The boys are back for another episode of Beer Engine, recorded live while Game 4 of the NBA Finals played out in the background. As you’d expect, there are plenty of basketball interruptions, score checks and completely unqualified sporting opinions mixed in with the usual beer-fuelled conversation.
The big feature this week is the launch of the inaugural Beer Engine World Cup of Beer. Inspired by sporting tournaments around the globe, Tony and Griff begin the impossible task of pitting classic beer styles against each other in a knockout bracket to determine the greatest beer style of all time.
Will traditional lagers reign supreme? Can pale ales overcome the competition? Do dark beers get the respect they deserve? The arguments begin here.
Along the way, the discussion drifts through brewing, beer culture, industry news, favourite styles, brewery experiences and the eternal challenge of deciding what actually makes a beer “great”.
In This Episode
- Watching Game 4 of the NBA Finals while recording
- Live reactions, distractions and basketball chat
- Introducing the Beer Engine World Cup of Beer
- Building the first tournament bracket
- Classic beer styles go head-to-head
- The most influential beers of all time
- Underrated and overrated beer styles
- Lager versus ale: the eternal debate
- Dark beer appreciation society
- Brewery stories and brewing observations
- Craft beer trends and industry chatter
- Listener arguments waiting to happen
The Beer Engine World Cup of Beer
The Beer Engine World Cup of Beer aims to answer a question nobody can agree on:
What is the greatest beer style ever created?
Over the coming episodes, beer styles from around the world will battle through a tournament bracket featuring classic lagers, pale ales, IPAs, stouts, porters, Belgian ales, wheat beers, pilsners and more.
Expect controversy, questionable decisions and plenty of passionate defence of favourite styles.
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What is The Beer Engine?
Every bar worth its salt has its regulars. Cheers had Cliff and Norm, Moe's had Barney and Homer and Lenny and Carl and the guy with the hat and the green vest and that one balding guy (?). Barstool Sports has that maniac who rates pizza and goes on alt-right tirades. Hey, but what if the regulars came to you and maybe the conversations were recorded? Maybe they talked about their beers, and they might have unusual hobbies or know too much about buying beer on the internet. Tony and Griff are the regulars at the bar chatting over a few cold ones about beer, or whatever else is going on. Belly up, crack open a Hamm's and feel free to eavesdrop on what these two drunks are going on about today.