. What?
Spain. Like the country? Oh.Oh, okay. That's. Yeah. All right.
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He was pulled over without incident.Troopers say he showed multiple
signs of impairment, including smallpupils, flushed skin, dry mouth,
which I want to know how they figuredthat out. And nasal irritation.
They also noted he had a smallblue straw in his back pocket,
and was frequently clearing histhroat, sniffing and spitting
(41:52):
during the stop.I'm sure the straw had something
to do with the nasal irritation.I have a feeling you may be correct.
Uh, Spain refused to perform fieldsobriety tests and was arrested
for driving under the influence.He was taken to Hernando County Jail
and released later that day on only$500 bond. Yeah, there you have.
It. Sounds about right.Yeah, he was only one gator
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short of a full bingo card.What a story. What a story.
What a man. All right, that's it.Flex. That's it. All right.
Good to see you, buddy.Yeah, it's good to be seen.
Yeah, it's been way too long.Tell you what.
I'm gonna hit some music,gonna head up on out of here,
find us, let us know what shipbeer you've had in the past.
(42:33):
Hopefully,it wasn't literally ship beer.
@CraftBeerRepublic mail@CraftBeerRepublic. Com.
805 538 beer. All that good shit.Uh, hope you'll stay with us and
stay hydrated. And on that note.Good night, everybody.
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