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Craft beer is awesome. Beer Guys Radio shares stories and news about the people and places that make craft beer great. Covering the brews, business, art, culture, and science of our favorite beverage. Whether you're a seasoned aficionado or just discovering craft brews, we're sure to have something for you. Pour a pint and join us!
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Send us Fan Mail One last report this week on the numbers for BrewDog's sale to Tilray. The deal is done and it's wild to see where it landed. Nate's back after an adventure through the Midwest. Lots of breweries along the way and he naturally brought some back to share. Brian shares a "Boilermaker of the Week." He's a bit obsessed but we'll let him at it, he's not hurting anyone. You remember Innis & Gunn? Seems they were hot stuff a decade or so ago. They had some tasty offerings. Well,...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we kick things off with a surprise Irish whiskey that caught us off guard, then quickly pivot into venting about gas prices and the reality of celebrating without the usual green beer gimmicks. Somewhere along the way, we tell you why you should follow Garron (trust us, he’s “delicious”) and break down our Beers of the Week. We revisit the legend of the infamous “4th segment” before jumping into industry news, including Tilray and BrewDog making moves with U....
Send us Fan Mail It is indeed a lovely day for a Guinness. Despite all the madness in the world today it's nice that we have occasions to come together for a pint or two. St. Patrick's Day makes everyone Irish. Wear you green, grab a pint of Guinness, have an Americanized meal of corned beef and cabbage, and trade in your cheers for sláinte. You've earned it. We have a special treat this year as Colm O'Connor from the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin joined us on the show. We learn about the fes...
Send us Fan Mail We just can't get these guys outta the news... That's right, more BrewDog news. This one caught me off guard but maybe it shouldn't have. Tilray continues to stockpile breweries, and they got this dog for cheap. Let's see how it goes. In funner news, we had a bottle share last weekend. Good times, it's been way too long. We had some sour beers, grilled meats, played some cards, and smoked some cigars. You should have been there. We've got a new hop out of Australian, or at le...
Send us Fan Mail Tilray strikes a deal that we're OK with.. for now. Big news this week is that Tilray has struck a deal to brew and distribute several Carlsberg beers. From our point of view this is good to keep folks working at the breweries in their portfolio, and we love that. Let's see how it goes. The FBI had some beer drama this week when Kash Patel chugged a beer while celebrating with the US Men's hockey team at the Olympics in Italy. Folks said he had work to be doing and shouldn't ...
Send us Fan Mail We open the show with some sad news. Tim Very, drummer for Manchester Orchestra, died unexpectedly at just 42. We didn't know Tim well, but in our interactions he was always happy and super friendly. The death was unexpected and no cause has been reported. We're all big fans of their music and were saddened by the news. We wish all the best to his bandmates, family, and friends. Curling is hot news right now. Olympic drama, guys curling cases of beer. I mean, it is an Olympic...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode... Bottlesharing and Amaro-Inspired StoutsDropping By Frog Rock BrewingWholesalers vs. Brewers Association TakesSurprising 2025 N/A Beer InsightsGenerational Booze Stats2026 Edition of Beer Style Guidelines OutPolitical Beer Drama in Wisconsin150-Year Old Beer Found in ArizonaBear Poop Beer For The Super BowlThanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio! Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Nate" Ellingson and occasional appea...
Send us Fan Mail 2026 shaping up to be the year of convenience store beer. It's got Goldman Sachs feeling particularly bullish. They're throwing around "buy" recommendations on beer stocks. We're obviously long on beer. And by that I mean, Brian is driving the sales of Long Beers at Atlanta-area convenience stores. BrewDog is also all over news lately, and in keeping with tradition it's all bad. James Watt- is he coming back? Did he ever really leave? ...
Send us Fan Mail 70% of people doing Dry January are liars. Here's one I find hard to believe. Apparently 70% of people taking part in Dry January so they won't go back to drinking. C'mon, you ain't fooling me. Maybe they asked them like a week into January and they were feeling good and high and mighty and thought they would keep it up, but I just don't see that many people calling it quits. We'll see what the numbers tell us. Some news that didn't shock us this week is that former Rogue emp...
Send us Fan Mail We got new drinking rules, Y'all! New federal dietary guidelines came out in the US recently and there are some changes to the recommendation on alcohol consumption. Rather than the old 1 drink for women, 2 drink for men it's been changed to "Drink Less." That's it, just an ambiguous suggestion to drink less. Do with that what you will. And we've found a loophole to comply, along with another Guinness trend - The "60/40." Apparently some pubs are mixing 60% regular Guinness w...
Send us Fan Mail Did you miss us? Seems like forever since we did a show. Hope you had a nice Christmas and New Year! 2026 is starting off exhausting, good thing there's beer. We probably should have made a bigger deal of this but with all the other stuff in our lives we didn't get to throw a big party. But, we turned 10! That's right, 10 whole years of Beer Guys Radio. It's been a crazy ride. Of course with the new year comes the calls for Dry January. We chat about the stats on who's partic...
Send us Fan Mail We start the show this week reminiscing the days of chasing beers. Brews like KBS, CBS, BCBS (I see a trend here) were hard to come by and disappeared quickly. Now, they sit on shelves getting dusty. Do we have too much good beer? We correct some bad intel we got recently. It seems that Anchor Brewing isn't leaving San Francisco and never intended to. American Craft Beer used AI to create their article and it got some info wrong. Never trust AI. We also heard of the horrible ...
Send us Fan Mail It is time once again to share some of our favorite holiday beers with the help of our Jewish friends Ron and Michael from Rainy Day Brewing. We keep it simple. Blind tasting a bevvy of holiday brews and picking our favorites. No specific styles, just holiday themed and rated on how much we enjoy them. This year's beers... Bell's Brewery Christmas AleBrasserie d'Achouffe N'Ice ChouffeBrasserie Dubuisson Scaldis NoelBrouwerij Corsendonk Corsendonk Christmas AleBrouwerij St.Ber...
Send us Fan Mail Are you a connoisseur of cask ale? Cask ales aren't wildly popular in the US, but they have their fans. For folks in the Atlanta area we do have a couple of places known for the quality of their casks, and they put up some unique offerings. In a huge announcement the Siebel Institute announced they'll be leaving Chicago, a city they've called home for 157 years. The prestigious brewing school cited immigration policies as part of the reason for the move. Users on Facebook deb...
Send us Fan Mail Pioneering brewery Rogue Ales announces closure. Reading the news of Rogue Ales' closing I saw several people react with surprise. These don't surprise me anymore, every brewery is at risk. Rogue isn't the biggest we've seen fall and I'm sure there will be more. It does still sting. Craft beer is really taking a beating. Rogue Ales is credited with introducing the "bomber" to the beer world. The 22 oz. bottles were extremely popular for a while. My cellar is still full of the...
Send us Fan Mail The giants keep falling... New came out this week that Monster will shutter the original Cigar City Brewing in Tampa. It's been nothing but a downward trend for Cigar City since Monster took over, even before the overall industry started to slide. Corporate and craft just don't mix. A sad day. (After the show taping we also learned that Rogue Brewing will be closing.) More lighthearted fun news in the beer world - Carlsberg is making the world's smallest beer. This lil' guy i...
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode... I normally like to do a nice write up here but I was off this week and haven't had a chance to listen through. I hope you'll forgive me for the lazy list this week. Cheers, y'all! Saying goodbye to Independent DistillingInnis & Gunn's 1875 Arctic AleBeer From 45 Million Year Old YeastUntappd For All Beverages?Big New Glarus Expansion UpdateThe BA's “Brews to Barns” Tax CreditFaster Lambic Production With... Peas?Red IPAs The Next Big Thing?Thanks...
Send us Fan Mail Do you remember the Randall? Maybe 10 years ago you couldn't go into a craft beer bar or many breweries without seeing a Randall. If you missed this fad the Randall was/is a device that attached to beer lines and allowed you to serve the beer through ingredients to add flavor. Like berries, cinnamon sticks, coffee beans, etc. They were neat, but the fad was short lived. But they may be making a return, or at least a variation, the Renee. Now you can Randall at home. It's pret...
Send us Fan Mail Can AI make our beer better? AI is everywhere these days, and now it's coming for our beer. Is that a good thing? AI research was used to optimize beer fermentation and reduce the time to get to a finished beer, supposedly with the same quality. I don't trust it, but I'm open to tasting the results. In keeping with tradition when Sam Adams Utopias releases every news outlet mentioning it has to include the fact that it's "illegal in 15 states." We know, we know. This year's v...
Send us Fan Mail Another GABF is in the books... Reports from the field say this year's Great American Beer Festival was a shell of what it once was. That's not surprising considering the overall craft landscape, but still a bummer. Seeing the beers and breweries that win, and what categories are popular is always fun. I learn about new breweries every year. Also, the West Coast IPA continues to make a comeback. There were 300 entries in the category with Hazy/Juicy edging it out for the top ...
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