Please Dunk Responsibly

(This episode initially aired as an offshoot of Barley & Me on September 7, 2020) Hoops & Hops (now Please Dunk Responsibly) is a beer and basketball podcast co-hosted by Phil Webster and Barley & Me's Ben Rice. In this episode, we talk about round one of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, the stunning Heat-Bucks series, find out what kind of player Jimmy Butler is, and take a deep dive on the coaches of the remaining teams. Ben's beer this week is Monk's Cellar's West Coastin', while Phil imbibes a Russian River Pliny for President. Enjoy!
Check out Phil’s stay-at-home meal ideas and what he’s eating and drinking on Instagram @culinarylando
Ben can be found across social media @barleyandmepod
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Intro Music: “JamRoc” by Breez (@breeztheartist)
Logo by Maryam Moosavi

(This episode originally aired as a Barley & Me offshoot on August 10, 2020) Barley & Me host Ben Rice joins co-host and chef Phil Webster for episode 3 of Hoops & Hops (now Please Dunk Responsibly), a discussion of old- and new-school NBA basketball and beer. This episode was recorded at New Helvetia Brewing in Sacramento, CA. As we discussed the NBA reopen, we drank a Crowns & Hops Black Is Beautiful Pecan Pie stout. We then crowned our best performers from the first 10 days of NBA action, before delving into a comparison of Gary Payton to a beer. To assist, Dave Gull of New Helvetia busted out his GABF gold medal winner, Thurston Adambier. We also realign our expectations for the rest of the year and pick our new frontrunners for the 2020 NBA Finals. Enjoy!
Follow Please Dunk Responsibly on Twitter @PDRPod or on IG @pleasedunkresponsibly
Check out Phil’s stay-at-home meal ideas and what he’s eating and drinking on Instagram @culinarylando
Ben can be found across social media @barleyandmepod
Slide into those DMs or email us with players/teams you want compared to beers/breweries at [email protected]
Intro Music: “JamRoc” by Breez (@breeztheartist)
Logo by Maryam Moosavi

(This episode initially aired as an offshoot of Barley & Me on June 29, 2020)Barley & Me host Ben Rice teams up with Sacramento chef Phil Webster to talk basketball and beer, in episode 2 of Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops (now Please Dunk Responsibly)! Today, we build on the foundation of episode one by selecting the Sacramento Brewery Dream Team's version of Isiah Thomas, who was infamously left off the original Dream Team for a variety of alleged reasons. Then we tackle the new craft beer hotness: Milkshake IPA - what players past or present match this profile? We also do a deep dive on Dirk Nowitzki to determine his beer equivalent and discuss unathletic white guys drafted too high and their inevitable comparisons to Larry Bird. Plus! The NBA is coming back! Who do we see in the Finals and how can audiences enjoy fanless b-ball? Why John Salley, who has won championships with 3 different teams, is the best part of Bad Boys, and hey, Martin Lawrence in the 90s was unfuckwithable! SMASH beers! And a fileting of the Sacramento Kings for the ages. All this and more, on the latest episode of Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops (again, now called Please Dunk Responsibly). Enjoy!
This episode’s beers were Campus Brewing’s Easy A West Coast IPA (@campusbrewingcompany) and Offshoot Beer Co’s Relax (It’s Just a Hazy IPA) (@offshootbeerco)
Follow Please Dunk Responsibly on Twitter @plzdunkpod or on IG @pleasedunkresponsibly
Check out Phil’s stay-at-home meal ideas and what he’s eating and drinking on Instagram @culinarylando
Barley & Me can be found across social media @barleyandmepod.
Slide into those DMs or email us with players/teams you want us to compare to beers at [email protected]
Intro Music: “JamRoc” by Breez (@breeztheartist)
Logo by Maryam Moosavi

This is the demo episode of what is now Please Dunk Responsibly, which grew from host Ben Rice's beer podcast Barley & Me, as he was using this COVID-19 shutdown to give brewers time to re-focus their businesses to handle this new reality. Co-host Phil Webster (@culinarylando on IG), pairs the aggressive defense and death-defying dunks of 80s and 90s NBA basketball with aggressively-hopped IPAs. Today, we discuss Michael Jordan and ESPN's "The Last Dance" over an Urban Roots All Together IPA, a worldwide collaboration started by Other Half NYC to support service industry workers. We also discuss our adolescent NBA fandom, why power forwards are the porters of the NBA, compare Hall of Fame players to beers, and design our very own Sacramento County brewery Dream Team, including what position each brewery plays and why. It's a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it, because Phil and Ben sure did. Hit us with your region's brewery Dream Team and let us know who you want to have compared to beers for future episodes by sliding into our DMs or emailing us at [email protected]. Cheers!]
Follow PDR Pod on Twitter @PlzDunkPod & on IG @pleasedunkresponsibly
Follow Ben across social media @barleyandmepod
Follow Phil and his culinary creations on IG @culinarylando
Intro Music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist)
Logo by Maryam Moosavi

On this episode of our all-new beer & basketball podcast Please Dunk Responsibly, hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster break down the 2019-2020 NBA Finals, the 2020 NBA Draft/Free Agency free-for-all, and preview the upcoming 2020-2021 season. We get bogged down in Bogdanovic drama, re-do the Westbrook-Wall trade, compare Zion & Gordon Hayward to a beer, and make our picks for the 2021 NBA Finals. Plus so much more, all over a beautiful Burn Your Idols hazy DIPA from Sacramento's Bike Dog Brewing.
Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @PlzDunkPod and on IG @pleasedunkresponsibly
Follow Ben across social media @barleyandmepod
Check out Phil's culinary creations on IG @culinarylando
This week's beer was from @bikedogbrewing
Want us to compare players or teams to beers, or beers to players? Slide into those DM's, baby. Or email us at [email protected]
Intro Music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist)
Logo by Maryam Moosavi