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Beering Ain't EasyHouston's Best German PilsnerCan we all admit that Houston makes some damn good Pilsners? This week Ryan and Drew set up another spectacular blind tasting to crown Houston’s Best German Pilsner in an episode rife with controversy. Will Lil’ Snack from 11 Below hold onto its blind tasting crown, or will one of the new challengers steal their thunder? Listen to find out!Featured Beers:Lil’ Snack. 11 Below Brewing, Houston, TX. 4.5% ABV.Cloud Punch. Bad Astronaut Brewing, Houston, TX. 5.2% ABV.Dollar Pils Y’all. Holler Brewing Co., Houston, TX. 5.4% ABV.Professor Pils. Paradigm Brewin...2024-08-1329 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Houston Beer News EpisodeAfter many months on the road gathering the latest and greatest beer news, Ryan and Drew highlight the highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, and the the rising and falling breweries of the Houston area and beyond. It’s not all gloom and doom my friends… in the words of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, craft beer is “not dead yet.”Featured Beers:Nectar Double IPA. Seventh Tap Brewing, Shreveport, LA.Spin Craft. Bad Astronaut Brewing, Houston, TX The Fallen:Urban South HTXBuffalo...2024-07-3136 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Macro Beer Blind TastingAnd the winner is… America, obviously. The Beering Ain’t Easy podcast embarks on a blind tasting adventure through the most recognizable American Lager macro beers and one notable exception - Troy Aikman’s patented Eight Beer. Can Troy’s beer redeem the Cowboys playoff losing streak, or will he be relegated to the Keystone Light division? Will Ryan’s love of conspiracy theories finally pay off in a big way by being the first to uncover Houston Brewery moves? And lastly, will Ryan love or hate his Nickelback concert experience? You don’t want to miss this one.Featured Bee...2024-04-0944 minBeering Ain't EasySour Feelings and Brewery Faux PasWe drink two of the best sours in Texas, Atrial Rubacite from Jester King and Sea of Waves from True Anomaly, all while sharing our opinions and detailed instructions on how to perform the biggest faux pas when visiting breweries. Ryan brings it home with some beer news and Drew shares his toddler woes on airplanes.Featured Beers:Atrial Rubacite. Jester King Brewery, Austin, TX. 5.8% ABV.Sea of Waves. True Anomaly Brewing, Houston, TX. 8.5% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:GABFTexas Craft Brewers ConferenceHouston Beer Gui...2024-03-0550 minBeering Ain't EasyBAE After Dark: Hot and SmokyWe back? It’s been a minute since our last episode, so we pay penance to the beer gods by drinking weird beers while we bring you up-to-speed with the state of affairs in craft beer and in our hoods. Tarot cards, anonymous Facebook posts, and Troy Aikman branded beer, all in the same episode?Featured Beers:Slice Sipper. Sixpoint Brewery, Brooklyn, New York. 5% ABV.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier-Marzen. Schlenkerla (“heller-Brau” Trum), Bamberg, Bayern Germany. 5.1% ABVEvan’s 5 Year Beer. Eureka Heights Brew Co., Houston, TX. 3.5% ABV.Buckle Bunny. Eureka Heights Bre...2024-02-1349 minBeering Ain't EasyFear Factor: Beer Mixed Drink EditionIt has been well established on our Podcast that host Ryan likes his beers (and other drinks) unadulterated. So what did we do to him? We made him face his fears and drink a wide range of beer mixed drinks for the first time ever, tournament style! And let him talk about more conspiracy theories. Featured Beer Mixed Drinks:Michelada: Spicy Michelada Mix by Space City Snax. Maracas Mexican Lager by Nook Brewing Company, Broken, Arrow, OK (or Zeno’s if you are Ryan).Black and Tan: Guinness and Zeno’s Pale Ale by Lo...2023-09-2642 minBeering Ain't EasyDrinking Euro Beer and Howling at the MoonRyan and Drew crack into some of the best beers from Belgium and Germany while sitting outside on the edge of the Austin, TX wilderness. In an episode rife with bad accents and pronunciations, your hosts discuss why Euro beers have fallen down so far on the Beer Advocate ratings while paying homage to these classic styles. Will Ryan learn to appreciate the Belgian quad? Will we be able to finish the episode without being interrupted by coyotes? Tune in and find out. Featured Euro Beers Duvel. Duvel Moortgat. Puurs, Vlaanderen Belgium. 8.5% ABV.Ayinge...2023-09-0648 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Mexican Lager Blind TastingIn this episode, we do what we love best - beer news and blind tastings - but also answer some pretty important questions. Mexican Lagers are often considered basic beers, but are craft Mexican lagers an exception? And more importantly, could you pick them out of a lineup? And while we’re at it, where do you stand on putting fruit in your beer? It's time to take a stand.Featured Mexican Lagers: Scout. True Anomaly Brewing, Houston, TX. 7.6% ABV.Dos Equis Lager. Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V. 4.2% ABVModelo Espec...2023-08-0147 minBeering Ain't EasyBeer GPTThe Beering Ain’t Easy podcast has evolved into a new form fueled by Chat GPT and Artificial Intelligence, or in short, Beer GPT. We test out the capabilities of current AI and whether it poses a risk to white collar jobs, the writer’s guild, or at a minimum the low-grade humor you come to love on our podcast. We play around with AI generated beer descriptions, movie descriptions, and even generate and record a Beering Ain’t Easy rap!'Featured Beers: Dry Hopped Kolsch. New Magnolia Brewing, Houston, TX. 4% ABV.One Very Importan...2023-07-0446 minBeering Ain't EasyFat Tire's Recipe Change and Sustainable BeerOne of the earliest US craft beer icons from New Belgium, the one and only Fat Tire, has gone through a major overhaul. New recipe, new logo, and new branding with sustainability at the forefront. We pull out our last batch of the old recipe and drink it side by side with the new and debate which tastes better, what does it mean to be a carbon neutral beer, and whether sustainability actually sells. And in true podcast fashion we’ll go off track with trivia about the brewery, pop culture from Fat Tire’s original release in 1991, and popular...2023-05-1641 minBeering Ain't EasyAging IPA's and the Bud Light SagaSo, you’re supposed to drink IPA’s fresh, right? Well it may be common sense to you but we’re going to test it in an experiment anyway as is tradition. We sample three Saint Arnold Art Car IPA’s at varying levels of freshness and answer why do IPA’s degrade, how do they degrade, and what are the best and worst types of beers to age? And just in case proving common sense beer facts is not your thing, we also provide a meticulous and entertaining recap of the Bud Light Culture War Saga from the month of Apri...2023-05-0331 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Houston Flying Saucer with Asa HanrahanAsa Hanrahan, General Manager of the Houston Flying Saucer, joins the podcast to share his experiences spanning 16 years at the cornerstone beer bar and landmark of Downtown Houston! We discuss the craft beer evolution in Texas, Houston new downtown patio space along Main Street, the staying power of the franchise, and the resurgence of Euro beers. You’ll even find out the most famous people to step foot in the Houston Saucer! And if that’s not enough, Drew finally joins the Ring of Honor after 18 years! Beers We Mentioned: New Belgium Sunshine Wheat2023-04-1840 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Hops Are Watching: Beer Conspiracy TheoriesThis week we talk about the one topic Ryan enjoys more than beer… conspiracy theories. We go through a series of wacky beer-related conspiracy theories and make up a few unsubstantiated theories of our own. Plus Ryan runs down Birds Aren’t Real and his favorite conspiracy theories of all time and Drew explains the myth of the Sumerian beer goddess Ninkasi. As Shania Twain might have said: Man, hops make me feel like a woman!Featured Beers: Banger IPA. Saint Arnold Brewing. Houston, TX. Imperial Hazy IPA. 8.4% ABV.Houston Haze. Spindletap Brewing. Houston, TX. ...2023-04-0438 minBeering Ain't EasyDoes the Color of Your Beer Affect its Taste?Does the color of your beer affect how it tastes? Is Saint Patrick’s day and its green beer ruining your favorite lager? You better believe that the Beering Ain’t Easy podcast is here to conduct the experiments that no one asked to be conducted.Featured Beers:Cloud Punch. Bad Astronaut Brewing. Houston, TX. German Pilsner. 5.2% ABV.Loggerbier. Equal Parts Brewing. Houston, TX. German Pilsner. 4.9% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:“It Wasn’t Me” by ShaggyDisney WorldWu Tang ClanInside Out (Pixar)Goldfis...2023-03-0331 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Austin DripAdam returns on this episode to share some great beers from Austin and we gush all about the beer scene in Dripping Springs! And of course in addition to the beer we stray off course with some truly ridiculous and hilarious stories (as is tradition when Adam joins the podcast).Featured Beers:Hamilton Pale Ale. Family Business Beer Company, Dripping Springs, TX. 4.9% ABV.Black Skies. Vista Brewing, Driftwood, TX. 4.9% ABV Black PilsnerElectric Jellyfish. Pinthouse Brewery, Austin, TX. 6.5% ABV. Other Shout-Outs:Ghost Note Brewing CompanyTwi...2023-02-1443 minBeering Ain't EasyNegative Space at Ludicrous SpeedAfter we had so much fun tasting verticals and horizontals during our Eureka Heights episode, Ryan and Drew are back at it again with none other than the Negative Space Milk Stout from 11 Below Brewing! Come find out all about the awesome Negative Space variants and whether this beer is better fresh or slightly aged (and our thoughts on beer aging in general). And if that’s not all, we’ll bring you up-to-speed with our quest to visit all 70+ Houston breweries and make up excuses on why it takes so long to get to all of them!Feat...2023-01-3142 minBeering Ain't EasyTime Machine: Best Beers of 2010Join the Beering Ain’t Easy podcast as we jump in a time machine to drink the top 5 beers of 2010 (hint hint one is a big one!). But that’s not all - we’re going to give you the full and unadulterated 2010 experience. This means top 2010 news stories, top music, top movies, slang, and of course after 5 beers we engage in passionate discussions on the history of craft beer itself. Take a break from your first world problems because this episode is lit!Top 5 Beers of 2010:#5: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. 5.6% ABV#4: 90 Minute Imperial...2023-01-181h 03Beering Ain't EasyBeer World RecordsRyan and Drew use their extensive research to tell you about beer-related world records so you don’t have to google them for yourself! And don’t google them, because we may have made some of these up. Plus, do kids ever throw up where you want them to and is Wade Boggs full of shit?Beer:Dunkel. Klaus Brewing Company. Houston, TX. 4.8% ABVFake Landing. Bad Astronaut Brewing Co. Houston, TX. 6.6% ABVFruity Haze Haze Juice. Eureka Heights Brewing Co. Houston, TX 6.5% ABV Other Shout-Outs:Frost Town...2022-12-2041 minBeering Ain't EasyGoing Nuclear: A Eureka Heights TastingStout Season is here! Ryan and Drew go full-on “nucular” by tasting a variety of Eureka Heights Nuke the Whales Imperial Milk Stouts aged across multiple years and their variants. What can go wrong with drinking four 11% ABV stouts? Apparently a lot of things.Beer:Nuke the Whales (2021). Eureka Heights Brew Co.Nuke the Whales (2020). Eureka Heights Brew Co.Nuke the Whales (Coffee and Vanilla 2021 Variant). Eureka Heights Brew Co.Nuke the Whales (Coconut, Pecan, Cocoa Nibs, and Vanilla 2021 Variant). Eureka Heights Brew Co. Other Shout-Outs:2022-11-1537 minBeering Ain't EasyPainful Experiences and The Search for the Perfect BuzzCome join us this week while we take a trip down memory lane, rattling off some of our best beer memories as we discovered beer and craft beer, and of course some of the most painful experiences to keep it from being too sappy! And on that topic, sometimes there is a fine line between a great beer experience and a painful beer experience. Is it possible to achieve the perfect buzz? You’ll have to tune in to find out!Beer:Heavy Hands. Spindletap Brewery, Houston, TX. 8% ABV.Black Matter. Manhattan Project Beer C...2022-10-2545 minBeering Ain't EasyHot Takes and Unpopular OpinionsDo you hate a beer that everyone loves? Love a brewery that everyone hates? Are you the type of person who holds back your opinions for fear of how stupid you sound, or do you just put it out there in the open for all to dissect? Well, Ryan and Drew choose the latter path, letting rip their beer industry Hot Takes and Unpopular Opinions.Beer:Cloud Punch. Bad Astronaut Brewing, Houston, TX. German Style Pils.Neon Sunshine. Sun Cloud Brewing, Oklahoma, OK. Belgian Wit. Other Shout-Outs:Martin H...2022-10-1139 minBeering Ain't EasyOktoberfest: Houston vs. The WorldWe’re back with the third annual Oktoberfest Episode! This time we ramp things up by not only tasting our beers blind, but also taking our reigning champ, Paulaner, and putting it head to head with three Houston beers. And if that isn’t enough for you, Ryan and Drew test the myth of “Das Boot” with a good ole’ fashioned beer boot chug!Oktoberfest Beers:Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier. Paulaner Brauerei, Munich, Bayern Germany. 6% ABV.Oktoberfest. New Magnolia Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 6% ABV.Oktoberfest. 11 Below Brewing, Houston, TX. 5.3% ABV.Oktoberfest. G...2022-09-2736 minBeering Ain't EasyAdjunct Series: Blueberry BeerThis week we take our beer Adjunct Series into the wild world of blueberries! That’s right, we’re trying four different styles of beers from four different breweries to tell you the best way to enjoy fruit in your beer. While we’re at it, we’ll tell you the many different ways of how to brew with blueberries!Blueberry Beers:Blueberry Blonde Ale. Galveston Bay Brewing, Dickinson, TX. 6.2% ABV.Fullbrook Blueberry Cream Ale. Fullbrook Ale Works, Richmond, TX. 5.2% ABV.Blue Money. Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City, MO. 7.5% ABV.Blueberry...2022-09-1339 minBeering Ain't Easy2 Year Anniversary: Drew Turns 40, Adam Moves to AustinThe Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast is celebrating it’s two year anniversary! We bring back original co-founder Adam onto the show to talk about his move to Austin, Drew turning forty, and Ryan’s bathroom etiquette conundrum. Plus we do micro-recaps of the HTown Brewery challenge and cover Turkey Forrest, Elder Son, and Klaus Brewing!Beers We’re Drinking:Hops Drop. Spindletap Brewery, Houston, TX. 6.5% ABV.Space Train. Eureka Heights Brewing, Houston, TX. 5.5% ABV.Black Quad. Real Ale Brewing, Blanco, TX. 10.5% ABV. Come visit the Houston Block Party Hosted b...2022-08-2334 minBeering Ain't EasyGlassware Experiments and the Houston Block PartyIt’s been a wild month for the Beering Ain’t Easy podcast, and we’re glad to be back on the air bringing you another one of our patented beer experiments, this time testing whether specialty beer glassware makes a difference on the taste of your beer! Plus, we bring back friend-of-the-show Sylvia, aka @houstonbeermother, to promote the upcoming and awesome #Houstonbeer event coming to the Houston area August 27th. You don’t want to miss out on the Houston Block Party!Beers We’re Drinking:Kemah Suprema. Saloon Door Brewing, Webster, TX. Lager. 4.7% ABV.Fly...2022-08-1049 minBeering Ain't EasyBrewery Shakeups and Recession BeersIt’s a wild world out there folks - fiercely independent breweries selling to macro-breweries, the Houston beer scene rotating owners and brewers like musical chairs, gasoline costing more than craft beer, and hot dog eating champions having to compete on crutches! What in the world comes next, and how does craft beer fare in a recession? Are these signs of the end of times, or is this just some elaborate craft beer soap opera? Either way, he Beering Ain’t Easy podcast is here for it with a tub of popcorn at the ready. Beers We’re Dri...2022-07-0644 minBeering Ain't EasyThings Dads SayIn honor of Father’s Day upcoming, we discuss the transformation everyone must go through when becoming a dad: solitary hobbies, grilling expertise, awkward friend-making, and most importantly, the dad jokes. We talk about the weird phrases we grew up with, the new ones we’ve picked up along the way, and quiz each other on the proper dad response for a given scenario. Plus we talk about our dads’ beer preferences and if they have changed since the podcast began!Beers We’re Drinking:Reve Coffee Stout. Parish Brewing Company, Broussard, LA.S8 Rice Sai...2022-06-1438 minBeering Ain't EasyGluten Free BeerHave you ever tried a Gluten Free Beer? How are they made without barley or wheat? What’s the difference between Gluten Free and Gluten Reduced? The Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast will answer these questions and more as Drew’s wife Meredith joins the show for the first time ever to sample 5 different styles of Gluten Free beer and come to terms with our daughter’s Celiac’s disease diagnosis.Featured Beers:Favorite Blonde. Holidaily Brewing Co. Golden, CO. 5% ABV.Citrus Gose. Holidaily Brewing Co., Golden, CO. 3.9% ABV.Redbridge. Anheuser Busch, St. Lo...2022-05-3135 minBeering Ain't EasyWhat Beer Tastes Best Warm?Who wants a nice warm beer? Yeah, we thought so. But as parents, we’ve found that our kids often distract us mid beer at parties or events and leave us with a lovely can of lukewarm. Which led us to an experiment to explore - which beer tastes best warm? The Beering Ain’t Easy podcast has done all the detective work so you don’t have to!Featured Beers (Saint Arnold Brewing Variety Pack. Houston, TX):Fancy LawnmowerH-Town PilsAmber AleArt Car Other Shou...2022-05-1731 minBeering Ain't EasyBad Astronaut BrewingThis week we bring you an exclusive sneak peak of Bad Astronaut Brewing, a major brewpub coming to Houston’s Hardy Yards later this year! Chris and brewmaster Rocky walk us through their concepts for the space, their extensive experience in brewing startups to scale ups, and tell us what it truly means to be a Bad Astronaut. And in true Beering Ain’t Easy fashion, we find a way to get in some hot takes about kids at breweries. You don’t want to miss this one!Beers We Were Drinking:Loggerbier. Equal Parts Brewing, H...2022-05-0341 minBeering Ain't EasyGelatinize My Oats: Oatmeal Stout Blind TastingUpon seeing the early signs of summer weather in Houston, Ryan and Drew decide to send off stout season in style via a Beering Ain’t Easy patented blind tasting! This time we put three Oatmeal Stouts head-to-head, including the award winning Settler’s Stout from Vallensons Brewing Company. Can “new” Houston beers overtake an English beer from the 1700’s, and are the host tastebuds as refined as GABF judges? Plus we update you on our HTown Brewery Challenge by recapping Baa Baa Brewhouse, Twisted Acre, and Battlehops!Featured Oatmeal Stouts: Settlers’ Oatmeal Stout. Vallensons Brewin...2022-04-1935 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Fruited Sour EpisodeCan Fruited Sours sweep you away on a tropical vacation from standard craft beers, or should they only be served at the kids table? Will we uncover health benefits unbeknownst to our hosts? We bring on two guests from the neighborhood to participate in a debate as old as marshmallow creme while we sample six of the biggest name breweries in Slushy/Smoothie beers!Featured Fruited Sours:SLUSHY XL Unicorn Juice. 450 North Brewing Company, Columbus, IN.Smarty Bruja Berry. Ingenious Brewing Company, Humble, TX.Braaaaaaaains - Blueberry, Black Currant, & Plum Double Fr...2022-04-0539 minBeering Ain't EasyIf You Pour It, They Will Come: Featuring Star SailorWe continue on our quest to highlight great guests from the beer industry, and this week we're joined by Marin, owner of one of Houston's best beer bars - Star Sailor. We'll hear all about the entrepreneurial challenges of opening a business during Covid, the glorious highs of building an inclusive business environment, and even tips on how Ryan and Drew can be better communicators! And beer. Lots of amazing beer.Featured Star Sailor Beers:DDH Art Car. Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX.3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Cuvee Armand & GastonPink Caddy...2022-03-221h 03Beering Ain't EasyThe Hops and Grain Supply ChainWe bring on special guest Ryan Leer to hear about how his passions for homebrewing and videography mashed together into a career at Brewers Supply Group (BSG), a subsidiary of Rahr Malting. We’ll hear about the craft beer boom from the eyes of the raw material supplier, take a ride through the Yakima hop farms, and throw in some amateur wrestling stories while we’re at it!Featured Beers:Nitro Coconut Truffle. Southern Tier Brewing Company, Lakewood, NY. Imperial Milk Stout. 10% ABV.Candy Clouds. Parish Brewing Company collaboration with Weldwerks Brewing Company. IPA. 8% A...2022-03-0844 minBeering Ain't EasyHouston vs. Dallas: The Texas ShowdownHouston versus Dallas - A sibling rivalry of Texas-sized proportions. The Beering Ain’t Easy podcast will settle the debate once and for all as we battle two Houston and two Dallas hazy IPA’s, blind tasting style. Is this a winner takes all endeavor, or can we collectively find common ground to bring these cities together? We’ll bring on special guest and Dallas correspondent Wes to answer this question and discuss the brewery hot spots in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.Featured Beers:Heavy Hands. SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX. 8% ABV.Fruity Pellets. ...2022-02-2244 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Hype Beer EconomyWhat are your thoughts on the hype beer market that is driving craft beer nerds across the globe to empty their pockets for a rare beer find? Is this bad economics or the future of marketing? Can you drive up huge interest for a beer in a tasteful way? We’ll ponder these questions and more in this week’s episode, plus we circle back on the H-Town Brewery challenge by talking about Saint Arnold Brewing and Eureka Heights!Featured Beer:Holy Ghost. Parish Brewing Company, Broussard, LA. Triple IPA. 11% ABV. Other Shout-Outs...2022-02-0836 minBeering Ain't EasyBeerfest: 15 Years LaterIn this episode, we revisit the cult classic Beerfest 15 years later to see if the movie withstood the test of time. What has been its impact to drinking competitions and the beer industry in general? Is it still funny? And what the hell is a ZJ? Featured Beer:Aventinus. Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn, Kelheim, Bayern Germany. Weizendopplebock. 8.2% ABV.Featured Movie:Beerfest (2006) - Now streaming on Hulu! Other Shout-Outs:Von Wolfhausen. Eureka Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Festbier.Broken LizardMatt...2022-01-2542 minBeering Ain't EasyDallas Beers and PBR TweetsWe pick two breweries from Dallas to go head to head, Peticolas Brewing Company and Manhattan Project Beer, in an IPA vs. IPA and Winter Ale vs. Winter Ale battle. Plus we cover the highly scandalous and hilarious serious of tweets from Pabst Blue Ribbon and balance out all the Dallas talk by recapping some great Houston breweries from our H-Town Brewery Challenge - City Acre, New Magnolia, Paradigm, and Equal Parts!Featured Beers:Wintervention. Peticolas Brewing Company, Dallas, TX. 10% ABV.Christmas Coalition. Manhattan Project Beer, Dallas, TX. 10.5% ABV.Double Half Life...2022-01-1142 minBeering Ain't EasyWhat Counts as a Christmas Beer?There are a lot of winter and “Christmas” beers that come out around the holidays, but do they all really count as Christmas beers? We take three completely different styles of “Christmas” beers and put them to the test to see if they are Christmas enough! Plus Drew pulls out a relic beer from the back of his beer fridge named “Santa’s Butt” and we debate what are the best and worst Christmas songs of all time. I don’t know if there’ll be snow, but have a couple beers!Featured Beers:Seasick Crocodile. Praire Ar...2021-12-2144 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Hop Tea ExperimentThe Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast is back at it again with a patented beer experiment! This time we make teas out of three different types of hops and see if we can identify them based on their expected flavor profile. And somewhere in the middle of the episode we go completely off the rails and hold our own Judge Judy court to resolve a dispute from the neighborhood Facebook group. You won’t want to miss it!Featured Hops:Simcoe - Passionfruit, stone fruit, pine resin, apricot, citrus zest (or zent)Ekuanot - Melon...2021-12-1436 minBeering Ain't EasySticky Situation: Peanut Butter StoutsIt’s Peanut Butter Stout Time, Peanut Butter Stout Time! We’ll stack up four peanut butter stouts in a taste-off to find out which is the peanut-butteriest while Ryan educates us on the history of adjuncts and how peanut butter is added to the brewing process. We’ll also give some on hot takes on Reinheitsgebot and our opinions on what stout adjuncts are acceptable to drink. Lastly, we’ll bring you up-to-date on our HTOWN brewery challenge as we recap trips to No Label, Local Group, 11 Below, Gordon Street Tavern, and Holler!Featured Beers:Peanut Bu...2021-11-3043 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Intersection of Beer and SportsWhat is the best sport to watch while drinking? To play while drinking? While we’re at it, what is a sport anyway? Do things like golf, Nascar, horse racing, and bowling count? What is your criteria for defining a sport versus a game? Your Beering Ain’t Easy hosts answer all these questions, plus we share “Uncle Rico” moments as we reminisce on our peak sports performances. Featured Beers:Stratospheric Clouds. Spindletap Brewery, Houston, TX. NEIPA. 8% ABV.Dollar Pils Y’all. Holler Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 5.4% ABV.Black is Beautiful. Weath...2021-11-1641 minBeering Ain't EasyWhat Draws You to a Brewery?What draws you to breweries? Other than the beer of course! We poll the audience and tap into Ryan’s brewery connection to find out the truth. Plus, Adam and Drew lament over a challenging solar system science project assigned to their kids and debate whether it is ever acceptable to offer feedback/coaching to your kid’s teachers. Lastly, we update you on our HTOWN Brewery Challenge status by recapping True Anomaly, 8th Wonder, Great Heights, and Walking Stick! Featured Beers:Vernal. Equal Parts Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Marzen. 6.1% ABV.Gorlami. Equal Par...2021-11-0241 minBeering Ain't EasyA Guide to the Houston Beer Scene With Sylvia, The Houston Beer MotherThe Beering Ain’t Easy podcast gets the low down on the Houston Beer Scene in this awesome interview with Houston Beer Influencer Sylvia, aka the @houstonbeermother! Sylvia has been following the Houston beer scene since the beginning, and she not only acts as a brand ambassador for many Houston breweries, but she also has her own Houston Beer podcast (The Draught Queens) and runs the Houston Beer Guide website. We talk about upcoming Houston Beer events and releases, must-see breweries, Renaissance Fest, and shine bright lights on all the great beer-related things going on in H-Town! Fea...2021-10-1952 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Second Annual Oktoberfest BattleSome things are best repeated, so we rekindled the magic from last year and brought back the Oktoberfest Battle! 4 Beers - Local vs. State vs. National vs. International - and only one winner! Come join us while we talk Oktoberfest, celebrate college football with cheesy player/beer associations, and discuss a real life dad situation where their elementary school daughter asked “what’s a stripper?” Yikes!Featured Beers:Festbier. Ingenious Brewing Company, Humble, TX. 5.5% ABV.Cozy Bavarian. 3 Nations Brewing, Carrolton, TX. 6.8% ABV.Oktoberfest. Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO. 6.1% ABV.Oktober...2021-10-0537 minBeering Ain't EasySeason 2 TrailerFollow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew. The HTOWN Brewery Challenge page can be found at the following link:https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy-1/p/houston-beer-links-htownbrewery-challenge/
2021-09-2801 minBeering Ain't EasyThe HTOWN Brewery ChallengeFeatured Beers:Houston Haziest. SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX. 10.5% ABV.Six Demon Bag. Eureka Heights Brewing Co., Houston, TX. Belgian Strong Ale. 12% ABV. Featured Breweries (HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker)Misfit OutpostFortress BeerWorksStovetop Brewing (Craft Beer Cellar Cypress)SpindleTap BrewerySenate Avenue BrewingGalveston Island Brewing Other Shout-OutsBeer Chronicle Houston@hoppywonderwoman on InstagramTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Featured Sponsor: Thrive CoffeeRe...2021-09-2138 minBeering Ain't EasyItalian Pilsners and Other Juicy TidbitsSo we let Adam drive the agenda on this episode, and let’s just say we hit every topic under the sun while still managing to review Ennio, a tasty Italian Pilsner from the New Magnolia Brewing Company. Come listen to us discuss the Houston Brewsology Beerfest, 911 call dad hacks, the new Shiner Bock ad campaign, and debate the best beverage to consume at an all-inclusive resort! You won’t want to miss all the juicy tidbits and nuggets of wisdom we have to offer.Featured Beers:Ennio Pils. New Magnolia Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Italian...2021-08-3130 minBeering Ain't EasyRevenge of the Middle ChildIt’s been a little bit since we hit you with a dad-centric episode, so we decided to tackle the dynamics between children in a family, specifically tales of middle children tired of their sibling’s shit. Come join Adam and Drew and special guest Bernie, co-host of the Bern Appetit and 3 Beers and Mic podcasts, as we not only talk about the dad life, but also tackle Octoberfest travel tips, Anheuser Busch, fast food, and much more! Featured Beers:Rhinestone Life. Great Raft Brewing, Shreveport, LA. IPA. 7% ABV.Tropical in Nature. Great...2021-08-1744 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Beer OlympicsBeering Ain’t Easy is celebrating 1 year as a podcast, and we’re bringing on not one but two guests to celebrate in the most epic way we know how - An Official Beer Olympics! We’ll each go toe-to-toe on games that most of us have not played since college - Beer Chug, Flip Cup, Beer Pong, and Darts - and we’ll reminisce on our favorite moments of the podcast. Who has the skills and stamina to outlast the rest? And more importantly, will the hosts or the guests come out victorious? Featured Beers:T...2021-08-0334 minBeering Ain't EasyMeet the Brewer Series: Nook Brewing CompanyWelcome to the first ever Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast “Meet the Brewer” series featuring the Nook Brewing Company out of Broken Arrow, OK! You'll meet co-owner and head brewer Alex Foster, hear about their fantastic Terminal Velocity Dopplebock, and learn all about what it’s like to start up a small business brewery during the pandemic. We may even get some insight on how brewers feel about Untappd ratings…you should definitely tune in! Featured Beers:Terminal Velocity. Nook Brew Co, Broken Arrow, OK. Dopplebock. 8% ABV. Other Shout-OutsOklahoma State2021-07-2028 minBeering Ain't EasyBeer VacationsIn this episode, Adam comes back from his Gulf Shores, Alabama vacation with a beer run from - hold up - the Carolinas? We’ll try and figure out why and also talk about our favorite beer-related vacations of all time, our bucket list brewery trips, and strategize how to take an official Beering Ain’t Easy business flight. Come join us as we escape the norm and get into vacay mode! Featured Beers:Black Pils - Local Lager Series. Hi-Wire Brewing, Asheville, NC. Dark Lager. 4.8% ABV.Mexican Cake. Westbrook Brewing Co., Mt Pleas...2021-07-0627 minBeering Ain't EasyBlind Tasting: Houston's Best PilsnerThe Beering Ain’t Easy blind tastings are back, and who better to celebrate it with than friend of the show Ryan! This time we stack up five Pilsners from the greater Houston area to see who wins the Crisby Boi crown! And if that’s not enough, we coach Ryan through the process of successfully transitioning from the city to his newfound dad life in the suburbs.The Beering Ain’t Easy blind tastings are back, and who better to celebrate it with than friend of the show Ryan! This time we stack up five Pilsners from the...2021-06-2227 minBeering Ain't EasyFather's Day, Hurricanes, and CBD BeerFather’s Day, Hurricanes, and CBD Beer, oh my! In this episode, we tackle all the tough topics: surviving Houston during Hurricane season, legalization of marijuana in Texas, cats on leashes, and which holiday is less appreciated between Mother’s and Father’s Day. And we get funky with our beer selection by bringing on our first CBD infused beer - Hempwing IPA by Ingenious Brewing Company!Featured Beer:Hempwing. Ingenious Brewing Company, Humble, TX. CBD Infused IPA. 8.3% ABV. Other Shout Outs:“Blueberry Yum Yum” by Ludacris - song clip featured in ep...2021-06-0824 minBeering Ain't EasyAdam's San Antonio Beer AdventureIn this episode, we catalogue Adam’s whirlwind beer tour of San Antonio breweries and drink some fantastic atypical beer styles! And if that isn’t enough, we discuss lawn maintenance, trying to be cool after kids, Pee Wee Herman, and more!Featured Beers:Dignity Common. Black Laboratory Brewing, San Antonio, TX. California Common. 5.6% ABVCraven Cottage. Roadmap Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX. English Pub Ale. 6.1% ABV.Round About Midnight Porter. Weathered Souls Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX. 7.5% ABV. Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:Minivan Dad IPA. Roadmap B...2021-05-2524 minBeering Ain't EasyKids Sports and Brash BeerIn this episode, we combine two topics that probably should never be combined again: Kids sports and one of our favorite breweries in the Houston area, the Brash Brewing Company. We’re going to talk at length about Brash, feature its aptly named “Biggest Motherf******” stout, and then catalogue our hilarious observations and experiences as our kids join the competitive youth sports world for the first time.Featured BeerBiggest Motherf***** A Very Large Stout. Brash Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Russian Imperial Stout. 15% ABV. Other Mentioned Beers from Brash:Pussy Wagon...2021-05-1128 minBeering Ain't EasyGettin' Freaky With Martin House BrewingAdam and Drew depart from their IPA lovefest and venture into the wild and wacky world of food-inspired beer, and Martin House Brewing in Fort Worth, Texas is definitely where you go when you want to scratch that itch. Come join us while we taste an array of Martin House food-inspired beers and discuss beer trends for 2021 - things are going to get weird! Featured Beers (All from Martin House Brewing Company in Fort Worth, TX)Best Maid Sour Pickle Beer. Sour- Gose. 4.7% ABV.Space Pizza. Herb and Spice Style Beer. 5.2% ABV.2021-04-2725 minBeering Ain't EasyFirst Time Parent vs. Experienced ParentNow that Drew’s back from the birth of his third daughter, Adam and Drew take the opportunity to reflect on the hilarious differences between being a first time parent and a third time parent. And let us tell you, the difference could not be greater… Plus Adam recaps his month long sabbatical from alcohol and we discuss some fantastic IPA’s from the Great Heights Brewing Company in Houston, Texas!Featured Beer:Blue Tile IPA. Great Heights Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 6.6% ABV. Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:Other highlights from the Great H...2021-04-1326 minBeering Ain't EasyWhat's Up with Non-Alcoholic Beers?What is up with non-alcoholic beers? What’s the point? Does an NA IPA satisfy your IPA cravings? Did runners create this fad just to have one more thing to gloat about? Adam decided to take a month off drinking to train for a marathon, so we brought on an assortment of NA beers from the Athletic Brewing Company and Lagunitas to answer those questions and more! Featured Beers:Upside Dawn. Athletic Brewing Co., Stratford, CT. Golden Ale. 2021-03-3026 minBeering Ain't EasyA Saint Paddy's Day SpecialCome celebrate Saint Paddy’s day with Beering Ain’t Easy! We’ll pour green beers, blind taste test Irish Red Ales, showcase some bad Irish accents, crown a winner for the best beer bomb, and debate the tough economic decisions behind determining the right amount of Tooth Fairy money! Featured Beers:Smithwick’s. Guinness, Saint James’ Gate, Leinster Ireland. 4.5% ABV.Dublin Me Luck. 11 Below Brewing, Houston, TX. 5.7% ABV. Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:Crispy Business. Real Ale Brewing Company, Blanco, TX. 4.5% ABV (pre-game green beer)Guinness Draught...2021-03-1624 minBeering Ain't EasyBattle of the BelgiansWe’ve spent a lot of time on IPA’s and stouts on this show - now it’s time to switch it up a bit and bring on the Belgian beers! In this episode, we bring back friend of the show Michael to taste four different types of Belgians including a bizarre Eucalyptus tripel, crown the official beer of Neurology, and go on a rant about shower beers.Featured Beers:Orval. Pale Ale. Brasserie d’Orval, Villers-devant-Orval, Luxembourg, Belgium. 6.2% ABV.Delirium Nocturnum. Strong Dark Ale. Huyghe Brewery, Zelle, Vlaanderen Belgium. 8.5% ABV.Brother...2021-03-0232 minBeering Ain't EasyTesting Home Brew Kits and The Great Brewing MishapAdam and Drew take a stab at home brewing for the first time ever! Knowing our history, this should go off without a hitch right? Right??? In this episode we bring you two 1 Gallon Pale Ale Home Brew Kits - Northern Brewer vs. Brooklyn Brew Shop - in a showdown to determine which kit is best for you. And that’s not all - you’ll get to witness one of the most epic home brewing fails of all time! Featured 1 Gallon Home Brewing Beer Kits: Frosty Footprint Pale Ale (Limited Edition). Northern Brewer (Bee...2021-02-1636 minBeering Ain't EasyBeer Etiquette: How to Win the Beer GameAre you allowed to bring beer home that you brought over to your friend’s house? What about if you stored it temporarily in their fridge? Well, look no further, because Adam and Drew have answered all your questions and more by laying down the official rules of Beer Etiquette…and its loopholes. Featured Beer: Gulf Coast IIPA. Collaboration between Parish Brewing Company in Broussard, LA and Untitled Art in Waunekee, WI. 8.5% ABV. Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:Miller LiteShiner Holiday Cheer. Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX.Blue Moon...2021-02-0228 minBeering Ain't EasyOrigins: Iowa and the Quest for the Perfect Beer TemperatureOur second Origins episode has finally arrived! This time Adam takes us to his home state of Iowa to talk about the cold, the drinking traditions, and even a shout out to his high school prom date. And if that’s not enough, we’re doing another patented Beering Ain’t Easy beer experiment - tasting 2 different Midwest stouts at 3 different temperatures to let you, the listener, know which beer temperature is the most ideal for your drinking enjoyment. Have your thermometers at the ready! Featured Beers: Imperial Banshee. ReUnion Brewery, Coralville, IA. Bourbon Barrel Aged S...2021-01-1929 minBeering Ain't EasyBattle of the Best Low Cal IPA'sHas your New Year’s resolution come into direct conflict with your obsession with craft beer? Well, do we have a solution for you! Come join Adam and Drew for an epic 8 beer tournament battle to crown the winner for the best low cal IPA’s on the market, plus we’ll “weigh in” on Dry January and New Year’s Resolutions! Featured Beers: Light Hearted Ale. Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, MI. 3.7% ABV. 110 Calories.Hop Skinny IPA. Community Beer Company, Dallas, TX. 4.5% ABV. 95 Calories.Daytime IPA. Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma, CA. 4% ABV. 9...2021-01-0530 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Mysterious Beer Resale MarketHave you ever tried to order a special release beer from a brewery website and find it sold out in a matter of minutes? Well, that my friends, is due to the secondary beer market, a mysterious shadow organization thwarting local beer drinkers at every turn. Your favorite investigators Adam and Drew stumble over themselves trying to figure out the inner workings of the secondary beer market, and along the way give their opinions on being a parent during New Year’s Eve as well as recap their very first home brewing experiment! Featured Beers: Pixel...2020-12-2927 minBeering Ain't EasyMerry Christmas and a Happy New Beer!It’s the most wonderful time in the year for drinking beer! In this episode, Adam and Drew highlight the ungracefulness of keeping the magic alive for their kids during Christmas, touch on out-of-hand Christmas parties, and discuss their favorite holiday beers of all time. We have a double-header Christmas Ale comparison too! Anchor 2019 vs. Anchor 2020 and a vertical tasting of Saint Arnold Christmas Ale from 2019 and 2020. Featured Christmas Beers: 2019 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Special Ale). Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA. Winter Warmer. 6.9% ABV.2020 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Spe...2020-12-2226 minBeering Ain't EasyCraft or Crap?We’re back at it again with another epic blind tasting with a new guest, friend of the show Michael! This time we’re going to see if we can differentiate between craft and mass produced Ambers, Pilsners, Brown Ales and Bocks, in other words “Craft or Crap.” Check out the episode notes and try this at home! Blind Tasting Beers (*All beers were found at Total Wine & More in Houston, TX)Featured Pilsners: Hans Pils. Real Ale Brewing Company, Blanco, TX. 5.3% ABV.Miller High Life. Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI. 4.6% ABV...2020-12-1525 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Best Beer Commercials of All TimeOn this episode, we present to you the ultimate Beer Commercial Tournament Bracket! Come join us to hear eight of the best beer commercials of all time compete for bragging rights for top honors, and see if Adam’s desire to thwart Drew’s picks is enough to bust the bracket apart. Featured Beer: (512) Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter. (512) Brewing Company, Austin, TX. 9.5% ABV Featured Beer Commercials with Links!The Banquet (Dilly Dilly) - Bud Light, Anheuser Buschhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTH3a_2zb1o2020-12-0830 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Ultimate Hazy IPAAdam and Drew thoroughly discuss their man crush on SpindleTap Brewery and their world-class hazy IPA’s, and even broadcast live for the first time at the SpindleTap 5th Anniversary party! Featured beer: Haymaker Triple IPA.Featured Beers: Haymaker. SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX. Triple IPA. 10% ABV.Other Favorite SpindleTap Beers Mentioned:Houston HazeHeavy HandsCandy GreenStratospheric Clouds Other Shout-Outs:Mike Tyson Punch-OutUrban Air Indoor Trampoline ParkShawn Kemp On every episode, we rate be...2020-12-0123 minBeering Ain't EasyThanksgiving Dinner Beer PairingsEver wondered what the best beer is for pairing with your Thanksgiving Dinner? Adam and Drew have done the homework for you by putting beers to the test for both the main course and dessert. Come join us for another delicious beer centric episode, with a few turkey frying mishap stories sprinkled in! Featured Beers: Main Course:Trappistes Rochefort 10. Brasserie de Rochefort. Rochefort, Belgium. Belgian Quadrupel. 11.3% ABV.Plaid Habit. Boulevard Brewing Company. Kansas City, MO. Brown Ale - Imperial/ Double. 12.4% ABV. Dessert:Breakfast Stout. Founders Brewing Co...2020-11-2423 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Beers of InstagramHow do ‘hot chick’ beer influencers stay fit while knocking down so many high ABV beers? Do exotic beer photographers ice their beer on hikes, or do they shed the extra weight? In this episode we ask the tough questions, guide you through the world of beer Instagram, and make a pitch for a woefully unrepresented Instagram influencer type, “The Beer Dads of Instagram.” And be sure to stick around for a gulf coast IPA battle between Urban South and Urban South HTX!Featured Beers: Snowball Juice IPA. Urban South Brewery, New Orleans, LA. NEIPA, 7% ABV.Co...2020-11-1724 minBeering Ain't EasyKeeping it ProfessionalIn this episode, Adam and Drew ‘keep it professional’ by unprofessionally discussing at-work personas, epic virtual meeting fails, out-of-hand office parties, and most embarrassing professional moments. If that doesn’t draw you in, then this sugar bomb of a beer will - Black is Beautiful Imperial Double Pastry Stout by Parish Brewing Co!Featured Beer: Black is Beautiful. Imperial Double Pastry Stout by Parish Brewing Company, Broussard, LA. 10% ABV. Variant of Black is Beautiful by Weathered Souls Brewing Co. San Antonio, TX. Other Shout-Outs:MJF Foundation - All proceeds of...2020-11-1028 minBeering Ain't EasyOrigins: Bourbon Barrel Arkansas StoutsIn the first of our podcast’s Origin series, we explore Drew’s home state of Arkansas in a most excellent fashion - a side by side tasting of Arkansas Bourbon Barrel Aged stouts with a “point of reference” using Founder’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout. In addition to a great beer lineup, we’ll break down Arkansas beer politics, touch on the growing craft beer scene in the state, and share a few memories from Drew’s early days. Featured Bourbon Barrel Aged Stouts: BDCS (2020). Ozark Beer Company, Rogers, AR. 10.2% ABV.Lord God (2020). Flyway...2020-11-0325 minBeering Ain't EasyHalloween and Pumpkin BeersOur spooky number 13 episode just happens to fall on Halloween this year, and the least we can do is celebrate with our favorite Halloween stories and debate one of the most polarizing types of beers out there - the pumpkin ale. Come listen as Drew and Adam recount their ridiculous past Halloween costumes, give you a taste of what it is like to take children to pumpkin patches, and reflect on Drew’s big announcement! Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin (Spicy Special Release). New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO. 6.4% ABVTa...2020-10-2723 minBeering Ain't EasyBehind the Scenes of the Beering Ain't Easy PodcastHave you wondered how the dynamics of a dual host podcast come together? Is it magic, or is it a bunch of bs that happens behind the mics? Well in episode 11 of Beering Ain’t Easy, we take you behind the scenes of our podcast and give you a sneak peak at the highly unintelligent decision-making that goes into our assigned roles and responsibilities as well as some of our epic failures along the way. It’s been a fun ride so far and we want you to join along for it! Plus we’ll get to experiment with our first...2020-10-2025 minBeering Ain't EasyBeering Ain't Easy Podcast TrailerFollow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
2020-10-1802 minBeering Ain't EasyHouston Hops: Picking Houston's Best Flagship IPAHave you ever wondered if your brewery biases influence how you rate a beer? Do you think you’d be able to identify your beer in a blind tasting lineup? Adam and Drew bring on their very first guest Ryan for a very special hop-forward blind beer tasting event to crown the winner of the Best Flagship IPA in Houston, TX! These aren’t the small lot darlings, these are the higher production IPA’s that you’re likely to find in stores outside of the Houston area. We’ll put five beers to the test while also discussing the evolution...2020-10-1326 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Suburban LifeIn this episode, Adam and Drew discuss the flight from the cities to the suburbs during the pandemic, and more importantly, warn you about what to expect when living that suburban life. We’ll cover beer selection (or lack thereof), home owners associations, yard of the month, and discuss the personality types you can expect to encounter in neighborhood Facebook groups. Come join us while we drink an interesting Scotch Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery and prepare yourself for a double dose of the burbs!Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Old Chub Scotch Ale. Oskar Blues Brewer...2020-10-0626 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Chase: Finding the Best Beer in AmericaIs it possible for dreams to come true? Well they did for Adam and Drew in Episode 9 of Beering Ain’t Easy. In this episode, we discuss beer tasting descriptors, brewery hype, telelearning, and of course tell the story of how Adam chased down one of the highest rated beers in America - Pliny for President.Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Pliny for President (Double Dry Hopped Pliny the Elder) - Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA. Double IPA, 8% ABV.Tasting Notes: Floral notes at first, but definitely a piney, dank, resinous goodness as it warme...2020-09-2925 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Oktoberfest BattleIt’s Oktoberfest season, and Beering Ain’t Easy is bringing you an epic four beer Battle Royale: International vs. National vs. State vs. Local. Are Adam and Drew’s taste buds refined enough to tell the difference between the beers? Will they even be coherent? We’ll answer these questions, and bring also bring you a new Beering Ain’t East Segment - The Untappd Roast!Episode Notes:Featured Beers: Mr. Oktoberfest - Texas Leaguer Brewery, Missouri City, TX. Oktoberfest - Altstadt Brewery, Fredericksburg, TX. Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Marzen, Munich, Bayern Germany. Octoberfest Beer - Bell’s Brewery, Co...2020-09-2227 minBeering Ain't EasyThe Politics of BeerIt’s an election year, and you guessed it, things are going to get political around here. Adam and Drew talk about the politics that you care about most - the politics of beer. Come join us while we venture through the weirdest alcohol laws in the US, bask in the beer law freedom we’ve felt during the coronavirus, and speculate what type of beer President Trump would be.Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Crankin’ Foamers. An American lager collaboration between Fair State Brewing Cooperative (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Modern Times (San Diego, California). 4.5% ABV.Tasting N...2020-09-1524 minBeering Ain't EasyDadding Ain't Easy: A Beer Dad TutorialAdam and Drew explore the one topic where they actually have any semblance of credentials - being dads. This episode unlocks the secrets of how to live the craft beer lifestyle while still representing that dad life. And of course we’ll talk about the most “dad” topic possible - who’s lawn is better?Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Peeper from the Maine Beer Company. American Pale Ale coming in at 5.5% ABV.Tasting Notes: Great traditional American pale ale. Hoppy, clean, and not overwhelmingly citrusFeatured product:Dad Backpack beer cooler2020-09-0826 minBeering Ain't EasyFirst Annual Beer and Football Episode: The Ultimate WagerAs a part of the first annual “Beer and Football” episode, Adam and Drew discuss football rivalries, football wagers, and ask the question that no one else thought to ask: What beer best represents your favorite player or team?Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Bicycle Pump from Peticolas Brewing Company in Dallas, TX. German style pilsner coming in at 5.8% ABV.Tasting Notes: Easy drinking clean and crisp lager. Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:Shiner Bock: Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TXCosmic Omnibus: Modern Times and Alesmith Collaboration, San Diego, CAGh...2020-09-0129 minBeering Ain't EasyBeerdemicFrom drive-by birthday parties to socially distanced happy hours, Drew and Adam explore the world of drinking beer during the Covid-19 quarantine - in one word, the Beerdemic.Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Experimental Amber with Coffee. Small batch crowler from BAKFISH in Pearland, TX.Tasting Notes: Nose is all coffee - a really nice malty amberOn every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest. Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or follow our beer q...2020-08-2524 minBeering Ain't EasyAiring Our Dirty SecretsDrew and Adam reflect upon their craft beer missed opportunities when living on the West Coast, and debate when/if it is acceptable to change a beer rating on Untappd.Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Cosmic Omnibus. Hazy IPA collaboration between Alesmith and Modern Times breweries in San Diego, CA.Tasting Notes: Fruit forward hazy ipa. Crisp and clean and easy to drink.California Brewery Shout-outs:Modern TimesLagunitasLas Vegas Brewery Shout-outs:Bad Beat BrewingCraftHausFor all episodes, we r...2020-08-1921 minBeering Ain't EasySour CuriousAdam has his first experience with a fruited sour, and we reflect on all things "Hype", including...you guessed it... seltzers.Episode Notes:Featured Beer: SPILT Pineapple Mango Fruited Sour. Urban South HTX in Houston, TXTasting Notes: Delicious in small doses, but hard to drink more than 8 ounces. More juice than beer - texture of fruit concentrate.Also mentioned: Check out the White Claw video on YouTube by @trevorwallaceFor all episodes, we rate beers on a scale of 0-5 (5 being the highest).Follow Beering Ain’t Easy...2020-08-1723 minBeering Ain't EasyAn Introduction to Beering Ain't EasyWelcome to Beering Ain't Easy! Come get to know hosts Adam and Drew and find out what the heck this podcast is all about. Crack one if you've got one and drink with us!Episode Notes:Featured Beer: Noble Haze, limited release Hazy IPA from Saint Arnold Brewery in Houston, TX.Tasting Notes: Very crushable hazy IPA at 8% ABV.For all episodes, we rate beers on a scale of 0-5 (5 being the highest). Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at beeringainteasy@gmail.com, or fol...2020-08-1119 min