Episodes

Fat Tire's Recipe Change and Sustainable Beer

Fat Tire's Recipe Change and Sustainable Beer

May 16, 2023

One of the earliest US craft beer icons from New Belgium, the one and only Fat Tire, has gone through a major overhaul. New recipe, new logo, and new branding with sustainability at the forefront. We pull out our last bat…

Aging IPA's and the Bud Light Saga

Aging IPA's and the Bud Light Saga

May 3, 2023

So, you’re supposed to drink IPA’s fresh, right? Well it may be common sense to you but we’re going to test it in an experiment anyway as is our tradition. We sample three Saint Arnold Art Car IPA’s at varying levels of fr…

The Houston Flying Saucer with Asa Hanrahan

The Houston Flying Saucer with Asa Hanrahan

April 18, 2023

Asa Hanrahan, General Manager of the Houston Flying Saucer, joins the podcast to share his experiences spanning 16 years at the cornerstone beer bar and landmark of Downtown Houston!  We discuss the craft beer evolution in T…

The Hops Are Watching: Beer Conspiracy Theories

The Hops Are Watching: Beer Conspiracy Theories

April 4, 2023

This week we talk about the one topic Ryan enjoys more than beer… conspiracy theories. We go through a series of wacky beer-related conspiracy theories and make up a few unsubstantiated theories of our own. Plus Ryan runs d…

Does the Color of Your Beer Affect its Taste?

Does the Color of Your Beer Affect its Taste?

March 3, 2023

Does the color of your beer affect how it tastes? Is Saint Patrick’s day and its green beer ruining your favorite lager? You better believe that the Beering Ain’t Easy podcast is here to conduct the experiments that no one…

The Austin Drip

The Austin Drip

Feb. 14, 2023

Adam returns on this episode to share some great beers from Austin and we gush all about the beer scene in Dripping Springs! And of course in addition to the beer we stray off course with some truly ridiculous and hilarious…

Negative Space at Ludicrous Speed

Negative Space at Ludicrous Speed

Jan. 31, 2023

After we had so much fun tasting verticals and horizontals during our Eureka Heights episode, Ryan and Drew are back at it again with none other than the Negative Space Milk Stout from 11 Below Brewing! Come find out all ab…

Time Machine: Best Beers of 2010

Time Machine: Best Beers of 2010

Jan. 18, 2023

Join the Beering Ain’t Easy podcast as we jump in a time machine to drink the top 5 beers of 2010 (hint hint one is a big one!). But that’s not all - we’re going to give you the full and unadulterated 2010 experience. Thi…

Beer World Records

Beer World Records

Dec. 20, 2022

Ryan and Drew use their extensive research to tell you about beer-related world records so you don’t have to google them for yourself! And don’t google them, because we may have made some of these up. Plus, do kids ever t…

Going Nuclear:  A Eureka Heights Tasting

Going Nuclear: A Eureka Heights Tasting

Nov. 15, 2022

Stout Season is here! Ryan and Drew go full-on “nucular” by tasting a variety of Eureka Heights Nuke the Whales Imperial Milk Stouts aged across multiple years and their variants. What can go wrong with drinking four 11% A…

Painful Experiences and The Search for the Perfect Buzz

Painful Experiences and The Search for the Perfect Buzz

Oct. 25, 2022

Come join us this week while we take a trip down memory lane, rattling off some of our best beer memories as we discovered beer and craft beer, and of course some of the most painful experiences to keep it from being too sap…

Hot Takes and Unpopular Opinions

Hot Takes and Unpopular Opinions

Oct. 11, 2022

Do you hate a beer that everyone loves? Love a brewery that everyone hates? Are you the type of person who holds back your opinions for fear of how stupid you sound, or do you just put it out there in the open for all to d…

Oktoberfest:  Houston vs. The World

Oktoberfest: Houston vs. The World

Sept. 27, 2022

We’re back with the third annual Oktoberfest Episode! This time we ramp things up by not only tasting our beers blind, but also taking our reigning champ, Paulaner, and putting it head to head with three Houston beers. And…

Adjunct Series:  Blueberry Beer

Adjunct Series: Blueberry Beer

Sept. 13, 2022

This week we take our beer Adjunct Series into the wild world of blueberries! That’s right, we’re trying four different styles of beers from four different breweries to tell you the best way to enjoy fruit in your beer. W…

2 Year Anniversary:  Drew Turns 40, Adam Moves to Austin

2 Year Anniversary: Drew Turns 40, Adam Moves to Austin

Aug. 23, 2022

The Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast is celebrating it’s two year anniversary! We bring back original co-founder Adam onto the show to talk about his move to Austin, Drew turning forty, and Ryan’s bathroom etiquette conundrum. P…

Glassware Experiments and the Houston Block Party

Glassware Experiments and the Houston Block Party

Aug. 10, 2022

It’s been a wild month for the Beering Ain’t Easy podcast, and we’re glad to be back on the air bringing you another one of our patented beer experiments, this time testing whether specialty beer glassware makes a difference…

Brewery Shakeups and Recession Beers

Brewery Shakeups and Recession Beers

July 6, 2022

It’s a wild world out there folks - fiercely independent breweries selling to macro-breweries, the Houston beer scene rotating owners and brewers like musical chairs, gasoline costing more than craft beer, and hot dog eating…

Things Dads Say

Things Dads Say

June 14, 2022

In honor of Father’s Day upcoming, we discuss the transformation everyone must go through when becoming a dad: solitary hobbies, grilling expertise, awkward friend-making, and most importantly, the dad jokes. We talk about …

Gluten Free Beer

Gluten Free Beer

May 31, 2022

Have you ever tried a Gluten Free Beer? How are they made without barley or wheat? What’s the difference between Gluten Free and Gluten Reduced? The Beering Ain’t Easy Podcast will answer these questions and more as Drew’…

What Beer Tastes Best Warm?

What Beer Tastes Best Warm?

May 17, 2022

Who wants a nice warm beer? Yeah, we thought so. But as parents, we’ve found that our kids often distract us mid beer at parties or events and leave us with a lovely can of lukewarm. Which led us to an experiment to explo…

Bad Astronaut Brewing

Bad Astronaut Brewing

May 3, 2022

This week we bring you an exclusive sneak peak of Bad Astronaut Brewing, a major brewpub coming to Houston’s Hardy Yards later this year! Chris and brewmaster Rocky walk us through their concepts for the space, their extens…

Gelatinize My Oats: Oatmeal Stout Blind Tasting

Gelatinize My Oats: Oatmeal Stout Blind Tasting

April 19, 2022

Upon seeing the early signs of summer weather in Houston, Ryan and Drew decide to send off stout season in style via a Beering Ain’t Easy patented blind tasting! This time we put three Oatmeal Stouts head-to-head, including…

The Fruited Sour Episode

The Fruited Sour Episode

April 5, 2022

Can Fruited Sours sweep you away on a tropical vacation from standard craft beers, or should they only be served at the kids table? Will we uncover health benefits unbeknownst to our hosts? We bring on two guests from the n…

If You Pour It, They Will Come:  Featuring Star Sailor

If You Pour It, They Will Come: Featuring Star Sailor

March 22, 2022

We continue on our quest to highlight great guests from the beer industry, and this week we're joined by Marin, owner of one of Houston's best beer bars - Star Sailor. We'll hear all about the entrepreneurial challenges of…