Real American Beer

Real American Beer

Author: Craft Beer Republic June 26, 2024 Duration: 41:15

Get ready to laugh and sip as Greg and Flex dive into the heat of summer. We’re talking about the summer heat and transition to lighter beers, meeting listeners are recent beer festival, someone drops off beer at Greg’s house, and Hulk Hogan is getting into the beer making game.

Beers We're Drinking:

·      Greg: Sipping on Therapist, a 10.4% Imperial IPA from Dust Bowl Brewing

·      Flex: Enjoying 3 Greg Tomlette, a collab from Drekker Brewing & Bluejacket.

Greg talks about going to Down the Rabbit Hole, the music festival from Pedals & Pints Brewing. He got to try some new beer, and met up with a listener! It’s always nice putting faces to names. In a humorous attempt to make amends for their previous comments about West Virginia, things might have taken a turn. Flex brings up a fun idea for brewing his own beer, sparking creative discussions. They also celebrate Vanessa, aka the_real_beer_vixen, on her birthday. To top it off, Psycho Bear leaves a voicemail about Bay Area breweries.

Booze News:

·      Hulk Hogan launches Real American Beer.

·      Eagle Rock Brewing announces they’ll be closing their doors.

·      Cascade Brewing shuts down after a tragic loss and some weird sircumstances.

·      Athletic Brewing buys another one of Ballast Point’s production facilites.

·      The United States has lost over 15,000 acres of hop production.

·      The Kelce Brothers invest heavily into a beer brand.

Shoutout to North Hollywood for being our top listening city of last week!

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