Next episode from the vault drop.

Chris is still in Montana and went for a nice float. Nick and his family adopt kittens that now are probably legally able to drink. Unfortunately, his return from work meetings in New York is one to remember but not in a good way. It’s all worth it when he and his wife stumble across a nice Montana beer fest with some 80’s hair metal. Even though it’s probably all a lie, Nick chooses to believe that the cooler (still in the 90s) weather is here to stay in Austin. Nick has another run-in with COVID but hopes it doesn’t affect his upcoming trip to see Phish. Don’t forget your hair….I mean bear spray in Montana. John’s family got a new dog…….she’s now almost 2 that is named, in part, after a Patriot’s great. Hot take from John Tumble 22 > Hattie B’s. He also gets another new job. He also got to see Garth and his daughter got to share a special moment with Mr. Brooks before he left the arena. We talk about the incomparable Vin Scully. John is going to Portland for the first of many work trips and thinks he isn’t going to get to enjoy fresh the hop season, but future John knows that he does. For whatcha drinking: Chris enjoys a west coast IPA named June Grass from Mountains Walking and John and Nick are spellbound by the wizardry that Taylor and crew at Pecan Street were able to pull off with the collaboration pilsner. Demystifying the craft returns with, how do you approach bringing beer to a party? Then another round of the ever popular, guess the celebrity’s height. Chris hits us with his walk down memory lane and a joke. Then he talks about a lot of very heavy things he has been dealing with lately and how we would handle those in our roles as fathers and spouses. We make an awkward transition to cream ales. Who was in charge of naming this style? John and Nick miss the mark a little with tasting a Red Horn Lightning McCream Cream Soda Ale. It was literally the closest we could find. Chris has a traditional cream ale from Bias Brewing in the Kali Creamsicle.

Second episode from the vault drop.

Chris has some good beer and amazing brisket at Laughing Sun brewery as he finally makes it to beautiful Montana. Nick and his family adopt kittens that now are probably legally able to drink. He also encounters some home repair issues but luckily it turns out that his roof just wasn’t attached. John and Nick got to dry hop the collab brew with Pecan Street and enjoy the brewery with their families. Heads up, we don’t have any cans left. John got to take in Lollapalooza…….2022 but had a once in a lifetime experience, in a bad way, before Metallica came on. He also stopped by a long term target brewery in Off Color brewing and even got to chat with one of the owners. Chris enjoyed a wonderful hop bomb from Backslope Brewing in the Crooked Wind IPA. Nick has a slight departure from La Verdad with a coconut sour cream ale from Martin House. John got to have the tremendous Dino Smores while at Off Color. We talk about the collabs we would like to see. (Surly, Pinthouse, ABW, Victory, and Green Man). John takes you down memory lane and hits you with a dad joke for this week. We discuss music festivals and kids attending them. Then we go into a history of Other Half brewing since they were kind enough to give us a 4-pack of their collaboration with Fiden’s brewing out of Albany New York named, Broccoli’s Axe. Finally, we taste the beer and let Other Half know how much we love them.

First episode from the vault drop.

This week, Chris’s wife got a care package from Pinthouse that almost brought her to tears. He also accepts the new job offer……the 2nd time. Nick shares his excitement over getting to make it out to Pecan Street brewing to help with our collaboration beer. John recaps his family’s trip to New York which was amazing and included lots of great food, beer, and experiences. However, he took home a souvenir that he did not want. Big shout out to Other Half who gave John a sold-out beer to try and review on a future episode. We also debut a new game that John observed at Threes Brewing which is guess the celebrities height. Chris talks about his wonderful experience at Working Draft brewery in Madison, WI. Nick recaps his venture out to Cruz Blanca in Chicago. John breaks down his experience at all locations of Other Half in New York. Then Nick hits us with a dad joke and a little walk down memory lane. Today's episode is milkshake IPAs. John and Nick try the Brewing Project’s Summer Vibes Milkshake IPA while Chris picked up Vacation Mode from Wooden Hill Brewing.