Episode
Two IPAs Six Hours Ago
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- Craft Beer Republic
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- May 6, 2026
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- 2762
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Summary
Welcome in, craft beer sleuths. Greg checks out a new MLB park, survives a rain-soaked Dodgers game, and discovers that Lime scooters become a lot more fun after a few beers at Humble Sea on the wharf. Erica brings a hazy pale ale from Astoria and accidentally starts a long discussion about sea lions, Waymos, and whether pregaming ever actually saves anyone money. Meanwhile, a listener sends in an IPA horror story that tasted exactly like Band-Aids, an Idaho biologist gets arrested after claiming he only had “two IPAs,” and Florida produces another mayor story that somehow feels perfectly normal. Beers We’re Drinking: Greg and Greg are drinking Buoy Beer’s Hazy Pale Ale, a soft citrus and honeydew hazy crusher from Astoria. Flex is drinking Young Blood Beer Co.’s High Horse on a Soapbox, a pillowy hazy double IPA with muscat grape sweetness and melon-like fruit notes. Greg finally checks Oracle Park off the list, complete with rain sweeping across the field mid-game and a strategic pivot to banquet beers after the stadium’s craft selection disappointed him. Humble Sea on the wharf ended up being the highlight of the trip, followed by Greg discovering Lime scooters are much faster than expected after a few beers. A listener sends in an IPA horror story that tasted exactly like fresh Band-Aids, followed immediately by everyone debating phenolic beer flaws and whether Flex might secretly enjoy chewing on adhesive strips. Pregaming becomes a painfully familiar conversation about concerts nobody remembers, overpoured jack and diets, and realizing halfway through the night that saving money is no longer the goal. The episode closes with a completely serious discussion about why rehabilitated manatees are apparently being shipped across state lines instead of staying in Flori…