Welcome to your favorite craft beer podcast. Flex lets his kids pick his beer at the bottle shop, which leads to a very pink can and a reminder that not everything good needs to be an IPA. There’s a listener message that brings back the Yule Log, Greg gets outside for some very official beer research, and a discussion about why hard cheese deserves more respect. We’ve also got a drunk guy in the wrong house, the oldest bars in America still pouring drinks, and a gentle nudge that it’s okay to just drink now.

Beers We’re Drinking:

1. Flex is drinking Memory Loop from Phase Three Brewing, a West Coast-style extra pale ale with blueberry, mango, and fresh hop notes.
2. Greg is drinking Lucky & Cheeky’s Escape IPA from Beachwood Brewing and Green Cheek, a dry West Coast IPA with bright citrus and an easy finish.

Flex talks about his field trip to the bottle shop with his girls and how that led to an extra pale ale that actually rules. Greg hits up his new favorite spot for a couple beers and some very official research with Deb and Brian. A listener leaves a podcast review that somehow turns into a conversation about personalized license plates and whether anyone else is supposed to understand them. There’s also a message from a listener that proves some traditions still land, even when you’re just trying to survive a Costco run. Things wrap up with a run of drunk stories involving the wrong houses, the wrong rooms, and a few very bad bathroom decisions.

Booze News:

1. New federal drinking guidelines say just drink less, no more gender limits
2. Sycamore Brewing moves toward a rebrand after co-founder arrest
3. Oskar Blues shuts down its Colorado Springs taproom after eight years
4. Florida man arrested after trying to break into the wrong house while drunk
5. America’s oldest bars that are still open and still serving

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