It’s Thanksgiving in the Republic, which means bad turkey calls, family flashbacks, and way too many opinions about the “Top 25 Beers of 2025.” Greg and Flex weigh in on who belongs, who doesn’t, and why Guinness keeps sneaking into craft lists. There’s a crash course in beer biology, a reminder that bars are basically therapy, and a rundown of what to drink with your dry turkey dinner, very on brand for a craft beer podcast heading into the holidays.

Beers We’re Drinking:

• Flex is drinking Endless Depths from Abomination Brewing, fruited gose with prickly pear, calamansi, and mango.
• Greg is drinking Unseen Things from The Lost Abbey, rye tropical IPA that blurs hazy and clear.

Greg and Flex open the show with turkey calls that sound like mating ducks, then get right into the year’s most rage-inducing beer rankings. Spotted Cow makes the list, Guinness makes them swear, and Blind Pig still doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Flex learns about calamansi mid-pour, and Greg buys regretfully from Total Wine (aka the beer thrift store. There’s also an obscure beer term that sounds suspiciously dirty, and a Thanksgiving pairing guide that proves craft beer goes with just about everything on the table.

Booze News:

• Creature Comforts closes its LA taproom.
• Molson Coors reports a massive write-down.
• Thad Vogler Launches Trash Vodka made from waste.
• Upslope Brewing joins Wilding Brands.
• Science confirms: going to the bar is good for you.

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