Alcohol By Volume

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Kevin pulled a Punchy and totaled his car this morning – YouTube gold with John Oliver against Bud Light, plus a REALLY FUNNY craft beer sitcom – Class action lawsuit against MillerCoors for getting crafty with Blue Moon – Beer nerd…or beer geek? – New beer releases and reveals for the week […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – The Beer Wench pens a fantastically divisive article about women and beer – Wine experts taste test movie/TV-licensed wines and it goes about as well as you’d think – Followed up by a cheap vs. expensive wine comparison from Buzzfeed – New releases and reveals, particularly three from Stone Brewing

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Dick Cantwell and Elysian/AB-InBev part ways – Bruce Lee Livingston thinks ice cream leads kids to drinking beer – Lists? Lists! – New releases and reveals

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Chris Spradley of Destination Beer calls in to discuss the premiere episode at Deschutes – Updated craft brewer definition gives Yuengling the crown – Kevin goes ballistic over “offensive” beer labels/names – New releases and reveals

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Sweetwater falls afoul of the decency police in Chicago – Just like The Walking Dead, IPAs have spinoffs too – The Sizzler opens and seals your beer beautifully and Kevin wants one – New releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Diageo adding nutrition labels to their products – 28 wineries caught spiking their wine with arsenic – Light beer doesn’t have to suck if you’re smart about it – Kevin’s not a total beer snob, according to a list from Thrillist – New releases and reveals for the week, including retirements and […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Green beers and Lucky Charms cocktails – Yet another trademark dispute with Bell’s playing the role of Goliath – DraftMag’s Kate Bernot joins the ranks to ban “hoppy” and “malty” – Palcohol is coming this summer – Americans are drinking their beer too cold – New releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Kevin bought/drank a lot of different beers over the past two weeks – Calling bullshit on a study linking low IQs to heavy drink – Joe Keohane of Thrillist and Eleanor Robertson of The Guardian REALLY piss off Kevin – New releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Best Ofs from 2013 – Distinctly American beer styles – Glasses and growlers – Fruit beers

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – It’s the 100th show (not-so) spectacular! – A brief work diatribe, followed by what movies Kevin has watched, because, why not? – Kevin watches another Buzzfeed video, this one showing women drinking whiskey for the first time – How to drink vodka like a Russian – New releases and reveals for the […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Girl Scout Cookie beer pairings from Beer and Brewing, with bonus bourbon pairings from First We Feast – Is New Belgium bullying an Austin brewery? – Kevin forgot how to audio before (and during) the break – We find out what your zodiac sign says about your drinking habits in the chat […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Budweiser’s anti-craft Super Bowl ad breaks the craft beer internet – Mitch sends Kevin another beer-related Buzzfeed video, hoping to make him lose his shit again – New releases and reveals, including a bunch from Carton Brewing

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Best Of because Kevin’s liver is failing or something – All about stouts (originally aired Feb. 17, 2013) – All about German beers (originally aired Feb. 24, 2013)

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Snowpocalypse 2015 was a bust in Northern NJ – AB-InBev buys Elysian and, predictably, the internet loses their fucking minds – Redditor Snizzlefry posits, “How long until big corporate food companies start to make their own beer?” – Buzzfeed’s “Bizarre Beer Test” makes Kevin want to punch people – New releases and […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Total excitement as Carton’s Regular Coffee releases in cans! – DraftMag has 10 new years beer resolutions and Kevin wants to try a few – 10 dirty secrets of the wine world – New releases and reveals, including a couple of bombers from Abita

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Everybody’s favorite Minnesotan Sherri calls in! – The notion of going a month dry scares the hell out of Kevin – Craft brewers are running out of names – New releases and reveals, including a new BBA stout from Weyerbacher

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Thoughts on pilot episodes of Travel Channel’s Booze Traveler and NatGeo’s Chug – Irrational Indians are pissed off at another beer label – Why is there such a sudden backlash against Jim Koch and Boston Beer lately? – New releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Live tasting of IndieGogo-supported Prime, the hangover prevention supplement – The history of the toast, courtesy of NPR – ABV’s Top Beers of 2014 – New releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Sexist (more like SEXY) craft beer labels and names in Wisconsin are being hated on by apparent militant feminist Julia Burke – Moderate alcohol consumption is good for the immune system – Beer and popcorn pairings from DraftMag – New beer releases and reveals, including another Enjoy After release from Stone

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Beer-centric TV shows seem to be a thing now, but are they any good? – An actually decent beer lover’s gift guide from TheRoamingPint.com – Boozey: 10 things you’ve gotta try when you’re drunk – New releases and reveals for the week, including two returning beers from Dogfish Head

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – What’s your idea of “the perfect beer”? – Getting cozy with winter warmers – Alcohol and its lack of nutritional labels – New beer releases and reveals for the week, including a new collaboration from Terrapin and New Belgium

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Going crafty this week with some Shock Top and Leinenkugel’s – Study shows that heavy drinkers are rarely alcoholics, much to Kevin’s relief – A little craft beer vs. big beer talk in the wake of Budweiser shipments falling behind craft – The Japanese have taken over whiskey, but can a stick […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Back live and with a brand-new beer fridge and a summary of the last few weeks – Liquor law stories from Massachusetts, Florida and Ohio – Catching up with Massachusetts pay-to-play accusations and Anheuser-Busch’s purchase of 10 Barrel – Not content to bash US liquor laws, it’s 10 oddities in Finnish liquor […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – More businesses need to reward good employees with beer – 20 real facts about working in a brewery – Cocktails and beers to pair with the Halloween candy you’ve thieved from your children – New releases and reveals for the week, including the next Stone Voodoo Doughnut release

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Blending beers – Kevin discovers that his liver probably needs a break – Count Chocula is a drunk – Chris Spradley of Destination Beer calls in

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Kevin’s time at the Fall 2014 Big Brew Beer Fest NJ – Stone finally chooses an East Coast location – Pretty Things goes off with a series of tweets regarding pay-to-play in Massachusetts – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Best Of because Kevin’s router is a punk bitch – A diatribe entitled “Why Kevin Drinks” – A discussion on drinking alone – Interview with Chris Spradley from April 2013

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – New ABV CafePress store and YouTube channel! – Discussion: Is it good or bad to have certain expectations for beer purchases? – Time to stop using “hoppy” as a beer descriptor – New releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – PBR bought by Russians, Putin has defeated the hipsters – Topic of the week: MEAD! – What catches your eye visually when buying beers? – Australians have to get pissed before boning – New releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Is Anheuser-Busch actually threatening to pull their sponsorship of the NFL? – Topic of discussion: What’s in store for the next wave of the craft beer movement? – Breaking down the cost of a craft beer six-pack – New releases and reveals for the week, including the most unlikely (and horrifying) pumpkin […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Topic: Gluten-free/gluten-reduced beers – Feds pushing for an insanely low 0.05 BAC DUI standard – Do “Drink Responsibly” ads just promote drinking in general? – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – The last of the beers from WhiteAssBrent: Boom Island Witness Belgian Witbier and Flat Earth Mummy Train Pumpkin Ale – All about malt liquor, while Kevin tries to choke down some Olde English 800 – Nuevobar Automatic Cocktail Maker on Kickstarter – Solve drunken hunger problems with a Munchy Box! – New […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: – Beers from WhiteAssBrent: Great Divide Rumble IPA, Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale – Does your drink of choice differ depending on atmosphere or location? – Religious people get more aggressive when drunk – More weird alcohol and some boozy coffee cocktails – New releases and reveals for the week, including Ninkasi’s two […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – RIP Robin Williams – Corn gets a new look as a brewing adjunct – Kent “Battle” Martin, the beer dictator of the TTB – New beer releases and reveals for the week, including Bell’s “The Planets” series

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Beers from Brent, Week 2: Surly Furious IPA and Overrated West Coast IPA – Dealing with beer fatigue – Gose, a style coming back from the (nearly) dead – Six shots you should absolutely not order for your good friends – New beer releases and reveals for the week, including Goose Island’s […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Buy my shirt, damn it! http://www.booster.com/alcoholbyvolume – Highlights of a beer trade, featuring a call from WhiteAssBrent – Stone’s IndieGoGo backlash and why people are overreacting – New releases and reveals for the week, including 3 from Woodchuck

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – BeerXChange.com changes up the beer trade game – Is AB-InBev looking to merge with SABMiller? – Stone Brewing expands to Berlin, Germany – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Another brewery visit, this time Cricket Hill in Fairfield, NJ – At what age did you have your first drink? – What is “Mama Juana”? – Another fearmongering study claiming alcohol will kill us all – New beer releases and reveals

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Kevin’s visit to Carton Brewing and Kane Brewing on the Fourth of July – “Man Caves” are out, “Bar Sheds” are in – Self-serve beer stations debut at Target Field in Minneapolis – Founders is expanding again, to the tune of $25M – New beer releases and reveals for the week, including […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Kevin’s in a bad mood and the Red Wings suck at free agency – Brewdog bribing FIFA while Belgium tries to bet Obama – Poop talk, plus the consequences of gambling and sort of losing – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – NYC Craft Beer Fest recap – Beer Advocate has a new app and it’s actually pretty nice – Redditor /u/JazzyDoes needs help with describing beers and /r/beer comes to the rescue – Anheuser Busch adds $10 “Day Fresh” brewery tours – New beer releases and reveals (Stone Coffee Milk Stout, OMG!)

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Why Kevin drinks – Beer and cheese pairings ‪#‎TastesLikeCheese‬ – All about drinking alone – 10 beers over $10 to pair with food under $3 – Stupid Indians buying bootleg booze – Chugging Absinthe – 8 things a beer snob might say, aka The ‪#‎FuckDutch‬ Segment

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Kevin is dead to Dutch after last week – 17 ways to sneak booze onto the beach – 11 types of stereotypical bars – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Rogue Brewing’s founder Jack Joyce dead at 71 – New Chicago beer distribution rules seem like a bad deal – Kevin goes off on Dutch for some reason or another – Hopbox.co: 8 Things A Beer Snob Might Say – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Wearing the American flag is tacky, but Katy Perry has a great rack – The science of beer foam, courtesy of CraftBeer.com – Bad Australian and Irish impressions from Kevin as he reads the news – Thrillist.com: The most common off-flavors from beer explained – New beer releases and reveals for the […]

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – How to Taste Beer via BeerReviewCrew – Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 is wasting away due to his alcoholism – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Garden State Brewfest 2014 highlights – Topic of discussion: Is it bad to drink alone? – 9 busted myths about alcohol from Huffington Post – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – More beer and cheese pairings ‪#‎tasteslikecheese‬ – Government goes back on its approval of Palcohol – Boston Beer’s Jim Koch’s secret on how to drink without getting wrecked – Cigar City’s Joey Redner considering leaving Florida – New beer releases and reveals for the week

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Live beer and cheese pairings reveal that Kevin is NOT a cheese person – Powdered alcohol approved for the US – Patrick from FB punked Kevin into thinking “Perving” was a drinking game – New beer releases and reveals

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – NHL Playoff picks – New stout glass from Rogue, Left Hand and Spiegelau – Why listening to rap music drives teenagers to drink – New beer releases and reveals