After we had so much fun tasting verticals and horizontals during our Eureka Heights episode, Ryan and Drew are back at it again with none other than the Negative Space Milk Stout from 11 Below Brewing! Come find out all about the awesome Negative Space variants and whether this beer…
Adam returns on this episode to share some great beers from Austin and we gush all about the beer scene in Dripping Springs! And of course in addition to the beer we stray off course with some truly ridiculous and hilarious stories (as is tradition when Adam joins the podcast).…
Does the color of your beer affect how it tastes? Is Saint Patrick’s day and its green beer ruining your favorite lager? You better believe that the Beering Ain’t Easy podcast is here to conduct the experiments that no one asked to be conducted. Featured Beers: Cloud Punch. Bad Astronaut…
This week we talk about the one topic Ryan enjoys more than beer… conspiracy theories. We go through a series of wacky beer-related conspiracy theories and make up a few unsubstantiated theories of our own. Plus Ryan runs down Birds Aren’t Real and his favorite conspiracy theories of all time…
Asa Hanrahan, General Manager of the Houston Flying Saucer, joins the podcast to share his experiences spanning 16 years at the cornerstone beer bar and landmark of Downtown Houston! We discuss the craft beer evolution in Texas, Houston new downtown patio space along Main Street, the staying power of the…
So, you’re supposed to drink IPA’s fresh, right? Well it may be common sense to you but we’re going to test it in an experiment anyway as is tradition. We sample three Saint Arnold Art Car IPA’s at varying levels of freshness and answer why do IPA’s degrade, how do…
One of the earliest US craft beer icons from New Belgium, the one and only Fat Tire, has gone through a major overhaul. New recipe, new logo, and new branding with sustainability at the forefront. We pull out our last batch of the old recipe and drink it side by…
The Beering Ain’t Easy podcast has evolved into a new form fueled by Chat GPT and Artificial Intelligence, or in short, Beer GPT. We test out the capabilities of current AI and whether it poses a risk to white collar jobs, the writer’s guild, or at a minimum the low-grade…
In this episode, we do what we love best - beer news and blind tastings - but also answer some pretty important questions. Mexican Lagers are often considered basic beers, but are craft Mexican lagers an exception? And more importantly, could you pick them out of a lineup? And while…
Ryan and Drew crack into some of the best beers from Belgium and Germany while sitting outside on the edge of the Austin, TX wilderness. In an episode rife with bad accents and pronunciations, your hosts discuss why Euro beers have fallen down so far on the Beer Advocate ratings…
It has been well established on our Podcast that host Ryan likes his beers (and other drinks) unadulterated. So what did we do to him? We made him face his fears and drink a wide range of beer mixed drinks for the first time ever, tournament style! And let him…
We back? It’s been a minute since our last episode, so we pay penance to the beer gods by drinking weird beers while we bring you up-to-speed with the state of affairs in craft beer and in our hoods. Tarot cards, anonymous Facebook posts, and Troy Aikman branded beer, all…
We drink two of the best sours in Texas, Atrial Rubacite from Jester King and Sea of Waves from True Anomaly, all while sharing our opinions and detailed instructions on how to perform the biggest faux pas when visiting breweries. Ryan brings it home with some beer news and Drew…
And the winner is… America, obviously. The Beering Ain’t Easy podcast embarks on a blind tasting adventure through the most recognizable American Lager macro beers and one notable exception - Troy Aikman’s patented Eight Beer. Can Troy’s beer redeem the Cowboys playoff losing streak, or will he be relegated to…
After many months on the road gathering the latest and greatest beer news, Ryan and Drew highlight the highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, and the the rising and falling breweries of the Houston area and beyond. It’s not all gloom and doom my friends… in the…
Houston versus Dallas - A sibling rivalry of Texas-sized proportions. The Beering Ain’t Easy podcast will settle the debate once and for all as we battle two Houston and two Dallas hazy IPA’s, blind tasting style. Is this a winner takes all endeavor, or can we collectively find common ground…
What are your thoughts on the hype beer market that is driving craft beer nerds across the globe to empty their pockets for a rare beer find? Is this bad economics or the future of marketing? Can you drive up huge interest for a beer in a tasteful way? Also,…
In this episode, we revisit the cult classic Beerfest 15 years later to see if the movie withstood the test of time. What has been its impact to drinking competitions and the beer industry in general? Is it still funny? And what the hell is a ZJ?
We pick two breweries from Dallas to go head to head, Peticolas Brewing Company and Manhattan Project Beer, in an IPA vs. IPA and Winter Ale vs. Winter Ale battle. Plus we cover the highly scandalous and hilarious serious of tweets from Pabst Blue Ribbon and balance out all the…
There are a lot of winter and “Christmas” beers that come out around the holidays, but do they all really count as Christmas beers? We take three completely different styles of “Christmas” beers and put them to the test to see if they are Christmas enough! Plus Drew pulls out…
The Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast is back at it again with a patented beer experiment! This time we make teas out of three different types of hops and see if we can identify them based on their expected flavor profile. And somewhere in the middle of the episode we go…
It’s Peanut Butter Stout Time, Peanut Butter Stout Time! We’ll stack up four peanut butter stouts in a taste-off to find out which is the peanut-butteriest while Ryan educates us on the history of adjuncts and how peanut butter is added to the brewing process. We’ll also give some on…
What is the best sport to watch while drinking? To play while drinking? While we’re at it, what is a sport anyway? Do things like golf, Nascar, horse racing, and bowling count? What is your criteria for defining a sport versus a game? Your Beering Ain’t Easy hosts answer all…
