We Are 4 Beers In brings together four middle-aged dads who trade craft beers, stories, and unfiltered takes on life. From parenting and marriage to nostalgia and suburban absurdities, each episode blends humor, honesty, and a splash of midlife wisdom. It’s part barstool banter, part group therapy. The perfect mix of insight and laughter, best enjoyed about four beers in. We are high ABV, low expectations.
Episode 17 - Brewing a Business & River Beer Rankings: Part 2
We finish our conversation with Mike from Swarm Brewing and Mead Hall, covering everything from brewing and entrepreneurship to the realities of surviving in today's craft beverage market. Then, in a dramatic shift from industry insights to important life decisions, we rank the best float trip beers and debate what deserves precious cooler space when you're headed downriver. Because at some point, every beer drinker's journey leads to one question: What are we bringing on the float?
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Website: (https://bellsbeer.com/)Mead Hall & Swarm Brewery (https://drinkmeadhall.com/)
1 Aug 2026
Episode 16 - Brewing a Business with Mike from Swarm & Mead Hall: Part 1
This week we kick things off with a universal truth of adulthood: you don't fix things when you want to-you fix them when you have to. From unexpected home repairs to the possibility of unwanted furry roommates, we share stories of the projects that suddenly become priorities. Then we're joined by Mike, owner and brewer of Swarm Brewing and Mead Hall, for the first half of a wide-ranging conversation about brewing, mead, entrepreneurship, and building a craft beverage business from the ground up. The interview is just getting started when we reach the midpoint, setting the stage for Part 2 in our next episode.
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Website: (https://bellsbeer.com/)Mead Hall & Swarm Brewery (https://drinkmeadhall.com/)
This week, Patrick shares some of the most memorable—and occasionally horrifying—reproductive questions he's fielded as a science teacher. Then we crack open Bell's Brewery's Hopslam (https://bellsbeer.com/beers/hopslam-ale/), dive into the history of one of craft beer's most iconic seasonal releases, and give our ratings on the legendary double IPA. We wrap things up with some end-of-school-year summer musings, including car modifications, books we'll probably never read, and the unique challenge of working from home while the rest of the family is suddenly on vacation.
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Website: Bell's Brewery (https://bellsbeer.com/)
20 May 2026
Episode 14 - Futbol Ownership, Farmhouse Ale & Fallout Plans
This week we kick things off with John’s “credit-union style” ownership stake in an Italian futbol club and the realization that modern sports ownership might be getting a little weird. Then we crack open Boulevard Brewing’s (https://www.boulevard.com/) legendary Tank 7 (https://www.boulevard.com/beverage/tank-7/), break down why it became such a staple in craft beer, and give our ratings on the farmhouse favorite. We close things out debating who among us would actually survive the apocalypse and finish by naming the beers we’d create if we ever started our own brewery.
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Website: Boulevard Brewery (https://www.boulevard.com/)
We kick things off with Patrick finally joining the club no one wants to be in - getting caught in an online scam - and the lessons (and laughs) that came with it. Then we crack open TourBus (https://destihl.com/view-destihl-beers) from DESTIHL Brewery, break it down, and give our ratings on this road-ready beer. We close things out with a look at the current state of the craft beer retail market before running it back with another round of Beerdle, this time with a “phone-a-friend” twist.
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Website: DESTIHL Brewery (https://destihl.com/home)
We kick things off with one of the strangest conversations we’ve ever had, a homicidal quadriplegic cornhole player, and somehow it only gets more normal from there. We crack open Backwoods Bastard (https://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/backwoods-bastard/) from Founders Brewing and break down this bourbon barrel-aged classic before giving our ratings. Then we wrap things up with the subtle (and mostly innocent) ways we torture our kids, and debut a brand new game from Patrick: Beerdle.
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Website: Founders Brewery (https://foundersbrewing.com/)
1 Apr 2026
Episode 11 - Too Much Curling, Pliny the Elder & Side Hustle Schemes
We kick things off with the 2026 Winter Olympics and one big question: why is there so much curling? From there, we crack open the legendary Pliny the Elder (https://www.russianriverbrewing.com/brew/pliny-the-elder/) from Russian River Brewing and talk about what makes it one of the most hyped IPAs ever. We close things out brainstorming our best (and worst) side hustle ideas, because who doesn’t want another way to make money… or lose time trying.
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Website: Russian River Brewing (https://www.russianriverbrewing.com/)
18 Mar 2026
Episode 10 - First Cars, Lasting Damage & Side Project Anabasis
We kick things off with a look back at our first cars, the questionable decisions we made behind the wheel, and what we’d actually trust our kids to drive today. Then we crack open Anabasis (https://www.sideprojectbrewing.com/products/anabasis-2025) from Side Project Brewing (https://www.sideprojectbrewing.com/), a massive barrel-aged barleywine that slows things down and gets us thinking a little deeper. We close things out swapping stories about the worst jobs we’ve ever had… the kind that build character whether you like it or not.
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Website: (https://treehousebrew.com/)Side Project Brewing (https://www.sideprojectbrewing.com/)
25 Feb 2026
Episode 9 – Bluewood Brewing, Day Drinking & Online Gambling
This week we stay local with Bluewood Brewing and crack open Sparkly Bits, a crisp Kölsch that proves sometimes simple beer done right is anything but boring. The conversation drifts into the fine art of day drinking - when it works, when it absolutely doesn’t, and the bad decisions powered by sunshine. We close things out discussing Missouri’s newly legal online gambling and why placing a bet somehow makes everything feel more intense.
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Website: (https://treehousebrew.com/)Bluewood Brewing (https://www.bluewoodbrewing.com/)
11 Feb 2026
Episode 8 – Tree House Brewing, Hazy IPAs & Growing Up
This week we crack into Tree House Brewing's Julius and start with some classic mindless banter, plus a few uncomfortable thoughts about inching closer to 50. The beer takes over as we talk East Coast IPA origins, hazy innovation, and the creative (borderline unhinged) ways people try to fly beer home. We wrap it up with the history of the beer can and finish strong with the childish guilty pleasures we refuse to grow out of.
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Website: Tree House Brewing (https://treehousebrew.com/)
The dads crack open Drekker’s over-the-top "Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Slang Du Jour (https://untappd.com/b/drekker-brewing-company-slang-du-jour-strawberry-rhubarb-cobbler/4570183)" and wrestle with dessert sours that push both flavor and comfort zones. Hot takes on the beer and Tipping Culture with classic 4 Beers In banter.
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Website: Drekker (https://drekkerbrewing.com/)
31 Dec 2025
Episode 6 – Tox Brewing & the Macro-to-Micro Leap
The dads ring in the New Year with Tox Brewing Companies “Year of the Snake (https://untappd.com/b/tox-brewing-co-year-of-the-snake/6148957)”, a crisp Japanese-style rice lager that sparks a conversation about why lighter beers still deserve respect. From birthday bar stories to beer nostalgia, they break down how drinkers can move from familiar macro lagers into the craft world without losing what they love.
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Website:Tox Brewing Company (https://www.toxbrewing.com/)
17 Dec 2025
Episode 5 – Uncle Dad & Holiday Traditions
Over pours of Vine Street Brewing’s “Uncle Dad (https://untappd.com/b/vine-street-brewing-uncle-dad/5829545)”, the dads spotlight KC’s first Black-owned brewery and share their first impressions of the beer. The conversation spirals into brutally honest holiday hot takes over bad gifts, chaotic traditions, and the lengths parents go to keep the magic (and the madness) alive.
Instagram: 4BI (https://www.instagram.com/4bipodcast)
Website: Vine Street Brewing (https://vinestbrewing.com/)
3 Dec 2025
Episode 4 – BCBS, Stouts & Halloween Movies
To prepare ourselves for this year’s upcoming release, we are sipping on 2024 Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Stout (https://www.gooseisland.com/bourbon-county-brand-stout) as the crew dives deep into stout lore and their personal favorites. The conversation drifts into Halloween traditions and which spooky films they dare to show their kids.
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Website: Goose Island (https://www.gooseisland.com/)
19 Nov 2025
Episode 3 – Triptych & Naming the Podcast
Over Triptych’s Skajaquada (https://triptychbrewing.com/beer/skajaquada/), the dads debate what to name their show and why picking a good podcast title is harder than it looks. They mix in banter about brewery brackets, can art, and the joys of overthinking things after a few pints.
Instagram: 4BI (https://www.instagram.com/4bipodcast/)
Website: Triptych Brewing (https://triptychbrewing.com/)
3 Nov 2025
Episode 2 – Pacific Specific & Fall Rapture
With BKS Artisan Ales’ Pacific Specific in hand, the group swaps stories about fall routines, new trucks, and Kansas City beer runs. Between laughs about road trips and rapture jokes, they explore how seasons—and aging—shape what’s in their fridge.
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