1 00:00:12,500 --> 00:00:29,440 [intro music] Welcome in, everybody! It's the Craft Beer Republic! Thanks for drinkin', thanks for joinin'! I am Greg, I am being joined by the buffest buff on the Fresh Coast, and that's Flexy. What's up, big fella? 2 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,519 Oh, the Fresh Coast thing, I like that. 3 00:00:31,519 --> 00:00:37,920 I can't get- I'd never heard about it until like a couple months ago when you brought it to my attention, and now I can't get over it. 4 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,679 It's great! It's great branding. 5 00:00:39,679 --> 00:00:42,399 It is good branding. Like, over here we're on the West Coast, and we're like, "Hey, 6 00:00:42,399 --> 00:00:45,920 West Coast, it's the best coast," and all that shit. I'd never heard of the Fresh Coast. 7 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:58,159 I mean, it's relatively new to me. I know Three Sheep's Brewing here does a beer called Fresh Coast, and I never put it together. And then it was on like a Visit Wisconsin billboard one day. 8 00:00:58,159 --> 00:01:01,799 Oh, brilliant. Smart. Some marketing guy needs a raise. 9 00:01:01,799 --> 00:01:04,479 But no, I'm well. I'm back from St. Louis. 10 00:01:04,479 --> 00:01:05,479 Yeah! 11 00:01:05,479 --> 00:01:07,120 I did a little vacationing. 12 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,879 We got some St. Louis things to talk about. 13 00:01:08,879 --> 00:01:13,520 Yeah, it's some minor research, you know, and yeah, I can't wait to talk about it. 14 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:30,200 I can't wait to ask you about it. I'm intrigued. So, we'll get to it. Follow us, socials, Craft Beer Republic, @flexmebeer_ in between. We got a lot to get to, not only did Flex take a little trippy-poo down to St. Louis, hang out with Nelly down there. 15 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:31,980 Everybody's been saying that, by the way. 16 00:01:31,980 --> 00:01:46,920 Come back with a band-aid on your eye. But we got a- I was going to say voicemail. It's not even a voicemail. It's a recording. We got a question from some friends at another podcast. We'll get to that. Some booze news and so much moss. So, if you guys don't mind, 17 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:54,480 I'm going to get into some hydration because it's a weird day for recording the show. It's an off day. Schedule's fucked up and I am thirsty as hell. 18 00:01:54,480 --> 00:02:35,189 Oh, thanks to Vanessa. Hi, Vanessa. Hi, Vanessa. She brought this down from her travels when she stopped in a couple weeks ago. She brought me Great Notion Brewing's ThumbSplitter. It is a West Coast pale ale. 5%- That's painful. Yeah, actually. I mean, think about the name, ThumbSplitter. Yeah, gross. 19 00:02:35,189 --> 00:02:50,629 No. 5% has a 381 on untapped, 2,600 ratings. Not the friendliest ratings. They say ThumbSplitter- It's a pale. It's not like a hazy IPA or a double. It's a fucking hazy pale. 20 00:02:50,629 --> 00:02:55,349 It's not even a hazy, it's a West Coast pale. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. West Coast pale. Well, 21 00:02:55,349 --> 00:03:22,550 it just gets extra hate for that. They say ThumbSplitter is an aroma-driven West Coast pale ale brewed to be light and crisp. We dry hop this small but mighty crusher with mosaic and Simcoe hops. So, classic hops, classic style, perfect for when it's hot as balls out like it is right now. I'm going to dig in. It's everywhere. Real light on the schnoz. I feel like maybe I'm getting a little citrusy, a little pine. You know, 22 00:03:22,550 --> 00:03:29,389 just kind of your classic light pale smells. Yeah, it looks great. It looks very refreshing. 23 00:03:29,389 --> 00:03:56,550 Very refreshing. Very clear. Clear as it should be. Heck yeah. Oh, the tongue jobber yields flavorful results. You get a lot of the piney, and I don't mean this in an IPA sticky kind of way, but in a light, crispy way, like a pale should be. You get that pine bitterness up front, a little bit of citrus in there, and it finishes super dry. And I don't think this is going to last very long. Very easy to drink. So, on a scale from one to daddy, 24 00:03:56,550 --> 00:04:09,189 how would you rate this? Give it a junior, whatever that means. That's weird, but we'll start a new ranking system. I was like, what's between zero and daddy? I don't fucking know. 25 00:04:09,189 --> 00:04:29,589 Yeah, I mean, 3.81. Look, if you grade it against the style, that's a little on the low side. I'd inch it up a little closer to four, I think. It's a great example of a crispy West Coast pale. You fuckers who need a hazy IPA every day of your life. Yeah, who are those people? Yeah, I don't know. No shots fired at you, Flex, I swear. That's crazy. 26 00:04:29,589 --> 00:04:37,389 Hey, shout out to Charlottesville, Virginia, for being our top listening city of last week. 27 00:04:37,389 --> 00:05:16,750 Maybe they started listening because we talked so much shit about West Virginia. I think so. I think they were really on board with our West Virginia hate and all the mountain people shit. Yeah, the mountain people, man. Yeah, and all their... I feel like I'm going to wake up one day and my calves are just going to be getting like gnawed up. Some guy with a huge beard. Yeah, it was like they came horse and buggy and trailer. I sort of just picture the miner from Thunder Mountain, the ride Thunder Mountains, you know, "The wildest ride in the wilderness." He's just gnawing on your thighs. Except I don't think they speak like English. I think they just speak like mountain gibberish. Like Appalachian. 28 00:05:16,750 --> 00:06:17,910 Yeah, exactly. I don't think that's a real language, but it is now. Yeah, something like that, but they still make the same noises, right? It's like being in Louisiana and people have that like, yeah, what do they call that? It's got a name to it. I don't know. Somebody from Louisiana tell us. Yeah. It's like the guy from the water boys and all, but I'm pretty sure that's what the mountain people do. Yeah. Just, you know, with the, the minor, minor that is in the job, not small, but with a minor twang to it. Yeah. Yeah. If any mountain people have a technology and wifi and want to listen to podcasts. Yeah. Let us know we're wrong. It'll never happen because they don't do that. Anyway. Hey, mountain man. How dare you say that about me? You're a baseball fan, at least enough. I love baseball. Yeah. Well, 29 00:06:17,910 --> 00:06:22,470 big Brewers fan, you know? Yeah. Well, yeah. Did you watch the home run derby last week? 30 00:06:22,470 --> 00:06:43,470 I did. Did you watch the beginning of the home run derby last week? I missed it. I heard about it. I felt too awkward to go back and view it. Probably smart. Well, I'm going to make you feel awkward as fuck in a second, but as a Dodger fan, I liked the home run derby this year. Good stuff. I thought of you immediately. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. 31 00:06:43,470 --> 00:07:25,050 Crazy. Can you not a sports show or a Dodger show? Yeah. Sometimes. Crazy. That's the first Dodger player to win a home run derby. I was surprised to hear that. I mean, to be all the money that they spend on people. Yeah. I mean, we're not known for our bats. We're known for hiring great hitters who come to die. And now you're like, Oh, Manny, what's his face? And when we had Manny wood going on and that didn't pan out very well. And I don't know. They just, they're always better hitters before they come to the team. But finally, finally we got a home run derby. But the best, I think to come out of that entire performance was the performance of the star Spaniard banner by one Ingrid Andrus, 32 00:07:25,050 --> 00:07:45,709 who I'd never heard of before. I have no idea who it is. Not a fucking clue, but just happened to be walking by the, the old TV when this came on and I'm not going to make you listen to the whole thing, but, um, here's her rendition. 33 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:41,320 - There's more. 34 00:08:51,320 --> 00:10:52,690 Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave And the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave - Yeah, so good times. 35 00:10:52,690 --> 00:10:53,909 Let us know what you guys thought about that. 36 00:10:53,909 --> 00:10:55,710 Was that your favorite star-spangled banner ever? 37 00:10:55,710 --> 00:11:00,070 And then a question for all you listeners out there who are in Southern California, 38 00:11:00,070 --> 00:11:02,269 more specifically Orange County. 39 00:11:02,269 --> 00:11:08,570 I, we all know that I go down there a bunch for work and I try to do some research everywhere, brewing. 40 00:11:08,570 --> 00:11:10,549 Where else have I gone? 41 00:11:10,549 --> 00:11:13,269 Green cheek, all kinds of good shit. 42 00:11:13,269 --> 00:11:16,029 I have been spending a ton of time in Orange County lately. 43 00:11:16,029 --> 00:11:18,210 I need your brewery recommendations. 44 00:11:18,210 --> 00:11:22,470 Let me know if there's something I haven't been to that I missed in like a smaller something or other. 45 00:11:22,470 --> 00:11:27,750 Bonus points if it has food because I'm usually knocking out a two-for-one dinner situation after I've been working all day. 46 00:11:27,750 --> 00:11:31,629 So hit us up, you know, Crappy Republic or something like that. 47 00:11:31,629 --> 00:11:35,429 Let me know if there's anything I gotta try down there 'cause I'll be spending some time. 48 00:11:35,429 --> 00:11:36,470 - Some quality time. 49 00:11:36,470 --> 00:11:37,309 - Yeah. 50 00:11:37,309 --> 00:11:41,129 All right, before we find out about your St. Louis trip, 51 00:11:41,129 --> 00:11:43,789 I gotta mention Magic Mind. 52 00:11:43,789 --> 00:11:45,669 We've been talking about this for a few weeks. 53 00:11:45,669 --> 00:11:47,549 You guys should remember by now, 54 00:11:47,549 --> 00:11:50,429 coffee is delicious and I love it, 55 00:11:50,429 --> 00:11:53,629 but having four cups a day was probably too much. 56 00:11:53,629 --> 00:11:57,409 So I started getting Magic Mind into the mix. 57 00:11:57,409 --> 00:11:59,549 Easy to drink, one little shot, 58 00:11:59,549 --> 00:12:01,710 just keep it in the fridge and boom, 59 00:12:01,710 --> 00:12:04,629 between cups one and two, you know, 60 00:12:04,629 --> 00:12:07,389 helps make the coffee last longer. 61 00:12:07,389 --> 00:12:11,309 Improves my coffee experience, if you will. 62 00:12:11,309 --> 00:12:13,750 I drink less, it helps extend the caffeine, 63 00:12:13,750 --> 00:12:14,730 all that good stuff. 64 00:12:14,730 --> 00:12:21,389 Most importantly, I have been taking it on trivia days when we go out with Deb and intern Brian to play trivia. 65 00:12:21,389 --> 00:12:23,470 - Come on, so you're like, you're PD-ing? 66 00:12:23,470 --> 00:12:27,669 - Yeah, man, I gotta fucking performance enhance my trivia game. 67 00:12:27,669 --> 00:12:29,149 - Did I say PD-ing? 68 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:30,149 - I think you did. 69 00:12:30,149 --> 00:12:32,309 - P-E-D-ing. 70 00:12:32,309 --> 00:12:33,750 - Yeah, exactly. 71 00:12:33,750 --> 00:12:37,509 I'm Lance Armstronging the trivia games. 72 00:12:37,509 --> 00:12:39,029 - That's brilliant. 73 00:12:39,029 --> 00:12:43,610 - Someone's got to and I'm not gonna say it doesn't work 'cause it does. 74 00:12:43,669 --> 00:12:47,049 Call it cheating, call it what you will, 75 00:12:47,049 --> 00:12:50,429 but it keeps the focus going, so I'm all about it. 76 00:12:50,429 --> 00:12:52,149 - Just hope the next time you pull in for trivia, 77 00:12:52,149 --> 00:12:54,549 they're just gonna have a cup sitting at your table. 78 00:12:54,549 --> 00:12:57,429 - Sir, we're gonna need to test you. 79 00:12:57,429 --> 00:13:01,870 Like, go ahead, no steroids in here. 80 00:13:01,870 --> 00:13:03,669 - Just random my ass. 81 00:13:03,669 --> 00:13:04,509 - Yes. 82 00:13:04,509 --> 00:13:06,789 You've been doing trivia? 83 00:13:06,789 --> 00:13:08,309 - No, no trivia for me. 84 00:13:08,309 --> 00:13:10,750 - Picking up a new trivia game just because of that? 85 00:13:10,929 --> 00:13:15,610 - The biggest benefit I've seen for myself is I just have terrible memory. 86 00:13:15,610 --> 00:13:16,450 - Yeah, I feel that. 87 00:13:16,450 --> 00:13:22,250 - I don't know if it's early onset dementia or just-- - Alcoholism. 88 00:13:22,250 --> 00:13:25,809 - Alcoholism, being a husband and a dad, 89 00:13:25,809 --> 00:13:37,049 but I have noticed that my memory is coming back and I'm not forgetting to bring what my wife asked me home for dinner. 90 00:13:37,049 --> 00:13:40,809 I'm not forgetting to pick up the last minute things. 91 00:13:40,809 --> 00:13:43,090 - Wash your hands before you put your gloves on. 92 00:13:43,090 --> 00:13:51,570 - Right, but yeah, I've definitely been finding like the little things are coming back and to where most people, 93 00:13:51,570 --> 00:13:56,450 that doesn't sound like a huge deal for me, it's-- - Oh, huge for me too, yeah, I don't, 94 00:13:56,450 --> 00:13:57,769 like I said, I think last time we talked, 95 00:13:57,769 --> 00:14:03,210 I was like, I don't make lists as much as I should or write things down as much as I should. 96 00:14:03,210 --> 00:14:07,370 I should, but MagicMind helps me get away with it sometimes. 97 00:14:07,370 --> 00:14:16,970 - There's times where I have leftovers in the fridge and I'm supposed to take them to work for lunch and I can't even remember to do that and it's in my refrigerator, so. 98 00:14:16,970 --> 00:14:19,409 - New slogan, MagicMind helps me eat lunch. 99 00:14:19,409 --> 00:14:22,730 Million dollar idea. 100 00:14:22,730 --> 00:14:32,330 - Yeah, but for real, I have seen quite the benefits with my memory and the taste, it's-- - Dude, I'm telling you, it does not taste bad at all. 101 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:33,850 - And it grows on you too. 102 00:14:33,850 --> 00:14:37,289 - Yeah, and for me, no sugar is a huge bonus. 103 00:14:37,289 --> 00:14:40,850 I don't do the sugars, I don't do the carbs except for beer. 104 00:14:40,850 --> 00:14:41,690 What else? 105 00:14:41,690 --> 00:14:43,009 They have all natural ingredients, 106 00:14:43,009 --> 00:14:46,409 keto-friendly, nut-free, vegan, paleo-friendly, 107 00:14:46,409 --> 00:14:47,330 has matcha in it. 108 00:14:47,330 --> 00:14:51,370 I think that's like the main flavor is the matcha flavor we're picking up on there, so. 109 00:14:51,370 --> 00:14:57,129 If any of this sounds good to you or you got some trivia games you need to PED for-- - Matcha, matcha man. 110 00:14:57,129 --> 00:14:59,889 - The matcha man, ooh, yeah. 111 00:14:59,889 --> 00:15:06,490 Yeah, if you need to PED before any trivia games or anything like that, go over to magicmind.com/craftbeer. 112 00:15:06,490 --> 00:15:07,330 No we're public. 113 00:15:07,330 --> 00:15:08,850 - Get yourself some Magic Mind, 114 00:15:08,850 --> 00:15:11,450 it's the cream of the crop, yeah. 115 00:15:11,450 --> 00:15:13,929 - Ooh, yeah, brother. 116 00:15:13,929 --> 00:15:15,769 - From the matcha man. 117 00:15:15,769 --> 00:15:19,769 - Use promo code craftbeer20. 118 00:15:19,769 --> 00:15:24,330 - That'll get you a 48% off your first subscription. 119 00:15:24,330 --> 00:15:26,250 I can't do that impression for long. 120 00:15:26,250 --> 00:15:29,529 Or 20% off a one-time purchase. 121 00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:34,529 Craftbeer20 at magicmind.com/craftbeer. 122 00:15:34,529 --> 00:15:36,309 - Ooh, yeah. 123 00:15:36,309 --> 00:15:37,150 - All right. 124 00:15:37,150 --> 00:15:38,950 - Get you some Magic Mind. 125 00:15:38,950 --> 00:15:42,870 The green always rises to the top. 126 00:15:42,870 --> 00:15:47,590 - But alas, not a matcha man show. 127 00:15:47,590 --> 00:15:49,990 - No, or a matcha man show either. 128 00:15:49,990 --> 00:15:55,450 All right, let's find out about your trip down to shit beer mecca. 129 00:15:55,450 --> 00:15:58,990 - Oh, so you just wanna start with that, all right. 130 00:15:58,990 --> 00:16:00,070 - I don't know, all right. 131 00:16:00,070 --> 00:16:01,269 How was your whole trip? 132 00:16:01,269 --> 00:16:02,110 But I do wanna talk about it. 133 00:16:02,110 --> 00:16:05,070 - Well, the whole trip was, it really was fantastic. 134 00:16:05,070 --> 00:16:06,149 - I've never been. 135 00:16:06,149 --> 00:16:07,590 - It was almost like one of those Disney, 136 00:16:07,590 --> 00:16:10,110 like there's so much shit to do in St. Louis. 137 00:16:10,110 --> 00:16:13,309 And the hotel we stayed, like first off, 138 00:16:13,309 --> 00:16:15,490 the trip down there was boring as fuck. 139 00:16:15,490 --> 00:16:18,129 The drive was easy, but it was boring as fuck. 140 00:16:18,129 --> 00:16:22,710 'Cause you go through like central to like western Illinois, 141 00:16:22,710 --> 00:16:30,389 where the only thing you pass in four hours is the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge. 142 00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:31,389 - Oh, okay. 143 00:16:31,389 --> 00:16:32,389 - Yeah, right? 144 00:16:32,389 --> 00:16:34,070 Like, oh, hey, that's pretty cool. 145 00:16:34,070 --> 00:16:37,590 Except you see that like 20 minutes into Illinois, 146 00:16:37,590 --> 00:16:39,690 and then-- - You got four more hours. 147 00:16:39,690 --> 00:16:41,909 - Yeah, the rest is just like no shit, 148 00:16:41,909 --> 00:16:44,909 like nothing but flat farm fields. 149 00:16:44,909 --> 00:16:45,750 - Oh. 150 00:16:45,750 --> 00:16:47,070 - Like it was horribly boring. 151 00:16:47,070 --> 00:16:48,590 But you hit the Mississippi, 152 00:16:48,590 --> 00:16:51,509 and then instantly you're in Missouri and St. Louis, 153 00:16:51,509 --> 00:16:53,789 'cause it's just right over the border. 154 00:16:53,789 --> 00:16:57,950 And our hotel was 15 minutes outside of downtown, 155 00:16:57,950 --> 00:17:03,710 and just about everything we did except for one thing was nine to 14 minutes away. 156 00:17:03,710 --> 00:17:04,789 - Nice. 157 00:17:04,789 --> 00:17:07,630 - The downtown, for being like a major American city, 158 00:17:07,630 --> 00:17:12,630 not busy, I had no driving anxiety driving downtown. 159 00:17:12,630 --> 00:17:14,670 - Oh, yeah, 'cause we talked about that before. 160 00:17:14,670 --> 00:17:18,349 - Yeah, it was really easy to navigate, 161 00:17:18,349 --> 00:17:21,430 and it was really nice, really nice. 162 00:17:21,430 --> 00:17:25,950 And then people kept saying stay away from East St. Louis, 163 00:17:25,950 --> 00:17:28,910 'cause I guess that's the rough area of St. Louis. 164 00:17:28,910 --> 00:17:30,309 - Is that where Nellie hangs out? 165 00:17:30,309 --> 00:17:35,309 - I don't know, but I never felt threatened, I guess. 166 00:17:35,309 --> 00:17:37,670 You never know where the bad side of town is, 167 00:17:37,670 --> 00:17:41,630 and yeah, it was just really good time overall. 168 00:17:41,630 --> 00:17:43,670 - You consider yourself a St. Lunatic now? 169 00:17:43,670 --> 00:17:45,230 - No, no. 170 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:46,049 - Fair. 171 00:17:46,049 --> 00:17:47,349 - If somebody would wanna go back there, 172 00:17:47,349 --> 00:17:48,670 I would consider it. 173 00:17:48,670 --> 00:17:49,509 - Okay. 174 00:17:49,509 --> 00:17:50,509 - It was that good of a time. 175 00:17:50,509 --> 00:17:51,670 - I'd like to go, I've never been. 176 00:17:51,670 --> 00:17:53,069 - Yeah, I would highly recommend it. 177 00:17:53,069 --> 00:17:56,869 I mean, there's the Arch, Union Station, 178 00:17:56,869 --> 00:18:00,390 it's more of like a family, kid-friendly kind of thing, 179 00:18:00,390 --> 00:18:03,309 but that was day one for us, was the Arch, 180 00:18:03,309 --> 00:18:06,130 which to me, I've never been to a national park, 181 00:18:06,130 --> 00:18:08,269 I've never been, I've never seen a monument before, 182 00:18:08,269 --> 00:18:09,549 like a national monument. 183 00:18:09,549 --> 00:18:10,769 - Never been to D.C.? 184 00:18:10,769 --> 00:18:13,829 - No, so this was like, it was really surreal for me, 185 00:18:13,829 --> 00:18:15,109 it was my favorite part of the trip. 186 00:18:15,109 --> 00:18:16,029 - Nice. 187 00:18:16,029 --> 00:18:25,430 - To stand and look at something that's 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide, and knowing they built it like 60 fucking years ago, and trying to like, 188 00:18:25,430 --> 00:18:27,750 fathom how it was all constructed, 189 00:18:27,750 --> 00:18:30,269 and yeah, it was just like a wonder to see. 190 00:18:30,269 --> 00:18:31,710 I was like, taken back. 191 00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:32,549 - Yeah, that is cool. 192 00:18:32,549 --> 00:18:34,269 - Kind of cheesy lameness right there. 193 00:18:34,269 --> 00:18:35,109 - Right. 194 00:18:35,109 --> 00:18:36,589 - So yeah, so day two, right? 195 00:18:36,589 --> 00:18:38,930 You wanna hop right into day two here. 196 00:18:38,930 --> 00:18:41,230 - This is what I, can I set it up a little bit? 197 00:18:41,230 --> 00:18:46,190 I don't wanna embarrass you, but you were a little-- - We were tourists! 198 00:18:46,190 --> 00:18:47,029 - Well, you were-- - We were tourists! 199 00:18:47,029 --> 00:18:51,670 - No, no, you were a little apprehensive to tell me you were going to the Budweiser factory tour thing. 200 00:18:51,670 --> 00:18:52,509 - Was I? 201 00:18:52,509 --> 00:18:53,329 I don't know. 202 00:18:53,329 --> 00:18:54,170 - I'm pretty sure I was pretty open about it. 203 00:18:54,170 --> 00:18:56,829 - I mean, you started, you kind of sheepishly mentioned it, 204 00:18:56,829 --> 00:18:58,990 and I was like, dude, if I was in St. Louis, 205 00:18:58,990 --> 00:19:00,509 I would totally go there too. 206 00:19:00,509 --> 00:19:07,529 - Well, you know, it's like, this is the way I put it to some friends, I said, it's like being like, atheist, 207 00:19:07,529 --> 00:19:10,309 and walking into a church, and like, starting a fire, 208 00:19:10,309 --> 00:19:13,269 you know, like, that was the feeling for me, 209 00:19:13,269 --> 00:19:15,670 it was like walking into this brewery, 210 00:19:15,670 --> 00:19:18,269 especially 'cause we talked so much shit about shit. 211 00:19:18,269 --> 00:19:19,630 - So much shit. 212 00:19:19,630 --> 00:19:22,349 I did take it all in, though. 213 00:19:22,349 --> 00:19:25,750 It was, it's just in the outskirts of downtown, 214 00:19:25,750 --> 00:19:30,430 and it's a 100-acre lot. 215 00:19:30,430 --> 00:19:31,349 - Jeez. 216 00:19:31,349 --> 00:19:34,710 - Like, they own a fuckton of land there. 217 00:19:34,710 --> 00:19:42,230 And some of the streets and whatnot throughout the brewery are still like the old cobblestone, which is kinda neat. 218 00:19:42,230 --> 00:19:43,150 - That's cool. 219 00:19:43,150 --> 00:19:47,430 - There's a couple areas throughout Missouri that still have that, which were kinda neat. 220 00:19:47,430 --> 00:19:49,529 So we walked into the brewery, and first of all, 221 00:19:49,529 --> 00:19:51,910 it was almost impossible to find parking, 222 00:19:51,910 --> 00:19:54,630 because they have a huge beer garden, 223 00:19:54,630 --> 00:19:56,750 and people are constantly going there for tours, 224 00:19:56,750 --> 00:19:58,869 like every 15 minutes, they're doing a tour, 225 00:19:58,869 --> 00:20:02,430 and the visitor parking is nowhere near adequate, 226 00:20:02,430 --> 00:20:04,990 I guess is the word, so we probably, 227 00:20:04,990 --> 00:20:08,430 we actually lucked out, we only drove around the parking lot for probably like 12 minutes, 228 00:20:08,430 --> 00:20:10,509 and then we caught somebody coming out of a tour, 229 00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:16,329 and it was nice, especially 'cause it was fucking pouring hurricane barrel on us, 'cause we got stuck in that too, 230 00:20:16,329 --> 00:20:18,190 I don't know if I ended up telling you that, 231 00:20:18,190 --> 00:20:20,710 but that day we got like four inches of rain. 232 00:20:20,710 --> 00:20:21,549 - Wow. 233 00:20:21,549 --> 00:20:22,670 - So that was, yeah, that was interesting. 234 00:20:22,670 --> 00:20:23,789 It was very interesting. 235 00:20:23,789 --> 00:20:28,789 So anyweas, pop into the brewery, huge shop on the right, 236 00:20:28,789 --> 00:20:32,230 they have a three-hole mini golf course in the lobby, 237 00:20:32,230 --> 00:20:34,950 so like while you're waiting, if you got kids, 238 00:20:34,950 --> 00:20:37,869 it was like a part two. 239 00:20:37,869 --> 00:20:40,349 It was nice, it was a fun time there. 240 00:20:40,349 --> 00:20:42,109 And then they'd run three tours, 241 00:20:42,109 --> 00:20:46,029 they have the Dayfresh tour, they have the Brewmaster tour, 242 00:20:46,029 --> 00:20:59,549 which was sold out, and then they have a VIP Clydesdale tour, which they didn't run on the day we were there, otherwise we would've done that for the kids, 'cause that was what they wanted to go there for, so we did the Dayfresh tour, 243 00:20:59,549 --> 00:21:03,470 long story short, not even making it short, 244 00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:10,549 tour starts out, they give you all the information of Adolphus Bush, and his growing up and becoming, 245 00:21:13,349 --> 00:21:17,349 and then his daughter or something met Bush, 246 00:21:17,349 --> 00:21:27,950 or you know what, I really didn't pay too much attention to that part, so yeah, they give you the whole history of it, and then you start at the Clydesdale Stables, 247 00:21:27,950 --> 00:21:31,829 which was cool for the kids, and the building they were in, 248 00:21:31,829 --> 00:21:34,390 some really cool stained glass scenery, 249 00:21:34,390 --> 00:21:38,990 there was this huge brass chandelier that had hops, 250 00:21:38,990 --> 00:21:41,789 and it had a crown on it, it was really cool, 251 00:21:41,789 --> 00:21:44,309 it was really old, you go from there, 252 00:21:44,309 --> 00:21:48,390 and then you go into their, this is one of my favorite part of the tour, I talked to you about this, right? 253 00:21:48,390 --> 00:21:49,349 - Oh yeah. 254 00:21:49,349 --> 00:21:52,589 - The Beechwood barrel aging process, as they call it, 255 00:21:52,589 --> 00:21:57,089 which sounds fancy and great and all, 256 00:21:57,089 --> 00:22:03,549 'cause they said they're one of the only breweries to still age their lagers with beechwood in the tanks, 257 00:22:03,549 --> 00:22:08,269 and really all it does is take up surface area, 258 00:22:08,269 --> 00:22:13,109 so like the carbonation can flow better. 259 00:22:13,109 --> 00:22:16,190 - Well, they're not even barrels, they're beechwood chips. 260 00:22:16,190 --> 00:22:18,230 - They're like, I mean, they're not chip chips, 261 00:22:18,230 --> 00:22:20,029 they're like actual pieces of beechwood. 262 00:22:20,029 --> 00:22:21,430 - Well, a chunk of wood, yeah. 263 00:22:21,430 --> 00:22:28,690 - Shraps, I would say, but the fact that they're telling you all this to make them sound very fancy-like, 264 00:22:28,690 --> 00:22:31,349 they said, oh yeah, you know, it sits for three weeks, 265 00:22:31,349 --> 00:22:36,990 and ages for three weeks, and it's set at 52 degrees in the room, in the tanks, or whatever, 266 00:22:36,990 --> 00:22:39,890 and it was actually very cold in there after being in the rain. 267 00:22:39,890 --> 00:22:40,730 - Oh yeah. 268 00:22:40,730 --> 00:22:42,549 - And I'm just sitting here thinking to myself, 269 00:22:42,549 --> 00:22:46,430 you know, like, people are probably just really taken back by all this. 270 00:22:46,430 --> 00:22:48,950 - Oh, wow, three weeks on the beechwood, huh? 271 00:22:48,950 --> 00:22:51,069 - But I'm like, this is, you guys really, 272 00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:52,710 this is just lagering. 273 00:22:52,710 --> 00:22:54,789 - It's not even a good lager, it's only three weeks. 274 00:22:54,789 --> 00:22:57,529 - They're lagering their lagers. 275 00:22:57,529 --> 00:23:02,349 And they just call it the Beechwood barrel aging process, 276 00:23:02,349 --> 00:23:06,369 which, when they said they were gonna take us into their barrel aging thing, I was like, 277 00:23:06,369 --> 00:23:08,869 oh, maybe this is where they age all the goose islands. 278 00:23:08,869 --> 00:23:09,710 - Right, yeah. 279 00:23:09,710 --> 00:23:18,349 - Or something, like, I was just expecting to walk into this warehouse room with just shelves and shelves and shelves full of, like, bourbon barrels. 280 00:23:18,349 --> 00:23:19,190 - Yeah. 281 00:23:19,190 --> 00:23:21,710 - Not just super large tanks, metal tanks, 282 00:23:21,710 --> 00:23:23,950 that they're just lagering lagers. 283 00:23:23,950 --> 00:23:25,390 - Yeah, that tracks. 284 00:23:25,390 --> 00:23:28,750 - Right, so, they take you from there, 285 00:23:28,750 --> 00:23:34,549 and then you get to go into, like, the outskirts of, like, the brewing work area, you know, 286 00:23:34,549 --> 00:23:37,049 'cause everything's glassed off and you can't really see it. 287 00:23:37,049 --> 00:23:39,509 And they have some relics and some antiques, 288 00:23:39,509 --> 00:23:41,849 so, like, when the brewery first started, 289 00:23:41,849 --> 00:23:44,250 and they have these really neat, 290 00:23:44,250 --> 00:23:48,490 neat four-story long hop chandeliers. 291 00:23:48,490 --> 00:23:49,410 - Oh, nice. 292 00:23:49,410 --> 00:23:53,650 - And they're just, like, hop vines, and it's really cool. 293 00:23:53,650 --> 00:23:59,210 And everything this guy got was from a big fan of, like, the World Fair, I guess. 294 00:23:59,210 --> 00:24:02,130 A lot of stuff in the brewery was purchased there. 295 00:24:02,130 --> 00:24:03,329 - That's cool. 296 00:24:03,329 --> 00:24:04,869 Yeah, so, then you go from there, 297 00:24:04,869 --> 00:24:07,509 and you essentially just go from the brewing area, 298 00:24:07,509 --> 00:24:10,109 and they take you to the bottling plant, 299 00:24:10,109 --> 00:24:12,029 or, like, the packaging plant. 300 00:24:12,029 --> 00:24:15,269 And they package, they brew and package, 301 00:24:15,269 --> 00:24:17,509 like, 32 different beers there. 302 00:24:17,509 --> 00:24:21,670 None of them were Goose Island, or, like, anything craft, 303 00:24:21,670 --> 00:24:24,750 like, Elysian, or anything like that. 304 00:24:24,750 --> 00:24:26,549 - I think those are still brewed at their places. 305 00:24:26,549 --> 00:24:30,029 - Yes, yeah, which, so, I was really curious about that, 306 00:24:30,029 --> 00:24:34,930 'cause they have all these bottles and cans behind a glass on the wall to show everybody, like, 307 00:24:34,930 --> 00:24:40,049 "Hey, this is everything we do here." And I was very, very meticulous to, like, 308 00:24:40,049 --> 00:24:42,289 go through every can and bottle to be, like, 309 00:24:42,289 --> 00:24:45,089 okay, like, what is actually done here? 310 00:24:45,089 --> 00:24:47,009 What's actually done elsewhere? 311 00:24:47,009 --> 00:24:48,269 So, yeah, so, I was kinda neat, too. 312 00:24:48,269 --> 00:24:58,009 So, then you take seven escalator flights up to go to the bottling floor, where they tell you all about the bottling process, you know, whatever. 313 00:24:58,009 --> 00:24:59,369 And then, at the end of the tour, 314 00:24:59,369 --> 00:25:00,529 it's called the Day Fresh Tour, 315 00:25:00,529 --> 00:25:07,210 because you get a beer off the bottling line that was brewed within 24 hours. 316 00:25:07,210 --> 00:25:08,329 - Has it fermented? 317 00:25:08,329 --> 00:25:09,150 - Yeah. 318 00:25:09,150 --> 00:25:09,990 - Oh, okay. 319 00:25:09,990 --> 00:25:12,130 - And it has gone through second fermentation. 320 00:25:12,130 --> 00:25:14,089 - Oh, okay, so it's not, like, brewed yesterday. 321 00:25:14,089 --> 00:25:16,890 It's gone through all the Beechwood stuff and whatnot. 322 00:25:16,890 --> 00:25:18,250 - Right, it's gone through, yeah, it's, like, 323 00:25:18,250 --> 00:25:20,009 it got packaged within the last 24 hours. 324 00:25:20,009 --> 00:25:21,009 - Gotcha, okay. 325 00:25:21,009 --> 00:25:23,609 - Yeah, not necessarily brewed, but, yeah, 326 00:25:23,609 --> 00:25:25,450 so, like, you get the bottle, and it's still, like, 327 00:25:25,450 --> 00:25:28,130 warm coming down from second fermentation. 328 00:25:28,130 --> 00:25:30,970 So, it was pretty neat in that aspect. 329 00:25:30,970 --> 00:25:35,130 And then, they take you back down and walk you into the beer garden, and you get a free beer. 330 00:25:35,130 --> 00:25:38,410 And then, the only other time on the tour you do get beer is, like, halfway through, 331 00:25:38,410 --> 00:25:41,490 and they run you through, like, the brewing process. 332 00:25:41,490 --> 00:25:42,690 - Oh, okay. 333 00:25:42,690 --> 00:25:43,930 - Well, the lady was going through it, 334 00:25:43,930 --> 00:25:49,809 and she said, "Oh, any questions?" You know, she's talking about how they brew Bud Light and Budweiser, and then the difference between Bud Light and Budweiser, 335 00:25:49,809 --> 00:25:51,730 and what they do and what they don't do. 336 00:25:51,730 --> 00:25:53,970 And I said, I was just curious. 337 00:25:53,970 --> 00:26:01,930 I was like, "Hey, like, is there any specific hop varieties?" 'Cause she said they own three hop farms around the country. 338 00:26:01,930 --> 00:26:03,809 I can't remember if it was three or four. 339 00:26:03,809 --> 00:26:05,890 - And they contract way more than that, too. 340 00:26:05,890 --> 00:26:07,049 - Right. 341 00:26:07,049 --> 00:26:15,210 So, then I said, "Is there, like, any specific hop bill "that they use for Budweiser or Bud Light?" - That's a really good question. 342 00:26:15,210 --> 00:26:20,210 - And the lady was like, "Oh, yeah, they use a lot of hops. 343 00:26:20,210 --> 00:26:25,650 "Yeah, they grow a lot of hops." And that's when she started going in about the hop farms and all around the country where they were. 344 00:26:25,650 --> 00:26:28,170 And I'm like, this didn't answer my question at all. 345 00:26:28,170 --> 00:26:29,369 - Not one bit. 346 00:26:29,369 --> 00:26:33,009 - I definitely tried to hold back in a lot of my-- - Nerd. 347 00:26:33,009 --> 00:26:35,049 - Not so much, I don't know, I'm not so much of a beer nerd. 348 00:26:35,049 --> 00:26:36,410 Like, I know some things. 349 00:26:36,410 --> 00:26:37,490 - You know enough. 350 00:26:37,490 --> 00:26:39,809 - Just being like an asshole, I guess. 351 00:26:39,809 --> 00:26:40,650 I definitely held back. 352 00:26:40,650 --> 00:26:42,410 - You had to hold back the snark? 353 00:26:42,410 --> 00:26:44,289 - Yeah, definitely a few times. 354 00:26:44,289 --> 00:26:45,130 - That would've been hard. 355 00:26:45,130 --> 00:26:46,130 Like, "Hey, what kind of hops do they use? 356 00:26:46,130 --> 00:26:52,089 "Are they specific?" "Well, we own tons of hop farms." "Yeah, so what do they grow at those hop farms?" - Right. 357 00:26:52,089 --> 00:26:54,130 - I would've had a problem not being snarky, 358 00:26:54,130 --> 00:26:56,089 which is why my wife constantly punches me. 359 00:26:56,089 --> 00:27:01,450 - I'm assuming they just grow a fuck ton of hops and then they just-- - Whatever's easiest to grow, probably. 360 00:27:01,450 --> 00:27:07,970 - Right, or it's just like a fucking blend of all of these going in because they don't care. 361 00:27:07,970 --> 00:27:08,809 - Right. 362 00:27:08,809 --> 00:27:09,650 - I don't know. 363 00:27:09,650 --> 00:27:13,549 - But I do have to say, at that halfway point when you learn about all that, 364 00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:19,170 they have Bud Light and Budweiser on tap and you get to choose between Bud Light and Budweiser. 365 00:27:19,170 --> 00:27:31,970 And I said, "Hey, I haven't had a Budweiser "since I was 19 years old and thought it was "the worst fucking thing on the planet." I said, "I will have a Budweiser." And, fresh Budweiser on tap, it was pretty dang good. 366 00:27:31,970 --> 00:27:33,130 - All right. 367 00:27:33,130 --> 00:27:35,250 - Like, I'm not gonna lie. 368 00:27:35,250 --> 00:27:37,170 My wife had-- - Crisp and lager-y, or? 369 00:27:37,170 --> 00:27:38,250 - Very clean. 370 00:27:38,250 --> 00:27:39,089 - Okay. 371 00:27:39,089 --> 00:27:41,630 - Very clear, very crisp and lager-y, 372 00:27:41,630 --> 00:27:44,450 and it didn't have like that super breadiness. 373 00:27:44,450 --> 00:27:48,450 Like, you ever have a Miller Light or something like that? 374 00:27:48,450 --> 00:27:49,289 - Yeah. 375 00:27:49,289 --> 00:27:50,210 - And it's just very bready. 376 00:27:51,170 --> 00:27:55,109 The way I describe it to people is like liquid saltine cracker. 377 00:27:55,109 --> 00:27:58,369 Like, that is the flavor I get from Miller Light. 378 00:27:58,369 --> 00:28:01,170 And this fresh Budweiser didn't have any of that, 379 00:28:01,170 --> 00:28:03,410 so I was very taken back and shocked. 380 00:28:03,410 --> 00:28:05,009 And my wife, who doesn't drink at all, 381 00:28:05,009 --> 00:28:09,950 she was like, "Oh, what do you want?" She's like, "Oh, just get a Bud Light." So we got a Bud Light. 382 00:28:09,950 --> 00:28:11,289 Of course, I drank it. 383 00:28:11,289 --> 00:28:13,170 And comparing the both, 384 00:28:13,170 --> 00:28:16,289 the Bud Light was like super over-carbed. 385 00:28:16,289 --> 00:28:17,130 - Oh. 386 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:20,170 - And it almost actually felt fuller than the Budweiser. 387 00:28:20,170 --> 00:28:20,990 - Huh. 388 00:28:20,990 --> 00:28:30,329 - And the flavor on the Budweiser was like cleaner and just crisper, and I was kind of shocked 'cause I thought I would like the Bud Light more. 389 00:28:30,329 --> 00:28:34,009 - I wonder if they over-carbed the Bud Light so you don't taste it. 390 00:28:34,009 --> 00:28:36,849 - I don't know, but it just, it did not hit. 391 00:28:36,849 --> 00:28:37,690 - Interesting. 392 00:28:37,690 --> 00:28:38,509 - And I was just like, oh, you know, 393 00:28:38,509 --> 00:28:40,849 just like a domestic light beer, like pretty easy drinking. 394 00:28:40,849 --> 00:28:41,690 - Yeah. 395 00:28:41,690 --> 00:28:43,970 - And I was like, man, I'm really sad I finished the Budweiser first, 396 00:28:43,970 --> 00:28:45,970 and then I had to finish it with the Bud Light. 397 00:28:45,970 --> 00:28:50,930 - Are we gonna have to do a show where we drink Bud and Bud Light just to do it? 398 00:28:50,930 --> 00:28:52,549 - I don't know, I do whatever you tell me to do. 399 00:28:52,549 --> 00:28:54,210 - In that case. 400 00:28:54,210 --> 00:28:55,049 - But I'll tell you what, I did, 401 00:28:55,049 --> 00:28:56,690 so you know, we got back from the trip, 402 00:28:56,690 --> 00:28:59,289 you know, Friday, we went Monday through Friday, 403 00:28:59,289 --> 00:29:03,609 and I had one of those day fresh Budweisers Friday night, 404 00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:07,289 and I had the second one 'cause my wife got one as well, 405 00:29:07,289 --> 00:29:10,289 and I had that one Saturday night. 406 00:29:10,289 --> 00:29:12,250 I hate to say it, like I'm such a hypocrite. 407 00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:13,450 - Not that bad. 408 00:29:13,450 --> 00:29:16,130 - They were very, they were enjoyable, like very enjoyable. 409 00:29:16,130 --> 00:29:18,529 - Last time I had a Budweiser, I was like, 410 00:29:18,529 --> 00:29:20,890 oh my God, this is fucking garbage. 411 00:29:20,890 --> 00:29:23,009 And we say it all the time, like-- - Right, yeah. 412 00:29:23,009 --> 00:29:24,890 - Give me a banquet over a Budweiser any day, 413 00:29:24,890 --> 00:29:28,569 but it's been, I'll admit, it's been many a year. 414 00:29:28,569 --> 00:29:30,849 So maybe I need to fucking pwn it out. 415 00:29:30,849 --> 00:29:32,970 - But I tell you, when you're at the source, 416 00:29:32,970 --> 00:29:34,329 and I think that's what a lot of it was, 417 00:29:34,329 --> 00:29:35,170 when you're at the source. 418 00:29:35,170 --> 00:29:38,649 - Yeah, it's fun, it's-- - I think it's different, 419 00:29:38,649 --> 00:29:44,569 especially when you get that day fresh beer that was, you know, packaged within 24 hours. 420 00:29:44,569 --> 00:29:45,849 It hits. 421 00:29:45,849 --> 00:29:46,690 - Yeah. 422 00:29:46,690 --> 00:29:47,689 - Shit, now you're going to St. Louis. 423 00:29:47,689 --> 00:29:50,329 - I mean, it's like any fresh beer that you get, right? 424 00:29:50,329 --> 00:29:51,529 - Yeah, the fresher the better. 425 00:29:51,529 --> 00:29:52,369 - Fresher the better. 426 00:29:52,369 --> 00:29:53,210 - For the most part. 427 00:29:53,210 --> 00:29:55,170 I Googled, according to Google, 428 00:29:55,170 --> 00:29:57,289 they use a variety of hops, 429 00:29:57,289 --> 00:30:00,890 including Hollertau, Saaz, Tettenhanger, 430 00:30:00,890 --> 00:30:03,609 and I think this part, with some European hops, 431 00:30:03,609 --> 00:30:07,049 plus high alpha and non-Germanic types, 432 00:30:07,049 --> 00:30:09,890 such as Willamette in the mix. 433 00:30:09,890 --> 00:30:12,769 So those are just some that they think. 434 00:30:12,769 --> 00:30:15,529 That's from beerandbrewing.com. 435 00:30:15,529 --> 00:30:17,970 - My guess is no one really knows except for Budweiser. 436 00:30:17,970 --> 00:30:20,130 - Right, 'cause I'm thinking they just grow 'em, 437 00:30:20,130 --> 00:30:22,089 like, mass-produced, 438 00:30:22,089 --> 00:30:25,049 and then they just fuckin' crop 'em and ship 'em, 439 00:30:25,049 --> 00:30:27,609 and hey, here's a truckload of hops. 440 00:30:27,609 --> 00:30:28,450 - Hops. 441 00:30:28,450 --> 00:30:32,890 I hear they recently put more hops in the recipe. 442 00:30:32,890 --> 00:30:33,809 Well, very nice. 443 00:30:33,809 --> 00:30:35,089 - Yeah, that was my time at Budweiser, 444 00:30:35,089 --> 00:30:38,609 and then, again, I thought of you the entire time I was there, right? 445 00:30:38,609 --> 00:30:39,450 I really did. 446 00:30:39,450 --> 00:30:40,410 - I'm honored. 447 00:30:40,410 --> 00:30:41,730 - So at the end of the tour, you know, 448 00:30:41,730 --> 00:30:42,970 they take you into the beer garden, 449 00:30:42,970 --> 00:30:44,609 and you get a free pour, 450 00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:47,289 and they had Bud Light, 451 00:30:47,289 --> 00:30:49,049 they had Budweiser. 452 00:30:49,049 --> 00:30:51,809 God dang it, I can't remember the third beer. 453 00:30:51,809 --> 00:30:54,049 And then they had-- - Bush. 454 00:30:54,049 --> 00:30:55,369 - Elysian Space Dust. 455 00:30:55,369 --> 00:30:56,210 - Oh, did they? 456 00:30:56,210 --> 00:30:58,130 Did you get a space dust? 457 00:30:58,130 --> 00:30:58,970 - So. 458 00:30:58,970 --> 00:31:02,930 Because of the 8.2 ABV. 459 00:31:02,930 --> 00:31:04,849 - Right, working that algorithm. 460 00:31:04,849 --> 00:31:06,490 - And I figured I already had a Bud Light, 461 00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:07,690 I already had a Budweiser. 462 00:31:07,690 --> 00:31:09,369 Couldn't remember what the third beer was, 463 00:31:09,369 --> 00:31:11,130 so it's not even that good. 464 00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:11,970 - Am still. 465 00:31:11,970 --> 00:31:13,569 - And I figured, you know what, fuck it, 466 00:31:13,569 --> 00:31:15,809 I will get the space dust. 467 00:31:15,809 --> 00:31:19,650 And I hated every fucking teeth shattering, 468 00:31:19,650 --> 00:31:24,529 taste bud burning, bitter sip of it. 469 00:31:24,529 --> 00:31:27,849 It was horrible, absolutely horrible. 470 00:31:27,849 --> 00:31:31,769 - So ABV aside, you'd rather have a Budweiser than a space dust. 471 00:31:31,769 --> 00:31:34,490 - I think I'm at that point, yes. 472 00:31:34,490 --> 00:31:36,450 'Cause it was terrible. 473 00:31:36,450 --> 00:31:37,289 - Yeah. 474 00:31:37,289 --> 00:31:39,970 - I even sat down, and I got, I don't know, 475 00:31:39,970 --> 00:31:41,569 maybe a quarter into the beer. 476 00:31:42,609 --> 00:31:44,890 And I said to my wife, I said oh man, 477 00:31:44,890 --> 00:31:47,329 I really wish we could have ordered from the bar, 478 00:31:47,329 --> 00:31:51,170 you know, and then I might have to get another beer because this is just terrible. 479 00:31:51,170 --> 00:31:53,450 - Oh gosh, bye bye enamel. 480 00:31:53,450 --> 00:31:57,369 - Yeah, so then yeah, so I texted you the first day we were down there. 481 00:31:57,369 --> 00:31:58,210 - Yeah. 482 00:31:58,210 --> 00:32:00,529 - And I said we went to like two or three places, 483 00:32:00,529 --> 00:32:03,970 and everywhere we went it was just all ABV. 484 00:32:03,970 --> 00:32:06,329 Anheuser-Busch products were everywhere, like. 485 00:32:06,329 --> 00:32:07,529 - They run that town. 486 00:32:07,529 --> 00:32:11,930 - You always look for like, you know, craft when you're in small spots or restaurants, 487 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:16,650 and the only craft in quotes that they had was like Goose Island stuff. 488 00:32:16,650 --> 00:32:17,490 - Of course. 489 00:32:17,490 --> 00:32:20,650 - But the Goose Island Beer Hug Hazy IPA. 490 00:32:20,650 --> 00:32:21,730 - Oh, that's right. 491 00:32:21,730 --> 00:32:22,890 - Was very good. 492 00:32:22,890 --> 00:32:25,730 I had that on tap at dinner the first night, 493 00:32:25,730 --> 00:32:27,210 and it was very good, actually. 494 00:32:27,210 --> 00:32:29,289 And I hated myself again. 495 00:32:29,289 --> 00:32:30,410 - Felt so dirty. 496 00:32:30,410 --> 00:32:31,930 - Hated myself half this trip. 497 00:32:31,930 --> 00:32:32,970 - Sounds like it. 498 00:32:32,970 --> 00:32:34,769 Gonna need therapy from this trip. 499 00:32:34,769 --> 00:32:39,250 - After the space dust shit, I did go to the bar, 500 00:32:39,250 --> 00:32:42,250 and I bought a Neon Bear, 501 00:32:42,250 --> 00:32:46,329 which is another IPA from Goose Island. 502 00:32:46,329 --> 00:32:48,849 It was more like a West Coast-y, 503 00:32:48,849 --> 00:32:51,410 but I had to get the space dust taste out of my mouth. 504 00:32:51,410 --> 00:32:52,769 - Sure, that makes sense. 505 00:32:52,769 --> 00:32:54,170 - So that one was okay. 506 00:32:54,170 --> 00:32:56,690 It wasn't as good as the Beer Hug, but. 507 00:32:56,690 --> 00:32:57,529 - Okay. 508 00:32:57,529 --> 00:33:00,230 - It's like five or six bucks for beers at their beer garden. 509 00:33:00,230 --> 00:33:01,450 - All right, not the worst. 510 00:33:01,450 --> 00:33:02,490 - Again, not the worst. 511 00:33:02,490 --> 00:33:09,049 Like you're not gonna ask me like eight, nine, $10 for a Goose Island or a Budweiser. 512 00:33:09,049 --> 00:33:09,890 Pretty solid. 513 00:33:09,890 --> 00:33:11,089 I was kinda happy about that, too. 514 00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:12,690 - Like I said, I'd go. 515 00:33:12,690 --> 00:33:13,609 I'd do the Dewar. 516 00:33:13,609 --> 00:33:14,430 Why not? 517 00:33:14,430 --> 00:33:16,089 - You know, I would recommend it. 518 00:33:16,089 --> 00:33:18,230 It was a fun time. 519 00:33:18,230 --> 00:33:19,250 - Yeah, there you go. 520 00:33:19,250 --> 00:33:20,730 - So besides Budweiser. 521 00:33:20,730 --> 00:33:22,769 - Yeah, I was gonna say, beyond that. 522 00:33:22,769 --> 00:33:26,049 - I fancied myself a few local breweries. 523 00:33:26,049 --> 00:33:26,890 - Okay. 524 00:33:26,890 --> 00:33:28,210 - There's this brewery. 525 00:33:28,210 --> 00:33:32,809 It has two locations that we ran past. 526 00:33:32,809 --> 00:33:35,250 I didn't stop here, but I did have some of their beers. 527 00:33:35,250 --> 00:33:36,089 - Okay. 528 00:33:36,089 --> 00:33:37,849 - It's called Schlafly. 529 00:33:37,849 --> 00:33:39,250 - Oh, yeah, I've heard of them. 530 00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:40,890 - Okay, so you've heard of them. 531 00:33:40,890 --> 00:33:43,410 - I think I've had them before, actually. 532 00:33:43,410 --> 00:33:46,970 - They're pretty, they're like the most average. 533 00:33:46,970 --> 00:33:48,809 Like it wasn't bad, right? 534 00:33:48,809 --> 00:33:49,650 But like nothing was outstanding. 535 00:33:49,650 --> 00:33:50,970 - But not really good either, yeah. 536 00:33:50,970 --> 00:33:52,490 That's kinda what I remember. 537 00:33:52,490 --> 00:33:56,809 - They had their Pale Ale, which was like an English mild Pale Ale. 538 00:33:56,809 --> 00:33:58,450 - Oh, yeah, not my jam. 539 00:33:58,450 --> 00:34:03,890 - But it was like the most average English Pale Ale and the most inoffensive. 540 00:34:03,890 --> 00:34:07,049 - So it was like malty, but because it was so average, 541 00:34:07,049 --> 00:34:13,489 it wasn't like too malty, and it was like just enough to be like, okay, I could drink this beer. 542 00:34:13,489 --> 00:34:14,329 - Right, I could drink it. 543 00:34:14,329 --> 00:34:16,250 - And they actually had that on tap at our hotel, 544 00:34:16,250 --> 00:34:17,449 so that's where I had that. 545 00:34:17,449 --> 00:34:18,289 - Okay. 546 00:34:18,289 --> 00:34:25,849 - And then I had their Hazy, which I can't remember what it was called, but I bought that at the zoo. 547 00:34:25,849 --> 00:34:26,690 - Okay. 548 00:34:26,690 --> 00:34:30,010 - They had some cans of Schlafly at the St. Louis Zoo, 549 00:34:30,010 --> 00:34:31,489 which was amazing. 550 00:34:31,489 --> 00:34:34,969 And again, it was like 5.7 ABV or something, 551 00:34:34,969 --> 00:34:37,769 and it wasn't great. 552 00:34:37,769 --> 00:34:38,610 - But it was. 553 00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:42,289 - But you could drink it, and I drank it. 554 00:34:42,289 --> 00:34:46,530 So then we actually did stop for a beer at Four Hands. 555 00:34:46,530 --> 00:34:47,369 - Okay. 556 00:34:47,369 --> 00:34:48,369 - They do that Voltron series, right? 557 00:34:48,369 --> 00:34:50,449 - Yep, had that not too long ago. 558 00:34:50,449 --> 00:34:53,010 - The tap room was neat. 559 00:34:53,010 --> 00:34:54,849 It was, I shouldn't say tap room, 560 00:34:54,849 --> 00:34:57,650 'cause it's a whole fuckin' brewery plant. 561 00:34:57,650 --> 00:35:00,690 But the tap room was cool, it was small. 562 00:35:00,690 --> 00:35:04,369 They did have three floors, I believe it was the first one, 563 00:35:04,369 --> 00:35:06,329 second one, and a rooftop. 564 00:35:06,329 --> 00:35:11,090 And of course, 'cause we were there at noon on a Wednesday, 565 00:35:11,090 --> 00:35:14,050 it was just the first floor, which was kinda lame, 566 00:35:14,050 --> 00:35:16,329 because they tap different beers on the second floor, 567 00:35:16,329 --> 00:35:18,369 and they do have that on their menu. 568 00:35:18,369 --> 00:35:24,010 So I was kinda bummed out that some of the beers on the second floor I wanted, but couldn't get 'em. 569 00:35:24,010 --> 00:35:24,849 - Yeah. 570 00:35:24,849 --> 00:35:28,170 - So I ordered their Imperial IPA, it was called Warhammer. 571 00:35:28,170 --> 00:35:30,889 It was supposed to be an Imperial Hazy. 572 00:35:30,889 --> 00:35:33,369 They coulda went with like an Imperial Juicy Hazy. 573 00:35:33,369 --> 00:35:34,210 - Oh, yeah. 574 00:35:34,210 --> 00:35:36,409 - You know, it was a little heavy on the malt, 575 00:35:36,409 --> 00:35:38,449 but it's like 9%. 576 00:35:38,449 --> 00:35:40,610 Solid enough beer to drink, it was good. 577 00:35:40,610 --> 00:35:41,809 - Got the job done. 578 00:35:41,809 --> 00:35:45,050 - I tried their Lemon Berliner that they had on there. 579 00:35:45,050 --> 00:35:47,690 It's super, super, super light. 580 00:35:47,690 --> 00:35:50,730 Super low on lemon flavor, too. 581 00:35:50,730 --> 00:35:53,210 But I did take like two four-packs to go. 582 00:35:53,210 --> 00:35:56,530 I bought a hoodie, I cracked the four-packs when I got home. 583 00:35:56,530 --> 00:35:57,849 I'm glad I bought them. 584 00:35:57,849 --> 00:36:03,250 I actually found their fifth series of the Voltron beer at a grocery store. 585 00:36:03,250 --> 00:36:04,610 So I snagged that as well. 586 00:36:04,610 --> 00:36:05,449 - Nice. 587 00:36:05,449 --> 00:36:07,309 - So four hands was solid. 588 00:36:07,309 --> 00:36:12,309 The best beer that I had, which I'm actually drinking now, 589 00:36:12,309 --> 00:36:17,070 so if you want to queue up the most asked question, 590 00:36:17,070 --> 00:36:18,130 let's ask it. 591 00:36:18,130 --> 00:36:21,329 - In a world where craft beer is king, 592 00:36:21,329 --> 00:36:24,809 a world where muscles are bigger than growlers, 593 00:36:24,809 --> 00:36:27,050 only one tongue can guide us. 594 00:36:27,050 --> 00:36:32,050 One man, one tongue, one Tongue Jobber. 595 00:36:32,050 --> 00:36:37,849 In this world, we must find out what is Flax Drinking? 596 00:36:37,849 --> 00:36:42,750 - All right, so it was on the last evening we were there, 597 00:36:42,750 --> 00:36:50,010 and this is the brewery I had my heart set on the entire time, 'cause it was only about two miles away from our hotel. 598 00:36:50,010 --> 00:36:51,889 And it was called Heavy Riff Brewing. 599 00:36:51,889 --> 00:36:52,889 - Okay. 600 00:36:52,889 --> 00:36:56,530 - It is a music-themed beer, a brewery, I guess. 601 00:36:56,530 --> 00:36:57,369 - Makes sense. 602 00:36:57,369 --> 00:36:59,170 - Can't get that from Heavy Riff. 603 00:36:59,170 --> 00:37:01,489 It was really cool. 604 00:37:01,489 --> 00:37:04,250 It's literally in a fucking neighborhood. 605 00:37:04,250 --> 00:37:07,250 Like how Wisconsin here, you're probably not used to this. 606 00:37:07,250 --> 00:37:08,969 We have like corner bars, right, 607 00:37:08,969 --> 00:37:12,449 that are just stuck inside neighborhoods. 608 00:37:12,449 --> 00:37:14,090 - Oh, yeah, we don't have that here. 609 00:37:14,090 --> 00:37:16,730 - Yeah, and so this is a brewery. 610 00:37:16,730 --> 00:37:20,530 And it was kind of wild, 'cause we parked in front of a guy's house, 611 00:37:20,530 --> 00:37:23,170 he was weed-whacking his front yard. 612 00:37:23,170 --> 00:37:25,250 And we just walked across the street, 613 00:37:25,250 --> 00:37:28,570 and there's Heavy Riff's patio with their huge mural, 614 00:37:28,570 --> 00:37:31,769 their logo, which their logo's super simple, 615 00:37:31,769 --> 00:37:33,369 but I think it's super gnarly. 616 00:37:33,369 --> 00:37:36,489 A whole brick building, the patio, brick columns. 617 00:37:36,489 --> 00:37:37,329 - Nice. 618 00:37:37,329 --> 00:37:39,730 - Just some patio, like a bunch of patio tables actually. 619 00:37:39,730 --> 00:37:42,210 They had like three TVs out there. 620 00:37:42,210 --> 00:37:46,849 And then you walk around, and inside was very like '70s. 621 00:37:46,849 --> 00:37:48,210 Yeah, I never lived in the '70s, 622 00:37:48,210 --> 00:37:50,090 but like very '70s reminiscent. 623 00:37:50,090 --> 00:37:53,130 Like it was dark, it was almost like, 624 00:37:53,130 --> 00:37:54,650 better than like a speakeasy. 625 00:37:54,650 --> 00:37:55,489 - Oh, okay. 626 00:37:55,489 --> 00:37:58,530 - Like it was kind of like that vibe with the lighting. 627 00:37:58,530 --> 00:38:01,889 They have all these guitars and tour posters, 628 00:38:01,889 --> 00:38:04,449 like all along their walls. 629 00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:06,289 The bartenders, or beer tenders, 630 00:38:06,289 --> 00:38:09,369 were super awesome, super kind. 631 00:38:09,369 --> 00:38:12,210 Just, yeah, it was just a wonder. 632 00:38:12,210 --> 00:38:15,289 My biggest regret of the trip was not being able to spend more time there. 633 00:38:15,289 --> 00:38:16,289 - High praise. 634 00:38:16,289 --> 00:38:21,289 - The beer I drank there was called Disco Apocalypse. 635 00:38:21,289 --> 00:38:23,650 And that is what I'm drinking here now. 636 00:38:23,650 --> 00:38:26,889 The can, it's like a hop disco ball. 637 00:38:26,889 --> 00:38:27,889 - Oh, yeah. 638 00:38:27,889 --> 00:38:28,730 - Ish. 639 00:38:28,730 --> 00:38:29,570 - That's kind of cool. 640 00:38:29,570 --> 00:38:31,289 - Yeah, it's just super cool. 641 00:38:31,289 --> 00:38:33,409 The can's not glittery, 642 00:38:33,409 --> 00:38:37,469 but like it's black with some white specks and-- - It's eye-catching. 643 00:38:37,469 --> 00:38:38,809 - Yeah, it really is. 644 00:38:38,809 --> 00:38:42,170 So it is a shocker, Greg, right? 645 00:38:42,170 --> 00:38:43,769 A hazy year in New England. 646 00:38:43,769 --> 00:38:44,809 - Don't tell me. 647 00:38:44,809 --> 00:38:48,489 - But here's where it gets different for me. 648 00:38:48,489 --> 00:38:51,210 It's more of a session IPA. 649 00:38:51,210 --> 00:38:53,010 So it's 5.7%. 650 00:38:53,010 --> 00:38:53,849 - Okay. 651 00:38:53,849 --> 00:38:56,409 - The can reads, as does Untappd, 652 00:38:56,409 --> 00:38:58,449 tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine, 653 00:38:58,449 --> 00:39:02,070 gonna dance right unto the edge of time, Jackson Brown. 654 00:39:02,070 --> 00:39:04,929 This hazy IPA hits you first with a pleasant hop aroma, 655 00:39:04,929 --> 00:39:10,050 followed with a very pleasant juiciness with the perfect balance of mosaic and El Dorado hops. 656 00:39:10,050 --> 00:39:12,010 Untappd has this as a 3.84. 657 00:39:12,010 --> 00:39:13,989 I don't wanna one-up you on your 3.81, 658 00:39:13,989 --> 00:39:18,730 but again, I think it's a lot because of maybe the ABV on this. 659 00:39:18,730 --> 00:39:19,570 - Sure. 660 00:39:19,570 --> 00:39:22,050 - 'Cause of the aroma, it's light, right? 661 00:39:22,050 --> 00:39:26,170 It's like faint, but it is hop-forward. 662 00:39:26,170 --> 00:39:31,170 It has got a little bit of that citrus rind. 663 00:39:31,170 --> 00:39:36,010 It's super, you could get refreshed just smelling this beer. 664 00:39:36,010 --> 00:39:36,849 - Oh, I like that. 665 00:39:36,849 --> 00:39:38,210 - It smells so fresh. 666 00:39:38,210 --> 00:39:39,449 - So fresh and so clean, clean. 667 00:39:39,449 --> 00:39:40,329 - Love it. 668 00:39:40,329 --> 00:39:42,730 So then on the old tongue jabber. 669 00:39:43,650 --> 00:39:44,489 - Here we go. 670 00:39:44,489 --> 00:39:48,369 - It is as light as you would expect, like a session IPA. 671 00:39:48,369 --> 00:39:50,289 - Perfect, great for summer. 672 00:39:50,289 --> 00:39:53,530 - The carbonation is light, right? 673 00:39:53,530 --> 00:39:58,530 It's just enough to get that crispness and the flavor. 674 00:39:58,530 --> 00:40:02,130 It's not, I guess, like hop burn, 675 00:40:02,130 --> 00:40:04,969 but on the lightest, lightest level. 676 00:40:04,969 --> 00:40:06,110 - Hop burn? 677 00:40:06,110 --> 00:40:09,469 - It's like what you're smelling, right? 678 00:40:09,469 --> 00:40:13,010 And then you get that real fresh, faint, 679 00:40:13,010 --> 00:40:16,869 like fresh orange flavor in the midst. 680 00:40:16,869 --> 00:40:19,050 And it is just absolutely, 681 00:40:19,050 --> 00:40:21,869 on a 85 degree St. Louis day, 682 00:40:21,869 --> 00:40:24,190 these shits fucking go down. 683 00:40:24,190 --> 00:40:25,610 - They slap? 684 00:40:25,610 --> 00:40:36,869 - Oh man, this was, I took one sip of this beer when I sat down and I said, "Oh my God." It was the best beer I'd had all week. 685 00:40:37,889 --> 00:40:39,610 Kids were getting ornery. 686 00:40:39,610 --> 00:40:44,809 Wife hates being at breweries because well, what does she do there? 687 00:40:44,809 --> 00:40:47,250 I just wanted to try everything else they had on the menu. 688 00:40:47,250 --> 00:40:49,710 Every beer is like music themed. 689 00:40:49,710 --> 00:40:55,329 They had like the big journey sticks and something concert roll through a couple weeks ago. 690 00:40:55,329 --> 00:40:56,170 - Nice. 691 00:40:56,170 --> 00:40:59,369 - And they brewed a beer for the concert. 692 00:40:59,369 --> 00:41:02,650 And they even had all the band logos like on the can. 693 00:41:02,650 --> 00:41:03,489 - That's cool. 694 00:41:03,489 --> 00:41:05,710 - So it was like a legit, not a sponsorship, 695 00:41:05,710 --> 00:41:06,889 but they were a partner. 696 00:41:06,889 --> 00:41:08,329 - Yeah, like for the concert. 697 00:41:08,329 --> 00:41:15,630 So if you're ever in St. Louis and you're ever curious about where to stop or definitely stop at Heavy Riff. 698 00:41:15,630 --> 00:41:16,750 - Sounds delicious. 699 00:41:16,750 --> 00:41:18,389 - That was the trip in a gist. 700 00:41:18,389 --> 00:41:19,510 You know, we did some more things, 701 00:41:19,510 --> 00:41:21,030 but nobody really cares to hear. 702 00:41:21,030 --> 00:41:23,030 - I'm just sad there were no penis hotels. 703 00:41:23,030 --> 00:41:26,630 - No, it was just a really, really simple hotel. 704 00:41:26,630 --> 00:41:27,989 It was a clean, clean hotel. 705 00:41:27,989 --> 00:41:31,550 - I've just come to expect dick hotels when you're on vacation. 706 00:41:31,550 --> 00:41:32,630 That's all I want to hear. 707 00:41:32,630 --> 00:41:33,449 - Give me three months. 708 00:41:33,449 --> 00:41:34,289 - Okay. 709 00:41:34,289 --> 00:41:36,889 - Here comes the fallacies. 710 00:41:36,889 --> 00:41:38,329 - We'll be back in the dick pool. 711 00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:39,369 - Oh, that's amazing. 712 00:41:39,369 --> 00:41:40,769 I can't wait. 713 00:41:40,769 --> 00:41:42,250 I want to meet you at the dick pool. 714 00:41:42,250 --> 00:41:44,530 Sword fight. 715 00:41:44,530 --> 00:41:48,610 Okay, like I teased at the top of the show, 716 00:41:48,610 --> 00:41:52,010 Beer and Bikini Podcast has sent us a clip. 717 00:41:52,010 --> 00:41:57,170 So they asked on their gram for any topics for their show or any questions. 718 00:41:57,170 --> 00:42:01,750 So I asked them, what's your favorite beer slang or word for being drunk? 719 00:42:01,750 --> 00:42:03,949 Do you have a favorite word for being drunk? 720 00:42:04,849 --> 00:42:07,449 - So I have some different words. 721 00:42:07,449 --> 00:42:09,730 I have a friend, my best friend, 722 00:42:09,730 --> 00:42:11,809 my bestest friend in the whole world. 723 00:42:11,809 --> 00:42:13,190 We use the word schnockered. 724 00:42:13,190 --> 00:42:16,570 - You know, I never heard that till my mom said it to me like a decade ago. 725 00:42:16,570 --> 00:42:17,569 And I was like, what the fuck is that? 726 00:42:17,569 --> 00:42:19,769 She goes, I think it's Midwestern. 727 00:42:19,769 --> 00:42:21,170 - Yeah, I think she's right. 728 00:42:21,170 --> 00:42:25,550 'Cause before we were like, when we were young, 729 00:42:25,550 --> 00:42:28,449 I would spend the night at his house a lot, 730 00:42:28,449 --> 00:42:31,050 and we were there for New Year's one night, 731 00:42:31,050 --> 00:42:35,090 or one year, and everyone, of course, adults were drinking, 732 00:42:35,090 --> 00:42:37,409 and him and I were just playing video games in the basement. 733 00:42:37,409 --> 00:42:39,690 And we had water or Sprite or something like that, 734 00:42:39,690 --> 00:42:43,449 and we was taking shots of that to be festive. 735 00:42:43,449 --> 00:42:45,409 And I'm telling you, we were like kids, 736 00:42:45,409 --> 00:42:48,210 and we would just be like, oh, we're getting schnockered. 737 00:42:48,210 --> 00:42:50,769 - And micro-wasted. 738 00:42:50,769 --> 00:42:52,730 - That continued as we got older. 739 00:42:52,730 --> 00:42:55,570 We would get the Welch's grape juice, 740 00:42:55,570 --> 00:43:00,010 but we would get it just 'cause we fucking liked drinking it 'cause it was delicious. 741 00:43:00,010 --> 00:43:03,130 And then we'd just joke about getting schnockered. 742 00:43:03,130 --> 00:43:05,929 And now when we're older and we actually drink, 743 00:43:05,929 --> 00:43:08,570 we're together, we're like, we had schnockered. 744 00:43:08,570 --> 00:43:10,030 - Yeah, you got real schnockered. 745 00:43:10,030 --> 00:43:13,289 - Right, but usually I prefer hammered. 746 00:43:13,289 --> 00:43:17,570 - Yeah, I do shittered a lot, or ham-skied. 747 00:43:17,570 --> 00:43:19,650 - I do hammed more than I do ham-skied. 748 00:43:19,650 --> 00:43:22,409 - Okay, I think shittered's probably my number one go-to. 749 00:43:22,409 --> 00:43:24,929 - Wrecked, I do like wrecked. - Wrecked is good, yeah. 750 00:43:24,929 --> 00:43:26,369 - I've been using that one a lot lately. 751 00:43:26,369 --> 00:43:28,769 - Someone recently said tossed, I like that. 752 00:43:28,769 --> 00:43:29,610 - I've heard that one. 753 00:43:29,610 --> 00:43:30,449 - Yeah, how's it going? 754 00:43:30,449 --> 00:43:32,530 So anyways. - Catching a jag. 755 00:43:32,530 --> 00:43:34,150 - I've not heard that one. 756 00:43:34,150 --> 00:43:40,150 - I had this old guy who used to work for me and he came in one day and he was moving a little slow. 757 00:43:40,150 --> 00:43:50,809 And I said, "Hey, Dan, what's going on, man?" He said, "Oh, caught a jag last night." I said, "What the fuck did you just say?" - Sounds like he's dancing. 758 00:43:50,809 --> 00:43:52,769 - I just drank a little too much. 759 00:43:52,769 --> 00:43:57,130 He's like, "You know, it's called catching a jag." - How old are you? 760 00:43:57,130 --> 00:43:59,050 - But I do appreciate that term. 761 00:43:59,050 --> 00:43:59,889 - Yeah, that's good. 762 00:43:59,889 --> 00:44:01,130 - Dan was old. 763 00:44:01,130 --> 00:44:02,570 - Sounds like it. 764 00:44:02,570 --> 00:44:04,610 Pulling some shit out from the Great Depression. 765 00:44:04,610 --> 00:44:10,630 So anyways, I asked them on the Beer and Bikini podcast what their favorite was. 766 00:44:10,630 --> 00:44:13,030 So go listen to the show if you wanna hear what their favorite was. 767 00:44:13,030 --> 00:44:14,510 They turned around 'cause I said, 768 00:44:14,510 --> 00:44:21,110 "I'm gonna steal this idea of asking people "for like questions and stuff for the podcast." They turned around, they actually recorded a question and sent it to us. 769 00:44:21,110 --> 00:44:23,670 So here is their question for us. 770 00:44:23,670 --> 00:44:26,190 It was so much fun, in fact, that Craft Beer Republic, 771 00:44:26,190 --> 00:44:29,110 which is also a really good podcast that I listen to, 772 00:44:29,110 --> 00:44:40,550 they said, "We might need to steal that idea." And I said, "Then let me record our questions for you "and send it to you." So if you're listening, this is our questions. 773 00:44:40,550 --> 00:44:44,389 So A's question is, "From Beer and Bikini, 774 00:44:44,389 --> 00:44:52,750 "if you're stranded on a desert island "and you could take one six-pack of beer "with an ice chest, what would it be?" - And the cooler has infinite ice, 775 00:44:52,750 --> 00:44:54,510 meaning it will never get warm. 776 00:44:54,510 --> 00:45:02,750 - Oh, that's good, man, that's good because they could just sip it like one every month for six months. - Yeah, whatever works. 777 00:45:02,750 --> 00:45:05,510 - So from Beer and Bikini, from Jay, 778 00:45:05,510 --> 00:45:11,250 my question is, "What has been your favorite "vacation destination and why? 779 00:45:11,250 --> 00:45:15,030 "And did it involve beer?" - All right, so first question, 780 00:45:15,030 --> 00:45:20,989 one six-pack to bring on a deserted island with a cooler that never gets cold. 781 00:45:21,989 --> 00:45:25,070 I'm going something pale ale-ish. 782 00:45:25,070 --> 00:45:27,309 I think we all know that about me. 783 00:45:27,309 --> 00:45:29,469 Probably a hazy pale ale. 784 00:45:29,469 --> 00:45:33,130 There's one I have in mind and the name is escaping me. 785 00:45:33,130 --> 00:45:35,630 It's from Radiant Brewing. 786 00:45:35,630 --> 00:45:37,030 It just popped into my head right now. 787 00:45:37,030 --> 00:45:40,190 I was like, "Oh yeah, I remember that one." I think I even had it on the show. 788 00:45:40,190 --> 00:45:42,989 I could probably go back through our archives and figure out which one it is, 789 00:45:42,989 --> 00:45:46,630 but I'm gonna definitely say a hazy pale for me. 790 00:45:46,630 --> 00:45:50,789 - Okay, I'm thinking if I'm on a desert island, 791 00:45:50,789 --> 00:45:58,150 six-packs, you usually don't get too many double IPAs or Imperials, which you'd think you'd want some bang for your buck. 792 00:45:58,150 --> 00:45:59,190 - That's true, yeah. 793 00:45:59,190 --> 00:46:04,190 - But if it's hot, I'm thinking Eagle Parks, Helles Lager. 794 00:46:04,190 --> 00:46:05,789 - Oh, smart. 795 00:46:05,789 --> 00:46:09,510 - Like just something really nice and light and crispy. 796 00:46:09,510 --> 00:46:13,909 And if it's a deserted island, it's probably tropical. 797 00:46:13,909 --> 00:46:14,750 - Yeah. 798 00:46:14,750 --> 00:46:17,170 - Right, so I'm thinking 80, 85 degrees. 799 00:46:17,170 --> 00:46:18,010 - All the time. 800 00:46:18,010 --> 00:46:20,349 - Give me something light and crispy. 801 00:46:20,349 --> 00:46:21,190 - Yeah. 802 00:46:21,190 --> 00:46:23,190 You know, if we were smart, we'd be like utopias. 803 00:46:23,190 --> 00:46:24,789 I'd take a six-pack of utopias, 804 00:46:24,789 --> 00:46:26,869 'cause that shit's like 48%. 805 00:46:26,869 --> 00:46:29,869 - Well, see, I'm thinking of something that actually comes in a six-pack, right? 806 00:46:29,869 --> 00:46:31,909 - And I'm also thinking of something that's delicious. 807 00:46:31,909 --> 00:46:33,030 - Right, right, right, yeah. 808 00:46:33,030 --> 00:46:37,750 Nobody wants what goes through garbage disposals and then ferments. 809 00:46:37,750 --> 00:46:41,409 - Yeah, they dry aged on garbage wood for years. 810 00:46:41,409 --> 00:46:46,309 And then the other question, favorite vacation spot and was beer involved? 811 00:46:46,309 --> 00:46:49,469 First of all, beer is always involved. 812 00:46:49,469 --> 00:46:51,230 - Yeah, even when I go to Disney, 813 00:46:51,230 --> 00:46:53,389 I look for beer wherever I can. 814 00:46:53,389 --> 00:46:54,590 - Right, exactly. 815 00:46:54,590 --> 00:46:58,349 I mean, one of my favorite vacations was Spain. 816 00:46:58,349 --> 00:46:59,190 It was great. 817 00:46:59,190 --> 00:47:01,190 That's where I had duff beer. 818 00:47:01,190 --> 00:47:02,190 - Yeah, that's right. 819 00:47:02,190 --> 00:47:05,309 You said probably wasn't copywritten. 820 00:47:05,309 --> 00:47:07,710 - Yeah, I'm sure they sold that shit, yeah. 821 00:47:07,710 --> 00:47:09,989 100%, but that was before my craft beer days. 822 00:47:09,989 --> 00:47:14,429 Like my favorite trip as a craft beer drinker, 823 00:47:14,429 --> 00:47:16,989 I mean, love San Diego. 824 00:47:16,989 --> 00:47:17,989 Colorado's always great. 825 00:47:17,989 --> 00:47:19,550 Denver's full of great beer. 826 00:47:19,550 --> 00:47:22,809 And everywhere we go now, we map out breweries. 827 00:47:22,809 --> 00:47:23,989 That's a hard one. 828 00:47:23,989 --> 00:47:29,610 - My favorite kind of vacation destination is beach, all inclusive. 829 00:47:29,610 --> 00:47:33,550 So I don't consider beer if we're doing that. 830 00:47:33,550 --> 00:47:36,550 It's just whatever they have, I'll drink whatever they have. 831 00:47:36,550 --> 00:47:40,869 I have a dream destination and that's to come to San Diego. 832 00:47:40,869 --> 00:47:42,949 - Yeah, buddy, I'll meet you there. 833 00:47:42,949 --> 00:47:46,110 - The best beer around, seems like. 834 00:47:46,110 --> 00:47:47,510 - Yeah. 835 00:47:47,510 --> 00:47:48,510 So that would probably be mine. 836 00:47:48,510 --> 00:47:50,590 It would be definitely based around beer. 837 00:47:50,590 --> 00:47:51,789 - Oh, I mean, what else is there? 838 00:47:51,789 --> 00:47:53,269 We're not going to SeaWorld. 839 00:47:53,269 --> 00:47:55,190 - No, come on. 840 00:47:55,190 --> 00:47:56,969 Padres, come on, come on. 841 00:47:56,969 --> 00:48:00,150 - Oh, unless they're doing beer fest night at the Padres, 842 00:48:00,150 --> 00:48:01,389 then we're going to that. 843 00:48:01,389 --> 00:48:02,230 - Fair enough. 844 00:48:02,230 --> 00:48:03,050 - That is fantastic. 845 00:48:03,050 --> 00:48:03,889 - Fair enough. 846 00:48:03,889 --> 00:48:05,110 - Thanks for the question, guys. 847 00:48:05,110 --> 00:48:07,590 Beer and Bikini on the 'Gram and of course the podcast. 848 00:48:07,590 --> 00:48:08,769 Go check them out. 849 00:48:08,769 --> 00:48:13,789 All right, we have a couple of news stories to get through before we run up on outta here. 850 00:48:13,789 --> 00:48:21,489 The Brewers Association CEO, Bob Pease, is going to retire and they're already searching for a replacement. 851 00:48:21,489 --> 00:48:24,070 He's going to last basically until the end of the year. 852 00:48:24,070 --> 00:48:25,349 - Pete Cues? 853 00:48:25,349 --> 00:48:26,469 - Pete Cues? 854 00:48:26,469 --> 00:48:29,030 - Yeah, so they can mine their P's and Q's. 855 00:48:29,030 --> 00:48:31,750 - Uh-huh, Bob Pease. 856 00:48:31,750 --> 00:48:32,590 - Edit point. 857 00:48:32,590 --> 00:48:37,530 - It's not looking good for Hulk Hogan. 858 00:48:37,530 --> 00:48:41,010 Once again, he's being accused for being racist. 859 00:48:41,010 --> 00:48:41,849 - Oh, man. 860 00:48:41,849 --> 00:48:45,489 - This time, it's around his beer, Real American Beer. 861 00:48:45,489 --> 00:48:50,650 An influencer alleges that Hulk Hogan's Real American Beer fired her because she's black. 862 00:48:50,650 --> 00:48:53,409 Social media influencer, Essence Jenea, 863 00:48:53,409 --> 00:48:55,809 I believe that's Jenea, apologies if it's not, 864 00:48:55,809 --> 00:49:02,969 alleged in two TikTok posts that Hulk Hogan's Real American Beer fired her after one day on the job because she's black. 865 00:49:02,969 --> 00:49:09,130 In one post, Jenea claimed that she was fired and replaced by a white brand ambassador the next day. 866 00:49:09,130 --> 00:49:10,630 She wrote in a social media post, 867 00:49:10,630 --> 00:49:18,210 POV, Hulk Hogan paid you to be a brand ambassador and canceled your contract the next day because he realized you were a black brand ambassador. 868 00:49:18,210 --> 00:49:21,050 Real American Beer issued a statement denying the allegations. 869 00:49:21,050 --> 00:49:30,530 They say we are deeply troubled by the false rumors circulating on social media that a brand ambassador hired by a third-party marketing agency was terminated by Hulk Hogan for racial reasons. 870 00:49:30,530 --> 00:49:35,730 Real American Beer simply terminated a short-term relationship with third-party marketing agency. 871 00:49:35,730 --> 00:49:38,929 Hulk Hogan was not involved in that decision and race was not a factor. 872 00:49:38,929 --> 00:49:42,650 I'd like to believe you, but Hulk Hogan does have a history. 873 00:49:42,650 --> 00:49:43,969 - Yeah, it's a track record. 874 00:49:43,969 --> 00:49:46,690 - Yeah, there is a track record there. 875 00:49:46,690 --> 00:49:48,610 Good news for anybody in Pennsylvania. 876 00:49:48,610 --> 00:49:51,329 If you drink those garbage RTDs, 877 00:49:51,329 --> 00:49:57,849 Pennsylvania shoppers will soon be able to grab their favorite canned cocktail from previously beer and wine only outlets. 878 00:49:57,849 --> 00:50:00,570 The Pennsylvania Senate approved Senate Bill 688, 879 00:50:00,570 --> 00:50:07,690 which allows spirit-based RTDs under 12 1/2% to be sold from certain retail outlets, 880 00:50:07,690 --> 00:50:09,489 such as restaurants, hotels, 881 00:50:09,489 --> 00:50:15,070 that already sell beer and wine products with the same or lower alcohol contents. 882 00:50:15,070 --> 00:50:18,650 The bill just needs to be signed by the governor. 883 00:50:18,650 --> 00:50:20,650 - It increases drinking, so let's go. 884 00:50:20,650 --> 00:50:21,489 - Yeah, there you go. 885 00:50:21,489 --> 00:50:25,969 And this one was sort of for you and your love for drinking at Disney World and dick hotels. 886 00:50:25,969 --> 00:50:27,809 - I do love Disney World. 887 00:50:27,809 --> 00:50:29,090 - Yes, you do. 888 00:50:29,090 --> 00:50:33,250 Drunk Disney bear canceled over derogatory offensive name. 889 00:50:33,250 --> 00:50:42,730 A drunk animatronic bear who was a Disney World fixture for over 50 years has reportedly been canceled over concerns he could offend alcoholics. 890 00:50:42,730 --> 00:50:44,730 - What park was this at? 891 00:50:44,730 --> 00:50:46,170 - I believe it's Magic Kingdom. 892 00:50:46,170 --> 00:50:47,010 - Okay. 893 00:50:47,010 --> 00:50:57,170 - Liver Lips McGrowl did not make an appearance when the country bear Jamboree returned last Wednesday following a seven-month refurbishment. 894 00:50:57,170 --> 00:51:02,809 The attraction, which features 18 animatronic bears performing country-style Disney songs, 895 00:51:02,809 --> 00:51:08,329 first opened in stores in 1971 and has been a mainstay of the theme park for decades. 896 00:51:08,329 --> 00:51:14,690 Disney decided to cancel the character because their phrase "Liver Lips" could be offensive to alcoholics. 897 00:51:14,690 --> 00:51:16,010 - Come on. 898 00:51:16,010 --> 00:51:22,170 - The decision to remove Liver Lips McGrowl was driven by concerns over the character's name. 899 00:51:22,170 --> 00:51:25,210 The term Liver Lips-- - It's the McGrowl part that gets me. 900 00:51:25,210 --> 00:51:28,570 - It's also really a tongue twister. 901 00:51:28,570 --> 00:51:32,809 The term Liver Lips is considered derogatory and offensive, it reported. 902 00:51:32,809 --> 00:51:38,449 The term is associated with excessive alcohol consumption and the resulting liver damage. 903 00:51:38,449 --> 00:51:41,989 The phrase is deemed to be insensitive and outdated, 904 00:51:41,989 --> 00:51:45,110 prompting Disney's decision to modify the character. 905 00:51:45,110 --> 00:51:54,809 Others have suggested that the corporation may have been squeamish about the term because Liver Lips has been used as a racial slur against African-Americans. 906 00:51:54,809 --> 00:51:55,769 I've never heard that before. 907 00:51:55,769 --> 00:51:56,809 - I've never heard of that, ever. 908 00:51:56,809 --> 00:51:59,130 - And if that's true, then they should probably rename him. 909 00:51:59,130 --> 00:52:02,449 The bear has been replaced by Romeo McGrowl, 910 00:52:02,449 --> 00:52:04,929 who looks identical to his predecessor, 911 00:52:04,929 --> 00:52:06,670 including the protruding lips, 912 00:52:06,670 --> 00:52:10,969 but sports a sky blue jumpsuit and blonde quiff. 913 00:52:10,969 --> 00:52:17,969 It is one of a number of changes that Disney has made to its attraction in recent years amid concerns over modern sensibilities. 914 00:52:17,969 --> 00:52:21,150 - Is it possible to offend an alcoholic? 915 00:52:21,150 --> 00:52:23,210 - Too drunk to find out. 916 00:52:23,210 --> 00:52:25,530 - That was the first thing that crossed my mind. 917 00:52:25,530 --> 00:52:26,969 If I was an alcoholic, 918 00:52:26,969 --> 00:52:29,150 the last thing I'm gonna do is be offended. 919 00:52:29,150 --> 00:52:30,969 - Right, oh, that bear is making, 920 00:52:30,969 --> 00:52:33,090 that fake bear is making fun of me. 921 00:52:33,090 --> 00:52:33,929 - Yeah. 922 00:52:33,929 --> 00:52:36,329 - Also, do they admit that they're alcoholics? 923 00:52:36,329 --> 00:52:37,730 - Exactly. 924 00:52:37,730 --> 00:52:40,329 They're just gonna yell at you for calling them an alcoholic. 925 00:52:40,329 --> 00:52:41,610 - Right, exactly. 926 00:52:41,610 --> 00:52:42,449 So how could they be offended? 927 00:52:42,449 --> 00:52:43,690 - That's the only thing that offends them, 928 00:52:43,690 --> 00:52:45,769 unless his name is Alcoholic McGrawl. 929 00:52:45,769 --> 00:52:49,809 - Or it'd be like, 930 00:52:49,809 --> 00:52:53,369 "Paul, I think you're drinking too much these days, McGrawl." You know, then. 931 00:52:53,369 --> 00:52:54,570 - Right, right. 932 00:52:54,570 --> 00:52:56,849 - Other than that, yeah. 933 00:52:56,849 --> 00:52:58,610 - Disney's, they got light. 934 00:52:58,610 --> 00:53:00,269 Like, they got real bad. 935 00:53:00,269 --> 00:53:02,489 - Yeah, but hey, don't wanna offend the alcoholics, 936 00:53:02,489 --> 00:53:03,969 but if you wanna drink around the world, 937 00:53:03,969 --> 00:53:06,050 go ahead and get shit-faced at Epcot. 938 00:53:06,050 --> 00:53:07,449 - Right, liver lips. 939 00:53:07,449 --> 00:53:10,530 - When you're there next time, 940 00:53:10,530 --> 00:53:13,329 just start calling people liver lips as they're drinking around the world. 941 00:53:13,329 --> 00:53:14,969 - I do like drinking at Epcot. 942 00:53:14,969 --> 00:53:16,650 - Yeah, unless that really is a racial slur. 943 00:53:16,650 --> 00:53:17,489 I've never heard that before. 944 00:53:17,489 --> 00:53:19,090 - I've never once heard that before. 945 00:53:19,090 --> 00:53:22,070 - Maybe we should not be saying that out loud on the podcast. 946 00:53:22,070 --> 00:53:22,909 - Cut it. 947 00:53:22,909 --> 00:53:24,869 - Cut it out, edit, point, I guess. 948 00:53:24,869 --> 00:53:26,730 I should Google that. 949 00:53:26,730 --> 00:53:31,650 Now feels like a good time to get the fuck out of here before we actually do offend somebody. 950 00:53:31,650 --> 00:53:32,489 I'm gonna hit some music. 951 00:53:32,489 --> 00:53:34,610 I'm gonna say, make sure you check us out, 952 00:53:34,610 --> 00:53:36,809 craftbeerrepublic.com, @craftbeerrepublic, 953 00:53:36,809 --> 00:53:41,610 and of course, @flexmeabeer, underscores in between. 954 00:53:41,610 --> 00:53:44,210 You wanna leave us a voicemail, 805-538-beer, 955 00:53:44,210 --> 00:53:46,090 or of course, mail@craftbeerrepublic.com. 956 00:53:46,090 --> 00:53:47,650 I think that's everything. 957 00:53:47,650 --> 00:53:50,929 Hope everyone out there is staying very well hydrated. 958 00:53:50,929 --> 00:53:53,650 And on that note, goodnight everybody! 959 00:53:53,650 --> 00:53:55,809 (banging)