Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast
Craft beer is awesome. Beer Guys Radio shares stories and news about the people and places that make craft beer great. Covering the brews, business, art, culture, and science of our favorite beverage. Whether you're a seasoned aficionado or just discovering craft brews, we're sure to have something for you. Pour a pint and join us!
Episodes
473 episodes
Strong beers, caviar parties, and collaborations
What beer pairs with caviar and Doritos?I should be able to answer this question as I have had caviar on Doritos. It's not bad, but I forget what beer I had with it. I'll have to revisit.Outside of crazy caviar parties we l...
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Episode 461
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57:00
Cheers to American Craft Beer Week
This week, we’re raising a glass to American Craft Beer Week—because if there’s one thing we do best, it’s drinking local and talking about it loudly into microphones.Tim’s off on a secret beer mission (probably), so Brian calls...
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Episode 460
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55:16
"Bitter" Truths, Big Beers, and Bold Moves
"Bitter" Truths, Big Beers, and Bold MovesThis week, we crack open a triple dose of hop-fueled commentary, brewery gossip, and World Beer Cup bombshells. We even got a little salty—literally.In Beers of the Week we pay trib...
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Episode 459
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56:18
What does "local beer" mean to you?
Drink Local!We've discovered over the years that local beer can mean different things to different people and that can vary depending on where you are. We're a bit flexible with the term and even our opinions have changed a bit ov...
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Episode 458
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55:52
Are hotel bars the new cool drinking spot?
I do love a good hotel barHotel bars. Like regular bars (OK, I guess they are regular bars) they run the gamut from super divey to classy. They've got their own vibe though and in some smaller towns they may be the best thing goin...
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Episode 457
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53:50
2024 brewing industry stats and fun with AI
Everything sucks, but at least we still have beerThe Brewers Association released their 2024 brewing industry stats recently. As expected, it wasn't great, but it could be worse. There are still passionate people opening breweries...
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Episode 456
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54:00
Breweriana is hard to say if you've been drinking
Record setting vintage beer can soldI enjoy breweriana but I always struggle with saying it. Serious collectors will pay big money to add to their collections. Last week, a vintage beer can in excellent condition sold for over $10...
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Episode 455
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51:33
Craft Beer Eras and Big Brewery Buyouts
Spring has sprung and everything is covered in pollenWe attended Little Beer Fest in Duluth, GA last weekend and the Atlanta area set a record for pollen count. The sky was a bit yellow-green hazy. Madness. The s...
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Episode 454
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55:54
Some little rays of light for craft beer
Craft beer is having some tiny victories.Most of the news about craft beer these days, is not good. Breweries closing, being bought, layoffs. Blech. But there are some tiny rays of hope out there that shows this ol' drink still ha...
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Episode 453
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55:33
Hanxiety, High Breweries, and Presidential Packs
Four more beers!We just can't get away from talking about tariffs. The ever changing topic that politicians are using to swing their johnsons around at each other. Well, it's really just one politician, but it's impacting ever...
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Episode 452
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55:18
St. Patrick's Day beers, lore, and legends!
Grab a pint of Guinness and let's go!!!As you all know, Brian and I are also cologne nerds. In the cologne world (fragcom) you have niche (craft) and designers (macro/Big Beer) but there are a few designers that get a pass by the ...
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Episode 451
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57:38
These tariffs are making my beer taste bad...
On again, off again tariffs will impact beer pricesI don't know what to say about these tariffs. We record a show and talk about them going into effect, then they're paused again. We can't keep up. However, a lot of folks aren't b...
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Episode 450
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56:35
American Craft Beer HoF inductees and expensive airport beers
The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame announces their first inducteesRecently the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame held a ceremony to announce their innaguaral group of inductees. Lots of familiar, and deserving men and women made ...
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Episode 449
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48:00
Breweries need better beer laws now
As craft beer struggles, brewers fight for better beer lawsThe battle for better beer laws is a long one. I've personally been involved in the grassroots efforts for a decade now and many of Georgia's breweries have been at it 3x ...
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Episode 448
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54:36
A case of a case of the Mondays, tariffs could impact your beer prices
Big Beer doesn't love you like craft beer does.We're back and we're ready to party. We missed a Super Bowl show but we're recapping the game and, more importantly, the beer commercials this week. On that note, Atlanta'...
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Episode 447
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56:40
Two brewing orgs split, We Love LA relief beer update
Quicksand isn't nearly as prevalent as I thought it would be when I was a kid.Have you ever been stuck in quicksand. I have. Seriously. But, I really expected my adult life to be a constant battle to dodge the killer soup and I'm ...
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Episode 446
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54:02
Sipping our way through Wet January
Are you dry, damp, or wet this January?We're not gonna let this one go. It's January, and folks are dry all over. It's almost done though, we'll make it through this. Nate is dry, Tim is moist, and Brian is so, so wet right now.
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Episode 445
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55:28
New Years beer sales up, brewers support LA fire aid
A bit of good news for beer...Per Brewbound the New Year started off OK for beer. Sales were up double digits for the sector as a whole, and craft beer saw an 8.7% increase.After ringing in 2025 the numbers may dip a bit, a...
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Episode 444
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48:13
Beer warning labels and Zebra Striping
You ever done some Zebra Striping?The trend has been around for a while, but now there's a term for it. Alternating alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage is... Zebra Striping. Seems the practice may be a bit more refined than just ...
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Episode 443
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54:35
Cheers to 9 years of Beer Guys Radio!
Happy New Year and Happy 9th Anniversary to us!We made it to 9 years. Wild. I know everyone looking back on things says how much they've seen change, but wow, we sure have seen a lot change since we started this thing. What a ride...
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Episode 442
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52:45
Interfaith Holiday Craft Beer Spectacular 2024
Oh come all ye faithful, let's have a beer!Once again it's time for one of our most favorite shows of the year, the Interfaith Holiday Craft Beer SPECTACULAR.A few years ago our Jewish friends Michael Syrop and Ron Mitchell...
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Episode 441
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51:42
THC, Tariffs, and Hangover Myths
THC and CBD beverages are on the rise, and they're taking over valuable shelf space that could hold delicious craft beer. What are you thoughts? Continuing trend or fad?Beer stats show mixed signals for the industry. The Beer P...
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Episode 440
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54:56
Brewery taproom red flags and.... more closures!
OK, we got the sound fixed! Well, we found a fix where we shouldn't have the same issues again. (fingers crossed)Our Brewery Closure of the Week is.... Elysian! AB-InBev is shutting down the Seattle production facility of...
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Episode 439
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57:07
Scientific proof of beer glass performance and the birth of the early morning pub crawl
Keeping Beer Cold: The Physicist’s VerdictBrazilian physicist Claudio Pellegrini found the pilsner glass—narrow at the bottom, wide at the top—keeps beer cold the longest. His research highlights how glass shape affects tem...
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Episode 438
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54:53
I don't want to talk about brewery closures anymore
No more brewery closure talk. Let's talk about drunk animals.Did you know that animals enjoy booze, too? I'm sure we've all seen videos of some wild beast eating fermented apples and getting gazeboed. Turns out that may not just b...
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Episode 437
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