Craft Beer Republic

Craft Beer Republic
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A Craft Beer Podcast exploring great brews, better company, and the stories behind every pour. Craft Beer Republic is the weekly beer podcast brewed for everyone who loves great beer, better company, and a little bit of fun between pours. Dropping every Wednesday, we’re mashing in all the week’s beer news & booze news, reviewing the latest beer drops, conducting the best beer science, and talking shop with the people behind your favorite craft breweries. Whether you call us a craft beer podcast, your favorite beer podcast, your go-to for booze news, or just the most important thing to happen to beer since hops, we’re here to make beer fun, approachable, and a little smarter every pour. So grab a pint, follow the show, and join the Republic — In Beer We Trust! Craft Beer Republic, a beer podcast for beer lovers.

  1. 4d ago

    40 Beers and a Flamingo

    Hi, craft beer people. Glad you made it. Greg lets a drunk Giants fan trash the Dodgers for over an hour before telling her he’s from LA. Flex finds maybe the best vacation beer of his life on a Florida grocery store shelf. Greg dares a hydrated listener to call the show from a brewery’s emo Halloween night, and he does. And a Canadian man steals a live flamingo getting hammered. Beers We’re Drinking: Flex is drinking Hazy IPA from Palm City Brewing, a 6.5% New England-style flagship he ordered at every restaurant on vacation and calls maybe the best vacation beer he’s ever had.Greg is drinking Gnarly Budz from Altamont Beer Works and Shred Beer Co., a piney 7% West Coast IPA that drinks more like a hoppy pilsner. Episode Highlights Flex’s Palm City hazy came off the tiny craft beer wall at a Fort Myers Beach Publix, the nicest grocery store this 15-year grocery veteran has ever seen. Meanwhile, Greg is at a bar in Emeryville for Game 3 of Dodgers vs. Brewers, where a Giants fan spends over an hour roasting the Dodgers. When she finally asks where he’s from, Greg answers with “You ready?” Back home at Naughty Pine’s emo Halloween night, listener Michael keeps telling Greg he married up, so Greg tells him to quit talking and call the show. Shout-out to Vineland, New Jersey, last week’s top listening craft beer city. Booze News: Stone’s founders take back the Escondido bistro, men’s room death metal and all.Hardywood Park buys Starr Hill in a Virginia craft beer merger.The Brews to Barns Act wants tax credits for breweries donating spent grain.Ohio man celebrates the end of probation by twirling drunk outside a GetGo.Canadian man convicted of stealing a flamingo from a Vegas hotel after 30 to 40 beers. Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

    40 Beers and a Flamingo

  2. Oct 21

    Zombie Shark Fight

    Pour a craft beer and pull up a chair. Erica name-drops her advanced cicerone friend and scores a brewery tour with free tastings. Flex opens a Bourbon County Stout after all the trash talk, and the joke’s on Flex. His favorite brewery swaps out its French fries, and the regulars revolt. And Greg quizzes Flex and Erica on GABF winners like Zombie Shark Fight, with mostly wrong answers. Beers We’re Drinking: Erica is drinking West Ghost from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., a 7.2% West Coast IPA she calls bright and true, in a can so cute Flex rates it ten out of ten without a sip.Flex is drinking Rectifier from Eagle Park Brewing, a 7.8% West Coast IPA he calls a banger (not rectum fire).Greg is drinking Sole Purpose from Obercreek Brewing Company, a 5% single-hop Nelson hazy pale ale and a craft beer gift from Non-Murderer John that Greg calls world class. Episode Highlights Greg and Erica are both fresh out of the tattoo chair, which reminds Flex of his script tattoo. Flex wrote “dying” on the paper, and the artist inked “DIEING” anyway. Erica’s craft beer friend Rachel turns out to be one of about 211 advanced cicerones in the world, and she still drinks Miller Lite. Greg’s GABF quiz, built with some help from Claude, also features Satan’s Pony and Feral Garden Gnome. As for Flex’s Bourbon County, it was a Costco bottle he let sit in his fridge for months. The Eagle Park fry swap lasted two to three weeks. Later, a drunk woman’s scooter crash gets Greg gushing about Lime scooters, until his boss offers to pay him to quit. Shout-out to Boise, Idaho, last week’s top listening city, and Greg has questions about their internet. Booze News: GABF goes outdoors and Denver actually behaves.Admiral Maltings shuts down the kiln for good.Constellation Brands pays $75 million for a vodka sports drink.Drunk woman falls off her scooter, gets help up, and scoots away anyway. Guest: Erica, the Hot Mess Express and salty pretzel slinger behind Neck Nosh (@necknosh, necknosh.com), is back hanging with Greg and Flex. Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

    Zombie Shark Fight

  3. Oct 14

    Chuck Ducking Knows How to Party

    Got a craft beer handy? Good. Poop Beer Gate is back with a White Russian blonde ale full of brown floaters. Non-Murderer John hooks Greg up with another great beer, and Flex suspects a Hansel and Gretel setup. Greg once sent back a flat pilsner, and the server asked if he wanted the same beer. And a 76-year-old Florida man holds up a silver cup and tells a deputy, “This here is my rum.” Beers We’re Drinking: Flex is drinking Spring Road from Phase Three Brewing, a 7.7% double dry hopped hazy double IPA he bought mostly for the trippy can, and calls it light, well rounded, and very tasty.Greg is drinking Impulse from Fidens Brewing, a 7.5% IPA with Galaxy, Citra, and Motueka that looks like a cup of juice and is as good as it looks. Listener Mike writes in about his White Russian blonde ale, and when he asks if the floaters are normal, the bartender says, “Yeah, I think so.” That starts a round of craft beer horror stories, including Flex’s $15 movie theater Cream City Crusher that tasted like coconut from the first sip. Greg can count on one hand the beers he’s sent back, and the 14 Cannons pilsner is one of them. Non-Murderer John comes through with a Fidens IPA, and if John ever does turn murderer, Flex wants Greg’s username changed to “Greg is dead.” Shout-out to Sacramento, last week’s top listening city, and Greg owes Erica an apology. Booze News: Shock Top and Spirit Halloween team up on a candy corn beer and wedge head costumes.North Coast Brewing gives Old Rasputin a 4.5% little brother.Sam Adams front-of-house staff vote to unionize.Sapporo lays off 272 workers at the former Stone Brewing in Escondido.Pop-Tarts pulls the plug on its BuzzBalls collab.A 76-year-old Florida man tells cops it’s rum, then brings up the cocaine. Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

    Chuck Ducking Knows How to Party

  4. Oct 7

    A Bar in Every Park

    Cheers to you, craft beer drinkers. A hurricane floods Greg's Hawaii hotel, so he ends up in Portugal, where every park has a bar. Flex goes craft beer shopping for a hazy IPA, pours a clear West Coast, and nearly finishes it before the review. Alaskan Brewing's 40th birthday reminds Greg of a pumpkin beer that left him one of the sickest he's ever been. And a White Sox player skips the translator for his locker room interview, where his English is mostly "I'm drunk." Beers We're Drinking: Flex is drinking Dese, Dem & Dose from Hop Butcher for the World, a 6.7% IPA that pours clear.Greg is drinking Super Bock, a 5.2% lager from Portugal that's extremely crushable on a hot day. Listeners wrote in about the things they miss in craft beer: beer trades, black IPAs, and growlers. Greg calls growlers the worst vessel for your beer, yet Russian River growlers still sit on a shelf in his kitchen. He’s also just back from Portugal, the backup trip he planned in about a week after the hurricane took out Kauai. The little kiosks in Lisbon's parks look like information booths and turn out to be bars, so Flex names Portugal the Wisconsin of Europe. Later, news of Alaskan Brewing's 40th brings up the pumpkin beer that wrecked Greg. Shout-out to Vineland, New Jersey, our top listening city. Booze News: Bottle Logic and The Bruery form The Bruery Group.Alaskan Brewing turns 40 with a 40-pack.A fitness company wins the Rogue Ales auction for $2.82 million.Lost Coast Brewery is officially for sale.White Sox player Munetaka Murakami gives a very honest locker room interview. Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

    A Bar in Every Park

  5. Sep 30

    Short Pour #2: Do We Miss...?

    Beer trading, bombers, bottle shares, black IPAs, growlers, beer festivals, Untappd, mug clubs, beer dinners, and a whole bunch of other stuff craft beer people used to care about a lot more. Greg rapid-fires old-school beer habits and trends at Flex to figure out what they actually miss, what they definitely don’t, and what deserves a comeback. Highlights Beer trading, whales, and 22 oz bombersStanding in line for beer releasesGrowlers and the IBU warsSession IPAs and black IPAsBottle shares and beer festivalsChecking in every beer on UntappdMug clubs and barrel-aged everythingCollecting brewery glassware, stickers, and coastersBeer dinners and arguing over whether something is “to style”The one thing Greg and Flex miss the most What Greg and Flex actually miss Black IPAsBottle sharesBeer dinnersTraditional sour stylesGose Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

    Short Pour #2: Do We Miss...?

  6. Sep 23

    Short Pour #1: Beer Time Machine

    Greg and Flex jump back to 2016 to look at the beers that ruled craft beer, the ones everyone was chasing, and which “whales” do not feel quite as impossible anymore. Along the way, Flex gets exactly what he loves most: lists. Highlights The #1 beer from every year since 2016Bell’s Two Hearted and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale absolutely dominating the listPliny, Electric Jellyfish, and whether hype matches realityThe top 10 beers people were chasing in 2016Dark Lord, Heady Topper, Julius, Utopias, Pliny the Younger, and moreWhich beers actually felt like whalesWhat once-impossible beers are much easier to get nowThe beers Greg and Flex wish they could always get Mentioned in the episode Bell’s Two Hearted IPASierra Nevada Pale AleRussian River Pliny the ElderRussian River Pliny the YoungerPinthouse Electric JellyfishTree House JuliusThe Alchemist Heady Topper3 Floyds Dark Lord3 Floyds Zombie DustSamuel Adams UtopiasMaine Beer Company DinnerCigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

    Short Pour #1: Beer Time Machine

  7. Sep 16

    Eau de Pabst

    Welcome in, craft beer besties. Poop Beer Gate lives on thanks to a beer that four grown men agree tastes like hot dog water. Greg thinks breweries need to loosen up, hand out a few splashes, and make craft beer fun again. PBR is working on a beer soap so you can smell like a Milwaukee lake day, which Flex wants absolutely nothing to do with. And Greg meets a guy who brags about drinking for free at a brewery he can't pronounce. Beers We're Drinking: Greg is drinking Watt Strike What from Smog City Brewing, a 6.3% hazy IPA with plenty of citrus and tropical fruit that gets a rare Smog City thumbs-up from Greg.Flex is drinking Ford F***ing Ranger from Young Blood Beer Company, a 6.5% West Coast IPA that's juicy, dry, and tastes a lot better than its sewer-water appearance suggests. Greg has been trying to find decent beer near his hotel, and ChatGPT has twice sent him on some b******t, including one bottle shop where he questioned whether he and his car were safe. Maybe AI isn't ready to be your beer sherpa. On the brighter side, Deb and Brian's trip to Captain Fatty's gives Greg an idea for making craft beer fun again: talk to customers, hand out a splash, blend a couple beers together, and stop assuming everyone walking into a brewery already knows what they want. Then there's the Trader Joe's cashier who tells Greg he's part German and drinks for free at Enegren, despite being unable to pronounce Enegren. Poop Beer Gate also gets Matt's nomination for the Mount Rushmore of terrible beer: a wheat beer that tasted like hot dog water. Four guys tried it. No one finished it. Booze News: PBR and Dr. Squatch made beer soap for anyone looking to smell like a Milwaukee lake day.Mice, roaches, and sanitation problems temporarily shut down Victory Brewing's Philly taproom.1,602 cases of beer disappear in California, and PBR puts up a $20,000 reward.A Wyoming DUI suspect tells police he hasn't had “enough” to drink. Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

    Eau de Pabst

  8. Sep 9

    Blow-Up Beerfest

    Welcome in, craft beer friends. Greg is ready to replace Halloween with a giant inflatable beer hall, Flex assigns him beer-and-champagne homework, and Madison Brian discovers a five-dollar German pilsner at Aldi that might actually be worth drinking. Malibu Brewing’s new location is already threatening Greg’s bank account, Flex can’t wait for Halloween, and an alcohol safety class reminds Greg that 21-year-old Greg mainly used responsible-drinking education to figure out how to get drunk faster. Beers We’re Drinking: Flex is drinking Ghost Vision from Modist Brewing Company, a double dry-hopped hazy IPA with candied mango and a surprisingly light finish.Greg is drinking Oktoberfest from Enegren Brewing Company, a clean, light Bavarian-style lager built for Oktoberfest season. Malibu Brewing finally opened its second location close enough to Greg that he’s already been twice in under two weeks, which feels not-so financially sustainable. The new brunch menu gets Greg thinking about replacing orange juice in a mimosa with a juicy hazy, so Flex assigns him and Intern Brian some beer-champagne science for next week. Madison Bryan calls in from Brookfield with a surprisingly respectable Aldi pilsner, launching another round of lime-beer trauma and memories of Bud Light Lime. Greg then discovers Sam Adams sold a $200 inflatable Oktoberfest beer hall and immediately decides pumpkins, ghosts, witches, and possibly marital harmony can all take a back seat to lederhosen and front-yard beer service. He closes things out by remembering the alcohol safety class that taught his younger self carbonation could speed up alcohol absorption, information he naturally used only for the highest standards of scientific research. Booze News: Prohibition Brewery in Vista Closing After Nearly 15 YearsGarage Beer Leads $500,000 Bid for Rogue Ales IP and Pac-Man YeastSam Adams Sells Out of Inflatable Oktoberfest Beer HallsWoman Allegedly Drives Drunk to Alcohol Safety Class Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftBeerRepublicFacebook: CraftBeerRepublicPodThreads: CraftBeerRepublicVoicemail: (805) 538-2337 Follow & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore links

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A Craft Beer Podcast exploring great brews, better company, and the stories behind every pour. Craft Beer Republic is the weekly beer podcast brewed for everyone who loves great beer, better company, and a little bit of fun between pours. Dropping every Wednesday, we’re mashing in all the week’s beer news & booze news, reviewing the latest beer drops, conducting the best beer science, and talking shop with the people behind your favorite craft breweries. Whether you call us a craft beer podcast, your favorite beer podcast, your go-to for booze news, or just the most important thing to happen to beer since hops, we’re here to make beer fun, approachable, and a little smarter every pour. So grab a pint, follow the show, and join the Republic — In Beer We Trust! Craft Beer Republic, a beer podcast for beer lovers.

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  • Creator
    Craft Beer Republic
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    400
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Craft Beer Republic
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    Craft Beer Republic

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