Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

Greg talk with Bob Wilson (Owner) and Wyatt Wilson (Head Brewer) of Pinnacle Brewing Company (Scottsdale, AZ). They talk about opening a new taproom called 50th Parallel in Mesa, AZ. They also discuss upcoming events at the original location, including their Oktoberfest celebration. Other topics include what kind of beers Wyatt likes to brew, pouring beer at beer festivals, and Bob's approach to running a brewery.

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) and Morgan Territory Brewing (Tracy, CA).

In our Beer News, we discuss the layoff of 220 employees from Stone Brewing's (Escondido, CA) production facility.

For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the Top 15 Singing Drummers. R.I.P. Frank Beard.

We rate our beers on Untappd.

In or Drunken Shenanigans, Greg recaps his visit to Tucson, AZ and Slow Body Beer. The we talk about the 49ers/Chargers pre-season game.

Greg talks with Bailey Pate, beertender at The Shop Beer Co. (Tempe, AZ). Bailey talks about how she got into the beer scene with Geenwood Brewing (Phoenix, AZ), why she moved to The Shop Beer Co., what kinds of beers she likes, and why she likes to pour at beer festivals. She also talks about her love of tequila, playing pool, and Jeeps.

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) and Alvarado Street (Monterey, CA).

Greg plays the Hall of Fame Game with Sorcerer Chromatic. Then the guys talk about NFL Preseason Week 1.

For the Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down a Top Ten list of Beer Drinking Songs.

We rate our beers on Untappd.

In our Drunken Shenanigans, Sorcer Chromatic uses his beer to conduct a taste test on two different Arctic Cups.

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink a review Oktoberfest - Festbier by Sierra Nevada Brewing (Chico, CA) in collaboration with Hoppebräu (Waakirchen, Bayern Germany).

In our Beer News, we discuss the inaugural North American Non-Alchololic Cup and the brewery who won gold. We also discuss the gross behavior of a certain beer influencer on Instagram.

For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down all the Oktoberfest collabs Sierra Nevada has done since the beginning of time...2015.

Finally, in our Drunken Shenanigans, Greg gives a lengthy shout out to Rachel Benkowski, the first woman in Arizona to achieve the level of Advanced Cicerone. The we discuss the bittersweet acceptance speech by Roger Craig when he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

GReg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from Brouwerji Westamalle (Malle, Vlaams Gewest Belgium) and King Cong Brewing (Sacramento, CA).

In our Beer News, we discuss Minocqua Brewing (Minocqua, WI) losing their beer license and Tom Holland's Bero (New York, NY) making a cameo in a movie.

For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the Top 15 Biggest Box Office Flops of all time.

We rate our beers on Untappd.

In our Drunken Shenanigans, Greg talks about back to school shopping.

Greg talks with Daniel Castro, co-owner of Sana Sana Cervecería (Phoenix, AZ). Daniel talks about a few of the differences from when Sana Sana opened in March 2025 to now. He also talks about new beers and beers coming out in the immediate future. Daniel describes what it was like during their World Cup viewing parties.

Greg & Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from Lake Pleasant Brewing Co. (Phoenix, AZ) and New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO).

12:21 - In our Beer News, we discuss James Watt, former owner of BrewDog, trying to buy back BrewDog. Woof! And we talk about two new beers in Sam Adams' seasonal variety pack.

25:27 - For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down this year's Bourbon County Brand Stout lineup.

33:02 - We rate our beers on Unatppd. 

38:20 - In our Drunken Shenanignas, Greg talk about going to Lake Pleasant Brewing, and his prior Sunday, which leads into a final discussion about the World Cup Final.

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from North Park Brewing (San Diego, CA) and California Coast Brewing (Paso Robles, CA).

In our Beer News, We discuss the end of the Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR) and Costco Wholesale 2-year beer relationship.

For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic lists the Top 15 toys from the Toy Story Series. Who will be first? Buzz Lightyear or Woody?

We rate our beers on Untappd.

In our Drunken Shenanigans, we talk about the World Cup and drinking at the movies.

I visits Greg Wellins aka gregvisitsbreweries and they talk about visiting over 1,500 breweries worldwide, but mostly in the US. He talks about what he counts at a visit, his first brewery, his latest brewery, and the six he still has to visit before saying he has visited all the breweries in his home state of Arizona.

 

Recorded June 28, 2026