Malt Couture
After 7 years of being anonymous, 1.5 million words written about beer, and preaching the gospel of Barleywine is Life, Don't Drink Beer's Alex Kidd gets into the deep, dark world of podcasting. Joining him are his co-hosts, comedy writers and performers Stephen Loh and Michael Gabriel. Together they explore the absurd underbelly of the craft beer world while also discussing movies, music, video games, pop culture, and their sad, basement dwelling lives.
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Batch 301: When Old is New
11/20/2025
Batch 301: When Old is New
Alex looks into some old dogs learning new tricks as Brasserie Au Baron, Kern River Brewing Company, 3 Fonteinen, Brasserie Fantôme, and Yazoo Brewing Company break from traditions. In the Beer News, Paulaner gets into the soda game, Untappd allows any beverage to be checked in, and craft beer legend and long time New Belgium brewer Lauren Woods Limbach retires after 28 years. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 300: The Oldest Currency
11/06/2025
Batch 300: The Oldest Currency
Alex and Stephen celebrate 300 episodes by cracking open tried and true old money staples and one not so old money beer. Beers from Brasserie de Blaugies, Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei, De Ranke, and Sierra Nevada will be put through the Power Rankings treatment. In the Beer News, Schramms Meadery released a batch of The Statement Reserve to help pay off their orchard loan, Sapporo gets in the NA and light beer game in the US, and AB-InBev gets caught doing gimmick infringement with the look of their latest hard tea product line. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 299: Pacific Northwest Fresh Hopstravaganza
10/23/2025
Batch 299: Pacific Northwest Fresh Hopstravaganza
It's fresh hop season and Alex sources four of the best fresh hop beers from the heart of hop country: the Pacific Northwest. Beers from Fremont Brewing, Crux Fermentation Project, Little Beast Brewing, and Gigantic Brewing Company will face off to see who's got the dankest offering this fresh hop season. In the Beer News, Alex recaps the NA winners at GABF, another twist is added to Ballast Point's long, complicated history, Fair State stops being a co-op, and Tree House Brewing Company launches their Barrel Reserve Society and membership sells out immediately. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 298: Oops! All White Whales
10/09/2025
Batch 298: Oops! All White Whales
Alex busts out his trusty ticking harpoon and hunts down four beers off the White Whale list. Lost Abbey Veritas 006, Stone Brewing Vertical Epic 02.02.02 Encore, New Glarus R&D Very Sour Blackberry (re-release), and Cantillon Loerik go head-to-head and then get put through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, a series of closures sadden and anger the craft beer community, Unibroue La Fin du Monde celebrates its 30th anniversary, and John Mulaney releases a line of NA beers. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 297: New Releases, Old Money Brewers
09/25/2025
Batch 297: New Releases, Old Money Brewers
In one of the most competitive Power Ranking episodes, new releases from Pulpit Rock Brewing Company, Russian River Brewing Company, Mcilhenney Brewing Company, and Figueroa Mountain Brewing Brew Co. go head-to-head featuring an array of styles. In the Beer News, longtime Chicago burger joint Burger Antics announces their closure, Charlie Sheen gets into the NA beer space, and Budweiser teams up with Netflix. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 296: Alex Kidd and the Amazing Technicolor 8.4 oz Can
09/11/2025
Batch 296: Alex Kidd and the Amazing Technicolor 8.4 oz Can
Alex praises the recent Sierra Nevada Pils releases in 8.4 oz cans! But does he really believe what he says or is this another #nostrilgate? Then Alex and Stephen try some NA beverages and a new contender challenges St. Agrestis for the throne. They try their first NA wine and revisit a NA beer favorite then throw all four drinks through the Power Rankings treatment. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 295: Sober Summer Refreshers
08/30/2025
Batch 295: Sober Summer Refreshers
It was a summer of boozy beers but Alex and Stephen hop back on the NA train with four summer "refreshers." Not quite a cocktail, not at all beer, possibly soda-ish, offerings from Casamara Club, Something & Nothing, Melo, and Pentire battle it out to see if any NA drink is worthy of dethroning St. Agrestis. In the Beer News, new tariffs will hit the beer industry soon, Spindrift 86s their Spiked seltzer line, and Campbell's Soup teams up with Pabst Blue Ribbon for a soup collab no one asked for. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 294: Trappist Punjabi Prison Match
08/14/2025
Batch 294: Trappist Punjabi Prison Match
Alex and Stephen approach completion in trying all the Trappist beers out there as they tick Zundert Trappist, Engelszell Trappist, Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, and Mont Des Cats Biere Trappiste. This leaves only 1 Trappist Beer left to try. In the Beer News, Schramm's Mead is for sale Ken Schramm is told to retire due to health complications, Boston Beer Company closes two of their LA ventures including their Truly LA bar, and Bokke releases a $300 lambic saber which sells out almost instantly. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 293: Alex & Stephen's Trappist House
07/31/2025
Batch 293: Alex & Stephen's Trappist House
It's a Trappist beer showdown as Alex sources four Trappist beers from three different Trappist breweries that have never been featured on the show, then he and Stephen put the beers through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, a huge shakeup goes down in the distribution side of the beer world, Buffalo Trace grasps at straws for their next limited release, and it's the annual GOOSE IT OF LOOSE IT! To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 292: Sacramento West Coast IPA Shootout
07/17/2025
Batch 292: Sacramento West Coast IPA Shootout
Alex and Stephen head to the capitol of their home state to seek out the best West Coast IPAs that haven't been featured on the show. WCIPAs from Slice Beer Co., Shred Beer Company, Bike Dog Brewing Company, and Movement Brewing Co. will be put through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, disgraced wrestler Hulk Hogan grifts other grifters, King of the Hill's reboot prompts Alamo Beer to make a true-to-show beer label, Mountain Dew teams up with Buffalo Wild Wings for a collab from hell, and and Miller High Life releases a frozen treat for the summer. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 291: Colorado West Coast IPA Shootout
07/03/2025
Batch 291: Colorado West Coast IPA Shootout
Alex sources a line-up of four mostly from Colorado West Coast IPAs that have never been featured on the show to see who reigns supreme in the Centennial State! Alex also gives an update about Facebook drama after the Barleywine is Life group gets deleted. In the Beer News, Stephen and Alex try to Blue Moon lip balm, the famed PH1 barrel is now full of Off Color beer as John Laffler reveals what's gestating inside everyone's favorite barrel, New Belgium releases a set of Malort IPAs but the gimmick raises some red flags, mostly stolen valor, and William H. Macy does a whiskey collab that no one asked for. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 290: Just Add a Big Ice Cube
06/19/2025
Batch 290: Just Add a Big Ice Cube
Alex and Stephen are back in the NA realm as they put 4 NA cocktails through the Power Ranking treatment. The line-up consists of perennial favorite St. Agrestis and their Phony White Negroni, a Paloma from mead masters B. Nektar, a Moscow Mule from Beckett's Tonics, and Stockholms Bränneri Apéro Alcohol Free Aperitif Soda. In the Beer News, the Brewers Association officially recognizes Mexican Lager as a style of beer, Eagle Rare drops one of the most aged bourbons ever, and Blue Moon does a lip balm collab. Stephen calls out Alex for blowing his nose by blowing both nostrils at the same time. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 289: We're All Here Together
06/05/2025
Batch 289: We're All Here Together
It's the most sacred of all weekends in the Maltyverse as the Malty Boyz™ descend upon the Malt Mansion. You heard that right, the Malty Boyz™, which means Michael's back! Yes! They're all here together for Batch 289. Alex curates an insane line-up for this batch where all the Malty Boyz™ are back together including a batch 1 Bookers and they tick another White Whale beer when they try Brandy Vanilla Dark Lord. In the Beer News, the Boyz discuss famed brewer and Beachwood Brewing owner Julian Shrago joining Urban Roots, the closing of a Netherlands Trappist brewery, watches made from beer barrels, a new batch of King Henry from Goose Island, and a Timberland collab with Pabst Blue Ribbon. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 288: Well, It Was A Good Day At Pebble Beach For Us
05/22/2025
Batch 288: Well, It Was A Good Day At Pebble Beach For Us
Grabs your clubs, we're cracking NA beers and putting up bogeys! Alex and Stephen try a wholesome foursome of NA beers from Resident Culture Brewing, Fieldwork Brewing Co., Burial Beer Co., and Golden Road Brewing. Alex reveals he knows nothing about the world of fine art. In the Beer News, PH1 lands in the hands of John Laffler at Off Color Brewing which is very exciting news if you were old enough to drive a car when 9/11 happened, Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout will make their 10oz bottle debut this year, and Campari enters the RTD NA cocktail game. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 287: This Is An All-American NA Shootout
05/08/2025
Batch 287: This Is An All-American NA Shootout
Alex assembles four NA domestic beers featuring Schlafly, Fremont Brewing, Boulevard Brewing Co., and Bonn Place Brewing. How will the two Missouri favorites stack up in the power rankings against a Seattle powerhouse and a nice brewery for nice people in Pennsylvania. In the Beer News, a couple long-time, well loved breweries close down but a Catholic themed brewery rises up in Connecticut, and in Tater news, a new BTAC E.H. Taylor drops and lights up the trade boards. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 286: International NA Showdown: Canada vs. The UK
04/25/2025
Batch 286: International NA Showdown: Canada vs. The UK
With the Triple IPA series in the rearview, it's time to dive into the world of NA beers again and this time it's an international affair as NA beers from Canada face off against NA beers from The UK. In the Beer News, Alex and Stephen ask the age-old question "if two breweries merge but they don't produce any tradeable, hype-worthy beers, do they make a sound?" Buffalo Trace restarts operations after sustaining flooding damage, it is just a matter of time before the Taters start clamouring for flood surviving bottles? And Anheuser-Busch pulls their sponsorship after 30 years in their hometown of St. Louis. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 285: Triple IPA Showdown Part 4
04/11/2025
Batch 285: Triple IPA Showdown Part 4
To close out the Triple IPA series, Alex and Stephen go back to the beer that inspired this series: Russian River's Pliny the Younger. They also drink Claimstake Brewing's Ain't Getting Any Younger, Boneyard Beer's Notorious TIPA, and Pure Project Brewing's Perhops Perhops Perhops and put all four beers through the Power Rankings treatment. In the Beer News, sad news about Second City Meadery closing their physical location and Alex does a April Fools roundup. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 284: Triple IPA Showdown Part 3
03/27/2025
Batch 284: Triple IPA Showdown Part 3
For the third installment of their Triple IPA Showdown series Alex and Stephen try a foursome of California TIPAs from Everywhere Beer, Beachwood Brewing, ISM Brewing, and There Does Not Exist and the IBUs get ramped up! In the Beer News, Alex breaks down beer consumption numbers for St. Patrick's Day, Corona starts a new marketing campaign, and Johnny Walker offers a premium whiskey experience. Stephen discovers what borg is. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 283: Triple IPA Showdown Part 2
03/13/2025
Batch 283: Triple IPA Showdown Part 2
In Part 2 of the Triple IPA Showdown, Alex and Stephen try TIPAs from Alvarado Street Brewing, El Segundo Brewing, North Park Beer Company, and Tree House Brewing Company then put them through the Power Rankings treatment. In the Beer News, a Norfolk, VA brewery that's been stealing valor for years blames the "woke mob" for their closure, Canadian brewery Moosehead releases a 1,461 pack of beer to help Canadians get through the second Trump term, and San Diego pub O'Brien's wins the USA Today's Best Beer Bar for the second year in a row. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode. Follow them on Instagram . Catch them at the World Beer Cup and FOBAB. Look out for their collab with Brouwerij De Bradandere at Belgian Beer Week. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 282: Triple IPA Showdown Part 1
02/27/2025
Batch 282: Triple IPA Showdown Part 1
It's Pliny the Younger season so Alex and Stephen sourced 12 of the highest rated Triple IPAs and are putting them head-to-head for a three-part series. In Part 1 they try TIPAs from Wonderous Brewing Co., Pizza Port Brewing Company, Green Cheek Beer Co., and Monkish Brewing Co. In the Beer News, Monday Night Brewing gets into a legal battle with Coors Light over a "Case of the Mondays," BrewDog founder fancies himself the Elon Musk of the UK, and Stone Brewing gets a stern talking to by their main investment partner Sapporo. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram . Visit in San Francisco and their taprooms in and . To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 281: NA EuroTrip
02/13/2025
Batch 281: NA EuroTrip
Alex and Stephen head back across the pond to sip on three NA beer offerings from Europe. For the Top of the Show beer, they take it all the way back to Batch 3 with Batch 3 of Mikerphone's Chicken-N-Waffles barrel-aged stout. In the Beer News, Stone Brewing does the opposite of Alex and Stephen as they pull their distro from the European markets, a San Francisco brewery offers $1 beers for life, and Budweiser is back on top of the Super Bowl commercial mountain. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 280: Just Another Manic Black Tuesday
01/30/2025
Batch 280: Just Another Manic Black Tuesday
Alex sources a yet-to-be-bottled single barrel Black Tuesday aged in a 10-gallon rye whiskey barrel. How does it hold up against three non-alcoholic beer offerings from the Bottleshare in the Power Rankings? In the Beer News, Brewery De Molen is in danger of shuttering, legendary San Fransisco beer bar Toronado goes up for sale, and Alex and Stephen talk about a trio of marketing stunts from Sofia Colucci. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram . Head to their store and get some GABF silver medal winner "Mooey" and bronze medal winner "Nemo." To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 279: Into the Play-Doh Mines
01/16/2025
Batch 279: Into the Play-Doh Mines
Alex and Stephen put on their hardhats, grab their plastic yellow tubs, and head into the Play-Doh mines in search of apple brandy barrel-aged stouts. In the Bottleshare, they drink the worst reviewed NA cocktails they can find. In the Beer News, a New Hampshire brewery steals tips and gets shut down, the TTB expands the types of containers they allow wine and spirits to be sold in, and known racist Hulk Hogan gets booed out the building while promoting his beer brand on WWE Raw. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram . Feeling NA curious? Use code and get 20% off your Beckett's order through the end of January. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 278: Professor DDB and the Curious NA UK Stouts
01/02/2025
Batch 278: Professor DDB and the Curious NA UK Stouts
Two beer memelords team up for this special batch of Malt Couture as Wort Wrangler joins Alex and tackles a lineup of NA UK Stouts. In the Beer News, Cantillon gets hacked, Pliny Day 2025 tickets go on sale, and Rate Beer announces they'll be shutting down on February 1st, 2025. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram . Jester King's Doom Forge Day is February 15th, 2025. Be the first to get their Doom Forge Imperial Coffee Stout while enjoying doom metal and the company of 30 goats. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 276: The Malty Boyz™ Get In Line
12/05/2024
Batch 276: The Malty Boyz™ Get In Line
You think waiting in line for hours and hours is your ally. But you merely adopted line culture, The Malty Boyz™ were born in it, molded by it over the course of 276 episodes. They didn't think to hire proxies or ignoring the hype until they were men, by then it was nothing to them but another day with grandma waiting for Celly Drippins, grand opening Costco bourbon, and rare whiskey allotments in Ohio. Alex and Stephen talk a lot about line culture and Stephen tastes Celly Drippins in the Beer News before putting four NA beers through the Power Ranking treatment. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode. Follow them on Instagram . You can find their beers in PA, MD, NJ, WV, and DE. Looking for a holiday gift for that New Trail Brewing fan in your life? Check out their merch at . To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 275: NA Drippins
11/21/2024
Batch 275: NA Drippins
The Malty Boyz™ are making this batch an international affair with NA beers from France and one with roots in London care of Tom Holland. Plus, Coors Edge is thrown into the Power Rankings along with another NA beer with a start-up style momfluencer backstory. In the Beer News, Stephen tries a dusty relic from Green Flash's heyday, a 2010 Silva Stout, after Chuck SIlva announced he'd be shuttering Silva Brewing, Elysian Brewing loses a production facility a year after unionizing under the A-B/Inbev banner, and Sierra Nevada Brewing releases Celly Drippins which has Alex and Stephen remembering the good ol' days of mouth watering Beer News. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on IG . Use code ACTION10 for 10% off your order at . If you're looking for Fremont Brewing's NA offerings, head to their where it's flatrate shipping for 24 packs of NA beer. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 274: It's Time To Relax
11/14/2024
Batch 274: It's Time To Relax
Ah, it's time to relax. You know what that means. A glass of NA RTD cocktails, your favorite easy chair, and of course, this podcast playing on your home stereo. So, go on, and indulge yourself. That's right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up, lean back and just enjoy the Beer News and Bottleshare. After all, the Malty Boyz™ soothes even the savage beast. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode. Head to the or app stores to download Tavour and get access to beers from the most sought after breweries in the world. Use code "DDB24" to get $15 off your next Tavour order over $30. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 273: The NA Craft Beer Titans Face Off
10/24/2024
Batch 273: The NA Craft Beer Titans Face Off
In this batch, craft beer titans Firestone Walker, Lagunitas, New Trail Brewing Co., and Lakefront Brewery collide as their NA offerings are put through the Power Ranking treatment! In the Beer News, Tom Holland gets into the NA beer space, McKenzie Brew House closes its doors but not before Stephen gets a special treat, and Coors releases beer washed jeans. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on IG . Need some Goldfinger Brewing merch? Head over to . If you're headed to FOBAB, pound some crispies as Goldfinger Brewing is the official sponsor of FOBAB's Lager Lounge. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 272: The Hunt For Sober October
10/10/2024
Batch 272: The Hunt For Sober October
In this episode, Alex and Stephen try a line-up of NA beers which are all from breweries unknown to them. Find out with nepobaby money can compete against breweries with less questionable sources of funding. In the Beer News, Alex and Stephen pay homage to on OG in the craft beer world Ron Jefferies, founder, brewmaster, and Chief Squeegee Operator of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, who passed this past week. Alex dives into stats about the state of NA beers as Sober October begins, Hurricane Helene leaves several breweries picking up the pieces, and Tree House releases a pair of custom Jordan 1's. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram . Use code "DDB" to get 10% off all their award-winning NA cocktails including their Phony Negroni, the drink that won our NA Cocktail Power Ranking episode. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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Batch 271: The Most Suggested NA Beers
09/26/2024
Batch 271: The Most Suggested NA Beers
Does the algorhythm know us better than we know ourselves? The Malty Boyz™ try 4 of the most commonly suggested NA beers by online NA retailers and put them through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, Weathered Souls Brewing Co., Eighth State Brewing Company, and, long time San Francisco bottle shop, Beer City announce their imminent closures. Michelob Ultra announces they'll be releasing an NA beer in January of 2025. Plus, hyper-regional talk about public transportation. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram ! Visit their new Twin Peaks-themed coffee shop in Brooklyn at 43 Main St., Brooklyn, NY. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his . For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Head to our . Get the Malt Couture Follow DontDrinkBeer on and .
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