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  -- Mystery Beers Episode #224 – “Let’s Shake Things Up” Beer Mail Episode #1 – “Beers From Kyle Norman” On The Shelf Episode #11 – “B.C., Dogfish Head, Foreign Objects, Manor Hill & Modern Times” Mystery Beers Episode #223 – “The Cannabis Beer Discussion” Mystery Beers Episode #222 – “Tired Hands Can Ship Beer?!” Mystery Beers Episode #221 – “That Bad Trillium Topic” Richmond Vacation Episode – “Great Hazy IPAs, But There’s More” On The Shelf Episode #10 – “Champion, Hoof Hearted, Sierra Nevada & Stillwater” Mystery Beers Episode #220 – “Still The Most Popular Style” Blend It Yourself Episode #3 – “The Tea Infusion Experiment” Beer & Food Episode #11 – “Four Courses, Four Beers” Cellar Dive Episode #11 – “This One’s A ‘Whale’ Of A Good Time” Beer & Food Episode #10 – “Who Loves Corn Nuts?” Episode #219 – “Carlin’s 12 Years of Craft Beers” Episode #218 – “An IPA For A Good Cause” On The Shelf Episode #9 – “Not Your Typical Winter Beers” On The Shelf Episode #8 – “Avery, Cigar City, Perennial & Union” Episode #217 – “The Most Influential In Craft Beer” Episode #216 – “The Non-Brewery Collaboration Beer” Allagash Brewing Showcase Episode – “Belgian Inspired, Innovation Driven” Bissell Brothers Brewing Showcase Episode – “More Than Just Hazy IPAs” Oxbow Brewing Showcase Episode – “Loud Beer From A Quiet Place” Portland Vacation Episode – “So Much To Eat And Drink In Maine” Cellar Dive Episode #10 – “All Vintage Bottles” Episode #215 – “Sean Creel, Bruery Sales Rep Extraordinaire” Episode #214 – “Sean Creel’s New Job” Union Craft Brewing Showcase Episode – “Cultivating Unity Through Beer” On The Shelf Episode #7 – “A Batch From The Patch” Episode #213 – “I Hope They Sue Each Other Into Oblivion” Episode #212 – “Beer Me Bro 5, Pt. 2” Episode #211 – “Beer Me Bro 5, Pt. 1” State College Brew Expo Episode – “All About Those Pennsylvania Brews” On The Shelf Episode #6 – “3 Stars, Lagunitas, Southern Tier & Unibroue Episode #210 – “A Lighter Kind Of Deca-sode” Graft Cidery Showcase Episode – “Craft Beer Spin On Ciders” Cellar Dive Episode #9 – “Beers From The Beach” Episode #209 – “The Episode Of Top 5 Lists” Episode #208 – “Denver’s Brewability Lab” Episode #207 – “One Beer Dream Finally Came True” On The Shelf Episode #5 – “Adroit Theory, Allagash, Decadent & South County” Beer & Food Episode #9 – “French Broad Beer Chocolates” Savor 2018 Episode – “Looking For Those Lesser Known Breweries” Episode #206 – “They Put What In a Beer?” Episode #205 – “Financial Troubles & Staying Relevant” Episode #204 – “Give Those Cats A Brewery Job” Cellar Dive Episode #8 – “Fruit Focused” Prairie Artisan Ales Showcase Episode – “Experimentation & Innovation” Episode #203 – “The Best Stupid Beer Accessories” Episode #202 – “From Irish Pubs To Sports Bars” Episode #201 – “Who Is Richard B. Smith Jr.?” Beer & Food Episode #8 – “Union Brewing Beer Dinner” On The Shelf Episode #4 – “So Much Of One Style” Episode #200 – “Big Episode In Throwback Style” Beer & Food Episode #7 – “We Have The Meats” Blend It Yourself Episode #2 – “Big Ups And One Down” Episode #199 – “Show Me Your Beer Line-Up” Episode #198 – “One Beer At A Time” After The Judging Episode – “Independent Brewing Wort Challenge” Cellar Dive Episode #7 – “Making It Competitive” On The Shelf Episode #3 – “Some Rodriguez Recommendations” Episode #197 – “Talking Beer Blends” Episode #196 – “The Independent Brewing Wort Challenge” Episode #195 – “Jason Evans, AKA Breadhead Brewing” Burley Oak Brewing Showcase Episode – “Big Flavors, Small Town Focus” On The Shelf Episode #2 – “One Of These Killed It” Episode #194 – “The State Of The Podcast Episode” Firestone Walker Brewing Showcase Episode – “A Lion, A Bear And Their Beers” Boston Vacation Episode – “Great Beers And Beyond” Cellar Dive Episode #6 – “Expectations Are High, And Low” Episode #193 – “The Many Faces Of The IPA” Episode #192 – “The Cans And The Bottles” Episode #191 – “Craft Beer Perception” Episode #190 – “Doing The Big One In A New Way” Blend It Yourself Episode – “When Two Become One” On The Shelf Episode – “Tasting A Few New Releases” Episode #189 – “Learning About Fall Seasonals” Episode #188 – “Of Brewers And Brand” Wicked Weed Brewing Showcase Episode – “Family, Friends & Funk” Cellar Dive Episode #5 – “Possibly The Most Solid Line-Up” Episode #187 – “The Offensive Label Rule” Episode #186 – “The Independent Craft Beer Label Discussion” Episode #185 – “A Place Rich With Beer” Beer & Food Episode #6 – “A Salty Request” Two Roads Brewing Showcase Episode – “The Road Less Traveled” Episode #184 – “Dogfish, RateBeer & Sam’s Stand On Ethics” Episode #183 – “The Highball, Lowbrow Game” Episode #182 – “Beer Me Bro 4, Pt. 2” Episode #181 – “Beer Me Bro 4, Pt. 1” Cellar Dive Episode #4 – “The Light And The Robust” Pack Attack Episode #4 – “Getting To The Core” Episode #180 – “Brewtal Battle Royale, Off The Beaten Path” Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 2017 Episode – “Collabs Near And Far” Savor 2017 Episode – “The Best Batch Of Beers Yet” Episode #179 – “Westy, St Bernardus, And The Normans” Episode #178 – “A Few Columbia, Maryland Beer Destinations” Episode #177 – “The Beer Event Debriefing” Wicked Weed Acquisition Episode – “Many Sides To The Debate” Cellar Dive Episode #3 – “Third Time’s A Charm, We Hope” Stone Brewing Showcase Episode – “In Your Face Brewing” Episode #176 – “Tell Us About Shelfies” Episode #175 – “Who Is Curt Ferg?” Episode #174 – “How Do You Like Your Liquor Store Layout?” Cellar Dive Episode #2 – “Just Because They’re Cellar Beers…” Episode #173 – “How Breweries Should Release Hoppy Beers” Episode #172 – “There Are Always Winners And Losers” Episode #171 – “The Baltimore Guinness Effect” 4 Hands Brewing Showcase Episode – “Business In The Front, Party In The Back” Beer & Food Pairing Episode – “Creamy, Hoppy, Malty Goodness” Event Announcement – Ronnie’s Blind Tasting Episode #170 – “Taking A Dive For This One” Episode #169 – “It’s Called A Beer Flight, And It’s Classy” Episode #168 – “Getting New Brewery Fatigue” Episode #167 – “Four Years Of Brewtal Battle” Cellar Dive Episode – “Just The Beers” Patrick Snyder Home Brew Episode – “Drive And Inspiration In A Bottle” Episode #166 – “Rebecca Wants Some Good Beers” Pack Attack #3 Episode – “Somewhat Of A Head Scratcher” Burley Oak Brewing Showcase Episode – “Go Small, Think Local” Oskar Blues Brewery Showcase Episode – “From Alabama To Colorado” Episode #165 – “A New Barrel Project Emerges” Episode #164 – “To Gluten Or Not To Gluten” Quest Brewing Showcase Episode – “The Quest For Exceptional Beers” Beer & Food Pairing Episode – “Complimentary Candy” Episode #163 – “You Put Some Age On That?” Episode #162 – “Tap Lines And Cicerone Exams” Episode #161 – “Just Joshin’ With Us” Episode #160 – “Return Of The Brewery Battle” Quest Brewing Interview Episode – “Brewing With Restraint” Asheville Vacation Episode – “A Craft Beer Wonderland” Episode #159 – “The Grab Bag Experience” Episode #158 – “Who Wants Beer Nutrition Labels?” Nitro Beers Episode – “Extra Head, Extra Flavor” Episode #157 – “Beer Me Bro 3, Pt. 2” Episode #156 – “Beer Me Bro 3, Pt. 1” Adroit Theory Brewing Showcase Episode – “Nano In Practice, Big In Concept” Pack Attack #2 Episode – “The Second Wave” Episode #155 – “Sudsy Surveys, Pt. 2” Episode #154 – “Sudsy Surveys, Pt. 1” Fat Tire And Friends Episode – “Riff This Malty Beer” Episode #153 – “The Cult Of Craft Beer?” Episode #152 – “You Trust This List?” Pack Attack Episode – “The First Adventure” Episode #151 – “Gonna Check That Date Code” Episode #150 – “One Juicy Brewtal Battle Royale” Episode #149 – “Ross And Shane’s Side Projects” Episode #148 – “Welcome Ross And Shane” 2016 Savor Salons Episode – “Little Focus, But A Lot Of Passion” 2016 Savor Episode – “Hitting The Tasting Floor Again” Dogfish Head Brewing Showcase Episode – “Where Anything Could Happen” 2016 Beer Camp Episode – “Regions Of Flavor” Episode #147 – “Talking Independent” Episode #146 – “Mark Talks World of Beer” Episode #145 – “Mark’s Consolation Prize” Sam Calagione Episode – “An Off-Centered Interview” Coffee Comparison Episode – “The Joe In Your Beer” Beer & Food Pairing Episode – “Beer & Deez Nuts” Episode #144 – “The Price Is Just Not Right” Episode #143 – “Why Does It Say Malt Beverage?” Episode #142 – “OC Is Not OK” Episode #141 – “Talking About Burley Oak Brewing” Episode 140 – “Mark Goes For The Three-Pete” Full Tilt Brewing Episode – “Brewing Baltimore Pride” Episode #139 – “Miscreation And Happy Valley Visits” Episode #138 – “A New Hoppy Beer Downfall Theory” Episode #137 – “When Literature Meets Libation” Beer & Food Pairing Episode – “Pairing America’s Best Cookies” Episode #136 – “One Crafty Lawsuit” Episode #135 – “Brews Clues, Pt. 2” Episode #134 – “Brews Clues, Pt. 1” Westbrook Brewing Showcase Episode – “Barrels Of Fun Beers” Evil Twin Brewing Showcase Episode – “What’s In A Name?” Episode #133 – “The Brew Bracket Tirade” Episode #132 – “Who Is Dan Supposed To Be Hating?” Episode #131 – “What’s This Barrel Backer’s Thing?” Episode #130 – “The Brewtal Battle Royale Switch-Up” Episode #129 – “The Day Of Retribution” Beer & Food Pairing Episode – “Stouts & Scoops” Episode #128 – “Carlin’s Birroteca Experience” Episode #127 – “The Topic That Just Won’t Stop” Episode #126 – “What’s Up With Mike?” Lagers Style Episode – “Where It’s Been And Where It’s Gone” Episode #125 – “How Soon Is Too Soon?” Episode #124 – “Jordan’s Debut” Ninkasi Brewing Showcase Episode – “Striking A Balance” Episode #123 – “Barrels Of Fun” Episode #122 – “The Return Of Beer Me Bro Pt. 2” Episode #121 – “The Return Of Beer Me Bro Pt. 1” Oregon Vacation Episode – “Too Many Good Beers, So Little Time” Episode #120 – “A Theme, A Newbie, And An Accent” Episode #119 – “Acquisition, Or Long Term Collaboration?” Episode #118 – “Beers And Bench Pressing?” Episode #117 – “The Sweet Baby Jesus Controversy” Philadelphia Birthday Episode – “Tired Hands, Monk’s Cafe & Barcade” Off Color Brewing Showcase Episode – “Brewin’ Up Throwbacks” Episode #116 – “How Mike Does It” Episode #115 – “The Great Beer Rating Debate” Episode #114 – “Reaching New Heikes” Independent Brewing Company Episode – “The New Brew In Town” Savor Salons Episode – “Food Pairings & Space Programs” Savor Review Episode – “Craft Beer Event Done Right” Sours Style Episode – “As Far As Sourness Gose…” Episode #113 – “Frozen Pints And Such” Episode #112 – “Can I Get A Diploma For That?!” Episode #111 – “Mark Checks In” Episode #110 – “The Most Brewtal Of Battles” Episode #109 – “A Mind-Blowingly Delicious Episode” Barleywine Style Episode – “Wines Of All Kinds” Episode #108 – “The Samuel Adams Discussion” Episode #107 – “When Beers Get Weird” Episode #106 – “Is More Too Much?” Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Showcase Episode – “Pioneering A Range Of ‘Firsts’” Episode #105 – “Shaun’s Homebrew Tasting” Episode #104 – “Craft Beer Neighbors” Episode #103 – “Stop Being So Sensitive… About Your Beer” Episode #102 – “More Fun Than A Barrel Of Craft Beer” Episode #101 – “Fighting Over Beer And Fighting With Beer” Just Hanging Out Episode – “Sharing Is Caring” Episode #100 – “The Big One!” Episode #99 – “Release Mania, Prices & Ratings” Episode #98 – “Two Years Means Different Beers” Episode #97 – “Conceptually Speaking…” Founders Brewing Co Showcase Episode – “Birthed From A Great Foundation” Episode #96 – “Party Like It’s Whatever” Family & Friends Holiday Episode – “Brewtal Battle Comes To Town” Episode #95 – “Can You Smell What The Woo Is Drinkin’?” Episode #94 – “The Big Acquisition Debate” Flying Dog Otterbein Beer Pack Episode – “Sip N’ Snack” Episode #93 – “Stone Cold Crowd Sourcing” Episode #92 – “Dan’s Double IPA Blind Tasting” Episode #91 – “Sean’s Growler Guide” Episode #90 – “A Hard Fought Battle” Episode #89 – “A Fresh Start For Sean” Episode #88 – “Someone’s Gotta Age That Beer” Episode #87 – “Spaghetti And Boxed Beer” Episode #86 – “The Naked Craft Beer Party Bus Idea” Episode #85 – “Getting Things In Order” Victory Brewing Co. Showcase Episode – “Brews Crafted By Buddies” Episode #84 – “The ‘Beer Me Bro’ Conclusion” Episode #83 – “Beer Me Bro” Episode #82 – “Down With The Dogfish” Episode #81 – “The Second Kyle” Episode #80 – “One Crazy Tournament” Episode #79 – “The Big Reversal” Beer Camp Episode – “Pitch A Tent” Episode #78 – “Adam’s Vermont Excursion, Pt. 2” Episode #77 – “Adam’s Vermont Excursion, Pt. 1” Episode #76 – “The Craft Kind” Red & Amber Style Episode – “Not What They Seem” Episode #75 – “Full Pale Ahead” Episode #74 – “The Rogue Glass Test” Episode #73 – “Craft Beer Family Matters” Episode #72 – “Velvet Dump Truck” Episode #71 – “High Class, Yet Still Low Brow” Episode #70 – “Just When You Thought It Would Be Boring…” Episode #69 – “Egos, Impersonations And Potpourri” Episode #68 – “Dragons, Falcons And Hawks” Episode #67 – “You Know Nothing…” Brewmore Baltimore Review Episode – “History In A Glass” Episode #66 – “A Tale Of Two DIPAs” Episode #65 – “Gettin’ Ready To Fill ‘Er Up” Episode #64 – “Hyped Up” Episode #63 – “A Super Sweet Episode” Tampa Trip Episode – “What’s On Tap In Tampa?” Episode #62 – “Brewmore Baltimore, Take Two” Episode #61 – “Brewmore Baltimore” Episode #60 – “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble…Again” Episode #59 – “Dungeons & Forties” Episode #58 – “Family, Flavors And The Unfamiliar” Episode #57 – “Mark’s Big Secret” Episode #56 – “Drunk Like A Feral Pig” Episode #55 – “The Return…Plus One” Stout Style Episode – “Gettin’ Serious About Stouts” Episode #54 – “Malaised And Confused” Episode #53 – “A Second Year Of Beer” Episode #52 – “Who’s Comin’ Up Short?” Episode #51 – “Game Changer” Episode #50 – “Brewtal Battle Royale!” Episode #49 – “Hop To It” Episode #48 – “A Stu-pendous Episode” Episode #47 – “Taking A Swipe” Episode #46 – “Gettin’ Down With The Throwdown” Troegs Brewing Co. Trip Episode – “Splinters, Scratches and an Herb” Episode #45 – “Ain’t No Brew Like A Home Brew” Episode #44 – “Keepin’ It Brewtal” Episode #43 – “The Un-Amazing” Episode #42 – “Olfactory Assault” Episode #41 – “What’s On The Rise?” Episode #40 – “Pump it Up” Episode #39 – “Pegged It” Episode #38 – “A Touch Of Black” Episode #37 – “Injuries And Arguments In Craft Beer” Episode #36 – “Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves” Episode #35 – “Oh How The Mighty Have Fallen?” Episode #34 – “The Surprising State Of Good Beer” Episode #33 – “Hops, Knife Fights, Mosquitos and Dopamine” Episode #32 – “The Second Cut Is The Deepest” IPA Day Episode – “The Foundation Of IPAs” Episode #31 – “Gettin’ A Little Stabby” Episode #30 – “A Truly Brewtal Tournament” Troegs Beer Dinner At Pairings Bistro Episode #29 – “Your Palette, Your Beer” Episode #28 – “The Culmination Of Something Terrible” Episode #27 – “Can You Smell That Perm?” Episode #26 – “Getting One-Upped” Episode #25 – “A Big Fat Disappointment” Episode #24 – “Ruthless Rants And The Insanity That Ensues” Episode #23 – “The Wheel Of Love And Negative Contact” Episode #22 – “Kyle’s Time To Shine” Episode #21 – “Marky Mark And The Funky Dishrag Beer” Episode #20 – “Best Of The Best In East Versus West” Episode #19 – “From Beans To Brews” Episode #18 – “Beers, They Are A Changin’” Episode #17 – “Game Of Embarrassment” Episode #16 – “The Great Divide” Episode #15 – “The Apocalypse And False Ratings” Episode #14 – “The Good, The Bad and The In Between” Episode #13 – “Buddies, Beer and Baltimore, Hon” Episode #12 – “A Bear Of An Episode” Episode #11 – “Droppin’ Home Brew Knowledge” Episode #10 – “It’s A Celebration!” Episode #9 – “Game Of Redemption” Episode #8 – “High Standards And Low Self Esteem” Episode #7 – “Nostalgia And Sunflowers” Episode #6 – “Comrades And Mad Scientists” Episode #5 – “Lady’s Night” Episode #4 – “Nothing Is What It Seems” Episode #3 – “Beer For Me And Beer For My Enemy” Episode #2 – “The Broverlord” Episode #1 – “Laying Down The Law”

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