Best Gabriel Bouch Podcasts (2024)

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S T R E T C H: REACH across racial boundaries

7d ago

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By Gabriel Bouch

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Batch 260: The Malty Boyz™ Are Back With a NA Bottleshare 1:51:36

8d ago1:51:36

1:51:36

For the first time in almost a year all three Malty Boyz™ are back on a main batch episode of Malt Couture! They'll be recording from multiple timezones from here on out as Michael's firmly back in Ohio. In this batch, the Boyz take a look at beer glass culture from Belgium and the latest Miller Lite ad campaign. Then it's time for the first Bottle…

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Batch 259: The Alex and Stephen Beer News Hour 1:34:52

22d ago1:34:52

1:34:52

Alex and Stephen tackle a supersized Beer News as Michael's driving across the country back to Ohio. The Malty Twosome cover the state of non-alcoholic beer according to Beervana, Saint Errant releasing a still stout released in a bag, Tree House's merch expands to small leather goods, Japanese scientists discover what facial expressions say about …

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Batch 258: The Mailbag Returns 1:57:13

1M ago1:57:13

1:57:13

It's the return of the Mailbag as Stephen and Michael tackle all the important questions and issues sent in by the Malt Mavens. In the Beer News, Wisconsin gets a VooDoo Brewing and a mass timber building, a long standing craft beer bar in NYC announces they're closing, a pug pig passes, and Coors Light ends up unexpectedly making NASCAR news. To g…

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Batch 257: The Perfect Beer Glass and Sex Positive Vegans 1:09:38

2M ago1:09:38

1:09:38

It's a super sized Beer News as Stephen and Michael tackles all the major headlines! A design studio in Japan claims to have invented the perfect beer glass. 608 Brewing Company releases a beer referencing University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow who was fired for creating porn. Truly releases hot wing flavored hard seltzer. Michael tri…

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Batch 256: Pop-Up Dinners with Susan Song 2:30:53

2M ago2:30:53

2:30:53

Susan Song joins the Three Timers club as she joins Michael and Stephen at Chainsaw, a Los Angeles pop-up dinner. They discuss all the curries, breads, and beers consumed that night, floating between bonfires in an Echo Park backyard. In the Beer News, beer indirectly leads to the rescue of a stuck pig while the brewery that wanted everyone to drin…

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Batch 255: With Your Host, Michael Gabriel! 2:12:44

3M ago2:12:44

2:12:44

For the first time in Malt Couture history, Michael takes a seat in the hosting chair as he guides all the Malt Mavens through Batch 255! Michael runs the Beer News through ChatGPT in the name of efficiency and it sort of works out. Then Michael and Stephen have a long, extended talk about Michael's trip to Asia. To get involved with the "Life" Int…

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Malty Bonus: Life Updates and Hyperlocal Food (A)Mus(bouche)ings 1:09:34

3M ago1:09:34

1:09:34

Stephen and Michael give updates about Alex's latest round of successful surgery. Then they dive into Stephen's travel experiences through Asia before Michael goes galavanting off to do an oddly similar trip. Michael also gives his thoughts on Budweiser Zero. The Malty Boyz will also be taking a short hiatus until they're all settled again in Febru…

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Batch 254: Alex and Michael Ride Again! 1:33:38

4M ago1:33:38

1:33:38

Alex and Michael get the Zoom fired up one more time before Alex's next step in his battle against colon cancer. In the Beer News, Angry Chair collaborates with Duke's Mayonnaise for a beer inspired by a chocolate mayonnaise cake, bourbon shitlords in, where else, Indiana storm a Costco after news of a shipment of Weller Full Proof Single Barrel Bo…

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Batch 253: Return To Tradition, Almost 1:25:01

4M ago1:25:01

1:25:01

Alex’s long-awaited return to an OG episode is here! He joins PMG for a duo episode while Stephen is away on vacation. Alex and Michael talk beer news - San Diego brewery closures, Guy Fieri launching a spiked fruit punch, Malort mixed drink turf wars, and White Claw launching an NA seltzer aka a seltzer. They discuss unappreciated White Elephant g…

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Batch 252: The Malt Couture Holiday Gift Guide 2:13:40

5M ago2:13:40

2:13:40

Looking for that perfect gift for the beer lover in your life? Well, ditch the listicles as The Malty Boyz™ give you their personal recommendations for what your favorite Malt Maven really wants this holiday season. Michael tries to start a new business venture in the app space. Alex gets deep into the Beer News about breweries closing and gives an…

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Batch 251: The Origins, Creation, and Legacy of the White Whale List with SpeedwayJim 3:08:58

5M ago3:08:58

3:08:58

Few lists demand as much reverence in the beer world as the White Whale List. The Malty Boyz™ have based many episodes around ticking these rare, sought after beers and Stephen tracked down the creator of the White Whale List, a man who goes by his BeerAdvocate username: SpeedwayJim. Stephen gets SpeedwayJim into the Malt Seat to learn more about h…

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Batch 250: Homebrewing and Experimental Hops with Vinnie Cilurzo 3:40:45

6M ago3:40:45

3:40:45

It's a mega sized batch as Vinnie Cilurzo jumps in the Malt Seat to talk about his homebrewing days, being at the forefront of the experimental hop game, and building the Russian River Brewing Windsor facility. Vinnie also tells us what he would be doing if he wasn't brewing beer, his dream homebrewing rotation, and, of course, what his In N Out or…

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Batch 249: The Roast of Steal This Beer 1:56:51

6M ago1:56:51

1:56:51

When another beer podcasts decides to sponsor Malt Couture and tells them they want to be made fun of... well, let's just say they're going to get their money's worth from the Malty Boyz™! With that, welcome to the first ever Malt Couture Roast! The podcast of the hour is Steal This Beer, hosted by John Holl (some dude) and Augie Carton (founder of…

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Batch 248: White Whale Missed Connections and GABF '23 1:29:54

7M ago1:29:54

1:29:54

Alex has had A LOT of beers, but as a completionist the White Whale List is a hill still left to climb. While he's had a lot of beers off the WWL in this episode he lists the Top 10 White Whale List beers he's yet to have an encounter with with some near misses. In Beer News, Alex discusses the broader implication of the massive amount of entries i…

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Batch 247: Oktoberfest and Pumpkin Beers 1:38:04

7M ago1:38:04

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It's the return of the Bottleshare as Stephen drinks and power ranks four Oktoberfest appropirate beers. Alex shares his top 5 pumpkin beers of all time and also gives a bonus top 5 video games for 2023. In the Beer News, Donald Trump's mugshot will be on a beer (or will it?), KFC releases a spiced rum made with their secret mix of 11 herbs and spi…

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Batch 246: Woodshop and Masumoto Family Farm Peaches with Chris Quiroga 3:02:55

8M ago3:02:55

3:02:55

The founder of the underground-ish Bottleshare/Beer Festival and the keeper of Masumoto Family Farm peaches Chris Quiroga sits down in the Malt Seat to answer Stephen's burning questions about his journey through craft beer. Plus, Alex delievers the Beer News when he discusses the employees at Elysian Brewing unionizing and Russian River Brewing ca…

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Batch 245: Foodie Boyz™ 1:27:54

8M ago1:27:54

1:27:54

Alex and Stephen tag team this episode and talk about their recent food experiences. Alex talks about his experience at Addison, California's only 3-Michelin Star restaurant, while Stephen recaps eating his way through Portland. Alex returns to cover the Beer News and puts his lawyer hat on while discussing a lawsuit between Slice and Slash beer, S…

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Batch 244: DDB's Top 10 Beers of 2013 1:46:26

9M ago1:46:26

1:46:26

Step back in time as Alex digs up an old review about his top 10 beers from 2013 plus the worst beer he had in 2013. The Malty Boyz™ also decide if they want to Goose It or Loose It with the 2023 Bourbon County line up. In the Beer News, Toppling Goliath hosts Ron DeSantis for a campaign stop and Tree House Brewing Company raffles off a $2,500 golf…

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Batch 243: Wine and Basketball with Devin Reed 2:28:35

9M ago2:28:35

2:28:35

In the second installment of The Malt Seat, sommelier, founder of 59Wines, and host of Wine and Culture LA, Devin Reed takes a seat and answers spicy questions about wine consulting for the big and small screen and working with top NBA and NFL players to fill their wine cellars. Plus, we get a special update from Alex when he Zoom’s in with the res…

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Batch 242: Fear and Loathing at the Great American Beer Fest 1:31:43

10M ago1:31:43

1:31:43

For the first time ever it's a solo hosted episode with Stephen taking the reigns of an entire episode. He shares some never before told details about when the Malty Boyz™ went to the Great American Beer Fest 2019 and how the trip went down. In the Beer News, there's a new #1 selling beer in the US after Bud Light gets overtaken by Modelo, NASCAR b…

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Batch 241: Hop Water and NA Beers with Doug Veliky 2:38:46

10M ago2:38:46

2:38:46

This episode introduces a new segment called The Malt Seat! Stephen sits down with @BeerAficionado himself, Doug Veliky, the mind behind Beer Crunchers and the Chief Marketing Officer at Revolution Brewing to discuss the hop water and NA beer trend. Then Doug's thrown into The Malt Seat to answer spicy questions about the Chicago beer and food scen…

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Batch 240: "Life" International Barleywine Collab with Drew Pool 1:47:45

11M ago1:47:45

1:47:45

Stephen and Michael interview Drew Pool of Wren House Brewing about the "Life" International Barleywine collaboration to help fundraise for Alex and spread colon cancer awareness. They discuss where the recipe came about and how collaborations like this help facilitate conversations. In the Beer News, Christmas is cancelled after Anchor Brewing pla…

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Walking with Jesus Through Transformation 32:51

11M ago32:51

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Batch 239: The Whole Gang is All Back Together! 2:16:04

11M ago2:16:04

2:16:04

Michael returns to Malt Couture. That's good! Then Alex finds out he has cancer. That's bad. But you can support Alex through the links below. That's good! The Beer News features a story about Founder's second racial discrimination lawsuit. That's bad. But in Wisconsin, they're updating old dumb beer laws. That's good! To allow children to serve al…