Brew Bloods: Drink Beer, Think Beer

Brews in the News returns with: Stone Brewing is suing MillerCoors over the Stone brand, Green Flash lays off 15% and pulls distribution from 32 states, a new study says alcohol helps clean toxins from your brain, craft beer is better than red wine for preventing diabetes and heart disease, BridgePort Brewing launched the first craft beer into space, and forget craft beer; the next craze is non-alcoholic beer

Rachel Hart from the Take a Break From Drinking podcast joins us to talk about something we don't discuss very often in craft beer: sometimes we need to quit drinking. Rachel explains why there is a viable alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and why not everyone needs to go sober, how she got here, how she became a life coach, and tips for success.

To ring in 2018 very delayed, we talk about last year's trends and how we've changed, what we think might happen in the new year, and we do a news roundup:  - Lyft is using a beer called 5-Star Lager from Braderbrau to promote their service - Amazon Alexa is now offering opinions on beer - A Texas man allegedly has a "Texas-sized" beer can collection - Lakewood Brewing is put a bunch of their beer into the vault

To celebrate the holidays and the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we're pairing craft beers to Star Wars characters. Plus we run down holiday gifts for the beer lover.

Javi Fuentes from Central Track joins us to talk about the state of Texas craft beer for 2017. Who were the movers and shakers, how do we feel about those who fell out, and what does the future hold?

Certified Beer Server Stephanie Roethlisberger from Craft Beer Cellar joins us to teach us how to pair beer with Thanksgiving dinner and keep the peace with your family.

The former Untapped Festival is now known as Index Fest and it's back at Fair Park in Dallas! We talked to a bunch of beer people: Michael Finley from Peticolas, Chase Lewis from TUPPS, April Lowery from Austin Eastciders, Matt Morriss from Rabbit Hole Brewing, James Herringto from Collective Brewing, and Phillip Hardwick from HopFusion Ale Works.

Part two of the BrainDead Brewing Women in Craft Beer panel is an audience Q&A with the panel, including an interesting story of what a man compared beer gravity to.

In part one of BrainDead Brewing's Women in Craft Beer panel, you get an introduction to all of the women involved: how they got started in the industry, what they do, and other fun facts. 

Bryan from the No Beer Left Behind podcast joins us for a Halloween candy and beer pairing at Trinity Hall with the following pairings: - Deschutes Abyss 2016 and Chocolate M&Ms - Left Hand Milk Stout and Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds - Wexford Cream Ale and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - Funkwerks Saison and Starburst - Harp Lager and Candy Corn We also talk about Audacity Brewing in Denton, TX closing and Gordon Biersch leaving Dallas, plus some new beer styles on the horizon.

Two co-founders from Gunwhale Ales in Costa Mesa, California join Marc to talk about what a coastal ale is, how hard it is to stand out in a mature beer market, and how three co-founders make a business work without butting heads.

With any niche culture come the nerds and the snobs, so we break down Thrillist's list of the types of beer snobs, ranked, as well as the Boston Globe and Esquire's articles on how culture has changed around beer culture and those snobs.

For Oktoberfest 2017, Franconia Brewing founder and brewmaster Dennis Wehrmann joins us to talk Oktoberfest, being a North Texas beer pioneer, why it's okay not to be extreme and what Europe and the United States can learn from each other.

Onion AV Club Pick Six columnist and former Strange Brews co-host Andrew Gill joins us to talk discuss his latest column, "How Independent Should Craft Beer Be?". 

Join Marc and Dustin each week as they pick a beer, drink a beer, and rate a beer, plus dispensing education and laughs along the way.