Beer and Bullsh*t

#72- What do people do in Stouffville, anyway?

Ben and Chris chat with Susan Michalek and Jeff Manol of Muddy York Brewing and break some news about their relocation to Stouffville, talk about building a community outside of major cities, landlords, lagers, and commercial condos, plus a very special Pell’s Corner brought to you by new sponsors, Teen Vogue. 

#71 - Buck Tucker strikes back

Ben and Chris welcome back beleaguered distiller, Buck Tucker, and discuss his new venture, Buck Naked Brewing Company; plus dick pics as beer labels, pushing the Ontario border further north, and why the Brewminati are after him. Featuring Josh Murray. 

#70 - Damp January

Ben and Chris share some new year’s resolutions and answer listeners’ questions including falling off the wagon at Christmas, bringing your mistress to family dinner, and awkward party crashers; plus beer blogging, getting more adventurous with beer (again), and questionable book recommendations. 

#69 -Kungaroo and brisket

Ben chats with Mathew Renda, owner of Boshkung Brewing in Minden, about the journey from beer blogger and attire sales to general manager and now owner of a brewery. Plus TFC, smoked meat for boaters, and weird questions from Chuck Klosterman's Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs. 

#68 - Young women in grey smocks

The guys chat with Matt Bod, former beertender extrodinaire and current Great Lakes Brewery brewer and distiller about the parallels between craft beer and punk rock, his new woodfire and charcoal-cooking side hustle, and why no one is drinking saisons these days; plus hand sanitizer, beer mythology and becoming famous after your band's music becomes a podcast's theme song. 

#67 -The Mail Bag Livestream Extravaganza

Finding themselves guest-less at the last minute, Ben and Chris meet up in Ben’s basement to read totally real questions from their inbox and embark on a meandering journey that takes them from shoplifting olives in Guelph to witnessing historic events, and finding ones calling; plus they unveil new sure-to-return climate-fixing plumber characters.

#66 - Five gallons of Kentucky Common

Ben and Chris talk to Mark Solomon, home brewer and beer writer, about the nuance of representation in charitable beer collabs, the value of beer awards, and drinking culture in Northern Ontario; plus a long, twisted edition of “would you rather” for Pell’s Corner.

#65- How not to start a damn brewery

Ben chats with Kelly Meyer, author of the book "How Not to Start a Damn Brewery" and host of the podcast of the same name. They talk beer in Texas, the mistakes most brewery owners make, and why he swears he's not bitter about selling his brewery; plus Ben rants about the allegedly impeding demise of The Beer Store and loud cars and a Texan gets quizzed on Canadiana.  

#64 -How often is Berrios pitching a complete game shut out?

Ben and Chris talk to Mandie and Mark Murphy, owners of Left Field Brewery, with roughly a week before they open their second location in Toronto’s Liberty Village. They talk about the Jays (obviously), the details, menu, and some new collabs coming out for the new space, and whether or not mayonnaise belongs on hotdogs, plus double-tapered brown ale, college prospect Fingerthumb Foothand, and questionable baseball trivia. 

#63 - How do you like them apples

Ben chats with Tariq Ahmed of Revel Cider in Guelph about the road from pig poop and a fermentation obsession to opening a cider house experimenting with hyper local terroir and unique biodiversity. They talk the craziness that is cider taxes, having to own an orchard to sell products, and the precarious position the company is currently in. Plus Ben attempts an apple-focused quiz in Chris' absence.