Malt Couture

What does a line producer do, you ask? Line producers manage the budget of a motion picture and day-to-day physical aspects of the film production. So now you know that. In the Beer News, Hoppy Floppy is embroiled in a Triple C (Costume Contest Controversy) and Shelton Brothers is forced to file for bankruptcy. Michael's patriotism makes Alex and Stephen sad. The Malty Boyz™ take a six hour tour. Also, never ask or agree to see the line producer... ever. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Alex doesn't care about Michael's feelings when he brings in a barleywine and a Flander's red. Michael doesn't care about Alex's feelings when he tries to flip a BBT and puts a price on Diddy. Stephen brings in a beer as voted on by the Patreon and momentarily struggles with going back to being an authoritarian. Jason Statham won't stop reminding everyone that he's almost six feet tall. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Show your feet, give me something pastry to drink. For this year's annual Halloween episode The Malty Boyz™ bend the knee for the pastryarchy for a pastry themed Bottleshare. Before they get to that, Alex brings in a treat in the form of Side Project's ode to Gabe Fletcher. In the Beer News, $100 six-packs of lager produced by Napa wine wunderkind are consumed while discussing artisanal fireworks. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Jevne juice is flowing as The Malty Boyz™ drink a V.S.O.A. from Forager Brewery as voted on by the listeners. Then it's Follow Up Madness in the Beer News as they check in on The Jester King Protestor as she sets her sights on another Texas brewery, Green Flash and Alpine Beer Company come full circle, Goose Island break from Black Friday traditions, and the Bernie Brewer chalet is now the foamiest date spot in town! A coincidental Bottle Share is met with mix reviews. Alex talks about his high school fantasies. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Say, man, you got some rye? It'd be a lot cooler if you did. That's what I love about these Sazerac Rye 18-Year-Old Buffalo Trace Antique Collection bottles, man. I get older, they stay the same age. Let me tell you what these ryes are packin' right here, all right. We got 100% rye grain, uncut Old Potrero, single barrel, 124 proof, some Rittenhouse bottled-in-bond, straight rye, and baby Saz. We're talkin' some fuckin' muscle. Because you oughta dump those two geeks you got in the car with you and ride with us but that's okay. I'll see you at the Buffalo Wild Wings stein holding contest. Aerosmith, 2 weeks. Don't forget. D-R-I-N-K-I-N. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Scab-a-de-doo-ba-ba Revolution Brewing Sanctuary 13 da-ba-dee-doo-skt-skt Lakefront Brewery Beer Line Barley Wine duh-doo-bum-bum-bum-jibbidy-bap Planters collab with Natural Light doobie-biddy-doo Wolverine boots collab with Pappy Van Winkle zabba-dee-doo Rodenbach bap-bapbadap-bapdadap Spencer Brewery Trappist beer dabba-dee-doo-ziggidy-zop... go vote, don't do heroin. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Make sure your vapes are fully charged for this batch. You're going to stan so hard for all the crispy boys the Malty Boyz™ put down that you'll be dabbing for a week, king! Pass the cans of Wayfinder Beer, Burial Brewing, Tired Hands, and Three Weavers and let me get my crisp on, brah! The Beer News has, like, lawsuits, macro shit, and soft drug use...pssh, whatevs. CRISPY BOYS 4 LIFE! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

If you give Craft Beer Kevin a smooch he'll ask for a whole orgy slathered in generic ranch dressing. This is the tale of Alex when he unboxed Modern Times' newest boxed set of barrel-aged beers. He also brings in some old money oxi juice. Michael goes full tourist. Stephen returns to the discount rack. In the Beer News, Jester King gets accused of being Satanist, Red Lobster teams up with Mountain Dew, and Taco Bell releases wine. Cool cool cool. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ become The Malty Yinzerz™ in this Pennsylvania episode! Drinking beers from PA breweries that haven't been featured on the show before, The Malty Yinzerz™ put their sweet lips on beers from Yuengling, Human Robot Brewery, Bullfrog Brewery, and Selin's Grove Brewing. In the Beer News, Fair State Co-op recognizes their employee union, pool parties draw the wrong type of attention, Stone keeps on doing Stone things, and a tear is shed for Orval. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Alex orders a half-decade old Xyauyù barleywine from Italy brewed with tobacco. Was it worth the price and wait? Michael makes the homer pick with a tasty treat from Highland Park Brewing. Stephen talks about his serendipity meet cute moment but with his bottle share beer. In the Beer News, union busting, NASCAR champion Michael Waltrip opens a brewery, and Michael discusses his fantasy football draft which he's drafting while recording. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ take a sneak peak at what Brad Clark's newest project, Private Press, is offering. Then they open up some St. Louis juice from regular ol' Perennial Artisan Ales. MA! Big Jim has the keys to the Expresso and is driving and rampaging all over the Beer News! He's looking through his old Hamm's receipts, buying beer for dogs, and trying to put out fires with Bud Light! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

It's been 36 weeks since the last Barley Battle and the responsibility to make the malty sacrifices to Lord Maris were left in Michael's hands. Now his smooth, soft hands are covered in sticky, barrel-aged repentance! And boy did he repent as Michael brings in some bangers for this special Barleywine is Life episode. In the Beer News, Alex finally forks over a whole dollar to read a Wall Street Journal article, forbidden Hamm's was discovered in the walls of a Walla Walla library, and Constellation Brands strikes a deal with three NFL teams. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Alex brings in some fabled classics from Ithaca Beer Company and Cigar City Brewing. In the Beer News, a Canadian brewery gets lost in translation and Creature Comforts set their sights on Los Angeles. Alex puts Stephen and Michael through a round of Goose It or Loose It with the 2020 Goose Island Bourbon County line-up. The Malty Boyz™ also announce they're going to Hersey Park... someday. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Rounding out this Beers of Fame trilogy, the Malty Boyz™ head to the United Kingdom to learn about the "real ale" movement, cookie cutter pubs, drinking laws in Ireland, and horses. The Beer News follows up on Side Project's anti-counterfeit measures, the new face of mustard beer, and more Stone drama. Plus, Topo Chico gets into the hard seltzer game and Michael expresses his feelings about cask beers. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Next stop for this old money train, the Malty Boyz™ head to Germany to drink more classics from the Beer Advocate Beers of Fame list. In this episode they tick Weihenstephan Hefe, Schenider Weiess Edelweiss, Ayinger Brauweiss, and Samichlaus Classic. In the Beer News, Stone founder Greg Koch claps back, beer gets brewed using mustard, and a retirement home starts homebrewing. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Take a trip down old money lane as The Malty Boyz™ revisit BeerAdvocate's Beers of Fame list starting with Belgian beers. In this episode they tick Saison Dupont, Westmalle, Piraat, and Trappist Achel. In the Beer News, BeerAdvocate gets hacked, Stone sues everyone, and Stephen realizes he hasn't had a proper meal in months. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

What happEns when Gabe Fletcher releases his first pAstry stout? Why is Tavour hiring lizard people to create Untappd accounTs? Who's mAking all these fruited Berliner cans explode? Who's causing COVID to jump state lines? Why are these labels upSide down? What caused a "lapse in judgement" in Connecticut? Put on your tin foil hat and liSten to The Malty Boyz™ try to make sense of it all. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

There were adjuncts in any direction, at any release. If not across the Everglades, then up the Pacific Northwest or down the Mighty Mississippi to Decorah or St. Louis... you could strike waxed bottles anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were drinking was right, that we were winning. There they go. Three of Lord Maris' own prototypes. High-powered mutants of some kind never even considered for mass consumption. So now, more than 500 beers later, you can go up on a steep hill in Los Angeles and look West, and with the right kind of buzz you can almost see the high gravity mark - that place where the wort finally broke and rolled back. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

In this batch, Michael and Stephen reveal that being in the LA comedy scene is a detriment to finding romantic relationships. Don't cringe for them as they have already cringed a thousand tears into their dakimakuras. In Beer News, someone's counterfeiting Side Project beers, Constellation Brands Ventures invest 10% of what they paid for Ballast Point into minority owned breweries, and a 113-year-old New Orleans brewery changes their name in light of systemic social issues. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

In this episode, The Malty Boyz™ drink a beer named after Mister Maraschino, Michael brings in a California classic IPA, Stephen brings in a beer from a New England brewery based in Maine, Alex brings in barrel-aged new money beer from an old money brewery, and all of them are mad about systematic racism. Is this the new normal for the The Malty Boyz™? I dunno, do triple IPAs turn into barleywine? The answer is: Yes! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

On this very special two-year anniversary episode The Malty Boyz™ sought out 13 of the best Hazy IPAs and threw them into a Malt Madness tournament to see who would emerge as the first ever Hazy Cup Champion! Representing the Hollandaise Conference are Bissell Brothers, Monkish, Narrow Gauge, Tree House, Trillium, and Weldworks! Representing the Sunny D Conference are Great Notion, Hill Farmstead, Old Nation, Other Half, and Parish with Cellarmaker and Tired Hands competing for the final Wild Card slot! TWO MORE YEARS! TWO MORE YEARS! TWO MORE YEARS! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ set off to explore the wild world of bourbon with a blind tasting showdown at the Malty Corral. Find out what they bring to the table when there are no price or proof limits. In the Beer News, Fantôme reopens, Kona Brewing causes problems with the AB InBev and Craft Brew Alliance merger, and Michigan makes changes to open container laws. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Finally, Flanders Red has come back to Malt Couture! If you don't like it then you can take your barleybobs and hype cans, turn 'em sum-bitches sideways, and stick 'em straight up your pastry stout asses! In the Beer News, Minnesota breweries prove to be the people's champ during a time of social change while a Georgia based brewery proves to be a bunch of jabronis. https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory

The Malty Boyz™ head off on a quest to scour their local liquor stores for the oldest shelf turd in the land. What lightstruck treasures will they dig up? In the Beer News, Cantillon sold in mason jars, Peyton Manning buys a golf course, and Post Malone gets into the rose gamé. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

It's Malt Madness for Batch 100! 12 beers enter but only one can leave with The Malty Cup! For this monumental episode, Alex, Michael, and Stephen each submitted four beers with the stipulation that they all must be 10% ABV or higher and barrel-aged for a blind tasting kumite. Who will emerge victorious in this malt bath of chaos? Plus, some Beer News and stuff. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

After eight weeks of quarantine, the Malty Boyz™ are out of fresh(ish) options and resort to plumbing the depths of their linen closets for the oldest beer they have. What aged treasures be lurking behind ye bath towels and bulk purchased dryer sheets? In the Beer News, a questionable beer society is launched in Temecula, a Maine brewery goes full yokel, and a SNL story leads to a deep dive into LA's black box comedy theater scene. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ square off in a three-way battle of brains, brawn, and intestinal fortitude. What happens when each Malty Boys is tasked with taking down a six pack while competing five malty challenges? Who has the fastest chug? Who has the strongest gag reflex? Who's the most in tune with Gen Z? Who's the King of Geography? Who can eat the most cold raviolis? All these questions will be answered and more in this showdown for the ages! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ drink local when they order beer from the closest operating brewery to where they live. Do they start getting territorial once the Bottleshare starts? Are they blowing up spots that would otherwise remain secret? In the Beer News, CO2 supplies run low, Maui brewing is under investigation, and more art theft! Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

So it's come to this: a malt liquor episode. The Malty Boyz™ head to the corner store and pick out some thiccc cans and bottles of malt liquor for each other. They also discuss how they spent their stimulus checks. In Beer News, a heist goes down in Anaheim, Coors helps out an old lady with a timeless problem, and 450 North steps on another rake. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Stephen's favorite holiday rolls around but this time it's during a pandemic. How will the Malty Boyz cope with recording remotely? How high does Stephen get? Michael puts a sober Alex and a high Stephen through the ringer for a round of "California Weed Store or Pennsylvania Brewery?" Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

In this last recording before the quarantine times started a 5-star review stumps Alex, Michael recounts being a midwife for dogs, and Stephen's teeth hurt. In the Beer News, old dumb beer laws become new apocalyptic beer laws, Toronado Seattle shutters, and some breweries attempt terrible marketing tactics during these trying times. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Breweries are forced to change their business model as quarantine restrictions tighten, beer festivals are cancelled or postponed, and, of course, BrewDog steps on another rake during a time of crisis. Classic BrewDog. The Malty Boyz™ get one more recording session in before the shelter-at-home orders take effect. Multiple trips to the ATM are taken for the latest Toppling Goliath release. Alex exposes Pennsylvania's best kept secret. Michael touts a crowdfunded success. Stephen continues to educate Michael with some old money. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ head to the Gulf Coast to get a little taste of Tampa Bay Beer Week and drink some wheatbombs in Sarasota at Calusa Brewing. Bob Sylvester tries to grease Alex to play DDB's greatest hits. Alex sets a new record for ABV on the show with a cursed beer. Michael brings in the preference of Cuba. Stephen becomes a weed advocate. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Barrel Barron of Tampa, Tyler Astl, joins the Malty Boyz™ to tell tales about the longest line for an Angry Chair release and what goes into their base beer for that sweet, barrel-aged Florida juice. Alex brings in the sourest beer he's ever had. Michael brings in a "Mexican Lager." Stephen stops by Jug & Bottle. Tyler drenches the Malty Boyz™ in pastrystout when he brings in a beer for the Bottleshare. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Alex visits an Avis to pick up the latest Kuhnhenn Brewing eisbock release. More taprooms are shuttering while people wait in line for phantom beer releases. Some Dumb Beer Laws get updated. Stephen continues to force old money on Michael with a La Fin du Monde from Unibroue. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Alex brings in a beer that was 20 years in the making. The Bette Davis House era is over as Stephen moves. Sweaters and university systems are discussed at length. In the Beer News, Untappd purchases BeerAdvocate and Slipknot does a whiskey collab. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

From the gentle art to the art of brewing, Vince "Bear" Quitugua joins the Malty Boyz™ to discuss his journey from chasing stouts to in-person trades with Alex to starting Three Chiefs while running the legendary jiu jitsu brand Shoyoroll. Stephen leads them through a round of "What Flipped for More?" to see if beers or jiu jitsu gis sold for more on the secondary market. Plus, Bear dishes on the latest Beer News and brings in a beer for the Bottleshare. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

It finally happened, Pliny the Younger has been bottled and the secondary market goes insane for them. Michael gets his first sip of Russian River's fabled TIPA. Alex revisits his early days in the beer game with an Inland Empire classic. Stephen goes '97 Finals game 5 Jordan when he records this episode while suffering from the flu. In the Beer News, beer's royal family, The Busch's, get a reality TV show and Deschutes launches a protein beer. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Alex tasks Michael and Stephen to bring in beers from breweries that haven't been featured on the show yet, do they make new brewery friends or are they forced on a play date they didn't ask for? Plus, we follow up on Jester King's goat birthing saga and hard seltzer makes the Beer News again Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Comedian and writer Nick Gligor joins The Malty Boyz™ again after getting his feet wet on a Small Batch where he tried the Goose Island BSBC Vertical Collection ('17, '18. '19). This time he sits down for a 2019 Bourbon County variants cagematch! In the Beer News, a man tries to register beer as his emotional support animal, people think Corona beer is causing the coronavirus, Alamo Draft house needs to rethink their cocktail program, and Pittsburgh Woman changes baby in middle of taproom. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ head to back to the San Francisco, this time for SF Sketchfest! They discuss where Patreon money really goes and the time Alex was a beer cuck. Stephen celebrates the Lunar New Year to surprising results. Michael does a live beer auction. Alex ticks not one but two beers from the OG White Whale List when he opens a Kate the Great from Portsmouth Brewing and Rorie's Ale from Odonata Beer Company. Recorded live at The Punch Line. http://bit.ly/FermentedLiveCalusaBrewing Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The czar of Capitola Tim Clifford joins The Malty Boyz™ to talk about what Sante Adairius is up to, the time Alex attempted to bribe his staff with sandwiches, and what happens when you get caught trying to flip a SARA's Cellar club beer. Tim's skate punk credentials are put in the hot seat for a round of Brewer, Skater, or Dictator. The death of a beer institution is discussed in Beer News following reports of Toronado San Diego shuttering soon. Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

The Malty Boyz™ turn into Meady Boyz for this very sweet mead episode. We're drinking mead so you don't have to, talkin' 'bout Mead News, and have a very meady Bottleshare. It's all mead all the time! Mead. MEAD. MEEEEEAD!!! #MeadIsLife Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

After an ABV record setting Small Batch drinking a Black Tuesday vertical, Curtis Rainsberry returns for a Coffee Vanilla Whale Cagematch because where Curtis goes, big stouts follow. Offerings from Forager, 3 Floyds, and Modern Times go head-to-head in this sticky battle. Plus, Icelandic beer brewed with whale testicles is discussed in the Beer News! Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Alex hunts down a controversial Cantillon and gives it the StockX treatment. Stephen brings in Kelsey Grammer's beer after an anonymous benefactor divulges the hot goss. In Beer News, an update on 450 North Brewing's ABVgate saga and old dumb beer laws get replaced with EVEN MORE STUPID beer laws See Malt Couture Fermented Live at SF Sketchfest on January 25th! http://bit.ly/MaltCoutureSFSketchfest Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Ford the river! The Malty Boyz™ drink beers from Oregon and try to avoid dying from dysentery and snakebites. From lupulin power, OG white whales, to an obsessive hunt for the perfect brewery location, Oregon's beer scene does not disappoint. Plus record hop harvests, Russian River finally bottles Pliny the Younger, and 450 North's ABV-gate saga rolls on in Beer News See Malt Couture Fermented Live at SF Sketchfest on January 25th! http://bit.ly/MaltCoutureSFSketchfest Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Medical Police co-creator, writer and producer Krister Johnson joins The Malty Boyz™ and talks about working on Children's Hospital, what Henry Winkler is really like, and coming up through the New York comedy scene. Stephen leads them through a game called Joel Osteen, Tony Robbins, or A Piece of Inspirational Home Decor You Can Buy At T.J. Maxx. Alex brings in a Nebraska hype job. See Malt Couture Fermented Live at SF Sketchfest on January 25th! http://bit.ly/MaltCoutureSFSketchfest Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Brews from the Golden State face off to see who reigns supreme! The Malty Boyz™ search far and wide for beers that are synonymous with California and Alex brings in a traditional California treat. In the Beer News social media influencers get held accountable, jello shots are made with Pappy Van Winkle, and Charlotte, NC doesn't appreciate reindeer games. It's The California Classic, FUGGEDABOUTIT! See Malt Couture Fermented Live at SF Sketchfest on January 25th! http://bit.ly/MaltCoutureSFSketchfest Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Peter Bissell of Bissell Brothers Brewing drops by for the holidays just in time to discuss the Ballast Point sale, weather in LA, and briefly meets Lil' Custard. Stephen tests their Christmas movie Easter Egg knowledge during a round of A Christmas Egging. Michael brings in the biggest beer ever. See Malt Couture Fermented Live at SF Sketchfest on January 25th! http://bit.ly/MaltCoutureSFSketchfest Head to our Patreon for weekly Small Batch episodes! DontDrinkBeer.com Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer [email protected]

Writer, podcaster, and friend Nick Gligor joins The Malty Boyz™ to discuss the McRib, pro wrestling, "stan"ing, and lots more. Alex then leads the group through a Goose Island Bourbon County vertical from 2017 - 2019. See Malt Couture Fermented Live at SF Sketchfest on Jan. 25th at Punch Line Comedy Club. http://bit.ly/MaltCoutureSFSketchfest