Best Barley Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 13 - Walking Tree Brewery Babycakes Oatmeal Stout 34:33

2+ y ago34:33

34:33

On this episode we sip on Walking Tree Brewery Babycakes Oatmeal Stout. We give our individual reviews and opinions. It's been a while since we did an episode due to life. We had fun drinking this and shooting the shit. If you want to see the full unedited show, watch our live stream on Twitch @grainbarley. There you will bare witness to more exclu…

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Episode 12 - Colt 45 20:07

3y ago20:07

20:07

On this episode we sip on Colt 45. We give our individual reviews and opinions. Things got a little wild. We were gifted 40's and we made sure this episode showcased every ounce we were able to intake. This was a fun episode full of drunken rants and outtakes that mostly get clipped out in post production. If you want to see the full unedited show,…

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Episode 11 - Aerstone 31:13

3y ago31:13

31:13

On this episode we sip on Aerstone Sea Cask and Land Cask Scotch. We give our individual reviews and opinions. Watch us live on YouTube if you want to witness more exclusive content that may not make it to the edited podcast. There you can talk with us in chat and play witness to our off the rail antics and rants. If you have any questions or comme…

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Episode 10 - Oceanside Distillery Odysea Bourbon 22:08

3y ago22:08

22:08

On this episode we sip on Oceanside Distillery Odysea Bourbon. We give our individual reviews and opinions. This was a fun episode to do showcasing the first distillery in our countyWatch us live on YouTube if you want to witness more exclusive content that may not make it to the edited podcast. There you can talk with us in chat and play witness t…

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Episode 9 - Sour Beer Part 3 - Sierra Nevada Wild Little Thing - Orpheus Brewing All You Get Is All You Get 21:35

3+ y ago21:35

21:35

On this episode we conclude our 3 part series on Sour Beer. We sip on Sierra Nevada Wild Little Thing Slightly Sour Ale (Guava, Hibiscus & Strawberry) and Orpheus Brewing All You Get Is All You Get Hazy Sour Ale. We give our individual reviews and opinions on both of them and rate our experience. Watch us live on YouTube if you want to witness more…

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Episode 8 - Sour Beer Part 2 - Darwin Cyan Pineapple Sour - Saugatuck Cottonmouth Crusher Raspberry 18:09

3+ y ago18:09

18:09

On this episode we continue our 3 part series on Sour Beer. We sip on Darwin Brewing Cyan Pineapple Sour (Spirulina Pineapple Sour) and Saugatuck Brewing Cottonmouth Crusher Raspberry Sour Ale. We give our individual reviews and opinions on both of them and rate our experience. Watch us live on YouTube if you want to witness more exclusive content …

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Episode 7 - Sour Beer Part 1 - Urban Artifact Spyglass - Upslode Brewing Blackberry Lemon Sour Ale 15:18

3+ y ago15:18

15:18

On this episode we start Part 1 or our 3 part series on Sour Beer. We sip on Urban Artifact Spyglass Lemon Lime Tart and Upslope Brewing Company Blackberry Lemon Sour Ale (Limited Release). We give our individual reviews and opinions on both of them and rate our experience. Upon editing the podcast we realized that Spyglass did list the ingredients…

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Episode 6 - Cinco De Mayo - San Agustin Tequila Ocho Extra Anejo 17:15

3+ y ago17:15

17:15

On this episode we celebrate Cinco De Mayo with our good friend Tequila Ross as we sip on a very special bottle of San Agustin Tequila Ocho Extra Anejo that he generously gifted us. The three of us give our individual reviews and opinions on this rare and collectable bottle and rate our experience. This was a fun episode. We had some unfortunate ba…

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Episode 5 - Beard's Birthday Bonanza - Woodinville 34:58

3+ y ago34:58

34:58

On this episode we celebrate Beard's birthday with two of his picks from Woodinville. We sip on Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Woodinville Straight 100% Rye Whiskey. Both of these offerings are pot distilled and are sitting at 90 proof. We give our individual reviews and opinions on both of them and rate our experience. This was a fun epi…

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Episode 4 - Orange Blossom Pilsner 30:45

3+ y ago30:45

30:45

On this episode we sip on two versions of Orange Blossom Pilsner. We try both the original Orange Blossom Pilsner, as well as the Orange Blossom Pilsner 2. We give our individual reviews and opinions on both of them and rate them based on our experience. We hope you enjoy. We surely did.Watch us live on Twitch if you want to witness more exclusive …

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Episode 3 - Grangestone Highland Bourbon Cask Finish 25:29

3+ y ago25:29

25:29

On this episode we sip on Grangestone Highland Bourbon Cask Finished Scotch. We give our individual reviews and opinions. This was a fun episode to do and we had some good laughs. Watch us live on Twitch if you want to witness more exclusive content that may not make it to the edited podcast. There you can talk with us in chat and play witness to o…

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Episode 2 - Skrewball vs Skatter Brain 16:58

3+ y ago16:58

16:58

This episode is a versuses episode between Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey and Skatter Brain Peanut Butter Whiskey. We rate each one from 1-10. We give our opinions on each one and pick our favorite. Watch us live on Twitch if you want to witness more exclusive content that may not make it to the edited podcast. There you can talk with us in chat a…

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Episode 1 - Introduction Episode - Abasolo Mexican Whiskey 18:41

3+ y ago18:41

18:41

This is the introductory episode of the show where we go over our mission statement and introduce ourselves. We discuss what we like to drink, our drinking experience and how the show came about. On this episode we also sip on Abasolo 100% Mexican Corn Whiskey and give our opinions and review. Watch us live on Twitch if you want to witness more exc…

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Barley & Me Presents: Leonard Malting Reviews! Smokey & The Bandit 1:36:17

4y ago1:36:17

1:36:17

Barley & Me host Ben Rice joins co-hosts Corky McDonnell (Dare Daniel Podcast) & Paulina Olivares (Sacramento Pink Boots Society) for this beer-centric movie podcast offshoot, Leonard Malting. Today we discuss the 1977 Coors heist classic Smokey & The Bandit. Does this movie stand the test of time? Should it be remade? Can it be remade? If so, with…

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Episode 134: Rob Lightner & Paul Liszewski of East Brother Beer Co. & Dr. Amanda Glynn 1:24:21

4y ago1:24:21

1:24:21

Host Ben Rice travels (virtually) to Richmond, CA, to talk to East Brother Beer Co's brewers Rob Lightner & Paul Liszewski, along with guest Amanda Glynn, a scientist and professor at Sacramento State who also collaborates with local breweries to brew beers for charity! We talk the depressing realities of the COVID-19 shutdown on the brewing indust…

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Episode 133: Craft Beer & Comedy in Quarantine w/ Brian Moore (formerly of Santa Clara Valley Brewing & Fort Point) and Kelly Berger (former 1:19:04

4y ago1:19:04

1:19:04

Host Ben Rice chats with Brian Moore, a comedian and former employee of Santa Clara Valley Brewing and Fort Point Brewing, and Kelly Berger, a person excited but hesitant to try comedy and former taproom manager and sales associate for Solid Ground and New Glory. Over glasses of Deschutes Fresh Haze (Ben), Hapa’s Galileo’s Dream (Brian), and a New …

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Leonard Malting Reviews! The World’s End 1:45:24

4y ago1:45:24

1:45:24

Leonard Malting is the beer-focused movie review offshoot of Barley & Me Podcast, featuring B&M host Ben Rice, plus co-hosts Corky McDonnell (Dare Daniel Podcast) and Paulina Olivares (Sacramento Pink Boots Society). In this episode, we discuss the 2012 Edgar Wright sci-fi/buddy flick "The World's End." Could this episode BE more timely? Join us on…

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Episode 132: Comedians in the Beer Industry with JoAnn Schinderle & Mark Smalls 1:28:34

4y ago1:28:34

1:28:34

Host Ben Rice connects with Los Angeles comedians JoAnn Schinderle and Mark Smalls to discuss their histories in the beer industry, their standup comedy, surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, side hustles, coping mechanisms, and how JoAnn nearly killed a guy! Plus! Mark guesses Ben's beer order! Enjoy! Need more? Follow JoAnn Schinderle @jojoschinderle …

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Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops, Episode 4, w/ Co-Host Phil Webster 50:53

4y ago50:53

50:53

Hoops & Hops is a beer and basketball podcast co-hosted by Phil Webster and Barley & Me's Ben Rice. In this episode, we talk about round one of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, the stunning Heat-Bucks series, find out what kind of player Jimmy Butler is, and take a deep dive on the coaches of the remaining teams. Ben's beer this week is Monk's Cellar's West …

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Oak Park Brewing's Rodg & Theo Mack, Jr.on behalf of People's Brewing 23:21

4y ago23:21

23:21

In this special episode, host Ben Rice talks to absolutely no one! Oak Park Brewing in Sacramento had the good fortune of collaborating with the first Black-owned brewery in America, People's Brewing in Osh Kosh, Wisconsin! So OPB's head brewer Rodg interviews the son of the owner, Theo Mack, Jr. We'll hear about how Theo Mack, Sr., came into the b…

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Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops Ep 3, with Phil Webster 52:57

4y ago52:57

52:57

Barley & Me host Ben Rice joins co-host and chef Phil Webster for episode 3 of Hoops & Hops, a discussion of old- and new-school NBA basketball and beer. Episode 3 was recorded at New Helvetia Brewing in Sacramento, CA. As we discussed the NBA reopen, we drank a Crowns & Hops Black Is Beautiful Pecan Pie stout. We then crowned our best performers f…

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Episode 131: Matt Vincent of Oh Hi Beverages 1:01:28

4+ y ago1:01:28

1:01:28

Host Ben Rice chats with Matt Vincent, owner/operator of Durango, Colorado's Oh Hi Beverage Company. Oh Hi is a beverage company focused on CBD and THC infused beverages with a current focus on seltzers. We chat about Matt's initial foray into the infusion game, as well as his past/current beer-related enterprises, Ska Brewing and Ska Fabrication, …

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Barley & Me Presents: Leonard Malting Reviews! Dazed & Confused 1:24:50

4+ y ago1:24:50

1:24:50

Leonard Malting is the beer-focused movie review offshoot of the Barley & Me Podcast, featuring B&M host Ben Rice, plus co-hosts Corky McDonnell (Dare Daniel Podcast) and Paulina Olivares (Pink Boots Society). In this episode, we discuss the 1993 indie stoner comedy classic Dazed & Confused. Known as a weed movie, Ben argues it might actually be a …

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Episode 130: Bill Sysak of Wild Barrel Brewing 1:13:36

4+ y ago1:13:36

1:13:36

Host Ben Rice chats with "Doctor" Bill Sysak of San Marcos's Wild Barrel Brewing about their recent distribution expansion, fatherly love, the "San Diego style" of brand building, and failed homebrew experiments. Plus! The secrets about hazy IPA that no brewer wants you to know, shared love of saisons and Berliner weisse (it might finally be a THIN…

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Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops, Episode 2, with Co-Host Phil Webster 1:10:38

4+ y ago1:10:38

1:10:38

Barley & Me host Ben Rice teams up with Sacramento chef Phil Webster to talk basketball and beer, in episode 2 of Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops! Today, we build on the foundation of episode one by selecting the Sacramento Brewery Dream Team's version of Isiah Thomas, who was infamously left off the original Dream Team for a variety of alleged …

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Episode 129: Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing and Creator of the Black Is Beautiful Initiative 52:05

4+ y ago52:05

52:05

Host Ben Rice travels to Claimstake Brewing in Rancho Cordova, CA, to talk to Marcus Baskerville, brewer at Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio, TX, about his history with beer, from hating it to tolerating it to home brewing to professional brewing to ownership, and the creation of the wonderful worldwide Black Is Beautiful Initiative and Black…

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Barley & Me Presents: Leonard Malting Reviews 2013's "Drinking Buddies" 1:42:28

4+ y ago1:42:28

1:42:28

Introducing Barley & Me's first-ever foray into movie reviews! Barley & Me host Ben Rice (codename: Leonard Malting) discusses the 2013 "romantic comedy" "Drinking Buddies" with co-hosts Paulina Olivares (Pink Boots Society Sacramento) and Corky McDonnell (co-host of the Dare Daniel Podcast) to break down this star-studded (Olivia Wilde! Jake Johns…

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Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops, with Phil Webster 1:00:29

4+ y ago1:00:29

1:00:29

Barley & Me host Ben Rice is using this COVID-19 shutdown to give brewers time to re-focus their businesses to handle this new reality. So, he's reached out to some of his friends to experiment with beer-ish content! Hoops & Hops, with co-host Phil Webster (@culinarylando on IG), pairs the aggressive defense and death-defying dunks of 80s and 90s N…

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Episode 128: Carla Wosoba (Wosoba Farms Hops), Clinton Hirschfeld (Hirschfeld Hops), and Comedian Amy Estes 1:07:23

4+ y ago1:07:23

1:07:23

Host Ben Rice gets his chance to talk to a few craft hop growers, Carla Wosoba (Wosoba Farms Hops) and Clinton Hirschfeld (Hirschfeld Hops), as well as comedian Amy Estes. We discuss side hustles (fun fact: hop farmers, comedians, and podcasters need primary sources of income when they're starting out), getting started in a secondary project, and h…

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Episode 127: Musician/Producer Jordon Zadorozny (Blinker the Star) 55:57

4+ y ago55:57

55:57

Host Ben Rice chats with Canadian musician/producer/craft beer enthusiast Jordon Zadorozny of pop-rock band/solo project Blinker the Star, to discuss Canadian craft beer, as well as the parallels and dichotomies of the craft beer scene and the music scene from the early 90s to today. We go down Ben Rice's rabbit hole of fandom, as a means to end re…

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Episode 126: Heidi Wilder & Alyssa Steger of Fort Rock Brewing and Teri Fahrendorf, Founder of the Pink Boots Society 1:24:59

4+ y ago1:24:59

1:24:59

Host Ben Rice remote-calls Teri Fahrendorf, the founder of the Pink Boots Society, to talk about the creation of this wonderful program, its expansion, and why she had to fire herself. Joining us are Alyssa Steger, the President of the Sacramento Pink Boots Society chapter and head brewer at Fort Rock Brewing, and Heidi Wilder, Fort Rock's director…

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Episode 124: Quarantine Wings w/ Mike Mraz of Mraz Brewing 1:01:29

4+ y ago1:01:29

1:01:29

Host Ben Rice practices shelter in place and social distancing by interviewing Mike Mraz of Mraz Brewing remotely. We chow down on chicken wings with various hot sauces while discussing Mraz's upcoming/postponed 7th anniversary, the coronavirus's effect on Mraz's business, as well as the craft beer industry and small businesses in general, as well …

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No Touching: Oiga! En Cuarentena - Infodemia 1:23:56

4+ y ago1:23:56

1:23:56

Bienvenidxs a una nueva edición de NO TOUCHING, una serie de episodios que estamos grabando durante la cuarentena obligatoria en plena pandemia de COVID-19. En esta oportunidad @Tobatraglia y @Izaguirresanti discuten los aspectos políticos, económicos y sociales detrás del aislamiento obligatorio. Escuchalo en tu plataforma de podcast favorita! Seg…

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No Touching: Oiga! En Cuarentena - Análisis de Ozark S03 55:19

4+ y ago55:19

55:19

Bienvenidxs a una nueva edición de NO TOUCHING: OIGA! EN CUARENTENA, una serie de podcasts que estamos haciendo para disfrutar en este período de aislamiento obligatorio. En esta entrega, @saintmaili, Danusa y @bombamastro analizan la tercera temporada de OZARK, una de las producciones más prometedoras del gigante rojo. Seguinos en las redes! @Oiga…

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Extra! en Cuarentena: Borley 1:04:48

4+ y ago1:04:48

1:04:48

Bienvenidxs a un episodio especial de Extra, esta sección de Oiga! Podcasts que utilizamos para hablar sobre lo que nos parece pertinente en el momento. En este momento es obvio lo que parece pertinente, pero si estás escuchando desde el futuro te lo contamos: Estamos todxs en cuarentena obligatoria por el coronavirus y vamos a hablar sobre eso. Co…

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Episode 123: COVID-19'S Impact on the Beer Industry, with Sacramento Beer Frontier's Aaron O'Callaghan 2:01:24

4+ y ago2:01:24

2:01:24

Host Ben Rice practices social distancing by ringing up Sacramento Beer Frontier's Aaron O'Callaghan to discuss the Coronavirus/COVID-19 and its potential effects on the beer industry and the world. With no medical background and no skin in the beer game, Ben & Aaron can talk freely about this topic. But for proper perspective, Ben created an anony…

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Episode 122: Charlie Barrett of Secret Trail Brewing & Surrogate's MIchael Lee & Daniel Martin 1:14:57

4+ y ago1:14:57

1:14:57

Host Ben Rice travels to Chico, CA, to talk to the town's second-ever brewery, Secret Trail Brewing, and owner/brewer Charlie Barrett, as well as Chico's indie-pop darlings Surrogate (represented by guitarist Michael Lee and keyboardist Daniel Martin). We talk consumption, creativity, and a change to the digital/internet era, as well as pesky ABC r…

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15/03/2020 - Deep Sea Fishing - Be Courageous - Acts 17:1-5 19:57

4+ y ago19:57

19:57

Simon Cross15th March 22Principles of Deep Sea Fishing - Be CourageousActs 17:1-5By BHC

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01/03/2020 - Deep Sea Fishing - The Holy Spirit as our Guide Acts 16:6-15 22:08

4+ y ago22:08

22:08

By BHC

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Episode 121: Bill Weller of Farmers Brewing 37:44

4+ y ago37:44

37:44

Host Ben Rice travels to PRINCETON!, California, to sit down with Farmers Brewing's Bill Weller. We talk about the humble beginnings of Farmers Brewing and how random happenstance changed their initial trajectory tremendously. Plus! Rice in beer? What happens when a craft brewery makes that their grain of focus and what does it take to make medium …

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01/03/2020 - Putting into Deep water. Luke 5:1-11 15:20

4+ y ago15:20

15:20

By BHC

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Episode 120: Mike Ungerbuhler, Micah Ochej & Calvin Crawford of Tower Brewing & Producer Cindy Baker 56:12

4+ y ago56:12

56:12

Host Ben Rice travels to Sacramento, CA's Tower Brewing to talk to TV/radio/podcast producer Cindy Baker, plus Tower Brewing crew Mike Ungerbuhler (head brewer), Micah Ochej (brewer), and Calvin Crawford (taproom manager) about creativity, commitment to passions, and how your backgrounds help you build to your present and future. Plus! Buying Rubic…

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Episode 119: Art of Beer Invitational 2020: DarkHeart/Almanac & South Lake/Burning Barrel, Hops & Props, Jared Long 1:08:34

5y ago1:08:34

1:08:34

Host Ben Rice travels to the Art of Beer Invitational 2020 to conduct a handful of mini-interviews! In segment one, Ben sits down with Cynthia Lee and Trish Showen of DarkHeart Brewing (Sacramento) plus beer volunteer and secret Barley & Me MVP Scott Mills to talk the art and influence of Art of Beer, designing a pirate-themed brewery, releasing th…

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Episode 118: Rob Moreno of Jackrabbit Brewing & Improvisor Justine Lopez 1:19:44

5y ago1:19:44

1:19:44

Host Ben Rice travels to West Sacramento, CA, to chat with Jackrabbit Brewing's head brewer Rob Moreno and Sacramento-based improvisor Justine Lopez. We kick off 2020 with conversations about secondary businesses to drive success, Sacramento's growing arts and comedy communities, what 2020 holds for craft beer (and Jackrabbit in particular), plus b…

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Episode 117: Happy New Beer at New Helvetia (w/ comedians Stephen Furey, Emma Haney, and Becky Lynn) 1:13:06

5y ago1:13:06

1:13:06

Host Ben Rice travels to New Helvetia Brewing in Sacramento, CA, to sit down with friends of the pod and truly terrific comedians Stephen Furey, Emma Haney, and Becky Lynn, to talk about their accomplishments in 2019, their hopes and aspirations for 2020, and drink some beers we've never had before. We also all realize that to make a living in the …

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Barley S04E18 - Season Finale: Mandá Barley al 2020 52:47

5y ago52:47

52:47

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Episode 116: Collabapalooza 2019, Part 2: Abnormal/Resident, Lost Abbey, and Stave & Nail/Fall Brewing 1:40:33

5y ago1:40:33

1:40:33

Host Ben Rice travels to San Diego, CA, to conduct mini-interviews during Karl Strauss’s Collabapalooza 2019! This is the second episode in that series of mini’s. In segment one, Ben sits down with Craig Nelson of Resident Brewing and Nyle Molina of Abnormal Brewing, to discuss their strange shared history, lager collaborations, POGs, tribal tattoo…

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Oiga! En Vivo: Barley 59:53

5y ago59:53

59:53

¡Bienvenidxs al tercer Barley En Vivo! Este episodio muy especial tuvo lugar el pasado 4 de diciembre de 2019 en el marco del primer Oiga! En Vivo, en Zapata Vermutería, Rosario. Estaban borrachitxs: Sofía Sauro (@saintmaili) Valentina Solé (@ValentinaSole5) y Tobías Traglia (@Tobatraglia). Entrá acá y suscribite por menos de lo que sale una pinta …

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Episode 115: Collabapalooza 2019, Part I: Societe/Burning Beard, White Labs/Melvin/Latchkey 53:12

5y ago53:12

53:12

Host Ben Rice travels to San Diego, CA, to attend Karl Strauss's Collabapalooza 2019, voted the best beer fest in West Coaster Magazine. This episode contains 2 mini-interviews and episode 116 will feature 3 more, recorded at Collabapalooza! In segment one, Ben talks to Doug Constantiner of Societe Brewing and Jeff Wiederkehr of Burning Beard Brewi…

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Episode 114: Melissa McCann, Rebecca Steele-Wilkie, and Vickie Olson of Queen of Beer & Teresa Psuty of Crooked Lane Brewing 29:01

5y ago29:01

29:01

Host Ben Rice travels to Auburn, CA's Crooked Lane Brewing to sit down with brewmaster Teresa Psuty, plus Queen of Beer Competition coordinators Melissa McCann, Rebecca Steele-Wilkie, and Vickie Olson, to discuss the upcoming 26th annual Queen of Beer homebrewing competition, as well as Crooked Lane's humble beginnings to their current status as Ca…

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