Beering Ain't Easy
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Beering Ain't Easy is the podcast for all beer lovers. We're not brewers, we're not beer professionals, and frankly we don't give a shit. We just want to talk about craft beer and BS with you. Open the fridge door, grab a cold one, pop the top, and drink with us!
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Sour Feelings and Brewery Faux Pas
March 05, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBWe 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: GABF Texas Craf...
BAE After Dark: Hot and Smoky
February 13, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBWe 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% ABV Evan’s 5 Year B...
Fear Factor: Beer Mixed Drink Edition
September 26, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIt 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: G...
Drinking Euro Beer and Howling at the Moon
September 06, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBRyan 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 Bee...
The Mexican Lager Blind Tasting
August 01, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBIn 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 C...
Beer GPT
July 04, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBThe 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 Magnoli...
Fat Tire's Recipe Change and Sustainable Beer
May 16, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBOne 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...
Aging IPA's and the Bud Light Saga
May 03, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBSo, 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 Houston Flying Saucer with Asa Hanrahan
April 18, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBAsa 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...
The Hops Are Watching: Beer Conspiracy Theories
April 04, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBThis 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. Housto...
Does the Color of Your Beer Affect its Taste?
March 03, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBDoes 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 Shaggy Disney World Wu Tang Clan ...
The Austin Drip
February 14, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBAdam 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 Pilsner Electric Jellyfish. Pinthouse Brewery, Austin,...
Negative Space at Ludicrous Speed
January 31, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBAfter 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...
Time Machine: Best Beers of 2010
January 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBJoin 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 Ne...
Beer World Records
December 20, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBRyan 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% ABV Fake Landing. Bad Astronaut Brewing Co. Houston, TX. 6.6% ABV Fruity Haze Haze Juice. Eureka Heights Brewing Co. Houston, TX 6.5% ABV Oth...
Going Nuclear: A Eureka Heights Tasting
November 15, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBStout 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, an...
Painful Experiences and The Search for the Perfect Buzz
October 25, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBCome 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 Ma...
Hot Takes and Unpopular Opinions
October 11, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBDo 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 ...
Oktoberfest: Houston vs. The World
September 27, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWe’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...
Adjunct Series: Blueberry Beer
September 13, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBThis 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. B...
2 Year Anniversary: Drew Turns 40, Adam Moves to Austin
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThe 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...
Glassware Experiments and the Houston Block Party
August 10, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBIt’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...
Brewery Shakeups and Recession Beers
July 06, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 51.3 MBIt’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 wi...
Things Dads Say
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 44.8 MBIn 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: Rev...
Gluten Free Beer
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 41.3 MBHave 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 B...
What Beer Tastes Best Warm?
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBWho 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 Lawnmower H-Town Pils Amber Ale Art Car Other Shout-Outs: Yeti Michel...
Bad Astronaut Brewing
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBThis 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: Log...
Gelatinize My Oats: Oatmeal Stout Blind Tasting
April 19, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBUpon 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, ...
The Fruited Sour Episode
April 05, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBCan 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 Brewi...
If You Pour It, They Will Come: Featuring Star Sailor
March 22, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBWe 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, ...
The Hops and Grain Supply Chain
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBWe 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. ...
Houston vs. Dallas: The Texas Showdown
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBHouston 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: Hea...
The Hype Beer Economy
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWhat 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....
Beerfest: 15 Years Later
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBIn 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 Compan...
Dallas Beers and PBR Tweets
January 11, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBWe 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. ...
What Counts as a Christmas Beer?
December 21, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBThere 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: S...
The Hop Tea Experiment
December 14, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBThe 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 z...
Sticky Situation: Peanut Butter Stouts
November 30, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBIt’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 Be...
The Intersection of Beer and Sports
November 16, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBWhat 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. ...
What Draws You to a Brewery?
November 02, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWhat 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....
A Guide to the Houston Beer Scene With Sylvia, The Houston Beer Mother
October 19, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBThe 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, R...
The Second Annual Oktoberfest Battle
October 05, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBSome 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 ...
Season 2 Trailer
September 28, 2021 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBFollow @beeringainteasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, email us at [email protected], 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/
The HTOWN Brewery Challenge
September 21, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBFeatured 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 Outpost Fortress BeerWorks Stovetop Brewing (Craft Beer Cellar Cypress) SpindleTap Brewery Senate Avenue Brewing Galveston Island Brewing Other Shout-Outs Beer Chronicle Houston @hoppywonderwoman on Instagram Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time ...
Italian Pilsners and Other Juicy Tidbits
August 31, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBSo 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 Pil...
Revenge of the Middle Child
August 17, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBIt’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, Shr...
The Beer Olympics
August 03, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBBeering 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? Fea...
Meet the Brewer Series: Nook Brewing Company
July 20, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBWelcome 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,...
Beer Vacations
July 06, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn 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. M...
Blind Tasting: Houston's Best Pilsner
June 22, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThe 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 st...