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Cheers to the Halloween beer lovers! No pumpkin here, Dan brought in his favorite October beer Evil Dead Red Ale from Alesmith Brewing. Deep red in color with a flavor to match and a 6.66% to match, how could we not? Nicole from BeautyandBeer.com is back, and she's talking about her field trip to the new Track 7 Brewing spot, The Other Side.Dan has a grievance about the new Halloween movie (and the entire franchise) while Greg talks about his tasty field trip to Flat Fish Brewing.Listener Elvia writes in with a question for the gentlemen.Our Bullpen Beer is Aloha Citra, part of the Hop Freshener series from Hop Concept. Thanks to listener Ollie for sending this one into us.In Booze News: Cigar City Brewing is going through huge growth, big beer is buying more little beer, a new Luponic Distortion is on its way, San Diego is bringing in big money, new beer from Bear Republic, climate change is said to be bad for beer, a drunk man was thought to be dead, and so much more!Our Beer Babe of the Week is Katie, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram @beerisbrewtiful.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Goop”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers and happy fall! We're anything but basic when it comes to our beers, no pumpkin here! Our beer of the week is Grandpa Tractor from Barley Forge, a Dortmunder style export lager and Great American Beer Festival gold medal winner!Greg talks about Enegren Brewing's Oktoberfest celebration and The Unfiltered Gentlemen having a booth there, people who take corn hole too seriously, and the great 14 Cannons first-anniversary party. Dan has an issue with kids in breweries, especially taking his turn at the games.In Sports News: Derrick Lewis has the best post-fight interview at UFC 229, Raiders' Bruce Irvin is ready to make some baby, a Patriots fan is banned for spilling his beer, a quick Booze n TUG fantasy football update.A listener writes in to call Greg out on some of his antics.We're Boozin' on a Budget for our Bullpen Beer: Campanology Brewing's Caco-phony Pale Ale. Light, hoppy and easy to drink on a tight budget.In Booze News: Lagunitas is going through some layoffs, Constellation Brands is doing better than we'd like, Founders Brewing is being sued for racism, Russian River Brewing opens the doors to their new taproom, Bill Coors dies, and much more.Our Beer Babe of the Week is Taylor, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram @mylovelyladyhops.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Passion Pit”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers tap heads! As falls is upon us, one thing we can promise is not to be one of those basic podcasts that just drink pumpkin beers. Our Beer of the Day is Space Goat Pale Ale from Big Sky Brewing in Missoula, Montana.Greg has a big grievance to share with one of his favorite breweries and talks about his night out drinking with the enemy (Booze League), and Dan is extremely upset with the NFL and all their contractual antics.For our Bullpen Beer, we play a round of "Will Scott Pour it Out?" with Garage Brewing's Marshmallow Milk Stout. But this one may backfire on Greg.Inspired by a news story of a drunk woman falling out of a truck, the gentlemen share some of their best drunk injury stories.In Booze News: Oregon wants to give beer refills, a drunk man is mowing stranger's lawns, a drunk Brit gets stuck in a precarious place, and more!We also share disgusting hangover cures and which ones we have tried. Let us know what works for you!Our Beer Babe of the Week is @that_first_sip, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram!Old Timey Word of the Week: "Sneaksby ”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Come see us October 6 at Enegren Brewing's Oktoberfest party!Cheers tap heads, we're getting hoppy on this one! We're starting things off with Burial Beer Company's Death in the Distance IPA. Thanks to It's The Beer Girl for sending this one over.Greg talks about his trip to Paso Robles for beer drinking and wakeboarding as well as the big Oktoberfest party he went to. Dan has a grievance about the Lakers and their different themed nights.Our Bullpen Beer is Lost Coast Brewing's Fogcutter Double IPA, a classic example of a Double IPA.In Booze News: LaMelo Ball ejected for slapping a player, Kyrie Irving apologizes for his flat earth statements, Earl Thomas is not happy with the Seahawks, bad NFL ratings, and more.In Booze News: the Great American Beer Festival fallout, Ohio has a beer train, Pipeworks Brewing has issued a recall, New Jersey is making it harder for breweries, IHOP has a new pumpkin beer, and more!Make sure you give her a follow our Beer Babe of the Week on Instagram @hoppy_wife.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Sauce-Box”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers tap heads! We're getting the polka music ready as we get ready for Oktoberfest! In celebration, our beer of the week is Oktoberfest from Enegren Brewing Company. We're being joined by our new friend Brian, who we let in the door because he had beer in hand. He also pours some good beer.Greg has some big news to share (hint: there are a ring and beer involved), he talks about pouring beer with Brian at the California Beer Festival, the guys discuss a new website, beating up on the Booze League in fantasy football, and more! We also have a big event coming up on October 6 at Enegren Brewing's Oktoberfest party.Our Bullpen Beer is provided by Brian, and we're drinking El Segundo Brewing Company's Cerveza Fresca Juicy IPA.Scott has a Tales from Uber about a rich guy who can't figure out where he wants to go (or eat).In Booze News: lots of craft breweries are brewing for charity, MillerCoors is laying off hundreds of positions, more beverage companies are investing in cannabis, the Falcons are getting cheap beer, and Uber passenger has to drive himself, and more!Our Beer Babe of the Week is Mary-Rose, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram @911beerme.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Minikin”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers to the Denver beer lovers! This week, Greg is on a road trip to Denver and he's talking with Brian O’Connell, founder of Renegade Brewing. Renegade has been around since 2011 and is turning out some amazing beer.Greg and Brian discuss what Renegade's focus when it comes to beer making and what has made them so successful in the few years they've been open. They also talk about Brian's background as a beer lover and beer maker, how he left his good job one day to start a brewery (and his wife's reaction), what it took to open up, opening his second production-only facility, and his current role at the brewery. We also talk about what beer he's most proud of, which beer recipes were carried over from home brewing, the sinkhole that opened up under the brewery and so much more. On top of all that, we sampled some of their amazing beers as a guided tasting for anyone that comes into the tasting room.We also talked about their Tap 4 Tap program where every beer purchased is clean water for people that need it most. You can find out more about that at www.tap4tap.org.A huge thank you to Brian O’Connell for lending his time and sharing some of his delicious beer, and to Nicolle Montgomery, Director of Marketing, for helping to set things up. If you'd like to find out more about Renegade Brewing, go to www.renegadebrewing.com, like them at www.facebook.com/renefngadebrewing or follow them @renegadebrewing on Twitter and Instagram. And if you're in Denver, go visit the taproom at 925 W. 9th Ave.Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social media: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers to all the Glorious listeners! We are conducting some important beer science on some of Greg's home-brew: it's two beers with the same recipe but different yeasts (super nerdy). Greg talks about his trip to Smog City Brewing for some beer research and his night out at the Paso Robles Winemakers dinner. And a listener calls in to leave us a VERY drunk voicemail.Our Bullpen Beer is Lord Hobo's Glorious Galaxy Pale Ale (thanks to listener Ollie) and this one is a crowd pleaser!In Booze News: Ballast Point is opening up another location while people are played off, Golden Road is getting in trouble in Sacramento, Canarchy to introduce the first mixed brewery 12-pack, Alesmith introducing new bottles, Natty Rush is looking to mess you up, and beers to recover with!Our Beer Babe of the Week is Alysia, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram @dearlybeer.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Rumbumptious”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers to the hop heads and easy drinkers out there. The gentlemen are back and they're drinking around the country. First up is is Belle Center Blonde from Paradune Brewing Company out of Ohio.Greg talks about his beer-cation to Colorado and the beer he smuggled back, brews a beer for Oktoberfest, and parties with some Booze League personnel. Commissioner Dan has some issues to discuss about fantasy football and running a league.In Sports News: the Dodgers are selling beer at peoples seats, the NFL is starting this week, bud light is giving free beer in Cleveland, UFC 229 is shaping up and more.Our Bullpen Beer is Redacted Rye IPA from Renegade Brewing in Denver, CO.In Booze News: Arrow Lodge Brewing gets some bad news from the MLB, Seven Stills Brewing receives a cease & desist from In N Out, Mikkeller announces a new location, Miller stops making a beer no one has heard of, and more!Our Beer Babe of the Week is Caiti, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram @wildmountainthyme.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Cow-Handed”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers summer beer lovers! Before summer comes to an end, we wanted to review our favorite beers of summer 2018 and find out what some of our beer friends have been drinking. Scott brings in and reviews Racer 5 IPA from Bear Republic Brewing, a classic west coast beer that has won tons of awards. Dan brings in Hazy Little Thing from Sierra Nevada, a hazy IPA that's been blowing up for the NorCal brewery. Greg is reviewing the simply named PALE, a delicious and extremely crushable Pale Ale from MadeWest brewing Brewing Company in Ventura, CA.We are also joined by a lot of our beer friends with reviews of what they're sipping on this summer. Dale (@itsthebeergirl) is reviewing Mangose, a refreshing sour from Upcountry Brewing company in North Carolina.Coley Wyman (@ice_cole_beer_) from the Booze Cast is reviewing Cali Creamin' from Mother Earth Brew Co, their very popular golden colored cream ale.The Booze League's Nick Wyman aka BDN is reviewing Twilight Summer Ale from Deschutes Brewery. This light summer beer is only available from June to September, so grab it while you can.Crafty Christina (@christinaxdawn) joins us to talk about a delicious Pale Ale from New York; an English style Pale Ale that goes best with summer, pool time, and bonfires.Our friend and home brewer James (@jam3s09) is keeping it very west coast with Scorpion Bowl from Stone Brewing in San Diego. Crushable and hoppy, just how he likes it.Nicole from BeautyandBeer.com (@beautyandbeer) is drinking and reviewing Liquid Grove IPA from New Glory Brewery in Sacramento, CA.Amy and Josh from DamnitLeanne (@DamnitLeanne) in Australia give us their cheeky review of Coopers Brewery Original Pale Ale.Corey and James from @805_Brews leave us their review of Rainbow Peaks Hazy IPA from Ventura Coast Brewing.Deb from Flat Fish Brewing (@onehopmess) gives us her summertime review of Firestone Walker's Easy Jack Session IPA.Shannon from Beer Harmony (@BeerHarmonyShow) shares her favorite summer beer, Stone Brewing's White Ghost Berlinerweisse.Thanks to everyone that sent in their summer beer review, make sure you go follow them on social media and check out everything they're drinking!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers San Diego beer lovers! This week, Greg is on a road trip down to beer city aka San Diego and he is talking with Eppig Brewing Company's co-owner Stephanie Eppig and head brewer Nathan Stephens. Eppig Brewing has a very unique and fun history behind the name dating back to the 1800's. In addition to their rich history, the crew discusses Eppig's focus when it comes to beer making and what has made them so successful thus far. They also talk about Nate's background in engineering and BBQ and his beginnings as a home brewer turned professional at Ballast Point, Stephanie's background with Toyota, the difficulties in opening the brewery, the new waterfront location, the various roles that everyone fills, how working at a big brewery prepares you for opening a small one, the North Park beer scene, listener questions and so much more! On top of all of that, we sampled five of their delicious beers as a guided tasting for anyone that comes into the tasting room.A huge thank you to Stephanie and Nate from Eppig Brewing for lending their time as well as sharing their delicious beer. If you want to find more on Eppig Brewing, go to www.eppigbrewing.com or follow them on social media @eppigbrewing across the board. And if you're in San Diego, stop by the North Park brewery 3052 El Cajon Blvd Suite C or the Point Loma Waterfront Biergarten 2817 Dickens St.Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social media: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers tap heads and Bienvenidos! We're getting international with the listeners and keeping things mucho hoppy! Our beer of the week is The KrHopen IPA from Evans Brewing Company in Irvine, CA. Nicole from BeautyandBeer.com is back and she's talking about her River Rock Brewery, hidden out in Northern California.Dan reviews Ant-Man for his movie of the week.Our Bullpen Beer is Future Tripping Double IPA from Barley Forge Brewing Company in Costa Mesa, CA.Greg talks about some beer that wasn't so good, even though they love The Unfiltered Gentlemen.We received a listener email, and this time it's addressed to Scott.In Booze News: New Belgium is jumping the pumpkin gun, Coors is getting into the weed business, drinking Melvin Brewing supports charity, Toppling Goliath is unhappy with their former brewer, a drunk bus driver smashes into some parked cars, and much more!Our Beer Babe of the Week is Emily, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram @craft_beer_gamer.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Ginchiest”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers hop heads! We're fresh off a weekend of staying hydrated. Our beer of the week is Avery Brewing Company's Go Play IPA, provided to us by listener Mike.Greg stayed very hydrated on some amazing beer for his birthday and went to Enegren Brewing's anniversary party to hang out with some friends. Greg also went to listener Mike's beer tasting party after he went on a road trip around the country visiting breweries.The Bullpen Beer is Hop-On Juicy Pale Ale from Abita Brewing.In Booze News: Blue Moon creator is developing marijuana beer, Stone opens a new taproom overseas, Guinness opens up in the United States, Modern Times is laying off employees, a drunk man is arrested multiple times in a week, a Florida man brings an alligator into a liquor store, Firestone Walker heads to Colorado and so much more!Our Beer Babe of the Week is Morgan, make sure you give her a follow on Instagram @craftsanddraughts.Old Timey Word of the Week: "Wig Chop”. Use it in a sentence on social medias for a shout out!Don't forget to check us out at www.theunfilteredgentlemen.com and to follow us on our social medias for some great beer porn: www.facebook.com/theunfilteredgentlemen, @unfilteredgents on twitter and TheUnfilteredGentlemen on Instagram! We want you to drunk dial (805) 538-BEER (2337), we'd love to hear from you!