64 episodes

My name is Brian and I’m just an everyman here in the Midwest who loves the craft beer scene. This show is about the ongoing saga of my personal ale trail. Join me for stories, tips and interviews from an everyman's perspective. Other segments include my homebrew journey, exploration of different hop varieties and a beer review to boot! Episodes drop the 12th and 24th of every month. Subscribe now!

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My name is Brian and I’m just an everyman here in the Midwest who loves the craft beer scene. This show is about the ongoing saga of my personal ale trail. Join me for stories, tips and interviews from an everyman's perspective. Other segments include my homebrew journey, exploration of different hop varieties and a beer review to boot! Episodes drop the 12th and 24th of every month. Subscribe now!

    E24.10 tasting takeover

    E24.10 tasting takeover

    Welcome to the Five Beer Plan - I’m Brian and this is the ongoing saga of an everyman’s ale trail.  In this episode, it's a tasting takeover!  I’ll finish off my tasting session with my daughter, continue my homebrew project, and review Tongue-Tie Rye from Clinch River Brewing.

    • 30 min
    E24.09 hop-portunity knocks

    E24.09 hop-portunity knocks

    Welcome to the Five Beer Plan - I’m Brian and this is the ongoing saga of an everyman’s ale trail.  In this episode, I’ll investigate an experimental hop variety, kick off a new segment and review DDH 755: EXP 17701 from Blackstack Brewing.

    • 31 min
    E24.08 flying high again

    E24.08 flying high again

    Welcome to the Five Beer Plan - I’m Brian and this is the ongoing saga of an everyman’s ale trail.  In this episode, I roll up on a new high for beer, mash in on my latest project, close the door on my chat with Jen & Dan Hain from Fetch Brewing, and review a couple of Fetch-ing pale ales.

    • 34 min
    E24.07 over the hop

    E24.07 over the hop

    Welcome to the Five Beer Plan - I’m Brian and this is the ongoing saga of an everyman’s ale trail.  In this episode, I’ll examine a unique hop variety, kick off a chat with Jen & Dan Hain from Fetch Brewing and review a Pseudo Sue variant from Toppling Goliath Brewing.

    • 30 min
    E24.06 school of hard knox

    E24.06 school of hard knox

    Welcome to the Five Beer Plan - I’m Brian and this is the ongoing saga of an everyman’s ale trail.  In this episode, I’ll recap my latest southern tour stops, wrap up with Scott and Zach from Chapman’s Brewing, and review Black Is Beautiful Vol 2 from FBP Homebrew Project.

    • 32 min
    E24.05 mo hops

    E24.05 mo hops

    Welcome to the Five Beer Plan - I’m Brian and this is the ongoing saga of an everyman’s ale trail.  In this episode, I’ll examine a final New Zealand hop variety, re-up with Zach from Chapman’s Brewing and review Everyday Fog (Motueka) from Abomination Brewing.

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

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2 Ratings

rpnstv ,

Breweries, brewers, and travel meet!

Great pod for beer adventurerers. Focused mostly in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana. Have discovered numerous great, beer, breweries, and people by listening and then visiting. Highly recommend. A really authentic and enjoyable listen.

DrinkingwithJon ,

Take me with you!

Love the ale trail format… the history you bring to this show is amazing too! Keep it up!

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