Pub Chat

We’re joined this week by Sandwiches & Selfies to talk about our favourite bread-based meal. We’re drinking Fernie’s Slingshot Session IPA!

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

00:45 – Fernie Slingshot Session IPA

03:05 – Sandwiches and Selfies?

05:30 – How to go viral (probably)

08:40 – What is a sandwich? One-handed

10:05 – Beer selfies / beer as sandwich

18:00 – Six pints of Darkness

18:25 – Top Sandwiches

23:00 – Regional sandwiches

25:20 – Co-Op

27:48 – Sandwich Facts

31:30 – PB&J Epiphany

33:40 – Emergency Sandwich

34:20 – Getting the Blue Checkmark

35:00 – Sandwich goals (Fred Penner)

39:00 – Mile High Sandwich

We’re drinking Bandit APA from Lake Wilcox Brewing. We’re joined by Dan Simpson, home-brewer and beer-guy to talk about our brewing ambitions and get some tips on how to make the most of our brewing experience.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

01:00 – Bandit APA Lake Wilcox Brewing

02:55 – “Oh right, foamy beer”

03:55 – Attention breweries: DATE CODES

04:50 – House beer

06:00 – Haaaazy

10:12 – Beer on tap

11:30 – Starting easy

15:55 – Plenty of beer if it’s not very good

17:10 – Bottle conditioning

19:55 – Kettle sour

24:00 – Casks

28:50 – Get your firkin’ shit together Stone Angel

30:00 – Funky saison

35:00 – Take notes

35:45 – Minerals

39:00 – Start simple (books)

42:00 – A brew off

44:25 – Wrap-up

We’re drinking Ash Extra Special Bitter from Bench Creek Brewing, from Blank, Alberta. We’re joined by ex-Winnipegger, now-Edmontonian, Mark Mruss to chat about his take on the fast-growing Alberta craft beer scene. He’s drinking Analog Brewing Peach Mango Milkshake IPA & Hells Basement Ryes Against the Machine.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

01:20 – Ash Extra Special Bitter by Bench Creek

05:57 – Mark’s beer selection

09:00 – Analog Brewing Peach Mango Milkshake IPA

13:30 – So much choice

20:45 – Too much beer to drink

26:00 – Types of breweries

35:55 – Hells Basement Ryes Against the Machine

40:00 – Trolling

43:00 – Alberta Private Beer Store Heaven

45:00 – CAN you dig it?

50:10 – Go-to Edmonton beers?

52:55 – Wrap-up

This week we’re drinking Midnight Oatmeal Stout from Whitewater Brewing with Colin Rémillard of St Leon’s Gardens. We’re chatting about his passion for local food, the history of St Leon’s and the ins-and-outs of the grocery business.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

02:00 – Whitewater Brewing Midnight Oatmeal Stout

05:00 – Lager vs. Ale

11:00 – Fruity beer

15:00 – Local food / farmers market

18:00 – The “local” premium

22:55 – St Leon’s story

31:00 – Winter doldrums

37:00 – The problem with superstore

49:50 – Wrap-up

This week we’re out in Brandon once again with Grant & Amy. We’re sitting by the fire, drinking Beau’s Tagwerks Witbier with Quince, and chatting about our latest TV favourites.

PS. Sorry about the sound quality on this one, the outdoors is cruel!

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

02:30 – Beau’s Tagwerks Witbier with Quince

03:10 – Quince?

07:50 – Quality

10:30 – Grant’s Hotel

15:40 – Beer n Skits

21:00 – Cow news

23:00 – Investing time in TV

26:00 – Gossip Girl?

31:10 – Streaming & our changing habits

44:00 – John Slattery?

46:00 – Amaz0n Prime

48:30 – Wrap-up

This week we’re drinking Liquid Art Fest IPA from Collective Arts with old-movie and VHS-lover Jazmin Alfaro. After a slightly boozy chat at a local watering hole we realized our shared love of the 1993 Disney movie Homeward Bound, so we brought her on to talk about this, and other nostalgic movies from our childhoods.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

02:00 – Liquid Art Fest aka. JUICE

11:00 – Beer age

14:00 – Nostalgia and beer?

15:25 – Homeward Bound facts

18:45 – Cinematography & music

20:00 – Feels

24:50 – Sassy

29:30 – Trimble vs. a cougar

31:20 – Dog movies

34:17 – Collecting VHS

34:45 – Land Before Time

48:35 – It’s just juice

50:00 – Wrap-up

This week we’re drinking the Triphammer Porter from Blindman. We’re joined by Chris from Red River Ransom podcast to talk about beer branding, marketing, and packaging.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

01:30 – Triphammer Robust Porter

05:20 – Beer marketing!

12:15 – Bass Beer!

14:30 – Print ads

16:40 – Marketing ruining beer sales

22:50 – Back to TV ads

28:00 – Standard Lager

35:10 – Canadian beer ads

40:45 – Let’s talk about Guinness

49:50 – Stella

56:30 – Marketing in craft beer

1:04:30 – The cult

1:06:45 – Wrap-up

Our guests on this episode are Paul and Brad from Grain to Glass (local home brew shop) – they’re joining us to help with our brewing ambitions. We’re drinking Tap 6 Unser Aventinus Doppelbock from Schneider Weisse, plus a bunch of home brew courtesy of Paul and Brad!

Show Notes

00:30 – World’s best introdution

02:30 – Tap 6 Unser Aventinus Doppelbock

04:45 – “I still don’t think I’m a doppelbock guy”

08:35 – Fly sparging

10:30 – Automatic brewing is a lie

12:15 – Pants off pale ale

12:55 – Brew on site

16:00 – Smashing carboys

18:40 – 15 minute boil

21:05 – Starting home brewing from scratch

26:20 – Grain to Glass Wheat Beer

27:00 – Robobrew vs. The Grainfather

34:00 – Just don’t boil the grains!

37:50 – Please drink responsibly

38:45 – Fermentation

46:55 – Keg systems

50:00 – Home brewing in the UK vs. Canada

55:00 – RIMP time

58:00 – Wrap-up

Brett Enquist is back and we’re finally talking about season our favourite Norwegian TV show: Occupied. We’re drinking Surly’s Pentagram – their wine barrel aged sour.

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Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

03:00 – Pentagram

06:30 – Season 2 initial reactions

09:25 – Spoiler Alert

11:30 – Realism of using a multiplayer video game to conduct political rebellions

16:00 – Coup

16:50 – Warm beer

19:00 – BAM

20:30 – Aesthetics

25:00 – Better Call Saul / Breaking Bad

27:15 – Occupied Season 3 2020?

29:00 – Money Heist

32:20 – Wrap-up

We’re back from our summer break, and we’re joined by Adrian’s better half, Carlene, to talk about what we’ve been up to. We’re enjoying the Pucker Up Cranberry Rosehip Hibiscus Kettle Sour from Garrison Brewing.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction

01:15 – Pucker up cheeky monkey

02:11 – Complex cranberry feelings

03:30 – Beer for UTI’s

05:20 – Tales of Co-Op

06:55 – Travel humblebrag

08:23 – The cultural relevance of the taquito

11:55 – Ossenworst (raw beef sausage)

15:00 – Brauerei Kürzer

16:45 – Sour candies?

19:00 – Cheese

21:10 – Stone Berlin

23:05 – Football

26:20 – Shouting on trains

27:40 – Cantillon & Delirium

32:20 – Dark reads

33:40 – Dutch architecture

36:30 – TRAINS (Berlin Hauptbahnhof)

38:50 – Rotterdam

40:50 – Wrap-up