Podcasts by Beer Freaks

Part #2: Able Baker’s James Manos is Afraid of Needles and We Drink Able Baker Brews from 2021-11-24T10:00

They say “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Well, when you have a podcast in Las Vegas, you’ve got to bring James Manos, founder of Able Baker Brewing, in to have a few drinks and share some s...

Part #1: Able Baker’s James Manos is Afraid of TBD and We Drink Able Baker Brews from 2021-10-09T07:00

They say “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Well, when you have a podcast in Las Vegas, you’ve got to bring James Manos, founder of Able Baker Brewing, in to have a few drinks and share some s...

Greg Koch is Afraid of Becoming a Curmudgeon&We Drink Stone Brewing's FML and Dayfall from 2021-05-04T17:00

Yes, you read the title right. Greg Koch. As in co-founder of Stone Brewing. Greg Koch. As in the co-master mind of some of the best hop-forward beers this side of, well, Earth. Arrogant Bastard...

Bob Barnes is Afraid of Heights&We Drink Able Baker Infamy 2403 Imperial Porter from 2021-04-09T12:00

Bob Barnes is a former school teacher turned food and beverage writer in Las Vegas. He's written for Gayot, Vegas Seven, Las Vegas Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, and more. And he's he...

Zane Lamprey is Afraid of Bombing and We Drink Offshoot Beer Co.&Marlowe Artisanal Ales from 2021-04-06T23:00

Zane Lamprey is a legend (he might kill me for saying that), starring in incredible shows like Three Sheets on the Travel Channel and Spike, Drinking Made Easy on AXS TV, and Have Fork, Will Tra...

Chad Letts is Afraid of the Dissolution of Our Country&We Drink Techno Tomboy by Outer Range Brewing from 2021-04-02T19:00

Chad Letts is a voice over artist. And that’s pronounced “arteest.” He’s done some serious work, including a Super Bowl ad for Mercari. So what’s he doing on our show? Well, other than showing o...

"Beer Snob"Julio Has PTSD And We Drink Mason Ale Works Harry&the Sendersons Hazy Triple IPA from 2021-02-26T14:00

Julio is an amazing dude, veteran, father, husband, and former MMA fighter. But you might know him best from his Instagram handle, @lasvegasbeersnob. This guy knows what's up in the Las Veg...

Charlie Peaches is Afraid of Fucking Up&We Drink Odell Brewing Friek Raspberry Cherry Sour from 2021-02-20T13:00

Charlie Peaches is many things. An entrepreneur. A philosopher. A deep thinker. He's worked with multinational, multimillion dollar organizations on strategy consulting for several years no...

Emma Doherty is Afraid of Bugs&We Drink New Glory Gummy Worms Chew Pale Ale and Anakena Carmenere Wine from 2021-02-12T12:00

Emma knows her stuff. In fact, while she might be one of the youngest sommeliers in America, she also knows a thing or two about beer. And we put her to the test. Not only that, but we also had ...

John&LeAnne Notabartolo Are Afraid of Rats&We Drink Nota Brau and Lagunitas from 2020-12-19T20:00

John and LeAnne Notabartolo are Las Vegas badasses, and quite possibly the inspiration for the Dos Equis most interesting man in the world. They've done just about everything. They know jus...

Horror Happy Hour #7: Le Père Fouettard&We Drink Founders Big Luscious Stout from 2020-12-13T20:00

Père Fouettard (pronounced [p?? fw?ta?]; French for '"...

Horror Happy Hour #6: The Winchester House, Big Dogs Brewing Violent Violet from 2020-11-28T15:00

The Winchester House in northern California has captivated the interest of ghost hunters and aficionados for decades. From the dozens of rooms, ever expanding construction, hallways and doors le...

Horror Happy Hour #5: Dyatlov Pass, Cascade Brewing Cranberry Sour from 2020-11-22T20:00

The Dyatlov Pass incident has kept people guessing for decades since the 1950s, so much so that the case has even been reopened. Experienced hikers getting freaked out, leaving their tents in th...

Horror Happy Hour #4: Roanoke Island, 10 Barrel Brewing, Ratio Beerworks from 2020-11-14T11:00

This episode is particular fun for us because not only are we talking about the creepy and mysterious disappearance of the settlers on Roanoke Island (just off the coast of North Carolina), but ...

Pat Evans is Afraid of the Worst Case Scenario&We Drink Mason Aleworks&Mother Earth Brewing from 2020-11-06T12:00

Pat is a beer and liquor writer, as well as a professor at UNLV. This guy legitimately gets paid to travel the country and drink. Where do we sign up? Except, Pat's problem is that in every...

Dr. Swarts is Afraid of the Future for Our Kids&We Drink Modern Times and Founders from 2020-10-23T12:00

Dr. Spencer Swarts is a childhood friend of Stu who also just so happens to be working on developing the latest advancements in rapid COVID testing in San Diego. He's been on the front line...

Brian Chapin is Afraid of Being Stagnant&We Drink Mikkeller and Stone Brewing from 2020-10-16T01:00

Brian basically created the beer scene in Las Vegas. Does he brew beer? No. Does he own a brewery? No. But the dude started Motley Brews after spending time in Phoenix and San Diego, realizing t...

Matt Brady is Afraid of TBD&We Drink His Astronomy Aleworks Brews from 2020-10-08T23:00

The founder and brewer of Astronomy Aleworks shares some of his beer, takes us to school on style, and plays fear trivia. Matt is a guy that doesn't hold back, either in his rhetoric or in ...

Laura is Afraid of Not Mattering&We Drink 7Five Brewing&Mason Aleworks from 2020-10-01T23:00

Laura is awesome. Let me just lead with that. We decided that her story was worth telling, especially when she decided that her worst fear was not mattering. We knew how to help: Great beer, of ...

Rich Barra is Afraid of Home Invasion&We Drink Ommegang and Dogfish Head from 2020-09-24T17:00

Today we've got two GREAT beers and a pretty damned good fear. While we enjoy some Ommegang Double Barrel Dubel and Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, we talk about Rich's fear of not having...

Derek Has Night Terrors&We Drink Deschutes Neon Daydream&Rogue Dreamland from 2020-09-08T21:00

Not only is this our first podcast back after a roughly five-month hiatus. Not only did we impressively tie the beer names to match up with the fear that we would discuss. Not only does the podc...

Kyle&Phil Are Afraid of the Post COVID World&We Drink Sierra Nevada, Belching Beaver, and More from 2020-04-30T22:00

Phil, Kyle, and I have been friends since college. I've been delaying having them on the podcast because they're both bastards. But, it was inevitable. Phil is a massive player in the ...

Oren and James Are Afraid Rock&Roll Dying, Coronavirus; We Drink Lock Down Supplies from 2020-04-06T22:00

This is my first time doing a virtual podcast with remote guests. Thanks COVID-19. So sorry about the uneven audio. But we have a good time discussing Oren's fear that rock and roll is dyin...

Horror Happy Hour #3: The Jonestown Massacre, 41 Years Later from 2019-11-24T20:00

Almost 41 years ago to the day, over 900 Americans lost their lives in a cult suicide in South America. Let's talk about it while we drink a beer.

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Ben is Afraid of Not Finding His Life's Purpose&We Drink Firestone Union Jack from 2019-11-17T21:00

Ben is a good friend and former co-worker of mine. In fact, he was one of the first people I met when I moved to Las Vegas in 2011. He is a writer, musician, entrepreneur, family man, and all-ar...

Wyndee Forrest is Afraid of Clowns&We Drink CraftHaus Beer at the Brewery! from 2019-11-04T22:00

Super excited for this one! I am lucky enough to host Wyndee Forrest, co-owner of CraftHaus Brewery, on this episode of Beer Freaks while she hosts me at her brewery. We sip some of their best b...

Horror Happy Hour #2: History of Halloween&Ninkasi Dawn of the Dead Red (Again) from 2019-10-30T23:00

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays every year. Tons of great horror films to watch. Crazy scary stories shared. And of course, great seasonal beer. But where does it all come from? In this...

Horror Happy Hour #1: Aliens Abducting Cows&Ninkasi Dawn of the Dead Red from 2019-10-29T23:00

Welcome to the first episode of my Horror Happy Hour format. In this roughly five-minute episode, I talk about cows being de-genitaled (is that a word?) in Oregon with no trace of blood while I ...

Ann Johnson is Afraid of Birds&We Drink Station Twenty Six Brewing and Surly Brewing from 2019-10-17T21:00

Ann Johnson is a human badass who travels the world, grew up on a farm, drinks some damn good beer that she happily shared with me, and is for some strange reason afraid of birds (what?). We tal...

PK is Afraid of Overpopulation&We Drink Tenaya Creek and Joseph James from 2019-10-13T11:00

PK is a world traveler, engineer, good friend, and great dude. And today we are talking about his fear of overpopulation and how that is going to impact several aspects of humanity moving forwar...

Horror Happy Hour #0: I am Afraid of Black Holes&I Drink Kung Pao Beer! from 2019-10-10T21:00

No guest this time. Just me, my fear of this gigantic black hole that was just discovered and Kung Pao Imperial Stout by Stillwater Artisanal Ales. Believe it or not, this shit was good. I'...

Derek Krueger is Afraid of the Dark&We Drink Golden Road and Saint Archer from 2019-09-30T23:00

Derek is a good friend of mine, basically a Las Vegas native, a podcaster, a TV show host, a man of many talents, and just a fascinating dude. He's also afraid of the dark. And with the sto...

Marie Sabino is Afraid of Going to Hell&We Drink Stiegl Radler and Bell's Brewery from 2019-09-30T22:00

Marie is a world traveler, Peace Corp survivor, mountain climber, desert hiker, Las Vegas festival wrangler, and an all-around awesome human. And she just so happens to be an agnostic who is rea...

Ty Tomco is Afraid of the Meaning of Life&We Drink Moscow Mules from 2019-09-30T22:00

Ty is a good friend of mine, a colleague here in Las Vegas, a financial wizard, and he's afraid of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life. So to help us dive through this, we drink some M...

Jeremy Delfin is Afraid of Aliens&We Drink Einstok Olgerd Pale Ale from 2019-09-30T22:00

Jeremy is a good friend, construction planner, Spartan runner, new father, good boyfriend, Sun Devil's fan (unfortunately), festival-goer, and just a really cool guy. Even though he now liv...

Blaine DeLuca is Afraid of Nukes&We Drink Joseph James Citra Rye Pale Ale from 2019-09-30T21:00

Blaine is an industrial engineer, world traveler, and all around good dude. But he used to work for a nuclear power company. So his fear is about nuclear proliferation, especially considering Ru...

Blaine DeLuca is Afraid of Nukes&We Drink Joseph James Citra Rye Pale Ale from 2019-09-30T21:00

Blaine is an industrial engineer, world traveler, and all around good dude. But he used to work for a nuclear power company. So his fear is about nuclear proliferation, especially considering Ru...