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April 24, 2026 - NZ Motueka Belgian

Apr 24, 202613 min

April 10, 2026 - Asian Caesar

Apr 10, 202611 min

March 13, 2026 - Braggot de Garde

Steve combines a burnt honey mead with a Belgian-inspired beer to create a big, delicious braggot.

Mar 13, 202618 min

February 27, 2026 - Muscadine Country Wine

Steve uses muscadine fruit and table sugar to make a deliciously light and drinkable country wine.

Feb 27, 202611 min

February 13, 2026 - Kegging vs Bottling Experiment

James and Steve compare a nicely hoppy Pale Ale from a force-carbonated keg and a sugar-primed bottle.

Feb 13, 202612 min

January 30, 2026 - Masa Cream Ale

Steve uses corn masa to lighten up the body and flavor of a crisp and delicious cream ale.

Jan 30, 202611 min

January 16, 2026 - Norwegian Robust Porter

James brews up a big, deliciously dark beer based on a recipe from a Norwegian brewery.

Jan 16, 202612 min

December 12, 2025 - Malty Red IPA

Steve takes a malty approach to an American IPA with toasty notes and a hint of brown sugar flavor.

Dec 12, 20259 min

November 21, 2025 - Quick Holiday Saison

James brews up a very quick and delicious extract beer with the flavors of the holidays coming from Belgian yeast.

Nov 21, 20259 min

October 31, 2025 - Boo Berry Rises Again

James brings up a seven-year-old bottle of Boo Berry Tart from the basement to taste with Steve and see how time has affected it.

Oct 31, 202510 min

October 17, 2025 - Never Mind Pseudo Lager

Steve brews up a delicious golden lager-ish beer as a salute to our Canadian neighbors up north.

Oct 17, 202511 min

September 19, 2025 - Ozark Hill Dog Stout

Steve brews his take on an Irish Stout in honor of his big dog, Buddy.

Sep 19, 202510 min

September 5, 2025 - Yuzu Ginger Japanese Rice Lager

James uses broken sake rice pieces along with yuzu and ginger flavors to craft a deliciously drinkable Japanese-inspired lager.

Sep 5, 202513 min

August 15, 2025 - English-American Pale Ale

Steve has his hands across the waters as he puts a slight American twist on a traditional English-style Pale Ale.

Aug 15, 20258 min

July 18, 2025 - UK Triple IPL

James responds to the Mash Your Luck challenge by brewing a big double-mashed lager with almost a pound of UK Harlequin hops.

Jul 18, 202514 min

July 4, 2025 - Accidental Ice Beer

Steve shares a delicious lager that he accidentally froze in his refrigerator.

Jul 4, 202512 min

June 20, 2025 - Canada Maple Lager

James and Steve taste a lager with a nod to our neighbors to the north, brewed with Canada pale malt and maple syrup.

Jun 20, 20258 min

April 11, 2025 - Chocolate Cherry Saffron Mead

Steve shares a delightfully drinkable session-ish mead made from New Mexico honey, tart cherry juice, cacao nibs, and saffron.

Apr 11, 20258 min

March 28, 2025 - Spiced Kveik Pale Ale

Steve brews up a tasty, traditionally-hopped pale ale with a little something extra.

Mar 28, 20258 min

March 14, 2025 - Springtime Bock

James brews up a tasty and malty lager to celebrate the upcoming spring.

Mar 14, 20259 min

February 28, 2025 - Hoppy Belgian Golden Ale

James overcomes a couple of brewing hurdles to make a deliciously hoppy Golden Ale with Belgian spice character.

Feb 27, 202513 min

February 14, 2025 - Brown Forest Light

James and Steve taste a low-alcohol tart cherry beer with chocolate notes that James brewed to meet the Mash Your Luck challenge.

Feb 14, 202512 min

December 27, 2024 - La Cerveza Oscura del Mundo

James responds to the Mash Your Luck challenge with a big, black beer with south-of-the-border flavors.

Dec 27, 202416 min

December 13, 2024 - Starter Pilsner

James brews a very simple and satisfying lager beer to grow up the yeast he needs for a special high gravity end-of-the-year dark beer.

Dec 13, 20249 min

November 22, 2024 - Honey IPA II

It's take two of a hoppy honey-infused beer as James and Steve taste a slightly modified recipe from a previous brew.

Nov 22, 202411 min

October 25, 2024 - Bochet Braggot

Steve takes the Mash Your Luck challenge and uses burnt honey to bring dark color and flavor to this big, delicious beer.

Oct 25, 202411 min

October 11, 2024 - Mash Your Luck "Malt Liquor"

James and Steve taste the beer James brewed from characteristics randomly chosen from the Mash Your Luck Challenge. It's different, but tasty.

Oct 11, 202410 min

September 27, 2024 - Accidental Braggot

Steve avoids a brewing disaster by modifying a recipe through a challenging fermentation and produces a delicious honey-based beer.

Sep 27, 202411 min

September 13, 2024 - Kveik Honey IPA

James uses the heat of his summer porch and local honey along with a bunch of Centennial hops to brew up a deliciously drinkable Kveik beer.

Sep 13, 20248 min

August 2, 2024 - Fruit Stout Pasteurization Experiment

James and Steve sample a fruit stout that has been primed in the bottle with fruit juice and heat pasteurized to preserve fruit flavor.

Aug 2, 202416 min

July 19, 2024 - Kveik Double IPA

James and Steve sample a deliciously hoppy big beer fermented warm with Kveik on the porch.

Jul 19, 202410 min

June 14, 2024 - 100% Wheat Raw White IPA

James and Steve sample a hoppy raw beer brewed with only wheat malt as the grain bill.

Jun 14, 202412 min

May 31, 2024 - Super Simple Spring Kölsch

Steve shares the most simple beer that he's ever brewed – a deliciously drinkable cold-conditioned Kölsch.

May 31, 202410 min

May 17, 2024 - Small Batch Belgian Single

James shares a delicious Belgian-style Single brewed on the stovetop in a small volume batch.

May 17, 20249 min

April 26, 2024 - Hoppy Raw Ale

James and Steve sample a hoppy raw beer inspired by traditional Scandinavian brewing techniques.

Apr 26, 202413 min

April 12, 2024 - Oat Stout Battle

James and Steve go head-to-head to see who can brew the best stout with oats.

Apr 12, 202410 min

March 29, 2024 - Grapefruit Soda "Shandler"

James and Steve blend a tasty extract pale ale with Fresca to get a light and very drinkable summer beverage.

Mar 29, 202411 min

March 15, 2024 - Vanir Mead Ingredient Kit

James and Steve try a delicious mead made with an ingredient kit from Vermont meadery groennfell.com.

Mar 15, 202410 min

February 23, 2024 - Gingerbread Wit

James and Steve taste a wonderfully spicy and drinkable wheat beer that features the flavors of winter celebrations.

Feb 23, 20249 min

February 9, 2024 - Old School Pale Ale

Steve goes back to the old ways of homebrewing to brew a deliciously drinkable basic English Pale Ale.

Feb 9, 20248 min

January 26, 2024 - Brown Sugar Sweet Stout

Steve serves up a deliciously dark, sessionable Sweet Stout brewed with brown sugar and molasses.

Jan 26, 20248 min

January 12, 2024 - Pre-prohibition American Lager

James and Steve sample a beautiful and delicious beer meant to pay homage to older American recipes.

Jan 12, 20249 min

December 15, 2023 - Smoked Rotbier

James and Steve sample a small batch of German Red Beer that was brewed with cherry smoked malt and lager yeast.

Dec 14, 202311 min

December 1, 2023 - No Chill Kentucky Common

Inspired by a trip to Canada, James and Steve taste a classic beer style from Kentucky brewed with corn.

Dec 1, 202310 min

November 10, 2023 - Recipe Development Porter

James and Steve go back to homebrew basics with a deliciously dark brew featuring balanced roast and bitterness.

Nov 10, 202310 min

October 27, 2023 - Arkansas Porch Steamer

James and Steve taste a salute to Anchor Steam Beer that has been fermented on the warm porch with a blend of Kveik yeasts.

Oct 27, 202310 min

October 13, 2023 - Red Honey IPA

James and Steve taste a delicious reddish hoppy beer brewed with local honey.

Oct 13, 20239 min

September 22, 2023 - Steve's Hot Dog Beer

Steve takes a shot at creating a Chicago hot dog beer using a tincture of ingredients added at bottling time.

Sep 22, 202321 min

September 8, 2023 - Matt's Cold IPA

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a deliciously hoppy beer that's part lager, part brut IPA and all tasty.

Sep 8, 20239 min

August 18, 2023 - Honey Peach IPA

James and Steve taste a very hoppy pale ale made with local honey and peach juice from the steam juicer.

Aug 18, 202314 min