Welcome in! Greg’s rocking an ice pack and Flex is diving into seltzer science—but don’t worry, this is still very much a beer podcast. The guys compare notes on wild beer adventures, including a boys' day out that turned into a Casa Agria treasure hunt and a seltzer experiment involving soft serve ice cream. Plus, Erica calls in drunk from Alaska to challenge the state’s infamous beer laws, and the guys debate whether Yuengling is actually just “meh” or just hard to get. Also, Greg’s trying to age gracefully while still launching off wakes, and Flex’s kids are choosing beers with names that make ten-year-olds giggle.

Beers We’re Drinking:

• Greg is drinking Casa Agria’s Space Craze Hazy IPA – Out-of-this-world juiciness, hazy perfection, and stone fruit for days.
• Flex is drinking More Brewing’s Little Space Booties – DDH session pale ale, herbaceous and green, but too hoppy for its britches.

Greg gets out of a dance recital and right into a brewery crawl—with backup from Marty the Brew Pup and intern Brian. Meanwhile, Flex reveals that his kids picked his beer based solely on the word “booties,” and it honestly checks out. Erica the outlaw comes in , a nostalgic breakfast burrito craving sparked by Qdoba talk, and Greg makes it clear he’ll take back pain if it means more wakeboarding. Plus, we get the tragic tale of a head brewer who can’t drink his own beer anymore, and Flex tells us why soft serve seltzers may be the weirdest delicious thing you didn’t know you needed.

Booze News:

• Anchor Brewing Still Ghosting Everyone – New owners, zero updates, just a lonely skeleton crew.
• Yuengling Invades Michigan – The most okay beer in America takes one more step west.
• Texas Says “High” to Hemp – Governor Abbott vetoes hemp ban at the buzzer.
• Florida Man Flips Car, Escapes Ambulance, Drives Home – Can you guess his BAC?
• Another Florida Man Hits a Crane, 7AM – Five Star Pizza: now delivering chaos.

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