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American Pale Males
by American Pales Males Inc.
Nerdy conversation disguised as a beer tasting podcast, without pretension...or expertise. Intended for audiences 21 years of age and older (but still largely safe for work).
Episodes
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261: Fin
Memories. A very special episode. Jeremy takes a walk down homebrew memory lane, by having what was perhaps the last Drinkenstein's Monster. Michael had a St. Bernardus Tripel. Next, we celebrate our 5th Anniversary with some stats! But then, the episode becomes even more specialer. Get ready for...
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260: Penultimate
A Shattered Dreams production... Jeremy says he has no fear getting back onto the bike, despite his reptile brain. He then reveals he tried a Saint Archer Gold and tells us all about it. Michael discusses some famous SOLVED mysteries, including Umbrella Man, Bigfoot, Anastasiaz, The Bloop, and…
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259: Peanut Butter Before Lemon
Michael attempts to bring up Wu Tang, but Jeremy is not biting. Instead, Jeremy transitions to his beer brag, Stone Scorpion Bowl. Somehow Slipknot comes up. Michael asks some intro questions to bring up childhood stories, including the weirdest place to fall asleep and the best lie. Jeremy...
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258: Magical Mystery Brew
The Magical Mystery Brew is dying to take you away... but more on that later. Jeremy has a sneak peek at Big Grove's birthday treat. Michael gets Jeremy to say a "swear" for his beer brag. And then, Brews News, NEW BUD PRODUCT ALERT... but we are rather jaded. After all, "The dorks will always…
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257: Naked Singularity
The lads wrap up the dark hole series, commenting that a dark hole is not a black hole, so light can escape. Jeremy has a poorly aged peanut butter porter, while Michael has a delicious and robust peanut butter stout. Jeremy then entices with peanut butter whiskey. Michael then launches into some...
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256: Chocolate Shandy
We start on time(.gov). Michael explores the dark hole outside the podcast, enjoying Trois Pistoles. Jeremy gets into Hazier Things at Big Grove. Michael then launches a quiz about dark black holes in fiction, specifically film, which brings up movies of yore. We then get into the FDR, where a...
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255: Would You Do It?
Uh oh. Jeremy has put in hair extensions and is hopping and spinning around up on the stage. Michael ponders on Spotted Cow. Jeremy rocks out to Sleigh'r from Ninkasi. Next, a new segment "Would You Do It?", a spin-off from Brew News. Items include Session IPAs vs new generation light IPAs, Bulk...
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254: Too Close to the Event Horizon
We've done it. We went too close to the dark hole and got sucked in past the event horizon. We are speghettified. Before that though, Jeremy had a Super NES, along with some Oscar trivia. Michael had Guinness Stock Ale. We go back and talk more about the Oscars, seeing how well we did with our...
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253: Church of Latter Day Elton John
Michael laments a Beer Bomb that Jeremy can also confirm, but it at least has some semblance of relevance to the FDR later. On the contrary, Jeremy enjoys a PB porter from Contrary. We then get into THE BIG GAME stuff, mainly focusing on the beer commercials that aired. We then take a historical...
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252: Jerome on the Aisle
Jeremy brags about a growler fill of a much lauded creamsicle version of Juice Factory. Michael talks about Something Dark once again. Then, buckle up, we talk Oscars, picking Jerome's brain on the nominees in the big four categories. Who do we want to win? Who will win? Will Jeremy get mad? Then...
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251: The Enmilkening
Alfred Hitchcock's silhouette looms as we get into beer brags. Michael has a limited run peanut butter stout, which was most superb. Jeremy has a Berliner Weiss that tickled his fancy. Going from beer, we make an abrupt turn into the AI Dungeon, which throws a few abrupt turns back at us. Join…
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250: Pre-Antebellum Brewing
An ad-hoc intro leads to some B-level band talk. Like that band that sang about a chair in the room... or something? Did that lead singer die? For beer brags, Michael celebrates with a Celebrator and Jeremy Keeps 'er Movin'. Jeremy has the inside track on Bud Light Seltzer. Prepare to be…
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249: New Year New Newcastle
Welcome to IL Dope Boyz. Before that though, beer brags. Jeremy has a bevy of brews in Wisconsin, noting one from Ale Asylum. Michael has a little uzi vert ical "flight" of Yule from Boom Island. We then talk about the legalization of recreational cannabis in Illinois, using our crystal ball to...
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248: Baby New Year Cosplay
Michael has an Oddball beer, which was supposed to equate to a regular brew, but turns out to be odd anyway. Researcher Jeremy puts his thoughts on Backpocket Brewing to the test and comes out with significant results, rejecting the null hypothesis. Meanwhile, it turns out that England is no...
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247: The Year in Beer 2019
Welcome to the end of the year episode. We cut right to the chase, reviewing the beers we had on the show this year and picking our favorites for various categories. Starting off with the lighter "awards", we pick the best beer name of the year, the adjunct of the year, and best bottle/can…
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246: Delightful Fiddledeedee
In the penultimate episode of the year, we take the time to sit back and... do what we usually do every episode. Starting with beer brags, Michael has a Polish bock, with a purportedly secretive process. Jeremy gets down with a coffee brew from Bell's. We then get into some big news (which due to...
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245: It Was a Fine Luncheon
Welcome to the podcast, with your hosts Michael and Jinglebell Jeremy. JBJ brags about a brut IPA from Firetrucker that he had while watching the Lighthouse. (It is a movie.) Michael recommends "It Was a Fine Luncheon". Due to our lack of wintery beers on the show, despite being in season, we…
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244: The Uniques
Michael immediately enters the Tailgates of Hell (the final one for the year), asking Jeremy about Corona. The insipid beer talk is worthwhile though as we get a good tip for cooking chili. Jeremy brags about having the ultimate freshly hopped beer care of Iowa Brewing Company. Then, prefacing a...
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243: The Night Watch
Jeremy rocks an iron intro. Michael's remembers Grandpa's Got a Gun. Jeremy also shares a beer brag of his own (can you tell that I forgot what it was by that generic statement?) Then we commence to DESTROY ART quiz. God, that doesn't work, but I am not up for thinking of better wordplay. Look,...
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242: Pumpkin Crush
Note: Audio is a little wonky in places, but should not be too disruptive. 2nd note: Zwan was a relatively short-lived band headed by Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins fame. Jeremy starts playing Oblivion and talks about. Michael is surprised that Jeremy started playing the game and more…
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241: Pumpkin Butter
Uh oh... secrets of the wrestling ring revealed with this ep. Wrestler X Jeremy spills all the trade secrets before bragging about Radicatz, a NEIPA. Meanwhile, Michael had Jeremy's wedding party gift beer, Snowball Saison, and brags about it. Next, we have questions for Jeremy. Does he wear a…
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240: Pumpkin Meat
We are doing pretty, well... well this ep. Michael recovers from a nasty nasty "brew" that he had, while Jeremy mirthfully recalls the flight he had at the Peace Tree taproom. Next, we get into a long overdue Brews News segment, focusing on Founders and then transitioning to the FDR brewery…
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239: Pumpkin Flesh
We are back, both Michael and the Evergreen Jeremy. EGJ opens with a "King" brag before transitioning to the obligatory beer brag, which involves a light beer that clocks in at over 8% ABV. Michael then puts a bow on the previous month, getting into final thoughts on the Oktoberfest style and...
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238: Tom(b) Bombakill
Welcome to a very special live edition of the podcast. Jeremy and Michael hit the road, recording while going to an Octoberfest [sic] celebration. On the way, Jeremy recaps his experience at Film Scream, the late night horror movie marathon. Afterwards, we arrive at our destination. What lies...
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237: Sweet Units
Jeremy has a new IPA from New Belgium (apparently voted in by the crowd) which he gives tepid accolades. Michael recalls imbibing an Oktoberfest as the two lament the bizarre examples of the style they've tried so far this year. We talk local GABF winners, which devolves into complaining about...
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236: Mint Marzen
For a change, Michael has a German beer that does not get lauded, while Jeremy says Aloha to pineapple. We then tear open the tailgates of hell, going over Jeremy's informal poll and lambasting new products. Could some of these cans be taken in at work? Probably not. We then get into the FDR…
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235: Oktoberfest 5
Yes yes, bad evening to one and all. Jeremy has a trivia misadventure while confirming last week's rating. Michael tries Ruthie's balancing act. Dark Lord is not so lordy. Ok, now that the chungus is out of the way, onto what we've all been waiting for: The 1st Annual Lawnmower Man Awards. We…
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234: Satanical Botanicals
After a seamless absence, we are back. Jeremy and Michael regale all with tales from the wedding, including a beer analysis, both financial and flavorful. Jeremy also details into his botanical booze bonanza that he received for wedding gifts. Interior crocodile alligator, Jeremy went to a new...
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233: Blood Breakfast Harvest
An impromptu intro spurs a discussion on full "blank" breakfasts, which degenerates into drinking blood. Beer brags saves the day with Michael trying a brew innoculated with Kviek yeast. Jeremy introduces The Tailgates of Hell before describing the lupulin laden Hop Bullet that he had. We then…
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232: I Am a Jelly Donut
Jeremy does a Victory Dance and sings the praises of Single Speed Brewing. Michael has an ice cream make brag instead of a beer brag. Jeremy then masterfully engages with a Simpsons quiz related to the country of origin for our beer this week. This evolves into big studio talk. Next we get into…
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231: Maximum Foamerdrive
Breaking Action News! There is a beer brags desk. I repeat, there is a beer brags desk. Jeremy's been lugging it all over the globe to supply us with a beer brag. But first, trivia. Jeremy has a question that seemingly nobody that he knows has gotten 100% correct. Can you? We talk sports books...
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230: Æbleskiver Mystery
In the much awaited sequel to Rullepølse Analogy, Jeremy explains his consumption of marshmallow flavored energy drink and ponders his caffeinated future. Then he brags about Big Eddy and some other schweppe IPAs. Michael has found the pinnacle of summer beers. The plane lands in Denmark (that…
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229: Land of the Setting Sun
We botch the world tour again. We kick it off with some seltzer... brags? And speculate on the future of the beverage, noting some new players in the field, leading to the Akira-like growth of the marketplace. Jeremy almost falls for a 17% ABV hoax. We then get back to beer with the FDR, but is…
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228: Digression #5
Beer brags. After a live podcast show, Jerome has a brew that combines multiple styles and... wine grapes? Michael has another yella beer, this time a kolsch. Next, we embark on our new series, The American Pale Males World Tour. Ditching the roads of Iowa, we take flight, trying major beer…
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227: The Great Fly Debate
A follow-up episode to Jeremy's bachelor party, Michael and Jeremy regale listeners with tales of beer brags, party buses, and breweries - specifically Thew, Quarter Barrel, Lion Bridge, and Big Grove. Michael dumps on an energy drink as it impaired him playing The Resistance. Boozy cherries and...
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226: Gimme That Wheat!
Jeremy has a grisette beer. Do you know what that is? I did not. Michael's Diet Starts Tomorrow, leading to Karben4 chat. We then talk about a revealing article written by Josh Noel on hard seltzers, which leads to griping. Then we get into the FDR, where a hefeweizen flexes its unexpected…
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225: End of the Road
We get off to a roaring start. Michael conducts an investigation on post-apocalyptic Goose IPA. This triggers Jeremy to rant about the Pitchfork music festival (there is an apt connection). Jeremy then brags about Reunion IPA. Next, we head to the last stop of our Iowa Roadtrip Series. Of course,...
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224: Plantor
All hail Plantor, the world's largest trowel. Jeremy finally gets redemption from his elbow and can see Slayer. Michael is reminded of the Beavis and Butthead/Cher collaboration, then brags about a couple of Kalona brews. Jeremy talks about a band named Jucifer and a beer called Juicifer. We...
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223: Proto GoPro Show
Michael brings up some Nu Metal chungus, catching Jeremy off guard. Jeremy has a wacky pack, featuring a gelatinous cube and a nice donuty orange hibiscus brew. Michael experiences Deliria. Next stop: Knoxville! Knoxville! (Iowa) for some road side attractions. We visit the Museum of Traffic...
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222: Pulpit Coconut
Jeremy briefly checks in on his "Hook's Books" goal before asking Michael for a beer brag. Michael pivots, talking a couple a beer bombs that he barely dodged when selecting for a flight, including a blueberry infused Spotted Cow. Jeremy responds with something that could be even worse - Lemon…
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221: Dumb Alcatraz Site
We get right into the beer brags, where Michael uncharacteristically has a hazy IPA and Jeremy characteristically has a double IPA. We then shift to the Iowa Roadtrip Series, stopping by some Cedar Rapids roadside attractions, shouting out the freakish Bart Simpson tree before we depart. In town,...
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220: Horrorshow Showdown
And we're back. Michael brags on a locally made quad, exquisitely named Midwestvleteren. J-Hook brags on a bevy of Surly brews including a barrel-hopped, barrel-conditioned, dry-hopped, Mexican-style lager and a spicy Helles yes. Michael picks Jeremy's brain on the top horror movie icon in a...
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219: Zeroth Annual Awards
In a rare occurrence, Michael brags the exact beer that Jeremy was extolling last week, the Confluence Brut IPA. Michael agrees with Jeremy. Meanwhile Jeremy has a confusingly branded UFO Georgia Peach Hefeweizen. Michael drop a bomb by revealing the 0th Annual Lawnmower Man Awards will happen...
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218: Pineapple Facts
Join us as we find out why Trent Reznor is happy. Jeremy brags about a Reunion Hefe and a Firestone hazy. Michael opens the American Pale Mail Pail to talk eye openers and a new brew idea (remember Belgian IPAs?) Since jabroni summer is in full swing, we bring up lawnmower beers yet again…
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217: Unofficial Tornado Drink
We open up with some tornado talk, recalling our post-tornado walkabout from days of yore. Jeremy also remembers an unofficial tornado drink, before bragging about finally getting his hands on a Brut IPA that can stand toe to toe with the Brut IPA legend. After an interruption from some non-RVD...
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216: Suggestible Imp
No taglines allowed. Michael gives a brag upon a lager, but Jeremy brings the cake (?), recalling his experience at Dark Lord Day. He casually mentions a few sweet brews he had and reveals the varient he nabbed. We then move into the final installment of Watch the Thrones, a segment Michael…
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215: Bored Ox Region
Now entering Old Man Corner, it's the APM Podcast. Jeremy goes over the Dark Lord Variants, one of which he will have by the time this airs. Leaving the ghost of future beer brags behind, we move on to the past. Michael brags about a 5-star brew he had along with the 5-star glass it was served…
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214: Sample Harder
After a hiatus that you may have not even known about, we are back. Jeremy, the apt pupil, gets sidetracked into talking about Stephen King. Then we smash cut to beer brags, where Michael discusses the Korean beer industry. Jeremy ponders other international scenes with Michael, before bringing…
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213: The Goose Swan Song
If they catch us, we all going to die! Imagine that, but cheerful. That is what Jeremy brings to the table. Michael notes his Trap 8 experiment is taking off. Jeremy hears the Goose Song of Honker's Ale. Then we take an attempt at a quiz about beer. Yes, beer. Finally, it is time for the FDR and...
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212: Dandy Horse
Michael has a maibock. Jeremy takes a ride on the long tail and has a Budweiser Copper Lager. Mix Master Mike messages in with a question about mixing, prompting a discussion on half-Guinness pours. All aboard the dandy horse for a quiz on transportation (most of which winds up on the cutting…
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