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 gets into the deep, dark world of podcasting. Joining him are his co-hosts, comedy writers and performers Stephen Loh and Michael Gabriel. Together they explore the absurd underbelly of the craft beer world while also discussing movies, music, video games, pop culture, and their sad, basement dwelling lives.
After 317 episodes, Malt Couture wraps up season 1 as Alex and Stephen taste top-of-class brews from Andechs, Rodenbach, Chimay, and Straffe Hendrick in an old world, old money Power Rankings showdown. Does a flanders red still give Stephen a dopamine hit? Will recency bias from Alex's trip to Andechs come into play? What's the cliffhanger for this season finale? Will there be irresponsible use of accents? Tune in to find out only on Batch 317!
Thanks to Jester King Brewery (https://jesterkingbrewery.com/) for sponsoring this episode! Follow them on IG @JesterKingBrewery. Look out for their re-releases of their early mix-fermentation farmhouse ales this summer. They also have collabs with Equilibrium, Celestial Brewing, and the band Glassing coming soon. Find them pour at Anchorage Brewing's The Culmination beer fest and The Veil's Forever Summer Fest. If you're in Austin, TX this later this year you can attend their Doom Metal Goat Yoga returning this autumn.
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18 Jun 2026
Batch 316: New World, Old Styles
Three breweries make their Malt Couture debut as four old world beer styles clash in the Power Rankings. Beers from Sapwood Cellars Brewery, Noble Beast Brewing Co., CLAG Brewing Co., and Phase Three Brewing will face off to see who produces a brew worthy of eras past. In the Beer News, the Japanese Sharp Pour starts to find its way into US taprooms, an Uptappd check in almost leads to an international incident, and Miller High Life makes an attempt at charity but an ulterior motive gets dug up.
Thanks to Human Robot Brewery (https://www.humanrobotbeer.com/) for sponsoring this episode. Follow them on IG @HumanRobotBeer. If you're in the Philadelphia area, hit up their original Kensington taproom or check out their other taprooms in South Philly, Jenkintown, Girard, and their newest taproom, a trading card shop/taproom called Doubles, in New Hope. Get a taste of them at the Wavy Days Beer Fest in Portland, ME and The Veil's Forever Summer Beer Fest in Richmond, VA.
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4 Jun 2026
Batch 315: Upstate New York Showdown
No pizza jokes, no I'm-walkin'-heres, no big piles of trash on the sidewalks in this episode because Alex and Stephen are avoiding Manhattan and heading straight upstate for this episode's Power Rankings. Beers from Wayward Lane Brewing, Deep Fried Beers, Frequentem Brewing Co., and Fallside Brewing break out the chains, baseball bats, and broken bottles as they fight to the death in this Upstate New York Showdown. In the Beer News, Schlitz is closing but not before throwing one last party and Coors Light collabs with Cheez-It for a cheesy corporate money grab.
Thanks to Phase Three Brewing Company for sponsoring this episode. Follow them on IG @PhaseThreeBrew. Head to PhaseThreeBrewing.com to order local pickup. Check out their Lake Zurich brewery or Elmhurst Taproom in Illinois to try their taproom only hop saturated hazy DIPA. This summer they'll be dropping releases of their West Coast hoppy beers and fruited ice cream inspired Whip Series. They'll be pouring at Salty Toast in San Diego on July 11th, 2026!
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