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If You Pour It, They Will Come: Featuring Star Sailor
Beering Ain't Easy - March 22, 2022 10:00 - 1 hourWe 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 incl...
The Hops and Grain Supply Chain
Beering Ain't Easy - March 08, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutesWe 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...
Houston vs. Dallas: The Texas Showdown
Beering Ain't Easy - February 22, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutesHouston 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 t...
The Hype Beer Economy
Beering Ain't Easy - February 08, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutesWhat 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...
Beerfest: 15 Years Later
Beering Ain't Easy - January 25, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutesIn 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...
Dallas Beers and PBR Tweets
Beering Ain't Easy - January 11, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutesWe 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 r...
What Counts as a Christmas Beer?
Beering Ain't Easy - December 21, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutesThere 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 Hop Tea Experiment
Beering Ain't Easy - December 14, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesThe 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 ...
Sticky Situation: Peanut Butter Stouts
Beering Ain't Easy - November 30, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutesIt’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...
The Intersection of Beer and Sports
Beering Ain't Easy - November 16, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutesWhat 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...
What Draws You to a Brewery?
Beering Ain't Easy - November 02, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutesWhat 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 fee...
A Guide to the Houston Beer Scene With Sylvia, The Houston Beer Mother
Beering Ain't Easy - October 19, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutesThe 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 Housto...
The Second Annual Oktoberfest Battle
Beering Ain't Easy - October 05, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutesSome 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 associati...
Season 2 Trailer
Beering Ain't Easy - September 28, 2021 10:00 - 1 minuteFollow @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.crossthest...
The HTOWN Brewery Challenge
Beering Ain't Easy - September 21, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutesFeatured 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 Cyp...
Italian Pilsners and Other Juicy Tidbits
Beering Ain't Easy - August 31, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutesSo 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...
Revenge of the Middle Child
Beering Ain't Easy - August 17, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutesIt’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 a...
The Beer Olympics
Beering Ain't Easy - August 03, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutesBeering 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 Da...
Meet the Brewer Series: Nook Brewing Company
Beering Ain't Easy - July 20, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutesWelcome 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 ...
Beer Vacations
Beering Ain't Easy - July 06, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutesIn 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...
Blind Tasting: Houston's Best Pilsner
Beering Ain't Easy - June 22, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutesThe 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 ...
Father's Day, Hurricanes, and CBD Beer
Beering Ain't Easy - June 08, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutesFather’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 be...
Adam's San Antonio Beer Adventure
Beering Ain't Easy - May 25, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutesIn 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 Bre...
Kids Sports and Brash Beer
Beering Ain't Easy - May 11, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutesIn 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 catalog...
Gettin' Freaky With Martin House Brewing
Beering Ain't Easy - April 27, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutesAdam 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...
First Time Parent vs. Experienced Parent
Beering Ain't Easy - April 13, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutesNow 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 ...
What's Up with Non-Alcoholic Beers?
Beering Ain't Easy - March 30, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutesWhat 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 Athlet...
A Saint Paddy's Day Special
Beering Ain't Easy - March 16, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutesCome 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! Feature...
Battle of the Belgians
Beering Ain't Easy - March 02, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutesWe’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 ...
Testing Home Brew Kits and The Great Brewing Mishap
Beering Ain't Easy - February 16, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesAdam 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...
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