Beer Freaks

Pat is a beer and liquor writer, as well as a professor at UNLV. This guy legitimately gets paid to travel the country and drink. Where do we sign up? Except, Pat's problem is that in every situation, Pat goes to the worst-case-scenario. We are all victim to that sometimes, but Pat won't even drive on the freeway. So we discuss this fear over a few great beer choices, brought to you by Derek's wife. Cheers!

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Dr. Spencer Swarts is a childhood friend of Stu who also just so happens to be working on developing the latest advancements in rapid COVID testing in San Diego. He's been on the front lines of Flu testing as well. With a PhD from San Diego State University, he gives us the scoop on the latest in all things COVID, talks about his concerns about the future world we are handing to our children, and drinks some great beers with us over Zoom. Cheers!

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Brian basically created the beer scene in Las Vegas. Does he brew beer? No. Does he own a brewery? No. But the dude started Motley Brews after spending time in Phoenix and San Diego, realizing that Vegas was ripe for the local, cultural phenomenon that is beer. And he was right. He's brought thousands of people out to incredible brew scenes like Downtown Brew Festival, Hopped Taco, the Great Vegas Festival of Beer, and plenty more. The guy knows his beer. Let's be honest. And we are incredibly lucky to have him spend some time with us, talking about his plight, as well as enjoying some great beer from Mikkeller and Stone Brewing!

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The founder and brewer of Astronomy Aleworks shares some of his beer, takes us to school on style, and plays fear trivia. Matt is a guy that doesn't hold back, either in his rhetoric or in his brewing style. Opening his brewery, Astronomy Aleworks in Las Vegas just a couple of years ago, Matt and his team have already made a splash on the Vegas brewery scene. Yes, he likes Star Wars. And yes, he has had several prominent astronomers come and speak at his brewery. But this is also a guy who doesn't give a damn about speaking his mind when it comes to other brews, politics, or cultural events. And it's pretty freaking awesome. Join us. And grab a beer while you do. Preferably an Astronomy Aleworks brew.

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Laura is awesome. Let me just lead with that. We decided that her story was worth telling, especially when she decided that her worst fear was not mattering. We knew how to help: Great beer, of course. And then we talked about the damned cosmos. Right? I mean, we're all stardust that found its way to consciousness. So, that should be some damned meaning. But what helps us get there is Ryan Reaves brewery, 7Five. Specifically, the Shiver Giver. Then, Mason Aleworks helps us go cosmic with the Big Time Cosmic Revelation. So here we are. Hope you can hang.

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Today we've got two GREAT beers and a pretty damned good fear. While we enjoy some Ommegang Double Barrel Dubel and Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, we talk about Rich's fear of not having a gun in preparation for a possible home invasion. Controversial? Maybe. But the dude wants to look out for his family. And who can fault him for that? Let's rock and roll! 

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Not only is this our first podcast back after a roughly five-month hiatus. Not only did we impressively tie the beer names to match up with the fear that we would discuss. Not only does the podcast sound crystal clear with some incredible new sounds. But we have a brand new co-host! Damn, this is a good podcast. *Sips beer*. Where was I?

Oh ya, I am incredibly excited to announce that Derek (who has been on an earlier episode) is officially joining me as co-host of Beer Freaks. And as an initiation, he has to talk about his deepest, darkest fear for his inagural episode. So, Derek talks about his night terrors and sleep paralysis. And because he told me what his fear was in advance, I was able to find a few beers from some of my favorite breweries to match up with the theme: Rogue Dreamland and Deschutes Neon Daydream. The fact that they are both from Oregon was a total coincidence. I'm assuming the folks that brew beer in that state are just sleepy all the time. Or they have wildly vivid dreams, perhaps from doing too many mushrooms. I'm not sure. And I'm certainly not judging. 

I digress. So please enjoy Derek's first episode as co-host. Oh, did I mention the location of the podcast has changed, too? Ya, we are out of the plywood booth I built for my garage. I'll always have love for that thing. But it was hot. I mean, it was in my Las Vegas garage. C'mon! But now, oh boy, we have a sweet setup in Derek's podcast man cave, where the beer flows like wine. Enjoy!

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Phil, Kyle, and I have been friends since college. I've been delaying having them on the podcast because they're both bastards. But, it was inevitable. Phil is a massive player in the consulting world and Kyle has been crushing it on the tech scene in the Bay Area for a while. So we all decided to have a few beers and talk about what weird things are freaking us out right now.

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This is my first time doing a virtual podcast with remote guests. Thanks COVID-19. So sorry about the uneven audio. But we have a good time discussing Oren's fear that rock and roll is dying, James' fear of what the world is going to look like after the Coronavirus pandemic, all while drinking whatever we have on hand during our respective quarantines. This ranges from Sierra Nevada, Guinness, a few Canadian beers, and of course, a Stone and Alesmith collaboration. Enjoy!

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Almost 41 years ago to the day, over 900 Americans lost their lives in a cult suicide in South America. Let's talk about it while we drink a beer.

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