The Beervengers(the podcast)

Episode 78: Up Our Own (Scandinavian) Asses

Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder welcome back guest Beervenger Globehopper for a seven pour show featuring Greenport Harbor, Crown and Hops, El Segundo, Anchorage, Backwoods, Almanac, and Night Shift. We talk about Stoutapalooza 2023, cask ales in Brooklyn, the taco trail of Clovis, and generally try not to get too far up our own asses. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 77: Crushing The Segues

This week, Captain, Huck, and the Beer Wonder enjoy pours from Jester King, Central Coast, Marlowe, and Berryessa. Sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 76: Even More Wheat Lightning

Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder welcome back the voice of the sponsored pour, Wheat Lightning, for an epic seven pour show including Hudson North, Half Acre, Barrier, Other Half, Cellarmaker, Left Hand, and Faction. Learn about everything Wheat Lightning's been up to, including a live version of her acclaimed YouTube series, Maestro's Magical Music Box. This episode is full of digressions and full of beer. Kind of like life? Sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 75: Springtime For Kid Charlemagne

Captain, Huck, and The Beer Wonder welcome general manager of Singlecut Beersmiths and guest Beervenger to be, Dan Bronson, for a five episode show including pours from Singlecut, Jackrabbit Brewing, and Pizza Port. Learn all about Dan, Singlecut, and where the twain shall meet. And it wouldn't be a Beervenger to be episode without the sacred naming ceremony. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective and Singlecut Beersmiths.

Episode 74: Erin Go Beer

Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder introduce five memorable pours from Lough Gill, Grimm, Bike Dog, and Moonlight, all in a state of post St. Patrick's Day revelry. In addition to the usual shenanigans we talk about Ireland, an excursion to Grimm Artisanal Ales for brulee beer(complete with bierstacheln), the intersection of beer and cinema, boilermakers, and some other stuff. Come hang out! This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 73: Loosey Goosey

Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder enjoy five pours from The Lazy Dog, East Brother, Melvin, Braven, Barrier, and Smuttynose. Per the title, this one's pretty loose with topics ranging from beer clubs, weed stores, listener feedback, something called brulot beer, and the intersectionality of beer and cinema. There are other things, too, but you'll have to listen to find out. Sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 72: The Working Man’s Nutpool

Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder welcome back guest Beervenger Nutpool for a four pour episode including Bunker Brewing, Strike Brewing, Talea, and Jack's Abby. Nutpool catches us up on the nether regions of Nuttown, fills us in on the sporting life, dispels a few unfortunate rumors, and hopefully doesn't inadvertently start any more. As the saying goes, say what you will about Nutpool. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective

Episode 71: How Many Syllables, Mario?

On this episode, Captain, Huck, and the Beer Wonder share five pours from Incinerati, KCBC, Off Color, Laughing Monk, and Five Boroughs. Join us for reflections on our respective moisture levels for January, as well as field reports from Fresno, multiple NYC boroughs, and other fun stuff. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective

Episode 70: Don’t Google This, Kids

The Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder enjoy pours from Evil Twin, There Does Not Exist, Vosburgh, and Resident Culture while they reminisce over the holidays, discuss observations and hopes for the future, the philosophy of petiquette, as well as talk about the weather. Exactly what you've come to expect from us. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 69: Sarah Will Provide

Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder welcome guest Beervenger to be, Sarah Nakhost Karimi, beverage manager for The Bier and Cheese Collective for a five pour show including Gun Hill Brewery, Back Home, Dutchess Ales, and Bottle Logic. Learn all about Sarah's state and borough crossing origin story and stay to the end to learn Sarah's official Beervenger name. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 68: Sometimes You Have To Suck To Soar

Captain, Beer Wonder, and Huck share six unique pours from Finback, Tioga-Sequoia, Three Floyds, Exchange, Smog City, and Strong Rope. They talk about holidays, dad stuff, stout tastings, and elections that have been long decided by the time you're reading this. Other stuff too. But six pour shows make for hazy memories. Listen and recapture them along with us. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 67: The Beervengers European Vacation Volume II, or Cider Girl Saves The Day

Captain, Beer Wonder, Huck, and Cider Girl continue last week's rollicking account of our epic beer tour of Belgium and Germany with five new pours from Huyghe, Moonlight Brewing, Oxbow, and Ace Cider. This is an in depth day by day journey with as detailed descriptions as we can muster given the copious amounts alcohol our sojourn was infused with. Come help us fill in the blanks. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 66: The Beervengers European Vacation Volume I

On this episode, Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder welcome returning guest Beervenger Cider Girl and two newly minted Beervengers to be, Glenn Stoops and Emil Angelica. Which means two new tremendous origin stories and two new Beervenger names to be revealed. This six pour episode features offerings from Brouwerij Bosteels, 50 West, Brouwerij Huyghe, Wild East, Fremont, and Une Annee. And, of course, this is the first dispatch from our recent trip to Belgium and Germany. How can we possibly fit all this into one episode? We can't. Volume II is coming next week. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 65: Traveling Beervengers

This week, Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder welcome back guest Beervenger Dr. Bruce Biernerd/ Incredulous Bulk for an eight show episode featuring pours from Warped Wing, Ross Brewing, Morgan Territory, Front Porch, Sam Adams, Goodwater, Evil Twin, and The Dead Rabbit. The Beervengers have been traveling everywhere from Ohio to Maryland to Florida to California. Listen to hear about our domestic adventures and stay to the end to hear about our upcoming international Beervengering. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 64: Macromania!

Captain and Beer Wonder welcome Globehopper back to dip our toes into the macrobrew pool for a six pour show featuring Foster's, Budweiser, Pabst, Listermann, Allagash, and Threes. All this plus a week in beer and a visit to Globehopper's home brewery. Come hang out! This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 63: Bitchin’ Summer

This week, Captain, Huck, and Beer Wonder pour five new beers from Belching Beaver, Deep Fried Beers, Little Dog, and Three Monkeys. We have joy, we have fun, and we have all the feelings that come with with the season most associated with sun. And then some. Come hang out. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 62: Pride and Pilsner

This week, Captain, Huck, and the Beer Wonder welcome guest Beervenger to be Ryan LaFever, beverage manager for The Bier and Cheese Collective and curator of The Beervengers sponsored pours since November of 2020. This five pour episode, featuring pours from Wild East, Fifth Hammer, Oslo, New Glory, and Dust Bowl, focuses on Pride Month. Notably how it's being celebrated at 35-11 Ditmars Blvd., with a side trip to Fresno. Oh yeah, we also hear Ryan's origin story, give him a Beervenger name. and learn of the centuries old rivalry between Kolsch and Altbier. Come hang out. This episode sponsored by the Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 61: Five Beers and Seven Breweries Ago

Captain and Beer Wonder welcome back Hophead Huck for a five beer and seven brewery episode, with pours from Russian River, Abomination, Tox, District 96, Crow & Wolf, Firestone Walker, and Moonlight. Learn all about Huck's new secret West Coast location, our week in beer, and, you know, the usual (and sometimes unusual) hijinks. Sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.

Episode 60: The Rereturn of Dame Hazy Molly

This week, Captain and Beer Wonder welcome back one of our favorite Beervengers, Hazy Lady/ Dunkel Dame and, from Wanderlinger Brewing Company, Events Coordinator Molly Lamb, for an exciting three pour show. If you're doing the math, that's two full pours as well as two half pours. And if you can't do the math, you may need to go to Molly's Beer School in Chattanooga. We promise, when you listen to the show, this will all make sense. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective and Wanderlinger Brewing Company.

Episode 59: Getting Funky With Kid OBK

This week, Captain and the Beer Wonder welcome, from Brewvana, City Brew Tours, Unboxed Experiences, and the Brews Less Traveled podcast, guest Beervenger to be, Brian Hatheway. This three pour show features selections from Necromancer, Torch and Crown, Barrier, and Other Half. Brian tells us his journey from his first craft beer to home brewer to the beer professional that he is today. And he even finds time to school us on the exciting Pittsburgh beer scene. If all that, our week in beer, and the sacred naming ritual isn't enough for you. check out the Brews Less Traveled podcast for the entire month of May, where Captain and Beer Wonder will be Brian's guests. This episode sponsored by The Bier and Cheese Collective.