Malt Couture

Batch 124: Can I Speak To Your Line Producer?

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What does a line producer do, you ask? Line producers manage the budget of a motion picture and day-to-day physical aspects of the film production. So...

Batch 123: For Sale: BBT, Never Opened

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex doesn't care about Michael's feelings when he brings in a barleywine and a Flander's red. Michael doesn't care about Alex's feelings when he trie...

Batch 122: Tick or Treat

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Show your feet, give me something pastry to drink. For this year's annual Halloween episode The Malty Boyz™ bend the knee for the pastryarchy for a ...

Batch 121: Lucky You

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Jevne juice is flowing as The Malty Boyz™ drink a V.S.O.A. from Forager Brewery as voted on by the listeners. Then it's Follow Up Madness in the...

Batch 120: All Rye, All Rye, All Rye

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Say, man, you got some rye? It'd be a lot cooler if you did. That's what I love about these Sazerac Rye 18-Year-Old Buffalo Trace Antique Collection ...

Batch 119: The Real Alligator Wives of Jazz Country

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scab-a-de-doo-ba-ba Revolution Brewing Sanctuary 13 da-ba-dee-doo-skt-skt Lakefront Brewery Beer Line Barley Wine duh-doo-bum-bum-bum-jibbidy-bap Plan...

Batch 118: The Crispiest Episode So Far

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Make sure your vapes are fully charged for this batch. You're going to stan so hard for all the crispy boys the Malty Boyz™ put down that you'll be ...

Batch 117: Just One Smooch

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you give Craft Beer Kevin a smooch he'll ask for a whole orgy slathered in generic ranch dressing. This is the tale of Alex when he unboxed Modern ...

Batch 116: Gems and Side Quests in Pennsylvania

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ become The Malty Yinzerz™ in this Pennsylvania episode! Drinking beers from PA breweries that haven't been featured on the show be...

Batch 115: Beer But Make It Tobacco

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex orders a half-decade old Xyauyù barleywine from Italy brewed with tobacco. Was it worth the price and wait? Michael makes the homer pick with a ...

Batch 114: A Streetcar Named Expresso

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ take a sneak peak at what Brad Clark's newest project, Private Press, is offering. Then they open up some St. Louis juice from regul...

Batch 113: Barleywine is Life: BARLEY BATTLE! Michael Edition

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's been 36 weeks since the last Barley Battle and the responsibility to make the malty sacrifices to Lord Maris were left in Michael's hands. Now hi...

Batch 112: Old Money and the Chocolate Factory

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex brings in some fabled classics from Ithaca Beer Company and Cigar City Brewing. In the Beer News, a Canadian brewery gets lost in translation and...

Batch 111: Beers of Fame: United Kingdom

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rounding out this Beers of Fame trilogy, the Malty Boyz™ head to the United Kingdom to learn about the "real ale" movement, cookie cutter pubs, drin...

Batch 110: Beers of Fame: Germany

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

  Next stop for this old money train, the Malty Boyz™ head to Germany to drink more classics from the Beer Advocate Beers of Fame list. In this epi...

Batch 109: Beers of Fame: Belgium

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Take a trip down old money lane as The Malty Boyz™ revisit BeerAdvocate's Beers of Fame list starting with Belgian beers. In this episode they tick ...

Batch 108: TavourGate and the 4.8ers

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What happEns when Gabe Fletcher releases his first pAstry stout? Why is Tavour hiring lizard people to create Untappd accounTs? Who's mAking all these...

Batch 107: Too Weird to Brunch, Too Rare to Drink

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There were adjuncts in any direction, at any release. If not across the Everglades, then up the Pacific Northwest or down the Mighty Mississippi to De...

Batch 106: Drink Beer, Don't Do Comedy

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this batch, Michael and Stephen reveal that being in the LA comedy scene is a detriment to finding romantic relationships. Don't cringe for them as...

Batch 105: The New Normal

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, The Malty Boyz™ drink a beer named after Mister Maraschino, Michael brings in a California classic IPA, Stephen brings in a beer fr...

Batch 104: The Hazy Cup Hype Haze Shootout

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this very special two-year anniversary episode The Malty Boyz™ sought out 13 of the best Hazy IPAs and threw them into a Malt Madness tournament ...

Batch 103: Big Blind Bourbon Batch

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ set off to explore the wild world of bourbon with a blind tasting showdown at the Malty Corral. Find out what they bring to the tabl...

Batch 102: The Stupid Sexy Flanders Red is Life Episode

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, Flanders Red has come back to Malt Couture! If you don't like it then you can take your barleybobs and hype cans, turn 'em sum-bitches sidewa...

Batch 101: Out of Code

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ head off on a quest to scour their local liquor stores for the oldest shelf turd in the land. What lightstruck treasures will they d...

Batch 100: The Malty Cup

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's Malt Madness for Batch 100! 12 beers enter but only one can leave with The Malty Cup! For this monumental episode, Alex, Michael, and Stephen eac...

Batch 99: The Linen Closet Raid

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After eight weeks of quarantine, the Malty Boyz™ are out of fresh(ish) options and resort to plumbing the depths of their linen closets for the olde...

Batch 98: The Six Pack Challenge

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ square off in a three-way battle of brains, brawn, and intestinal fortitude. What happens when each Malty Boys is tasked with taking...

Batch 97: Locals Only

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ drink local when they order beer from the closest operating brewery to where they live. Do they start getting territorial once the B...

Batch 96: The Malt Liquor Episode

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So it's come to this: a malt liquor episode. The Malty Boyz™ head to the corner store and pick out some thiccc cans and bottles of malt liquor for e...

Batch 95: The 420 Episode: Quarantine Edition!

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen's favorite holiday rolls around but this time it's during a pandemic. How will the Malty Boyz cope with recording remotely? How high does Step...

Batch 94: Lockdown and Stout

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this last recording before the quarantine times started a 5-star review stumps Alex, Michael recounts being a midwife for dogs, and Stephen's teeth...

Batch 93: Quarantine and Bottleshare

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Breweries are forced to change their business model as quarantine restrictions tighten, beer festivals are cancelled or postponed, and, of course, Bre...

Fermented Live in Sarasota at Calusa Brewing!

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ head to the Gulf Coast to get a little taste of Tampa Bay Beer Week and drink some wheatbombs in Sarasota at Calusa Brewing. Bob Syl...

Batch 92: Tyler Astl of Angry Chair Brewing

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Barrel Barron of Tampa, Tyler Astl, joins the Malty Boyz™ to tell tales about the longest line for an Angry Chair release and what goes into the...

Batch 91: It's La Fin du Monde As We Know It

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex visits an Avis to pick up the latest Kuhnhenn Brewing eisbock release. More taprooms are shuttering while people wait in line for phantom beer re...

Batch 90: Brewerhood of the Traveling Barrel

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex brings in a beer that was 20 years in the making. The Bette Davis House era is over as Stephen moves. Sweaters and university systems are discuss...

Batch 89: Vince "Bear" Quitugua of Three Chiefs Brewing Co.

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From the gentle art to the art of brewing, Vince "Bear" Quitugua joins the Malty Boyz™ to discuss his journey from chasing stouts to in-person trade...

Batch 88: We Ain't Gettin' Any (Pliny the) Younger

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It finally happened, Pliny the Younger has been bottled and the secondary market goes insane for them. Michael gets his first sip of Russian River's f...

Batch 87: New Breweries, New Friends

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex tasks Michael and Stephen to bring in beers from breweries that haven't been featured on the show yet, do they make new brewery friends or are th...

Batch 86: Bourbon County Cagematch Horizontal with Nick Gligor

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian and writer Nick Gligor joins The Malty Boyz™ again after getting his feet wet on a Small Batch where he tried the Goose Island BSBC Vertica...

Fermented Live at SF Sketchfest!

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ head to back to the San Francisco, this time for SF Sketchfest! They discuss where Patreon money really goes and the time Alex was a...

Batch 85: Tim Clifford of Sante Adairius

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The czar of Capitola Tim Clifford joins The Malty Boyz™ to talk about what Sante Adairius is up to, the time Alex attempted to bribe his staff with ...

Batch 84: The Mead Episode

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ turn into Meady Boyz for this very sweet mead episode. We're drinking mead so you don't have to, talkin' 'bout Mead News, and have a...

Batch 83: Where Curtis Rainsberry Goes, Heavy Stouts Flow

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After an ABV record setting Small Batch drinking a Black Tuesday vertical, Curtis Rainsberry returns for a Coffee Vanilla Whale Cagematch because wher...

Batch 82: Blåbær and Scrambled Eggs

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex hunts down a controversial Cantillon and gives it the StockX treatment. Stephen brings in Kelsey Grammer's beer after an anonymous benefactor div...

Batch 81: The Oregon Episode (The Beer-ver State)

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ford the river! The Malty Boyz™ drink beers from Oregon and try to avoid dying from dysentery and snakebites. From lupulin power, OG white whales, t...

Batch 80: Drinkin' and Dunkin' with Krister Johnson

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Medical Police co-creator, writer and producer Krister Johnson joins The Malty Boyz™ and talks about working on Children's Hospital, what Henry Wink...

Batch 79: The California Classic

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brews from the Golden State face off to see who reigns supreme! The Malty Boyz™ search far and wide for beers that are synonymous with California an...

Batch 78: Kinda, Sorta Our Christmas Episode with Peter Bissell of Bissell Brothers Brewing

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Bissell of Bissell Brothers Brewing drops by for the holidays just in time to discuss the Ballast Point sale, weather in LA, and briefly meets L...

Small Batch Bonus Episode - Nick Gligor

25 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Writer, podcaster, and friend Nick Gligor joins The Malty Boyz™ to discuss the McRib, pro wrestling, "stan"ing, and lots more. Alex then leads the g...

Small Batch Bonus Episode - Dana Donnelly

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stand-up comic Dana Donnelly joins The Malty Boyz™ to discuss dating apps, hypebeast culture, and how Dana used to brew her own mead in high school....

Small Batch Bonus Episode - Curtis Rainsberry

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today's Small Batch we have comedian Curtis Rainsberry on to discuss beer. Unlike some of the other guests, i.e. all of them, Curtis knows a lot ab...

Batch 77: Barleywine is Life: BARLEY BATTLE! Stephen Edition

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ are back for another #BIL episode! This time Stephen digs into the deepest, darkest depths of his linen closet to line up a Barley B...

Batch 76: Cease and Hail Satan!

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Satanist hold a Black Mass at a brewery in Houston, beer made with algae, black cats with Instagram accounts, Bourbon County getting Black Friday rele...

Batch 75: Beer, Barrel, and Ramekins with Susan Song

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Actress and former Dr. America member Susan Song joins The Malty Boyz™ to discuss the New Belgium Brewing Company buyout, Pabst's latest delicious m...

Fermented Live in San Francisco at Seven Stills!

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ return to the Bay Area, this time they're at Seven Stills in The Mission on the eve of the Toronado Barleywine Festival. There's fi...

Batch 74: The Thanksgiving Episode II: Lil' Custard's Revenge

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lil' Custard invites himself over for The Malty Boyz™ Thanksgiving sesh and offers unsolicited hot takes. Stephen provides a Thanksgiving spread, Al...

Batch 73: Milkshakes and Old Money

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex brings in some hype juice from Tired Hands in the form of a milkshake IPA. Then it's the longest Bottleshare ever when Stephen and Alex dust off ...

Batch 72: Let Them Eat Cake

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Michael eat cake made from Angry Chair beer while Alex can only watch due to non-beer related circumstances. Alex highlights everything th...

Batch 71: Méthode Traditionnelle vs. Belgian Lambics

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a beer battle for the ages when The Malty Boyz™ put America's finest Méthode Traditionnelle beers against tried-and-true Beligian lambics. The...

Batch 70: Trick or Treat

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For this very spooky Halloween episode, The Malty Boyz™ bring in either a trick or a treat for the Bottleshare. Michael discusses his journey to bec...

Fermented Live in Denver!

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ head to Denver during Great American Beer Fest for a live show at Amalgam Brewing! They battle the altitude while dishing on the Bee...

Batch 69: All Fantôme Everything

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ get spooked when they drink only Fantômes for batch 69. Nice. Dany Prignon joins in on the fun and gives his hot take about the Bee...

Batch 68: Ashleigh Carter of Bierstadt Lagerhaus

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The slow pour queen of pilsners, Ashleigh Carter of Bierstadt Lagerhaus, joins the Malty Boyz™ as they record at altitude in Denver during GABF week...

Batch 67: Peter Mumford of Mumford Brewing

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Good news, everyone! Peter Mumford of Mumford Brewing stops by to talk about yeast, hard seltzers, and aliens. We clear the air about the location of ...

Batch 66: South Carolina Roadtrip with Permanent Hangover

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Godish of Permanent Hangover joins the Malty Boyz™ as they taste their way through beers from South Cackalacky (that's South Carolina for you n...

Batch 65: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Beer

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex flexes some new money flavor when he brings a Cycle Brewing collaboration with 3 Sons and Evil Twin. Michael and Stephen find some dusty, old mon...

Fermented Live in San Diego at The Casbah!

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ head south to San Diego during Comic Con weekend for a live show at The Casbah. They drink and discuss Anchorage Brewing ​Omnipoll...

Batch 64: Infinity Stones and Sell Outs

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ revisit J. Wakefield Brewing thanks to Alex finding a Gauntlet Series Power Stone beer. Founders reaches their final form after full...

Batch 63: St Luna-TICKS

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex lands a beer from Perennial Artisan Ales that was only released at Randall's Wine and Spirits in St. Louis. Amazon gets snitched on for how they ...

Batch 62: Anything But Beer with Charlie Fu

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wine maven and Wine Berserkers moderator Charlie Fu joins the Malty Boyz™ to drink and talk about anything but beer. That's right, NO BEERS ALLOWED ...

Batch 61: Old Money Strikes Again

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

North Coast Brewing shows that they've still got it after releasing a barley wine aged in bourbon barrels for 6 years. In Beer News, hard seltzer sale...

Batch 60: Oxi and Me

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex treats Michael and Stephen to a Cantillon finished in Jura wine barrels. Michael reconnects with an old flame. Stephen lands a Midwest favorite. ...

Batch 59: I'll Take a Crab Juice

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In Beer News, yeast hunters go to the edge of space, AB InBev is $100 BILLION in debt, and a new challenger enters the adjunct arena, this time from M...

Batch 58: Second Runnings with Beer Snobbin

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The first ever return guest is none other than the destroyer of dumplings and lord of Lambics: Beer Snobbin! We talk about how Facebook and Instagram'...

Batch 57: Kevin Schmaltz of Societe Brewing

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ head to San Diego and after a night of performing at The Casbah and crushing kegs they woke up at 9am to record with Kevin Schmaltz ...

Batch 56: The Summer Beers Episode

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ go on summer vacay as they take a look at Beer News from around the world while enjoying a collaboration between Mumford and Superst...

Batch 55: An International Deal with the Devil

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Once banished to Australia and China, Anchorage Brewing's Triple Oaked A Deal With The Devil makes it's way onto the podcast. An orb of bubble wrap ar...

Greg Thomas - Small Batch Sneak Peek

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We present a Small Batch Sneak Peek with Greg Thomas, of Trystero Coffee. Greg has roasted coffee for Highland Park Brewery, Three Chiefs Brewing, and...

Batch 54: Beers, Sports, and Barleywine with Carl Tart

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Carl Tart joins the Malty Boyz™ to talk about playing college sports, homebrewing, and stupid beer laws. Bud Light bets on Esports. Michael...

Batch 53: Michael's First Trade

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael does his first ever beer trade! Did he win or lose? Are Alex or Stephen impressed? And what was the ratio? Plus, some more Dumb Beer Laws. See...

Batch 52: Kyle Harrop of Horus Aged Ales

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ have survived year one of Malt Couture with their livers intact. To celebrate they sit down and talk with Kyle Harrop of Horus Aged ...

Batch 51: More Ham Water

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex brings in a beer style from Poland that no one asked for. Alex also brings in a barleywine before making an indecent proposal to Michael and Step...

Fermented Live in Paso Robles at Kilokilo Brewing

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Kilokilo Brewing on the eve of the 2019 Firestone Walker Invitational, The Malty Boyz™ talk about a beer festival for in-person trades, Ga...

Batch 50: Old Money Vampires

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex brings in that old money heat. Michael mules beers over from Japan. Stephen brings a discount rack find that harks back to his favorite Malt Cout...

Batch 49: There's Nothing Wrong with Ohio

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael goes full homer after experiencing Bwizzle Day at Jackie O's. In Beer News, the $300 million merger between Boston Beer Co. and Dogfish Head i...

Batch 48: Unclean Hands Doctrine

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

BrewDog just can't stay out of the Beer News. This time BrewDog steps in it by stealing marketing ideas after setting up bogus job interviews and reha...

Goose Island Reluctantly Hosts Malt Couture

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Goose Island gave The Malty Boyz™ unprecedented access to their beer vault so that Alex could show Michael and Stephen how Goose Island made beer be...

Fermented Live in Chicago at Schubas!

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ have finally recovered all the audio from their live podcast at Schubas! Experience their journey into the Polar Vortex of 2019 to d...

Batch 47: Shaun Berns of Phase Three Brewing

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun Berns drops by the maltiest AirBnB in Chicago's Ukrainian Village to talk about helicopters, barrel-aged beers, ridiculous burgers, leaving More...

Batch 46: Drinking in Michigan

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ take a trip to Michigan for this episode as all their beers are from breweries in located in The Mitten State! Alex reminisces about...

Batch 45: Germs and Gratitude

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael and Stephen are sick boyz for this episode but still power through. Alex brings in a non-barrel aged classic from East End Brewing. Michael gi...

Batch 44: The 420 Episode

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen celebrates 4/20 by hunting down some Lagunitas Hi-Fi Hops. Then Alex brings in not one but two lawsuits for Beer News that Stephen has to foll...

Small Batch Sneak Peek - Cheyenne Perez

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hello Malt Mavens! Today we've got a special sneak peek at our weekly Patreon exclusive Small Batches. This episode is sponsored by our shows in Chica...

Batch 43: C-Gak & Steve Choi of RX Bandits and The Sounds of Animals Fighting

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Malty Boyz™ move out of the Spider Den for their first episode recorded at the Bette Davis house! They welcome C-Gak and Steve Choi of Rx Bandit...

Batch 42: Ten to One

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex does a 10-to-1 trade to land a beer that was nine years in the making. Ohio man lives off only beer for Lent. Michael brings in his most refreshi...

Batch 41: B3K, Bump, Bump, Bump

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In a week full of Beer News, the Malty Boyz™ discuss click bait headlines, BrewDog's "Flight From Hell," and Modelo's literally flooding the streets...

Batch 40: One Per Household

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Leave your nana and significant other at home for this batch. The Malty Boyz™ take a look at Floodland Brewing's attempts to stop bottle flippers an...

Batch 39: Ta-Tah-Ta-Tah-Ta-Tah (The St. Patrick's Day Episode)

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the Malty Boyz™ to the end of the rainbow as they talk about winter jorts and another Updating Old Dumb Beer Laws With Slightly Less Stupid B...

Batch 38: Another Mailbag Episode

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this mailbag we answer your most pressing questions about palate fatigue, over-hyped breweries, pretzel necklaces, label art, and "What's Alex's fa...