Interview: Colin Hay. Topics: Back from Summer Vacay, Innis & Gunn Beer, Netflix: Mac to TV, Future of Album Cover Art?, Cracker Jack and Miracle Whip Stink, Classic Sports and Game Shows, Russ Introduces Food-based Shout Outs… Orange Marmalade! Playlist: No Age, A Lull, Colin Hay, Daniel Johnston & The Very Best.

Still on Vacay, Some Quick Distractions: Patton Oswalt’s New Film, Paste Rescued, Prison Breaks, Philly Beer Finder and More!

Topics: Dogfish Head, Preteen Beer Making, Terry Gross Likes Nude Scenes, Esperanto, SXSW Overkill, Bishop Allen, Hottest Funny Woman? and Wiretapping. Playlist: Beast, Cursive, Bishop Allen and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band.

Cantatstic! The Dieline has a great post about vintage beer packaging, highlighting the work of  Lance Wilson and  Dan Becker who photographed an extensive collection of old beer cans — some with lovely detail and design and some with a very scary “Repo Man” minimalist vibe. Either way, I’m pretty sure the beer inside these [...]

It’s that time of year again when we dust off this old beer-drenched list and pay honor everyone’s favorite excuse to join a pub crawl. Slainte!

Take off slightly-stained B.U.M Equipment sweatshirt, put on very-stained Notre Dame sweatshirt.
Start off the special day right with McMuffin and Shamrock Shake.
Fill empty shake cup with whiskey and march in [...]

Beer Wars begins as the corporate behemoths are being challenged by small, independent brewers who are shunning the status quo and creating innovative new beers.

Topics: Philadelphia Podcasts Closures, Todd’s Amateur Beer, Expensive Ticket Prices, Mac & Cheese Contest, Food Network, Sad Guy Burrito Days, Epic Sicknesses, Comic Book Movies.

Playlist: Dartz, The Swimmers, The Get You, I’m From Barcelona, Mattowax.

Preview: “The beer?…it tastes like your basement.”

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We have beer on the brain lately, and why the hell not, it’s delicious and nutritious.

I just poured over a very interesting article in the latest New Yorker on “Extreme Brewing” (we touched on the topic in our latest podcast) and it features Delaware’s own beer nut Sam Calagione at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. According [...]

Guest: Beer talk with John Ceccatti. Topics: Beer, What’s in Beer?, Cheap Beers vs. Quality Beers, Head Soccer, Czechs LOVE beer, Todd’s Wrong Beer Info, Session Beers, Beer Flights, Philly Breweries and Bars, Jeff’s blackout in Belgium, Eating bags of Barley and Malt. Playlist: The Actual Facts, Parts & Labor, Shugo Tokumaru, Auxes, Passion Pit. [...]

While doing a little research for our latest “Beer” podcast, I went to the website of the best bar in Philly and enjoyed a very funny video staring the North 3d staff, man o man, they are a fun bunch of folks. The vid was produced by woodshop films. Enjoy.