Batch 310: Bottles with Backstories

About this episode

Alex discusses various beers and their backstories while covering recent beer news.

Alex won his first ever razzle in order to put this episode together when he sources a hazy DIPA from Threat Beer Company. A mysterious benefactor sells Alex a Stone Stonewall bottle from 2005. Then rounding out the Bottleshare is the 2025 Toronado Barleywine Festival winner from Wonderous Brewing Co. and a love letter to Dark Lord from a bunch of basement dwellers in Chicago. In the Beer News, George Clooney gets involved in the NA beer game and Half Acre and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery merge to form a new Chicago beverage platform. 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 .

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Topics covered

• beer
• brewing
• barleywine
• beer news
• cancer awareness

Keywords

• DIPA
• barleywine
• beer news
• Dark Lord
• Colon Cancer Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Threat Beer Company, Stone Stonewall, Wonderous Brewing Co., Dark Lord, Half Acre, Maplewood Brewery & Distillery, Colon Cancer Foundation

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