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Well, dang. We went and got all busy again, and missed a few chances for a quick pint and a chinwag. But it's new year, new beer at Hey Brew HQ with another Elliot spooky special! This time around we're talking fears, phobias, and general heebie-jeebies. Make sure to keep your wits about you!Featured beers: Hawkers Beer - Sheer Terroir - Willamette Valley, OregonFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Once again, it's been a minute between drinks, but here we are again with another Hey Brew special. Would you like to know a little more about the Pumpkin Spiced Latte? How about fake banana flavour? Well, have we got the episode of Hey Brew for you! It's this one. Listen to this one.Featured beers: Garage Project - Surrender to the Void | Pumpkin Spiced Latte StoutFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

If you see these dogs in your front yard, please call me I have lost them. Or not dogs, but lions and other zoo animals. Elliot has for us a collection of tales of daring zoo escapes. Oh, and before you ask: yes, I mean the animals are the ones doing the escaping.Featured beers: Stone Brewing - Fear.Movie.LionsFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

It's been a good while between drinks, but never fear Hey Brew fans - we're back! It's Mike in the driver's seat this time, and we're talking deserts. No, not sweet treats. We're going over big, empty, sandy, deserts. More specifically, Australia's Nullabor Plain, and the strange goings-on it's seen over the years.Featured beers: Garage Project - Mojave GreenFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Get ready for some extremely localised Hey Brew content! Elliot is fresh back from a trip to his homeland, and has brought back some beery treats to share. This time, the boys split a bottle of beer based on a castle in Elliot's home town, while Elliot regales us with the story of the English Civil War. See what I mean?Featured beers: Leatherbritches Brewery - Ashby Pale AleFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Well folks, it finally happened. In our excitement to record two episodes in a single recording session, we independently wrote stories about the same thing. Apologies for the delay on this one, because Elliot also went out of the country, so we couldn't make that up. Anyway! Here's Mike's (and only Mike's) episode about one D. B. Cooper, a man who stole a plane and seemingly got away with it? Who knows!Also, I promise you this episode was recorded before Netflix et al. went and put out documentaries about it!Featured beers: One Drop Brewing Co. - Nobody MoveFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

We love weirdos doing death-defying stunts, and this episode is one all about a particular breed of those weirdos: people who do stunts involving the Niagara Falls. There are tales aplenty of people who did mad things and didn't perish, some who did, and some stories that are just plain silly. Best stick to the rivers and lakes that you're used to.Featured beers: Sierra Nevada & Dogfish Head - Life and LimbFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

After a slightly long, largely unintended break, we're back in full swing with another dose of Hey Brew yarn-spinning goodness! Freshly recharged from a beer festival, this time Mike is talking about the story of John DeLorean and his journey through the automotive industry.Featured beers: Hawkers Beer - Time MachineFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

It's no secret: we've gone and made a mess of this planet we call home. This episode, Elliot tells us a tale of those who search for planets like it, in the hopes of finding a new home that we can escape to, before wrecking that one too I guess. Climate anxiety, ahoy!Featured beers: Barrier Brewing Company - EarthFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Surprise surprise, it's Hey Brew doing a story about some weird folks with weird obsessions. This time around, it's Mike telling the story of Heaven's Gate, the new religious group (read: cult) that gained notoriety in the late 90s for, well, some pretty grim stuff. We handle it in the traditional Hey Brew style, which is to say, we drink a mad beer while we talk about it and try to distract ourselves from the story.Featured beers: Lervig x Põhjala - Staring At The SunFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Thought we couldn't do an episode that's more on brand for us as people? Elliot's here to say hold my beer. It's a rather good yoghurt parfait sour from a brewery new to us, and paired with that delightful drop is the near-diabolical tale of Daikatana, a particularly bad video game from one of the creators of DOOM.Featured beers: Mortalis Brewing Company - BeholderFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

If you thought the 18% ABV Rhino was a contentious beer, wait until you see what we've got this time. It's a spooky, green beer, and to help us get through it, we've got a little dive into the world of ghost hunting and the technology utilised by those that probe the paranormal.Featured beers: Urban South Brewery HTX - Spooky Spilled: NerdsFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Here's a story of some stuff that didn't really happen, followed by some stuff that did happen but we kinda wish it hadn't. Elliot's here with some stories of hoaxes, but a rather specific one primarily that shines a light on some dark spots in the psychiatric care industry. Yeah, look, it's a bit of a dark one. Don't worry though - we bring it back around towards the end in a very Hey Brew kinda way.Featured beers: Stone & Wood x Afends - Crop CirclesFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

You already know that we're into cars, having featured stories about them in a few Hey Brews before. This time, we've got a bit of a tour through the history of car safety. We get surprised at how old some safety features are, pleasantly shocked at how often Volvo shows up in this list, and disgusted with the dark past of crash test dummies. Combine this with a banger of a sour from Adroit Theory, and it's an episode sure to take pole position!Featured beers: Adroit Theory - Illusion of Safety (Ghost 1082)Follow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Here is our first episode actually recorded in 2022. Things are fine and not at all bad. We're gonna fact check that however, by checking in with the news. Elliot is talking all about Weekly World News, self-proclaimedly "The World's Only Reliable News". There are some kinda weird tales in here, and surprise surprise, they're right up our alley.Featured beers: Rogue - BatsquatchFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

We finally made it. Episode 69. We've got a real meal of an episode here, with the story of people who think they're vampires. In the spirit of full disclosure, we recorded this one right after recording the previous episode, so we're coming in a little hotter than usual. For more than one reason.Featured beers: Stone Brewing - Delicious IPAFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

It's the last episode of Hey Brew for the year 2021. We're going out in our traditional style: talking about something a little bit spooky. Elliot tells us about some yōkai, which are supernatural beings from Japanese folklore. Find out about the haunted lantern, tea kettle, futon, and more!Featured beers: New Hokkaido Beer Co. - Yuki-Onna Snowy IPAFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Put it into top gear, Hey Brew fans, because we're here to break some speed records this week! Crowd favourite Deeds Brewing is back with the Ludicrous Speed, and racing alongside that is a breakneck tour through the history of the land speed record. Buckle up!Featured beers: Deeds Brewing - Ludicrous SpeedFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Numbers have given us so much, but sometimes, they can hide some allegedly spooky things. Elliot has brought to the table the story of number stations: a seemingly harmless, often creepy method of communication that has been around for sometime, and despite technological advancements is likely to continue for some time yet.Featured beers: AleSmith Brewing Company - .394 San Diego Pale AleFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Hello comrades! This time around, Mike has a story that you might have heard about before, with the apparent assassination of Georgi Markov back in 1978, killed with a sneaky little poison. Some poisons only take one drop to kill, hence this week's pairing with a rather delicious beer from One Drop Brewing Co.Featured beers: One Drop Brewing Co. - Mango Passionfruit Sorbet Smoothie SourFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Believe it or not, after 16 weeks of recording from home, the boys are back together in person to bring you the Hey Brew you know and love! Just in time for the end of the spooky season too, as Elliot has brought some history of The Satanic Temple and to go with it, a beer all the way from Sweden.It's good to be back.Featured beers: Apex Brewing Company - Hades IPAFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

The spooky season continues here on Hey Brew, with a returning concept: the mythology of Nordic countries! This time, it's a quick dive into wet and/or spooky parts of Finnish mythology.Featured beers: Stone Brewing - Liquid PoemFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Awoooooooooo! Welcome to the spooky season, Hey Brew fans! In this episode, Elliot is talking about the legend of the werewolf. We've got the origin of the myth, some different versions of that myth, as well as a whole lot of nonsense along the way.Fair warning: this episode has a particularly cursed energy.Featured beers: Garage Project - Los LobosFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Recording on a Sunday, talking about an old English heavy metal band, it's all Sabbath today! It's an apparently-hard-to-find beer and a quick rundown on the starting lineup for Black Sabbath.Featured beers: Little Bang Brewing Co. - Geezer Pleaser & Old Speckled HenFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

It's more Hey Brew! Elliot is here this time to talk about some big ol' whirlpools around the world, and how a lot of them are older than you might think. Give it a whirl! (I'm sorry)Featured beers: Hop Nation Brewing Co. - Enter The VortexFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

We might still be in lockdown, but we've managed to coordinate drinking the same beer again! It's easy when it's a very popular beer from a local brewery. It's time for J(edi) Juice, and lightsabers! Hey Disney, please don't sue us.Featured beers: Hop Nation Brewing Co. - J JuiceFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

We're up to Lockdown number 6 in Melbourne, so we're still at home for another remote Hey Brew. Elliot's here to talk to us about Mexican wrestlers, so while we're all very familiar with a certain type of masks, we'll be talking about very different ones indeed this time.Featured beers: Red Hill Brewery - Pancho Molé Imperial Stout & Garage Project - Surrender To The VoidFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Lockdown number 5 has hit Melbourne, and Mike's cold has passed, so the boys are recording from home again. This time, we couldn't quite get the beers to line up, but we've at least both hit the theme, which is the Concorde supersonic airliner! Strap in for a high-speed episode!Featured beers: Trillium Brewing - Fated Farmer: Concord Grape 2020 & Nomad Brewing Co. - Supersonic RødFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Our little lockdown has eased here in Melbourne, so we're back together again, and the energy is, uh, good? Elliot's brought the story of famed lawyer Melvin Belli, who represented some rather high-profile folks, and was a bit of a mad lad. Find out all about him this time on Hey Brew!Featured beers: CoConspirators Brewing Co. - The WhistleblowerFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Lockdown continues here in Melbourne, so we're making the most of it and tackling a rather hefty beer. We've paired a rather heavy topic to go with it: the Troubles, or the Northern Ireland conflict that began in the 1960s. Time to feel bad for being British, I guess?Featured beers: Hop Nation - The Kalash 2021Follow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

We're back in lockdown here in Melbourne, but that didn't stop us before! We try to settle back into the rhythm of recording across the internet, and Elliot's brought the not-at-all-unsettling topic of the uncanny valley to distract us from the state of the world. Come and get weird with us!Featured beers: Garage Project & Trillium Brewing Company - Galaxy ValleyFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

As the name of the beer might suggest, today it's all about acid! To be more specific, it's the LSD kind of acid, its discovery, some of its more interesting history, and some truly bizarre stuff along the way.Featured beers: 3 Ravens Brewing - Acid Original Sour AleFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

It was always leading to this. We finally get around to the ultimate tale of people getting into precarious situations in the great outdoors, with Elliot taking us on an abridged tour of the journey of the Donner Party. Maybe next time we'll try and do something a little lighter...Featured beers: FiftyFifty Brewing Co. - Donner Party PorterFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

We swear it's not intentional, but Mike's back this time with another story of folks having a tough time in the wilderness. This time, it's a school group from England and a treacherous hike in Germany, way back in 1936.Featured beers: Capital Brewing Co. - Rock HopperFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

It's Easter, so we did something a little special with the beer. Something very indulgent. Speaking of indulgence, Elliot is here this week to tell the tale of the Playboy magazine. Y'know, because of the bunnies? These are getting harder to write.Featured beers: Bridge Road Brewers - Magical Easter UnicornFollow Hey Brew on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit our website at https://www.heybrew.zone.Hey Brew artwork provided by Pickle Ipsum.

Computer says no... but only because we told it to.

Don't get bit!

We're no wonks, but Gamestop stonks sure are a compelling tale right now

Gotta get your cybernetic enhancements if you wanna grow up big and strong!

It's time for a new way of living, or maybe an old way?

We're here to see this year out the only way we know how: with beer

A shorter story this time, but a curly one no less...

You ever hear about how a bunch of soldiers with machine guns lost a war to some birds?

It is finally time to get back on the beers.

Something wicked this way comes. Maybe? I don't know for sure, my toast just looks a bit funny.

Another tale from the "New Zealand history that Mike wishes he knew more about" book

We promise, this one is a lot more fun than it might sound

Why do we keep doing episodes about wet and/or spooky things?

Four dudes, one van, and over 4,000 kilometres add up to a very long drive, and one hell of a story

Stuck at home? Try dreaming of big things.

We're not allowed out again, so might as well lean into it