Beer Freaks

Ben is a good friend and former co-worker of mine. In fact, he was one of the first people I met when I moved to Las Vegas in 2011. He is a writer, musician, entrepreneur, family man, and all-around badass. And for one night, we discuss his very real fear of not finding the thing that he really wants to do in life, especially now that he's almost in his 40s. And to help discuss (and maybe even forget about) that fear, we sit back and enjoy a few Firestone Union Jacks, as well as another beer I had left over in my fridge from 21st Amendment Brewing, their 10th anniversary special release of Monks Blood. 

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Super excited for this one! I am lucky enough to host Wyndee Forrest, co-owner of CraftHaus Brewery, on this episode of Beer Freaks while she hosts me at her brewery. We sip some of their best beers (Dry Heat New England IPA is incredible, by the way), talk about how hazy IPAs use dry hopping to reduce bitterness, and discuss her intense fear of clowns which began with the movie Poltergeist. So much fun! No clownin'.

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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays every year. Tons of great horror films to watch. Crazy scary stories shared. And of course, great seasonal beer. But where does it all come from? In this Horror Happy Hour, we will dig into the history of Halloween, which starts over 4,000 years ago with the Celts, then to the Romans, and eventually, right here to America. Cheers!

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Welcome to the first episode of my Horror Happy Hour format. In this roughly five-minute episode, I talk about cows being de-genitaled (is that a word?) in Oregon with no trace of blood while I drink Ninkasi's Dawn of the Dead Red, a fantastic red IPA from the same state where aliens might just be abducting said cows. Cheer!

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Ann Johnson is a human badass who travels the world, grew up on a farm, drinks some damn good beer that she happily shared with me, and is for some strange reason afraid of birds (what?). We talk about that fear, along with several others while we hammer back a couple of really great IPAs from Station Twenty Six Brewing including Juicy Banger IPA (the classic) and Juicy Banger Fresh Hop IPA (the young gun), as well as an Xtra Citra Pale Ale from Surly Brewing. After those brews, we were both seeing birds.

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PK is a world traveler, engineer, good friend, and great dude. And today we are talking about his fear of overpopulation and how that is going to impact several aspects of humanity moving forward, including famine, global warming, technology, and more. So it's a damn good thing we have several beers, including Joseph James Hop Box and Tenaya Creek to keep those fears at bay. Cheers!

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No guest this time. Just me, my fear of this gigantic black hole that was just discovered and Kung Pao Imperial Stout by Stillwater Artisanal Ales. Believe it or not, this shit was good. I'm talking about the beer. You can decide for yourself on the podcast.

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Derek is a good friend of mine, basically a Las Vegas native, a podcaster, a TV show host, a man of many talents, and just a fascinating dude. He's also afraid of the dark. And with the stories he tells, he has good reason to be. Damn! So to help get through it, we drink a Golden Road Spicy Mango Cart. Then we try a fantastic brew from Saint Archer (I love you, San Diego). 

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Jeremy is a good friend, construction planner, Spartan runner, new father, good boyfriend, Sun Devil's fan (unfortunately), festival-goer, and just a really cool guy. Even though he now lives in Phoenix, he came back to visit me in Las Vegas (well, me and the Life is Beautiful music festival) the same weekend that the "Storm Area 51" thing was supposedly going on. So Jeremy wanted to talk about his fear of aliens. And to help us do that without running away in fear, we decided to drink a few Einstok Olgerd Icelandic Arctic Pale Ales. Jesus that is a long name for a beer.

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Marie is a world traveler, Peace Corp survivor, mountain climber, desert hiker, Las Vegas festival wrangler, and an all-around awesome human. And she just so happens to be an agnostic who is really worried that maybe religion and spirituality is real, and now she's going to hell. So to help her cope, we drink Stiegl Radler Grapefruit which is pretty tasty but super low in ABV. Then we have Bell's Brewery Oberon Wheat Ale which was fantastic. 

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