1 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:19,200 You are welcome in everybody. It's the craft beer republic. 2 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,800 Thanks for drinking. Thanks for joining. 3 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:27,240 I am Greg and I am being joined by the softest, buff guy you'll 4 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,320 ever meet. And that's flex. What's up fella? I'm a big softy. 5 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,040 You're like a big teddy bear. Yeah, I think. We figured that out. 6 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,600 Yeah, yeah, that's no surprise. No, I'm proud of it. Yeah. Oh, no. 7 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,000 No it wasn't, it wasn't a diss or anything. That was. 8 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,720 Oh I didn't take it that way. Yeah. Yeah. Just letting the people know. 9 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,760 Yeah. You're a big old softy. Big old teddy bear. Yeah. 10 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:54,720 If I was, uh, you know, uh, Tin Man, you know, and I needed a heart. 11 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,800 Oh, I think you need some lube, but. Okay. Damn it. He didn't need lube. 12 00:01:00,630 --> 00:01:03,390 Just try to say, I got a big heart over here. That's all you. 13 00:01:03,430 --> 00:01:05,430 Yeah, you definitely got a big heart on over there. 14 00:01:05,790 --> 00:01:10,630 Uh, anyway, you can find. A heart on show. Oh, oh, heart. 15 00:01:10,670 --> 00:01:14,910 Got a heart with a t hit. That t, uh, you can follow this 16 00:01:14,910 --> 00:01:17,590 big teddy bear at flex me bear underscores in between. 17 00:01:17,590 --> 00:01:20,470 And, of course, we are at Craft Beer Republic. 18 00:01:20,870 --> 00:01:23,990 So much to get to this week. A shout out to our top listening 19 00:01:23,990 --> 00:01:26,910 city of last week. And that was Los Angeles. What's up? 20 00:01:27,310 --> 00:01:30,990 Almost hometown of Los Angeles. City of the angels. 21 00:01:31,190 --> 00:01:35,510 See, as they say in Espanol, that's about as good as it gets. 22 00:01:36,190 --> 00:01:38,590 Uh, anyways, thanks for listening. All that good shit. 23 00:01:38,590 --> 00:01:42,710 Like I said, lots to get to today, but, um, I'm gonna get to my beverage 24 00:01:42,790 --> 00:01:47,550 right quick because I went on a trip and I want to drink what I picked up. 25 00:01:47,550 --> 00:01:57,030 And I want to hear about. It. Oh, I love my beer. 26 00:01:59,420 --> 00:02:06,500 Out of my head, out of my beer. Judging by my beer. 27 00:02:06,580 --> 00:02:10,460 I'm sure flex is gonna know where I was. But I am drinking. 28 00:02:11,020 --> 00:02:21,060 There does not exist. Spore. Oh, it is a 6.8% hazy IPA 408 an 29 00:02:21,060 --> 00:02:24,820 untapped. Okay. And they say spore is a hazy IPA 30 00:02:25,260 --> 00:02:29,420 constructed of bass malts, plus copious amounts of wheat 31 00:02:29,420 --> 00:02:35,580 and oats to create cumulonimbus like mouthfeel and body popped 32 00:02:35,580 --> 00:02:39,220 heavily across the board, including two dry hops with mosaic, 33 00:02:39,220 --> 00:02:43,260 Nelson and Sabra spores. Hops are explosive on the palate 34 00:02:43,580 --> 00:02:46,940 and in the aroma mosaic, and Nelson lay down Fruity Pebbles, 35 00:02:46,980 --> 00:02:51,780 nectarine and guava aromatics layered in with coconut from the Sabro. 36 00:02:51,820 --> 00:02:55,660 The final product feels like drinking a tropical drink on an island, 37 00:02:55,660 --> 00:02:58,420 but you're probably just chilling on chilling on your couch, man. 38 00:02:59,820 --> 00:03:03,780 It's a chair, but. Okay. It's a great glass, by the way. 39 00:03:03,980 --> 00:03:07,660 Still drinking out of it. Fantastic. Damn it, sister glass. 40 00:03:08,740 --> 00:03:10,460 It's hard to take me seriously, isn't it? 41 00:03:11,580 --> 00:03:13,980 I'm trying to avoid looking at the screen. 42 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:19,740 Every time I see myself in the screen, drink out of the glass, 43 00:03:19,740 --> 00:03:24,660 I laugh. It's not just you. You're not alone. 44 00:03:25,460 --> 00:03:27,460 As Michael Jackson would say, you are not alone. 45 00:03:27,980 --> 00:03:31,140 Um, definitely tropical on the schnoz. 46 00:03:31,180 --> 00:03:35,100 I am really picking up the coconut on the schnoz as well. 47 00:03:35,140 --> 00:03:38,260 I love that, by the way. Yeah, that sobro coming in. Yes. 48 00:03:38,260 --> 00:03:41,980 I love when the sobro hits with the coconut tongue. 49 00:03:42,020 --> 00:03:45,900 Jobber is not far behind. Uh, extremely soft mouthfeel. 50 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:50,540 Lots of I would. I'm not getting tons of Fruity 51 00:03:50,580 --> 00:03:53,340 Pebbles. I am getting the nectarine. I am getting the guava. 52 00:03:53,540 --> 00:03:55,810 And of course, I'm still getting that guava. Earth. 53 00:03:56,370 --> 00:03:58,930 And of course, I'm still getting the coconut from the sabra. 54 00:03:59,290 --> 00:04:01,770 This is delicious. We all know how I feel about 55 00:04:01,770 --> 00:04:03,890 there does not exist. And especially there hazes. 56 00:04:04,170 --> 00:04:07,130 No one's doing it quite like them. Delicious. 57 00:04:07,130 --> 00:04:09,050 Which is crazy because they're not huge, right? 58 00:04:09,930 --> 00:04:13,770 No, I mean, I don't really find them for distro, even though, you know, 59 00:04:13,810 --> 00:04:19,330 as the as the crow drives, they're about, uh, two hours from me. Okay. 60 00:04:19,370 --> 00:04:23,250 Terribly far. You know, wine country. Is this getting in there? 61 00:04:23,290 --> 00:04:26,610 Yeah, almost. Okay. They're in San Luis Obispo, SLO, 62 00:04:26,610 --> 00:04:28,570 as we call it. Uh, obviously, 63 00:04:28,570 --> 00:04:31,530 I did a little wine tasting. That's why I was able to stop it. 64 00:04:31,530 --> 00:04:34,490 There does not exist. It was sort of my, uh. 65 00:04:34,490 --> 00:04:38,570 My, you know, you were a good boy. I did wine tasting with the wife, 66 00:04:38,570 --> 00:04:42,130 and so she let me stop at that. There does not exist on the way home. 67 00:04:42,410 --> 00:04:45,530 We went up to Paso, saw my sister. Do you know my sister got 68 00:04:45,530 --> 00:04:49,810 married and is pregnant? I am finding out about this right 69 00:04:49,810 --> 00:04:54,370 now in real time. Yes. Did you. Did you know you're drinking a glass 70 00:04:54,370 --> 00:05:01,160 with her face on it. It's so good. It's gotta be like a seriously senior 71 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,280 picture, right? Yeah. It seems. Yeah, it looks very yearbook ish. 72 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,040 Oh. That's awesome. Yeah. It's, um. It's great. 73 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,000 I wish you could see the inside of the glass because, like, 74 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,280 the pictures. Even better on the inside, 75 00:05:12,280 --> 00:05:14,360 right? Yeah, because. It's frosted on the outside. 76 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,400 So, like, the more beer I drink, the more like evil eyes I'm getting 77 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:23,920 from my sister. I know, I get it. My wife got me a glass like that for, 78 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,400 like, a Father's Day with pictures of the kids. Mhm. 79 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:31,600 And you just see it so much more clearly on the inside. Yeah. 80 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,360 It doesn't make sense. Yeah. No it's weird, it's creepy. 81 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,800 And I feel like I'm being judged as I drink more beer. 82 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,680 But yeah we went up to. You knew I was married Greg. 83 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:47,200 You know I'm pregnant. Greg. To who? What? 84 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,000 Uh, but, yeah, we went up to Paso, did some wine tasting, saw the family 85 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,910 up there, and then on the way home. Stuff that there does not exist. 86 00:05:55,950 --> 00:06:01,830 Good shit. Love me some TDA. I always tell you my my strategy when 87 00:06:01,830 --> 00:06:04,710 I walk into there does not exist. It's I look at the can list. 88 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:07,350 To see what's. Yes, I look at the tap list. 89 00:06:07,350 --> 00:06:11,230 I'm like, if it's in cans and it's in tap, I get it on tap. Try it. 90 00:06:11,230 --> 00:06:13,230 I don't know why I'm trying it anymore because it's gonna be 91 00:06:13,230 --> 00:06:14,870 delicious. But, you know, it's gonna be good. 92 00:06:14,990 --> 00:06:17,910 Yeah, it always is. So. But I like your mindset there. 93 00:06:18,510 --> 00:06:20,630 That is wonderful. Yeah, it's a smart way to go. 94 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:22,630 I think. Especially with a small brewery, 95 00:06:22,670 --> 00:06:25,430 you know, and you're they're not guaranteed to can everything. Right. 96 00:06:25,430 --> 00:06:28,710 And they only had like five different beers in cans at the time. 97 00:06:29,470 --> 00:06:33,470 So you know I had to choose wisely. Yeah I'm sure I'm sure they're 98 00:06:33,470 --> 00:06:37,190 all good anyway. Yeah I've not had a bad beer 99 00:06:37,190 --> 00:06:41,190 from them, that's for sure. So, um, speaking of beers and bad 100 00:06:41,230 --> 00:06:44,950 beers or good beers, I don't know. I was talking with, uh, Boris, 101 00:06:45,110 --> 00:06:48,470 who was on the show a couple months ago and is now the head brewer of 102 00:06:48,470 --> 00:06:51,230 Petals and Pines. Petals and Pines. Was talking the other day. 103 00:06:51,270 --> 00:06:53,030 We were talking about, well, the other day, I don't know, 104 00:06:53,030 --> 00:06:55,950 a couple weeks ago. We're talking about, uh, fly Jack. 105 00:06:55,990 --> 00:07:01,870 Firestone's fly Jack, which was their low cal, low carb session IPA. 106 00:07:01,910 --> 00:07:06,710 I think it was somewhere around 4.5%, but was it was hazy and it was 107 00:07:06,710 --> 00:07:09,630 surprisingly tasty. And I was telling I was like, 108 00:07:09,630 --> 00:07:12,590 I miss fly Jack. Like it was. They shouldn't have called it an IPA. 109 00:07:12,590 --> 00:07:14,190 They should called it a paleo because that's how I drink. 110 00:07:14,190 --> 00:07:19,830 I drink like a pale and it was just a solid, low carb, low cal offering. 111 00:07:20,070 --> 00:07:23,150 You could drink it all day. Not to not feel too shitty about 112 00:07:23,150 --> 00:07:25,550 yourself and all this, and we were kind of looking up 113 00:07:25,550 --> 00:07:28,030 like what ingredients they use and trying to figure it out 114 00:07:28,030 --> 00:07:32,310 because some of them were secret. So we, uh, involved ChatGPT into some 115 00:07:32,310 --> 00:07:35,310 of it, but, uh, we're trying to find out how they made it and how they 116 00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:38,510 made it lower and all those stats, but still made it flavorful. 117 00:07:39,150 --> 00:07:43,030 And we came to some conclusions. But a couple days ago, 118 00:07:43,150 --> 00:07:47,750 Dogfish Head announced that they're releasing 30 minute Lite IPA. 119 00:07:48,270 --> 00:07:54,900 It's going to be 4% and 95 calories. Huh? So I'm looking forward to it. 120 00:07:55,180 --> 00:07:58,660 The world needs more of these, like, all day football Sunday beers. 121 00:07:58,900 --> 00:08:02,060 I'm getting to the point where I can't disagree with you. 122 00:08:03,620 --> 00:08:07,980 Um, the heavy beers be hitting me lately. 123 00:08:08,180 --> 00:08:10,980 And, uh, takes me a while to drink them. Yeah. 124 00:08:11,060 --> 00:08:14,020 Feel a little bloated afterwards. Yeah, I had a triple. 125 00:08:15,020 --> 00:08:18,620 Two nights ago, I think it was. And I think it took me about an 126 00:08:18,620 --> 00:08:21,700 hour and 40 minutes just to sip down the triple. 127 00:08:22,620 --> 00:08:26,740 And after the one beer, I was already feeling it. Yeah. 128 00:08:26,780 --> 00:08:30,820 I mean, as we get closer to 40, the more that stuff, uh, hits us. 129 00:08:31,260 --> 00:08:33,580 Yeah. I'm not looking for. I'm not looking forward to the 130 00:08:33,580 --> 00:08:37,460 future, you know? No. The future is bleak. 131 00:08:39,260 --> 00:08:41,660 So it's a rough one. Yeah. I'm excited for this. 132 00:08:41,740 --> 00:08:44,940 Uh, what did they say? Uh, Dogfish head says satisfying 133 00:08:44,940 --> 00:08:47,940 hop character. Just 95 calories. That can't be possible. 134 00:08:48,020 --> 00:08:50,490 Oh, but it is. After years of research and 135 00:08:50,490 --> 00:08:54,370 development and tweaking the recipe to incorporate continual hopping, 136 00:08:54,410 --> 00:08:57,970 30 minute light IPAs officially hear this true indie craft beer has all 137 00:08:57,970 --> 00:09:01,970 the character of a world class IPA, but only 95 calories, 3.6g of carbs, 138 00:09:02,210 --> 00:09:06,330 one gram of protein, and zero grams of fat per 12 ounce serving. 139 00:09:06,370 --> 00:09:09,970 Um, I'm all for it. I'm excited. So, um. Boris, now it's your turn. 140 00:09:10,010 --> 00:09:13,290 Petals and pints needs a low carb, low carb IPA. 141 00:09:14,290 --> 00:09:17,330 So if a craft brewery could figure that out, that would be fun. 142 00:09:17,370 --> 00:09:22,970 Like, make it that tasty. Yeah, that'd be wonderful. Yeah. 143 00:09:22,970 --> 00:09:25,930 So I'm hoping this trend comes back. I, I really liked it. 144 00:09:25,930 --> 00:09:28,330 In fact, one of the years, way back on the old show, 145 00:09:28,690 --> 00:09:33,290 when we used to do our, um, March Madness bracket one year, 146 00:09:33,290 --> 00:09:38,050 we did a healthy in quotes healthy beer bracket where it was all 147 00:09:38,050 --> 00:09:41,370 these low cal, low carb IPAs. There was enough to fill out an 148 00:09:41,370 --> 00:09:43,370 entire bracket, which I think was like eight beers. 149 00:09:44,010 --> 00:09:46,890 And then within a couple of years, like by the time Covid hit, they 150 00:09:46,890 --> 00:09:50,400 were like, buh bye, no more of this. So now that we're talking about, 151 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,480 I was trying to think I had a really good one once, 152 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:57,960 and it was, uh, phase three. They made, uh, they had a flagship 153 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:03,160 hazy called pixel density. And this one was called Pixel Light. 154 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:09,120 And it was like it was like 4.5 ABV, and it poured exactly like a 155 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,200 fucking hazy. But it had a touch watered down 156 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:18,760 flavor of said beer. Yeah. And, uh, for 4.5%, like, there's 157 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,320 not much more you could ask for. Yeah, 158 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,880 that's kind of how the fly jack was. The Firestone was like, 159 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:27,120 it tastes like maybe they added just a smidge of water to a hazy IPA, 160 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,280 which obviously that's not how they made it, but just slightly 161 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,680 watered down IPA. Hazy IPA. But if you just if they would have 162 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:35,800 called it a pale ale because, I mean, at 4.5%, 163 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:38,520 why wouldn't you call it a pale ale, right? I think it would have. 164 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:42,560 Which makes me wonder why they marketed it as like a session IPA if 165 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:47,160 there's like a technicality in the brewing process or something. Maybe. 166 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,270 Maybe someone smarter than us would know this answer. 167 00:10:49,270 --> 00:10:54,150 But it was. It was not bad at all. Like I enjoyed for like a I brought 168 00:10:54,150 --> 00:10:56,910 it to a Super Bowl party once and I just hammered through those. 169 00:10:56,910 --> 00:10:59,590 And you keep drinking, you don't get fucked up. 170 00:10:59,590 --> 00:11:03,070 You don't feel bloated afterwards. It was the best, right? 171 00:11:03,470 --> 00:11:05,030 Bring it back. It's like the same stats as the 172 00:11:05,030 --> 00:11:06,750 seltzer, but it actually tastes decent. 173 00:11:06,870 --> 00:11:10,190 Lakefront brewery here used to have a session IPA. 174 00:11:10,190 --> 00:11:13,390 It was called Extended Play and I remember finding it. 175 00:11:13,470 --> 00:11:16,470 We went up to Minneapolis, actually for Saint Paul for a 176 00:11:16,470 --> 00:11:19,990 wedding up in Minnesota, and had a liquor store right 177 00:11:19,990 --> 00:11:22,670 across the street from the hotel. Went there, 178 00:11:22,670 --> 00:11:26,990 found some local Lifesaver Wisconsin stuff and saw that session IPA. 179 00:11:27,030 --> 00:11:29,830 Man, what a hotel drinking beer that is. Yeah. 180 00:11:29,870 --> 00:11:35,670 You know, just like a nice 4% tasty IPA and oh boy, nothing. 181 00:11:35,670 --> 00:11:39,910 Wrong with that. No complaints. Yeah. So anyways, bring it back, 182 00:11:39,910 --> 00:11:44,030 people. And, uh. Yeah. No. No real transition from that 183 00:11:45,390 --> 00:11:49,230 king of awkward transitions. I do have a question to ask. 184 00:11:49,310 --> 00:11:52,710 So every year when I'm playing, every year, Jesus Christ, every week 185 00:11:52,710 --> 00:11:55,830 when I'm putting the shows together, news story after news story, 186 00:11:55,830 --> 00:11:59,510 especially these days last year or so has been beer sales down, craft 187 00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:02,830 beer sales down, blah, blah, blah. All these numbers are down for 188 00:12:02,830 --> 00:12:05,830 craft beer especially. So my question I have two questions. 189 00:12:05,830 --> 00:12:09,110 It's really a two part. It's one to the industry people. 190 00:12:09,470 --> 00:12:11,950 And this could be brewers or distributors really. 191 00:12:12,270 --> 00:12:15,670 And then one to the drinkers. You know it's kind of us. 192 00:12:15,710 --> 00:12:19,910 My question to the industry people is other than just the obvious of like, 193 00:12:19,910 --> 00:12:22,950 hey, go buy more beer. What would you like us, 194 00:12:22,950 --> 00:12:26,830 the beer drinkers to do? Do you want us to buy more six 195 00:12:26,830 --> 00:12:29,190 packs from the store? You want us to come into the 196 00:12:29,190 --> 00:12:31,830 brewery more often? And I know not all breweries 197 00:12:31,830 --> 00:12:34,550 distribute, so that's sort of a gray area, 198 00:12:34,590 --> 00:12:38,430 I guess. But it's like what? Ideally. What is it that we could do besides 199 00:12:38,430 --> 00:12:43,230 just, hey, drink more beer that could help turn things around a little bit. 200 00:12:43,270 --> 00:12:46,260 And this is this is actually crossed my mind before. Okay. 201 00:12:47,060 --> 00:12:50,140 Because there are certain breweries in the area that I can go to and 202 00:12:50,140 --> 00:12:55,500 buy from, but they also distribute to my local shop. Exactly. 203 00:12:55,540 --> 00:13:00,220 So sometimes I feel guilty when I pick it up for my local shop, and 204 00:13:00,220 --> 00:13:05,020 not that from the direct supplier. And I'm wondering if that's 205 00:13:05,020 --> 00:13:09,460 hurting or if it's helping or if it's kind of even keel. Right? 206 00:13:09,500 --> 00:13:12,580 I mean, I'm sure the goal of getting in a big grocery store is 207 00:13:12,580 --> 00:13:14,500 just to get your name out there. More than anything, 208 00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:18,020 if you're a craft brewery, probably not making as much money 209 00:13:18,020 --> 00:13:20,700 if they came into the brewery and bought a four pack. Right. 210 00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:23,340 But usually if you get into a big name grocery store, 211 00:13:23,500 --> 00:13:27,820 you're going through a company like a distributing company. Right, exactly. 212 00:13:28,700 --> 00:13:33,700 Um, so at that point, you have a contract with said company and 213 00:13:33,940 --> 00:13:38,580 you're already making money? Yeah. The one that comes to mind for us is, 214 00:13:38,580 --> 00:13:40,660 um, local to me is Tarantula Hill Brewing. 215 00:13:41,140 --> 00:13:44,490 And one of their flagships is liquid Candy, and it's a great 216 00:13:44,530 --> 00:13:48,050 hazy IPA and my wife loves it. And we'll see it at the local 217 00:13:48,050 --> 00:13:49,410 grocery. You know, we'll see it at Vons. 218 00:13:49,930 --> 00:13:51,890 And we'll also see at the at the brewery. 219 00:13:52,050 --> 00:13:54,490 So like, you know, my question for Treasure Hill was like, 220 00:13:54,690 --> 00:13:57,810 should I be picking it up from Vons assuming it's fresh, or should I 221 00:13:57,850 --> 00:14:00,690 be coming down to the brewery and picking up a four pack because I 222 00:14:00,690 --> 00:14:06,850 hate hanging out at your brewery? I hate it the worst. 223 00:14:06,890 --> 00:14:10,290 People have turned it into a fucking daycare center and I fucking hate it. 224 00:14:10,410 --> 00:14:14,890 Oh, in that sense, that's terrible. Yes. But I do like liquid candy. 225 00:14:16,010 --> 00:14:19,330 I think somebody sent me a can of that once. Might have been me. 226 00:14:19,370 --> 00:14:20,610 Might have been, might have been, I don't know. 227 00:14:20,650 --> 00:14:23,050 Did Deb send you beer or Nicole? Devin. 228 00:14:23,050 --> 00:14:25,610 Brian sent me beer once because he put me in the World Cup. 229 00:14:26,050 --> 00:14:29,170 Yeah, we like some liquid candy. So the flip side to that question 230 00:14:29,170 --> 00:14:34,290 is to the citizens of the Craft Beer Republic, the beer drinkers, 231 00:14:34,770 --> 00:14:39,170 where do you want to buy the beer, and what do you want to see from 232 00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:43,240 breweries that would get you to buy a couple extra beers a month. 233 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,680 Are you wanting more innovation? Are you wanting more canning? 234 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:51,840 Are you wanting more gozos? Yes, please. You're the. Ghost. 235 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,120 Please. I was literally what was on my 236 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,640 mind was more gozos. Please. Right, exactly. So? 237 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,400 So it's a twofold question. Uh, where do you want us to buy 238 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,720 your beer? What do you want us to do to 239 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,920 help you out? Besides just the generic buy 240 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,960 more beer and then, like. Yeah, to the beer drinkers. 241 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,280 Uh, what do you what do you want? What would help you buy more beer? 242 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:14,240 That's my question. You know. 1840 here about three years ago, 243 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,960 came out with this watermelon goza for the summer. 244 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:21,360 Um, and it was fucking obnoxious how good it was. Oh. Sounds good. 245 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:27,600 Like sweet, fresh watermelon juice. And you get that sour note, you know, 246 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:32,800 towards the middle back end. And it was just clean and crisp and 247 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,880 salty. And that's where it's at. Fucking amazing. 248 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,600 Now that New Belgium is a healthy beer, 249 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,830 you're fucking sports drink beer. How about something with electrolytes 250 00:15:43,830 --> 00:15:47,430 in it, like salt and sugar? Lightning strike. 251 00:15:48,350 --> 00:15:53,750 So dumb, I don't know. So anyway. Hydrate you and get you drunk. 252 00:15:55,230 --> 00:15:57,270 And it's. I love how the biggest selling 253 00:15:57,270 --> 00:16:00,670 point was. It's resealable. You can put a lid back on it. 254 00:16:00,710 --> 00:16:02,270 It's brilliant. Well, that's just gonna make 255 00:16:02,270 --> 00:16:05,150 people think they can, like, drink it and then put it in 256 00:16:05,150 --> 00:16:10,070 their car and go somewhere. I think it's dangerous, but. Oh. 257 00:16:10,110 --> 00:16:13,590 Oh, you know what it sounds like? It sounds like a good Vegas drink. 258 00:16:14,110 --> 00:16:17,270 It does? Okay. Yes. You're absolutely right there. 259 00:16:17,990 --> 00:16:21,910 I will be in Vegas this coming weekend. Are you? Yes. 260 00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:24,630 That's exciting. Going to see my best friend. 261 00:16:24,630 --> 00:16:26,630 We are avoiding the strip all together. 262 00:16:27,070 --> 00:16:33,310 But I might need some of these sports drink drinks. 263 00:16:33,350 --> 00:16:36,430 Because we do not go easy when we're hanging out. Yeah. 264 00:16:36,430 --> 00:16:39,870 Just go to your, uh. I don't know, probably find him 265 00:16:39,870 --> 00:16:42,310 at a in a Walgreens there? At this point in Vegas. 266 00:16:42,670 --> 00:16:44,510 You probably find him just sitting on the side of the corner. 267 00:16:44,510 --> 00:16:47,950 Who knows? Yeah. So anyways, uh, anyways, let us know. 268 00:16:47,950 --> 00:16:50,430 Answer our questions for small craft beer. Craft beer. 269 00:16:50,790 --> 00:16:53,390 Com or I could set up a poll or something. 270 00:16:53,430 --> 00:16:56,470 Let us know how I should do that. So you answer our shit. 271 00:16:56,910 --> 00:17:00,070 Uh, before we find out what flex is drinking. Ludacris libation law. 272 00:17:00,310 --> 00:17:05,910 This one comes from Minnesota. They say that farm wineries must 273 00:17:05,910 --> 00:17:10,430 source over 50% of their grapes from within the state. Huh. 274 00:17:10,470 --> 00:17:13,510 Makes me wonder how many farm wineries are. That's a good. 275 00:17:13,710 --> 00:17:18,510 I guess I could have looked that up. It sounds like kind of a rare. 276 00:17:19,230 --> 00:17:23,070 Yeah. You know, uh. You know what I don't know 277 00:17:23,070 --> 00:17:25,470 Minnesota for? I don't know them for their 278 00:17:25,510 --> 00:17:31,390 their wine. Oh. Yeah, their land of 10,000 lakes. 279 00:17:31,390 --> 00:17:34,750 But, uh, believe it or not, Wisconsin has more lakes than 280 00:17:34,750 --> 00:17:37,910 Minnesota. So do they. Yeah, it's like a it's like a 281 00:17:37,910 --> 00:17:42,460 real statistic. Oh, shit. Yeah. Minnesota. Biting off Wisconsin. 282 00:17:43,220 --> 00:17:46,060 Yeah. Home of the Lakers, though. Yeah. Oh, yeah. 283 00:17:46,060 --> 00:17:48,940 I know where the name comes from. The Lakers, all the lakes. 284 00:17:49,420 --> 00:17:53,500 Yeah, just like the Clippers from San Diego because that's a 285 00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:57,140 type of sailing ship. I did not know that. Yeah. 286 00:17:57,180 --> 00:18:01,020 And I never knew what a clipper was. Yeah. It's a ship. There you have it. 287 00:18:01,460 --> 00:18:08,540 Like a schooner? Sure. I don't know what size it is. Hey. 288 00:18:08,580 --> 00:18:16,060 Nice dinghy. Yeah. Who knows? Anyways, there you have it. 289 00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:19,660 Hey, Sam, let us know about your wineries up in Minnesota. 290 00:18:19,940 --> 00:18:23,580 Yes, please. If there's a lot of farm wineries. 291 00:18:23,820 --> 00:18:27,500 Or just any wineries for that matter, we want to know. 292 00:18:27,700 --> 00:18:31,500 How many grapes do you think Minnesota produces per capita? 293 00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:35,540 10,000 grapes. God damn it! One per lake. I don't know. 294 00:18:35,860 --> 00:18:39,930 Minneapolis grapes. Um, sounds, uh, delicious. 295 00:18:39,930 --> 00:18:42,770 Great vintage. I'm sure you're thinking of wine 296 00:18:42,810 --> 00:18:45,050 terms. Yeah. All right, 297 00:18:45,050 --> 00:18:48,610 let's pull this back around to beer. Let's unclass this a little bit and 298 00:18:48,610 --> 00:18:53,170 find out what flex is drinking. In a world where craft beer is king. 299 00:18:53,970 --> 00:18:56,810 A world where muscles are bigger than growlers. 300 00:18:57,450 --> 00:19:04,090 Only one tongue can guide us. One man. One tongue. One tongue. 301 00:19:05,450 --> 00:19:11,370 In this world, we must find out. What is flex drinking? 302 00:19:13,690 --> 00:19:17,690 All right, so I'm drinking. Kind of a fun little history 303 00:19:17,730 --> 00:19:21,010 beer here. It is a no longer in production beer. 304 00:19:21,450 --> 00:19:27,810 Oh, but, uh, lakefront brewing here this past winter, 305 00:19:27,810 --> 00:19:33,050 I would say still currently winter. They came out with a throwback. 306 00:19:33,090 --> 00:19:35,370 Throwback. Throwback. Man, that was good. 307 00:19:35,410 --> 00:19:40,000 Throwback to a 12 pack variety of, uh, beers that they stopped 308 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,440 producing, which is kind of neat because one of the beers in 309 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,000 there I absolutely fucking loved drank all of those right away. 310 00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:51,760 It was, uh, American Red IPA. Just phenomenal. Great flavor. 311 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:55,360 Not a malt bomb. Uh, which is what I don't like 312 00:19:56,040 --> 00:20:00,360 in a red IPA is when they're just nothing but a can of malt. 313 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:04,120 Yeah, a loaf of bread. Right? It's just not what I aim for. 314 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:11,280 Uh, but this one is called Cream City Pale Ale. Um, it is a 5.6%. 315 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:16,080 No idea when they stopped producing it, but I think it was pre when 316 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:22,320 I started drinking. So. Yeah. So let's say pre 2009 like it's 317 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:27,040 been gone for a while. Uh untapped real shitty rating. 318 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:31,200 It's got it at a three for two. It is a classic pale ale uh 319 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,280 named after the cream colored bricks used to build Milwaukee. 320 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,960 This amber pale ale is tasty year round. 321 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,320 Pours a light amber with frothy, stable white head. 322 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,840 The light citrus grapefruit nose comes from American hop varieties, 323 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:48,600 while caramel malts lend a backbone to their crisp, balanced bitterness. 324 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,560 Finishes smooth with mild hop flavor. Mhm. 325 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:57,800 Um, so the color on this super caramelly super classic pale ale. 326 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,960 Um, a little bit of remaining head there. 327 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:06,280 I don't know if I call it frothy on the schnoz, I would say malty citrus, 328 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:11,120 like biscuity malt, like, it's, uh, it's caramelly it's it's 329 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:14,560 kind of nice, actually. Classic. Um, so then we'll warm up the 330 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:19,800 old tongue jobby. Here we go. So it's pretty low carbonation. 331 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,680 It's caramelly. It's sweet. It's a little bit citrusy. 332 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:27,400 It's a little bit piney. Real light bodied at A56. 333 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,640 Uh, I could see where a three, four, two comes into here, 334 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,400 because, uh, if you're looking for something to blow your mind, 335 00:21:34,590 --> 00:21:37,350 It's not going to blow your mind. Sure, if you're if you're 336 00:21:37,350 --> 00:21:43,510 looking for a great rendition of a classic beer style 100%, 337 00:21:44,110 --> 00:21:47,350 this is what you're looking for. Keeping it classic, right? 338 00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:51,350 It is classic 100%. I was never able to drink this, 339 00:21:51,350 --> 00:21:53,670 like I said when it was originally in production, 340 00:21:53,670 --> 00:21:57,430 so this was kind of a cool nod. I actually say I used to work 341 00:21:57,430 --> 00:22:00,670 with a guy who, uh, he would actually talk about this 342 00:22:00,670 --> 00:22:04,310 beer all the time, and he said, every time lakefront put it out, 343 00:22:04,310 --> 00:22:08,030 he would always just buy it all up and, you know, drink it. 344 00:22:08,030 --> 00:22:12,790 And, uh, it's just kind of a nice nod to my buddy who I used to work with, 345 00:22:12,790 --> 00:22:15,470 Steve, and I'm just glad I'm finally able to try this beer. 346 00:22:15,790 --> 00:22:19,750 Yeah. Shout out. Steve. Yeah. Hope he's doing okay. Yeah. 347 00:22:19,790 --> 00:22:25,030 Hope he's drinking one of these, too. Amen. Very nice. 348 00:22:25,630 --> 00:22:28,110 That's kind of a smart idea, I think, for a brewery like, hey, 349 00:22:28,590 --> 00:22:31,790 here's a mixed pack of all these beers that you can't find anymore. 350 00:22:32,430 --> 00:22:34,980 Yeah, it was. Uh, what do they have in there? 351 00:22:34,980 --> 00:22:37,140 They had, uh, like I said, the American Red IPA, 352 00:22:37,180 --> 00:22:42,660 they had a strong beer, which isn't a style you normally see. 353 00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:46,140 Yeah. Around anymore. Then it had this one and that, 354 00:22:46,140 --> 00:22:49,700 uh, session IPA I brought up a little earlier. Oh, yeah. 355 00:22:50,220 --> 00:22:53,460 Yeah, just kind of neat. That's cool. Uh, all right, a little news 356 00:22:53,460 --> 00:22:57,300 before we get up out of here with all this I mentioned earlier, 357 00:22:57,300 --> 00:23:00,100 all this talk about beer brands losing money and this and that. 358 00:23:00,100 --> 00:23:03,900 Any guesses as to which beer brand is still raking in the dough? 359 00:23:05,020 --> 00:23:11,060 Uh, not Budweiser. Not Budweiser, not. 360 00:23:11,060 --> 00:23:13,780 Not MillerCoors. Not. I mean, they're still making money, 361 00:23:13,780 --> 00:23:20,020 but the one that keeps seeing growth is not your pants. 362 00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:26,060 It's Constellation. Brands. Okay. And that's mainly thanks to modelo, 363 00:23:26,060 --> 00:23:30,340 Corona, Pacifico and Victoria. I thought they were Budweiser. 364 00:23:30,980 --> 00:23:34,290 Not in the US. Please do not make me explain this 365 00:23:34,290 --> 00:23:37,330 because I can't. You know what? Just leave it at that. 366 00:23:37,490 --> 00:23:45,410 Yeah, but, uh, thanks to Pacifico at 20 plus 20%, uh, modelo at plus 4%. 367 00:23:45,410 --> 00:23:47,730 Modelo especial plus 3%. I mean, 368 00:23:47,730 --> 00:23:52,130 we're just talking about all kinds of pluses here for constellation. 369 00:23:52,130 --> 00:23:55,930 So they're still doing pretty good. I think ever since the whole Bud 370 00:23:55,930 --> 00:23:59,010 Light debacle. Constellation has been cashing 371 00:23:59,010 --> 00:24:03,050 in on their, their, uh, import brands. I guess. 372 00:24:03,290 --> 00:24:06,370 Good for them. Yeah, I guess so. Uh, 373 00:24:06,370 --> 00:24:10,850 the price to get drunk is going up. The average case price for the beer 374 00:24:10,890 --> 00:24:19,130 category items in 2024 increased $0.63 to $30.57, average per case. 375 00:24:19,370 --> 00:24:23,050 This includes everything shit beer, great beer, all the above. 376 00:24:23,050 --> 00:24:26,250 Anything that comes in a case. That makes sense. 377 00:24:26,290 --> 00:24:33,560 Yeah, which I believe it's 12. Um, also, Seltzers were up $0.84 378 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:41,360 per case. Here's the breakdown. Imports were up $0.54 to 3713 a case 379 00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:47,080 domestic premium up $0.41 to 24. 84 A case domestic sub premium. 380 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:51,080 Also, would you love to. Hey, where do you work? 381 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:56,760 I work at a sub premium brewery. They're at $0.42 to 1965. 382 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,000 That's gotta be like your pbrs and shit, right? 383 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,240 I mean, what else would it be? Sub premium, I guess. Yeah. 384 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:06,560 Fermented malt beverages fabs they're up $0.56 to 4058. 385 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:13,440 Kraft is up $0.66 to 4330. Domestic super premium is up 386 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:19,200 $0.02 to 3031 a case. Hard cider is up $0.62 to 4851. 387 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:24,400 Uh, and I love this one. The only thing to decrease in 388 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:30,240 price is the cases of Na beers. Oh, gross. Yeah. 389 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:35,480 Athletic brewing declined $1.18 per case. Down to 42. 89. 390 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:39,320 Could you imagine paying 42 bucks to not get drunk? 391 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:44,000 Funny enough, you brought that up. We went to a little Mexican 392 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,880 restaurant tonight. Uh, kids had dance. 393 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,480 Drop them off for two hours. And the wife and I caught some tacos. 394 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,880 And I got a margarita. But I was looking at the beer list. 395 00:25:55,200 --> 00:26:03,120 The most expensive bottle or can on the menu was n a athletic brewing. 396 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:08,440 Mhm. No alcohol. Pay the most. It was only $7. 397 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:13,440 You know it's this can bottle list you know. It wasn't great. 398 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,560 You know, it was all domestics and whatnot. 399 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,760 Uh, but the fact that that topped the list at the most expensive beer 400 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:24,240 on the menu. Blew my mind. Yeah. Because for like, two bucks, 401 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,120 you could have gotten, like, a Coke or something. Right. 402 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,830 So, what are you doing? Right? That's insane to me. 403 00:26:30,950 --> 00:26:32,990 You need it that much? What are you doing? Yeah. 404 00:26:33,030 --> 00:26:36,870 You need to pay $7 for not beer. For not beer, but just the taste 405 00:26:36,870 --> 00:26:41,430 of it, I don't know. Yeah. No, thanks. Hard pass. Yeah. 406 00:26:42,350 --> 00:26:46,670 Uh, I pulled this story because I found it interesting. Can you guess? 407 00:26:46,790 --> 00:26:48,910 And I doubt it, because I bet you've never heard of this city. 408 00:26:48,910 --> 00:26:53,230 But can you guess where the DUI capital of California is? 409 00:26:53,990 --> 00:27:00,550 DUI capital. Oh, man. Is it a major city? No. Then I can't. 410 00:27:00,590 --> 00:27:05,550 It was sort of on an MTV show. The idyllic city of Laguna Beach. 411 00:27:05,990 --> 00:27:10,430 Oh, is the DUI capital of California? Well, that. 412 00:27:10,430 --> 00:27:13,990 Makes sense, I think. Yeah. Shocking stats have revealed 413 00:27:13,990 --> 00:27:17,910 that there have been more than 269 DUI arrests in Laguna Beach 414 00:27:17,910 --> 00:27:21,350 in 2021 alone. Additionally, there were 55 alcohol 415 00:27:21,350 --> 00:27:27,260 related crashes in just 2022 alone. Um, the executive zip code has a 416 00:27:27,460 --> 00:27:29,980 perfect storm of factors contributing to the high crime stats. 417 00:27:30,020 --> 00:27:33,340 For one, the city is positioned between two party towns and the more 418 00:27:33,340 --> 00:27:37,780 than 130 drinking establishments that call Laguna Beach home. 419 00:27:37,820 --> 00:27:41,140 The famous ocean views drawing in tourists have also created 420 00:27:41,140 --> 00:27:44,580 what officials are calling ground zero for drunk driving. 421 00:27:44,980 --> 00:27:49,460 A staggering 6.5 million visitors annually to a town of just 22,000 422 00:27:49,460 --> 00:27:53,500 residents, with tourists flocking to art galleries and upscale boutiques. 423 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:58,420 Anyways, Laguna Beach don't drink and drive. Yeah, I mean a lot. 424 00:27:58,460 --> 00:28:01,420 A lot of money out there. Tons of money out there. 425 00:28:01,460 --> 00:28:05,940 A lot of snot nose, pretentious teenagers. And adults. 426 00:28:06,380 --> 00:28:09,540 It all sounds about right. Yeah. It's a recipe for disaster. 427 00:28:09,980 --> 00:28:11,180 All right, we'll end it with this one. 428 00:28:11,260 --> 00:28:15,380 Police are looking for a man who allegedly drove from his home naked 429 00:28:16,020 --> 00:28:19,260 and drunk after fighting with his wife. Have you ever drove naked? 430 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:22,500 No, I can't say that I have. Have you? Yeah. Me either. No. 431 00:28:22,540 --> 00:28:24,540 Yeah. No. Well, that was the first thing 432 00:28:24,540 --> 00:28:28,650 that made me think of is whoever thinks to drive naked. Yeah. 433 00:28:28,690 --> 00:28:33,290 I mean, I've had things happen to me while driving, but I wasn't fully 434 00:28:33,290 --> 00:28:36,210 naked. Yeah, you catch my drift? Sounds about right. 435 00:28:36,490 --> 00:28:44,730 Drift caught. Yeah. Drifts got. Uh, police are looking for a 31 year 436 00:28:44,770 --> 00:28:48,530 old man accused of domestic violence early Saturday morning after the man 437 00:28:48,530 --> 00:28:53,050 left his house in his Ford pickup. Uh, that tracks naked and drunk after 438 00:28:53,050 --> 00:28:58,410 a fight with his 40 year old wife. Police Sergeant Jeremiah Wagner 439 00:28:58,410 --> 00:29:02,370 said the couple was entertaining a 39 year old man, 440 00:29:02,570 --> 00:29:05,330 along with a woman who wasn't identified in the police report 441 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:09,330 at their house on Friday night. The 31 year old had been drinking and 442 00:29:09,330 --> 00:29:15,690 started puking and defecating in his room. Oh come on. With his wife. 443 00:29:16,410 --> 00:29:19,290 That makes me think of the the show of the League with Rafi. 444 00:29:19,650 --> 00:29:22,650 Uh, he's. A famous line. He says sometimes when I puke, 445 00:29:22,690 --> 00:29:28,520 I shit. Raffi was great. Uh, when his wife went into the room 446 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:31,440 to talk to him, the man grabbed her and put her in a headlock. 447 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,600 The 39 year old man came into the room to de-escalate the argument, 448 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:40,920 and the 31 year old punched two 55 inch flat screen TVs along with a 449 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:46,120 fish tank, and threw a PlayStation. The 39 year old put the 31 year old 450 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:50,560 in a bear hug to try to calm him down, but the 31 year old escaped. 451 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:54,840 Before a bear hug is not on the list. No, 452 00:29:54,880 --> 00:30:00,440 I think he's gonna make things worse. It's gonna escalate the situation. 453 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:04,360 Yeah, quite a bit. Uh, the 39 year old tried to get 454 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,000 the man back into the house to get out of the cold. 455 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:11,240 The 31 year old evaded him and got into a 2013 Ford truck. 456 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:16,520 It wasn't clear from the police press report when the man had gotten naked, 457 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:19,240 but he was naked by the time he had gotten into the truck. 458 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:23,800 His wife was told that the man had gone to a house in the area of 459 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:27,800 Georgia Circle, wherever that is. But police said that they went to 460 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:34,120 the home and no one would answer. The investigation continues. Wow. 461 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:40,600 I'm thinking, no, don't get me wrong. If I was puking and shitting in 462 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:45,000 my room, go on and I need to drive away somewhere. 463 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:53,920 Probably taking off my shit filled pants. I'm just saying. Um. 464 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:57,640 But wouldn't you maybe replace them with non shit filled pants? 465 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:03,480 What's, uh, what's my back like? Uh, okay, 466 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:08,720 so here's a legit question. At what? Back do you not think to put on 467 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,360 a replacement pair of pants? That is a great question. 468 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,240 I wish they had found this guy so he knew what his back was. 469 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:19,120 I'm probably thinking, like in the. 30s. Right? 470 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,470 That's what I would think. Yeah. It's where you take your pants off, 471 00:31:23,470 --> 00:31:26,390 and then you forgot that you took your pants off. Right. 472 00:31:26,390 --> 00:31:29,870 Because like, 0.24 is three times, I'm thinking that's not enough. 473 00:31:30,430 --> 00:31:33,310 I'm puking by then, though, for sure. Right. 474 00:31:33,310 --> 00:31:35,950 But you're not running outside and driving with no pants. 475 00:31:36,790 --> 00:31:39,270 Yeah, it's pretty accurate. I think maybe you are. 476 00:31:39,350 --> 00:31:44,950 What do I know? I know when I get. Uh, fun fact about me. Oh, go. On. 477 00:31:44,950 --> 00:31:51,110 When I get, uh, crazy drunk, I can't move. Oh. 478 00:31:51,630 --> 00:31:56,790 So, like, the last thing I'm going to do is drive. 479 00:31:56,830 --> 00:32:01,190 I probably wouldn't be able to take my own pants off if I'm being honest. 480 00:32:01,670 --> 00:32:04,710 Yeah, I get pretty, like, vegged out. Oh, I'm the opposite. 481 00:32:04,710 --> 00:32:09,510 I'm not a driver. I've knock on wood. I've never once attempted to, 482 00:32:09,550 --> 00:32:12,590 you know, drive when I'm that hammered like it's time to drive. 483 00:32:12,630 --> 00:32:14,830 You know, there's never been anything like that. Like I'm pretty. 484 00:32:15,590 --> 00:32:18,350 Which makes you wonder what people think. Yeah. 485 00:32:18,390 --> 00:32:20,670 Like, I feel like I'm pretty knowledgeable about how hammered 486 00:32:20,670 --> 00:32:27,020 I am. Yes, but here's my one. Problem is I am very functional until 487 00:32:27,020 --> 00:32:30,860 I'm not. Until you're not. Right. And so people don't know how drunk 488 00:32:30,860 --> 00:32:35,500 I'm getting until I'm so fucking hammered that it's it's gone. 489 00:32:35,660 --> 00:32:37,420 And then also. Like, yeah. It's like, oh, 490 00:32:37,420 --> 00:32:40,140 we didn't know Greg was that drunk. Like, oh, Greg was very much that 491 00:32:40,140 --> 00:32:43,860 drunk. He just didn't know. Yes. It just kind of like hits you. 492 00:32:44,140 --> 00:32:45,820 Yeah, it really does just kind of clicks 493 00:32:45,820 --> 00:32:48,700 and all of a sudden it's like, ooh. But yeah, I've never been like, hey, 494 00:32:48,700 --> 00:32:52,060 you know, it sounds fun right now. A joy ride. Right? 495 00:32:52,180 --> 00:32:56,540 Or like, hey, let's go here, even though I'm in zero condition 496 00:32:56,540 --> 00:33:00,220 to do so. Yeah. Thank God. I hope that continues. Yeah, I. 497 00:33:00,220 --> 00:33:04,340 Guess that's kind of where, uh, I'm very thankful for my vomiting, 498 00:33:04,940 --> 00:33:10,020 you know, because, uh, yeah, it kind of keeps me, you know, in one spot. 499 00:33:10,060 --> 00:33:11,780 How bad can you be if you're if you're. 500 00:33:12,020 --> 00:33:15,140 How bad can you do if you're vomiting? Right, right. 501 00:33:15,220 --> 00:33:17,780 There's not there's not much you can do other than just 502 00:33:17,820 --> 00:33:21,650 eventually pass out. Right. Or keep vomiting. Or. Right. 503 00:33:21,650 --> 00:33:26,450 I mean yeah, yeah. Which has been. Just countless times. So we've. 504 00:33:26,450 --> 00:33:30,490 All been. So many buckets in my day. Oh, all the buckets. 505 00:33:30,930 --> 00:33:34,410 That'll be the name of this episode. All the buckets. All the. Buckets. 506 00:33:34,410 --> 00:33:37,690 But which makes me, you know, lastly, it makes me thankful for 507 00:33:37,690 --> 00:33:41,890 all my great friends that I've had throughout the years who have 508 00:33:41,890 --> 00:33:47,050 treated me kindly when I've been overly inebriated and have set me 509 00:33:47,050 --> 00:33:53,770 up on couches with blankets and buckets and trash cans and water. 510 00:33:53,770 --> 00:33:56,970 Whatever you have it, those are the real MVP's out there. 511 00:33:57,130 --> 00:33:59,130 You're not. Wrong. I remember one of my one of my 512 00:33:59,130 --> 00:34:00,570 really good friends. I've known him since, 513 00:34:00,570 --> 00:34:03,130 like fourth grade. Uh, one night we went out and we 514 00:34:03,130 --> 00:34:07,570 got drunk, and he was he was the put this in quotes. 515 00:34:07,570 --> 00:34:09,690 He was the designated driver that night. 516 00:34:11,810 --> 00:34:15,290 He was the one sober enough to, you know, drive by Braille. 517 00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:19,490 We were young, dumb and drunk. Um, anyways, 518 00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:23,730 we we get to my house, and I was, you know. Hey. Thanks, man. 519 00:34:24,410 --> 00:34:27,130 As soon as I stepped out of the totally unexpected. 520 00:34:27,170 --> 00:34:29,530 Didn't feel coming the moment I stepped out of the car. 521 00:34:30,130 --> 00:34:33,450 Like, all over the grass. He's like, all right, dude, 522 00:34:33,450 --> 00:34:37,490 let's get you inside. Oh, yeah. Good times. Yeah. 523 00:34:37,530 --> 00:34:40,250 My 21st birthday, I was just had my head out the window 524 00:34:40,250 --> 00:34:46,090 puking the entire time. Mhm. Yeah. All while screaming this is the 525 00:34:46,090 --> 00:34:54,130 best night ever. Next day, probably less great. 526 00:34:54,250 --> 00:34:57,650 I'm telling you, I had the have the best friends not had. 527 00:34:57,690 --> 00:35:01,490 I have the best friends. Yeah. Miss you Frank. You gotta. 528 00:35:01,530 --> 00:35:03,690 Frank moved away. He didn't die the way I said missed. 529 00:35:03,690 --> 00:35:07,370 You made it sound like he's dead or something. Come back, Frank. 530 00:35:07,410 --> 00:35:10,930 Come back. Anyways, uh. All right. I think that's enough out of us. 531 00:35:10,930 --> 00:35:14,010 We're gonna hit some music and say hi to Vanessa. Hey, Vanessa. 532 00:35:14,050 --> 00:35:18,000 Hey, Vanessa. And I know my sister. Thanks for letting me use your cup. 533 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,520 Do you think she knew she got married and that she's pregnant? 534 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,720 I don't know, but she's listening. She just figured it out. 535 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:29,080 Well, I hope it's not too late. That's so meta. Damn. 536 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:32,840 Good luck figuring that one out. Anyways, uh, follow us on the show 537 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:36,240 shows at craft beer and of course, at Flex Media. 538 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:41,320 Underscores between mail at craft beer Republic.com and 853 eight beer. 539 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:44,040 It's two three, three, seven. I think that's everything. 540 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:48,920 I hope everyone out there is staying very well hydrated. And on that note. 541 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:51,280 Good night everybody. 542 00:35:58,560 --> 00:35:58,960 Hey.