Beering Ain't Easy

Can we all admit that Houston makes some damn good Pilsners?  This week Ryan and Drew set up another spectacular blind tasting to crown Houston's Best German Pilsner in an episode rife with controversy.  Will Lil' Snack from 11 Below hold onto its blind tasting crown, or will one of the new challengers steal their thunder?  Listen to find out!Featured Beers:Lil' Snack.  11 Below Brewing, Houston, TX.  4.5% ABV.Cloud Punch. Bad Astronaut Brewing, Houston, TX.  5.2% ABV.Dollar Pils Y'all.  Holler Brewing Co., Houston, TX. 5.4% ABV.Professor Pils. Paradigm Brewing Company, Tomball, TX. 5.5% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Fredericksburg, TXKarbach BrewingPilsen, Czech BohemiaJosef Groll - inventor of the PilsnerHuggy BrewerUntappdNook Brewing713 Music HallBlackberry Smoke HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.

After many months on the road gathering the latest and greatest beer news, Ryan and Drew highlight the highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, and the the rising and falling breweries of the Houston area and beyond.  It's not all gloom and doom my friends… in the words of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, craft beer is “not dead yet.”Featured Beers:Nectar Double IPA. Seventh Tap Brewing, Shreveport, LA.Spin Craft. Bad Astronaut Brewing, Houston, TX The Fallen:Urban South HTXBuffalo Bayou BrewingFamily Business Brewing (Austin, TX)Klaus BrewingCascade Brewing.  Portland, ORThe Rising:True Anomaly BrewingGulf Coast Distillers / Giant Texas Distillers / Tejas Beer / Big Bend Brewing Co. / Marfa, TXAnchor Brewing / Chobani YogurtProject Halo BrewingCraft Culture X / For the Culture Brewing / OvennikOther Shout-Outs:Parish BrewingFrida KahloHip Hop Vintage Flea MarketHulk Hogan / Real American Beer11 Below BrewingFortress BrewingB-52 Brewing HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.

And the winner is… America, obviously.  The Beering Ain't Easy podcast embarks on a blind tasting adventure through the most recognizable American Lager macro beers and one notable exception - Troy Aikman's patented Eight Beer.  Can Troy's beer redeem the Cowboys playoff losing streak, or will he be relegated to the Keystone Light division?   Will Ryan's love of conspiracy theories finally pay off in a big way by being the first to uncover Houston Brewery moves?  And lastly, will Ryan love or hate his Nickelback concert experience?  You don't want to miss this one.Featured Beers:Bud Light.  Anheuser Busch, St Louis, MO. 4.2% ABVMiller Lite. Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI. 4.2% ABVCoors Light. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, CO. 4.2% ABVPabst Blue Ribbon.  Pabst Brewing Company, San Antonio, TX. 4.8% ABVEight Elite Light Lager. EIGHT Brewing Co, ?? United States.  4% ABV Other Shout-Outs:Troy Airman / Dallas CowboysBarry Switzer / University of OklahomaFaubourg Brewing Co.  New Orleans, LAVerona, WIOregon State Food Science DeptPhil Leinart (AB, Harpoon, Ommegang)Gayle Benson:  New Orleans Saints, PelicansKeystone LightMichelob UltraHipster Sauce11 Below BrewingFortress BrewingB-52 BrewingX FilesSalt & Oak Brewing / HazeboizNickelback / Houston Rodeo / Houston ChronicleDrake/Bun-BVector Brewing, Dallas, TXOak Highlands Brewing, Dallas, TX HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, X,Threads, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.

We drink two of the best sours in Texas, Atrial Rubacite from Jester King and Sea of Waves from True Anomaly, all while sharing our opinions and detailed instructions on how to perform the biggest faux pas when visiting breweries.  Ryan brings it home with some beer news and Drew shares his toddler woes on airplanes.Featured Beers:Atrial Rubacite.  Jester King Brewery, Austin, TX. 5.8% ABV.Sea of Waves. True Anomaly Brewing, Houston, TX. 8.5% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:GABFTexas Craft Brewers ConferenceHouston Beer GuideHouston Beer MonthElder SonSouthern YankeeYelp4J BrewingTexas RoadhouseHome Alone / Kevin McAllisterDraught QueensIdaho Springs, COWestbound and Down BrewingLion KingSpindletapKeyboard catPETA HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.

We back? It's been a minute since our last episode, so we pay penance to the beer gods by drinking weird beers while we bring you up-to-speed with the state of affairs in craft beer and in our hoods.  Tarot cards, anonymous Facebook posts, and Troy Aikman branded beer, all in the same episode?Featured Beers:Slice Sipper.  Sixpoint Brewery, Brooklyn, New York. 5% ABV.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier-Marzen. Schlenkerla (“heller-Brau” Trum), Bamberg, Bayern Germany.  5.1% ABVEvan's 5 Year Beer. Eureka Heights Brew Co., Houston, TX. 3.5% ABV.Buckle Bunny. Eureka Heights Brew Co, Houston, TX. 4.5% ABV Other Shout-Outs:Mike's Hot HoneyIngenious BrewingBlack Page BrewingH-Town BrewingAstral BrewingNorth Shepherd BrewingVallenson'sMisfit OutpostEqual Parts BrewingLocation Six BrewingProject Halo BrewingGalveston Bay BrewingGreat Heights BrewingHoller BrewingBad Astronaut BrewingNook Brewing CompanyNextdoorShell Houston OpenSwag Brewery Hoppy IPA Craft Beer CandleTexas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&MBill O'BrienHouston TexansJumbo FischerNick SabanBill BelicheckTroy Aikman's 8 BeerAce VenturaDan MarinoPineapples on PizzaLL Cool JLove Guru HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.

It has been well established on our Podcast that host Ryan likes his beers (and other drinks) unadulterated.  So what did we do to him?  We made him face his fears and drink a wide range of beer mixed drinks for the first time ever, tournament style!  And let him talk about more conspiracy theories. Featured Beer Mixed Drinks:Michelada: Spicy Michelada Mix by Space City Snax.  Maracas Mexican Lager by Nook Brewing Company, Broken, Arrow, OK (or Zeno's if you are Ryan).Black and Tan: Guinness and Zeno's Pale Ale by Lone Pint Brewing Company, Magnolia, TX.Black Velvet: Guinness and La Vostra ProseccoShandy:  Zeno's Pale Ale and Lemonade Other Shout-Outs:Joe RoganFear FactorHarpLeinenkugel's Summer ShandyGoose Island Summer ShandySierra NevadaLeft Hand Milk StoutCraft Culture X:  Ovinnik and For the Culture BrewingAnchor Brewing / SapporoHouston Beer Block PartySquats and HopsIs it Cake?Mini Boss / Eureka Heights HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Ryan and Drew crack into some of the best beers from Belgium and Germany while sitting outside on the edge of the Austin, TX wilderness.  In an episode rife with bad accents and pronunciations, your hosts discuss why Euro beers have fallen down so far on the Beer Advocate ratings while paying homage to these classic styles.  Will Ryan learn to appreciate the Belgian quad?   Will we be able to finish the episode without being interrupted by coyotes?  Tune in and find out. Featured Euro Beers     Duvel. Duvel Moortgat. Puurs, Vlaanderen Belgium. 8.5% ABV.Ayinger Celebrator. Ayinger Privatbraurei. Aying, Bayern Germany. 6.7% ABV.Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier. Bayerische Staatsbraurei Weihenstephan. Freising, Bayern Germany. 5.4% ABV.Abt 12. Brouwerij St. Bernardus. Watou, Vlaanderen Belgium. 10% ABV.Trappistes Rochefort 10. Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy.  Rochefort, Wallonie Belgium.  11.3% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Beer AdvocateAsa Hanrahan - Flying Saucer HoustonToppling GoliathAB InBev - Breckinridge, Shock TopKid Rock - Bud LiteKarbach BrewingSurly Brewing (MN)Spindletap (HOU Hobby Airport)King's BierhausChimayCool RunningsThe Trappist - Oakland, CAKloster Kreuzberg DunkelSide ProjectGuinessTrappist Westvleteren 12Jester KingFat Tire Epic One Water Brew (recycled water beer by Devil's Canyon Brewing)https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/may/02/recycled-wastewater-beer-epic-cleantec-san-francisco-drought-california Beer Advocate Rankings from 2010https://web.archive.org/web/20100828090327/http://beeradvocate.com/lists/top HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew.

In this episode, we do what we love best - beer news and blind tastings - but also answer some pretty important questions.  Mexican Lagers are often considered basic beers, but are craft Mexican lagers an exception?  And more importantly, could you pick them out of a lineup?  And while we're at it, where do you stand on putting fruit in your beer?  It's time to take a stand.Featured Mexican Lagers:     Scout.  True Anomaly Brewing,  Houston, TX.  7.6% ABV.Dos Equis Lager.  Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V.  4.2% ABVModelo Especial.  Grupo Modelo, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.  4.4% ABV.Pacifico Clara. Grupo Modelo, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.  4.5% ABV.Tecate Light. Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V.  3.9% ABV Houston Beer Block Party on Aug 19thhttps://houstonbeerguide.com/houstonbeerblockparty/ Other Shout-Outs:Anchor Brewing (Christmas Ale, Liberty Ale, Anchor Steam)SapporoBlack Page Brewing.  Houston, TXSpindletap BrewingLaser BrewingCoronaBacardi LimonMicheladasTotal WineAnita BrewingSpace City SnacksWhite Oak Music HallDumb & DumberWayne's WorldChuck Norris HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, username BeeringAintEasyDrew. 

The Beering Ain't Easy podcast has evolved into a new form fueled by Chat GPT and Artificial Intelligence, or in short, Beer GPT.   We test out the capabilities of current AI and whether it poses a risk to white collar jobs, the writer's guild, or at a minimum the low-grade humor you come to love on our podcast.  We play around with AI generated beer descriptions, movie descriptions, and even generate and record a Beering Ain't Easy rap!'Featured Beers:     Dry Hopped Kolsch.  New Magnolia Brewing, Houston, TX.  4% ABV.One Very Important Thought.  Lua Brewing, Des Moines, IA. 6.4% ABV. Referenced Insane AI Beer Commercial link:https://youtu.be/Geja6NCjgWY Other Shout-Outs:Saloon Door WestTrill Burgers / Bun BPink Boot SocietyMiller Lite Ice CubesBell's Two Hearted AleBelching Beaver / DeftonesAnchor Brewing/ Anchor ChristmasConstellation Brands Discussion:  Funky Buddha, Four Corners Brewing, Cycle Brewing, Ballast PointArt Car/Hipster SauceTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesDMXHot Ones / John MulvaneyRedditOpen AIDall-ESkynet/TerminatorAdam SandlerSouth Park / Awesome-OLaw and Order HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

One of the earliest US craft beer icons from New Belgium, the one and only Fat Tire, has gone through a major overhaul.  New recipe, new logo, and new branding with sustainability at the forefront.   We pull out our last batch of the old recipe and drink it side by side with the new and debate which tastes better, what does it mean to be a carbon neutral beer, and whether sustainability actually sells.  And in true podcast fashion we'll go off track with trivia about the brewery, pop culture from Fat Tire's original release in 1991, and popular songs that were hijacked by movies.Featured Beer:     Fat Tire (old vs. new recipe).  New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO.  Amber / Blonde Ales. 5.2% ABV.Other Beer Related Shout-Outs:Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPATorched EarthSierra Nevada Pale AlePaulaner OktoberfestKirinMichelob UltraShiner BockReferenced Good Beer Hunting Articlehttps://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2023/1/12/new-belgium-fat-tire-gets-full-makeover-after-sales-tumble Pop Culture ReferencesBryan Adams “Everything I Do”McRibHarry Belafonte (RIP)BeetlejuiceLeslie NielsonZoolander (Wham Wake Me Up)Martin HouseReservoir Dogs "Stuck in the Middle with You"Kenny LogginsForrest Gump "Fortunate Son"Office Space "Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta"Wayne's World "Bohemian Rhapsody"Top 5 Movies of 1991Terminator 2:  Judgement DayRobin Hood:  Prince of ThievesHome AloneSilence of the LambsCity Slickers HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

So, you're supposed to drink IPA's fresh, right?  Well it may be common sense to you but we're going to test it in an experiment anyway as is tradition.  We sample three Saint Arnold Art Car IPA's at varying levels of freshness and answer why do IPA's degrade, how do they degrade, and what are the best and worst types of beers to age?  And just in case proving common sense beer facts is not your thing, we also provide a meticulous and entertaining recap of the Bud Light Culture War Saga from the month of April!Beers We're Drinking:     Art Car.  Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  1 month old, 4 months old, 6 months old The Bud Light SagaDylan MulvaneyEasy Carry ContestBig Kettle BrewingKid RockRep Marjorie Taylor GreeneCoors LightRep Dan CrenshawUltra Right Beer Other Shout-Outs:Eureka Heights BrewingFlying SaucerTopo ChicoKarbachCrush City IPADos EquisBeer AdvocateUntappdhazeboizParish Brewing Company.  DDH Ghost in the Machine.Saloon Door BrewingBakfish HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of HoustonNEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Asa Hanrahan, General Manager of the Houston Flying Saucer, joins the podcast to share his experiences spanning 16 years at the cornerstone beer bar and landmark of Downtown Houston!  We discuss the craft beer evolution in Texas, Houston new downtown patio space along Main Street, the staying power of the franchise, and the resurgence of Euro beers.  You'll even find out the most famous people to step foot in the Houston Saucer!  And if that's not enough, Drew finally joins the Ring of Honor after 18 years! Beers We Mentioned:     New Belgium Sunshine WheatGreen Flash West Coast IPAArrogant Bastard AleSierra Nevada Pale Ale and CelebrationLive Oak PilzShiner BlondeEuro Beers:  Duvel, Paulaner Hefeweizen, Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen, Guiness Other Shout-Outs:The First Five Texas Breweries:  Shiner, Saint Arnold, Rahr, Real Ale, and Live OakRodeo GoatParadigm BrewingBad Astronaut BrewingGreat Heights BrewingAltstadt BrewingPetrol Station & Hay MerchantTreehouseDoug FlutieAdrian PetersonKen GrossmanDallas KeuchelPaul ValChristina HendricksFrank the Tank HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

This week we talk about the one topic Ryan enjoys more than beer… conspiracy theories.  We go through a series of wacky beer-related conspiracy theories and make up a few unsubstantiated theories of our own. Plus Ryan runs down Birds Aren't Real and his favorite conspiracy theories of all time and Drew explains the myth of the Sumerian beer goddess Ninkasi.  As Shania Twain might have said: Man, hops make me feel like a woman!Featured Beers:     Banger IPA.  Saint Arnold Brewing.  Houston, TX.  Imperial Hazy IPA. 8.4% ABV.Houston Haze.  Spindletap Brewing.  Houston, TX.  Hazy IPA. 7% ABV.HTX IPA. Urban South HTX.  Houston, TX.  Hazy IPA. 6.2% ABV.Tetraplex.  Grimm Artisanal Ales. Brooklyn, NY.  Triple IPA. 10% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Ninkasi Brewing. Eugene, ORStar Sailor (Houston, TX)Paradigm Brewing.  Houston, TXBad Astronaut Brewing.  Houston, TXKarbach Brewing.  Houston, TXBelching Beaver Brewing.  San Diego, CA.CoronaBill Gates / HeinekenHazeboizBusch LightSouthern Star. Conspiracy Theory IPA.Great Heights Brewing.  Houston, TX Conspiracies:PhytoestrogenJFKMount RushmoreJohn Connor / TerminatorRoswell, New MexicoRichie RichX-FilesArea 51Fake Moon LandingBirds Aren't RealHEB > Total Wine > Specs HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Does the color of your beer affect how it tastes?  Is Saint Patrick's day and its green beer ruining your favorite lager?  You better believe that the Beering Ain't Easy podcast is here to conduct the experiments that no one asked to be conducted.Featured Beers:Cloud Punch.  Bad Astronaut Brewing.  Houston, TX.  German Pilsner.  5.2% ABV.Loggerbier.  Equal Parts Brewing.  Houston, TX.  German Pilsner. 4.9% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:“It Wasn't Me” by ShaggyDisney WorldWu Tang ClanInside Out (Pixar)Goldfish HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media! https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Adam returns on this episode to share some great beers from Austin and we gush all about the beer scene in Dripping Springs!  And of course in addition to the beer we stray off course with some truly ridiculous and hilarious stories (as is tradition when Adam joins the podcast).Featured Beers:Hamilton Pale Ale.  Family Business Beer Company, Dripping Springs, TX.  4.9% ABV.Black Skies. Vista Brewing, Driftwood, TX. 4.9% ABV Black PilsnerElectric Jellyfish.  Pinthouse Brewery, Austin, TX. 6.5% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Ghost Note Brewing CompanyTwisted X BrewingSantos.  Saint Arnold Brewing Company (Houston)True Anomaly Brewing (Houston)Spindletap (Houston)Sierra Nevada Pale AleKarl MaloneNate Bargatze HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

After we had so much fun tasting verticals and horizontals during our Eureka Heights episode, Ryan and Drew are back at it again with none other than the Negative Space Milk Stout from 11 Below Brewing!  Come find out all about the awesome Negative Space variants and whether this beer is better fresh or slightly aged (and our thoughts on beer aging in general).   And if that's not all, we'll bring you up-to-speed with our quest to visit all 70+ Houston breweries and make up excuses on why it takes so long to get to all of them!Featured Beer:Negative Space.  11 Below Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  9.0% ABV. (2022 and 2021)Bonus Beer:  Java Space Other Shout-Outs:Eureka Heights Nuke the WhalesSaint Arnold French PressBrash Milk the VenomGhost Face Killah.  Twisted Pine Brewing Company.11 Below Big MistakeHot Tub BeersSaint Arnold Divine ReserveRacer 5 IPAMel Brooks Movies:  Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, History of the World Part I, Robin Hood Men in TightsGalveston Bay Brewing CompanyWhole Foods BrewingBakfish Brewing (RIP)Vallensons HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Join the Beering Ain't Easy podcast as we jump in a time machine to drink the top 5 beers of 2010 (hint hint one is a big one!).   But that's not all - we're going to give you the full and unadulterated 2010 experience.  This means top 2010 news stories, top music, top movies, slang, and of course after 5 beers we engage in passionate discussions on the history of craft beer itself.  Take a break from your first world problems because this episode is lit!Top 5 Beers of 2010:#5: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. 5.6% ABV#4: 90 Minute Imperial IPA.  Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.  9% ABV.#3: Arrogant Bastard Ale. Arrogant Consortia (Stone).  7,2% ABV.#2: Two Hearted Ale. Bell's Brewery.  7% ABV.#1: Pliny the Elder.  Russian River Brewing Company. 8% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Zymurgy Home Brewing MagazineAntonine DodsoniPadPresident ObamaMark ZuckerburgH1N1 Swing FluGreat American Beer Festival (GABF)Rodeo Clown (Karbach) & Endeavor (Saint Arnold Brewing)Sculpin (Ballast Point)Chilean MinersSpace X / Elon MuskWikileaks/ Julian Assange/ Chelsea ManningDeepwater Horizon oil spillChernobylAll Day IPA (Founders)Kidz Bop RadioJustin BieberTaylor SwiftMaharaja (Avery)Avatar / James CameronInceptionHeady Topper (Alchemist)Dinner (Maine Beer Company)MUSIC FEATURED:Tik Tok by KeshaEmpire State of Mind by Jay Z and Alicia Keys HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Ryan and Drew use their extensive research to tell you about beer-related world records so you don't have to google them for yourself!   And don't google them, because we may have made some of these up.  Plus, do kids ever throw up where you want them to and is Wade Boggs full of shit?Beer:Dunkel.  Klaus Brewing Company. Houston, TX. 4.8% ABVFake Landing.  Bad Astronaut Brewing Co.  Houston, TX. 6.6% ABVFruity Haze Haze Juice.  Eureka Heights Brewing Co.  Houston, TX 6.5% ABV Other Shout-Outs:Frost Town Brewing.  Houston, TXBeers Looking at You (Beer Shop in Webster)Andre the GiantWade BoggsIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaHindenburgTexas A&M:  Northgate, Ring Dunk, College StationNook Brewing Company.  Broken Arrow, OKBrewdog@usernamewithbeerinitFlying SaucerInfinite Ghost.  Parish Brewing Company HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Stout Season is here!  Ryan and Drew go full-on “nucular” by tasting a variety of Eureka Heights Nuke the Whales Imperial Milk Stouts aged across multiple years and their variants.  What can go wrong with drinking four 11% ABV stouts?  Apparently a lot of things.Beer:Nuke the Whales (2021).  Eureka Heights Brew Co.Nuke the Whales (2020).  Eureka Heights Brew Co.Nuke the Whales (Coffee and Vanilla 2021 Variant).  Eureka Heights Brew Co.Nuke the Whales (Coconut, Pecan, Cocoa Nibs, and Vanilla 2021 Variant).  Eureka Heights Brew Co. Other Shout-Outs:George W BushHouston AstrosJose AltuveMattress MackBun BPaul WallTed CruzAndre JohnsonTalladega NightsDivine Reserve Series.  Saint Arnold Brewing CompanyUntappdStone BrewingIndependence DayThe SimpsonsPETA HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Come join us this week while we take a trip down memory lane, rattling off some of our best beer memories as we discovered beer and craft beer, and of course some of the most painful experiences to keep it from being too sappy!  And on that topic, sometimes there is a fine line between a great beer experience and a painful beer experience.  Is it possible to achieve the perfect buzz?  You'll have to tune in to find out!Beer:Heavy Hands.  Spindletap Brewery, Houston, TX. 8% ABV.Black Matter. Manhattan Project Beer Company, Dallas, TX.  Coffee Stout.  8.6% ABV.Festbier. SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX.  4.2% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Yellow Rose.  Lone Pint Brewing.Birra MorettiBelican (Belize Beer)Ghost in the Machine.  Parish Brewing.Epcot Beers Around the WorldNegative Space.  11 Below Brewing.Pacifico ClaroSierra Nevada Pale AleCostcoGreat American Beer FestivalFlying Saucer / BeerfeastNotorious BIGHALOCorona / Keystone LightBombshell Blonde.  Southern StarJim Adler the Texas HammerTriceratops. Ninkasi Brewing Company HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Do you hate a beer that everyone loves?  Love a brewery that everyone hates?  Are you the type of person who holds back your opinions for fear of how stupid you sound, or do you just put it out there in the open for all to dissect?   Well, Ryan and Drew choose the latter path, letting rip their beer industry Hot Takes and Unpopular Opinions.Beer:Cloud Punch.  Bad Astronaut Brewing, Houston, TX.  German Style Pils.Neon Sunshine.  Sun Cloud Brewing, Oklahoma, OK.  Belgian Wit. Other Shout-Outs:Martin House BrewingSierra Nevada Pale AleUntappdBrash Brewing.  Houston, TX.Karbach / AB InBev (Love Street) HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

We're back with the third annual Oktoberfest Episode!  This time we ramp things up by not only tasting our beers blind, but also taking our reigning champ, Paulaner, and putting it head to head with three Houston beers.  And if that isn't enough for you, Ryan and Drew test the myth of “Das Boot” with a good ole' fashioned beer boot chug!Oktoberfest Beers:Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier.  Paulaner Brauerei, Munich, Bayern Germany. 6% ABV.Oktoberfest.  New Magnolia Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 6% ABV.Oktoberfest.  11 Below Brewing, Houston, TX. 5.3% ABV.Oktoberfest.  Galveston Island Brewing, Galveston, TX. 5.4% ABV.Disclaimer:  We grabbed the wrong Paulaner Oktoberfest beer (Festbier vs. Marzen) this year so it made for a few curveballs!Das Boot Challenge:Weihenstephaner Helles. Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan. Bayern Germany. 4.8% ABV.Other Shout-Outs:Devil and the DeepVon Wolfhausen.  Eureka Heights Brewing Co.Texas Leaguer BrewingPints and PanelsMusic to My Beers - Pearland, TXVallensonsBeerfestTotal WineArticle Drew references on switch to light beers (although Paulaner's website gives credit to Augustiner!)https://vinepair.com/articles/american-oktoberfest-beer-doesnt-taste-like-german-brew-heres/ Four Beers Polka by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

This week we take our beer Adjunct Series into the wild world of blueberries!  That's right, we're trying four different styles of beers from four different breweries to tell you the best way to enjoy fruit in your beer.   While we're at it, we'll tell you the many different ways of how to brew with blueberries!Blueberry Beers:Blueberry Blonde Ale.  Galveston Bay Brewing, Dickinson, TX.  6.2% ABV.Fullbrook Blueberry Cream Ale. Fullbrook Ale Works, Richmond, TX. 5.2% ABV.Blue Money. Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City, MO. 7.5% ABV.Blueberry Boyfriend. Prairie Artisan Ales, Krebs, OK. 5.4% ABV. Other Shout-OutsBrewsology Beerfest (Houston Museum of Natural Science)Martin House Brewing.  Mystic Mountain Blueberry.Nook Brewing Company (Official Brewer's corner)Pints and PanelsCascade BrewingBern Appetit podcastSonic Drive-In HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media! https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

The Beering Ain't Easy Podcast is celebrating it's two year anniversary!  We bring back original co-founder Adam onto the show to talk about his move to Austin, Drew turning forty, and Ryan's bathroom etiquette conundrum.  Plus we do micro-recaps of the HTown Brewery challenge and cover Turkey Forrest, Elder Son, and Klaus Brewing!Beers We're Drinking:Hops Drop.  Spindletap Brewery, Houston, TX. 6.5% ABV.Space Train.  Eureka Heights Brewing, Houston, TX. 5.5% ABV.Black Quad. Real Ale Brewing, Blanco, TX.  10.5% ABV. Come visit the Houston Block Party Hosted by the Houston Beer Guide 8/27!https://houstonbeerguide.com/houstonbeerblockparty/ Other Shout-OutsFavorite Podcast Beers:  Pliny for President (Russian River), Plaid Habit (Boulevard), Candy Green (Spindletap)Past Blind Tasting Winners:  Hipster Sauce and Lil' Snack (11 Below)Favorite Podcast Moments to go back and Listen:  EP 9 The Chase,  S2 EP6 Sticky Situation (Adam after bourbon)Bad Astronaut BrewingTwisted XBlue OwlGhost Note BrewingDripping SpringsJester KingBrashEqual PartsLive Oak Pre-War PilsSaint ArnoldKey & PeeleTreehousePedialyte HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

It's been a wild month for the Beering Ain't Easy podcast, and we're glad to be back on the air bringing you another one of our patented beer experiments, this time testing whether specialty beer glassware makes a difference on the taste of your beer!  Plus, we bring back friend-of-the-show Sylvia, aka @houstonbeermother, to promote the upcoming and awesome #Houstonbeer event coming to the Houston area August 27th.  You don't want to miss out on the Houston Block Party!Beers We're Drinking:Kemah Suprema.  Saloon Door Brewing, Webster, TX.  Lager. 4.7% ABV.Flying Duck. Flyway Brewing, Little Rock, AR. Amber. 4.9% ABV.Amber.  Altstadt Brewery, Fredericksburg, TX. 4.8% ABV.11th Hour.  Equal Parts Brewing, Houston, TX. IPA. 6.9% ABV.Zeno's Pale Ale. Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia, TX.  5.5% ABV. Glassware We Tested:SpiegelauTekuTulipCraft Master GrandSolo CupPint GlassFrosty Mug The Main Event:  Houston Block Party Hosted by the Houston Beer Guidehttps://houstonbeerguide.com/houstonbeerblockparty/ Other Shout-Outs@pourcharacter glasses (Wu Tang)Yellow Rose (Lone Pint)Saint Arnold Summer PilsGhost in the MachinePort AransasVallenson'sNew MagnoliaElder Son BrewingHouston Beer FestStar SailorMordor HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

It's a wild world out there folks - fiercely independent breweries selling to macro-breweries, the Houston beer scene rotating owners and brewers like musical chairs, gasoline costing more than craft beer, and hot dog eating champions having to compete on crutches!  What in the world comes next, and how does craft beer fare in a recession?  Are these signs of the end of times, or is this just some elaborate craft beer soap opera?    Either way, he Beering Ain't Easy podcast is here for it with a tub of popcorn at the ready. Beers We're Drinking:Coastal Love.  Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, NC. 6.3% ABV.Floridian.  Funky Buddha Brewery, Oakland Park, FL.  5.2% ABV.Vulgar Display of Power.  Brash Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  14% ABV.Loggerbier.  Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  4.9% ABV. Soap Opera Music Credit:Days of our Lives Houston Brewery Shout Outs:Closed:  Six WardsResuscitated:  City Acre, Bearded FoxSold:  Holler, Local Group, BrashFor Sale:  B-52, CopperheadIn trouble:  Buffalo BayouOther Houston shout outs:  Equal Parts, Bad Astronaut, Huggy Bear, 8th Wonder, Petrol Station, Eureka Heights, Laser Brewing Other Shout-OutsCoorsJoey Chestnut / Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ContestBallast PointSold:  Stone Brewing, Modern TimesNew BelgiumBell'sBrewery X@hazeboiz on InstagramConstellation BrandsPhantasm Powder After recording, we found this great Beer Chronicle article that covers the moves in more detail.https://www.beerchronicle.com/as-temps-rise-so-does-the-pressure-several-houston-breweries-closing-selling-and-changing-ownership-in-2022/ Cost of Beer / Recession Articles :https://www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/news/drizly-examines-how-recessionary-economics-impact-alcohol-purchasing/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/craft-beer-expensive-cost_n_5670015 HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

In honor of Father's Day upcoming, we discuss the transformation everyone must go through when becoming a dad: solitary hobbies, grilling expertise, awkward friend-making, and most importantly, the dad jokes.  We talk about the weird phrases we grew up with, the new ones we've picked up along the way, and quiz each other on the proper dad response for a given scenario.  Plus we talk about our dads' beer preferences and if they have changed since the podcast began!Beers We're Drinking:Reve Coffee Stout.  Parish Brewing Company, Broussard, LA.S8 Rice Saison. Transmitter Brewing, Brooklyn, NY.Ennio Pils.  New Magnolia Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Other Shout-Outs:23 and MeMoose Drool Brown Ale. Big Sky Brewing Company, Missoula, MT.Brewing ProjektBourbon Paradise. Prairie Artisan Ales.Dupont SaisonTop GunBudweiserCaptain MorganAdam's Custom WoodworkingFavorite Dad Instagram accounts: @thedad  @middleclassfancy HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Have you ever tried a Gluten Free Beer?  How are they made without barley or wheat?  What's the difference between Gluten Free and Gluten Reduced?  The Beering Ain't Easy Podcast will answer these questions and more as Drew's wife Meredith joins the show for the first time ever to sample 5 different styles of Gluten Free beer and come to terms with our daughter's Celiac's disease diagnosis.Featured Beers:Favorite Blonde. Holidaily Brewing Co. Golden, CO. 5% ABV.Citrus Gose. Holidaily Brewing Co., Golden, CO. 3.9% ABV.Redbridge. Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO.  4% ABV.Glutenberg IPA.  Glutenberg Craft Brewery, Montreal, Canada. 6% ABV.Beulah Red Ale. Holidaily Brewing Co., Golden, CO. 5.2% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Ground Breaker Brewing.  Portland, OR@thebrewbabe on InstagramHye Cider Company. Fredericksburg, TX (Hye Hops)Gluten-free grains:   Millet, buckwheat, rice, quinoa, white sorghumUrban South HTXTotal WineMeredith's top 3 beers: Art Car IPA (Saint Arnold Brewing), Jai Alai (Cigar City Brewing),  Blue Tile IPA (Great Heights Brewing) Link to Gluten Free Breweries!https://bestglutenfreebeers.com/5-dedicated-gluten-free-breweries-us/ HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Who wants a nice warm beer?  Yeah, we thought so.  But as parents, we've found that our kids often distract us mid beer at parties or events and leave us with a lovely can of lukewarm.  Which led us to an experiment to explore - which beer tastes best warm?  The Beering Ain't Easy podcast has done all the detective work so you don't have to!Featured Beers (Saint Arnold Brewing Variety Pack.  Houston, TX):Fancy LawnmowerH-Town PilsAmber AleArt Car Other Shout-Outs:YetiMichelob UltraLil' Snack.  11 Below Brewing Company, Houston, TX.Pre-War Pils.  Live Oak Brewing Company, Austin, TX.H-Town Brewery Challenge Featured Breweries:Urban South HTXPlatypus BrewingTexas Leaguer Brewing HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

This week we bring you an exclusive sneak peak of Bad Astronaut Brewing, a major brewpub coming to Houston's Hardy Yards later this year!  Chris and brewmaster Rocky walk us through their concepts for the space, their extensive experience in brewing startups to scale ups, and tell us what it truly means to be a Bad Astronaut.  And in true Beering Ain't Easy fashion, we find a way to get in some hot takes about kids at breweries.  You don't want to miss this one!Beers We Were Drinking:Loggerbier.  Equal Parts Brewing, Houston, TX. Other Shout-Outs:Karbach Brewing / Eric WarnerCru Brewing SystemsKroger on 11thFlying SaucerBeer Run -  Song by Tom SnyderNSYNCProfessor XNetflix Bad Astronaut Favorite Music to Brew to:Electric WizardDead South Bad Astronaut Favorite All Time BeersAugustiner HellesSchonramer Pils HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE:  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Upon seeing the early signs of summer weather in Houston, Ryan and Drew decide to send off stout season in style via a Beering Ain't Easy patented blind tasting!  This time we put three Oatmeal Stouts head-to-head, including the award winning Settler's Stout from Vallensons Brewing Company.  Can “new” Houston beers overtake an English beer from the 1700's, and are the host tastebuds as refined as GABF judges?  Plus we update you on our HTown Brewery Challenge by recapping Baa Baa Brewhouse, Twisted Acre, and Battlehops!Featured Oatmeal Stouts: Settlers' Oatmeal Stout.  Vallensons Brewing Company, Pearland, TX.  5.9% ABV.Aybara. Back Pew Brewing Company, Porter, TX. 8.7% ABV.Oatmeal Stout. Samuel Smith, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire England. 5% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Saloon Door Tasty AFGreat American Beer FestivalNew Brewer MagazineFor the Culture Brewing (coming soon!)Baa Lite (craft lager)Deep Dive N 2 A Dive Bar (new CTS Podcast)Hot Tub Beers (new CTS podcast)Farm Drinkery and Caddy Shack Bar (Spring, TX) HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Can Fruited Sours sweep you away on a tropical vacation from standard craft beers, or should they only be served at the kids table? Will we uncover health benefits unbeknownst to our hosts?  We bring on two guests from the neighborhood to participate in a debate as old as marshmallow creme while we sample six of the biggest name breweries in Slushy/Smoothie beers!Featured Fruited Sours:SLUSHY XL Unicorn Juice.  450 North Brewing Company, Columbus, IN.Smarty Bruja Berry. Ingenious Brewing Company, Humble, TX.Braaaaaaaains - Blueberry, Black Currant, & Plum Double Fruit Smoothie Sour.  Drekker Brewing Company, Fargo, ND.Yesterday. Baa Baa Brewhouse, Brookshire, TX.Triple Spilled - Rainbow Sour Belts, Pineapple, Banana, Orange, Vanilla.  Urban South HTX, Houston, TX.  Collaboration with Craft Beer Kings.Hydra / Hawk. Mortalis Brewing Company, Avon, NY. Collaboration with Horus Aged Ales. Other Shout-Outs:Smoothie King8 Row Flint / Rosewater (Houston Bourbon Bars)Disney World HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

We continue on our quest to highlight great guests from the beer industry, and this week we're joined by Marin, owner of one of Houston's best beer bars -  Star Sailor.  We'll hear all about the entrepreneurial challenges of opening a business during Covid, the glorious highs of building an inclusive business environment, and even tips on how Ryan and Drew can be better communicators!  And beer.  Lots of amazing beer.Featured Star Sailor Beers:DDH Art Car.  Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX.3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Cuvee Armand & GastonPink Caddy.  Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX.Cali Green DDH.  Brash Brewing Company, Houston, TX.The 610.  Great Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX.Stefan.  Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX.Eldritch. Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Wiley Roots Featured BeerZodiac: Pisces.  Wiley Roots Brewing Company, Greeley, CO.  6.4% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:@spacecitysnaxHughie'sConstellation CoffeeThe Montrose Group@htownbeerguys -  Beer can succulentsSpace MontroseHoller Dollar Pils Y'allNorth Coast Grand CruWhip In (Austin, TX)Eureka Heights / Walking Stick / Ingenious / Vallensons / New Magnolia / B-52 Brewing / Urban South HTXDestihl Deadhead IPA Series: TourbusThe Fallen:  Petrol Station / Hay Merchant / Falling Rock (CO)Aristocats HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media! https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

We bring on special guest Ryan Leer to hear about how his passions for homebrewing and videography mashed together into a career at Brewers Supply Group (BSG), a subsidiary of Rahr Malting.  We'll hear about the craft beer boom from the eyes of the raw material supplier,  take a ride through the Yakima hop farms, and throw in some amateur wrestling stories while we're at it!Featured Beers:Nitro Coconut Truffle.  Southern Tier Brewing Company, Lakewood, NY. Imperial Milk Stout. 10% ABV.Candy Clouds.  Parish Brewing Company collaboration with Weldwerks Brewing Company.  IPA. 8% ABV.Little Black Rain Cloud.  Lupulin Brewing Company, Big Lake, MN.  Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy. 11.1% ABV.Dip Check.  Arbeiter Brewing Company, Minneapolis, MN. IPA. 6.7% ABV.Davy Bockett. Alamo Beer Company, San Antonio, TX. Helles Bock.  4.2% ABV.False Idol Brewing, Dallas, TXBSG Social Tags:FB:  @BSGCraftbrewingIG:   @BSG Other Shout-Outs:Bushel Boy FarmsNorthern BrewerTasty AF Nitro.  Saloon Door Brewing Company, Houston, TXDogfish Head BreweryStanding Stone Brewing Company, Ashland, ORCaldera Brewing Company, Ashland, ORCrux Fermentation Project, Bend, ORUniversity of Minnesota WrestlingEncantoRyan Leers's earliest work  - Marty McFly Hoverboard Halloween Costume (link below)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYl1REbXCOw HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Houston versus Dallas - A sibling rivalry of Texas-sized proportions.  The Beering Ain't Easy podcast will settle the debate once and for all as we battle two Houston and two Dallas hazy IPA's, blind tasting style.  Is this a winner takes all endeavor, or can we collectively find common ground to bring these cities together?  We'll bring on special guest and Dallas correspondent Wes to answer this question and discuss the brewery hot spots in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.Featured Beers:Heavy Hands.  SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX. 8% ABV.Fruity Pellets.  Great Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 6.2% ABV.Assault is Next.  Turning Point Beer, Bedford, TX. 8.2% ABV.Apollo 11. Celestial Beerworks, Dallas, TX. 8% ABV. Other Houston Shout-Outs:Richmond ArmsSaint Arnold Brewing CompanyPetrol StationEureka Heights Brewing CompanyAstral BrewingYellow Rose (Lone Pint ) Other Dallas Shout-Outs:Vector BrewingDeep Ellum Brewing CompanyManhattan Beer CompanyCommunity Beer CompanyOn RotationFalse Idol BrewingOak Highlands Brewery HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media! https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

What are your thoughts on the hype beer market that is driving craft beer nerds across the globe to empty their pockets for a rare beer find?  Is this bad economics or the future of marketing?  Can you drive up huge interest for a beer in a tasteful way?  We'll ponder these questions and more in this week's episode, plus we circle back on the H-Town Brewery challenge by talking about Saint Arnold Brewing and Eureka Heights!Featured Beer:Holy Ghost.  Parish Brewing Company, Broussard, LA.  Triple IPA. 11% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Ghost in the Machine.  Parish Brewing Company.InstagramAir Jordan'sBaa Baa Brewhouse.  Houston, TXMostra CoffeeOther Half Brewing Company.  New York, NYBelching Beaver Brewing Company.  San Diego, CA.Toppling Goliath Brewing Company. Decorah, IA.Ballast Point Brewing Company.  San Diego, CA.Modern Times Brewing Company.  San Diego, CA.Brash Brewing Company. Houston, TX.Weathered Souls Brewing Company.  San Antonio, TX.Flying Saucer Draught EmporiumTavourHalf Time BeverageMonty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

In this episode, we revisit the cult classic Beerfest 15 years later to see if the movie withstood the test of time. What has been its impact to drinking competitions and the beer industry in general? Is it still funny? And what the hell is a ZJ? Featured Beer:Aventinus. Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn, Kelheim, Bayern Germany.  Weizendopplebock. 8.2% ABV.Featured Movie:Beerfest (2006) - Now streaming on Hulu! Other Shout-Outs:Von Wolfhausen. Eureka Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  Festbier.Broken LizardMatt ForteDonald SutherlandWillie NelsonSuper TroopersHeisler Beer (Hollywood fake beer)Castle WolfensteinNorthern Brewer HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media! https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

We pick two breweries from Dallas to go head to head, Peticolas Brewing Company and Manhattan Project Beer, in an IPA vs. IPA and Winter Ale vs. Winter Ale battle.  Plus we cover the highly scandalous and hilarious serious of tweets from Pabst Blue Ribbon and balance out all the Dallas talk by recapping some great Houston breweries from our H-Town Brewery Challenge - City Acre, New Magnolia, Paradigm, and Equal Parts!Featured Beers:Wintervention.  Peticolas Brewing Company, Dallas, TX.  10% ABV.Christmas Coalition.  Manhattan Project Beer, Dallas, TX. 10.5% ABV.Double Half Life.  Manhattan Project Beer, Dallas, TX. Double Hazy IPA. 8% ABV.Sit Down or I'll Sit You Down. Peticolas Brewing Company, Dallas, TX.  Imperial IPA. 10% ABV.PBR Tweetshttps://uproxx.com/life/pbr-apologizes-for-ass-eating-tweet/ Other Shout-Outs:Paradigm - Precision IPAParish Brewing - Holy GhostDallas MarathonJameson shotsEqual Parts - LoggerbierNew Magnolia - Dry Hopped Kolsch and Coconut Affogado StoutEqual Parts:  Burial in Space StoutBay to Breakers San Francisco HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

There are a lot of winter and “Christmas” beers that come out around the holidays, but do they all really count as Christmas beers?  We take three completely different styles of “Christmas” beers and put them to the test to see if they are Christmas enough!  Plus Drew pulls out a relic beer from the back of his beer fridge named “Santa's Butt” and we debate what are the best and worst Christmas songs of all time.  I don't know if there'll be snow, but have a couple beers!Featured Beers:Seasick Crocodile.  Praire Artisan Ales, Krebs, OK. Sour.  6.3% ABV.Celebration Fresh Hop IPA. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA. 6.8% ABV.Happy Holidiculous.  Saloon Door Brewing, Webster, TX. Russian Imperial (Pastry) Stout.  11.8% ABV.Santa's Butt. Ridgeway Brewing, South Stoke, Oxfordshire England.  Winter Porter. 6% ABV. Christmas Songs!DMX sings Rudolph:  https://youtu.be/AXca4WcCzloFavorites:All I want for Christmas by Mariah Carey (Ryan)NONE WHATSOEVER (ADAM)Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives (Drew)Least Favorites:All the Chipmunks songs (Ryan)All of them (Adam)So this is Christmas by John Lennon (Drew)Other Songs Received by our Beering Ain't Easy Poll:Feliz NavidadWhat Christmas Means to Me by Stevie WonderJingle Bell RockGreen Christmas by the Barenaked LadiesDominick the Christmas DonkeyLast Christmas by WhamBaby it's cold (rapey) outside by Dean MartinRun Rudolph RunChristmas in HollisBack Door Santa by Bon JoviMillie Pulled a Pistol on Santa by De La SoulSanta BabyWhere are you Christmas by Faith HillChristmas Tree Farm by Taylor Swift Other Shout-Outs:Eureka Heights Advent Calendar (and Nuke the Whales Imperial Milk Stout)2021 Beer Meme Competition -  hosted by @hopculturemag and @halftimebevAnchor Brewing:  Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearSpindletap Brewery:  Candy GreenMaine Beer Company:  Dinner HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! Direct Link to Christmas Shirt/Sweater Designed by Beering Ain't Easy!https://www.teepublic.com/long-sleeve-t-shirt/26095000-christmas-beerNEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

The Beering Ain't Easy Podcast is back at it again with a patented beer experiment!  This time we make teas out of three different types of hops and see if we can identify them based on their expected flavor profile.  And somewhere in the middle of the episode we go completely off the rails and hold our own Judge Judy court to resolve a dispute from the neighborhood Facebook group.  You won't want to miss it!Featured Hops:Simcoe  - Passionfruit, stone fruit, pine resin, apricot, citrus zest (or zent)Ekuanot - Melon, Berry, lime, apple, papaya, green pepper, floral/grassy/herbalWillamette - Pepper/spice, green/grassy, floral/earthy Other Shout-Outs:Healthline article about beer health:https://www.healthline.com/health-news/case-for-health-benefits-of-beerDallas MarathonPodcasts we listen to:  Nateland, ‎The Jeselnik & Rosenthal Vanity Project, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCross the streams media podcast shout-outs:  3 Beers and a Mic, Bern Appetit, Movie GapJudge JudyArt Car. Saint Arnold Brewing Company.Abita Turbodog HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

It's Peanut Butter Stout Time, Peanut Butter Stout Time!  We'll stack up four peanut butter stouts in a taste-off to find out which is the peanut-butteriest while Ryan educates us on the history of adjuncts and how peanut butter is added to the brewing process.  We'll also give some on hot takes on Reinheitsgebot and our opinions on what stout adjuncts are acceptable to drink.  Lastly, we'll bring you up-to-date on our HTOWN brewery challenge as we recap trips to No Label, Local Group, 11 Below, Gordon Street Tavern, and Holler!Featured Beers:Peanut Butter Milk Stout. Belching Beaver Brewery, Oceanside, CA. 5.3% ABV.Peanut Butter Pretzel Stout, Martin House Brewing Company, Fort Work, TX. 6.5% ABV.Peanut Butter Temptress. Lakewood Brewing Company, Garland, TX.  9.1% ABV.Ridiculous AF. Saloon Door Brewing, Webster, TX. 11.8% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Alamo Draft HouseJIF Peanut ButterNo Label Interesting Beers: Cof-Hefe, Golden Knight (Golden Stout)Men's Health MagazineTeotihuacan Mexican Cafe - One of Drew's favorite Mexican restaurants in HoustonTasty AF - Peanut Butter Milk Stout @ Saloon Door HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

What is the best sport to watch while drinking?  To play while drinking?  While we're at it, what is a sport anyway?  Do things like golf, Nascar, horse racing, and bowling count?  What is your criteria for defining a sport versus a game?  Your Beering Ain't Easy hosts answer all these questions, plus we share “Uncle Rico” moments as we reminisce on our peak sports performances. Featured Beers:Stratospheric Clouds.  Spindletap Brewery, Houston, TX.  NEIPA. 8% ABV.Dollar Pils Y'all.  Holler Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 5.4% ABV.Black is Beautiful. Weathered Souls Brewing Company, San Antonio, TX. 8.9% ABV. Other Shout-OutsNetflix Series:  F1 Drive to SurviveHouston AstrosAlways Sunny in Philadelphia (Fun Zone Dolla Dolla Bills Y'all)Kingpin (Woody Harrelson/ Bill Murray)Uncle Rico (Napoleon Dynamite)Varsity BluesBern Appetit Podcast HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

What draws you to breweries?  Other than the beer of course! We poll the audience and tap into Ryan's brewery connection to find out the truth.  Plus, Adam and Drew lament over a challenging solar system science project assigned to their kids and debate whether it is ever acceptable to offer feedback/coaching to your kid's teachers.  Lastly, we update you on our HTOWN Brewery Challenge status by recapping True Anomaly, 8th Wonder, Great Heights, and Walking Stick! Featured Beers:Vernal. Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  Marzen. 6.1% ABV.Gorlami. Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Italian Pilsner. 5.1% ABV.Slippin' into Darkness. Brazos Valley Brewing, Brenham, TX.  Russian Imperial Stout. 10.5% ABV.Hazy Hop Bomb IPA.  Symbol Brewing, Dallas, TX. 6.5% ABV.Kaleidoscopic.  Urban South HTX, Houston, TX. Triple IPA. 10% ABV. Other Shout-OutsRe-grained Spent Grain Food CompanyCNN/Fox NewsSpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX.Eureka Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TXThe Nook Brewing Company. Broken Arrow, OK.King's Bierhaus, Houston, TXLadder to Heaven.  Hazy DIPA.  Great Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX.Purple Flour - Pizza food truck at Great HeightsEatsie Boys - Food truck at 8th Wonder HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of HoustonNEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

The Beering Ain't Easy podcast gets the low down on the Houston Beer Scene in this awesome interview with Houston Beer Influencer Sylvia, aka the @houstonbeermother!  Sylvia has been following the Houston beer scene since the beginning, and she not only acts as a brand ambassador for many Houston breweries, but she also has her own Houston Beer podcast (The Draught Queens) and runs the Houston Beer Guide website.  We talk about upcoming Houston Beer events and releases, must-see breweries, Renaissance Fest, and shine bright lights on all the great beer-related things going on in H-Town! Featured Beers:Hyper Light.  Back Pew Brewing, Porter, TX. 4.2% ABV.Blue Testament. Back Pew Brewing, Porter, TX. 5.2% ABVOne Helles of a Lager.  Klaus Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  5.4% ABV.Hazy Pale Ale.  Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 4.7% ABV.Doc Hoppiday. Saloon Door Brewing, Webster, TX.  6.4% ABV.Pumpkinator (2020).  Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX.Cocodiculous. Saloon Door Brewing, Webster, TX. Coconut Imperial Stout. 11.8% ABV. What's Sylvia Up To?Follow Sylvia @houstonbeermother on Instagram!Subscribe to the The Draught Queens podcast!Houston Beer Guide websiteTexas Beer Collective FB Page@Budzbees Local Honey FarmHouston Girls Pint Out Other Shout-OutsThe Maharaja.  Avery Brewing Company, Boulder, CO.Light Hearted Ale. Bell's BrewerySpindleTap Beers:  Heavy Hands, 5% Tint, Hop Gusher, Houston Haze, Houston Haziest, Triple CrownSaloon Door Beers: Happy Hoppidiculous (coming soon), Tasty AF, V for Vienna, Kema SupremahVallensons Beers:  Honey Belgian Ale (Honey Pot)Renaissance Fest:  Brigadoon Brewery (Black Plague Stout), Polish Tavern, Sea Devil TaproomPints for ProstatesMusic to My Beers Festival (Pearland)Nobi Public HouseCidercadeTexzas Food truck at SpindleTapFrost Town BrewingBig Al Craft Brew House / Turkey ForestGrumpy McGregorsSaint Arnold / Great Heights / New Magnolia / Eureka Heights / Twisted Acre/ Misfit/ Location Six / Lone Pint/ Walking Stick/ Galveston Island Brewing / Baa Baa BrewhouseMartin House HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Some things are best repeated, so we rekindled the magic from last year and brought back the Oktoberfest Battle!  4 Beers - Local vs. State vs. National vs. International - and only one winner!   Come join us while we talk Oktoberfest, celebrate college football with cheesy player/beer associations, and discuss a real life dad situation where their elementary school daughter asked “what's a stripper?”  Yikes!Featured Beers:Festbier. Ingenious Brewing Company, Humble, TX. 5.5% ABV.Cozy Bavarian. 3 Nations Brewing, Carrolton, TX. 6.8% ABV.Oktoberfest. Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO. 6.1% ABV.Oktoberfest Marken. Paulaner Brauerei, Munich, Bayern Germany. 5.8% ABV.Bonus Beer:  Oktoberfest. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA. 5.5% ABV. Other Shout-OutsBeerfestTeam AmericaD&Q Beer StationSpindleTap Heavy Hands DIPABuffalo Bayou Brewing Crush City IPAEureka Heights IPATexas Leaguer Mr. OktoberfestAltstadt OktoberfestAlabama Crimson Tide / Oklahoma State CowboysTim TebowKeystone Light / Bud Light / PBR / Red Dog / O'Doul's HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we're doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston! Featured Sponsor:  Thrive CoffeeRemember to use promo code 3BEERS to receive 15% off your first order!https://drinkthrive.org NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew. The HTOWN Brewery Challenge page can be found at the following link:https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy-1/p/houston-beer-links-htownbrewery-challenge/

Featured Beers:Houston Haziest. SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX. 10.5% ABV.Six Demon Bag. Eureka Heights Brewing Co., Houston, TX. Belgian Strong Ale. 12% ABV. Featured Breweries (HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker)Misfit OutpostFortress BeerWorksStovetop Brewing (Craft Beer Cellar Cypress)SpindleTap BrewerySenate Avenue BrewingGalveston Island Brewing Other Shout-OutsBeer Chronicle Houston@hoppywonderwoman on InstagramTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Featured Sponsor:  Thrive CoffeeRemember to use promo code 3BEERS to receive 15% off your first order!https://drinkthrive.org NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

So we let Adam drive the agenda on this episode, and let's just say we hit every topic under the sun while still managing to review Ennio, a tasty Italian Pilsner from the New Magnolia Brewing Company.  Come listen to us discuss the Houston Brewsology Beerfest, 911 call dad hacks, the new Shiner Bock ad campaign, and debate the best beverage to consume at an all-inclusive resort!  You won't want to miss all the juicy tidbits and nuggets of wisdom we have to offer.Featured Beers:Ennio Pils.  New Magnolia Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  Italian Pilsner. 5% ABV.Featured Event:Houston Brewsology Beerfest.  Houston Museum of Natural Science.https://www.facebook.com/events/houston-museum-of-natural-science/houston-brewsology/508424136951094/ Featured Sponsor:  Thrive CoffeeRemember to use promo code 3BEERS to receive 15% off your first order!https://drinkthrive.org Shiner Bock's new add campaign:https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/shiner-beers-first-new-brand-platform-in-5-years-aims-to-capture-the-best-of-the-texas-experience/ Other Shout-OutsEmergency RespondersSpaghetti WesternsAndrew CuomoThe SopranosKings of LeonRiviera Maya.  TRS Yucaton  - Mexican Resort Adam Visited NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

It's been a little bit since we hit you with a dad-centric episode, so we decided to tackle the dynamics between children in a family, specifically tales of middle children tired of their sibling's shit.  Come join Adam and Drew and special guest Bernie, co-host of the Bern Appetit and 3 Beers and Mic podcasts, as we not only talk about the dad life, but also tackle Octoberfest travel tips, Anheuser Busch, fast food, and much more! Featured Beers:Rhinestone Life. Great Raft Brewing, Shreveport, LA. IPA. 7% ABV.Tropical in Nature. Great Raft Brewing, Shreveport, LA. Hazy IPA. 6% ABV.One Stop Hop.  Breckinridge Brewery, Littleton, CO. Imperial Hazy IPA.  9% ABV.Budweiser.  Anheuser Busch / AB InBev - Damnit Bernie! Featured Guest Podcasts:Bern Appetithttps://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/bernappetit/ 3 Beers and a Michttps://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/3-beers-and-a-mic-podcast/ Featured Product:  Thrive CoffeeRemember to use promo code 3BEERS to receive 15% off your first order!https://drinkthrive.org Other Shout-OutsRussian River Brewing Company (Pliny the Elder / Pliny the Younger)Maine Beer CompanyKing of Beers documentaryMichelob UltraOktoberfestTaco BellKFC NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media!https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Beering Ain't Easy is celebrating 1 year as a podcast, and we're bringing on not one but two guests to celebrate in the most epic way we know how - An Official Beer Olympics!  We'll each go toe-to-toe on games that most of us have not played since college - Beer Chug, Flip Cup, Beer Pong, and Darts - and we'll reminisce on our favorite moments of the podcast.  Who has the skills and stamina to outlast the rest?  And more importantly, will the hosts or the guests come out victorious?  Featured Beers:TEX Beer. 8th Wonder Brewery, Houston, TX. Blonde Ale. 4.3% ABV.Bombshell Blonde. Southern Star Brewing Company, Conroe, TX. 5.25% ABV.Buckle Bunny. Eureka Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX.  Cream Ale. 4.5% ABV.Pabst Blue Ribbon.  Pabst Brewing Company.  Lager. 4.8% ABV. Featured MusicOlympic Theme. John Williams Other Shout-OutsCollege Beverages:  Coors Light, Smirnoff Ice, Natural Light, Natty Ice, Naturdays, Keystone LightKarbachPedialyte and PoweradeThe Sandlot / Scotty SmallsRing of Honor - Flying Saucer Draught EmporiumBig 50  -  Little Woodrow's.  Houston, TXLil Snack.  11 Below Brewing Company Beering Ain't Easy Favorite episodes per the guests:  The Suburban Life, Houston Hops, Houston's Best Pilsner, What's Up with Non-Alcoholic Beers? NEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media! https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Welcome to the first ever Beering Ain't Easy Podcast “Meet the Brewer” series featuring the Nook Brewing Company out of Broken Arrow, OK!   You'll meet co-owner and head brewer Alex Foster, hear about their fantastic Terminal Velocity Dopplebock, and learn all about what it's like to start up a small business brewery during the pandemic.  We may even get some insight on how brewers feel about Untappd ratings…you should definitely tune in! Featured Beers:Terminal Velocity.  Nook Brew Co,  Broken Arrow, OK.  Dopplebock. 8% ABV. Other Shout-OutsOklahoma StateOld EnglishUbe PotatoesUntappdNEW WEBSITE and MERCH PAGE!  Check out all the great podcasts that are a part of Cross the Streams media! https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy/ Follow Beering Ain't Easy on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.