Barley & Me

Host Ben Rice travels to Denver, Colorado, to record his first on-site episode in over a year! Ben sits down with Great Divide's marketing manager Matt Sandy and multi-instrumentalist Tom Hagerman (DeVotchKa, Tom Hagerman, Post Truth Serum) to discuss the beer and music businesses and their odd overlaps, especially in the time of COVID and the early aughts and releasing new projects/beers at a time where the industries are completely in flux. Plus! Music reviews vs beer reviews, "finding your Yeti," and finding comfort in familiarity. All this and more, on episode 142 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Follow Great Divide across social media @greatdividebrewDefinitely seek out Tom Hagerman's latest, Post Truth Serum, on BandCamp at posttruthserum.bandcamp.com or find him on Instagram @tom_hagermanBarley & Me can be found across social media @barleyandmepod. Email questions/comments/concerns/guest ideas/brewery ideas to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com or barleyandmepod@gmail.comAnd be sure to learn more about the Blac

Host Ben Rice sits down (virtually) with Sacramento Pink Boots Society members Paulina Olivares and Bia Hoskins (Blaker Brewing/Drake's: The Barn) to talk about the 2021 Pink Boots Society brew days and beer releases (hint: Check out Capital Taproom AKA CapTap April 17 for a tap takeover and some mixed 4 packs). In addition to the history of Pink Boots and the beer releases, we also talk about recent loosening of membership requirements, this year's proprietary hop blend, the various scholarship programs available to members, and the Women's International Beer Summit (happening April 24-25). Plus! We all miss MySpace playlists, high school reunions, COVID's Clark Kent Effect, and why men and women view murder podcasts and shows completely differently. And so much talk about empathy, new and old fighting styles, the discreet sadness and terror of Marvel movies, and distinct walks. If you think there's more than that... you're right. On the latest episode of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Find out more about the Pink B

Barley & Me host Ben Rice is joined by Paulina Olivares (Sacramento Pink Boots Society) and Corky McDonnell (Dare Daniel Podcast) to review this week's beer-centric flick, Furious 7. This film was recommended by the boysz at Drink Something, Say Something Podcast! We break down this film's plot, script, acting, and beer authenticity, over a pint of Fight Me I'm Irish from Campus Brewing and some pickle whiskey (we recorded on St. Patrick's Day). Is this a beer movie? How does it compare to other beer movies? Which stunts blew our minds?!? And what the hell kinda Belgian ale is this? Plus! Hilarious real-life car crashes, cloud dancers, the unexpected Bachelor/F&F crossover, and a MASSIVE Wahlberg family reveal you do not want to miss. Enjoy!If you have a beer-centric or heavily-beer-involved movie recommendation, let us know and maybe we’ll do this again!You can find this week's beer at Campus Brewing in West Sacramento, CA - check out campusbrewingcompany.com for more infoThis movie was recommended b

We always say the best candidates are ones you want to have a beer with. So Barley & Me host Ben Rice decided to start Beer on the Ballot, conversations with candidates for state and local government over a beer brewed in their district (in this episode, we recorded at Oak Park Brewing - thank you to Becca, Geoff, Rodg, and the staff/crew of OPB for the space and time). Recordings are presented without edits for content, only for clearer and more consistent sound. On its inaugural episode, Ben chats with Sacramento City Council district 5 candidate Caity Maple about who she is, what she's done, her platform, and the challenges she faces, as well as answers questions from her constituents. Find out more about Candidate Maple and her platform at www.caitymaple.com. If you're in Sacramento's District 5, you can submit suggestions and concerns to her at https://forms.gle/oskXp3gL3DDTFmoeA. The District 5 election date is June 7, 2022.

Host Ben Rice, along with Beer Talk Now!'s D Neal, travels (virtually) to Springdale, Arkansas, to talk to Core Brewing's two brewers, Rodrigo Medina and Jamie Conway. Two brewers may sound totally normal until you hear the size of Core's operations, then you'll feel sorry for the sheer volume of liquid these two have to power through. But then you realize how deep their bond and friendship are and how in tune they are with what they want to do and what the brewery needs from them and you only feel kinda bad! We talk their involvement in the Black Is Beautiful national rollout, the secret joys of the seltzer world, and bringing hazy and milkshake IPAs to Arkansas! Plus! D Neal denigrates the good name of the Pliny franchise, Ben talks about the criminal underbelly of his childhood, Jamie talks about changing career paths, and Rodrigo discloses a shocking secret about his beer love development. All this and so much more, on episode 140 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Learn more about Core Brewing by visiting www.cor

In this episode of Barley & Me Presents: Leonard Malting, host Ben Rice and the crew (Paulina Olivares of the Sacramento Pink Boots Society and Corky McDonnell of the Dare Daniel Podast) discuss and review the new beer documentary, BEER: A LOVE STORY, with surprise guest, director Friedrich "Fritz" Moser. Fritz is known for his more investigative political documentaries, but decides to pursue a shared passion and a story not often told: Beer. From its humble beginnings to its current creative passions, with a keen eye for detail and loveable characters. We discuss how he found the key players, built the story, and what separates beer from most other social beverages. From Urbiers to hazy IPAs, from hop shortages to triumph, this is a truly loving look at one of the few things still keeping this world sane. Find Beer: A Love Story, on Untappd through February 28, or at beermovie.org. Cheers!If you have a beer-centric or heavily-beer-involved movie recommendation, let us know and maybe we’ll do this again!F

Host Ben Rice sits down with MaKendree VanHall of Greater Purpose Brewing (Santa Cruz, CA) and Amy Miller, comedian and host of the Who's Your God? Podcast. Greater Purpose started as a church and is now a church/brewery, so I could think of no better pairing to discuss these two seemingly-disparate things. We talk beer communion, conflicts in religious interpretations, diversity and beer and across religious sects, and naming beers after parishioners. Plus! Amy's new Epix special, finding your peace, and Amy leads MaKendree and Ben in a Who's Your God? staple, The Church of You. All this and more, on episode 139 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Learn more about Greater Purpose Brewing by checking out greaterpurposebrewing.com or on Instagram @greaterpurposebrewingMaKendree VanHall also hosts the Rev'd Up Theolitics podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.Definitely seek out anything Amy Miller is involved in by checking www.amymillercomedy.com and be sure to listen to the absolutely wonderful Who's Your G

Barley & Me host Ben Rice joins up with Paulina Olivares (Sacramento Pinks Boots Society) and Corky McDonnell (Dare Daniel Podcast) to review the 2006 cinematic classic Beerfest! In addition to discussing the veritable who's-who of character/sketch comedy actors, we touch on the quality of real-life brews seen on film, and maybe devolve into some outside discussions. Things like: The Mandela Effect, stealing from Shel Silverstein, peeing your pants (actually, that's related to the movie), and applauding in theaters. Plus! Expectations of comedy directors, going big or going home, and the harshness of the German language. And so, so much more, on this latest episode of Leonard Malting! Enjoy!If you have a beer-centric or heavily-beer-involved movie recommendation, let us know and maybe we’ll do this again!Find out more about PBS Sacramento at @pinkbootssacramento on InstagramCheck out Corky’s bad movie podcast on social media @daredanielpod, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.Barley & Me can be f

Host Ben Rice travels (virtually) to Los Angeles to talk to Common Space Brewing's first employee, brewer Josie Becker, and Molly Sanchez, comedian, wine writer, and host of The Hold Up Podcast. We talk nucleation points, shower beers, the (triumphant?) return of the black IPA, and childhood obsessions. Plus! Oh, the drama!, magical COVID relief, love in an elevator, and the joys of adults lying to children. All this and more, on episode 138 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Find out more about Common Space Brewing across social media @commonspacelaFollow Josie Becker on IG @hoppyjosieGet your Molly Sanchez fill on Twitter @seriousmolly or on IG @mollyfuckingsanchezCheck out The Hold Up Podcast wherever you get your podcasts (it's the one with the Mead notebook!)Barley & Me can be found across social media @barleyandmepod. Email questions/comments/concerns/guest ideas/brewery ideas to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com or barleyandmepod@gmail.comAnd be sure to learn more about the Black Is Beautiful Initiative, as feat

Host Ben Rice travels (digitally) to Half Moon Bay, CA and the suburbs of Manchester, England, to chat with musician and brewer/owner Dan Littlefield of Hop Dogma Brewing and musician/musician Mike Vennart of VENNART, Biffy Clyro, British Theatre, and Oceansize. We talk the writing and recording process, Dan's new EP, Mike's new album, quarantine creativity, Brexit, an attempted American coup, nationalized health care, the second epidemic of 2020 that is homelessness, finding your perfect creative partner, how to make award-winning recipes, international travel escapades, and whose fault of this is, really. All this and more, on episode 137 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!PLEASE find Dan & Mike's music - it's absolutely worth it.Go to https://vennart.bandcamp.com/ and https://danlittlefield.bandcamp.com/ to preview (and purchase) the goods.Follow Mike across social media @vennart and also go to www.vennart.com for exclusive music and merchSee what Hop Dogma is up to at www.hopdogma.com or follow them @hopdogmaB

Host Ben Rice recaps and winds down a hellacious 2020 over some bodacious Mexican lagers with the help of an esteemed panel of comedy friends and lovers, including Emma Haney, Becky Lynn, and Stephen Furey. With tales of debauchery, moments of clarity, big surprises, and somber memories, plus our guests' first michelada experience and beers you know and love and some you should! All in this jam-packed, super-sized year-end extravaganza episode of Barley & Me. Enjoy!You can find Emma Haney on IG @ehaneycomedy or on Twitter @emmaiscool69Follow Becky Lynn across social media (and Venmo) @ohthatsbeckyCheck out Stephen Furey on IG @scubastevefureyAnd be sure to learn more about the Black Is Beautiful Initiative, as featured in Episode 129 with Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing, at www.blackisbeautiful.beerGet your merch or make donations at www.customink.com/fundraising/black-is-beautiful-initiativeAlso, during this crisis, 100% of profits from sales of Barley & Me shirts via Zen-Threads.com wi

Host Ben Rice travels (virtually) to Lynn, MA, to talk to Bent Water Brewing's president and co-founder Aaron Reames, as well as their process engineering manager/technical director Jere Anderson. Joining Ben on this digital jaunt is Joe Isaacs of NRM, Inc., a provider of high-quality refrigeration products, and Dan Hale of Hale Winery Refrigeration & Consulting. If you think this episode is going to get technical on proper temperature maintenance and new technologies to maintain your brew quality while keeping costs manageable, you are...correct. We talk best measurement practices, exacting carbonation standards, glycol chillers galore, and can-to-can consistency. Plus! Understanding your beer lineup and cultures, the challenges of concrete fermenters, specialty hops, and our favorite winter beers! Oh, and for all you brewers listening, mention Barley & Me and NRM, Inc. will provide an additional THREE months of their ridiculously simple 24/7 web-based remote monitoring and controls capability, inclu

Host Ben Rice sits down with beer journalist and author of the upcoming book, "A Woman’s Place Is In The Brewhouse" Tara Nurin, as well as Kaytlin Bailey, a comedian and host of The Oldest Profession Podcast. We discuss women's involvement in the craft beer movement, as well as the brewster's history throughout history, from the Bible to the first civilization to the Renaissance and Prohibition. Are there forces at play that keep them in the shadows? We also look at capitalism and patriarchy's effects on the industry in general and on women in the industry in particular. We learn some new words, delight over "y'all's" utility and Ben figures out how to stop saying "you guys." All this and more, on episode 135 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Find out more about Tara Nurin and her upcoming book "A Woman’s Place Is In The Brewhouse" at www.taranurin.com (or go to www.chicagoreviewpress.com/Brewhouse and use promo code BarleyAndMe25 to get 25% off)Check out The Oldest Profession Podcast wherever you get your podcasts a

On this episode of our all-new beer & basketball podcast Hoops & Hops (stay tuned to the end for our re-brand!), hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster break down the 2019-2020 NBA Finals, the 2020 NBA Draft/Free Agency free-for-all, and preview the upcoming 2020-2021 season. We get bogged down in Bogdanovic drama, re-do the Westbrook-Wall trade, compare Zion to a beer, and make our picks for the 2021 NBA Finals. Plus so much more, all over a beautiful Burn Your Idols hazy DIPA from Sacramento's Bike Dog Brewing.Follow Ben across social media @barleyandmepodCheck out Phil's culinary creations on IG @culinarylandoThis week's beer was from @bikedogbrewingWant us to compare players or teams to beers, or beers to players? Slide into those DM's, baby. Or email us at pleasedunkresponsibly@gmail.com

Barley & Me host Ben Rice joins co-hosts Corky McDonnell (Dare Daniel Podcast) & Paulina Olivares (Sacramento Pink Boots Society) for this beer-centric movie podcast offshoot, Leonard Malting. Today we discuss the 1977 Coors heist classic Smokey & The Bandit. Does this movie stand the test of time? Should it be remade? Can it be remade? If so, with whom? We break this film down and possibly destroy your childhood, as we unearth... casual racism, negging, fat-shaming, the 70s obsession with gas-guzzling and CBs, and how this movie spurred a whole subculture in the last 70s and early 80s. Plus! Is this the best trilogy to start in 1977? Fight us, Star Wars! This episode has everything, so ENJOY!If you have a beer-centric or heavily-beer-involved movie recommendation, let us know and maybe we’ll do this again!Find out more about PBS Sacramento at @pinkbootssacramento on InstagramCheck out Corky’s bad movie podcast on social media @daredanielpod, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.Barley & M

Host Ben Rice travels (virtually) to Richmond, CA, to talk to East Brother Beer Co's brewers Rob Lightner & Paul Liszewski, along with guest Amanda Glynn, a scientist and professor at Sacramento State who also collaborates with local breweries to brew beers for charity! We talk the depressing realities of the COVID-19 shutdown on the brewing industry, how timing and good fortune helped East Brother during the most challenging times, the pending aluminum can shortage, and good things too! Like gardening and the art of motorcycle maintenance, D&D campaigns, NOT election campaigns, pursuing your creative outlets, and how to party like a rock star at home. All this and more, on episode 134 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Learn more about East Brother Beer Co, including their latest releases and events, across social media @eastbrotherbeerLook for Dr. Glynn's latest collab at Flatland Brewing in Elk Grove in early December 2020!Barley & Me can be found across social media @barleyandmepod. Email questions/com

Host Ben Rice chats with Brian Moore, a comedian and former employee of Santa Clara Valley Brewing and Fort Point Brewing, and Kelly Berger, a person excited but hesitant to try comedy and former taproom manager and sales associate for Solid Ground and New Glory. Over glasses of Deschutes Fresh Haze (Ben), Hapa’s Galileo’s Dream (Brian), and a New Glory Ubahdank (Kelly), we discuss the COVID-19 shutdown’s effects on the beer and entertainment industry, how a big personality can find its way into the exciting world of beer, dick and clit jokes, and Ben proposes some radical political policies. Plus! Comedy in a baseball stadium, the struggles of small breweries to maintain the status quo, comedy do’s and don’t’s when starting out (and showrunning), why bigger breweries might struggle with this shutdown more than you’d think, self-roasts, worst shows, and being an asshole on a first date. All this and more, on Episode 133 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!Follow Brian Moore on Instagram @bmomakesyoulaughCheck out Kelly

Leonard Malting is the beer-focused movie review offshoot of Barley & Me Podcast, featuring B&M host Ben Rice, plus co-hosts Corky McDonnell (Dare Daniel Podcast) and Paulina Olivares (Sacramento Pink Boots Society). In this episode, we discuss the 2012 Edgar Wright sci-fi/buddy flick "The World's End." Could this episode BE more timely?Join us on the Golden Mile as we discuss this seemingly-straightforward film's many twists and turns, its excellent plotting and hidden messages, and we do it while enjoying a Silver Moon Brewing F* Cancer IPA! As we explore this movie's themes, it dredges up painful memories of our pasts, our medical maladies, and even leads to some song recommendations, if you're interested. Enjoy our take on this overlooked gem!If you have a beer-centric or heavily-beer-involved movie recommendation, let us know and maybe we’ll do this again!Find out more about PBS Sacramento at @pinkbootssacramento on InstagramCheck out Corky’s bad movie podcast on social media @daredanielpod, or l

Host Ben Rice connects with Los Angeles comedians JoAnn Schinderle and Mark Smalls to discuss their histories in the beer industry, their standup comedy, surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, side hustles, coping mechanisms, and how JoAnn nearly killed a guy! Plus! Mark guesses Ben's beer order! Enjoy!Need more? Follow JoAnn Schinderle @jojoschinderle on IG. You can find "Dark Jeans" wherever you get your music and comedy albums. And if you're feeling so bold, inquire about JoJo's No-No's.Find Mark Smalls @mark_smalls on IG and you can check out soe of his standup on the Pier 69: Junior Varsity comedy mixtape. Or find him on Twitch!Barley & Me can be found across social media @barleyandmepod. Email questions/comments/concerns/guest ideas/brewery ideas to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com or barleyandmepod@gmail.comAnd be sure to learn more about the Black Is Beautiful Initiative, as featured in Episode 129 with Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing, at www.blackisbeautiful.beerGet your merch or make donatio

Hoops & Hops is a beer and basketball podcast co-hosted by Phil Webster and Barley & Me's Ben Rice. In this episode, we talk about round one of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, the stunning Heat-Bucks series, find out what kind of player Jimmy Butler is, and take a deep dive on the coaches of the remaining teams. Ben's beer this week is Monk's Cellar's West Coastin', while Phil imbibes a Russian River Pliny for President. Enjoy!Check out Phil’s stay-at-home meal ideas and what he’s eating and drinking on Instagram @culinarylandoBarley & Me can be found across social media @barleyandmepod. Be sure to follow us for more info on future Barley & Me Presents! Editions, as we try to tackle music, movies, sports, and more! Email questions/comments/concerns/Dream Teams to barleyandmepodcast@gmail.com or barleyandmepod@gmail.comFor those unaware, learn more about the Black Is Beautiful Initiative at www.blackisbeautiful.beerGet your merch or make donations at https://customink.com/fundraising/black-is-beautiful-