Malt Couture

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Batch 227: Hometown Heroes West Coast IPA Edition Dec 01, 2022

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The Malty Boyz™ explore some lesser known West Coast IPA brewers based off the suggestions of the Malt Mavens. Hoppy offerings from Ghost Town Brewing, Von Ebert Brewing, Wilmington Brewing Company, and Flatland Brewing Company will be put through the wringer and then power ranked at the end. Tune in to fine out which of these hometown darlings will gain the biggest prize in craft beer podcasting: bragging rights!

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Black Friday Bonus: 5th Annual-ish Bourbon County Preview Review Nov 25, 2022

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It's that time of the year again to leave Thanksgiving dinner early, put on your warmest winter coat, and stand outside in the freezing cold with grandma outside your local Binny's waiting for that Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout release. This year the Malty Boyz™ get the official media kit for the BCBS line up and review the entire horizontal. Alex and Stephen start things off while Michael arrives late and speed runs the entire line up.

Batch 226: Fantôme Batch Zero Nov 17, 2022

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The Malty Boyz™ drink perhaps the rarest tick ever when they pop a never released Fantôme homebrew from 1988. Individually hand labeled by Dany Prignon's niece and bottled from a keg this is effectively Fantôme Batch 0. Hear what secrets this ghost has in store for the Boyz. In the Beer News, The Boyz drink Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot aged in E.H. Taylor barrels, complete with minty tube, Lakefront Brewing adds a bit more flair to their brewery, and the latest Miller Lite viral consumable might be a rare swing-and-a-miss for Sofia Colucci.

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Batch 225: The Malty Boyz and the Giant Crack Apple Nov 03, 2022

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When the Beer News brings the Malty Boyz™ a story about a Grateful Dead themed brewery with a cocaine dealing bartender it unlocks a tale from Alex's about a giant crack apple filled with whimsical characters like Mr. Engineering Student, Mr. Stoner Frat Bro, Ms. Danielle Steel, Craft Beer Kevin, and even ol' Alex Kidd himself. In the Bottle Share, Alex brings in a eisbock final boss from Struise, Michael goes full daddy mode, and Stephen closes the chapter on this year's festbier saga.

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Batch 224: Alex's Freudian Slip Oct 20, 2022

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After years of typing away on a keyboard in a damp, sour smelling basement, Alex vocalizes his inner craft beer shitlord to Stephen and Michael in the form of a Freudian Slip while referring to a San Diego brewery. The Malty Boyz™ also discuss using Calzones as drinkware and brewing beer on cruise ships. In the Bottle Share, Alex brings in three barleywine variants celebrating Kros Strain's 1000th batch while Stephen shares an old money classic that's more presentation than substance.

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Batch 223: Concrete Eggs & Dark Lord Oct 06, 2022

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Hair of the Dog is selling their brewing equipment including the iconic concrete egg, an ovoid specialty fermenter, and The Malty Boyz™ listen in on what interested parties are saying. Alex lands the only new Dark Lord variant from the 2022 Dark Lord release and the Boyz yearn for the full festival to make a comeback. Plus, news from the City of Brotherly Love not living up to their nickname. Michael brings in another gas station gem while Stephen counters last week's Oktoberfest beer offering from Alex.

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Batch 222: Paninis Will Save the Brewery, Grandma! Sep 29, 2022

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A brewery makes an accounting blunder and needs to sell $24,000 worth of food in order to stay open. The Malty Boyz™ take a look at their panini centric menu and see if fundraising endeavour is feasible. Then grandma chimes in and all hell breaks loose! Genesee Brewing released a flavored kellerbier which leads Alex and Stephen to find out they have very different opinions on what they consider wacky. In the Bottle Share, there's a duo of hype cans from Alex and Stephen while Micheal continues to explore beer 32oz at a time.

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Batch 221: Dooby Dooby Doo... Sep 22, 2022

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IT'S HAPPENING! The Malty Boyz™ drink Bud Ice! But it comes with consequences when a 90s marketing campaign comes back to haunt them. In the Beer News, Denver loses a gem of a brewery when Black Project announces their closing their doors, meanwhile, Miami wonders who was the Dogfish Head taproom afloat. Alex brings in a domestic märzen from Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. and Stephen finds a Bottle Logic offering that's greeted with unexpected results.

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Batch 220: QUINTUPLE TIME! Sep 15, 2022

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Bufflo, New York has a broken table problem thanks to the sale of draft beers quintupling during the NFL's opening weekend. It's another heatwave in Los Angeles and that means talking about Beavertown Brewery. Alex exposes Stephen and Michael to yet another Iowa pastry purveyor. Stephen and Michael grill also about what it was like for him to take the Bar Exam.

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Batch 219: Midwest Legends! Sep 08, 2022

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The Malty Boyz™ nestle up with 5 legendary beers from the Midwest beer scene. All of them were bottled between 2010-2012 and at one time held a spot in the BeerAdvocate top 100. They'll be drinking Bell's Brewing Black Note Batch 1, Hoppin' Frog Barrel-Aged Naked Evil, Dark Horse Brewing Bourbon Barrel Plead the Fifth, Town Hall Brewery Wee Jack, and Short's Brewing's Colossally Ludicrous then power ranking them at the end to see which of these beers deserve to keep their legend status!

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