{"podcast":{"title":"Craft Beer Republic","slug":"craft-beer-republic-1109091","podcast_index_feed_id":1109091,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/craftbeerrepublic/","website_url":"https://www.craftbeerrepublic.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0334fc43-b525-49b1-8d0b-204cfa957a81/CBR2025.jpg","author":"Craft Beer Republic","episode_count":400,"summary":"A Craft Beer Podcast exploring great brews, better company, and the stories behind every pour. Craft Beer Republic is the weekly beer podcast brewed for everyone who loves great beer, better company, and a little bit of fun between pours. Dropping every Wednesday, we’re mashing in all the week’s beer news & booze news, reviewing the latest beer drops, conducting the best beer science, and talking shop with the people behind your favorite craft breweries. Whether you call us a craft beer podcast, your favorite beer podcast, your go-to for booze news, or just the most important thing to happen to beer since hops, we’re here to make beer fun, approachable, and a little smarter every pour. So grab a pint, follow the show, and join the Republic — In Beer We Trust! Craft Beer Republic, a beer podcast for beer lovers.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/craft-beer-republic-1109091"},"episode":{"title":"Flex vs Corporate Beer Lady","slug":"flex-vs-corporate-beer-lady","published_at":"2026-04-29T07:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/craft-beer-republic-1109091/flex-vs-corporate-beer-lady","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/craft-beer-republic-1109091","url":"https://www.craftbeerrepublic.com/podcast/episode/1d2041f6/flex-vs-corporate-beer-lady","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0222f1c1-d026-4bed-a83d-501ea2f4d302.mp3","summary":"Welcome in, craft beer lovers! World Beer Cup winners are out, Stone changes hands again, and 21st Amendment is getting revived on the East Coast. Flex is drinking a guava-heavy sour, Greg and Erica crack into a hazy from Sacramento, and somewhere along the way a brewery wins gold for a beer made with pig heads. There’s also a listener call about flat beer, a near HR incident involving Yuengling, and a Tesla that decided it was done babysitting its drunk driver. Beers We’re Drinking: Flex is drinking Alphabetical Order Pink Guava Gose from Component Brewing . Greg and Erica are drinking Bear Hug Hazy IPA from Touchstone Brewing . Flex sticks his foot in his mouth and manages to insult Yuengling directly to someone who works for MillerCoors and has to walk it back in real time. A voicemail about a flat kölsch turns into a quick reminder that bad beers still happen, even at good breweries. Brian from Madison tries to strong-arm Flex into finally attending a real beer fest while Erica calls out Fontana Jim and the logistics of last-minute brewery meetups. Greg introduces a medal-winning beer brewed with pig heads, which somehow turns into a full discussion about eating pig brains and where the line actually is. And Busch Light Apple has been spotted in the wild. Booze News: Evil Genius buys 21st Amendment and brings it back to distribution. Firestone Walker and Duvel take over Stone Brewing . Trumer’s transition from Gambrinus leads to layoffs ahead of Firestone takeover. World Beer Cup winners roll in with OC breweries showing up strong. Tesla pulls over its own drunk driver on autopilot. Follow your favorite beer podcast on the socials: Erica: NeckNosh.com Instagram: @NeckNosh Flex: Instagram: @flex_me_a_beer Craft Beer Republic: CraftBeerRepublic.com Instagram: @CraftB…","meta_description":"Welcome in, craft beer lovers! World Beer Cup winners are out, Stone changes hands again, and 21st Amendment is getting revived on the East Coast. Flex is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2270,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/craft-beer-republic-1109091/episodes/flex-vs-corporate-beer-lady/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/craft-beer-republic-1109091/flex-vs-corporate-beer-lady.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}