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It’s the first episode of 2017, and we’re already missing our release schedule. Whoopsadoodle. Highlights include:   - What’s the best way to chill a beer fast? Seriously, if you know, please tell us. - The best of beers, the worst of beers. The surprisingest of beers? - Our TRUE celebrity (stalking) stories.   Find us all over the internet:   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.    For show notes and links to what we talked about, go to http://fogmaticpodcast.com

Hannah Moyer - from the Year One podcast - joins us for a tasting of some good ol’ fashioned gluten-free beer. Michael unwittingly indulges in biological experimentation. Highlights include:   - No one dies. - Maybe we should’ve all drunk an Old Fashioned instead. - Michael’s very first pop culture reference.   Find us all over the internet:   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.    For show notes and links to what we talked about, go to http://fogmaticpodcast.com

Matt Kelsey is back for a Highland Brewing takeover. And by that I mean he forced good beer on Michael, and we recorded our thoughts as we drank. Highlights include:   - Matt T drinks beer with Noah Webster’s ghost. - Matt K’s best NPR voice. - So much blood orange you can taste it with your ear.   Find us all over the internet:   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.    For show notes and links to what we talked about, go to http://fogmaticpodcast.com

Matt and Michael taste some good sour beer and talk through some actual research on the beer industry for once. And to reward you for making it through a long one last time, we even kept this one short. Highlights include:   - Michigan is great, blah blah blah. - Michael’s debut vocal performance on the show. - Are home brew shops doomed? - Give us your thoughts on the acquisition of Northern Brewer! Tweet @fogmatic.   Find us all over the internet:   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.    For show notes and links to what we talked about, go to http://fogmaticpodcast.com

Dylan and Drew join us from The Worst Thing Ever podcast and wake us from our usual drowsiness. We had trouble fitting all the nerd talk into our normal 40 minutes, but we finally caught up on some neglected recipe-making. Highlights include:   - Michael convinces people he knows who some sports guy is. - Lots of Tolkien references. Possibly too many. - The ultimate secret to making good beer.   Find us all over the internet:   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.    For show notes and links to what we talked about, go to http://fogmaticpodcast.com

Jeff Mello is back to tell us about our good friend Brett (I know, low-hanging fruit on that joke). Highlights include:   - Michael pitches alternative names for Bootleg Biology. - Why sour beers are deathly expensive. - We accidentally invent the world’s next great theme park.   Find us all over the internet:   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.    For show notes and links to what we talked about, go to http://fogmaticpodcast.com

We test the limits of Einstein’s relativity by attempting to record in multiple states at once. Special guest Jeff Mello joins us to tell us everything you ever wanted to know about yeast. Highlights include:   - Matt refuses to play by the tasting rules. - Jurassic Beer! (Minus, you know, all the man-eating.) - How to slip your yeast past the TSA.   Find us all over the internet:   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.    For show notes and links to what we talked about, go to http://fogmaticpodcast.com

Synchronicity is the word of the day, as Matt and Michael independently decide to indulge their geographical narcissism and blather on about Nashville and eventually even talk about beer. Highlights include: - Matt recalls the good old days of being a Pog overlord. - The Fogmatic Podcast Drinking Game is coming to you soon, just in time for Christmas (of, like, 2019). - Do you have a dragon? Seriously, we need to know. Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter and Instagram: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

Becky Hammond (of Mill Creek Brewing Co. fame, of course) joins us to talk about weird ingredients. Can she help us make less disgusting beers? Highlights include:   - The best way to purchase all the Nutella from your local grocery store. - How many calories does Christmas taste like? - Michael spits out a drink that literally half the world actually kinda likes. - Is Dr. Pepper the sweet Pangaea of flavors?   Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714   On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson   On Snapchat: shuop   Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork. 

Special guest Matt Kelsey joins us to provide special intel from his trip to the Beer Blogger’s Conference in Tampa. Highlights include: - The difference between red and black licorice. - The fix for beer festivals. - Matt’s mom does no wrong. Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson On Snapchat: shuop Find Matt Kelsey at @cancermatt2, @nashbeerblog, and nashvillebeerblog.com. Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

We talk IPAs, black coffee, non-existent coffee, what have you, AND we finally succumb to the oldest trick on the internet: the personality quiz. Highlights include: - Michael learns how to intro a podcast. - One of us may be a psychopath. - The truth about why Michael doesn’t answer Matt’s texts. Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson On Snapchat: shuop Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

John and Jordan join us around the table to answer all your questions. Highlights include: - Idiots talking about color blindness. - Boats. - Is Anthony Bourdain’s real job to test calories? Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson On Snapchat: shuop Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

Special guest Mike Morosi joins us this week to talk crowdfunding and the entry of big players into the home brew market. Highlights include: - A defense of Zach Braff’s career. - Not your father’s ice beer. - Michael drinks maybe a little too much gin and tonic. Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson On Snapchat: shuop Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

Bear with us for a little longer on this one: we forgot to stop talking. Highlights include: - A raw admission of guilt and a laundry list of corrections. - Beerbots? - A real expert finally judges the hell out of our fantastical recipes. Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson On Snapchat: shuop Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

A special short episode to get you through the long wait until the next real one! This is the first recipe Matt and Michael ever conjured from their imaginations, and we feel like we've referenced it enough in previous episodes we should probably just let you listen. We cannot stress enough: motor oil is not edible. Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson On Snapchat: shuop Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

It’s hangover time here at Fogmatic HQ, but thankfully we avoided any real vomit and chose to stick with word vomit only. Highlights include: - A frank and necessary discussion of the hottest emerging trend in craft beer. - The most unhelpful beer tasting ever. - A new recipe that offers users the choice between breakfast and a tetanus shot. Rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fogmatic/id1097435714 On Twitter: @fogmatic, @thieleman1, @mgkrewson On Snapchat: shuop Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

After two unbearably long weeks, we present Episode 2, in which apparently we’re both in desperate need of caffeine. Highlights include: - A non-lethal beer creation, for goddam once - A lot of Sufjan Stephens references - A brand new sign-off phrase! Follow us on Twitter: @FOGMATIC Follow Matt on Snapchat: SHUOP Special thanks to Stephen Jones for heart-warming artwork.

Our inaugural episode! Highlights include: - a zero-time listener calling us out for pretentiousness - some bad "that's what she said" jokes - fun with charred sawdust Also a special guest appearance by an expert beer taster. He's super qualified because he has a beard.