Alex and Stephen head back across the pond to sip on three NA beer offerings from Europe. For the Top of the Show beer, they take it all the way back to Batch 3 with Batch 3 of Mikerphone's Chicken-N-Waffles barrel-aged stout. In the Beer News, Stone Brewing does the opposite of Alex and Stephen as they pull their distro from the European markets, a San Francisco brewery offers $1 beers for life, and Budweiser is back on top of the Super Bowl commercial mountain. 

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Alex sources a yet-to-be-bottled single barrel Black Tuesday aged in a 10-gallon rye whiskey barrel. How does it hold up against three non-alcoholic beer offerings from the Bottleshare in the Power Rankings? In the Beer News, Brewery De Molen is in danger of shuttering, legendary San Fransisco beer bar Toronado goes up for sale, and Alex and Stephen talk about a trio of marketing stunts from Sofia Colucci. 

Thanks to Bonn Place Brewing Co. for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram @BonnPlace. Head to their store and get some GABF silver medal winner "Mooey" and bronze medal winner "Nemo." 

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Alex and Stephen put on their hardhats, grab their plastic yellow tubs, and head into the Play-Doh mines in search of apple brandy barrel-aged stouts. In the Bottleshare, they drink the worst reviewed NA cocktails they can find. In the Beer News, a New Hampshire brewery steals tips and gets shut down, the TTB expands the types of containers they allow wine and spirits to be sold in, and known racist Hulk Hogan gets booed out the building while promoting his beer brand on WWE Raw. 

Thanks to Beckett's Non-Alcoholic Cocktails and Spirits for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram @DrinkBecketts. Feeling NA curious? Use code "MALTY" and get 20% off your Beckett's order through the end of January. 

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Two beer memelords team up for this special batch of Malt Couture as Wort Wrangler joins Alex and tackles a lineup of NA UK Stouts. In the Beer News, Cantillon gets hacked, Pliny Day 2025 tickets go on sale, and Rate Beer announces they'll be shutting down on February 1st, 2025. 

Thanks to Jester King Brewery for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram @JesterKingBrewery. Jester King's Doom Forge Day is February 15th, 2025. Be the first to get their Doom Forge Imperial Coffee Stout while enjoying doom metal and the company of 30 goats. 

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Michael returns to the podcast on break from med school and does a speedrun of all the NA beers he missed while he was studying about... medical stuff. In the Beer News, the legendary The Stuffed Sandwich in San Gabriel Valley closes its doors after 48 years, Lakefront Brewery is not brat when their employees attempt to unionize, Pizza Hut releases a tomato wine, and Liquid Death makes an adult diaper that no one asked for. 

Thanks to Wren House Brewing for sponsoring the episode. Follow @WrenHouseBrewing on Instagram and get updates on their upcoming Cask House opening in Paradise Valley, AZ in March 2025. If you're visiting Phoenix, AZ stop by their Südhalle in the Ahwatukee neighborhood for tasty bites from James Beard nominated chef Derek Christensen. 

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You think waiting in line for hours and hours is your ally. But you merely adopted line culture, The Malty Boyz™ were born in it, molded by it over the course of 276 episodes. They didn't think to hire proxies or ignoring the hype until they were men, by then it was nothing to them but another day with grandma waiting for Celly Drippins, grand opening Costco bourbon, and rare whiskey allotments in Ohio. Alex and Stephen talk a lot about line culture and Stephen tastes Celly Drippins in the Beer News before putting four NA beers through the Power Ranking treatment. 

Thanks to New Trail Brewing Company for sponsoring this episode. Follow them on Instagram @NewTrailBrewing. You can find their beers in PA, MD, NJ, WV, and DE. Looking for a holiday gift for that New Trail Brewing fan in your life? Check out their merch at NewTrailBrewingOutpost.com.

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The Malty Boyz™ are making this batch an international affair with NA beers from France and one with roots in London care of Tom Holland. Plus, Coors Edge is thrown into the Power Rankings along with another NA beer with a start-up style momfluencer backstory. In the Beer News, Stephen tries a dusty relic from Green Flash's heyday, a 2010 Silva Stout, after Chuck SIlva announced he'd be shuttering Silva Brewing, Elysian Brewing loses a production facility a year after unionizing under the A-B/Inbev banner, and Sierra Nevada Brewing releases Celly Drippins which has Alex and Stephen remembering the good ol' days of mouth watering Beer News. 

Thanks to Fremont Brewing for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on IG @FremontBrewing. Use code ACTION10 for 10% off your order at FremontBeerToGo.com. If you're looking for Fremont Brewing's NA offerings, head to their NA section where it's flatrate shipping for 24 packs of NA beer. 

To get involved with the  "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. 

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Ah, it's time to relax. You know what that means. A glass of NA RTD cocktails, your favorite easy chair, and of course, this podcast playing on your home stereo. So, go on, and indulge yourself. That's right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up, lean back and just enjoy the Beer News and Bottleshare. After all, the Malty Boyz™ soothes even the savage beast.

Thanks to Tavour for sponsoring this episode. Head to the Apple or Google Play app stores to download Tavour and get access to beers from the most sought after breweries in the world. Use code "DDB24" to get $15 off your next Tavour order over $30. 

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In this batch, craft beer titans Firestone Walker, Lagunitas, New Trail Brewing Co., and Lakefront Brewery collide as their NA offerings are put through the Power Ranking treatment! In the Beer News, Tom Holland gets into the NA beer space, McKenzie Brew House closes its doors but not before Stephen gets a special treat, and Coors releases beer washed jeans. 

Thanks to Goldfinger Brewing for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on IG @GoldfingerBrew. Need some Goldfinger Brewing merch? Head over to ShopGoldfinger.com. If you're headed to FOBAB, pound some crispies as Goldfinger Brewing is the official sponsor of FOBAB's Lager Lounge. 

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In this episode, Alex and Stephen try a line-up of NA beers which are all from breweries unknown to them. Find out with nepobaby money can compete against breweries with less questionable sources of funding. In the Beer News, Alex and Stephen pay homage to on OG in the craft beer world Ron Jefferies, founder, brewmaster, and Chief Squeegee Operator of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, who passed this past week. Alex dives into stats about the state of NA beers as Sober October begins, Hurricane Helene leaves several breweries picking up the pieces, and Tree House releases a pair of custom Jordan 1's. 

Thanks to St. Agrestis for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on Instagram @St_Agrestis. Use code "DDB" to get 10% off all their award-winning NA cocktails including their Phony Negroni, the drink that won our NA Cocktail Power Ranking episode. 

To get involved with the  "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. 

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