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Chris is still in Montana and went for a nice float. Nick and his family adopt kittens that now are probably legally able to drink. Unfortunately, his return from work meetings in New York is one to remember but not in a good way. It’s all worth it when he and his wife stumble across a nice Montana beer fest with some 80’s hair metal. Even though it’s probably all a lie, Nick chooses to believe that the cooler (still in the 90s) weather is here to stay in Austin. Nick has another run-in with COVID but hopes it doesn’t affect his upcoming trip to see Phish. Don’t forget your hair….I mean bear spray in Montana. John’s family got a new dog…….she’s now almost 2 that is named, in part, after a Patriot’s great. Hot take from John Tumble 22 > Hattie B’s. He also gets another new job. He also got to see Garth and his daughter got to share a special moment with Mr. Brooks before he left the arena. We talk about the incomparable Vin Scully. John is going to Portland for the first of many work trips and thinks he isn’t going to get to enjoy fresh the hop season, but future John knows that he does. For whatcha drinking: Chris enjoys a west coast IPA named June Grass from Mountains Walking and John and Nick are spellbound by the wizardry that Taylor and crew at Pecan Street were able to pull off with the collaboration pilsner. Demystifying the craft returns with, how do you approach bringing beer to a party? Then another round of the ever popular, guess the celebrity’s height. Chris hits us with his walk down memory lane and a joke. Then he talks about a lot of very heavy things he has been dealing with lately and how we would handle those in our roles as fathers and spouses. We make an awkward transition to cream ales. Who was in charge of naming this style? John and Nick miss the mark a little with tasting a Red Horn Lightning McCream Cream Soda Ale. It was literally the closest we could find. Chris has a traditional cream ale from Bias Brewing in the Kali Creamsicle.

Second episode from the vault drop.

 Chris has some good beer and amazing brisket at Laughing Sun brewery as he finally makes it to beautiful Montana. Nick and his family adopt kittens that now are probably legally able to drink. He also encounters some home repair issues but luckily it turns out that his roof just wasn’t attached. John and Nick got to dry hop the collab brew with Pecan Street and enjoy the brewery with their families. Heads up, we don’t have any cans left. John got to take in Lollapalooza…….2022 but had a once in a lifetime experience, in a bad way, before Metallica came on. He also stopped by a long term target brewery in Off Color brewing and even got to chat with one of the owners. Chris enjoyed a wonderful hop bomb from Backslope Brewing in the Crooked Wind IPA. Nick has a slight departure from La Verdad with a coconut sour cream ale from Martin House.  John got to have the tremendous Dino Smores while at Off Color. We talk about the collabs we would like to see. (Surly, Pinthouse, ABW, Victory, and Green Man). John takes you down memory lane and hits you with a dad joke for this week. We discuss music festivals and kids attending them. Then we go into a history of Other Half brewing since they were kind enough to give us a 4-pack of their collaboration with Fiden’s brewing out of Albany New York named, Broccoli’s Axe. Finally, we taste the beer and let Other Half know how much we love them.

First episode from the vault drop.

This week, Chris’s wife got a care package from Pinthouse that almost brought her to tears. He also accepts the new job offer……the 2nd time. Nick shares his excitement over getting to make it out to Pecan Street brewing to help with our collaboration beer.  John recaps his family’s trip to New York which was amazing and included lots of great food, beer, and experiences. However, he took home a souvenir that he did not want. Big shout out to Other Half who gave John a sold-out beer to try and review on a future episode. We also debut a new game that John observed at Threes Brewing which is guess the celebrities height. Chris talks about his wonderful experience at Working Draft brewery in Madison, WI. Nick recaps his venture out to Cruz Blanca in Chicago. John breaks down his experience at all locations of Other Half in New York. Then Nick hits us with a dad joke and a little walk down memory lane. Today's episode is milkshake IPAs. John and Nick try the Brewing Project’s Summer Vibes Milkshake IPA while Chris picked up Vacation Mode from Wooden Hill Brewing.

This week, Chris hikes his way through Sleeping Bear while simultaneously getting a job offer out of the blue. Sadly, his dad caught covid and was hospitalized. Nick celebrates his son's 2nd birthday and the beauty of life in general. He laments the Longhorns' loss in the CWS, mainly because it was to the Fightin' Texas Aggies. John shares in Nick's baseball grief, but likens A&M to Texas' kid brother who has to win once in a while. Meanwhile, John is wastin' away in Margaritaville with his new Jimmy Buffett margarita machine. The guys share what band they would have play at their funerals. No joke, John has additional life insurance to cover the cost of his last concert. Chris visits The Filling Station, a brewery built from an old train station. Their Kolsch, Under the Trestle, hit the spot on a warm summer day. Nick is still drinking La Verdad, but he's also digging bourbon these days. John breaks down his experience on the Austin Red Line beer train tour, highlighting Black Star's Island Baby, a tiki beer aged in rum barrels. Then he hits us with a dad joke. Today's episode is summer crushers - the sequel. They try multiple refreshing options, starting with The Champagne of Beers, Miller High Life. Try and stay cool out there this summer, but don't touch the thermostat.

This week we welcome Taylor Lopour, Pecan Street Brewing's head brewer. Taylor helps the guys make a very special announcement! Chris loved his time in Cleveland, including a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He doesn't have reliable internet, so he has to record from an unexpected location. Nick hits Peak Dad as he raves about the comfort of golf clothes (spoiler: Nick's not a golfer!) John gets a surprise at his new job. Taylor and John both enjoyed the sotol-aged Mexican lager from Beerburg. Chris tried Saugatuck's blueberry maple stout and compares it to Pinthouse's Breakfast at Klaus', a Jaguar Shark variant. Nick renames the "Whatcha Drinkin" segment "I'm Drinking La Verdad And..." NOLA's pineapple hazy IPA. Chris hits us with a dad joke and teaches us about the history and importance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  The featured beer style this week is the rice lager; we taste and enjoy Krisp E. Boi from Rock House Brewing and Kaizen from Equal Parts. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there and Happy 1st Pod-iversary to Beers with Dad! 

As always, thank you for listening and Happy Father's Day!

his week, Chris had a face-to-face reunion with his workmates, whom he normally only sees via Zoom. However, due to fuel shortages in the Northeast, he is going to have to change his travel plans. Nick touches on the tragedy in Uvalde and how it has affected so many families. He also talks about how his two children are so vastly different and both need different things from him. John echos Nick's thoughts on Uvalde, and discusses how his wife, a teacher, responded. Later in the show, the team breaks down how they try to discuss awful events like this with their families. John visits Starbase Brewing, a new project in Austin, Texas with an out-of-this-world vibe. Chris drinks Fuzz, and Nick eats popsicles for grown-ups, which reminds John of his "lit-sticks." We learn what sports teams the guys support and how they became fans. Nick reminisces about an awful trip to a theme park that ended with a twist. Then he hits us with a dad joke.  The featured beer style this week is the milk stout; we taste and enjoy Left Hand Brewing's version.

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Chris was fortunate enough to hold a game-used Babe Ruth bat during his tour at the Louisville Slugger factory but might have to alter his travel plans due to a diesel shortage in the Northeast. Nick is excited that he and his wife picked a location for their first no-kids trip in a while. He also has some BIG news that he can’t give too many details about at the moment. John went to a very special graduation for one of his wife’s favorite students but had to give some hard news to his boss. We discuss interesting beverages we've had recently including a spicy Mexican lager from Sun King Brewing in Indianapolis, a multitude of Mexican lagers for Nick, and an interesting sweet potato ale from Fitzhugh. Each of us then gives our personal theme song. John tells a story about going to Fenway and sitting in front of the Boston version of the Sandlot kids. Then he hits us with a dad joke. Finally, he discusses the sometimes sticky situation when you are trying to balance being the child of your parents but the parent of your child. The featured beer style this week is the blood orange IPAs, and we taste the phenomenal Bloodwork Orange from Austin Beerworks.

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Chris catches up with a family member that he’s not been able to catch up with for a while but has to deal with an unwanted guard parrot. Nick was able to celebrate some of his close friends' recent nuptials at a pool party but might have inhaled some unwanted fumes at a local indoor waterpark. John accepted a new position at a new company and is excited, but it is also a little bittersweet. Unfortunately, his daughter can’t catch a break when it comes to catching viruses and this time caught the flu. John also gets to check out Roughhouse Brewing. We discuss interesting beverages we've had recently including a seaweed wasabi and lime gose from Rock House brewing in Lexington, a delicious cream ale from Draught House, and a fantastic sour brown ale from Roughhouse Brewing. We talk about how we would choose to serve prison sentences. Chris tells us about an amazing camping trip he went on with his son that almost had them redoing it because of misplaced keys. Then he hits us with a dad joke. Finally, he presents the situation he finds himself in with a close family member who recently lost their job. The featured beer style this week is the bock beer, and we taste the Texas institution in the Shiner Bock.
 
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Chris comes through on Mother's Day and attends a fabulous Kentucky Derby watch party in Lexington. Nick also had a successful Mother's Day but is a little let down by one of his favorite go-to eateries. John treats his wife to a beautiful, home-cooked tomahawk chop steak for Mother's Day and is blown away by the new outdoor space at Celis Brewing. We talk about interesting beers we've had this last week including a single-hop IPA from West 6th Brewing, an award-winning pilsner from Meanwhile Brewing, and an insane sundae smoothie sour from Drekker Brewing.

Then we shift from our regularly scheduled programming to our Mexican-style Lager and Michelada showdown. We taste, review, and rank our offerings as stand-alone beers and then use them to make micheladas which we also taste, review, and rank. John and Nick sample offerings from Pinthouse, Austin Beerworks, Tupps, and a surprise from Martin House. Chris tries offerings from West 6th Brewing and Country Boy Brewing. Then all three of us try a macro offering in a Modelo. We did all find that our rankings for the stand-alone tastings were not the same as our rankings for the same beers in micheladas.

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Chris enjoys an outing in Nashville to see Jack White but has major issues with his data plan that is what allows him to live the nomadic lifestyle. Everybody wants some Hattie B's. Nick got to go to a couple of shows at the new Moody Amphitheater with his family and had a blast. Unfortunately, he also had to experience the heart-wrenching loss of his dog Lola. Are there too many venues with Moody in the title in Austin? John and his wife joined Vista Brewing's barrel club and have the honor of hosting a highly anticipated sleepover. The sleepover gets a little interesting around 3:45 AM. We discuss interesting beverages we've had recently including a brilliant barrel-aged farmhouse ale from Barrique Brewing and Blending, the Past, Present, and Future anniversary IPAs from Austin Beerworks, and a very pleasant saison from Vista Brewing. We talk about our musical guilty pleasures. Nick recounts a stormy childhood memory as he walks us down memory lane. Then he hits us with a dad joke. Finally, he presents the situation he just went through with his daughter finding out that words matter when telling her that they were putting the dog to sleep. The featured beer style this week is the Belgian Tripel and we taste the Canadian offering from Unibroue in La Fin du Monde.

As always, thank you for listening.