The Price of Wine, The Power of Beer

The Price of Wine, The Power of Beer

Author: Craft Beer Republic May 7, 2025 Duration: 41:18

Bienvenidos amigos! This week on Craft Beer Republic, Greg and Flex are celebrating Cinco de Mayo in peak craft beer fashion—with tacos, questionable Spanish, and beers that made them emotional. Greg relives a hilariously overpriced glass of hotel wine, Flex gets gifted a beer born from Arbor Day insanity, and they both spiral into stories about painkillers, Vicodin-induced brother fights, and how not to behave on an airplane. Plus, they dish on the proper tipping etiquette, bobble some beer history, and maybe crown Wisconsin as the birthplace of beer (move over, monks).

Beers We're Drinking

  • Greg is sipping on Enlightened Energy from Radiant Beer Co.—a hazy pale, bursting with tropical juice.
  • Flex cracks open Our Bar Day from Explorium Brewpub—an American lager brewed in celebration of Arbor Day.

It’s a full-on fiesta as Greg and Flex record on Cinco de Mayo and try to remember the actual meaning behind the holiday (spoiler: not Independence Day). Greg shares a wild hotel wine story that ends with a $28 glass of regret and a serious tipping debate. Flex talks Arbor Day beers and celebrates a friend-turned-beer-delivery-guy who dropped off a hometown special. The two dive into past Vicodin adventures—including Flex falsely accusing his brother of theft during withdrawal sweats—and laugh through the horrors of wisdom teeth surgery. They also dish on the reaction from last week’s episode with Steph, clear the air about Flex’s “mad” vibes, and theorize about Utah’s new hockey team names (sadly, not the Sister Wives). And yes, they do their best to avoid sounding like drug addicts. Mostly.

Booze News

  • Belgium Swaps Eggs for Beers in Giant Easter Hunt
  • Boston Beer Rides Twisted Tea to a Big Q1
  • Iconic Sour Brewery Blue Owl Gets Bought Out
  • A Beer Can Just Sold for $111K… Yes, Really
  • Drunk Ex-Cop Slaps a Flight Attendant and Drops Trou on JetBlue

Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer

Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com



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