# This Beer Lover Visited Over 1500 Breweries (and Wrote a Book About It)

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Podcast: [Respecting the Beer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210)
Published: 2026-04-09T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/joel-geier
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## Resource

Joel Geier, author of Flights Across America: A Beer Lovers Journey, shares the origins of his love for beer, why he visited 1500 breweries, and his beer flight to end all beer flights. Buy Flights Across America: A Beer Lovers Journey: https://www.amazon.com/Flights-Across-America-Brewery-Journey/dp/B0DN3RH9KJ Follow Joel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brewery_travels/ Follow Badger Beer Report: https://www.badgerbeerreport.com/ PATREON SUPPORT patreon.com/respectingthebeerpodcast Uncut episodes with bonus content Access to exclusive beers Access to 50-minute video tour of McFleshman's FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/respectingthebeer QUESTIONS? Email us at respectingthebeer@gmail.com -- CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Respecting the Beer! 01:24 Beer Journey Origins 03:12 Traveling for Breweries 04:27 Why Flights Matter 05:23 Flights vs Europe 09:09 Creative Flight Boards 10:41 Picking the Perfect Flight 14:46 Notes Cask and Czech Pours 19:05 Flights of Flights Stories 20:46 Ultimate Uber Flight Picks 28:58 Weirdest Beer Ever 32:08 Flights Versus Full Pours 35:03 Flights Across America: a Brewery Lovers's Journey by Joel Geier 36:17 Support us on Patreon! -- CREDITS Hosts: Bobby Fleshman - https://www.mcfleshmans.com/ Allison Fleshman -https://www.instagram.com/mcfleshmans/ Joel Hermansen Gary Ardnt - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Music by Sarah Lynn Huss - https://www.facebook.com/kevin.huss.52/ Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow - https://davidkalsow.com/ Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co

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