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 310: Bottles with Backstories
03/26/2026
Batch 310: Bottles with Backstories
Alex won his first ever razzle in order to put this episode together when he sources a hazy DIPA from Threat Beer Company. A mysterious benefactor sells Alex a Stone Stonewall bottle from 2005. Then rounding out the Bottleshare is the 2025 Toronado Barleywine Festival winner from Wonderous Brewing Co. and a love letter to Dark Lord from a bunch of basement dwellers in Chicago. In the Beer News, George Clooney gets involved in the NA beer game and Half Acre and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery merge to form a new Chicago beverage platform. 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 .
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Batch 309: Cool Aunts and Ice In Your Wine
03/12/2026
Batch 309: Cool Aunts and Ice In Your Wine
We all had one. She'd buy you tickets to R-rated movies or go on pre-Thanksgiving dinner walks. She adds Coke and ice to her red wine and smokes slims. She's your cool aunt and she's not judging anyone for drinking NA beers. The Malty Boyz™ also do their due diligence when they crack open Bud Light Blizzard Brew and take in the terroir of HIghmark Stadium. In the Beer News, Tilray acquires BrewDog, Michelob Ultra Zero becomes the king of NA beers, and a SoCal beer icon is blowin' in the wind. To get involved with the , click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. 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 308: Geriatric Millennial Grifters
02/26/2026
Batch 308: Geriatric Millennial Grifters
Alex tracks down another White Whale as Surly Darkness Batch 1 lands on the show and finds itself in the mix with Holy Mountain Brewing Company's Summoning Spell, Bissell Brothers' Brewing Super Swish, and Fiddlehead Brewing's Second Fiddle. In the Beer News, a beloved SoCal brewery closes shop, BrewDog announces they're being sold but not without tons of drama, and Budweiser takes the top spot in this year's Super Bowl commercial rankings according to USA Today. 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 307: PRRRTing in the Wind
02/12/2026
Batch 307: PRRRTing in the Wind
Returning to their old way of ranking beers, Alex's video game and Stephen's wrestling rating systems are back for this batch's motley lineup of beers. Bell's Brewery's Hopslam finally makes it on the show. A throwback to the IBU Wars, Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf, takes the Malty Boyz™ back to the mid-2000s. Alex's leather jacket-gate inspires a massive collaboration with Barreled Souls Grifter and Friends strong ale. Then a Drekker's smoothie sour has Alex struggling to wrap his head around... well, craft beer. In the Beer News, Midnight Sun shutters an iconic taproom location while a bear poop fueled press release makes the rounds through the press. 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 306: The Top 5 Whiskeys of 2025
01/29/2026
Batch 306: The Top 5 Whiskeys of 2025
Alex hunts down the best and most sought after whiskeys released in 2025! E.H. Taylor BTAC, Russell's Reserve 15 Year, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Special Release Tanyard HIll Rye, Bardstown Bourbon Company Distillery Reserve Hokkaido Mizunara Oak Barrel Finish, and Hill Farmstead Whistle Pig Rye 10 Year all compete for that coveted spot atop the Malt Couture Power Rankings. In the Beer News, the TTB gets served a lawsuit to allow meads, ciders, and fruit wines to display vintages on their labels and the world's oldest monastic brewery in Germany is sold. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode. Visit their newly reopened tap room in Maynard, Massachusetts. Look for them at the New England Real Ale Exhibition from March 25-28 and at Widowmaker's Hopsmokerfest in April! Follow them on IG ! 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 305: Barleywine is Life 7: The State of Barleywhales
01/15/2026
Batch 305: Barleywine is Life 7: The State of Barleywhales
Alex and Stephen start 2026 with a visit from Lord Maris for the seventh Barleywine is Life episode with four Barleywhales that have been lighting up the tradeboards on the secondary market. Featuring barleybobs from The Veil (STARVE: Exhibit H), Goose Island (King Henry II), Anchorage Brewing (Penta Oaked A Deal With the Devil), and Half Acre (Bazalt Wilderness of History). In the Beer News, Jim Beam temporarily shutters a distillery, Disneyland offers a $250 adult beverage, and Bells Brewing tests the spelling skills of their fanbase for this year's Hopslam release. 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 304: Good For The Goose, Good For The Gander
01/01/2026
Batch 304: Good For The Goose, Good For The Gander
After braving the Black Friday crowds outside Binny's and pissing in bottles in now temperate weather, Alex and Stephen have sourced a horizontal of all six of Goose Island's Bourbon Country Brand Stout releases from this year. They'll be goosin' it, they'll be loosin', and they'll be Power Rankin' it to see how this year's Chicago Juice stacks up. Nothing like 14% ABV beers in the AM to kick off the new year. In the Beer News, the Canadian Brewing Awards integrate AI into their voting system and the judges take a hard stance against the clankers, Bud Light brews beer with melted snow from the Buffalo Bills stadium. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode. Utah's favorite in '93 has released Cutthroat Zero, their non-alcoholic Pale Ale which is on shelves now! Follow Uinta Brewing Company on Instagram . 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 303: The State of Whales Today
12/18/2025
Batch 303: The State of Whales Today
Call us The Malty Boyz™. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no malty bucks in our purse, and nothing particular to interest us on the shelves at Binny's, we thought we would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. Now we've slayed many a white whale but it's been a minute since we've searched for a modern day whale. Which is why in this episode, Alex reels in some Schramm's, Hill Farmstead, Moksa, and Perennial Artisan Ales to see what's still worth paying triple digits over in the beer and mead game. In the Beer News, the thrilling conclusion of the Fair State saga, Canada gets its own gas station whale, and beer brewed for an arctic expedition looks to be brought back to life. 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 302: Sober Due Diligence
12/04/2025
Batch 302: Sober Due Diligence
After a run of White Whales, Old Money, and lots of fresh hops, Alex and Stephen return to the NA space to Power Rank an XL line-up of beers (and a soda) that have popped up in the Beer News in recent months. Sapporo, Paulaner, Years Beer, Rhinegeist Brewery, and Athletic Brewing Company are all represented for this due diligence episode. In the Beer News, A Class of '88 pillar topples as Rogue Brewing abruptly shutters their operations, The Siebel Institute of Technology and World Brewing Academy move to Canada in response to visa operations in the US, and Cigar City ditches aluminum and glass as they sell Jai Alai in a plastic five gallon bucket. 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 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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