Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

Greg is going solo this week. He drinks and reviews Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier brewed by Hofbräu München (München, Germany).

Greg recaps his birthday weekend starting with Resident Evil (dir. Warren Creggers), going to a farmer's market in Period, AZ, dining at a premier steakhouse, and attending Phantom Fox Brewing's new location opening in Tempe, AZ.

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review Oktoberfest beers from Pedal Haus Brewery (Tempe, AZ) and Warsteiner (Warstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany).

In our Beer News, we talk about the nail in the coffin for Rogue Ales.

For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the Top Nine German beers available in the U.S.

We rate our beers on Untappd.

In our Drunken Shenanigans, Greg talks about his time at the Elevate MeD Gala/Sneaker Ball, Sorcerer Chromatic talks about the first 49er tailgate beers of the season, and finally they both discuss NFL week 2.

Greg & Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review Spoetzl Brewery's Shiner Oktoberfest (Shiner, TX).

In our Beer News, we discuss a new protein-fortified NA beer from Wisconsin Brewing and Optimum Nutrition called ChampionSips.

For our Cöld Brüe List, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down Food & Wine's Top Ten Oktoberfest beers.

We rate our beer on Untappd.

In our Drunken Shenanigans, we go over the first SF 49ers regular season game against the LA Rams.

Greg and Sorcerer Chromatic drink and review beers from Tombstone Brewing (Tombstone, AZ) and East Brother Brewing (Richmond, CA).

In our Beer News, we talk about the $70,000 Pabst Blue Ribbon Heist.

In our first Coaches Corner of the 2026 NFL season, Sorcerer Chromatic runs down the 10 coaches making their debut with new teams. We also talk about who might be on short leashes.

We rate our beers on Untappd.

Greg talks about his beer weekend at Bone Haus Brewing (Fountain Hills, AZ) and attending the My Chemical Romance/Jimmy Eat World concert at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ. Sorcerer Chromatic talks about the beers he had at Disney's California Adventure and at the Hip Hop Legends Concert.

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.