Malt Couture
Episodes
Batch 36: John Laffler of Off Color Brewing
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fermentation nerds rejoice! John Laffler of Off Color Brewing enters the maltiest Airbnb in all the land during a Polar Vortex to hear the Malty Boyz™...
Batch 35: Joe Gebavi and Scott Coffman of Pipeworks Brewing Co.
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Gebavi and Scott Coffman of Pipeworks Brewing Co. brave the Polar Vortex and join the Malty Boyz™ at their Airbnb in The Windy City to talk abou...
Batch 34: Pastry Dawgs Adjunct Artisan Ales
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Give a pastry boy a barrel of beer and they'll fuck shit up on the secondary trade market. This week The Malty Boyz™ look at Prairie Artisan Ales' P...
Batch 33: Barleywine is Life: BARLEY BATTLE!
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ALL. BARLEYWINE. EVERYTHING. It's our second Barleywine is Life episode and it's only barleywine from top-to-bottom curated by Alex himself. From OG W...
Batch 32: Friendships & Lawsuits
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can't we all just get along? The Malty Boyz™ try to make sense of the lawsuit between Hill Farmstead and Tired Hands Brewing while drinking beers fr...
Bonus Batch: Whale Mail with Beer Snobbin'
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Boyz™ meet with the elusive and mysterious Instagram beer celebrity, BeerSnobbin, and do an in-person trade in the very first episode of ...
Batch 31: The Great Label Lockdown
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If a hype can never gets released, then did it ever really deserve the hype? THE US GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN! WE HAVE NO NEW BEERS! Thankfully, there's...
Batch 30: Winter Vacation
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Braving a Southern California winter, the Malty Boyz™ trek through moderate weather to chill out with some seasonal winter beers at Birdshit Table. ...
Batch 29: Farmhouse Manifesto
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What puts the "farm" in farmhouse beer? That's what the Malty Boyz™ set to figure out with a little help from Saint Somewhere Brewing's Bob Sylveste...
Batch 28: Billy Hamilton of Silverstein
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex lands his White Whale of a guest when Silverstein bassist Billy Hamilton pulls up a seat at Birdshit Table and shares tales about muling beer pas...
Batch 27: Sugar Water for White Elephants
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Light some frankincense, lather on some myrrh and get ready for the Malty Boyz™ Christmas episode! Join them as they have a joyful White Elephant gi...
Batch 25: Barrel Power & Responsibility
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the judges score cards at the Toronado Barleywine Fest to the beer trolls of St. Louis, The Malty Boyz™ explore the power of barrel aging. We f...
Batch 26: Sorry Not Sorry
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's beer label drama in The Great White North concerning the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Michael books the role of a lifetime. Stephen goes on ...
Batch 24: Öl! Öl! Öl! (Beer! Beer! Beer!)
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex breaks down a lawsuit between Eagle Rock Brewery and a discrimination troll. Michael's reveals he's a flandershead. Alex recalls The IBU Wars of ...
Fermented Live in San Francisco!
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We get hella malty when we trade in Birdshit Table for The City. Recorded live from The Jug Shop in PT Cruiser laden San Francisco, Michael and Stephe...
Batch 23: The Thanksgiving Episode
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gather the family around the ol' Sonos and join The Malty Boyz™ as they give thanks to all things beer. Stephen provides the Thanksgiving spread. Al...
Bonus Batch: Bourbon Country Preview
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Boyz™ get their hands on some of the 2018 Bourbon County line-up. Michael and Stephen gather 'round the fire to hear Alex retell the story...
Batch 22: The Great Pumpkin Beer Episode
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Good grief, The Malty Boyz™ get basic because it's all pumpkin spice everything for this batch! Alex and Michael belt out some musical numbers to ce...
Batch 21: Goats on Goats on Goats
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in Malt Couture history, it's an all killer, no filler Bottle Share when Michael and Stephen bring in beers that blow Alex's mind. ...
Batch 20: My Three Floyds
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex puts on his lawyer hat and dives into the legal battle between 3 Floyds and Abnormal Beer. The Malty Boyz™ show up to Oktoberfest a month late....
Batch 19: The SpooOOoOoOOoky Episode
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Halloween episode, Stephen leads Alex and Michael on a trick-or-treat cuvée. The Malty Bois judge a beer by it's label when they brin...
Batch 18: The Due Diligence Episode
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Bois put their money where their mouths are in this due diligence episode. This week, they try three beers discussed in not-so-complimentary...
Batch 17: 635 Days Later (Michael's Plight)
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After nearly 2 years, Michael finds solace and camaraderie in a beer that passes the 12 Beer Test. Alex offers up some Mead News from Florida. Stephen...
Batch 16: Fresno to LA with Chef Nick Erven
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning chef Nick Erven sits down with the Malty Boiz™ and talks about everything from what it was like growing up with Alex in Fresno and mak...
Batch 15: The Fantôme Menace
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael attends his first proper bottle share when Alex takes The Malty Boiz™ to a Fantôme tasting. Will Michael ever be the same? Alex gets his ha...
Batch 14: Vito Trautz of Brouwerij West
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vito Trautz gives the Malty Boys a peek into the front office of brewing affairs when he pulls up a seat at Birdshit Table. Vito shares his experience...
Batch 13: See You At The Crossroads
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Boys take a trip to Alex's hometown of Fresno, California before venturing to the Land of the Midnight Sun and The Flat Country. Exploding c...
Batch 12: Drinking Along the Pacific Northwest Trail
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will the Malty Boys die of dysentery when Alex takes Michael and Stephen on a journey filled with fast food and beers cooled in tree stumps. Experienc...
Batch 11: The Barleywine is Life Episode
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Stephen give Michael a taste of that Barleywine is Life life as they celebrate BiL day (8/17). Alex shares a beer flavored with Chicken & Waf...
Batch 10: The Mailbag Episode
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Boys dig into their mailbag and answer your questions! Get intimate with Alex, Stephen, and Michael as they open up and get vulnerable about...
Batch 9: Michael's First Horizontal
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's an episode of firsts as Alex takes Michael on a dark, twisted tick sesh with all three of the 2016 barrel-aged Kuhnhenn Eisbock variants for Mich...
Batch 8: Alexandra Nowell of Three Weavers Brewing
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Malt Couture welcomes it's first ever guest: Alexandra Nowell of Three Weavers Brewing. We discuss Alexandra's journey from interning...
Batch 7: Heatwave in Beavertown
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Boys sweat through a heatwave in Los Angeles that causes some technical difficulties. They powered through it thanks to the power of mead. A...
Batch 6: Yeast Mode
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex answers one of the most pressing questions of this generation: Can you own yeast? He dishes out some hot goss about beer ingredients. Plus, Alex ...
Batch 5: The Goose Island Lawsuit
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex finally puts his law degree and all those years practicing law to use breaking down the Goose Island lawsuit stemming from an infected batch of 2...
Batch 4: Have Your Cask and Eat It Too
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Boys reminisce about their days as fatty boys. Stephen tries to wrap his head around a 3-walled brewery while Alex offers them free legal ad...
Batch 3: Hella Beers
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Get hyphy and ghost ride some beers with the Malty Boys as they take a Tour de Norcal full of twists, turns, and roundhouse kicks to the palate. Beers...
Batch 2: Florida State of Mind
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Malty Boys up their HP levels with a Dortmunder from Arizona before Alex loads up the airboat and takes them on a journey through the deep, dark e...
Batch 1: Tick the Podcast
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After 7 years of being anonymous, 1.5 million words written about beer, and preaching the gospel of Barleywine is Life, Don't Drink Beer's Alex Kidd g...
Malt Couture Preview
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After 7 years of being anonymous, 1.5 million words written about beer, and preaching the gospel of Barleywine is Life, Don't Drink Beer's Alex Kidd g...