Prose and Bros
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBeer! Poetry! History! Self Proclaimed Bros Dill and Taylor take you through a pairing of beer and poetry every other week which will take you through impressions of quality as well as the history behind the selections. Whether it's history of the brewery, history of the poet, history of random areas of history, or just the banter you know and love, you can't deny enjoying some prose with these bros.
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Episode 4: Lords
November 22, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThis week the Prose and Bros boys get a little fancy. We'll talk Lord Chesterfield and how he inspired a quintessential brew from Yuengling brewers. On the other side of the pond (though the same side Lord Chesterfield resides upon) we'll talk Lord Byron and a strange poem about drinking from a skull cap. It's got plenty of interesting history and of course, poetry and beer. Enjoy!
Episode 3: Bush-Apple and Apple Pie and Cheese
November 22, 2020 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBIn their third episode, the Prose and Bros crew is sampling some serious Americana. First, we delve into the history of Busch and how we get from a typical German-American beer to Busch-Apple. When not indulging our sweet tooth, we'll explore Eugene Fields and his poem about "Apple Pie and Cheese." It's a perfect summer episode, so sit back, and enjoy!
Episode 5: Bush-Apple and Apple Pie and Cheese
November 22, 2020 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBIn their fifth episode, the Prose and Bros crew is sampling some serious Americana. First, we delve into the history of Busch and how we get from a typical German-American beer to Busch-Apple. When not indulging our sweet tooth, we'll explore Eugene Fields and his poem about "Apple Pie and Cheese." It's a perfect summer episode, so sit back, and enjoy!
Episode 19: Sappho and Stella "Midnight Lager"
November 15, 2020 22:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThis week the Bros go back to 600 B.C. and read Sappho's [Stars Around the Beautiful Moon] in four different versions, because as important as the poet this week is the idea of translation. While they unravel the mystery of one of the oldest and greatest poets of the world, they also sample Stella Artois' limited "Winter Lager" because last year Dill claimed it was one of the best beer's he'd ever tasted. Can the taste stand the test of time?
Episode 18: Free Will Sharing Sizes and William Wordsworth Flights!
November 08, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBFree Will Brewing provides the beers for this week's podcast! It's their "Sharing Sizes" four delicious 16oz beers that are meant to be shared and each imitating a specific style of chocolate. Paired with each flavor is a poem from the OG British Romantic William Wordsworth, as the Bros discuss how candy and British Romanticism go hand in hand.
Episode 17: Pumpking Nitro and "The Spider and the Fly"
November 01, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBIt may be a day late but the Prose and Bros boys get down to some Halloween fun! Coming off the tail of the October challenge, we sample Southern Tier's (yes, that's two weeks in a row) Pumpking Nitro. Can it hold up to expectation? And how does it stack up with Old Man Winter? While getting their basic on, they'll be discussing Mary Howitt and her most famous poem "The Spider and the Fly." It's not quite spooky, but it is a lot of fun, so come find out how a poet mostly known for her childr...
Episode 16: "Old Man Winter" and "McSorley's"
October 25, 2020 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBWinter? In October? No, it's not The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Prose and Bros are tasting Southern Tier's "Old Man Winter." We go into the history of this expanding brewery while also discussing one of America's favorite modernist poets e.e. cummings. Pairing the beer with "McSorley's" we'll see if Taylor likes modernist poetry as much as Dill likes winter lagers, and why there is still a debate as to whether the E's in E.E. Cummings should be capitalized.
Episode 15: Lost Tavern and "Ozymandias"
October 20, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBThis week the Prose and Bros boys go exploring! To Hellertown, for a Lost Tavern brew that got them out of the house and into the tap room. Well, socially distanced outside that is. They pair their beer with a nice helping of Percy Shelly's "Ozymandias" and it is as imposing as it sounds!
Episode 14: Baudelaire and Armada Brewing
October 13, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week Prose and Bros goes modern...1850's modern. While we sample Armada Brewing's "Savage Queen" and discuss how can's can drive sales, we also dive into the impact of an emperor on the city of Paris. From this little bit of history we take a look at Charles Baudelaire the "Father of Modernism" and look at his poem "Get Drunk!"
Episode 13: Ommegang and "Chant for Dark Hours" by Dorothy Parker
October 06, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIt's time for an October challenge. Not Sober October, but Taylor picks the poetry! To match "Chant for Dark Hours" (our first listener suggested poet), Taylor chooses Ommegang's Witte to thwart Dill's selection. Does he succeed?
Episode 2: Tsingtao and Li Qingzhao
October 06, 2020 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBIn the second episode of Prose and Bros, Dill and Taylor select a Chinese beer who's label has caught their eye many times. As a pairing, Li Qingzhao's "Drunk in the Shade of Flowers: Double Ninth Festival" takes us to historical Chinese poetry in a pairing made in...well, China!
Episode 1: Guinness and the Second Coming
October 06, 2020 20:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBIt's the very first episode of Pros and Bros! Join your hosts Dill and Taylor as they breakdown one of the world's most famous brews: Guinness! While they sip this beer they'll discuss "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats (and they'll mispronounce his name while they do it.) It's the first reupload of the very first episode! Welcome, as the show begins, to Prose and Bros.
Episode 12: Yard's Unter Dog and Dunbar's "Lager Beer"
September 29, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBOn the conclusion of our 4 part Oktoberfest history, we start with a local new Oktoberfest beer from Yard's. Alongside Unter Dog (named for the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl winning season), we read a poem with an accent "Lager Beer" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. After sampling their beer and poetry, our hosts go into the modern traditions of Oktoberfest to tide you over until next year's actual festivities!
Episode 11: Straub Oktoberfest and "A Glass of Beer"
September 23, 2020 22:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBThis week your favorite poetry bros get local as they talk about Peter Straub's Signature Brews Oktoberfest, an actual local brew that doesn't skirt the definition of the word. While enjoying (or at least trying) this beer, they also discuss David O'Bruadair's "A Glass of Beer" a poem that'll shock your senses and leave you laughing. Join our hosts as they also explore part three of their Oktoberfest history, the 1900's on, and take a look at Oktoberfest celebrations around the globe.
Episode 10: Sam Adams and Poe (and the lies that unfold)
September 15, 2020 21:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBOn this episode, the Oktoberfest celebration continues! Or, as Sam Adams would put it, the Octoberfest continues. That's right, Dill and Taylor are sampling Sam Adams Octoberfest and exposing the lies that have been created around this iconic brewery. As the bell tolls for the myth of the Boston Brewery, they read Edgar Allen Poe's "Lines on Ale" and discuss some of the legend surrounding this famed writer (but not about his poetry) as well as the mystery of his death and the flim flam that ...
Episode 9: Spaten and Rilke, an Oktoberfest Journey
September 09, 2020 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBOn this episode, Dill and Taylor prepare for Oktoberfest by sampling the self proclaimed original Oktoberfest beer, Spaten. While getting settled into the changing season, they crack open a Rainer Maria Rilke poem with "Autumn Day" while discussing the origins of Oktoberfest, both the beer and the celebration.
Episode 8: Banjo and Fosters
September 01, 2020 22:27 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBOn this week's episode, Taylor and Dill are going down under! With terrible Australian jokes that is. They rate Foster's and learn about why this brew may not be as "Australian for Beer" as it claims. While they're unraveling this marketing lie, they'll be discussing "Banjo" Patterson, Australia's most famous poet (if not one of the world's most famous poets) and which piece of his work you probably know by heart.
Episode 7: Warheads and Sassoon
August 25, 2020 19:41 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBOn this episode, Dill and Taylor are going to war! World War 1 that is, as they explore four poems by the poet Siegfried Sassoon across the years of 1915-1918. This flight of poems is being paired with a flight of Artisanal Brew Works Warheads inspired beer. It's a different type of episode, but one that will definitely not sour you to either the beer, or the poet.
Episode 6: Shandy and Sandburg
August 18, 2020 20:55 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBOn episode 6, Taylor and Dill get in some last minute summer relaxation. Sampling Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy, your hosts delve into the history of this Wisconsin native and how Shandy came to be. While sipping on this lemony beer, they also read Carl Sandburg's "Back Yard" and discuss why the "Chicago Poet" fits so well into a summer afternoon with a Wisconsin brew.