It's the sequel nobody wanted!  Join your intrepid and somewhat sexy hosts, Matt and Marcel as they continue the belated madness of reviewing the best of 2022 in this second volume. Tune in to share some more IPAs and other beers and to find out why Mike Nichols might be the best movie director ever. Cheers! Beers tasted (In volume 2) OC / Bearded Brew / Yeti Underground's Dark Matter Oatmeal Stout Dancing Hops Brewery's Ko Ko Mo Hazy IPA Darling Brew's Warlord DIPA That Brewing Co's Alpha Hopper Galaxy IPA Darling Brew's Arrowhead Russian Imperial Stout The Lists (warning - spoilers ahead) Marcel's Picks Pet beer-related peeve of the year: Dirty beer can tops - what's going on here? The best movie released this year: Prey (2022); Shout-out: Turning Red Best beer label of the year: Tin Hat Brewing Co's IPA Sheer Courage The best old (i.e. no longer running) tv series re-watched this year: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Best ongoing tv series: Line of Duty; Brooklyn Nine Nine Best new tv series launched in 2022: Slow Horses and Only Murders in the Building (Apple TV).; Shout-out: Rings of power Best novel of the year (published in 2021-22): Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch (2022) Best old novel read this year:The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler; Crete by Antony Beevor Best Beer of 2022: Bearded Brew / Yeti Underground - Nitro Leprechaun Favorite beer style of the year: Pilsner Best old movie watched for the first time this year: Ghost Town (2008) Best / most rewatched movie this year (not released this year): Deja Vu (2006) / Crimson Tide (1995) Band/artist and album of the year (most listened to): Hanah Wicklund - Hannah Wicklund & the Stepping Stones (2016) & Charlie Cunningham - Lines (2017) Favorite video game of the year: Red Dead Redemption 2, Shout-out: Battletech Wishlist beer for 2022 - did it come true?: A really good, super-bitter DIPA produced locally (IBUs 100+). Did it come true? Warrior DNEIPA comes close though. Wishlist beer for 2023: A very interesting barrel-aged beer that is not a stout (other than Soul Barrel Brewing Co). What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2022 - did it come true?: More focus on local ingredients and local cultural / arts/craft partnerships: Not that I could see - if anything it became more balkanized, sadly What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2023?: An increase in high-quality, craft-beer-focused gastropubs. Brewery of the year: Jack Black Brewing Co. Xmas Beer & Movie for 2022: Jack Black Brewing Co's Butcher's Block Pale Ale & Ghostbusters (1984) Matt's Picks Pet beer-related peeve of the year: Not enough craft beer in pubs The best movie released this year: X; Shout-out: Turning Red Best beer label of the year: Brewdogs (whole range); Agar's (whole range) The best old (i.e not running anymore) tv series re-watched this year: The Leftovers Best ongoing tv series: The Witcher; What we do in the Shadows; Best new tv series launched in 2022: The Offer (HBO) Star Wars: Andor  Best novel of the year (published in 2021-22): (2020) - The Overstory - Richard Powers Best old novel read this year: Watership Down - Richard Adams Best Beer of 2022: Brewdogs -  Hazy Jane Guava Favorite beer style of the year: Pilsners Best old movie watched for the first time this year: The Thing (John Carpenter's) Best / most rewatched movie this year (not released this year): Fight Club (1999) Band/artist of the year (most listened to): Songs I hear/ Jason Molina - Magnolia Electric Company; Bo Burnham- Inside Favorite video game of the year: Rimworld (Shout-out: Stellaris) Wishlist beer for 2022 - did it come true?: Jack Black Brewing Co. Fresh Hop IPA 2022 (as good as the original) - Didn't come true, none made (as far as we know). Wishlist beer for 2023: More good quality craft stouts and porters What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2022 - did it come true?: More craft beer taps in local, everyday pubs and restaurants (especially in Jozi) - nope What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2023?  More craft beer! Brewery of the year: Swagga Breweries Xmas Beer & Movie for 2022: Swagga Brewery's Irish Red Ale; True Romance (1993)

It's the end of another year and we're all mostly alive and still kicking! Join your intrepid and somewhat sexy hosts, Matt and Marcel as they reminisce and wax semi-literately about the year that has gone by in this first installment of a two-volume marathon episode. Laugh as Matt reveals his pathological fear of science-fiction horrors, and cry as Marcel yet again fails to remember anything of lasting importance. But most of all, share a brew or three with fellow nerds as we drink away annoying family gatherings and Xmas blues. Beers Tasted (in volume 1) Maredsous's Belgian Blond Ale Richmond Hill Brewing Co's The Upside IPA 400 Brewing Co's Hyrda American Amber Ale Agar's Brewery Warrior Double NEIPA

In this episode, Matt and Marcel delve deep into the scary world of selecting favorite movies. But not just any old film, folks. They're talking about the most re-watchable flicks out there. The kind of movies that suck you in no matter what you happen to be doing, much like a small quantum black hole that suddenly appears in your living room, centered on your favorite recliner. And much like a fine old barley wine with a double-digit ABV, this bumper-edition director's cut pod needs to be savored, low and slow.  So strap in. Get a brew. Get a few more. And prepare to hear both your hosts use the word, "oeuvre" at least twice. Find out why we've lost something important when movies stopped being about people just doing their damned job, whether Michael Biehn has ever not been cast as a soldier, and appreciate the curious, yet rather extraordinary recurrent brilliance that is Val Kilmer.  Movie Lists Marcel: Hunt for Red October Snatch Tombstone Heat Aliens Predator Return of the Jedi The Long Kiss Goodnight Apollo 13 Mississippi Burning Black Hawk Down Matt: Con Air The Rock Armageddon National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Roadhouse (1989) A few Good Men  Back to the Future 1 Back to the Future 2 Back to the Future 3 Magic Mike Edge of Tomorrow The Shawshank Redemption Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Beer List and Reviews Tolokazi Lager That Brewing Co. -That Alpha Hopper Simcoe IPA Bearded Brew / Yeti Underground - Nitro Leprechaun Frontier Brewing Co. - Karma Citra IPA (2022) Hoghouse Brewing Co. - Hogtail African Pale Ale Folk & Goode & OnTap Magazine - I Want it That Way West Coast IPA ACBC - Coconut IPA

In this short episode of Scum, Beer and Villainy, Matt and Marcel review the Keghouse brewery's limited release, rum barrel-aged pumpkin ale. Christmas in a glass! Tune in to find out what our intrepid beer nerds think of this interesting brew!

It's the end of another trash-fire year! And what better way to celebrate the passing of 2021 than by listening to your two favorite beer nerds, Matt and Marcel as they review the very best that the year had to offer? So tune out your drunk aunt, the annoying children, and that weirdo who rocked up for turkey that nobody invited and tune in to the mad ravings of the SBV crew as they contemplate such weighty matters as the best beer of 2021, their favorite video games, the best tv show of the year and many (some would say way, way too many) other beer and non-beer related geekery. Join us for Part 2 of this 2-part bumper Xmas edition and find out why there is still hope despite the fact that Marcel likes silly sitcoms and Matt believes that the end is nigh.. Tunes by Pollinator. Check them out and buy their music on Bandcamp here. Marcel's Picks: Pet beer-related peeve of the year: Wax sealed bottles. The best movie released this year: Love and Monsters (2020); Project Power (20/21) Best beer label of the year: Richmond Hill Brewing Co. November Child Chamomile Saison The best old tv series re-watched this year: Seinfeld (All Seasons) &  Law and Order (Season 7; 1996-7) Best ongoing tv series: Bosch and Kim's Convenience Best new tv series launched in 2021: The Defeated Best novel of the year (published in 2020-21): Widowland, by C.J. Carey Best old novel read this year: Voyage to the end of the Room (2003), by Tibor Fischer & A Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin.   Best Beer of 2021: Soul Barrel Brewing Co.'s Live Culture Cape wild ale Favorite beer style of the year: Saison   Best old movie watched for the first time this year: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) Band/artist of the year (most listened to): Sleeping Operator by The Barr Brothers (2014) and Dirty South Hip Hop - Chris Thomas King (2002) Favorite video game of the year: The Long Dark Wishlist beer for 2022: A really good, super-bitter DIPA produced locally (IBUs 100+). What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2022?: More focus on local ingredients and local cultural / arts/craft partnerships. Brewery of the year: Soul Barrel, Franschoek (Honorable mention: Devil's Peak) Xmas Beer & Movie for 2021: Westmalle Dubbel & Die Hard Matt's Picks: Pet beer-related peeve of the year: Supply Chain of Lagunitas Beer & Wax sealed bottles The best movie released this year: Dune Best beer label of the year: The Kennel Brewery: Love Buzz NEIPA. The best old tv series re-watched this year: Community (All Seasons) Best ongoing tv series: Doom Patrol; Curb your Enthusiasm; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; The Expanse; & Succession Best new tv series launched in 2021: Squid Game; Wanda Vision; Mare of Easttown & Invincible Best novel of the year (published in 2020-21 or near enough in this case): The Three-Body Problem, by Liu Cixin Best old novel read this year: The Mistborn Trilogyby Brandon Sanderson Best Beer of 2021: Red Bridge Brewing Co.'s Golden Ale Favorite beer style of the year: Pilsner Best old movie(s) watched for the first time this year: The Studio Ghibli Collection Band/artist of the year (most listened to): In the Airplanes over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) & Electric Magnolia Company by Jason Molina / Songs: Ohio Favorite video game of the year: No Man's Sky (Shoutout to Suzerain) Wishlist beer for 2022: Jack Black Brewing Co. Fresh Hop IPA 2022 (as good as the original) What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2022?: More craft beer taps in local, everyday pubs and restaurants (especially in Jozi) Brewery of the year: Soul Barrel (Franschoek) Xmas Beer & Movie for 2021: Jack Black Lumberjack & Fight Club Beers Tasted: Soul Barrel Brewing Co - Ale of Origin (2017 vintage) Anvil Brewhouse - Mjolnir IPA Devil's Peak Brewing Co. - Juicy Lucy NEIPA Kennel Brewery - Love Buzz NEIPA OC Breweries and Yeti Underground - Jekyll and Hops Pale Ale Agar's and Goodwill Breweries - Brut Savage Brut IPA Devil's Peak Brewing Co. - King's Blockhouse Grapefruit IPA Check out the Bearded Brew here. Read more at the BeginnerBrewer.com

It's the end of another trash-fire year! And what better way to celebrate the passing of 2021 than by listening to your two favorite beer nerds, Matt and Marcel as they review the very best that the year had to offer? So tune out your drunk aunt, the annoying children, and that weirdo who rocked up for turkey that nobody invited and tune in to the mad ravings of the SBV crew as they contemplate such weighty matters as the best beer of 2021, their favorite video games, the best tv show of the year and many (some would say way, way too many) other beer and non-beer related geekery. Join us for Part 1 of this 2-part bumper Xmas edition and find out why there is still hope despite the fact that Marcel likes silly sitcoms and Matt believes that the end is nigh.. Tunes by Pollinator. Check them out and buy their music on Bandcamp here. Marcel's Picks: Pet beer-related peeve of the year: Wax sealed bottles. The best movie released this year: Love and Monsters (2020); Project Power (20/21) Best beer label of the year: Richmond Hill Brewing Co. November Child Chamomile Saison The best old tv series re-watched this year: Seinfeld (All Seasons) &  Law and Order (Season 7; 1996-7) Best ongoing tv series: Bosch and Kim's Convenience Best new tv series launched in 2021: The Defeated Best novel of the year (published in 2020-21): Widowland, by C.J. Carey Best old novel read this year: Voyage to the end of the Room (2003), by Tibor Fischer & A Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin. Best Beer of 2021: Soul Barrel Brewing Co.'s Live Culture Cape wild ale Favorite beer style of the year: Saison Best old movie watched for the first time this year: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) Band/artist of the year (most listened to): Sleeping Operator by The Barr Brothers (2014) and Dirty South Hip Hop - Chris Thomas King (2002) Favorite video game of the year: The Long Dark Wishlist beer for 2022: A really good, super-bitter DIPA produced locally (IBUs 100+). What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2022?: More focus on local ingredients and local cultural / arts/craft partnerships. Brewery of the year: Soul Barrel, Franschoek (Honorable mention: Devil's Peak) Xmas Beer & Movie for 2021: Westmalle Dubbel & Die Hard Matt's Picks: Pet beer-related peeve of the year: Supply Chain of Lagunitas Beer & Wax sealed bottles The best movie released this year: Dune Best beer label of the year: The Kennel Brewery: Love Buzz NEIPA. The best old tv series re-watched this year: Community (All Seasons) Best ongoing tv series: Doom Patrol; Curb your Enthusiasm; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; The Expanse; & Succession Best new tv series launched in 2021: Squid Game; Wanda Vision; Mare of Easttown & Invincible Best novel of the year (published in 2020-21 or near enough in this case): The Three-Body Problem, by Liu Cixin Best old novel read this year: The Mistborn Trilogyby Brandon Sanderson Best Beer of 2021: Red Bridge Brewing Co.'s Golden Ale Favorite beer style of the year: Pilsner Best old movie(s) watched for the first time this year: The Studio Ghibli Collection Band/artist of the year (most listened to): In the Airplanes over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) & Electric Magnolia Company by Jason Molina / Songs: Ohio Favorite video game of the year: No Man's Sky (Shoutout to Suzerain) Wishlist beer for 2022: Jack Black Brewing Co. Fresh Hop IPA 2022 (as good as the original) What would we like to see happen in craft beer in 2022?: More craft beer taps in local, everyday pubs and restaurants (especially in Jozi) Brewery of the year: Soul Barrel (Franschoek) Xmas Beer & Movie for 2021: Jack Black Lumberjack & Fight Club Beers Tasted: Soul Barrel Brewing Co - Ale of Origin (2017 vintage) Anvil Brewhouse - Mjolnir IPA Devil's Peak Brewing Co. - Juicy Lucy NEIPA Kennel Brewery - Love Buzz NEIPA OC Breweries and Yeti Underground - Jekyll and Hops Pale Ale Agar's and Goodwill Breweries - Brut Savage Brut IPA Devil's Peak Brewing Co. - King's Blockhouse Grapefruit IPA Check out the Bearded Brew here. Read more at the BeginnerBrewer.com

In this episode, we look at the very best heist movies while drinking some of the very best beers we’ve ever had on the pod. Dare we say that your hosts, Matt and Marcel, will be pulling off an epic heist of your ears for their beer and nerd shenanigans? We probably shouldn’t. Tune in anyway to find out why Matt has a fascination with his own urine, why Marcel’s fanboy hysteria for Soul Barrel Brewing Company knows no bounds, and why we should all agree that Matt won this movie draft the way an aircraft carrier beats up a little silly rubber dingy. Along the way, you’ll be treated with such SBV staples as, obsessions with font sizes, the use of the word “Pastoral” and why IPAs are more important than life, the universe, and everything. Join us. Beers consumed and waxed lyrical about: Agar’s English Ale Smack Republic Newtown Nemesis Milk Stout Soul Barrel BC Pale Farm Table Beer Soul Barrel BC SA Pils Soul Barrel BC Tropical Parade IPA  Soul Barrel BS Cape Cone IPA   Heist Movie Draft (Warning: Spoilers ahead) Matt’s Picks: The Inside Man Sneakers Sexy Beast Inception Rogue One   Marcel’s Picks: The Score Three Kings Entrapment Ocean’s Eleven (2001) Heist (2001)   Links: IPA Leaderboard: https://beginnerbrewer.com/beer-reviews/ipa-leaderboard/ The Beginner Brewer YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD8q7NF30ivNp7sfTJyLg1A

Join your intrepid hosts and beer nerds, Marcel and Matt, for another episode of mayhem, IPAs and geekery. In today's show, they drink a load of brews from Cape Town-based outfit, Afro Caribbean Brewing Company, add beers to the IPA leaderboard, and review the best of science-fiction television. Join these two ne'er-do-wells as they contemplate Star Wars copyright infringement, Matt's growing addiction to speculative fiction, and Marcel's use of the word: "isomerization"!  Beers Tasted: Jungle Paradise IPA Clonegarden Witbier Coconut Masala Stout Valley of Skulls BIPA Steelworx IPA Session 157 IPA Television Shows Discussed: The Expanse Seven Days Quantum Leap Alien Nation Lexx Altered Carbon Westworld Eureka Farscape Stargate SG-1 Fringe Black Mirror Caprica The Twilight Zone Falling Skies Rick and Morty Firefly Star Trek Discovery V Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century Star Trek: Deep Space 9 El Ministerio Del Tiempo Travelers and quite a few more!

It's the unluckiest numbered episode of your favorite podcast about beer, geekery, and everything in-between! In this installment, buff your sci-fi reading list with Matt and Marcel's low-brow-pretending-to-be-high-brow novel selections. Things will get interesting as Frank Herbert is worshipped and then discarded, IPAs are reviewed (warning: faux-PAs might come up), and Ian M Banks novels are stolen. Tune in for more beer, more geekery, and the answer to the question: Why is the world a dystopian hellscape? Warning: Spoilers ahead! The Sci-Fi Novel Draft: Matt's draft picks: Use of Weapons, Ian M Banks Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Neuromancer, William Gibson The Forever War, Joe Haldeman Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis Matt’s Remainders: A Deepness in the Sky, Vernon Vinge The Difference Engine, William Gibson & Bruce Sterling The Mars Trilogy, Kim Stanley Robinson The Otherland Saga, Tad Williams The works of Peter F. Hamilton The works of Brandon Sanderson Do Androids Dream of electric sheep, Philip K. Dick The Mote in God’s Eye. Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama Marcel's draft picks:   Anvil of Stars, Greg Bear The Gunslinger, Stephen King Look to Windward, Ian M Banks A Fire Upon the Deep, Vernon Vinge Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future, Mike Resnick Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie   Marcel’s Remainders: A Scanner Darkly, Philip K. Dick The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell Station Eleven, Emily St John Mandell Take Back Plenty, Colin Greenland To your Scattered Bodies go, Philip Jose Farmer Leviathan Wakes, James S.A. Corey World War Z, Max Brooks A Philosophical Investigation, Philip Kerr Chaga , Ian McDonald Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton Beers tasted: Firebird IPA, The Redrock Brewing Co. Fresh Hop IPA (2020), Jack Black Brewing Co. Karma Citra IPA, Frontier Brewing Co. Show Notes: Music by Lindo M. Find out about his gigs on Facebook and catch his tunes on Spotify  Check out our IPA leaderboard here: https://beginnerbrewer.com/beer-reviews/ipa-leaderboard/  

It's this long-overdue short edition of Scum, Beer and Villainy, Matt and Marcel review Jack Black's Cape Pale Ale. It's an APA-style beer from the Cape. Sweet. Tune in to see if Marcel can get over the dark undertones in this beer's branding. Matt also reflects on his time as crack mule for the Medellin Cartel! And that's such a bonus, right? Will this interesting little ale make it to Mars? Is this the beer our intrepid hosts have been looking for?  You'll have to listen to find out!

Just in time for the Holidays, Matt and Marcel find themselves stranded on LV-426 with nothing for company but each other and a couple of beers. Yes, it's time to watch 1986's Aliens! Also, IPAs are on the menu, and what a lineup it is.  Tune in and listen as Matt is disturbed at the bitterness of it all, Marcel waxes naively about why he should be Bishop, and feel terrified as the dystopian nightmare that is life rolls ever onward. Join this chicken-shit outfit as it seeks to answer that age-old question: Can you really put too much hops in a beer?

In another SBV Short, we get all bitter and twisted. Yep, we drink some pretty wonderful bitter in the form of New Brixton Brewery's Bitter. Like the city it celebrates, this beer has flavor, edge, and some pretty funky design. Listen in as Matt and Marcel dissect this brew. Additional Notes New Brixton has released an APA and Lager recently. Good one! We'll be looking into those soon in future shows.

In today's episode, Matt and Marcel go full nerd and rank all of Star Wars. Yep, in less time it would take you to watch one movie, they discuss ten. Bargain! Tune in to see how beer mixes with Bantha pudu, why Matt doesn't need no stinking Boba Fett, and why Marcel can't really get over how scary Darth Vader is. Also: both hosts agree on one thing: Christopher Lee is one bad mother (shut your mouth!). Beers with a twist are tasted. Matt invents the word "hopsy" and Marcel forgets to mock him about it. Missed opportunities abound, much like the prequels.  Beers consumed: Devil's Peak Zero to Hero 0% ABV Blond Ale Drifter Brewing's Isolation Station Amber Ale Drifter Brewing's The Hunt is on Hybrid Lager Little Wolf's Kirsch Sour Blond Ale Afro Caribbean Brewery Hops Session Pale Ale Star Wars Rankings: Marcel's list: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi Solo: A Star Wars story Episode VII: The Force Awakens Episode IV: Star Wars (A New Hope) Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Episode I: The Phantom Menace Episode II: Attack of the Clones Episode III: Revenge of the Sith  Matt's list Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Episode VII: The Force Awakens Solo: A Star Wars story Episode IV: Star Wars (A New Hope) Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi Episode I: The Phantom Menace Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Episode II: Attack of the Clones

In our 8th episode we get weird. Well, weirder than normal, anyway. We taste some left-of-center beers and contemplate what really makes a beer a strange beer. Also, and perhaps more awesome, Matt and Marcel get to pick their favorite shows from the small screen in Scum, Beer and Villainy's first TV draft. Expect much geekery as Matt brings out TV shows that nobody's ever seen, and Marcel reveals that Andre Braugher's last name cannot be pronounced properly. Ever. They also taste beers that have them literally at a loss for words. Warning: the word, "Wowie" is used at least once. Additional Spoiler Warning: This show contains several spoilers for those of you who haven't seen the TV shows Matt and Marcel wax lyrical about. So, if you're a spoiler scaredy-cat, see the notes below. Of course, if you don't want to spoil what comes next on the podcast, don't read the notes either. Life is complicated, isn't it? [Spoilers ahead] Beers tasted and/or spilled on our clothes: La Trappe Quadruple Innis & Gunn Session IPA Darling Warlord Rye IPA CBC Raspberry Crystal Weiss Woodstock Lady of the Night Porter   TV Shows drafted: Marcel's picks: Black Adder Goes Forth Homicide: life on the streets Person of Interest In Living Color Pushing Daisies Star Trek: Voyager (Marcel's Also-Rans) Law and Order Stranger Things China Beach The Bob Newhart Show Endeavour The Expanse Hillstreet Blues Grimm and Mandy Courage Black Books Magnum PI Blue Bloods Homeland (Seasons 1-3) The Sarah Connor Chronicles Bodyguards House Without a trace Seven Days Westworld The Night Watchman Brooklyn Nine-nine MASH Oz Stargate SG-1 Matt's picks: Monty Python's Flying Circus CSI Fringe Frisky Dingo Veep The News Room (and a few others by Aaron Sorkin) (Matt's Also-Rans) The West Wing Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Sports Night China Beach Halt and catch fire Fargo Legion Mr Robot Westworld The Detour Community Modern Family Cougar town (what?) Shameless House The new girl Happy Endings Californication Firefly Dexter Coupling (The original UK version) Parks and Recreation It's always sunny in Philadelphia Mystery Science 3000 30 Rock Arrested development Futurama MASH Teachers Flight of the Conchords Oz Nip/Tuck And a whole lot of other shows.. Jeez Matt..

In this (actually) short Short, Matt and Marcel take a closer look at Poison City's The Other Bird Dark Lager. Marcel provides yet more evidence of his alcoholism by moaning about smaller bottles while Matt tells us something dark and horrible about his garage. Don't miss the fun, trials and tribulations and join us for a cold one! 

In our first rendition of SBV Shorts, we focus on Blonde Ales. Matt and Marcel bemoan the lack of subtlety when it comes to marketing these great little gateway beers but have a good time despite themselves. Beers tasted: Drifter Brewing's Cape Town Blonde Agar's Jozi Blonde Ale Two Okes Blonde Devil's Peak First Light That Brewery Company's Blonde

It’s our IPA episode! Just in time for IPMay. We go through an impressive array of IPAs, including the New England style that looks like dishwater but tastes anything but. Matt and Marcel discuss iconic Sci-Fi stuff and debate the real meaning of “floaters”. Matt expresses his hatred for almost all the days of the week and we uncover what is perhaps the quintessential Faux-PA in SA right now. Don’t miss this one. Serious beer will be consumed in a non-serious fashion. You’ve been warned. Show Notes Music by Tiger. Visit them at https://tigerbandza.bandcamp.com Fudge by Cheryl Amy Jones bakery. Visit them at http://www.cherylamyjones.co.za/ Beers tasted: Devil’s Peak Blockhouse IPA Citizen Saboteur English IPA Devil’s Peak Juicy Lucy IPA Riot Valve IPA Redrock Brewing Firebird IPA &Union Friday Uber IPA

In this episode, Marcel blames Matt for everything, including the long hiatus in recording the podcast. We review more than a few craft lagers and Matt tastes glaciers. We also look back at the best and worst of 2016 where the long-awaited argument about Mad Max: Fury Road finally happens. Join us for our New Hope episode! Show Notes: Some more reading on small-batch brewing: http://www.beginnerbrewer.com/2014/04/small-batch-recipe-ipa.html Music by: The Deaf Commission. https://thedeafcommission.bandcamp.com/

It’s the Holiday/Festivus special edition! Just like your drunk uncle at the Christmas dinner table, Matt and Marcel go on for way, way too long. Even when everyone has fallen asleep or gone home! In this episode, our intrepid hosts geek out on Star Wars, Tom Cruise, and beer. Jozi goes up against Cape Town in an IPA cage-fight of awesome between Agar’s Tomahawk and Woodstock’s Californicator. Belgian beers are tasted and discussed. Somehow, WWF and rodeo also enter the fray but not before scientific ineptitude is displayed. Join us for the last episode of 2016. Show Erratum: Rodeo riders have to stay on the bull for 8 seconds, not 6.  Show Notes:  International Trappist Foundation. http://www.trappist.be/index.cfm?taal=en Agar’s Brewery. http://www.agarsbrewery.co.za/ Woodstock Brewery. http://woodstockbrewery.co.za/  Moorgat Brewery. http://www.duvelmoortgat.be/en/the-beers Pauwel Kwak. http://bestbelgianspecialbeers.be/en Westmalle Trappist Monastery. http://www.trappistwestmalle.be/en/page/brouwerij.aspx Music by: Pollinator. https://www.facebook.com/lovepollinator/ For more cool beer stuff: http://www.beginnerbrewer.com/  

In this episode, Marcel and Matt bemoan the curious resilience of the slop bucket at beer festivals, debate what beer appreciation is all about, and talk to the head brewer of Drifter Brewing Company about why you’d want to hide beer at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Show notes: Find out more at: http://www.beginnerbrewer.com Drifter Brewing Company : http://www.drifterbrewing.co.za/ On Tap magazine: http://ontapmag.co.za/ Music by The Motherland: https://www.facebook.com/motherlandband

It’s the inaugural episode! In this wondrous celebration of amateurish podcasting, hosts Marcel and Matt punt way too many things, discuss the Saison beer style, have some beer (more than a few, actually), and talk about what to drink while watching Blade Runner. They also complain about not having a name for the podcast, but through the magic of time travel, the name is now confirmed, dear listener! They review Citizen’s Pacifist Winter Porter and Marcel goes on a bit of a rant about why BJCP hall monitors deserve to be imprisoned. Shownotes: Find out more at: www.beginnerbrewer.com Link to the BJCP style guide: http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php Info on Electric India, a Saisson / IPA hybrid that rocks: https://www.brewdog.com/lowdown/blog/electric-india Music by Fridge Poetry: https://web.facebook.com/fridgepoetry/