The Malting Hour

About The Malting Hour

The Malting Hour is a craft beer podcast hosted by homebrewers and beer‑obsessed friends Brandon W and Tony Golec, with frequent appearances from Matthew Moldenhauer, Director of Operations at Old Irving Brewing. Each episode blends home brewing insights, craft beer reviews, brewery interviews, and the kind of funny beer‑podcast banter that only longtime friends can deliver. Whether we’re talking brewing techniques, tasting new releases, hanging out with brewers we love, or diving into the stories behind great beer, we bring a mix of knowledge, humor, and genuine passion for the craft. If you’re looking for a beer podcast with personality — part homebrewing talk, part craft beer interviews, part friends‑talking‑beer — you’re in the right place. Every episode features a new beer style, guest, topic, or conversation to keep things fresh. Not sponsored by Old Irving Brewing. If you have an idea for an episode, email us at info@themaltinghour.com! Theme music provided by Myke Kelli (@mykekelli) Outro provided by Fluid Minds (@fluidminds) After The Final Pour Music provided by Kevin and Deb Goggin Check out all our episodes at www.themaltinghour.com

Publisher

Brandon W and Anthony Golec

Category

arts · comedy · leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Dec 2018

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 305 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 185 - Revolution Brewing Deep Wood October 2026

   Host [Host Name] and guest [Guest Name] explore Revolution Brewing's 2026 Deep Wood series, offering insights into their latest barrel-aged releases.

2. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 184: An Old Broken Bike No One Wants to Ride

   Host Brandon shares his beer industry job update while discussing Revolution's Watermelon Mint Session Sour, Voodoo Ranger's Halloween IPA, and a Binny's x Goose Island barrel-aged stout.

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   27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 183 - Goose Island BCS 2026 Lineup

   Host Brandon analyzes the 2026 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout lineup, sharing insights from past vintages and revealing his top picks.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 185 - Revolution Brewing Deep Wood October 2026

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And who knows, maybe it's just our palates perceiving something different, but I, I don't think that that's that in this case, but I do it. I like it. Yeah. And I don't necessarily, I don't necessarily know if I prefer it over one or the other, because I mean, there have been years where I felt like I couldn't tell it. It was like, Oh yeah, there you go. There's the star. Oh, there's Berber County. You know, that's I, you can taste it. It is where, you know, it is where it is kind of situation. And I've always enjoyed that too. Yeah. I'm just kind of curious because I know we use different bourbon barrels even for base Krampus and blend it. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,984

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

82

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