Beers with Dad Podcast

Hey y'all, it's been a while but we are finally back at it and looking forward to what is in store for this year. We are starting off with finally releasing our episode from the @txcraftbrewers festival from a few months ago. This features interviews from ABGB, 4th tap, Tupps, Redhorn, Vista, and Celis along with a tasting of the collaboration beer brewed for the festival, the Horseplay Cold IPA.

 Big shout out to the Texas Craft Brewers Guild for granting us media passes and all of the breweries that made time for our podcast. 

Really hope you enjoy and next week is our conclusion of season 1 of the pod with our recording from the Austin Beerworks Sputnik release party!

Nick’s daughter Vivian went back to sea world but didn’t pull out her own teeth. We talk about our kids getting vaccines. John’s son plays ball and wears the lion costume for Halloween. Alice Cooper’s guitarist, Nita Strauss, is amazing. Texas Craft Brewers Guild fest is fantastic. John had a nose job. We discuss favorite Thanksgiving foods including the Nadia special. Nick finds out that kids don’t always mean to hurt you. We dig deeper to hear the whole story of Pumpkin ale and taste the Dogfish Head classic, Punkin Ale. As always we talk about interesting beers from the last week, some good stories, and at least one dad joke. Thank y’all so much for listening.

Time to binge. I’m sure you’ve been saying, “when will episodes drop”. Okay, maybe not. Anyways, this is the second in our two-part series of Beers with Dad with our Dads. Chris brings two of his favorite dads to the pod: his son and son-in-law Matt and Michael. Nick celebrates his 10th wedding anniversary. Chris gets to attend a live sporting event. Two dad guests mean double the dad jokes. The guys all pick their dream super bowl halftime acts. We finally talk hazy IPAs as we taste the Stone Brewing  hazy IPA.  As always we talk about interesting beers from the last week, some good stories, and at least one dad joke. Thank y’all so much for listening.

Time to binge. I’m sure you’ve been saying, “when will episodes drop”. Okay, maybe not. Anyways, this is the first in our two-part series of Beers with Dad with our Dads. John’s dad, AC, loves with Germany. AC’s dog, the Dude gets a bath. AC tells us about a naked guy in Germany. We discuss our favorite road trip snacks. AC  tells us to try and listen without trying to fix it. We talk about the dunkelweizen style and try the Weinhenstephaner Dunkelweizen.  As always we talk about interesting beers from the last week, some good stories, and at least one dad joke. Thank y’all so much for listening.

Our sincerest apologies for the delay. We want to make sure the episodes are the quality that you’ve come to appreciate and we don’t want to rush that process. Chris talks about the cool folks he’s met on his recent journey and his beer journey in Idaho.  John gets excited about Chris’s early return and learning that sometimes you have to be more specific with rules for your kids. Nick talks about taking a moment to enjoy life and the loss of Norm McDonald and a last-minute road trip. Chris had an interesting “black and tan” in Pocatello.  Nick talks about an interesting Moscow Mule pale ale from Left Hand brewing. John talks about the latest Deftones and Belching Beaver collab. Then John goes into an often uncomfortable topic that should be discussed more openly. The style this week is Peanut Butter milk stout and we dive into the always taste Belching Beaver PB milk stout.  As always we talk about interesting beers from the last week, some good stories, and at least one dad joke. Thank y’all so much for listening.

This episode digs deep as the Dads share their September 11th stories. Chris shares about a tragic family loss and the hurt associated with watching those you love feel pain.  Balancing the low with the high (and the buffalo), Chris talks about his favorite NOLA Saints traditions and the memories of sharing them with his son. John's softball team wins their league. Nick enjoys a concert through the eyes of a dad and son he notices at the show. John and Nick chat about different Octoberfest beers they've enjoyed this week, while Chris is living it up fresh-hopped style. How much does it cost to ship a four-pack from Bend, OR to Cedar Park, TX - listen and find out!

Chris gets called “dope” at work, as a compliment. Nick feels his age while playing video games. John explains how heavy metal is his form of self-care and goes on a macro-beer rant. Nick gets an on-air proposal. Chris loves structures’ peanut butter bourbon barrel stout. Nick’s “whatcha drinking” beer comes with a twist. It’s National dog day, so the guys tell the stories of Beignet, Lola, Chuy, and Bagwell. The style of the week is steam beer or California common and we taste the archetype of the style, Anchor Steam beer. As always we talk about interesting beers from the last week, some good stories, and at least one dad joke. Thank y’all so much for listening.

Chris finally gets some of the PNW weather he was hoping for along with great seafood at the fish peddler, and some amazing beer at Great Notion. Nick's friend's construction project goes so awry, it becomes his low of the week. Antonio Brown is back to his old hijinks which makes us remember that football season is here. John's father-in-law comes to the rescue when car troubles arise. Nick rediscovers his love of St. Arnold Rootbeer. John is really digging Jerster King's Phylactery Phactory made with Phantasm powder. We discuss our favorite pies and should dads let their kids when. Then we dive into a bit of a history of Oktoberfest and the Märzen style we normally refer to as Oktoberfest style beer As always we talk about interesting beers from the last week, some good stories, and at least one dad joke. Thank y’all so much for listening

Whelp, we are a little late this week and we apologize but we hope this gives you a little extra to listen to this upcoming long weekend. With the school year back in full swing, life can get busy. Chris visits some friends in Portland. Nick has a rad last day of summer with his daughter. John talks about his newly empty house. Chris also talks about a tough parenting moment he went through some time ago and gets real. We also talk Northwest IPAs as a style and have a double tasting. As always we talk about interesting beers from the last week, some good stories, and at least one dad joke. Thank y’all so much for listening

This week is a special two-part episode as we are lucky enough to have a conversation with Bryan Winslow of St. Elmo Brewing. We wish you all a happy IPA day. Chris finds some amazing Washington breweries in  Cloudburst Brewing, Aslan Brewing, and Structures Brewing. Nick re-discovers the magic of macro beer and its amazing level of consistency. John reminisces about a memory with his dad when talking about a couple of amazing musicians that we lost. Johnny breaks uncomfortably into song. We have a fantasy football-esque football season beer draft. Nick talks about the importance of family. Bryan walks us through the history of St. Elmo, him as a father, and St. Elmo’s Carl Kölsch beer. Thank y’all so much for listening.