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Rick Speed is our beer Santa Claus and he’s bringing his bag of goodies for a second year in a row. Matt joins us again, as we step away from swill for this special episode and try some of the absolute best seasonal beer you can get. Multiple flavors of Highland Brewing’s Cold Mountain, Burial Skillet Cakes, and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout. Rick shares why he likes to age beer and explains the more important reason for why he hangs on to special release beers.

Matt is back! It’s all the holiday cheer we need here! We’re celebrating with a Texas swill, which is fitting because it’s where Matt has been for months. We’ll talk about some beer holiday traditions, including a giant keg tree in Rochester, and learn about more highly sought after beer gifts this holiday. It’s that time of year!

Many consider this a seasonal flavored beer and it’s one that won’t break the bank. We’re trying this colorful choice from Chippewa Falls as we get into December. We have gift ideas for beer lovers! And, you won’t believe the new use we found for beer that doesn’t involve drinking it.

This swill is straight from the creators of the hit series ”Yellowstone.” It came out in 2022, but started making its rounds across the U.S. this past year. Of course, we had to try it. We’ll talk about where this beer is from, our thoughts on the flavor, and we’ll chat about the drama of Yellowstone the series and the talk around what’s going on with season 5 part 2.

A reason to be thankful! Celebration is, in our opinion, the IPA flavor of the holidays and truly a reason to celebrate because it’s actually pretty cheap! We’re going heavy on the pine tree perfume and loving it with this beer, which is hard to call swill. It’s too high of quality. Sierra Nevada started brewing a variation of this back in 1981 and it has grown to legendary status. We talk about what’s so special about this IPA, the recipes using this beer including a sausage wreath, and our favorites around Thanksgiving! Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s a match made in...Pennsylvania. Two iconic American brands that delight our taste buds for different reasons are joined together in holy maltrimony. Yuengling and Hershey’s. They’ve been together for six years brewing up this very affordable Porter and we’re trying it! Rick weighs in on the impending holiday mail tsunami, we talk Porters, some history on these legendary brands, and what’s the difference between a Porter and a Stout? Oh, and where’s Matt!?