Pharmacy-Fresh Pale Ale

Pharmacy-Fresh Pale Ale

Author: Craft Beer Republic April 2, 2025 Duration: 54:37

Erica makes her triumphant return as the crew dives into hazy beers, questionable flavors, and whether bingo at breweries is a bold move or a buzzkill. Greg picks apart a beer with a wall of hops, Flex describes his beer like it came from a pharmacy, and Erica tries to survive a co-ed volleyball league full of 20-something savages. And Sacramento as a beer destination? Doubt it. It’s good to be back.

Beers We’re Drinking:

  • Greg is drinking Double Dry-Hopped Alien Church from Tired Hands Brewing—a hazy IPA with alien lizards on the can and a tropical punch to the face.
  • Erica is sipping Slap and Tickle from Brewery X—an herbal, melon-leaning IPA she only found because a BevMo guy might’ve been flirting.
  • Flex is rocking Simcoe Traveling Scientist from Hop Butcher—a hazy pale ale that somehow tastes like pine, orange, and maybe Robitussin.

Flex kicks things off with a hipster joke that somehow manages to be worse than circus peanuts. Erica settles back in like she never left, diving headfirst into chocolate debates, candy nostalgia, and the horror of being the “old one” on a volleyball team called the Glitter Hitters. Greg gets stuck on bingo at breweries—are they fun, or just a red flag in disguise?—and everyone agrees music bingo might be the only acceptable form. There’s talk of trail mix obsessions, Sacramento truths, and how hard it is to jump once you hit your 40s. Also, Flex reveals his secret talent: reciting the alphabet backwards... for very Wisconsin reasons.

Booze News

  • Sierra Nevada cancels Beer Camp and Oktoberfest—RIP adult day drinking
  • New England beer sales are up, because variety is the spice of life (and beer)
  • Willie Nelson’s new tonic is THC-infused and alcohol-free… just like your weird uncle
  • Wisconsin man crashes his car, returns with a tractor, still gets arrested

Erica: NeckNosh.com

Instagram: @Neck_Nosh_LLC

Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer

Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com



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