Dennis and Robert celebrate the 1st anniversary of the Pints & Pews Podcast by discussing abbey ales and some favourite saint quotes. They then chat about how to best get ready for Lent, while throwing down the Lenten Challenge Gauntlet.

Beers :

Dog Days Summer Ale - Old Dog Brewing Co.

Belgian Abbey Ale - Brock Street Brewing Co.

Shoutouts :

Robert's Friend Monica at Equipping Catholic Families

Chris - Thanks for the beer!

Book :

A Time to Die - Nicolas Diat

Fr. Eric Mah of the Archdiocese of Toronto stops by to share his story, his "Catholic Latte" ministry, along with his thoughts on the need to build relationships in order to evangelize.

Beers :

Budweiser

Czechvar

O. Adonis - Market Brewing Co.

Shoutouts :

To our dads

Dennis & Robert chat about the brewing nuns of Maredret Abbaye and the need to support monastic vocations. After sharing some inspiring quotes, the guys then discuss Holy Days of Obligation (since in Canada we won't have another for almost a year from now...).

Beers :

Hacker-Pschorr Weissbier

St. Ambroise Baltic Porter

Shoutouts :

Dennis' colleagues

The Catholic Canuck Podcast

William Hemsworth - Know the Faith, Defend the Faith

Justin Press

Listener and new friend, Robert Liczner, stops by to share his experience of the Polish Culture and the Catholic faith. While helping Dennis & Robert with their pronunciation of Polish beer names, he also explains the story behind the guy on the Tatra beer label.

Beers :

Warka Strong - Warka Brewery

Home Sweet Home Honey Vanilla Wheat - 5 Paddles Brewing Co.

Whalebone Oyster Stout - Perth Brewery

Shoutouts :

Fr. Chris at St. Bernadette's Parish

Family Time Pizza in Drayton, Ontario

While Dennis & Robert take a Christmas break, enjoy these favourite faith quotes from some of our season 1 guests, including Al Smith, Dominic de Souza, William Hemsworth, Steven McEvoy and The Liturgy Guys.

Dennis & Robert decide to "pitch the pints" and get into the festive spirits for a special Year in Review episode of the Pints & Pews, discussing the highs and lows of their first 'season' of podcasting - what they liked, learned and look forward to for 'Season 2'...

Spirits:

Rum & Egg Nog - St. Lucia Distillers Chairman's Reserve

Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye Whiskey

The hosts of "The Liturgy Guys" podcast (Jesse, Denis & Chris) carve some time out of their busy schedules to have a pint and chat things liturgical. Sharing the story of how "The Liturgy Guys" came to be, they also discuss what we should be pointing out to family and friends who are returning to Mass this Christmas.

You can find their various endeavours at:

The Liturgy Guys Podcast

The Liturgical Institute & LI Online Study Program

Adoremus Bulletin

Centre for Beauty & Culture at Benedictine College

Ex Corde

Beers:

Sour Monkey Tripel - Victory Brewing Co.

Space Camper Cosmic IPA - Boulevard Brewing Co.

Pseudo Sue Pale Ale - Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.

Milk Chocolate Stout - Brock Street Brewing Co.

Cork Town Dry Stout - Kichesippi Beer Co.

Making his triumphal return to the Pints & Pews Podcast, Dennis reflects on how his Ignatian Experience of forced fasting helped deepen his spiritual life. Over a flight of craft beers the guys talk the importance of faith and prayer.

Pre-Show Shoutouts:

Fr. Rafal Bartosinski of St. John Chrysostom, Newmarket

Black Box Mercantile Craft Beer Paddles

Beers:

Munich Lager - Scotch Ale - Spiced Ale - Milk Chocolate Stout

all from Brock Street Brewing Company - brockstreetbrewing.com

A book-a-day reader - Steven R. McEvoy of "Book Reviews and More" talks about his faith journey and some of the books he thinks Catholics need to read. His "Top 10" list another other reviews can be found at bookreviewsandmore.ca

Pre-Show Shoutouts to:

Joe Sales @joesales for promoting the podcast

All our listeners for getting us to over 1,000 downloads

Beers:

Citrus SMaSH & Doc Perdue's Bobcat West Coast Red Ale

both from the Cowbell Brewing Co.

William Hemsworth, "The Bible Catholic" and host of the "Know the Faith, Defend the Faith" stops by to chat about his journey from nominally Christian to Baptist seminary to the Catholic faith, all while enjoying a pint of craft Oktoberfest beer.

He can be found at https://williamhemsworth.com/

Pre-Show Shoutouts to:

Robert Liczner for his insight on the Tatra label

Feedspot Blog for naming us one of the 15 Best Canadian Catholic Podcasts

Beers:

Oktoberfest Märzen - Huss Brewing Co.

Nut Brown Ale - Black Oak Brewing Co.