The Awesome Beer & Vinyl Pod

10/12/2026

We try to get a t-shirt, hat, or at least a sticker from every record store we visit. How about you? What do you collect and how big is your collection?

10/09/2026

A Friday afternoon Chugger for everyone! Wad gives his thoughts on the Festbier offering from Victory B**r, the recipe that started it all for them!

10/07/2026

The fall Record Store Day release list is out. What are your must haves from the list?

Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Rec...

10/06/2026

Wad stopped in an awesome family-owned book and vinyl store in Silver Spring, Maryland, called Mojomala Books, Records & Cool Stuff. They have a lot of great new stuff including some stuff that was sold out in Southeast Wisconsin.

09/30/2026

Maryland became the 8th state (add one for Washington D.C. too) where we've visited a record store. Wad visited Joe's Record Paradise in Silver Spring, Maryland recently and called it a record store speakeasy. Plus, everyone involved in the Wisconsin music scene will love his finds that include: BoDeans, Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes fame, and EIEIO...IN MARYLAND! How cool!

09/27/2026

A bonus Chugger for you for the weekend. Scott got out to celebrate the 11th anniversary of Raised Grain Brewing Company yesterday. He encourages you to join us next year and play games, win prizes...and drink b**r!

09/25/2026

It's Wad's favorite time of year...Oktoberfest time! Check out this Chugger about the Oktoberfest from Bingo B**r Co.

09/21/2026

Wad's hotel room wasn't ready for him yet so he took a jaunt out to Vienna, Virginia, and visited Vienna Music Exchange where he picked up some R.E.M., Blues Brothers, Night Ranger, and Fleetwood Mac.

09/19/2026

It's time and we've got a few Chuggers lined up for you plus some Soundbites from record store visits! This is what's on tap for Chuggers!

09/14/2026

Wad was in Columbus, Ohio, and stopped in Spoonful Records and was enamored with the place. He picked up the first P!nk album in his collection. You need to check it out when you're in Ohio's capital.