Beer and Bullsh*t

#88 - 22 Episodes Per Year

On the four year anniversary of the show's launch, Ben and Chris chat about the LCBO strike and Charlie Sheen's fastball plus we take a look back (and listen!) to our very first episode on July 11, 2021 featuring Greg Taylor of Steam Whistle Brewing. 

#87 - Heritage variance signage

Ben and Chris welcome Nick Baird and Adil Ahmad to the studio (no, really, there’s a studio now!) to discuss the end of Beerlab! and the brith of Supply and Demand — the duo’s pizza and live entertainment-based rebrand. Plus they talk traditional decoction methods, David Wilcox, hand-selecting hops, constructive criticism for homebrewers, and, for some reason, basic economic principles. 

#86 - Martin Short is a national treasure

Ben and Chris chat with Brad Clifford of Clifford Brewing about his early days as a nano-brewer in Toronto and his move to Hamilton, the soon-to-be-cool NOBA district, why he enters — and wins! — so many damn awards, and why he doesn’t actually drink that much porter. Plus: Cliffolini! Charles Grodin cult classics! A barking dog!

#85 - The Secret Goldfish

Ben welcomes back Ontario craft beer veteran Sam Corbeil and chats about Sawdust City celebrating 10 years of their brewery, the importance of beer awards, why non-alcoholic beer sucks, and complicated, silly beer names — plus they chat John Irving, death row pizza, and Ben pitches his lawn mowing TV show. 

#84 - Marzipan stout vs. jalapeño kolsch

Ben and Chris chat with Beer Guy, Jordan St. John, author of many beer books, some of which he'll tell you the name of, editor of The Growler beer guide, beer instructor at George Brown College, and rent-controlled midtown Toronto resident. The guys chat beer criticism, free beer, erotic fiction, and awards -- plus a Pell's Corner for the ages. 

#83 - Hump and dump

Ben and Chris are back for a poolside episode to discuss the return of Canadian Beer News, help a listener with a chalkboard dilemma, and Chris samples a new THC-infused beverage. We investigate the inflated claims that NA beer is our lord and saviour, and Ben makes his pitch for a live version of the podcast at the Canadian Brewing Awards. Plus Chris previews his one man show about his mom, people get carved, and the guys are ATTACKED BY WILD RACCOONS!

#82 - The surface is the best part

Ben and Chris chat with Matt Giffen, owner and founder of Bench Brewing in Lincoln, Ontario, about the importance of sustainability, irrigating their eight acre farm/brewery, using Niagara fruits in the brewing process, and embracing old world brewing techniques -- plus the three former South Lions get into high school trivia and try to make this already-niche podcast even more niche. Iron 'em out!

#81 - The 81ers

When Ben and Chris are ghosted by this week’s guest, they opt to discuss the breweries they’d like to own, the province’s most underrated breweries, dad hats, and their most hated beer styles -- plus they start a blood feud with Great Lakes Brewery.

#80 -A crafty fox

Ben and Chris chat with Todd Lewin of Muskoka Brewery about Mad Tom IPA as a game changer (that’s making a comeback), staying on top of trends vs trying to court macro drinkers, and the reality check that the pandemic brought on — plus nitro canned cocktails, convenience store beer, the NA market and a philosophical instalment of Pell’s Corner.  

#79- Pull the ripcord

Trying to outdrink your younger self, fantasizing about divorce with your spouse in front of your kids, pissing your pants after yelling at men with average-sized penises, Molson’s selfless sponsorship tactics that they need you to know about, and an inevitable-but-fun regression into just talking about Back to The Future.