Pub Chat

We’re excited to announce that this month we’re dedicating all our episodes to cocktails (we’re drinking beer too). This week we’re joined by the sexy intern to talk about how each of our cocktail love affairs started. Cocktail Month Episode 88 – Part 1 with the Sexy Intern – April 2 Episode 89 – Part […] The post Episode 88: The Sexy Intern – Cocktail Month Pt 1 appeared first on Pub Chat.

If there’s one thing the BBC does well, it’s documentaries about Really Cool Shit. This week we’re joined by #crecomm’er Luke Daniels to discuss Generation Earth. This series on Netflix talks about some of the amazing stuff humans have done to destroy improve the planet. Keeping with the origins of the documentary, we’re drinking Organic Chocolate […] The post Episode 87: Organic Chocolate Stout from Samuel Smith’s appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re drinking the Bean Me Up Espresso Stout by Fuggles & Warlock, a small brewery from Richmond, BC. We’re joined by fellow beer enthusiast Paul (@tehhairy) to talk about brewery and beer related swag. Colin & I also spend some time being envious of Paul’s trip to Darkness Days at Surly last year. Show […] The post Episode 86: Fuggles and Warlock Bean Me Up Espresso Stout appeared first on Pub Chat.

Joey Heflich joins us this week to talk all about House of Cards Season 3 and he only has one thing he wants to tell you about it: America Works sucks. We’re drinking the delightful Rogue’s Chocolate Stout. SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains all the spoilers. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 01:25 – Rogue Chocolate Stout 04:00 […] The post Episode 85: Rogue Chocolate Stout & House of Cards appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re chatting to Amanda, founder of Oh Doughnuts in Winnipeg. She makes delicious handmade doughnuts for daily delivery to local coffee shops. Amanda joined us to talk all about doughnuts, and drink some bourbon barrel-aged Dogfather Imperial Stout from Laughing Dog Brewing. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:50 – Vegan doughnuts 02:15 – Laughing […] The post Episode 84: Oh Doughnuts and The Dogfather Imperial Stout appeared first on Pub Chat.

Today we’re celebrating the three year anniversary of Pub Chat. To be honest, I don’t think either of us thought we’d make it this far. To celebrate, we’re doing a vertical tasting of Half Pints Burly Wine. We’ve got 2008, 2009 and 2014 vintages on deck and the sexy intern is along for the ride. […] The post Three Year Anniversary Special: Burly Wine 3 Year Vertical appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re drinking He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. from New York’s Schmaltz Brewing with local homebrewer Mark Mruss. Mark has been brewing beer for a few years, sometimes with a few more interesting ingredients. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:30 – He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. 06:45 – Mark getting into homebrewing 14:15 – Higher ABV brews 17:25 – […] The post Episode 83: He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. appeared first on Pub Chat.

January is almost over, but we decided to look back at 2014 one more time, at our favourite beers of year. We’re drinking Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale from Kiuchi Brewery in Japan, Sapporo this is not. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:50 – Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale 04:55 – Kiuchi Brewery 10:40 – Back […] The post Episode 82: Favourite Beer of 2014 and Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re rounding up our top albums of 2014 with regular guests Chris Rohling and Brett Enquist. 2014 was an interesting year for music, with only a few true standouts but tonnes of very good stuff. Reflecting this diversity, all of us had quite different choices. We also thoroughly enjoyed the always-great Old Rasputin […] The post Episode 81: Favourite Albums of 2014 & Old Rasputin appeared first on Pub Chat.

To kick off 2015, we’re chatting with local media nerds Dan Vadeboncoeur and Kenton Larsen about the shows, movies and whatnot that we’re looking forward to this year. In addition to our mostly tv-focused discussion, we’re drinking Wee Heavy Scotch Ale from Ontario’s Amsterdam Brewery. 2015 is gonna be an exciting year for Pub Chat. Thanks […] The post Episode 80: 2015 in Media with Media Nerds appeared first on Pub Chat.

It’s Christmas Eve and time to finish off your Craft Beer Advent Calendar. The three of us are at the end of the box and thoroughly enjoying ourselves. Thanks for tuning in over the last 24 days and Merry Christmas! Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 Show Notes If you’re drinking the advent calendar in order, […] The post Episode 79: Craft Beer Advent Calendar Part 4 appeared first on Pub Chat.

In todays (other) episode we’re drinking scotch with scotch aficionado Devin Brews (Doctor Teeth) and drinking Old Jake’s Farmhouse Ale from Edmonton’s Alley Kat Brewing. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction 00:30 – Alley Kat Old Jake’s Farmhouse Ale 04:50 – Farmhouse ale, biere de garde and saison 11:50 – Edmonton pubs 14:00 – Cheap whiskey, […] The post Episode 78: Scotchy Scotch Scotch appeared first on Pub Chat.

We’re back with the third installment of our four-part Craft Beer Advent Calendar episodes. This episode we tackle such weighty topics as diacetyl, Werther’s Originals and donuts. Part 1 • Part 2 Show Notes If you’re drinking the advent calendar in order, these are the beers you drank over the last 6 days! 00:00 – Introduction and Day 13: […] The post Episode 77: Craft Beer Advent Calendar Part 3 appeared first on Pub Chat.

It’s time for the second of our four-part Craft Beer Advent Calendar episodes. This time, Colin, the intern and myself are drinking a few beers from a little further afield. Show Notes If you’re drinking the advent calendar in order, these are the beers you drank over the last 6 days! 00:00 – Introduction and catching up 00:30 […] The post Episode 76: Craft Beer Advent Calendar Part 2 appeared first on Pub Chat.

To celebrate the festive season we’re running a 4-part special with all three of us drinking this years Craft Beer Advent Calendar. We’ll have a new episode every 6 days in the run-up to Christmas, each featuring 6 beers (in the correct order!) from the calendar. In this first episode, we get into the advent […] The post Episode 75: Craft Beer Advent Calendar Part 1 appeared first on Pub Chat.

Do you like poutine? Do you like LJT? If you are a sane individual, the answer is probably yes. Luke Jacob, the sexy intern, is hosting us this week. We’re talking about that pinnacle of Canadian cuisine, and drinking a beer that has absolutely nothing to do with it. We’ve got the highly-rated, Brett-and-galaxy-filled Galaxy […] The post Episode 74: Anchorage Galaxy White IPA appeared first on Pub Chat.

This week we’re joined by the Queen of the Internet, Alyson Shane and John aka one-man synth pop band Aband*nthecar to talk about music festivals and drink Westmalle Tripel. We also managed to get completely distracted and talk about Kriss Kross, among other things. Show Notes 00:00 – Intro 01:25 – Westmalle Tripel 05:30 – About Westmalle 08:20 […] The post Episode 73: Westmalle Tripel appeared first on Pub Chat.

This episode we’re drinking Palliser Porter from Bushwakker Brewing in Regina. We’re joined by Taylor Cole to talk all about various forms of cosmetic surgery. This is a foreign topic to us, but it’s apparently more common than you might think. Show Notes 00:00 – Intro 01:15 – Bushwakker Brewing and Palliser Porter 07:15 – Saskatchewan […] The post Episode 72: Palliser Porter and Plastic Surgery appeared first on Pub Chat.

This special episode of Pub Chat we’re talking all about serial killers with true crime enthusiast Cella Rousseau. We’ll look at their history, psychology and plenty of other weird and freaky things. We’re drinking the brilliant Zombie Monkey from Tallgrass Brewing Company. Show Notes 00:00 – Intro 00:15 – Zombie Monkey 02:00 – Beer observations 05:05 – […] The post Halloween 2014 Special: Zombie Monkey & Serial Killers appeared first on Pub Chat.

In this episode we’re drinking Green Flash Brewing’s Double Stout (which is apparently a black ale) and chatting with the fountain of knowledge & wisdom that is Joey Heflich. Listen to find out why we’re endorsing Joey for Mayor of Winnipeg in 2018. Show Notes 00:00 – Intro 00:15 – Green Flash Double Stout 01:15 – Green Flash […] The post Episode 71: Green Flash Double Stout appeared first on Pub Chat.