Episode 83 : A Very Special Recap

All three brothers are together this week and we’re gearing up from Christmas. Alex attended Fire Fest at Grist House and he has OPINIONS. We riff on Bill Simmons ‘Hot Takes’ with Christmas/Holiday things. We grind through this episode and holiday music takes the driver’s seat with our A Very Special Christmas Bracket! Vote now on twitter for round one!

Beers We Drank:

Maple Sleeping Forever - The Veil (Imperial Stout aged in Maple Bourbon Barrels - 13%)

Lacto-Kooler (Orange) - Voodoo Brewing (Berliner Weisse - 5.5%)

Hazedelic Juice Grenade - Grist House (IPA - 6.4%)

Dbl ____ Mango - Dancing Gnome (Sour Ale - 7.0%)

Episode 82 : Armchair Quarterback

Jake and Nick are back this week. We’re talking Black Friday, stouts, and Who You’d Drink With : NLF Quarterback Edition. There’s a lot more covered than just that, so listen along and throw in your 2 cents about which of Cam Newton’s alma mater would you rather party at? (This week’s twitter poll). Nick proclaimed incorrectly that Surly Brewing was in Wisconsin, when they’re from Minnesota.

Beers Nick Drank:

Cedar Waxwing - Dancing Gnome (DIPA - 8.0%)

Episode 81 : The Thanksgiving Discussion

Alex and Nick take on the impending holiday in a raucous debate about what Thanksgiving foods we’re looking forward to! In the newest installment of “Hop It or Drop It,” we put all the thanksgiving fixins on the chopping block. Hit the comments with your votes for hopping or dropping the weird dishes everyone loves!

Beers We Drank:

Stiff Trampoline - Dancing Gnome x Thin Man Brewing (DIPA - 8%)

Cedar Waxwing - Dancing Gnome (DIPA - 8%)

Episode 80 : Jakescape from LA

Nick and Jake are hanging out this week. We’re talking about Jake’s travel and Nick’s beer adventures in Pittsburgh! Events include Blackout Day at Couch Brewery and Jake’s first time at Monkish. Listen along as we revisit our segment on Who You’d Drink With : Hollywood Edition! Cheers!

Beers We Drank:

Stellar sIPA - Grist House (Dessert Sour Ale - 7.0%)

Caligula - Dancing Gnome x Alberta’s Pizza (DIPA - 8%)

Episode 79 : Hop It or Drop It!

The brothers are back again. Happy Veterans’ Day to all our military friends (Dennis is the man who runs First Sip Brew Box btw, Nick called him Darren) Jake is back on craft beer, Alex has adventures and Nick recaps his week. We get into our new segment called Hop It or Drop It (which was also our twitter poll of the week).

Beers Nick Drank:

Blue Magic - Dancing Gnome (DIPA - 8.5%)

_____ wineberry - Dancing Gnome (Sour Ale - 4.5%)

Episode 78 : The Disney Drinking Debate

We took a little while to get going in this episode, but we discuss candy, Jake’s time in Boston and the quality of meat in chain restaurants. “Which Disney animated character would you drink with?” drives the rest of the podcast pretty much. This one got a little wild. (Disclaimer: We mean when the characters are old enough to drink) Ratatouille is the twitter poll of the week. We covered Nick’s weekend and some other things to wrap up this week. Let us know who you’d drink with from the Disney Universe!

Beers We Drank:

Big Lizz Returns - RAR Brewing (Pumpkin Stout - 7.5%)

YP:MP - Aslin Beer (DIPA - 8.5%)

Corporate Hype - Aslin Beer x Collective Arts (DIPA - 8.7%)

Episode 77 : The Ooky Spooky Episode

Nick and Alex take on Beer and Candy pairings in this epic sugar-filled adventure. A list of the beer/candy pairings for you:

Kaboom Kandy (Blueberry/pomegranate) - Grist House (Sour - 4.5%) paired with Cherry Airheads

Two Hearted Ale - Bell’s Brewery (IPA - 7.0%) paired with White Mystery Flavor Airheads and Nestle’s Crunch

The Great Valenki - Shubrew (Russian Imperial Stout - 10.5%) paired with Snickers

jog. - Dancing Gnome x Finback (Galaxy IPA - 6.0%) paired with Berry Skittles and Twix

Radical Triviale - Shubrew (Fruited Belgian - 10%) paired with Red and Orange Starburst

We also discussed our favorite candies, Boyd and Blair vodka, our favorite Halloween/horror movies. Our twitter poll of the week is “How do you feel about Butterfingers?”

Episode 76 : Drinking with Yinzers

Nick, Jake and Alex are back again! Two weeks in a row, they’re recording on a weekday. Nick and Alex went to Butler and visited Shubrew for brunch, where we got to have a chat with Erika about their expansion and she filled us in on Pink Boots Society’s beer and candy pairing which we decided we’re gonna do next week. (pinkbootssociety.org). The rest of the episode we discuss candy, what local Pittsburgh newscaster we’d drink a beer with, celebrity beer collars, Dented Keg in Mars, Morningside block party and more!

Beers Nick Drank:

Hazedelic Juice Grenade - Grist House (IPA - 6.2%)

Subsurface (Mango, Raspberry, Peach) - Hitchhiker (Sour Ale - 7.0%)

Episode 75 : Celebrity Beer Drinking

Alex, Jake and Nick sit down again this week and cover a wide variety of topics. Jake’s segment idea this week had us all over the place. From there we discussed Stone’s response to Arrogant Bastard being called offensive, butthurt people, Patreon, and Nick’s review of Very Local x Pgh Sandwich Society’s Sunny Side Up Brunch. We wrap up with upcoming events, the continuation of Who You’d Drink a Beer With, and fall beers. Check out Twitter for this week’s poll. (@theweeklyrecap1)

Beers Nick Drank:

Nobody’s Robot - Dancing Gnome (DIPA - 8.5%)

Dark Shaman - Grist House (Fruited Sour - 5.5%)

Host - Dancing Gnome x Swiss Army (Petite IPA - 3.6%)

Episode 74 : Socially Mediated

Nick and Alex are back this week all by themselves! We covered our social media interactions, reality TV and of course beers! The Dancing Gnome anniversary, Four Points brewing, Grist House, MTV series and fall are all topics we covered plus a bunch more. Listen along!

Beers We Drank:

bob. - Shubrew (Pineapple Gose - 7.2%)

Colloquialism - Dancing Gnome x Vitamin Sea Brewing (DIPA - 8.0%)

Udderly Toasted - Grist House x Turner’s Dairy Farm (Dessert Stout - 10.0%)