Every week, John Rubio and his co-hosts, Grant Davis, Pam Catoe, and Mark Raup, meet to taste, discuss, and judge five different beers from all over the world. Part beer appreciation, part drunken comedy, it’s the only beer podcast the A.V. Club calls, “consistently illuminating and amusing.”
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Pam went down to Georgia, she was looking for a soul to steal. She was in a bind 'cause she was way behind, and she was willin' to make a deal. When she came across an old beer that oddly tasted like a can of broth. BaYo Mad Max Megobrebi Tiflis Night Megobrebi Khinkalien Pravda Putin Huylo Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits M…
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More beers from Florida! This time, we're tackling 4 from Hourglass Brewing, thanks to listener Lew Lang! Pairs well with profuse bleeding, flipping tables, and Glen Powell. No new episode next week- it's Rubio's birthday, and he'd rather not be editing. Sweatpants Guy Margs on Deck Turbo Yeet 2 Million Bees & Some Hops Theme Music by Adrian Quesad…
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Liseners Max and Gillian grabbed some beers from us on a recent expedition through Colorado! Pairs with fist fights, Buster Keaton, and tap handle tattoos. 4 Noses Noice! Upslope Japanese Style Rice Lager Elevation 8 Second Kolsch Outer Range Summit Sipper Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Skywards by Aiyo Additional m…
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We're all back! And just in time to sample four of the beers in Alesmith's huge Coffee & Beer collaboration project! Pairs well with gummies, shawties, and Grant's intense dislike. Coffee & Beer Kolsch Coffee & Beer Schwarzbier Coffee & Beer IPA Coffee & Beer Stout Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Phantom Pulse by Pai…
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Mark and Rubio crack into a four beer assortment from Farmer’s Branch, TX's Odd Muse Brewing Company. Pairs well with floorball, street hockey, Mighty Bosstones, and pure embarrassment. La Lucha Cosmic Dream Shoot The Moon Rose Colored Glasses Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: can't take this pill by dasloe feat. Ooyy …
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Rubio and Grant. Two dudes. Four beers. Akron, Ohio. Missing Falls Brewery. Loose gang affiliations. Corncob pipes. Cartoon physics. Ghost of Rho Kolsch Sol Naciente Maxican Lager Regulator Red IPA Mango Rehab American IPA Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Don’t Care Anymore by Roof Additional music licensed through Ep…
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Gang. Y'all just need to listen to this. Seriously. Pairs well with confusion, elation, a surprise 5th beer, and more 'yeses' than ever. Keelhaul Scallywag Huzzah How Lucky Am I? Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Kaba Dayi by Janset, Thip Trong Additional music licensed through Epidemic Sound The Beerists are John Rubi…
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Rubio grabbed a Bells Hearted IPA Variety Pack from the grocery store, and we're gonna try them! Pairs well with COVID, boys night, and random percentages. Two Hearted IPA Cold Hearted IPA Change Of Heart Experimental Black IPA Hazy Hearted IPA Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Mothra by STRLGHT Additional music licens…
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We're trying some grocery store shelfies! I didn't even know there was a Stone Delicious Mixed Pack with a Double IPA, but here we are! Pairs well with unexpected call-ins, lineup snafus, and throat goats. Stone Delicious IPA Stone Delicious Citrus IPA Stone Delicious Hazy IPA Stone Delicious Double IPA Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas …
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Grant was recently in Vancouver, and brought back some beers that he picked up, along with a few more contributed by listener Brendan Sharp. Pairs well with raisins, eye dysmorphia, and recitals. Dageraad Dagerlager Camp Beer Co Mile Marker Four Winds Greg Abandoned Rail Brewing Bellhop Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music…
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Rubio let his intrusive thoughts win at the grocery store. Pairs with grapefruit, grapefruit, and grapefruit. Shiner Ruby Redbird Shiner Lemonade Shandy Shiner Bruja's Brew IPA Shiner Texhex Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: O, It Feels So Good by Pär Hagström Additional music licensed through Epidemic Sound The Beeris…
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We're putting on our fancy pants, and cracking into a few special beers we've been saving for a while. Pairs with the Police, a return to innocence, and lesser known vampire types. Freak Folk Bier Signet (2022) Troegs La Grave New Glarus Champ Du Blanc New Glarus Wizen Eisbock Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Winning …
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Listener Dave Woodside was in town for the eclipse, and brought some beers from Delaware for us to try on the show! Pairs with insincere apologies, Pac-Man fever, and like 20 supergreens. Autumn Arch Ride Lots Big Oyster Shuck It Revelation Mother In Law IPA Dewey Beer Dirt Pursuit Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Umb…
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Listener Lew Lang sent us some beer from Sanford, Florida's Deviant Wolfe Brewing for us to try! This episode pairs well with fallen states, 2-star reviews, and well-punched mushrooms. Sanford Porchfest Besitos De Coco Norwegian Wizard Crisis Sourmanjaro Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Beautiful Nightmares Pt. 2 by A…
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Hey Birmingham! Listener Larry Owen sent us some beer from Uproot, and Good People for us to try! This episode pairs well with mustaches, sleeveless flannels, and glorious truck stop flings. Uproot Reap Uproot IPA Good People Hitch Hiker Good People Snake Handler Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: WYWD by Baha Bank$ Add…
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Our dear friend Kay Jay brought us some beers from the wilds of Florida– From 2 breweries, in fact: Corporate Ladder and Angry Chair! Pairs with butts, gerbils, the nicest teeth, and Pam’s bitter disapproval. We’re taking next week off. See you in two. Corporate Ladder Corny Office Joke Corporate Ladder Bail Out Angry Chair Cool Story Angry Chair R…
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I honestly set out to acquire beers for a completely different show, but accidentally came back with 4 gigantic Imperial Pastry Stouts from Hubbard's Cave. Pairs well with miscommunication, a very large meal, French inhales, and Rubio’s Mexican heritage. Hubbard's Cave Coco Van Hubbard's Cave French Toast Hubbard's Cave Coffee & Cakes Hubbard's Cav…
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Listeners Max and Gillian keep the beers coming, this time with beers from Brooklyn, NY. Pam isn't here, but it isn't Boys Night™ because it got ruined. Pairs well with airball intros, accurate accents, and Brick Top. Threes Indelible Threes Out Of Focus Threes Affinity Grimm Camoufleur Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music…
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Look, just because it's like 85 degrees here in Texas doesn't mean we can't enjoy these Troegs winter beers our buddy Bart Hutt sent us. Pairs well with Goop, Citizens On Patrol, and The Whale, Too. Blizzard of Hops The Mad Elf The Naked Elf Gingerbread Cookie Stout Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: The Shroud of My Li…
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Grant was gifted some beers from Midland, TX's Tall City Brewing Co, and so we're drinking them. This episode pairs well with Abraham Lincoln, gross microphones, and a Herculean amount of ass. Five Hour Drive Iron Orchard Haze Y'all Hop-Up Camper Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Renegade by STRLGHT Additional music li…
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Our buddy Kay Jay was in Arizona and brought us some beers from Wren House! Pairs well with outdated references, micheladas, Johnny Tremain, and BOYS NIGHT! La Clara Tmavé Pivo Spellbinder Big Cactus Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Hierarchy by Roof feat. Ryan Edgar Additional music licensed through Epidemic Sound Th…
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We're getting back on it with some leftover beers from other shows! Best enjoyed with Mario Lopez, earth hands, and chili dogs. Bizarre + Here Today The Red Clock Here Today Good Dogs Club Wunderkammer Rubus Duel Wunderkammer Gōsts Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: you're on your own by Ingrid Witt Additional music lic…
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It's Pam's birthday! And to celebrate, we're trying a bunch of beers her husband David gave us! Or is it Richard? Not sure. I'd ask Pam, but a rat carried her off while we weren't paying attention. Might have to look at his hairstyle for that one. Mighty Squirrel Waltham Lager Widowmaker Cryptkeeper Widowmaker Dive Bar Devil Lord Hobo Doom Sauce Th…
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Six. Hundred. Episodes. Ratio Darklands Ratio King Of Carrot Flowers Wye Hill Manticore Wye Hill Endless Shifting Labyrinth Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Like a Bi#%! by House Of Say Additional music licensed through Epidemic Sound The Beerists are John Rubio, Grant Davis, Pam Catoe, and Mark Raup. Subscribe on App…
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We're back, and we've got a bundle of New Glarus beers from our former cohost Mike! It feels like it's been forever since we've been in the studio. Do we even still know how to do this? Berliner Apfel Edel-Pils Enigma 23 Weizen Doppelbock Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: AFTERPARTY by dasloe Additional music licensed …
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It's our annual Blind Holiday Spectacular! Listener Andy Richter has once again delivered 4 wrapped beers for us to taste blind! We also talk about something wild that happened when the mics were off! We're taking 2 weeks off. See you in 2024! Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas Additional music licensed through Epidemic Sound The Beerists…
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Waterford, VA's Wheatland Spring is up, thanks to listener Justin Berlin! Next week is our last show of the year, our annual Holiday Blind Spectacular, and we'll be taking 2 weeks off, and our winter freeze PTSD is already coming on heavy. Maienschein Found Artifacts Farmers + Neighbors Mirror Sisters Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas En…
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We're reviewing 4 hoppy brews from Seattle's Here Today Brewery & Kitchen! We talk about the bad behavior of our youth, old lore, an unfortunate bunk bed situation, and the forbidden dance. Lazer Shades Sunset Fade Gifted By The Wind Mega Object Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Appetite by Zorro Additional music licen…
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We're super excited to get these Ohio beers from listener Joey Borders– mainly because it'll be the 1st time in a long time we've had Fat Head's Head Hunter on the show– which by every measure is the current best IPA in the world. But is it? Yellow Springs Handsome Fat Head's Goggle Fogger Fat Head's Head Hunter Columbus Wet Hopped Bodhi Theme Musi…
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The gang's all back, and just in time to try some beer sent to us by Raleigh, NC’s Wye Hill Brewing! Grant even rushed here fresh off a plane and hung over from a trip to SF! But golly, he looks great. Opal Skulls A Green Million Miles Luminous Beings Astral Whip Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas End Credits Music: Violent Heart by Torii…
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Listener Cory took a few big swings in this Ohio beer lineup, and we're here for it. Well, some of us are– Mark and Pam are out. But we got our super experienced beer geek bud Dan Rader to sit in, so it isn't all Grant and Rubio mucking up the works. Ignite Blonde Barista Masthead Hazy Headlines Hoppin Frog Bull Moose Brew R. Shea Caramel Apple Sur…
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Boy howdy! Mark brought a beer for us to try, and Pam brought some, too. It's a Marktastic episode, with so much Mark, that if you grew another Mark from Mark, there wouldn't be as much Mark as there is in this Markpisode! Prohibition Pig Little Fluffy Clouds Allagash Haunted House Proclamation Stalk Pinthouse Fresh Hop Training Bines Theme Music b…
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Freshies abound thanks to listener Jared Lopes! We got 3 fresh hop beers from the PNW, along with a Festbier, just to keep things interesting. Pam prefers tricks to treats, Rubio sometimes drinks crap beer, and Mark has tiny tiny T-Rex arms. Ladd & Lass Meet Me At The Meadow Single Hill Skyfinder Fresh Hop Hazy IPA Ferment Fresh Hop Citra IPA Break…
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Only weeks old at this point, Bird Creek Brewing just started slinging its suds in Temple, TX– and they've enlisted former Pinthouse brewer Dylan Moore as head brewer. So are they worth the 70 mile trek from Austin, or is this bird too early to fly? Ghost Bench Task Manager Lamborghini Truck Cowboy Cold Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas …
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We have our first experience with Korean craft beer thanks to globetrotting listeners Max and Jillian! Also, Rubio tells a deeply personal story about an a recent difficult experience. If something similar has happened to you, know that you are not alone. 7Bräu Wheat Beer Seoul Gypsy Summer Fling Nomadic Dude Abides Original Beer Co Bullrock Stout …
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Mark and Pam went to Denver for GABF and came back with 3 beers from Little Machine, and one from Cerebral! Also, Pam has a close encounter with an influencer, and we all contemplate moving into a old folks' yurt. Little Machine The Mayor Little Machine Beach Blast Little Machine The Remix Cerebral Mozkové 12° Theme Music by Adrian Quesada of Black…
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Richmond's Ardent Craft Ales is next in the hot seat, thanks to listener Bart Hutt! Mark and Pam are back from GABF, just in time to survive a baseball-sized freak hail storm in Austin! Oh and hey, we need more beer! Pineapple Mango Gose Under Review One More Turn Ardent IPA Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits Music: Feel Decent by Heyson Add…
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Listener Brydon Eakins sent us some beer from Washington! Well, mainly Seattle, but really most of Washington is Seattle, right? Also, sandwich necklaces, a mean instagram comment, Hobbit stuff, and the Goonies house. Holy Mountain La Luz Especial Ladd & Lass Rad Not Bad Cloudburst This Is A West Coast IPA Varietal Barleywraith Theme Music by Adria…
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Kyoto's Kizakura Bewery takes their deep knowledge sake making and applies it to brewing unique and interesting beers with ingredients that cater to the Japanese palate. Let's see what 3 uncultured American idiots think of em. Lucky Cat Lucky Dog Kuromame Ale Matcha IPA Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits Music: A Gift by Cushy Additional mus…
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Wisconsin! We've got beers from Young Blood and New Glarus, thanks to listener Paul Bueno! And boy, we're thrilled beyond belief to welcome a very special guest for this one! You won't believe this get! Young Blood Bathtub Beer Young Blood Nature Is Metal New Glarus IPA New Glarus 30th Anniversary Quadruple Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits…
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Friend of the show Jimmy Urness sent us some Alma Mader Brewing from Kansas City! Austin is the hottest it's been in recent years, and I blame our freshly baked brains for it all getting chaotic real quickly. We're a mess. I don't want to hear it. Gravel Beach Pillar Southbound Habit Loop: DDH Citra Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits Music: …
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I can't tell you how refreshing it is to have a lineup of beer-flavored beer, especially from a brewery like Winston-Salem, North Carolina's Foothills Brewing! Also, The Electric Company, Yellow Pages, and Mark's wrong turn into the Mushroom Kingdom. Torch Pilsner Foothills Oktoberfest People's Porter Jade IPA Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Cred…
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We're back! Listener and longtime friend of the show Bart Hutt brought us some freshies from Richmond, Virginia's Vasen Brewing Co! Hey, did you know that your body could just randomly decide to eat one of your teeth? Rubio sure does. Rada Pils The Raspberry Lemon Otter Ragna IPA Norse Double IPA Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits Music: So …
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Globetrotting superstar listeners Max and Gillian hit us up once again, this time, with a load of beers from Montreal! This one's got everything: Gaming, death, toilets, cupcake feet, exploding spacecraft, and a shaved lion that looks like Mark Raup. Silo Desitka Harricana -654 Safran + Grenade 4 Origines Côté Canal Reservoir Saison Rhubarbe Theme …
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We got 4 Greek beers from our buddy Pete for this one! Plus, there's butts, Grant's possessed kid, and a teachable moment about the word "quaff," and what it isn't. Seven Island Island Pils Strange Brew Dr. Haze Dark Crops Minor Threat La Pirata P.I.G.S. P.I.G.S. / La Pirata The Last Words Spoken Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits Music: Tel…
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We're doing our 4th and final (for now) dip into Vermont beers! Rubio tells a story about an unfortunate high school football player, Mark sucks at hurdles, and Pam gets attacked by a poltergeist in England! Simple Roots Slice Of Paradise Red Clover Patersbier Kraemer & Kin Honey Ale Ten Bends Sole Shine Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits Mu…
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Ok, so a listener called us out for having filthy potty mouths, so we decided to do this Vermont episode so clean you could eat off of it. So gather the kids, keep the earmuffs off, let's gooooo! Weird Window We've Been Dancing Frost Beer Works Heavy Burlington Mahogany & Tweed Zero Gravity Bear Snores On Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits M…
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It's our 2nd Vermont show in this series- this time focusing on Freak Folk Bier! Thanks again to listener Justin Berlin for the lineup! Texas is stupid, Mark is a square, and Rubio wants out. Pronghorn Minor Logic Poser Cult Of Billy Theme Music by Adrian Quesada End Credits Music: Toros Daglari by Toros Daglari Additional music licensed through Ep…
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Rubio's finally healed up from his first bout of COVID, and just in time for a Vermont show! We're all back in the studio for this one, and listener Justin Berlin's got the VT hookup for the first of several episodes from the Green Mountain state! Foam Brewers Good Times Dirt Church Grade "A" Fancy The Alchemist Just Say Gay The Alchemist Skadoosh …
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We're dipping back into wild beers this time around! Half of the gang is out, but Rubio and Mark are going hard on this rickety tandem bicycle of a show! If you're a fan of gushing, squirting, and happy endings, hop onboard and enjoy the cruise. Jester King Year Eleven Anniversary Saison Barrel + Beam Plum Star Barrique Against All Odds Barrique We…
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