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Batch 312: New England Mosh Pit*
Apr 23, 2026
1h 58m 42s
Batch 311: Stupid, Sexy White Diddly Whales
Apr 9, 2026
1h 43m 32s
Batch 310: Bottles with Backstories
Mar 26, 2026
1h 39m 47s
Batch 309: Cool Aunts and Ice In Your Wine
Mar 12, 2026
1h 47m 34s
Batch 308: Geriatric Millennial Grifters
Feb 26, 2026
2h 03m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/23/26 | Batch 312: New England Mosh Pit*✨ | New England beersbarleywines+4 | — | Treehouse BrewingTrillium Brewing+2 | MassachusettsCalifornia | New Englandbarleywine+5 | Highland Park Brewery | 1h 58m 42s | |
| 4/9/26 | Batch 311: Stupid, Sexy White Diddly Whales✨ | beer rankingbarrel-aged barleywines+3 | — | De Dolle BrouwersBrujos Brewing+5 | Chicago | beerbarrel-aged+3 | Trillium Brewing | 1h 43m 32s | |
| 3/26/26 | Batch 310: Bottles with Backstories✨ | beerbrewing+3 | — | Threat Beer CompanyStone Stonewall+5 | — | DIPAbarleywine+3 | — | 1h 39m 47s | |
| 3/12/26 | Batch 309: Cool Aunts and Ice In Your Wine✨ | cool auntsNA beers+3 | — | Bud Light Blizzard BrewTilray+3 | — | cool auntBud Light Blizzard Brew+4 | — | 1h 47m 34s | |
| 2/26/26 | Batch 308: Geriatric Millennial Grifters✨ | craft beerbrewery news+3 | — | Surly Darkness Batch 1Summoning Spell+9 | — | Surly DarknessHoly Mountain+3 | — | 2h 03m 13s | |
| 2/12/26 | Batch 307: PRRRTing in the Wind✨ | beer rankingcraft beer+3 | — | HopslamArctic Panzer Wolf+8 | — | beerHopslam+5 | — | 2h 21m 26s | |
| 1/29/26 | Batch 306: The Top 5 Whiskeys of 2025✨ | whiskeybeer news+3 | — | E.H. Taylor BTACRussell's Reserve 15 Year+5 | Maynard, Massachusetts | whiskeybourbon+3 | Amory's Tomb Brewing Co. | 2h 07m 46s | |
| 1/15/26 | Batch 305: Barleywine is Life 7: The State of Barleywhales✨ | BarleywineCraft Beer+3 | Lord Maris | STARVE: Exhibit HKing Henry II+14 | — | BarleywineBarleywhales+3 | — | 2h 03m 12s | |
| 1/1/26 | Batch 304: Good For The Goose, Good For The Gander✨ | beer tastingBourbon County Stout+3 | — | Goose IslandColon Cancer Foundation+1 | Buffalo | Goose IslandBourbon County Stout+3 | Uinta Brewing Company | 1h 52m 10s | |
| 12/18/25 | Batch 303: The State of Whales Today✨ | beermead+3 | — | Schramm'sHill Farmstead+4 | Canada | craft beermead+3 | — | 1h 50m 58s | |
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| 12/4/25 |  Batch 302: Sober Due Diligence | After a run of White Whales, Old Money, and lots of fresh hops, Alex and Stephen return to the NA space to Power Rank an XL line-up of beers (and a soda) that have popped up in the Beer News in recent months. Sapporo, Paulaner, Years Beer, Rhinegeist Brewery, and Athletic Brewing Company are all represented for this due diligence episode. In the Beer News, A Class of '88 pillar topples as Rogue Brewing abruptly shutters their operations, The Siebel Institute of Technology and World Brewing Academy move to Canada in response to visa operations in the US, and Cigar City ditches aluminum and glass as they sell Jai Alai in a plastic five gallon bucket. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | Batch 301: When Old is New | Alex looks into some old dogs learning new tricks as Brasserie Au Baron, Kern River Brewing Company, 3 Fonteinen, Brasserie Fantôme, and Yazoo Brewing Company break from traditions. In the Beer News, Paulaner gets into the soda game, Untappd allows any beverage to be checked in, and craft beer legend and long time New Belgium brewer Lauren Woods Limbach retires after 28 years. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | Batch 300: The Oldest Currency | Alex and Stephen celebrate 300 episodes by cracking open tried and true old money staples and one not so old money beer. Beers from Brasserie de Blaugies, Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei, De Ranke, and Sierra Nevada will be put through the Power Rankings treatment. In the Beer News, Schramms Meadery released a batch of The Statement Reserve to help pay off their orchard loan, Sapporo gets in the NA and light beer game in the US, and AB-InBev gets caught doing gimmick infringement with the look of their latest hard tea product line. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 10/23/25 | Batch 299: Pacific Northwest Fresh Hopstravaganza | It's fresh hop season and Alex sources four of the best fresh hop beers from the heart of hop country: the Pacific Northwest. Beers from Fremont Brewing, Crux Fermentation Project, Little Beast Brewing, and Gigantic Brewing Company will face off to see who's got the dankest offering this fresh hop season. In the Beer News, Alex recaps the NA winners at GABF, another twist is added to Ballast Point's long, complicated history, Fair State stops being a co-op, and Tree House Brewing Company launches their Barrel Reserve Society and membership sells out immediately. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 10/9/25 | Batch 298: Oops! All White Whales | Alex busts out his trusty ticking harpoon and hunts down four beers off the White Whale list. Lost Abbey Veritas 006, Stone Brewing Vertical Epic 02.02.02 Encore, New Glarus R&D Very Sour Blackberry (re-release), and Cantillon Loerik go head-to-head and then get put through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, a series of closures sadden and anger the craft beer community, Unibroue La Fin du Monde celebrates its 30th anniversary, and John Mulaney releases a line of NA beers. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 9/25/25 | Batch 297: New Releases, Old Money Brewers | In one of the most competitive Power Ranking episodes, new releases from Pulpit Rock Brewing Company, Russian River Brewing Company, Mcilhenney Brewing Company, and Figueroa Mountain Brewing Brew Co. go head-to-head featuring an array of styles. In the Beer News, longtime Chicago burger joint Burger Antics announces their closure, Charlie Sheen gets into the NA beer space, and Budweiser teams up with Netflix. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 9/11/25 | Batch 296: Alex Kidd and the Amazing Technicolor 8.4 oz Can | Alex praises the recent Sierra Nevada Pils releases in 8.4 oz cans! But does he really believe what he says or is this another #nostrilgate? Then Alex and Stephen try some NA beverages and a new contender challenges St. Agrestis for the throne. They try their first NA wine and revisit a NA beer favorite then throw all four drinks through the Power Rankings treatment. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 8/30/25 | Batch 295: Sober Summer Refreshers | It was a summer of boozy beers but Alex and Stephen hop back on the NA train with four summer "refreshers." Not quite a cocktail, not at all beer, possibly soda-ish, offerings from Casamara Club, Something & Nothing, Melo, and Pentire battle it out to see if any NA drink is worthy of dethroning St. Agrestis. In the Beer News, new tariffs will hit the beer industry soon, Spindrift 86s their Spiked seltzer line, and Campbell's Soup teams up with Pabst Blue Ribbon for a soup collab no one asked for. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 8/14/25 | Batch 294: Trappist Punjabi Prison Match | Alex and Stephen approach completion in trying all the Trappist beers out there as they tick Zundert Trappist, Engelszell Trappist, Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, and Mont Des Cats Biere Trappiste. This leaves only 1 Trappist Beer left to try. In the Beer News, Schramm's Mead is for sale Ken Schramm is told to retire due to health complications, Boston Beer Company closes two of their LA ventures including their Truly LA bar, and Bokke releases a $300 lambic saber which sells out almost instantly. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 7/31/25 | Batch 293: Alex & Stephen's Trappist House | It's a Trappist beer showdown as Alex sources four Trappist beers from three different Trappist breweries that have never been featured on the show, then he and Stephen put the beers through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, a huge shakeup goes down in the distribution side of the beer world, Buffalo Trace grasps at straws for their next limited release, and it's the annual GOOSE IT OF LOOSE IT! To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | Batch 292: Sacramento West Coast IPA Shootout | Alex and Stephen head to the capitol of their home state to seek out the best West Coast IPAs that haven't been featured on the show. WCIPAs from Slice Beer Co., Shred Beer Company, Bike Dog Brewing Company, and Movement Brewing Co. will be put through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, disgraced wrestler Hulk Hogan grifts other grifters, King of the Hill's reboot prompts Alamo Beer to make a true-to-show beer label, Mountain Dew teams up with Buffalo Wild Wings for a collab from hell, and and Miller High Life releases a frozen treat for the summer. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 7/3/25 | Batch 291: Colorado West Coast IPA Shootout | Alex sources a line-up of four mostly from Colorado West Coast IPAs that have never been featured on the show to see who reigns supreme in the Centennial State! Alex also gives an update about Facebook drama after the Barleywine is Life group gets deleted. In the Beer News, Stephen and Alex try to Blue Moon lip balm, the famed PH1 barrel is now full of Off Color beer as John Laffler reveals what's gestating inside everyone's favorite barrel, New Belgium releases a set of Malort IPAs but the gimmick raises some red flags, mostly stolen valor, and William H. Macy does a whiskey collab that no one asked for. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/25 | Batch 290: Just Add a Big Ice Cube | Alex and Stephen are back in the NA realm as they put 4 NA cocktails through the Power Ranking treatment. The line-up consists of perennial favorite St. Agrestis and their Phony White Negroni, a Paloma from mead masters B. Nektar, a Moscow Mule from Beckett's Tonics, and Stockholms Bränneri Apéro Alcohol Free Aperitif Soda. In the Beer News, the Brewers Association officially recognizes Mexican Lager as a style of beer, Eagle Rare drops one of the most aged bourbons ever, and Blue Moon does a lip balm collab. Stephen calls out Alex for blowing his nose by blowing both nostrils at the same time. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | Batch 289: We're All Here Together | It's the most sacred of all weekends in the Maltyverse as the Malty Boyz™ descend upon the Malt Mansion. You heard that right, the Malty Boyz™, which means Michael's back! Yes! They're all here together for Batch 289. Alex curates an insane line-up for this batch where all the Malty Boyz™ are back together including a batch 1 Bookers and they tick another White Whale beer when they try Brandy Vanilla Dark Lord. In the Beer News, the Boyz discuss famed brewer and Beachwood Brewing owner Julian Shrago joining Urban Roots, the closing of a Netherlands Trappist brewery, watches made from beer barrels, a new batch of King Henry from Goose Island, and a Timberland collab with Pabst Blue Ribbon. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
| 5/22/25 | Batch 288: Well, It Was A Good Day At Pebble Beach For Us | Grabs your clubs, we're cracking NA beers and putting up bogeys! Alex and Stephen try a wholesome foursome of NA beers from Resident Culture Brewing, Fieldwork Brewing Co., Burial Beer Co., and Golden Road Brewing. Alex reveals he knows nothing about the world of fine art. In the Beer News, PH1 lands in the hands of John Laffler at Off Color Brewing which is very exciting news if you were old enough to drive a car when 9/11 happened, Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout will make their 10oz bottle debut this year, and Campari enters the RTD NA cocktail game. To get involved with the "Life" International Barleywine Collab, click the link for info about the recipe, BSG discount, and links to help raise awareness of colon cancer. If you'd like to make a direct donation to help support Alex, head over to his GoFundMe. For more info about colon cancer and to help support the fight against it check out the Colon Cancer Foundation. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content. Get the Malt Couture Officially Licensed T-shirt. Follow DontDrinkBeer on Instagram and Twitter. | — | ||||||
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