Malt Couture

The ghosts of Beersmas Past, Super Past, Present, and Future make their annual haunting of ol' Ebenezer Kidd and this year Alex must confront some harsh truths about his holiday beverage choices. Classic holiday brews are presented while indulgent bottom shelf egg milk punch are placed high on a pedestal. In the Beer News, Kern River Brewing announces it'll become an employee owned brewery and Stephen discovers what the number one television show is much to his disbelief. So grab your beernaments, put down the gingerbread dive bar, and pump up the volume on his very special holiday episode!

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The Malty Boyz™ explore some lesser known West Coast IPA brewers based off the suggestions of the Malt Mavens. Hoppy offerings from Ghost Town Brewing, Von Ebert Brewing, Wilmington Brewing Company, and Flatland Brewing Company will be put through the wringer and then power ranked at the end. Tune in to fine out which of these hometown darlings will gain the biggest prize in craft beer podcasting: bragging rights!

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It's that time of the year again to leave Thanksgiving dinner early, put on your warmest winter coat, and stand outside in the freezing cold with grandma outside your local Binny's waiting for that Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout release. This year the Malty Boyz™ get the official media kit for the BCBS line up and review the entire horizontal. Alex and Stephen start things off while Michael arrives late and speed runs the entire line up.

The Malty Boyz™ drink perhaps the rarest tick ever when they pop a never released Fantôme homebrew from 1988. Individually hand labeled by Dany Prignon's niece and bottled from a keg this is effectively Fantôme Batch 0. Hear what secrets this ghost has in store for the Boyz. In the Beer News, The Boyz drink Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot aged in E.H. Taylor barrels, complete with minty tube, Lakefront Brewing adds a bit more flair to their brewery, and the latest Miller Lite viral consumable might be a rare swing-and-a-miss for Sofia Colucci.

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When the Beer News brings the Malty Boyz™ a story about a Grateful Dead themed brewery with a cocaine dealing bartender it unlocks a tale from Alex's about a giant crack apple filled with whimsical characters like Mr. Engineering Student, Mr. Stoner Frat Bro, Ms. Danielle Steel, Craft Beer Kevin, and even ol' Alex Kidd himself. In the Bottle Share, Alex brings in a eisbock final boss from Struise, Michael goes full daddy mode, and Stephen closes the chapter on this year's festbier saga.

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After years of typing away on a keyboard in a damp, sour smelling basement, Alex vocalizes his inner craft beer shitlord to Stephen and Michael in the form of a Freudian Slip while referring to a San Diego brewery. The Malty Boyz™ also discuss using Calzones as drinkware and brewing beer on cruise ships. In the Bottle Share, Alex brings in three barleywine variants celebrating Kros Strain's 1000th batch while Stephen shares an old money classic that's more presentation than substance.

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Hair of the Dog is selling their brewing equipment including the iconic concrete egg, an ovoid specialty fermenter, and The Malty Boyz™ listen in on what interested parties are saying. Alex lands the only new Dark Lord variant from the 2022 Dark Lord release and the Boyz yearn for the full festival to make a comeback. Plus, news from the City of Brotherly Love not living up to their nickname. Michael brings in another gas station gem while Stephen counters last week's Oktoberfest beer offering from Alex.

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A brewery makes an accounting blunder and needs to sell $24,000 worth of food in order to stay open. The Malty Boyz™ take a look at their panini centric menu and see if fundraising endeavour is feasible. Then grandma chimes in and all hell breaks loose! Genesee Brewing released a flavored kellerbier which leads Alex and Stephen to find out they have very different opinions on what they consider wacky. In the Bottle Share, there's a duo of hype cans from Alex and Stephen while Micheal continues to explore beer 32oz at a time.

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IT'S HAPPENING! The Malty Boyz™ drink Bud Ice! But it comes with consequences when a 90s marketing campaign comes back to haunt them. In the Beer News, Denver loses a gem of a brewery when Black Project announces their closing their doors, meanwhile, Miami wonders who was the Dogfish Head taproom afloat. Alex brings in a domestic märzen from Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. and Stephen finds a Bottle Logic offering that's greeted with unexpected results.

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Bufflo, New York has a broken table problem thanks to the sale of draft beers quintupling during the NFL's opening weekend. It's another heatwave in Los Angeles and that means talking about Beavertown Brewery. Alex exposes Stephen and Michael to yet another Iowa pastry purveyor. Stephen and Michael grill also about what it was like for him to take the Bar Exam.

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