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 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 277: Michael's NA Speedrun
12/19/2024
Batch 277: Michael's NA Speedrun
Michael returns to the podcast on break from med school and does a speedrun of all the NA beers he missed while he was studying about... medical stuff. In the Beer News, the legendary The Stuffed Sandwich in San Gabriel Valley closes its doors after 48 years, Lakefront Brewery is not brat when their employees attempt to unionize, Pizza Hut releases a tomato wine, and Liquid Death makes an adult diaper that no one asked for. Thanks to for sponsoring the episode. Follow on Instagram and get updates on their upcoming Cask House opening in Paradise Valley, AZ in March 2025. If you're visiting Phoenix, AZ stop by their in the Ahwatukee neighborhood for tasty bites from James Beard nominated chef Derek Christensen. 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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Batch 270: NA Best Sellers
09/12/2024
Batch 270: NA Best Sellers
It's a globetrotting NA beer episode as Alex and Stephen drink some of the best selling and most requested NA offerings available before putting them through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, Anderson Valley Brewing Company goes up for sale again, more drama at Tilray, and an era comes to an end at Modern Times as their flagship brewing facility pivots to contract brewing. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram ! Burial Beer Co.'s annual is happening Saturday, October 12th, 2024! Featuring over 60 breweries and live music all day. Get $10 off your Burnpile ticket by using promo code MALTCOUTUREDDB at checkout. 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 269: The NA-ortheast
08/29/2024
Batch 269: The NA-ortheast
Alex and Stephen head to the land of lobster rolls and pizza-by-the-slice and terrible sports fans and people that yell "Hey, I'm walkin' here!" and seagulls, lots and lots of seagulls, it's the Northeast! They try a quadsome of NA beers and put them through The Power Rankings! In the Beer News, Tilray goes on another acquisition spree, pop-star-turned-country-queen Beyonce (who?) launches a whiskey brand but unfortunately has to face direct competition from Aaron Gillespie's new whiskey brand, and a Chicago brewery makes Malort even worse by adding cicadas. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram to find out about their upcoming collabs and future releases! 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 268: NA Cocktail Hour
08/15/2024
Batch 268: NA Cocktail Hour
Put on your smoking jacket and pack your pipe, it's time for the Malt Couture NA Cocktail Hour! Alex and Stephen sip on NA cocktail offerings from St. Agrestis, Hierophant Meadery, Fieldwork Brewing Co., and Burial Beer Co. In the Beer News, Athletic Brewing plans to put their beers on draft but questions about food safety arise about putting NA Beers on tap, a limited edition beer glass invented in Japan aims to make drinking safer for your liver, and Alex gushes over his love of Dave Portnoy. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram to find out where they're pouring at festivals and how to join their club! 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 267: Oops, All NA Fruited Beers
08/02/2024
Batch 267: Oops, All NA Fruited Beers
Another set of NA beers get put through the Power Ranking treatment and this time they're all NA Fruited Beers... oops! Sorry, not sorry. Offerings from Stiegl, Athletic, Bellwoods, and Untitled are pitted head-to-head in this cornucopia of an episode. In the Beer News, it's the 5th Annual Goose It! or Loose It! as the Goose Island Bourbon County lineup downsizes for 2024, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has some words for Beer Advocate after his favorite beer is ranked as the worst in the world, and Heinz releases a limited edition sauce that scratches the primal itch of hypebeast line culture. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram ! To purchase their NA beverages head over to and have them shipping straight to your doorstep! 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 266: Listener Recommendations
07/18/2024
Batch 266: Listener Recommendations
The NA train continues to roll on Malt Couture and in this episode Alex and Stephen crack open NA beers recommended by Malt Mavens! NA beers from Brooklyn Brewery, Bravus Brewing Company, Notch Brewing, and Go Brewing get put through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, Alex and Stephen navigate a new segment called "Closing Time" as various long standing beer institutions, both from the brewing, retail, and media side, announce unfortunate closures. 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 265: The Old Guard
07/04/2024
Batch 265: The Old Guard
Alex and Stephen crack open some OG NA offerings and put them through the Power Ranking treatment including Buckler and O'Doul's. In the Beer News, Cascade Brewing closes after 25 years of serving up some of the PNW's most sought after beers, Lord Hobo closes although the owner seems extremely sus, and the newly sober Hulk Hogan releases "Real American Beer" as probably a carny cash grab. Thanks to for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram ! Head to for beer, merch, and more! Catch them pouring at the Tony Dart's Away Hazy IPA Festival on July 13th! 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 264: Hot Import (NA)-ights
06/13/2024
Batch 264: Hot Import (NA)-ights
The Malty Boyz™ pull up to the Carl's Jr. parking lot to show off their hot import NA beers. This episode features NA Corona, NA Tsingtao, Estrella Galicia, and Hitachino NA Yuzu Ginger which will have you granny shifting not double clutching like you should. In the Beer News, Lagunitas closes their Chicago brewing facility and Deep Ellum becomes the latest piece of Monster Energy's alcohol portfolio to go under. Anchor Brewing finds a second life under the umbrella of the Chobani Yogurt founder. Rumblings of Suntory purchasing Boston Beer Co. have been floating around but neither company will confirm nor deny it has happened. 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 263: European NA Beer Battle Royal
05/30/2024
Batch 263: European NA Beer Battle Royal
The Malty Boyz™ are literally closer than they've been in months as they pit four European NA beers against each other and then put them through the Power Ranking treatment. Listen to find out who edges out a victory between Le Chouffe, Peroni, Stella Artois, and Bitburger! In the Beer News, all the jokes about Kings and Convicts have manifested themselves to fruition, another influential beer bar closes it's doors, and a UK brewery releases beers named after tyrants and 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 262: Malty Boyz™ Enter Their Macro NA Era
05/16/2024
Batch 262: Malty Boyz™ Enter Their Macro NA Era
This will likely be the first of many episodes where the Malty Boyz™ feature a lineup of macro NA beers and put them through the Power Rankings treatment. This episode they're drinking offerings from Dos Equis, Blue Moon, Heineken, and... Penn's Best? Sure, whatever, it's fine. In the Beer News, Ale Apothecary founder Paul Arney announcement his plan to retire and puts the brewery up for sale, BrewDog founder James Watt steps down as CEO to focus on bug based protein, and Rogue files a trademark for "The Official Beer of Oregon" to start a new beer brand but mysteriously rescinds all press materials for 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 261: Zyn, Zap, Zop
05/03/2024
Batch 261: Zyn, Zap, Zop
The Malty Boyz™ have their first Bottleshare together in almost a year and it's all craft NA beers! They drink NA so you don't have to and see if all that time and money pumped into R&D was worth it. NA beers from Sierra Nevada, TBFKA Boston Beer Co., Wellbeing, and Deschutes get put through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, Whistle Pig releases a redonkulous bottle of whiskey, Red Hook is still around and is now getting served with lawsuits, and the decline of Ballast Point continues as they look to offload their production facility. 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 260: The Malty Boyz™ Are Back With a NA Bottleshare
04/18/2024
Batch 260: The Malty Boyz™ Are Back With a NA Bottleshare
For the first time in almost a year all three Malty Boyz™ are back on a main batch episode of Malt Couture! They'll be recording from multiple timezones from here on out as Michael's firmly back in Ohio. In this batch, the Boyz take a look at beer glass culture from Belgium and the latest Miller Lite ad campaign. Then it's time for the first Bottleshare in 11 months as Alex and Stephen tackle a whole lineup of NA beers and RTD cocktails and put them through the Power Ranking 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 259: The Alex and Stephen Beer News Hour
04/04/2024
Batch 259: The Alex and Stephen Beer News Hour
Alex and Stephen tackle a supersized Beer News as Michael's driving across the country back to Ohio. The Malty Twosome cover the state of non-alcoholic beer according to Beervana, Saint Errant releasing a still stout released in a bag, Tree House's merch expands to small leather goods, Japanese scientists discover what facial expressions say about beer, AI is used to improve beer in the future, British and Scottish fans are warned about the strength of German beer, and Miller Lite collabs with the last Blockbuster for another marketing stunt. 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 258: The Mailbag Returns
03/21/2024
Batch 258: The Mailbag Returns
It's the return of the Mailbag as Stephen and Michael tackle all the important questions and issues sent in by the Malt Mavens. In the Beer News, Wisconsin gets a VooDoo Brewing and a mass timber building, a long standing craft beer bar in NYC announces they're closing, a pug pig passes, and Coors Light ends up unexpectedly making NASCAR news. To 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 257: The Perfect Beer Glass and Sex Positive Vegans
03/07/2024
Batch 257: The Perfect Beer Glass and Sex Positive Vegans
It's a super sized Beer News as Stephen and Michael tackles all the major headlines! A design studio in Japan claims to have invented the perfect beer glass. 608 Brewing Company releases a beer referencing University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow who was fired for creating porn. Truly releases hot wing flavored hard seltzer. Michael tries to wrap his head around a beer made out of recycled water. Stephen and Michael Power Rank New Zealand's greatest exports. 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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