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Host Ben Rice travels to breweries to hold conversations with the makers of the beers you love.

25/11/2025

The holidays are upon us. What are you celebrating?

24/11/2025

comedy has been going so well I forget to take pictures and videos. And next month, we’re giving the holiday gift of Roast Battle champion .t.rexi and ’s . Hope you can make it!

23/11/2025

Less than 2 weeks away from the next Comedy Night at Post 67! headlines, with & supporting. Tickets are $10 on Eventbrite or at the door. Discounts available for veterans, active military, first responders, public servants, etc.!

17/11/2025

Hey Turkeys! Get your pre-Thanksgiving plans locked in with FREE live stand-up comedy at Tuesday November 25 at 7pm, with the wonderful plus and ! Bring/avoid your family! It’s all gravy, baby.

16/11/2025

Hey Turkeys! Get your pre-Thanksgiving plans locked in with FREE live stand-up comedy at Tuesday November 25 at 7pm, with the wonderful plus and ! Bring/avoid your family! It’s all gravy

14/11/2025

I figured this IPA would be a West Coast, but was surprised to find it is a hazy. But I should have known. The details of a cast global bird conspiracy are often murky.

13/11/2025

Revered lagerhaus offers world-class beers (please refer to ’s year end wrap up) also offers world-class comedy FOR FREE every 3rd Friday - THAT’S NEXT FRIDAY!) at 7pm, courtesy of me and ). This month, we have HBO & Comedy Central’s plus (Laughs Unlimited). Come grab some beloved beers and big laughs.

07/11/2025

This is an ad
For the show tonight at 6 at Post 67
I only get paid for this ad if you buy tickets on Eventbrite or at the door

03/11/2025

It’s barely noon on a Monday. Time to give up and look forward to the weekend. And it should start as soon as possible.
Ya know, like 6pm Friday. COMEDY! AT VFW POST 67! Cheap drinks, good laughs, open to just regular folks, but active/retired military get discount tickets.
We have & for just $10. Over by 7:30 so you can pack the night with adventure.

31/10/2025

Drinking this MLB playoffs themed beer on a World Series off day like some kind of monster

23/10/2025

2 weeks n a day til the next Comedy Night at Post 67! Got a group of incredible comics including & for just $10 (with discounts for veterans and 1st responders and, honestly, if you’re a teacher or in public service, let us know and we’ll get you that discount too. Tickets on Eventbrite (we eat the fees) or at the door.

22/10/2025

Been a busy few weeks and I was out of town during a big weekend for beer events, so I missed an opportunity to give major flowers to many incredible people and places.
Monk's Cellar Brewery & Public House celebrated 11 years in business. I remember meeting Andy Klein at a friend’s birthday party and he brought some of his brews a year or two before that opening and being wowed. They were a Day One gotta go. Their regular menu and beers are great but if you can get one of their special dinners, like their Valentine’s Day meals, GO. The fact that, 11 years in, they’re still gracious, welcoming, and excited to make your day just a little better (and continuing to champion old school beer while also making excellent crazy recent concoctions) is incredible.
Crooked Lane Brewing Company just celebrated 9 years in business. They too came in hot and fast, winning gold at GABF in their first year. I met them through this very podcast, as they were in the planning stages for the brewery - episode 3 with guest Nu Boonkham, before he officially entered the craft beer arena, while their opening day was episode 31. They have expanded their offerings, expanded their brand, and Teresa Psuty is a guiding light for anyone who wants to work in this industry. Working with them to run comedy for 8 years, hosting their first fundraiser, and watching my kid figure out Connect 4 are memories you can’t take away. It sounds like they’re working on something big for year 10 and, if history is any indicator, it’s gonna be incredible.
I Can Fight Cancer Brewfest year 2 was last weekend and Steve Hayer seems to have kicked it to another level. Good people, good beer, and a good cause are always worth supporting and celebrating. I had to miss it this year, but hopefully I can be there next year and STEVE! If you need help with things, people want to help. Just ask.
And GABF happened. As usual, NorCal breweries took home plenty of well-deserved hardware and accolades. The medals are hanging in brew houses across the country. But the days of this meaning your brewery is flooded by locals and travelers looking to imbibe that sacred fluid have long since passed. The Hype Train must keep chugging along, we all get it. But remember that there are multiple locations a short drive from wherever you are in the Sacramento region that make beer that people the nation and world over hold in the highest of esteem. And they’d love to raise a pint with you.
I am not currently in a position to be the ambassador of beer that I was early in the Barley & Me journey, as fatherhood has demands on time, energy, and money, and my kid LOVES going for night time drives, a thing that means beer is for after bedtime. One day, I hope to be more present in the sphere than I am currently, though I’ll probably never get back to the level of my free-flying single childless days.
I hope the beer world I know and love is still there. I hope you continue to support this incredible and bizarre industry. I hope you’re all, beer makers and drinkers alike, doing okay.

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