Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast

64:38

Prost! Oktoberfest Blind Beer Tasting 2026

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/10/03

Send us Fan Mail It’s Oktoberfest season, which means it’s time to break out the Märzens, Festbiers, oversized mugs, questionable German pronunciations, and our annual blind tasting. This week we put 12 Oktoberfest beers to the test with the labels hidden and our preconceived notions tossed out the window. We’ve got German classics, American staples, local favorites, and a few beers that have been through this particular gauntlet before. Before we start drinking, we talk about what you should...

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57:27

What was your favorite beer era of the last 30 years?

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/09/26

Send us Fan Mail Oktoberfest season is here, so this week we kick things off with some Oktoberfest beer recommendations. Märzen, Festbier, and plenty of German goodness. Grab your big-ass stein and join us. We’ve also got some rough news from the beer world. Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, considered America’s oldest continuously operating brewpub, is calling it quits after 40 years, and Lost Coast Brewery is headed to auction. We look back at their place in craft beer history and talk abou...

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53:17

Landmark American Beers and UK brewery closures slowing

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/09/19

Send us Fan Mail This week we’re talking about the important stuff: beach bummin’, bass fishin’, and drinking beer outside. We recently spent some time at Halfway Crooks, and their biergarten is exactly the kind of place that makes you question why you ever drink beer indoors. On the beer news front, GABF medals are getting a facelift. One of the most recognizable pieces of hardware in craft beer is changing things up, so naturally we’ve got some thoughts. There’s some pretty crappy industry ...

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58:25

It's time to break out your Marzens and inflate your...

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/09/12

Send us Fan Mail Air conditioning, beer heists, Oktoberfest fights, and questionable science. Just another week in beer. We kick things off with a little life strategy involving air conditioning and the responsible use of PTO before getting into an increasingly frustrating problem: finding good local craft beer singles. We love trying new beers, but buying a whole four- or six-pack every time we want to check something out gets expensive fast. Up north, Canadian booze is finding itself on the...

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57:20

Good news, Everyone! BA says brewery visits are up!

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/09/05

Send us Fan Mail Brian’s A/C is busted, it’s still hot as hell, and somehow Oktoberfest season is already here. So naturally, we kick things off talking about sweating through late summer while drinking beers designed for Fall. We also get into boilermakers this week, including a couple with a nod to Dolly Parton: The Dumb Blonde and The Jolene. From there, beer news gets weird. There’s The Great Pabst Blue Ribbon Heist, which sounds like something we would have made up after a few beers, but...

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57:55

Beer Industry Chaos: Closures, Bankruptcy, and Bud Light

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/08/08

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’ve got brewery shutdowns, tax trouble, distributor bankruptcies, fading beer brands, political drama, and an endangered brewing tradition involving free candy. We start with the troubling news that Salted Nut Rolls may be endangered. For brewers, these are more than just a gas station snack. Grain suppliers have been known to toss free Salted Nut Rolls into grain orders, and over the years they have become a bit of a brewing legend. If they disappear, brewers ma...

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60:10

Christmas (Beers) in July - The Bruery 12 Days of...

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/08/01

Send us Fan Mail Happy Holidays, y'all! Recently we got together to celebrate Christmas in July. We've heard the term for a long time and just thought it was something that was really nothing, but apparently it has an origin story and we'll share that with you. To celebrate we did the only appropriate thing. On the 25th of July we sat down and cracked into all 12 of the Bruery's 12 Beers of Christmas, in order. Way back in 2024 Brian acquired this set and it took us a couple...

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44:49

RIP to craft icon Alan Sprints, Vermont celebrates...

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/07/25

Send us Fan Mail This week, we start on a somber note as we remember Alan Sprints, founder of Hair of the Dog Brewing and one of the true pioneers of American craft beer. Sprints helped define what bold, unconventional brewing could look like, and his influence can still be found in breweries and beer cellars across the country. From there, we move into beer politics. The Teamsters are pushing for a massive 75% tariff on imported beer, a proposal that could have a major impact on breweries, d...

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53:44

US Open Beer Champions, CoolSheds, and Beer Science

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/07/18

Send us Fan Mail We crack open another one and dive straight into our Beers of the Week before tackling the age-old debate: is there really just one best local brewery, or are we all just fiercely loyal to whoever's closest to the house? From there we take a lap around the beer world — the 2026 US Beer Open Championship results, a Senate race with an unexpectedly beer-adjacent name in Kleban, and the ongoing trade war fallout from the CANADA Act that's got our imports on edge. Then things get...

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53:53

Seasonal beer creep and World Cup drinking stats

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/07/11

Send us Fan Mail Christmas in July, a 21-Foot Tallboy, and Farewell to a Brewing Legend We're back from the 4th and comparing notes on cookouts, coolers, and what we actually drank while the burgers burned. There's also some obligatory World Cup chatter, because apparently we're a soccer podcast now, plus some fun stats on just how much beer this tournament is moving. Then we take a stand. Every year the autumn seasonals creep earlier and earlier, and this year we're saying nein. No pumpkin, ...

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66:54

250 Years of American Beer

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/06/27

Send us Fan Mail Big thanks to Coach Rogers for the show idea! This year America turns 250, and we figured there's no better way to celebrate than to crack open the history books (and a few cold ones) and trace the whole wild story of beer in this country. We start all the way back in 1612 with the first commercial brewery in New Amsterdam, then jump into how beer became a genuine act of political rebellion in the lead up to the Revolution. Turns out the Sons of Liberty were planning the Tea ...

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52:40

Viking Beer Halls and Ketchup Collabs

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/06/20

Send us Fan Mail Archaeologists in Scotland just unearthed a 1,100 year old Norse drinking hall on Orkney, complete with stone benches, sea views, and possibly the personal watering hole of a legendary Viking chieftain. Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, Minocqua Brewing Co. just had $25,000 worth of beer seized by state officials in a tax dispute the brewery's outspoken owner claims is political payback from the governor, and now there's a lawsuit to match. On the science side, a new study throws a wr...

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51:58

Drinking Billions of Beers

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/06/13

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready for the World Cup? As beer nerds this would have been a great opportunity to capitalized on the World Cup hype. Maybe try to find a beer from every country playing? That sounds like a lot of work. Best we can do is some stats. The "experts" say World Cup Fans will drink about a Billion pints of beer over the 31 days of the World Cup. I can believe that. But, a stat they compared it to was 2.6 Billion beers are consumed during the Super Bowl. You sure about that?...

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59:07

Patriotic Beers from the Founding Fathers

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/06/06

Send us Fan Mail Happy 250th, America! We're less than a month away from America's 250th birthday and there are some cool beers releasing to celebrate. George Washington took some good notes on his beers and the NY Public Library collaborated with Talea Brewing to bring his "Small Beer" back to life. They brewed a version as true to the original recipe as possible and another that's revised to take advantage of modern materials and methods. Naturally, Boston Beer Co. / Sam Adams is releasing...

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57:47

James Watt is back and new Anchor rumors

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/05/30

Send us Fan Mail Nate's on the road this week and Brian and I start off praising the glory of a good night's sleep. It's quite elusive these days, so we appreciate it even more. It can really work wonders. We also discovered Haas Euphorics and chat about those. Botanical extract meant to be added to finished beer. They've got blends to add a rounded tropical profile or just a single fruit note if that's your thing. We're not sure what brewers are using these, we'll have to do some digging. We...

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54:51

Schlitz calls it quits and Gruit enlightenment

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/05/24

Send us Fan Mail In this week's show... Pabst Is Calling It Quits on SchlitzBale Breaker Buys Seattle's CloudburstGruit: We've Got It All WrongBeer Drama: Armed Forces Brewery LawsuitsFrance Drinking More Beer Than Wine? Macro Beer Marketing Shenanigans RoundupWe forgot to publish this one on time so we're being lazy with the notes. We're ashamed but here we are. Thanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio! Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Na...

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50:51

Insomnia and Apple Beers

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/05/16

Send us Fan Mail We need a nap. Must have been something in the air this week as all of us seemed to be struggling getting a good night's rest. I remember my youth, way back in the late 1900s, and 4 hours of sleep on a concrete slab and I was good as new. Maybe that kind of activity is why it's a whole damn project to get a good rest these days. Zzz..... Right in line with our chatter last week 10 Barrel reached out to us about some of their "functional beverages." That's the word we couldn'...

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53:39

The price of beer is too dang high!

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/05/09

Send us Fan Mail Gas, wings, beer... everything is too expensive. The wild times continue and everything is too expensive. I had to get a loan to fill up my tank this week, and 2nd mortgage for a six-pack. Is Two Buck Chuck even two bucks anymore? Doubtful. With the rising costs of everything the tradition of pre-gaming is back. Knocking back a few before you head out for an evening can save a good chunk on your drink bill. It's just good financial sense. Drink wherever you want to, just kee...

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49:42

Stone Brewing sold and the rise of the Sharp Pour

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/04/25

Send us Fan Mail This week, we let the beer do the thinking. We kick things off with our Beers of the Week before diving headfirst into chaos: breaking down malt liquor for the uninitiated, introducing a dangerously fun new boilermaker (hello, Naughty Chouffe), and reacting to big industry moves like Sapporo scooping up Stone Brewing. From there, it’s a whirlwind—saying goodbye to local staples, questioning whether high gas prices might actually help beer, and geeking out over the art of the ...

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54:04

Updated Top 50 "Craft" Breweries

Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast ·

2026/04/18

Send us Fan Mail Home distilling may be coming soon, legally! Some big news this week as the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of ‌Appeals in New Orleans declared the ban on home distilling unconstitutional. Now this doesn't mean we can all run out and get our gear to start making whiskey, some states (like Georgia) have bans in place on top of the federal ban. The reason it was overturned is interesting, too. Not a free card to get distilling, but a step in the right direction. Boston Beer Co. is faci...

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