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Episode 351 - Trevor Rose-Hamblin & Matthew Moldenhauer, Old Irving Brewing

Happy Monday, Thieves! We’re switching things up this week, flipping the show on its head in some ways. After nearly seven years of prohibiting brewers from bringing their own beers on the show, we decided to go for it and taste some new-to-us beers that a brewery shipped us a few weeks ago while having said brewer as our guest. We didn’t plan for it to turn into this—a show where we taste and discuss the beers live with the brewer—but that’s where we landed. We wanted to freshen things up and create a new spin, and we’re really happy with how it turned out.

For our first foray into this non-blind, taste-in-front-of-the-brewer conceit, we welcome Trevor Rose-Hamblin of Chicago’s Old Irving Brewing. Trevor’s sale guy, Matthew Moldenhauer, reached out and sent the beers to us right before the holidays, so all four of us are in on the action. We taste and discuss the beers one by one and give our honest feedback while hearing from the brewery why he made the beers and what ingredients and thoughts went into them. We also had our Patreon supporters as part of our “live” audience (though they were mostly on mute). All in all, it was a great time and something we’ll probably do again this year.

Tune in and let us know what you think!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 350 - Holiday Tradition with Joel Shelton

Happy Monday, Thieves! We’re keeping it short and sweet today because we’re all technically off the clock, enjoying the last gasps of 2021. We’re yet again closing out the year with our good friend Joel Shelton who’s helped it usher out each of the past four seasons. Joel’s back today and we have some fun in the black glass (one good fun, one bad fun). Tune in and let us know what you think. AND HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR’S!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 349 - Todd DiMatteo, Good Word Brewing

Happy Monday, Thieves! We’re calling down south this week with Todd DiMatteo of Georgia’s Good Word Brewing. We’ve been hearing great things about this brewery for a while and wanted to check in and see what the deal is. Turns out there’s a whole lot to love and an interesting story behind it to boot. Todd talks about how he got started as a homebrewer and how the transition from home to pro was a little shaky at first. We also have fun in the black glass with a pair of classics. Tune in and let us know what you think!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 348 - Mike Beebe, Untied Brewing

Happy Monday, Thieves! Our friend Mike Beebe of NJ’s very own Untied Brewing joins us this week to catalogue his journey across America that eventually landed him in the Garden State. Mike’s been a workaday brewer at places in California, Alaska, and Colorado, and he’s now back east at Untied. We chat about working at breweries big and small and fall in love with at least one beer in the black glass. Good show, tune in and let us know what you think!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 347 - Em Sauter, Pints & Panels, is back for the Holidays

Happy Monday, Thieves! As we head towards the end of the year we're keeping some traditions alive. Em Sauter of Pints and Panels is back with us, this time calling in from her cartooning headquarters in Connecticut. From discussing her upcoming book and the work it takes to illustrate historical beer details, to commissions of favorite bars and breweries, we go deep on scotch ales, a lager that tastes like paste, and potpourri childhood trauma. Tune in and let us know what you think!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 346 - Ron Extract, Garden Path Fermentation

Happy Monday, Thieves! We're welcoming Ron Extract of Washington State's Garden Path Fermentation this week. Ron and his partner Amber Watts make beautiful beers, ciders, and meads with a real sense of place in the Skagit Valley of Washington, sourcing nearly 100% of ingredients from the region. We talk about native yeasts, mead production, and making cider with the amazing apples of the Skagit Valley. Tune in and let us know what you think!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 345 - Eric Larkin, Cohesion Brewing Company

Happy Monday, Thieves! After two weeks of birthday celebrations, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming this week with Eric Larkin of Denver's brand spanking new Cohesion Brewing. Eric is a veteran of both the East Coast and Colorado beer scenes, and has worked at some of our favorite breweries (Allagash and Odd 13 to name just two). At Cohesion, he's doing something a little different, specializing exclusively on Czech-style lagers of all varieties. He walks us through how he transitioned from brewing hazies to focusing on Tmavés and Černés. The first black glass discussion devolves into Holl defending McSorley's while the second beer knocks or collective socks off. Tune in and let us know what you think!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 344 - Birthday Celebration Part 2

Happy Monday, Thieves! The rolling party that is Augie Carton's birthday continues this week as we pick up exactly where we left off. Evan Watson kicks off this round asking about rauchbier, a topic we truly love. Then we read a letter, discuss malt, previous shows, and get a masterclass in Meatloaf.

Next week we're back to the usual format and internet recording, but hope you enjoyed this audio romp as much we as did. Tune in and let us know what you think!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 343 - Birthday Celebrations with Evan Watson, Plan Bee (Part 1)

Happy Monday, Thieves! When the man has a birthday, we get together and celebrate. Last week we had some fun at Carton Brewing as Augie celebrated himself. A party is always better with friends so we're joined by Evan Watson of Plan Bee Farm Brewery and Hillary Barile of Rabbit Hill Farms. The trio talk about Planning Jersey, a collaboration beer, and then we go down the weeds of ping pong conversation as pints are poured. We had so much fun, in fact, that this is only part one. We'll have the rest of the conversation next week, but for now settle in and enjoy this lively, sprawling conversation.

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Episode 342 - The Gang Catches Up

Happy Monday, Thieves! A low-key week on the show as it's just Augie, John, and Casse shooting the breeze for a bit and reading letters. Kennedy checks in from a kid's birthday party. No black glass this week as we open beers from our cellars and fridges, but we'll be back at it next week with a guest and the usual fun. Tune in and get at us!

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As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at [email protected]. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.