October 8, 2025 • 44 mins
Welcome to the Craft Beer Republic Remix! Greg’s under the weather this week, so Flex takes the wheel with Erica riding shotgun. Erica shares her Beer Babes weekend that turned into a Smirnoff Ice ambush, and Flex breaks down how much baseball fans are drinking during the playoffs. We also share some some wild beer stories; Godzilla teaming up with PBR, a cyberattack that shut down Asahi in Japan, and a guy who thought wearing a Walmart vest would score him free beer.
Beers We’re Drinking:
- Erica is drinking Leezard King from Mindscape Fermentations, a hazy IPA with notes of peach rings and citrus peel.
- Flex is drinking Land Before Time from BlackStack Brewing and Toppling Goliath, a juicy hazy loaded with orange and passionfruit.
Greg’s half-medicated and sipping Coke Zero while Flex steers the ship, and Erica settles right in with talk about her Dollar Tree obsession and their questionable bathrooms. The crew gives a shoutout to London for suddenly becoming the show’s top listening city and tries to figure out what they did to earn that kind of spike. Erica shares her Beer Babes weekend—six women, one pool, and a sneaky Smirnoff Ice prank that left everyone chugging and cursing her name—while Flex calls it “very yin and yang.” Things roll into postseason drinking habits, with Greg admitting he drinks more during football playoffs out of nerves and Flex confessing he celebrates quietly like a mime in a house full of women. And Flex decides to scar us with LeBron’s feet; don’t Google it.
Booze News:
- Michelob Ultra tops Bud Light as America’s best-selling beer by volume.
- Godzilla invades PBR with monster can art hitting 60 million packages.
- Funkwerks calls it quits on their Fort Collins taproom after 15 years.
- Asahi gets hacked, leaving Japan’s biggest brewer unable to ship beer.
- “Regular Greg” arrested after trying to steal beer in a Walmart vest.
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Episode Transcript
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(00:00):
Let's do it. I'm not even nervous.
Wiggity wiggity.Welcome to the Craft Beer Republic,
everybody.This is, uh,
(00:20):
kind of a weird show here.Uh, what I like to call craft beer.
Republic remix, volume one.Uh Flex. Here, uh, in charge.
I don't know who let that happen.Uh, Greg, the, uh,
sidekick here. You hear him now?He's feeling a little bit under
the weather today. Just.Just barely here.
(00:41):
Yeah, he caught the Lingus.Greg's feeling a little Lingus.
The, uh,cyber doctor told him he shouldn't
use his vocal cords too much.Um, and, uh, really, that just
means he's been sucking a littletoo much dick. Is that true, Greg?
Uh, at least some of that was true.Okay. So cyber watch. All right.
(01:04):
All right.So Greg's not going to be
talking too much tonight.So uh, we have here discount Greg.
We got her at the Dollar Tree upin NorCal. Everybody.
It's the salty sailor. Uh Erica.Erica. How are we doing today?
Oh, I love that you said Dollar Treebecause I am a Dollar Tree junkie.
Like, every time I walk in there,I have to poop. I get so excited.
(01:26):
Oh. That is. So true.I've seen every Dollar Tree bathroom.
That's. Are they nice?I mean, they're pretty average.
Uh, to be honest. Um. Wow.I am definitely the Dollar Tree
version.Actually, technically,
I'd be the Dollar Tree versionof Flex if you're Greg, but, uh,
(01:47):
I don't know why I put discount.I get that it's kind of like a
really weird, uh, musical.Chairs. Tonight. Uh, fire drill.
Yeah, it's weird that I did sayDollar Tree, too, because we just
have dollar stores here, and there'sDollar trees and dollar generals.
And, uh, but I was really curiousabout the bathroom thing because I
thought it'd be like an ironic, like,hey, you're at the dollar store.
Uh, maybe it'd be like a really nicebathroom, just, like immaculate.
(02:11):
No, the toilet paper definitelycomes from the Dollar Tree.
One ply. Oh, boy.I hope they have dollar store
preparation H for you, too.Oh, that'll come in handy.
Jesus. All right.But, uh, in fact,
it is not a dollar store show.So, uh, if anybody anybody's
(02:34):
still there and listening,hopefully you are, um,
actually our top listening cityof last week. Get this one going.
International again.London, England. I'll be. Damn.
What do you say to that?That is incredible.
One of the few things I'll saytonight is I've been watching
our stats recently because we'vebeen getting I shit you,
(02:54):
not literally thousands of downloadsfor the last few weeks, like per day,
getting hundreds and hundreds and.Hundreds and peek behind the
curtain usually doesn't happenoutside of launch day. So.
Like every Wednesday when newshow comes out,
it's usually a huge spike, and thenthe rest of the week is pretty low.
It's been staying consistentlyhundreds and hundreds and hundreds
every day. I don't fucking know why.I'm afraid we're about to be sued or
(03:17):
something, and a lot of them arecoming from London, so. Chip, chip.
Cheerio. Oh, geez. No pressure.Now that we're taking on the show.
Hate to. Break.The streak once I hear this one.
Yeah.Now that we've opened up the show
with you asking me if I was suckingtoo much dick. Hi, London. Oh, Lord.
Oh, they eat the spotted dick there,so they're pretty familiar in
(03:38):
the dick category. Yeah. Touche.That's a real thing. Google.
It looks absolutely disgusting.I would never eat it.
I don't know about you guys.Most British. Food.
I'd rather have regular dickover spotted dick.
I'm just gonna put that out there.Spotted foods don't really
appeal to me.I'm not sure what even makes it
spotted or if it actually has spots,or if that's like a way of cooking.
(03:59):
Let's not find out.Yeah, completely unsure,
but not a spotted dick show. Oh wow.I've heard we have a lot to get
to today. Is that true?I have a lot to get to. There we go.
Um, apparently, uh, from what?My cohort lets me know, it is a week,
so if anybody out there is going.I don't believe any three of us are.
(04:20):
Um, it's not on my schedule.So if any of you listeners out there,
you know, you got your tickets,you guys head out there.
Please reach out to us, call,email, DM.
Uh, let us know your experience,because from what Greg and uh,
Erica had to say about was thattwo years ago last year. Uh, two.
Two years ago, they said it was allabout the company. Yeah, right.
(04:42):
It was all about the party you werewith. That, uh, kind of made the day.
So I'd like to hear more about that.And also the freakishly long
beer lines for the hype beers.Yeah. For sure. Right?
So that runs out quickly. Yes.Absolutely.
So, Erica, I believe you'relooking a little thirsty.
Actually, I am so extremely parched.So, uh, why don't you crack into a
(05:05):
beer? Let's do it. Where's my beer?Everyone. That looks fun. It is.
And you know, it looks like one thatyour kids would maybe pick out.
Flex. Uh, I. Think they absolutely.Would. Yeah. Okay.
It reminds me of Jurassic Park.Right, exactly.
(05:26):
A little bit like the Raptor.Is that the one that has the
fins like that on the side?No, it's when, uh,
fat Neumann is stealing the shitin the rain and the mud,
and the thing spits in his face.Okay, so, um, this is called
Leezard King, and I have this hazyIPA from Mindscape Fermentations,
which is where the Beer babe'sfamily did a release collab with,
(05:50):
um, this summer.I'll talk a little bit about
that in a bit. Please do.Um, they do an amazing job with
everything they do.They're known for, like,
their craft seltzers and kombucha,but, like, they just hit this
one out of the park with a hazyIPA because they just do a nice
job with everything they do.So let me tell you a little bit
about this. It's a New England Hazy.It's 6.7% and this is a lovely.
(06:13):
I actually have a really cool glassfrom them that they had at their
anniversary. God, that is cool.Isn't that amazing?
This is, um,their late night shenanigans logo,
and my friend Jess and I each boughtone of these awesome like, limited,
so I just had to put that out there.These are amazing.
It's really bright like creaturesituation.
Anyways, um, so I'm drinking itout of that and it's it's indeed
(06:35):
hazy friends, which is important.That's what they say it is.
And it is in fact hazy. Yes. Um.And it is delicious.
Let me dive in. Oh, okay.Oh, and I forgot to tell you a
little, little bit about this,but I'll tell you it's delicious.
And it has a little bit of a,like, a peachy ring flavor to it.
Ooh, I love it.You can taste citrus peel.
(06:56):
Kind of ends with that.A little bit of citrus peel,
but like, not too powerful where it,like it's off putting.
It's just a really nice fade out.Um, just juicy peachy ring though.
Um. Fleshy deliciousness.Um, but I was talking to Lauren about
this. She's the LP. There's two.Lauren's LP is the head brewer there,
and, uh, she said this is madewith Waimea hops and HBC 1019,
(07:21):
which is now called.She was telling me Dolce Vita.
So they got a name for this one.That's fun. Right?
Because we get tired of namingthose numeric hops.
It's like, let's give it a name.Big fan. Um. So delicious.
Um, and the can art is supercool because it's got, like.
It's actually a gramophone. See that?Yeah, it looked like a plant.
(07:44):
Yeah. Yeah.Then it morphs into, like,
this really cool dinosaur lizard.Um, so she kind of saw some like art
thing that kind of looked like that.And but then she realized it
wasn't a lizard.So then she created her own because
that's just what she imagined orsomething along those lines.
So that's really cool.And, um, it's gluten reduced, so.
(08:05):
Well, that's fun. That's fun.You know, for. All. Those. Yeah.
For the few that can't. Yeah. Yeah.So it's a delicious hazy that, um,
I actually bought some for myself,drank it all and then had to go
pick some up today because I wantedto talk about it on the podcast.
Well, that's how you know it's good.That's how I know it's good.
Right? So.Okay, so Mindscape woman owned
brewery won the beer babes. Grant.Um, beer babes, family raises
(08:28):
money for women to buy equipmentand all that sort of thing.
So I threw a big party.You may have heard about it.
Seen some photos on the gram.You've seen some photos. Yeah.
So I had so like okay, so I invited,I think it was five women to
come stay at the house with me.And then of course,
people from all over the areadrove in like from Bay Area to
(08:50):
Reno and all that, all these like,beer influencers and beer folks.
So that was really cool.So how many people were at your
house? Just five. Stay in the night.It was a total of six if you
include me.But then, like the party after party,
maybe had 12 to 18 ladies.Just like hopping in and out of the
pool and partying. Like those odds.Fantastic. It was all right.
(09:14):
Everyone's a winner.There were no dudes allowed.
One of those.Kind of, like, just ladies weekend.
We had a really good time.So I was gonna ice them.
You guys told me about icing.I'm like, right years back,
and I'm kind of getting into this,dipping my toe in the the world,
and I didn't know how to ice them.And I think I asked Greg and Shannon.
(09:37):
Yeah, I think yeah. Okay.So I reached out and Shannon was
smart.She's like, you need to put it
in their towel or something.So I actually had these little
gift bags and they zipped up.So as soon as you unzip it it was
right there. So it was so fun.I set them on, like their beds.
When they came, they opened thebag and half of them were like,
whoa, damn it, Erica yo,fuck you, blah blah blah.
(09:58):
And the other half had no ideawhat had just happened.
So it was kind of funny to see,like I was trying to make bets.
Who knew what I was doing andwho didn't.
What's really funny is these girlscome to your house and they're like,
wow, what a gracious host withthis party bag on my bed.
Like wondering like, what's in it?Like candies and some beer.
And it's like, no, just you gotfucked, like 100%. Exactly. It's.
(10:19):
So I said we could refrigerate them.That's cool.
You can drink them later.Um, and at the house was Vanessa.
It's hoppy.Tiffany called her T-dub because
we also had my sister in law,Tiffany. Okay. He's favorite.
He's a nice lady.Yeah, she's very nice.
And Greg's met her too.She's awesome. She's great.
And then, um, Rachel brews with beer.Kowski. Yep. Very cool. Chick.
(10:44):
Our fearless leader of the beerbabes.
Oh, my friend Jess, who's local.Okay. Did I get everyone?
I feel like I'm missing someone.And those are just the people at
your house.Those are the ones that stayed
over the weekend at the.House, right? Yeah.
And I feel like I'm totallyforgetting someone because I'm just
trying to think of all these things.But anyways, good time.
So had them right?When we're all going in the pool,
(11:05):
they all had to do like theicing video.
I haven't shared it out of respectbecause everyone's like in their
swimsuits, like chugging their ice.And it's it was a good time.
Really good time.Very kind hearted for such a
devious act. Right. Yeah I know.Well. The video was.
Very yin and yang of. You.As they're drinking it, they're like,
fuck you, Erica, you know.So it was it was beautiful.
(11:28):
It was a beautiful moment.We got pretty rowdy at moments.
But you know, everyone overallheld it together and the release
was awesome. And hell yeah.It's a good party. It's a. Good time.
Sounds like an awesome time.It was beer. Babes.
Family is an awesome organization.Yeah.
Um, and how many collabs is thisnow for them.
I think this year I want to sayover 50, but I don't know if that
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was just this year because theyare like doubling down this year.
But no, I. Think it's.Over 50 total and it's like two
a month this year. Jeez. Yeah.That's amazing. Good for them.
I know so and that's all out of like,you know, everyone's doing this
out of volunteer, right?Like this is a nonprofit,
legitimate nonprofit. So. Yeah.Yeah, it's almost like,
(12:13):
makes it even better of a, you know,of an a, I don't know what to call
it an association, but a group,uh, you know what I mean?
Because. Hell, yeah. Yeah.Drinking for a cause.
It's always a good thing.Well, thanks.
Erica and the Beer babes family.I'm sure they were gracious for you
hosting. Um, so cheers to them.That's amazing.
(12:34):
It was a fabulous time.Hope they enjoy their diabetes
from that ice.There was one left in the fridge
and she was like,did someone give you a Smirnoff?
Because he's gone for the weekend.And I. Was like, did you just.
Throw it out?No, it's just sitting there
because I need to ice someonewith that last one.
Because there's a six pack, I guess.So there's no wasting. No wasting?
(12:54):
You didn't even drink it with them?No. Unreal. Ah. A little fun with it.
Go down with the ship, captain.No, I just took a video and laughed.
Drink my beer.Classic move, classic move.
Here's a thank you to Scott.Scott sent us this little story.
Um. Scott. It is.I don't want to say waist deep or
(13:17):
neck deep yet, but we're aboutknee deep into the MLB postseason.
Yeah. Dodgers. Brewers. Phillies.Cubs. The Cubs. Fuck em.
Mariners. Tigers and Dodgers.Uh, Blue Jays and Yankees.
Okay, so I'm psyched. Greg. Psyched.Uh, everybody else in those regions.
Pretty psyched.Um, so I was curious on if there
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was any statistics on early MLBpostseason drinking.
Uh, we weren't able to find anything.I even looked up and they said,
it's too early to have themtally the regular season
drinking numbers yet as well.So Scott sent us this story on a
promotion that Philadelphia wasdoing.
But I also came across a factthat I thought was really funny
(14:01):
about the 2024 drinking. Hmm.Everybody knows the Chicago White
Sox were historically bad in 2024.They lost the most games in MLB
history, and their, uh,their fans were the highest with
4.2 alcoholic beverages a game.And I just love the correlation
in your team being extremelypoor and you just getting
(14:23):
completely shitfaced.Now, I wonder how the Rockies
fans fared this year.So that's what I thought too.
I'm very excited for the 2025numbers to come out to see those
numbers skyrocket.But this one says a new ballpark
promotion could make Philliesfans even rowdier,
if that's even possible.And I've actually I've seen some
influencers do this.This isn't entirely new,
(14:46):
but I like that the Phillies aregoing along with it.
The Phillies are kicking up thechaos with a new in-game
challenge for fans the nein,nein, nein challenge the idea.
Take down nine beers, nine hot dogsin nine innings. Easy, right? Sure.
To make it doable,or at least more fun to watch, the
team is offering a pre-packed box,nine mini hot dogs, nine small beers,
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and a built in scoreboard so fanscan track their gluttonous progress
without ever leaving their seats.That is amazing.
Citizens Bank Park is already knownfor having one of the loudest,
wildest crowds in baseball.Philly fans are the worst.
And this just adds fuel to the fire.While the fans go full send in the
stands, the Phillies are focused onbusiness on the field, with rising
(15:32):
star Cristopher Sanchez leading therotation and Shohei Ohtani expected
to take the mound for the Dodgers,which he did, and he tore it up,
shaping up to be a showdown. Uh.Add in big bats like Schwarber,
Harper, Trey Turner.And it's clearly Phillies swinging
for more than hot dog glory.They're chasing another World
Series ring.So then we all know sports
seasons are long, right?Yeah, some are too long.
(15:56):
A lot of people say that aboutbaseball, but nothing makes me
more rocked up than a 162 games.Seven months long.
Absolutely live for it.To fucking pregnancy.
Do you drink more during thepostseason than you do in the
regular season?And I guess you can kind of throw
baseball out of the way with this.But in any sport I know, Erica you're
(16:17):
probably not a big sports fan. Sorry.Yeah, I'm I'm not a very good.
That's why I'm the discount, Greg.Okay. You don't. You don't get.
The whole package. Okay.You gotta. Save money. Somewhere.
So you're pretty even keel. Yeah.Greg, I know you got about ten words
left in you, but, you know. Yeah.Let me. I'm counting them down.
(16:39):
You know, I probably do more drinkingduring the playoffs for football.
If the Niners make it because Iend up hanging out with big Dick
Nick watching those games,and I don't know if you know this
about him, he doesn't slow down.That's what I've heard. Yeah.
So you even have to, like,hold a beer in your hand just so
he doesn't bring you another one.I also heard he doesn't like shitty,
(17:00):
hazy IPAs.He doesn't know he's got bad
taste in beer. Let me tell you.I drink more out of sheer nerves.
Mhm. Right.Because the regular season's fine.
You know, it gets stressful. Right.Especially if you're trying to
fight to make the postseason.But when your team's clearly, you
(17:20):
know, going to make it the regularseason is completely stress free.
And then that first game of theplayoffs knowing that it's you know,
for football do or die or, you know,you're in a series for baseball.
Every pitch matters.Every game matters.
I am drinking and drinking anddrinking just to try and calm my
nerves.Yeah,
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and it's probably not a good thing.My poor dog wishes he could like.
Especially if the, you know, Dodgersmake it to the World Series or
Niners make Super Bowl or whatever.It gets a little loud in the house.
I believe it.I had a friend, actually, uh,
watching one of the Brewers games.He said that, uh, his lady friend
had just put his kid to sleep,and, uh, there was a home run,
(18:05):
and he just started screaming inhis house, and she had to come
out and then scold him. Because.She just put the baby to sleep.
So I totally get you there.For me, it's more like, uh, in a
house of one man and three women.I watch all the sports by myself.
So I've learned to get quietlyexcited to where I get up.
(18:27):
And I even shake my fists and Imouth words like, yeah,
let's go, but nothing comes out.So I just look like a fucking,
uh, mime that's pretending to belike a fan.
It's to fill your mouth withbeverages. Yeah. Just to. Yeah.
Just, uh. Keep from. Screaming.Keep from screaming.
Which is, again, part of the nerves.So I could see, like, if your team's,
(18:49):
like, really far ahead, then it'snot that exciting to drink, right?
You're just kind of going along.But when things get intense,
pour me a drink. Yeah.I don't know that I could. Yeah.
And don't get me wrong,I still will continue to drink when
they are ahead because then it'sjust early celebration. Oh okay.
But definitely more with the thenervous, the stress, innings,
(19:11):
stress quarters, games etc. etc..So and uh, for for me,
I don't know about you guys.I'm more likely to stay in than
go out.Um, mostly because if my team loses,
I'd much rather be disappointedwith just myself than disappointed
with hundreds of other fans,because then the drinking again
(19:34):
just piles up and piles up sinceeverybody else is upset,
then you're all upset together.And nothing loves company more
than misery.If it's Dodgers,
I end up going out because Idon't get Dodger games at home.
I don't have cable,so I'll go to a brewery that's
showing it or something like that.And so I end up going out.
But like I said, with Niners,you know, I'll end up with Nick at
(19:56):
one of our houses getting shattered.And I don't have to worry about
the Lakers because they suck now.And apparently LeBron is up in
the air but not a LeBron show.But do yourself a favor and
Google his feet because they'reabsolutely disgusting.
Oh yeah they're absolutelydisgusting.
Do please do everybody who'slistening Google LeBron James feet.
(20:18):
Where where did that come up.Like what made you compelled.
I actually recently just told thestory about two days ago. Okay.
Went to Chicago earlier this year.Long story short, we were in town.
Oh my God. Same night as the Lakers.We were out walking the streets
of Chicago, we saw this line offans outside a hotel.
(20:40):
Long story short, found out it wasthe Lakers staying at the hotel,
and they were waiting to hop onthe bus to take him to the
United Center wherever they playthe the basketball game.
And we waited to see LeBron Jamescome out. So that was kind of neat.
But then you know how weirdsmartphones are, right?
Everything's always listening to you.Mhm.
So we kept saying LeBron JamesLeBron James.
(21:02):
My kids kept asking who we sawbecause they wanted to tell their
friends when they got back to school.So we get back to the hotel room
after dinner that night.And my wife opens up her,
her Instagram.And the first thing that popped
up was the picture of LeBronJames bare feet after playing
basketball for like 30 years. Yeah.Like fucked up. It's fucked up.
(21:26):
Like his toes are all mangled andlike, his pinky toe hooks around
like his fourth toe. And it's just.It's like a ballerina's foot.
Yeah, It's super, super gross.I can't believe I'm googling
little LeBron. James feat.But I'm gonna. Oh, my. Yeah, it's.
Like a toe is coming out from themiddle of his foot. Just. Yeah.
(21:47):
It's wild. And you know what?It's actually making me kind of
thirsty. A floating. Toe. Wow.Yeah. Nothing.
So let's answer the question ofthe night.
In a world where craft beer is king,a world where muscles are bigger
than growlers, only one tongue can.One man, one tongue,
(22:11):
one Tongue-jobber.In this world, we must find out
what is Flex drinking? Sorry.Please tell us about your delicious.
Tasty beverage.So tonight I have to thank my
friend Rob.Rob works at my local, uh,
beer shop a couple days a week,and he also comes into my meat shop
(22:34):
every weekend and and buy some shit.So, uh, the day I got bit by the
spider and was at the doctor,Rob stopped in, uh,
to drop me off a beer. Because.He is such a gracious gentleman.
And if he's listening, uh,thanks a lot, Rob.
He brought me the land Before Time.Uh, it is a blackstack beer
(22:55):
collabed with toppling Goliathdinosaur themes. Yes.
The can is pretty rowdy for sure.Yeah, it's a classic black stack
with the black stack.And it's got the two. Uh t-rexes.
Which everybody knows topplingGoliath is known for. Uh SU. Right.
Pseudo SU King SU and, uh,classic, uh, Black Stack fashion.
(23:15):
This is a double dry hop NewEngland IPA.
It is a 7.4% ABV, 1.6 thousandratings, so not too many.
Uh, 418 on Untappd, which is very,very good. Job. Doing great.
I've talked too much already today.And now for the description to just
make me talk a little bit more.It says it only took us 65 million
(23:40):
collabs with our buds at topplingGoliath to make a beer we can drink
more than one of in a single sitting.That's dumb because you can
drink a lot of them.Um, a pseudo prequel to our previous
prehistoric collabs featuringSuperdelic, Comet Crush and
toppling Goliath. Selected mosaic.You heard that correctly.
(24:01):
Sorry, y'all. No Citra this time.So sue us. But.
Um, yeah, that was pretty solid.So here we go.
I've already dove into this alittle bit, but the color on it is.
It's wonderful.It's a bright yellow. It is.
Very hazy. Very murky. Gorgeous.Uh, when I poured it out,
it had very, uh, medium sized soapybubbles. Quite the head on it.
(24:24):
Very delectable.And on the old nose buds.
And you said crush, which itlegitimately said, not HBC 586.
We're liking this, right? Right.Which Greg had let me know.
That crushes the thing now.Yeah, yeah. New name.
So so on the nose buds.A wild amount of passion fruit
(24:45):
and orange.Ooh, like, it's absolutely delicious.
And I've already dove in,but we're gonna warm up this
Tongue-jobber a little bit more.Okay? And dive right in.
So the way they described it, theymade it sound almost sessionable.
And you said it was seven pointsomething, which is totally your
wheelhouse, but would knock me righton my keister. So. So explain.
(25:08):
Does this does not drink 7.4. Okay.Um, it maybe drinks 5.4. Okay.
Um, there is on a scale of 0 to 100,like 2% bitterness. Wow.
On the back end.And you kind of lose that
passion fruit.It's a lot more orange citrus
(25:29):
forward on the palette,but this is super duper solid.
Very worthy of the 418collective rating. Wow. Um.
I usually do love just abouteverything Blackstack comes out
with just about everything.Toppling Goliath comes out with
which if you listen to the show too,everybody knows I'm not a huge
fan of when they go like 4 or 5,six hops in a beer. Mhm.
(25:54):
Because I'm a big fan of getting the,the focus on the 1 or 2 hops
dial in on the aromatics and theflavors from those.
But all of these really worktogether.
This is super top notch beer.Hey. Thanks, Rob. Yeah.
Very psyched about this one.I do only have one.
I would if I had to,I would buy the four pack. Okay.
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I forgot about the new rating scale.It takes me a while.
I'm a slow learner.This is four pack worthy. Nice.
Oh, two good hazes on the show.That's fantastic. I feel like.
That's usually how. It. Yeah.Oh, yeah.
You're not even drinking tonight? No.I'm on some pretty good meds,
though. Oh, I just noticed that.Yeah, I got a Coke. Coke zero.
Oh. Is that cherry Coke zero?Cherry coke zero?
(26:41):
Oh, is it pathetic that I knowthat because of the can?
I could tell. Too.I was like, oh, no,
I was gonna correct him.I'm like, no, it's a cherry, Greg.
All right. Well, thanks again to Rob.Uh. Good man. Rob.
All right, so now on to the the fullpour here with the news and beer.
Michelob ultra.Now the number one beer brand by
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volume.Uh, Michelob ultra has officially
taken the top spot as the number onebeer brand by volume, bumping its
sibling Bud Light down the list.Year to date, ultra is ahead in
both dollars and case sales.This shakeup comes from two trends
Bud light keeps slipping down 9%in dollar sales and nearly 10%
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in volume, while Michelob Ultracontinues to climb with a 4.7 boost
in sales and a 4.4% volume increase.The shift follows Anheuser-Busch
InBev s decision to prioritizeultra as a brand.
I tell you what here, before Icarry out of this, my father in law
has been drinking Michelob Ultra.I've known him for 16 years now,
and he's been drinking it forover 16 years.
(27:50):
So this motherfucker been on thetrend? Wow, that's some loyalty.
He's been starting it.Meanwhile, uh. God damn. It. Modelo.
Modelo especial still holds thecrown for top selling beer by
dollars title it grabbed in 2023after the Bud Light boycott.
(28:12):
So far this year, modelos seen aslight dip, down 2.3 in sales and a
4.4% in volume, but it still ranksnumber three in overall volume.
And that beer I will still drink100 times over Michelob Ultra
and Bud Light.I was going to ask if it comes to
Bud Light or Ultra. Where are you?Where are you going to go?
(28:34):
Uh, probably MK ultra. Mm. Yeah.I really don't like Bud Light.
And especially, uh,when I went and toured, uh, Anheuser
was at two summers ago now. Mhm.And they, uh,
bring you to where they show youthe recipes and how they brew the
beer and you're just kind of like,oh yeah, that's it, you know,
and nobody knows what's actually inthe beer, which is mind boggling.
(28:55):
But I get it just there, just uh,tour guide Beechwood aged. Right.
Oh, okay. So they just lager it, um.Any weasels? They.
You had the chance to opt in foras many samples as possible or
bud light samples as possible.So, naturally, I got one of both
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because they were supposed to befresh and taste the difference.
My God, Budweiser just knocked BudLight out of the water, and it
actually made me realize how bad BudLight actually tastes. Interesting.
Like it was absolute trash.I haven't had MK ultra in so
long I legitimately don'tremember what it tastes like.
(29:36):
It's like water. That's what I'm.That's how I remember it.
So because of that, I think I'dgo MK ultra because at least
there's nothing to taste, right?We should have like an anti craft
episode where we try all this shit.A big beer because I'm really
intrigued.Now, when you said Budweiser being
so much better than Bud Light,which they're both terrible as
far as I can remember,I'd probably do it. MK ultra.
(29:58):
Um, for those that heard modelo,if you're listening from London,
it's actually modelo.We just have special pronunciations
here on. Yep. Hey, it's all good.I'm good looking. I'm not smart.
You got it somewhere. You get one.Or. The other, right?
Can't be both. Okay. Um. Geniuses.To Erica's point,
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I've always wanted to, like,get us all in the same room at the
same time and do a blind version ofwhat you said and like, have Shannon
or someone pour it for us that way.It's so funny. It's truly blind.
We have no idea what we're drinking.There's no bias. No idea at all.
All we know is that it's like,you know, six shitty beers in
front of us. Okay.And we'd have to rank them, and we
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wouldn't know what they were untilwe were totally done ranking them.
Not even a list to pull from.So we rank them. And then.
Then we could guess, like what wethink it is, but. Right. Exactly.
And, you know, I think this is aBudweiser and this, you know,
so but more importantly is likeseeing what you liked more or less
without knowing what they. Were.Surprising because. Yeah. I like it.
(31:07):
Somehow we gotta get in the sameroom. Yes. Kidnap me.
Do it with a video.Like, have you seen those videos
where it's like, uh, a box,but then like, the other side, you
can see what's in the box and like,the straw coming up from the box,
and you're, like, drinking it, youknow? It's like I've seen that one.
I wonder if that's fun. I like this.One. I'm not entirely. Willing.
To drink beer out of a straw,though. Yeah, it's a little weird.
(31:27):
Just a little. Weird.You're not hot enough for that.
You just.Where did my friend, my, uh.
My brother in law just went golfingwith another guy from work,
and they went to a bar afterwards.He was telling me the story,
and they went to order beers andthey said, I'm sorry.
Uh,all of our beers are warm right now.
I don't know if they they'rerefrigeration broke down if the power
(31:49):
went out or whatever, but they saidyou can either order a cocktail
or we can put ice in your beer.How gross would. Order a Natty Ice?
It's already cold. Oh my. Goodness.Or, uh, you know, it's like ordering
a Bud Light and you're justputting more water in, you know?
(32:10):
Yeah, it turns into a mixer.Put ice in it, makes it a Bud Light.
Yeah, exactly. Uh, here's a fun one.I like this. Bring it. Godzilla on.
60 million Million PBR packages.Godzilla and Friends and Enemies
will appear on 60 million.Pabst Blue Ribbon cans and
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packages this fall. Uh.Pabst struck a partnership with
Toho International to featurethe King of Monsters,
as well as Mothra, King Jesus,Ghidorah, and Mechagodzilla.
On packaging. Do that Greg style.I want it, I want. To hear you.
Word that out.Just give us that moment. Okay.
(32:56):
Okay. Uh, and Mechagodzilla. All on.Packaging, including 25 ounce cans
to celebrate the. 70th birthday.Uh, the brewer worked with
official Godzilla artist. Wow.That's his name.
Attack Peter, uh, to create fourimages in his signature hard carved
(33:19):
linoleum block print technique.What a technique that is.
Also, look out for a limited runof cans featuring Godzilla's
blue atomic fire breath.Still will not be buying PBR.
Ah. I would might want to. Uh.I don't know.
(33:40):
Little comic book lover in you. Okay.It's, uh, Godzilla's kind of
nostalgic for me. Okay, okay.Um, so my dad was born in 57.
I feel like that's a pretty commontime for our dads to be born. Yeah.
Uh, so you think for him,Godzilla and King Kong were like
(34:01):
the world? Yeah, right.Just immaculate creations.
Motion pictures.So when I was, like,
four and five years old,that's what I started watching.
Like, I was actually deathlyafraid of King Kong and the
whole Skull Island shit.And it was terrifying to me.
So it's a big nostalgia thing withthe Godzilla. More so than anything.
(34:23):
Okay. Outside of the PBR stuff.Have they ever co-branded or
done anything like this?Are we at desperation mode or like.
Godzilla or PBR? PBR?Oh, I mean. They seem like.
I've never seen anything outside ofjust what their standard can is.
I don't. Know.They do some wacky stuff every
now and then.They do have that that 99 can pack.
(34:46):
Oh, yeah. You know, like that.Like, not so much promoting or
branding, but. Yeah.And then everybody knows the coffee
beer that they did or the alcoholiccoffee or whatever it was that.
Which compared to their beer wasdelicious. Right.
A lot of people liked it.And then they. Just stopped.
Doing it. So. Wendy sent me one.That was good.
Maybe one day they'll bring itback like it was on display every.
(35:07):
I worked in a grocery store at thetime, and there were displays of it,
like for displays of it around thestore. I must have missed that one.
I don't think they were inCalifornia. I want to. Say.
I think because the caffeine andalcohol weirdness.
Yeah, I want to say.It was like 2017 or 2018 if I
could put a year on it. Okay.Some sad news here.
(35:30):
Funk works taproom to close.Its not funny.
Funk works is closing its FortCollins taproom next month,
wrapping up 15 years of pours andsaisons. Everybody love that.
Hey, uh, the last. Day of.Operation is set for November 1st.
Uh,but Funk Works isn't disappearing.
The beer will still be distributedas it's been brewed at Denver
(35:53):
Beer Co since early 2024.Uh, according to the Denver Post,
the closure follows a pattern.Denver's Great Divide Brewing
also shut down two of itstasting rooms earlier this year,
which I believe we touched on, uh,not long after being acquired by the
same parent company, Wilding Brands.Wilding, which formed earlier this
year, is building out a Coloradocraft beverage platform that now
(36:15):
includes Denver Beer Co Stem centersof Colorado and Formation Brewing,
howdy beer and more.I don't think I got that, uh,
Cerveceria.Right, but that's pretty good.
Cerveceria? Yeah.My Spanish, you know. Olé!
Kicking in four years in high school.Never thought you'd use that again.
(36:38):
Here we go.Asahi beer's running out in Japan.
Aren't they brewed there? Yeah.Interesting.
Japanese bars, restaurants andstores are running dry on beer.
That's terrible news.And it's all thanks to a cyber attack
that's knocked out Asahi Group'soperations for five straight days.
(37:01):
Um. What?Who is honing in on these cyber
attacks? Monsters. Ex-employees.Godzilla. Godzilla. There we go.
Uh, Asahi.Uh, Japan's biggest beverage
company had to hit pause on order,processing, shipping and even
its call center after a systemoutage started earlier this week.
(37:24):
They've also postponed severalbeer launches planned for October.
What kind of beer launches? Just.Asahi beer launches. I yeah.
That wouldn't. Confuse me.It's wild. Um. Coming soon.
Asahi hazy IPA, the silver lining.October is usually a slow month
for beer sales in Japan anyway,so maybe the hackers picked the
least impactful time to strike.For now, Asahi can still brew beer.
(37:49):
They just can't sip it or ship it.I'm sorry. They just can't ship it.
You can't sip it. Or only chugging.Licking, sniffing.
Now I know how Greg feels.So until the systems.
Are back online, it's alldressed up with nowhere to go.
(38:09):
Oh, wow. Sad times.That's something. Funny story.
We just went to the China lights,which is a thing that goes around.
It's here every every fall.They go to the botanical gardens
near us, and they set up thiswhole Chinese light display,
and they charge an insane amount ofmoney for a ticket to walk through
something that takes 15 minutes.But we do it anyway.
(38:33):
So they got us hook,line and sinker. But I'm pretty.
Sure they had a shit ton of acaibeer.
So that's kind of what it is,you know? That was the last of it.
Probably. Yeah.That's probably why they had all the,
uh, Leinenkugel’s and everythingelse that they had on hand there,
which I've never seen before.So, um. Kind of funny. It's a.
(38:55):
Funny story. Now, just don't sip it.Um. Like. She is. Discount Flex.
It's terrible. Uh.If I'm as funny as that, fire me now.
Um. The worst. All right.I think we got one more story here.
(39:20):
Thank goodness. Yeah. Drunk.Drunk man pretends to be Walmart
employee to break into a storeafter hours for more beer. Mm.
I tell you what, it's not hard to be,uh, confused for a Walmart employee.
All you have to do is walk bysomebody and not say hello. Okay.
Uh, that's a pretty solid movethere at Walmart.
(39:43):
Somebody thought I was a targetemployee. One time.
I was wearing my McDonald's uniformand they started asking me where shit
was. Was it a was it a red shirt?McDonald's? No, it was fucking blue.
That doesn't make. Sense. Yeah.Then I'm sure it was just a
drunk customer at target.A man in Washington.
Kind of shocking.He's expecting this would go,
uh, southeast. Agreed.A man in Washington was arrested
(40:06):
after he tried to break into aWalmart for more beer while wearing a
Walmart vest and pretending to be anemployee. It happened around 2 a.m..
What? Walmarts are.Well, he's trying to break in.
Okay, so they weren't open.Uh, it happened around 2 a.m. on
October 1st in Port Angeles.Port Angeles. Okay. Yeah, I.
Was expecting a little more thanthat.
Uh, employees saw the clearlydrunk guy walking through a back
(40:30):
entrance wearing a blue Walmartvest with a nametag that said, uh.
Any guesses? Ooh. Not discount. Greg.No. Regular Greg. Regular Greg.
The nametag read regular Greg.Uh,
turns out Greg did not work there.When employees confronted him,
he got into a fight stance.Sounds like. Me. That's a super.
(40:56):
Solid maneuver there, Greg.Uh, he then bailed, leaving the
vest behind like a dropped videogame item. He said, fuck that.
I don't need this.I need to run faster.
Uh,cops found his car still in the lot.
Because that's a classy thing to do.Bail out and leave your car.
And they eventually tracked him down,hiding by the truck entrance because
(41:20):
there's no other place to hide.Yeah. Okay. Okay.
Uh, he admitted he'd beendrinking and wore the vest to,
quote unquote, look official, uh,while breaking in for more beer.
He was arrested for attemptedburglary.
But honestly, bonus points forcommitment to the bit. Mhm. For sure.
(41:42):
I'm honestly shocked you don't getthis story a lot more with target.
Because all you have to do iswear a red shirt.
Uh, my older brother works at target.A target and all you have to do,
you can wear any shirt.It can say anything as long as it's
not, like, derogatory or obscene. Uh.You wear a red colored shirt and
that is your uniform.You put your name tag on. Mm.
(42:05):
Hot dang. That's easy. Yeah.But also, um, having worked in a
grocery store for multiple years,It shocked me that people don't
just order like Pepsi shirts orCoke shirts. And.
Go to the back, pull out a pallet ofCoke to the lobby, and then just
start hauling the coke to their car,you know, or something like that.
It's shocking to. Me. Walmart.Greg, if you're listening, Flex just
(42:30):
handed you some fantastic ideas for amore successful beer hijack routine.
Yeah, get it right next time.That actually did happen with a
beer rep.Once they did put on like a beer
company shirt and they filled acart with, uh. Oh, liquor. Bottles.
Yeah. And they just went right out.Yeah. Pretty classy. Move. Great.
(42:53):
You're giving us a bad name here.Do better next time.
Greg's, you know, good ones andbad ones. I'll tell you what.
I can't live with em.Can't live without. Em.
You really can't. Amen. All right.Probably hit some music. Yeah.
Let's do it. Oh, no.We're gonna say, uh,
thanks for listening.We're going to say hi. Vanessa.
(43:13):
Hello. Hey, Vanessa. Hi, Vanessa.Um, hit up us, hit up us,
hit us up on the socials.Uh, what is what's the number?
Uh, 805 538. Beer. Yes. Good job.Please leave us some drunk stories.
Some gabf stories. Uh.Follow Erica on the gram
@Neck_nosh_llc LLC, right.Is that correct?
Am I doing this right now? I think.It's just. Knock, knock. Now.
(43:36):
All one word. It's easier now, um.Follow us. Uh @CraftBeerRepublic.
And, uh, I think that's just aboutit, so I don't know the next line.
Greg, you're gonna have to helpme out here.
I do hope everyone is stayingvery well hydrated.
And on that note, there we go.Good night. Everybody. Bravo!
(43:56):
What a fucking man. Yeah, I.Totally froze. Up right there.
Let's do it. I'm not even nervous.
Wiggity wiggity.Welcome to the Craft Beer Republic,
everybody.This is, uh,
(00:20):
kind of a weird show here.Uh, what I like to call craft beer.
Republic remix, volume one.Uh Flex. Here, uh, in charge.
I don't know who let that happen.Uh, Greg, the, uh,
sidekick here. You hear him now?He's feeling a little bit under
the weather today. Just.Just barely here.
(00:41):
Yeah, he caught the Lingus.Greg's feeling a little Lingus.
The, uh,cyber doctor told him he shouldn't
use his vocal cords too much.Um, and, uh, really, that just
means he's been sucking a littletoo much dick. Is that true, Greg?
Uh, at least some of that was true.Okay. So cyber watch. All right.
(01:04):
All right.So Greg's not going to be
talking too much tonight.So uh, we have here discount Greg.
We got her at the Dollar Tree upin NorCal. Everybody.
It's the salty sailor. Uh Erica.Erica. How are we doing today?
Oh, I love that you said Dollar Treebecause I am a Dollar Tree junkie.
Like, every time I walk in there,I have to poop. I get so excited.
(01:26):
Oh. That is. So true.I've seen every Dollar Tree bathroom.
That's. Are they nice?I mean, they're pretty average.
Uh, to be honest. Um. Wow.I am definitely the Dollar Tree
version.Actually, technically,
I'd be the Dollar Tree versionof Flex if you're Greg, but, uh,
(01:47):
I don't know why I put discount.I get that it's kind of like a
really weird, uh, musical.Chairs. Tonight. Uh, fire drill.
Yeah, it's weird that I did sayDollar Tree, too, because we just
have dollar stores here, and there'sDollar trees and dollar generals.
And, uh, but I was really curiousabout the bathroom thing because I
thought it'd be like an ironic, like,hey, you're at the dollar store.
Uh, maybe it'd be like a really nicebathroom, just, like immaculate.
(02:11):
No, the toilet paper definitelycomes from the Dollar Tree.
One ply. Oh, boy.I hope they have dollar store
preparation H for you, too.Oh, that'll come in handy.
Jesus. All right.But, uh, in fact,
it is not a dollar store show.So, uh, if anybody anybody's
(02:34):
still there and listening,hopefully you are, um,
actually our top listening cityof last week. Get this one going.
International again.London, England. I'll be. Damn.
What do you say to that?That is incredible.
One of the few things I'll saytonight is I've been watching
our stats recently because we'vebeen getting I shit you,
(02:54):
not literally thousands of downloadsfor the last few weeks, like per day,
getting hundreds and hundreds and.Hundreds and peek behind the
curtain usually doesn't happenoutside of launch day. So.
Like every Wednesday when newshow comes out,
it's usually a huge spike, and thenthe rest of the week is pretty low.
It's been staying consistentlyhundreds and hundreds and hundreds
every day. I don't fucking know why.I'm afraid we're about to be sued or
(03:17):
something, and a lot of them arecoming from London, so. Chip, chip.
Cheerio. Oh, geez. No pressure.Now that we're taking on the show.
Hate to. Break.The streak once I hear this one.
Yeah.Now that we've opened up the show
with you asking me if I was suckingtoo much dick. Hi, London. Oh, Lord.
Oh, they eat the spotted dick there,so they're pretty familiar in
(03:38):
the dick category. Yeah. Touche.That's a real thing. Google.
It looks absolutely disgusting.I would never eat it.
I don't know about you guys.Most British. Food.
I'd rather have regular dickover spotted dick.
I'm just gonna put that out there.Spotted foods don't really
appeal to me.I'm not sure what even makes it
spotted or if it actually has spots,or if that's like a way of cooking.
(03:59):
Let's not find out.Yeah, completely unsure,
but not a spotted dick show. Oh wow.I've heard we have a lot to get
to today. Is that true?I have a lot to get to. There we go.
Um, apparently, uh, from what?My cohort lets me know, it is a week,
so if anybody out there is going.I don't believe any three of us are.
(04:20):
Um, it's not on my schedule.So if any of you listeners out there,
you know, you got your tickets,you guys head out there.
Please reach out to us, call,email, DM.
Uh, let us know your experience,because from what Greg and uh,
Erica had to say about was thattwo years ago last year. Uh, two.
Two years ago, they said it was allabout the company. Yeah, right.
(04:42):
It was all about the party you werewith. That, uh, kind of made the day.
So I'd like to hear more about that.And also the freakishly long
beer lines for the hype beers.Yeah. For sure. Right?
So that runs out quickly. Yes.Absolutely.
So, Erica, I believe you'relooking a little thirsty.
Actually, I am so extremely parched.So, uh, why don't you crack into a
(05:05):
beer? Let's do it. Where's my beer?Everyone. That looks fun. It is.
And you know, it looks like one thatyour kids would maybe pick out.
Flex. Uh, I. Think they absolutely.Would. Yeah. Okay.
It reminds me of Jurassic Park.Right, exactly.
(05:26):
A little bit like the Raptor.Is that the one that has the
fins like that on the side?No, it's when, uh,
fat Neumann is stealing the shitin the rain and the mud,
and the thing spits in his face.Okay, so, um, this is called
Leezard King, and I have this hazyIPA from Mindscape Fermentations,
which is where the Beer babe'sfamily did a release collab with,
(05:50):
um, this summer.I'll talk a little bit about
that in a bit. Please do.Um, they do an amazing job with
everything they do.They're known for, like,
their craft seltzers and kombucha,but, like, they just hit this
one out of the park with a hazyIPA because they just do a nice
job with everything they do.So let me tell you a little bit
about this. It's a New England Hazy.It's 6.7% and this is a lovely.
(06:13):
I actually have a really cool glassfrom them that they had at their
anniversary. God, that is cool.Isn't that amazing?
This is, um,their late night shenanigans logo,
and my friend Jess and I each boughtone of these awesome like, limited,
so I just had to put that out there.These are amazing.
It's really bright like creaturesituation.
Anyways, um, so I'm drinking itout of that and it's it's indeed
(06:35):
hazy friends, which is important.That's what they say it is.
And it is in fact hazy. Yes. Um.And it is delicious.
Let me dive in. Oh, okay.Oh, and I forgot to tell you a
little, little bit about this,but I'll tell you it's delicious.
And it has a little bit of a,like, a peachy ring flavor to it.
Ooh, I love it.You can taste citrus peel.
(06:56):
Kind of ends with that.A little bit of citrus peel,
but like, not too powerful where it,like it's off putting.
It's just a really nice fade out.Um, just juicy peachy ring though.
Um. Fleshy deliciousness.Um, but I was talking to Lauren about
this. She's the LP. There's two.Lauren's LP is the head brewer there,
and, uh, she said this is madewith Waimea hops and HBC 1019,
(07:21):
which is now called.She was telling me Dolce Vita.
So they got a name for this one.That's fun. Right?
Because we get tired of namingthose numeric hops.
It's like, let's give it a name.Big fan. Um. So delicious.
Um, and the can art is supercool because it's got, like.
It's actually a gramophone. See that?Yeah, it looked like a plant.
(07:44):
Yeah. Yeah.Then it morphs into, like,
this really cool dinosaur lizard.Um, so she kind of saw some like art
thing that kind of looked like that.And but then she realized it
wasn't a lizard.So then she created her own because
that's just what she imagined orsomething along those lines.
So that's really cool.And, um, it's gluten reduced, so.
(08:05):
Well, that's fun. That's fun.You know, for. All. Those. Yeah.
For the few that can't. Yeah. Yeah.So it's a delicious hazy that, um,
I actually bought some for myself,drank it all and then had to go
pick some up today because I wantedto talk about it on the podcast.
Well, that's how you know it's good.That's how I know it's good.
Right? So.Okay, so Mindscape woman owned
brewery won the beer babes. Grant.Um, beer babes, family raises
(08:28):
money for women to buy equipmentand all that sort of thing.
So I threw a big party.You may have heard about it.
Seen some photos on the gram.You've seen some photos. Yeah.
So I had so like okay, so I invited,I think it was five women to
come stay at the house with me.And then of course,
people from all over the areadrove in like from Bay Area to
(08:50):
Reno and all that, all these like,beer influencers and beer folks.
So that was really cool.So how many people were at your
house? Just five. Stay in the night.It was a total of six if you
include me.But then, like the party after party,
maybe had 12 to 18 ladies.Just like hopping in and out of the
pool and partying. Like those odds.Fantastic. It was all right.
(09:14):
Everyone's a winner.There were no dudes allowed.
One of those.Kind of, like, just ladies weekend.
We had a really good time.So I was gonna ice them.
You guys told me about icing.I'm like, right years back,
and I'm kind of getting into this,dipping my toe in the the world,
and I didn't know how to ice them.And I think I asked Greg and Shannon.
(09:37):
Yeah, I think yeah. Okay.So I reached out and Shannon was
smart.She's like, you need to put it
in their towel or something.So I actually had these little
gift bags and they zipped up.So as soon as you unzip it it was
right there. So it was so fun.I set them on, like their beds.
When they came, they opened thebag and half of them were like,
whoa, damn it, Erica yo,fuck you, blah blah blah.
(09:58):
And the other half had no ideawhat had just happened.
So it was kind of funny to see,like I was trying to make bets.
Who knew what I was doing andwho didn't.
What's really funny is these girlscome to your house and they're like,
wow, what a gracious host withthis party bag on my bed.
Like wondering like, what's in it?Like candies and some beer.
And it's like, no, just you gotfucked, like 100%. Exactly. It's.
(10:19):
So I said we could refrigerate them.That's cool.
You can drink them later.Um, and at the house was Vanessa.
It's hoppy.Tiffany called her T-dub because
we also had my sister in law,Tiffany. Okay. He's favorite.
He's a nice lady.Yeah, she's very nice.
And Greg's met her too.She's awesome. She's great.
And then, um, Rachel brews with beer.Kowski. Yep. Very cool. Chick.
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Our fearless leader of the beerbabes.
Oh, my friend Jess, who's local.Okay. Did I get everyone?
I feel like I'm missing someone.And those are just the people at
your house.Those are the ones that stayed
over the weekend at the.House, right? Yeah.
And I feel like I'm totallyforgetting someone because I'm just
trying to think of all these things.But anyways, good time.
So had them right?When we're all going in the pool,
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they all had to do like theicing video.
I haven't shared it out of respectbecause everyone's like in their
swimsuits, like chugging their ice.And it's it was a good time.
Really good time.Very kind hearted for such a
devious act. Right. Yeah I know.Well. The video was.
Very yin and yang of. You.As they're drinking it, they're like,
fuck you, Erica, you know.So it was it was beautiful.
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It was a beautiful moment.We got pretty rowdy at moments.
But you know, everyone overallheld it together and the release
was awesome. And hell yeah.It's a good party. It's a. Good time.
Sounds like an awesome time.It was beer. Babes.
Family is an awesome organization.Yeah.
Um, and how many collabs is thisnow for them.
I think this year I want to sayover 50, but I don't know if that
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was just this year because theyare like doubling down this year.
But no, I. Think it's.Over 50 total and it's like two
a month this year. Jeez. Yeah.That's amazing. Good for them.
I know so and that's all out of like,you know, everyone's doing this
out of volunteer, right?Like this is a nonprofit,
legitimate nonprofit. So. Yeah.Yeah, it's almost like,
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makes it even better of a, you know,of an a, I don't know what to call
it an association, but a group,uh, you know what I mean?
Because. Hell, yeah. Yeah.Drinking for a cause.
It's always a good thing.Well, thanks.
Erica and the Beer babes family.I'm sure they were gracious for you
hosting. Um, so cheers to them.That's amazing.
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It was a fabulous time.Hope they enjoy their diabetes
from that ice.There was one left in the fridge
and she was like,did someone give you a Smirnoff?
Because he's gone for the weekend.And I. Was like, did you just.
Throw it out?No, it's just sitting there
because I need to ice someonewith that last one.
Because there's a six pack, I guess.So there's no wasting. No wasting?
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You didn't even drink it with them?No. Unreal. Ah. A little fun with it.
Go down with the ship, captain.No, I just took a video and laughed.
Drink my beer.Classic move, classic move.
Here's a thank you to Scott.Scott sent us this little story.
Um. Scott. It is.I don't want to say waist deep or
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neck deep yet, but we're aboutknee deep into the MLB postseason.
Yeah. Dodgers. Brewers. Phillies.Cubs. The Cubs. Fuck em.
Mariners. Tigers and Dodgers.Uh, Blue Jays and Yankees.
Okay, so I'm psyched. Greg. Psyched.Uh, everybody else in those regions.
Pretty psyched.Um, so I was curious on if there
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was any statistics on early MLBpostseason drinking.
Uh, we weren't able to find anything.I even looked up and they said,
it's too early to have themtally the regular season
drinking numbers yet as well.So Scott sent us this story on a
promotion that Philadelphia wasdoing.
But I also came across a factthat I thought was really funny
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about the 2024 drinking. Hmm.Everybody knows the Chicago White
Sox were historically bad in 2024.They lost the most games in MLB
history, and their, uh,their fans were the highest with
4.2 alcoholic beverages a game.And I just love the correlation
in your team being extremelypoor and you just getting
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completely shitfaced.Now, I wonder how the Rockies
fans fared this year.So that's what I thought too.
I'm very excited for the 2025numbers to come out to see those
numbers skyrocket.But this one says a new ballpark
promotion could make Philliesfans even rowdier,
if that's even possible.And I've actually I've seen some
influencers do this.This isn't entirely new,
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but I like that the Phillies aregoing along with it.
The Phillies are kicking up thechaos with a new in-game
challenge for fans the nein,nein, nein challenge the idea.
Take down nine beers, nine hot dogsin nine innings. Easy, right? Sure.
To make it doable,or at least more fun to watch, the
team is offering a pre-packed box,nine mini hot dogs, nine small beers,
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and a built in scoreboard so fanscan track their gluttonous progress
without ever leaving their seats.That is amazing.
Citizens Bank Park is already knownfor having one of the loudest,
wildest crowds in baseball.Philly fans are the worst.
And this just adds fuel to the fire.While the fans go full send in the
stands, the Phillies are focused onbusiness on the field, with rising
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star Cristopher Sanchez leading therotation and Shohei Ohtani expected
to take the mound for the Dodgers,which he did, and he tore it up,
shaping up to be a showdown. Uh.Add in big bats like Schwarber,
Harper, Trey Turner.And it's clearly Phillies swinging
for more than hot dog glory.They're chasing another World
Series ring.So then we all know sports
seasons are long, right?Yeah, some are too long.
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A lot of people say that aboutbaseball, but nothing makes me
more rocked up than a 162 games.Seven months long.
Absolutely live for it.To fucking pregnancy.
Do you drink more during thepostseason than you do in the
regular season?And I guess you can kind of throw
baseball out of the way with this.But in any sport I know, Erica you're
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probably not a big sports fan. Sorry.Yeah, I'm I'm not a very good.
That's why I'm the discount, Greg.Okay. You don't. You don't get.
The whole package. Okay.You gotta. Save money. Somewhere.
So you're pretty even keel. Yeah.Greg, I know you got about ten words
left in you, but, you know. Yeah.Let me. I'm counting them down.
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You know, I probably do more drinkingduring the playoffs for football.
If the Niners make it because Iend up hanging out with big Dick
Nick watching those games,and I don't know if you know this
about him, he doesn't slow down.That's what I've heard. Yeah.
So you even have to, like,hold a beer in your hand just so
he doesn't bring you another one.I also heard he doesn't like shitty,
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hazy IPAs.He doesn't know he's got bad
taste in beer. Let me tell you.I drink more out of sheer nerves.
Mhm. Right.Because the regular season's fine.
You know, it gets stressful. Right.Especially if you're trying to
fight to make the postseason.But when your team's clearly, you
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know, going to make it the regularseason is completely stress free.
And then that first game of theplayoffs knowing that it's you know,
for football do or die or, you know,you're in a series for baseball.
Every pitch matters.Every game matters.
I am drinking and drinking anddrinking just to try and calm my
nerves.Yeah,
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and it's probably not a good thing.My poor dog wishes he could like.
Especially if the, you know, Dodgersmake it to the World Series or
Niners make Super Bowl or whatever.It gets a little loud in the house.
I believe it.I had a friend, actually, uh,
watching one of the Brewers games.He said that, uh, his lady friend
had just put his kid to sleep,and, uh, there was a home run,
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and he just started screaming inhis house, and she had to come
out and then scold him. Because.She just put the baby to sleep.
So I totally get you there.For me, it's more like, uh, in a
house of one man and three women.I watch all the sports by myself.
So I've learned to get quietlyexcited to where I get up.
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And I even shake my fists and Imouth words like, yeah,
let's go, but nothing comes out.So I just look like a fucking,
uh, mime that's pretending to belike a fan.
It's to fill your mouth withbeverages. Yeah. Just to. Yeah.
Just, uh. Keep from. Screaming.Keep from screaming.
Which is, again, part of the nerves.So I could see, like, if your team's,
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like, really far ahead, then it'snot that exciting to drink, right?
You're just kind of going along.But when things get intense,
pour me a drink. Yeah.I don't know that I could. Yeah.
And don't get me wrong,I still will continue to drink when
they are ahead because then it'sjust early celebration. Oh okay.
But definitely more with the thenervous, the stress, innings,
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stress quarters, games etc. etc..So and uh, for for me,
I don't know about you guys.I'm more likely to stay in than
go out.Um, mostly because if my team loses,
I'd much rather be disappointedwith just myself than disappointed
with hundreds of other fans,because then the drinking again
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just piles up and piles up sinceeverybody else is upset,
then you're all upset together.And nothing loves company more
than misery.If it's Dodgers,
I end up going out because Idon't get Dodger games at home.
I don't have cable,so I'll go to a brewery that's
showing it or something like that.And so I end up going out.
But like I said, with Niners,you know, I'll end up with Nick at
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one of our houses getting shattered.And I don't have to worry about
the Lakers because they suck now.And apparently LeBron is up in
the air but not a LeBron show.But do yourself a favor and
Google his feet because they'reabsolutely disgusting.
Oh yeah they're absolutelydisgusting.
Do please do everybody who'slistening Google LeBron James feet.
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Where where did that come up.Like what made you compelled.
I actually recently just told thestory about two days ago. Okay.
Went to Chicago earlier this year.Long story short, we were in town.
Oh my God. Same night as the Lakers.We were out walking the streets
of Chicago, we saw this line offans outside a hotel.
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Long story short, found out it wasthe Lakers staying at the hotel,
and they were waiting to hop onthe bus to take him to the
United Center wherever they playthe the basketball game.
And we waited to see LeBron Jamescome out. So that was kind of neat.
But then you know how weirdsmartphones are, right?
Everything's always listening to you.Mhm.
So we kept saying LeBron JamesLeBron James.
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My kids kept asking who we sawbecause they wanted to tell their
friends when they got back to school.So we get back to the hotel room
after dinner that night.And my wife opens up her,
her Instagram.And the first thing that popped
up was the picture of LeBronJames bare feet after playing
basketball for like 30 years. Yeah.Like fucked up. It's fucked up.
(21:26):
Like his toes are all mangled andlike, his pinky toe hooks around
like his fourth toe. And it's just.It's like a ballerina's foot.
Yeah, It's super, super gross.I can't believe I'm googling
little LeBron. James feat.But I'm gonna. Oh, my. Yeah, it's.
Like a toe is coming out from themiddle of his foot. Just. Yeah.
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It's wild. And you know what?It's actually making me kind of
thirsty. A floating. Toe. Wow.Yeah. Nothing.
So let's answer the question ofthe night.
In a world where craft beer is king,a world where muscles are bigger
than growlers, only one tongue can.One man, one tongue,
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one Tongue-jobber.In this world, we must find out
what is Flex drinking? Sorry.Please tell us about your delicious.
Tasty beverage.So tonight I have to thank my
friend Rob.Rob works at my local, uh,
beer shop a couple days a week,and he also comes into my meat shop
(22:34):
every weekend and and buy some shit.So, uh, the day I got bit by the
spider and was at the doctor,Rob stopped in, uh,
to drop me off a beer. Because.He is such a gracious gentleman.
And if he's listening, uh,thanks a lot, Rob.
He brought me the land Before Time.Uh, it is a blackstack beer
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collabed with toppling Goliathdinosaur themes. Yes.
The can is pretty rowdy for sure.Yeah, it's a classic black stack
with the black stack.And it's got the two. Uh t-rexes.
Which everybody knows topplingGoliath is known for. Uh SU. Right.
Pseudo SU King SU and, uh,classic, uh, Black Stack fashion.
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This is a double dry hop NewEngland IPA.
It is a 7.4% ABV, 1.6 thousandratings, so not too many.
Uh, 418 on Untappd, which is very,very good. Job. Doing great.
I've talked too much already today.And now for the description to just
make me talk a little bit more.It says it only took us 65 million
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collabs with our buds at topplingGoliath to make a beer we can drink
more than one of in a single sitting.That's dumb because you can
drink a lot of them.Um, a pseudo prequel to our previous
prehistoric collabs featuringSuperdelic, Comet Crush and
toppling Goliath. Selected mosaic.You heard that correctly.
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Sorry, y'all. No Citra this time.So sue us. But.
Um, yeah, that was pretty solid.So here we go.
I've already dove into this alittle bit, but the color on it is.
It's wonderful.It's a bright yellow. It is.
Very hazy. Very murky. Gorgeous.Uh, when I poured it out,
it had very, uh, medium sized soapybubbles. Quite the head on it.
(24:24):
Very delectable.And on the old nose buds.
And you said crush, which itlegitimately said, not HBC 586.
We're liking this, right? Right.Which Greg had let me know.
That crushes the thing now.Yeah, yeah. New name.
So so on the nose buds.A wild amount of passion fruit
(24:45):
and orange.Ooh, like, it's absolutely delicious.
And I've already dove in,but we're gonna warm up this
Tongue-jobber a little bit more.Okay? And dive right in.
So the way they described it, theymade it sound almost sessionable.
And you said it was seven pointsomething, which is totally your
wheelhouse, but would knock me righton my keister. So. So explain.
(25:08):
Does this does not drink 7.4. Okay.Um, it maybe drinks 5.4. Okay.
Um, there is on a scale of 0 to 100,like 2% bitterness. Wow.
On the back end.And you kind of lose that
passion fruit.It's a lot more orange citrus
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forward on the palette,but this is super duper solid.
Very worthy of the 418collective rating. Wow. Um.
I usually do love just abouteverything Blackstack comes out
with just about everything.Toppling Goliath comes out with
which if you listen to the show too,everybody knows I'm not a huge
fan of when they go like 4 or 5,six hops in a beer. Mhm.
(25:54):
Because I'm a big fan of getting the,the focus on the 1 or 2 hops
dial in on the aromatics and theflavors from those.
But all of these really worktogether.
This is super top notch beer.Hey. Thanks, Rob. Yeah.
Very psyched about this one.I do only have one.
I would if I had to,I would buy the four pack. Okay.
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I forgot about the new rating scale.It takes me a while.
I'm a slow learner.This is four pack worthy. Nice.
Oh, two good hazes on the show.That's fantastic. I feel like.
That's usually how. It. Yeah.Oh, yeah.
You're not even drinking tonight? No.I'm on some pretty good meds,
though. Oh, I just noticed that.Yeah, I got a Coke. Coke zero.
Oh. Is that cherry Coke zero?Cherry coke zero?
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Oh, is it pathetic that I knowthat because of the can?
I could tell. Too.I was like, oh, no,
I was gonna correct him.I'm like, no, it's a cherry, Greg.
All right. Well, thanks again to Rob.Uh. Good man. Rob.
All right, so now on to the the fullpour here with the news and beer.
Michelob ultra.Now the number one beer brand by
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volume.Uh, Michelob ultra has officially
taken the top spot as the number onebeer brand by volume, bumping its
sibling Bud Light down the list.Year to date, ultra is ahead in
both dollars and case sales.This shakeup comes from two trends
Bud light keeps slipping down 9%in dollar sales and nearly 10%
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in volume, while Michelob Ultracontinues to climb with a 4.7 boost
in sales and a 4.4% volume increase.The shift follows Anheuser-Busch
InBev s decision to prioritizeultra as a brand.
I tell you what here, before Icarry out of this, my father in law
has been drinking Michelob Ultra.I've known him for 16 years now,
and he's been drinking it forover 16 years.
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So this motherfucker been on thetrend? Wow, that's some loyalty.
He's been starting it.Meanwhile, uh. God damn. It. Modelo.
Modelo especial still holds thecrown for top selling beer by
dollars title it grabbed in 2023after the Bud Light boycott.
(28:12):
So far this year, modelos seen aslight dip, down 2.3 in sales and a
4.4% in volume, but it still ranksnumber three in overall volume.
And that beer I will still drink100 times over Michelob Ultra
and Bud Light.I was going to ask if it comes to
Bud Light or Ultra. Where are you?Where are you going to go?
(28:34):
Uh, probably MK ultra. Mm. Yeah.I really don't like Bud Light.
And especially, uh,when I went and toured, uh, Anheuser
was at two summers ago now. Mhm.And they, uh,
bring you to where they show youthe recipes and how they brew the
beer and you're just kind of like,oh yeah, that's it, you know,
and nobody knows what's actually inthe beer, which is mind boggling.
(28:55):
But I get it just there, just uh,tour guide Beechwood aged. Right.
Oh, okay. So they just lager it, um.Any weasels? They.
You had the chance to opt in foras many samples as possible or
bud light samples as possible.So, naturally, I got one of both
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because they were supposed to befresh and taste the difference.
My God, Budweiser just knocked BudLight out of the water, and it
actually made me realize how bad BudLight actually tastes. Interesting.
Like it was absolute trash.I haven't had MK ultra in so
long I legitimately don'tremember what it tastes like.
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It's like water. That's what I'm.That's how I remember it.
So because of that, I think I'dgo MK ultra because at least
there's nothing to taste, right?We should have like an anti craft
episode where we try all this shit.A big beer because I'm really
intrigued.Now, when you said Budweiser being
so much better than Bud Light,which they're both terrible as
far as I can remember,I'd probably do it. MK ultra.
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Um, for those that heard modelo,if you're listening from London,
it's actually modelo.We just have special pronunciations
here on. Yep. Hey, it's all good.I'm good looking. I'm not smart.
You got it somewhere. You get one.Or. The other, right?
Can't be both. Okay. Um. Geniuses.To Erica's point,
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I've always wanted to, like,get us all in the same room at the
same time and do a blind version ofwhat you said and like, have Shannon
or someone pour it for us that way.It's so funny. It's truly blind.
We have no idea what we're drinking.There's no bias. No idea at all.
All we know is that it's like,you know, six shitty beers in
front of us. Okay.And we'd have to rank them, and we
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wouldn't know what they were untilwe were totally done ranking them.
Not even a list to pull from.So we rank them. And then.
Then we could guess, like what wethink it is, but. Right. Exactly.
And, you know, I think this is aBudweiser and this, you know,
so but more importantly is likeseeing what you liked more or less
without knowing what they. Were.Surprising because. Yeah. I like it.
(31:07):
Somehow we gotta get in the sameroom. Yes. Kidnap me.
Do it with a video.Like, have you seen those videos
where it's like, uh, a box,but then like, the other side, you
can see what's in the box and like,the straw coming up from the box,
and you're, like, drinking it, youknow? It's like I've seen that one.
I wonder if that's fun. I like this.One. I'm not entirely. Willing.
To drink beer out of a straw,though. Yeah, it's a little weird.
(31:27):
Just a little. Weird.You're not hot enough for that.
You just.Where did my friend, my, uh.
My brother in law just went golfingwith another guy from work,
and they went to a bar afterwards.He was telling me the story,
and they went to order beers andthey said, I'm sorry.
Uh,all of our beers are warm right now.
I don't know if they they'rerefrigeration broke down if the power
(31:49):
went out or whatever, but they saidyou can either order a cocktail
or we can put ice in your beer.How gross would. Order a Natty Ice?
It's already cold. Oh my. Goodness.Or, uh, you know, it's like ordering
a Bud Light and you're justputting more water in, you know?
(32:10):
Yeah, it turns into a mixer.Put ice in it, makes it a Bud Light.
Yeah, exactly. Uh, here's a fun one.I like this. Bring it. Godzilla on.
60 million Million PBR packages.Godzilla and Friends and Enemies
will appear on 60 million.Pabst Blue Ribbon cans and
(32:31):
packages this fall. Uh.Pabst struck a partnership with
Toho International to featurethe King of Monsters,
as well as Mothra, King Jesus,Ghidorah, and Mechagodzilla.
On packaging. Do that Greg style.I want it, I want. To hear you.
Word that out.Just give us that moment. Okay.
(32:56):
Okay. Uh, and Mechagodzilla. All on.Packaging, including 25 ounce cans
to celebrate the. 70th birthday.Uh, the brewer worked with
official Godzilla artist. Wow.That's his name.
Attack Peter, uh, to create fourimages in his signature hard carved
(33:19):
linoleum block print technique.What a technique that is.
Also, look out for a limited runof cans featuring Godzilla's
blue atomic fire breath.Still will not be buying PBR.
Ah. I would might want to. Uh.I don't know.
(33:40):
Little comic book lover in you. Okay.It's, uh, Godzilla's kind of
nostalgic for me. Okay, okay.Um, so my dad was born in 57.
I feel like that's a pretty commontime for our dads to be born. Yeah.
Uh, so you think for him,Godzilla and King Kong were like
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the world? Yeah, right.Just immaculate creations.
Motion pictures.So when I was, like,
four and five years old,that's what I started watching.
Like, I was actually deathlyafraid of King Kong and the
whole Skull Island shit.And it was terrifying to me.
So it's a big nostalgia thing withthe Godzilla. More so than anything.
(34:23):
Okay. Outside of the PBR stuff.Have they ever co-branded or
done anything like this?Are we at desperation mode or like.
Godzilla or PBR? PBR?Oh, I mean. They seem like.
I've never seen anything outside ofjust what their standard can is.
I don't. Know.They do some wacky stuff every
now and then.They do have that that 99 can pack.
(34:46):
Oh, yeah. You know, like that.Like, not so much promoting or
branding, but. Yeah.And then everybody knows the coffee
beer that they did or the alcoholiccoffee or whatever it was that.
Which compared to their beer wasdelicious. Right.
A lot of people liked it.And then they. Just stopped.
Doing it. So. Wendy sent me one.That was good.
Maybe one day they'll bring itback like it was on display every.
(35:07):
I worked in a grocery store at thetime, and there were displays of it,
like for displays of it around thestore. I must have missed that one.
I don't think they were inCalifornia. I want to. Say.
I think because the caffeine andalcohol weirdness.
Yeah, I want to say.It was like 2017 or 2018 if I
could put a year on it. Okay.Some sad news here.
(35:30):
Funk works taproom to close.Its not funny.
Funk works is closing its FortCollins taproom next month,
wrapping up 15 years of pours andsaisons. Everybody love that.
Hey, uh, the last. Day of.Operation is set for November 1st.
Uh,but Funk Works isn't disappearing.
The beer will still be distributedas it's been brewed at Denver
(35:53):
Beer Co since early 2024.Uh, according to the Denver Post,
the closure follows a pattern.Denver's Great Divide Brewing
also shut down two of itstasting rooms earlier this year,
which I believe we touched on, uh,not long after being acquired by the
same parent company, Wilding Brands.Wilding, which formed earlier this
year, is building out a Coloradocraft beverage platform that now
(36:15):
includes Denver Beer Co Stem centersof Colorado and Formation Brewing,
howdy beer and more.I don't think I got that, uh,
Cerveceria.Right, but that's pretty good.
Cerveceria? Yeah.My Spanish, you know. Olé!
Kicking in four years in high school.Never thought you'd use that again.
(36:38):
Here we go.Asahi beer's running out in Japan.
Aren't they brewed there? Yeah.Interesting.
Japanese bars, restaurants andstores are running dry on beer.
That's terrible news.And it's all thanks to a cyber attack
that's knocked out Asahi Group'soperations for five straight days.
(37:01):
Um. What?Who is honing in on these cyber
attacks? Monsters. Ex-employees.Godzilla. Godzilla. There we go.
Uh, Asahi.Uh, Japan's biggest beverage
company had to hit pause on order,processing, shipping and even
its call center after a systemoutage started earlier this week.
(37:24):
They've also postponed severalbeer launches planned for October.
What kind of beer launches? Just.Asahi beer launches. I yeah.
That wouldn't. Confuse me.It's wild. Um. Coming soon.
Asahi hazy IPA, the silver lining.October is usually a slow month
for beer sales in Japan anyway,so maybe the hackers picked the
least impactful time to strike.For now, Asahi can still brew beer.
(37:49):
They just can't sip it or ship it.I'm sorry. They just can't ship it.
You can't sip it. Or only chugging.Licking, sniffing.
Now I know how Greg feels.So until the systems.
Are back online, it's alldressed up with nowhere to go.
(38:09):
Oh, wow. Sad times.That's something. Funny story.
We just went to the China lights,which is a thing that goes around.
It's here every every fall.They go to the botanical gardens
near us, and they set up thiswhole Chinese light display,
and they charge an insane amount ofmoney for a ticket to walk through
something that takes 15 minutes.But we do it anyway.
(38:33):
So they got us hook,line and sinker. But I'm pretty.
Sure they had a shit ton of acaibeer.
So that's kind of what it is,you know? That was the last of it.
Probably. Yeah.That's probably why they had all the,
uh, Leinenkugel’s and everythingelse that they had on hand there,
which I've never seen before.So, um. Kind of funny. It's a.
(38:55):
Funny story. Now, just don't sip it.Um. Like. She is. Discount Flex.
It's terrible. Uh.If I'm as funny as that, fire me now.
Um. The worst. All right.I think we got one more story here.
(39:20):
Thank goodness. Yeah. Drunk.Drunk man pretends to be Walmart
employee to break into a storeafter hours for more beer. Mm.
I tell you what, it's not hard to be,uh, confused for a Walmart employee.
All you have to do is walk bysomebody and not say hello. Okay.
Uh, that's a pretty solid movethere at Walmart.
(39:43):
Somebody thought I was a targetemployee. One time.
I was wearing my McDonald's uniformand they started asking me where shit
was. Was it a was it a red shirt?McDonald's? No, it was fucking blue.
That doesn't make. Sense. Yeah.Then I'm sure it was just a
drunk customer at target.A man in Washington.
Kind of shocking.He's expecting this would go,
uh, southeast. Agreed.A man in Washington was arrested
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after he tried to break into aWalmart for more beer while wearing a
Walmart vest and pretending to be anemployee. It happened around 2 a.m..
What? Walmarts are.Well, he's trying to break in.
Okay, so they weren't open.Uh, it happened around 2 a.m. on
October 1st in Port Angeles.Port Angeles. Okay. Yeah, I.
Was expecting a little more thanthat.
Uh, employees saw the clearlydrunk guy walking through a back
(40:30):
entrance wearing a blue Walmartvest with a nametag that said, uh.
Any guesses? Ooh. Not discount. Greg.No. Regular Greg. Regular Greg.
The nametag read regular Greg.Uh,
turns out Greg did not work there.When employees confronted him,
he got into a fight stance.Sounds like. Me. That's a super.
(40:56):
Solid maneuver there, Greg.Uh, he then bailed, leaving the
vest behind like a dropped videogame item. He said, fuck that.
I don't need this.I need to run faster.
Uh,cops found his car still in the lot.
Because that's a classy thing to do.Bail out and leave your car.
And they eventually tracked him down,hiding by the truck entrance because
(41:20):
there's no other place to hide.Yeah. Okay. Okay.
Uh, he admitted he'd beendrinking and wore the vest to,
quote unquote, look official, uh,while breaking in for more beer.
He was arrested for attemptedburglary.
But honestly, bonus points forcommitment to the bit. Mhm. For sure.
(41:42):
I'm honestly shocked you don't getthis story a lot more with target.
Because all you have to do iswear a red shirt.
Uh, my older brother works at target.A target and all you have to do,
you can wear any shirt.It can say anything as long as it's
not, like, derogatory or obscene. Uh.You wear a red colored shirt and
that is your uniform.You put your name tag on. Mm.
(42:05):
Hot dang. That's easy. Yeah.But also, um, having worked in a
grocery store for multiple years,It shocked me that people don't
just order like Pepsi shirts orCoke shirts. And.
Go to the back, pull out a pallet ofCoke to the lobby, and then just
start hauling the coke to their car,you know, or something like that.
It's shocking to. Me. Walmart.Greg, if you're listening, Flex just
(42:30):
handed you some fantastic ideas for amore successful beer hijack routine.
Yeah, get it right next time.That actually did happen with a
beer rep.Once they did put on like a beer
company shirt and they filled acart with, uh. Oh, liquor. Bottles.
Yeah. And they just went right out.Yeah. Pretty classy. Move. Great.
(42:53):
You're giving us a bad name here.Do better next time.
Greg's, you know, good ones andbad ones. I'll tell you what.
I can't live with em.Can't live without. Em.
You really can't. Amen. All right.Probably hit some music. Yeah.
Let's do it. Oh, no.We're gonna say, uh,
thanks for listening.We're going to say hi. Vanessa.
(43:13):
Hello. Hey, Vanessa. Hi, Vanessa.Um, hit up us, hit up us,
hit us up on the socials.Uh, what is what's the number?
Uh, 805 538. Beer. Yes. Good job.Please leave us some drunk stories.
Some gabf stories. Uh.Follow Erica on the gram
@Neck_nosh_llc LLC, right.Is that correct?
Am I doing this right now? I think.It's just. Knock, knock. Now.
(43:36):
All one word. It's easier now, um.Follow us. Uh @CraftBeerRepublic.
And, uh, I think that's just aboutit, so I don't know the next line.
Greg, you're gonna have to helpme out here.
I do hope everyone is stayingvery well hydrated.
And on that note, there we go.Good night. Everybody. Bravo!
(43:56):
What a fucking man. Yeah, I.Totally froze. Up right there.
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