America The BREW-tiful
Craft beer enthusiasts, Dan Holway and Tom Simpson, love beer and are very good at getting their hands on highly coveted bottles and cans from some of America's best breweries. Join them on a ride that will cover current events in the craft beer industry and tips and tricks on how you can get better beer without having to travel too far from home.
Episodes
197 episodes
Season 6 Episode 10 (05/07/2026) - Twin Elephant Turns 10
In this episode Dan travels to Chatham, New Jersey ahead of Twin Elephant's 10th Anniversary. He talks to Tim and Cindy about the vibe in the brewery, the Twin Elephant Herd, and their anniversary releases.They talk about their lager col...
Season 6 Episode 9-2 (05/03/2026) - Alternate Ending Derby Day Brewery Interviews
Part 2 of Alternate Ending Derby Day.Here we have brewery interviews:Eric from Benchtop talks about his relationship with AE, why he came up from Virginia to go to Alternate Ending for the Brewer's Derby. Mike from Erratic joins t...
Season 6 Episode 9 (05/02/2026) - Alternate Ending Derby Day + Big Brewery News
In this episode, Dan visits Alternate Ending during Derby Day. He talks to Scott, Jose, and Justin about the event - the breweries attending, the charity aspect, and why it's an event that's special to them. Steve from Alternate Ending talks ab...
Season 6 Episode 8 (04/29/2026) - Esker Hart Turns 2
In this episode, Dan travels to High Bridge, New Jersey - home of Esker Hart Artisan Ales. He talks to Bobby and the Esker Hart crew ahead of their second anniversary. Dan reminisces to his first Esker Hart beers and Bobby talks about the expan...
Season 6 Episode 7 (04/17/2026) - Saison Day at The Seed
In this episode, Dan makes the drive down to Atlantic City to visit The Seed ahead of Allagash's Saison Day. Jared from Allagash talks about the origins of Saison Day and why The Seed got the honor of hosting this year. Sean and Amanda talk abo...
Season 6 Episode 6 (04/08/2026) - Flipping the Script - Off Script Visits NJ and NJ Beer Co Joins the Hop Game
In this episode, Dan makes the drive up to NJ Beer Co as Ryan from Off Script Brewing was in town working with them on an exciting new beer. Sean of TheDraftRoomNYC joins the podcast as well to talk about their own upcoming collab with NJ Beer ...
Season 6 Episode 5 (04/02/2026) - Erratic Fermentations Prepares to Open + March Madness Hops Edition
In this episode, Dan heads down to Bradley Beach, NJ and visits the soon-to-be future home of Erratic Fermentations. He sits down with Mike and Danny of Erratic and gets to try three of the beers that will be on draft for their grand opening on...
Season 6 Episode 4 (03/19/2026) - Autodidact Turns 3
Dan visits Autodidact ahead of their 3rd anniversary. He talks to the Rons about the past three years, their favorite moments and beers, and how they got to where they are. They also look ahead to their anniversary and talk about two of their a...
Season 6 Episode 3 (03/14/2026) - Killsboro, Brewsology, and a Busy Beer Weekend
In this episode, Dan goes to Alternate Ending and interviews Killsboro who made the trek across the bridge for a collab. We talk to them about the collab, their new killer location, and the last decade in the beer game. Topics range from their ...
Season 6 Episode 2 (01/30/2026) - As Is Celebrates 10 Years and Messorem Visits ATB
In this episode, Dan goes to As Is in New York City for their 10th anniversary. He speaks to Brandon - co-owner and co-founder of As Is about the bar celebrating its 10th year being open. He talks about opening the bar, his vision, and what the...
Season 6 Episode 1 (01/14/2026) - Queue the Beer
In this episode, Dan heads to Queue Beer in Brooklyn ahead of their anniversary. Scott of Draftroomnyc joins the podcast as well as Shane - owner of Queue Beer. They talk about Canal Champagne and how pouring Miller High Life from a Lukr has ga...
Season 5 Episode 15: Taphouse Turns 10
In this episode, Dan goes to TapHouse 15 ahead of their 10th Anniversary. Tom, owner of Taphouse and Rob of Hazeboiz join the conversation. They talk about the 10 years of Taphouse, the crazy taplist, their relationship with local breweries inc...
Season 5 Episode 14 (11/23/2025) - Friendsgiving at Tin Barn
In this episode Dan visits Tin Barn for their Friendsgiving event. Dan talks to Scott, Lauren, Dale, and Rich of Tin Barn about the event and some of the new beers they debuted for the event - one collab with Bakes and one with District 96, Los...
Season 5 Episode 13 (10/25/2025) - Horus
In this episode, Dan talks with Kyle of Horus Aged Ales. Kyle visited New Jersey doing several collabs and sat down with Dan at Alternate Ending. He talks about the two collabs he is doing at Alternate Ending, his untraditional rise to populari...
Season 5 Episode 12 (09/25/2025) - Side Project
In this episode, Dan talks to Cory King of Side Project Brewing ahead of their 12 year anniversary. Cory talks about his journey in the beer world - from home brewing to being one of the first employees at Perennial to opening Side Project. He ...
Season 5 Episode 11 (09/11/2025) - Finback and Melesa's Wings
In this episode, Dan goes to Alternate Ending and hangs with the folks from Finback who were there collabing on an upcoming beer. Dan talks to Basil, Kevin, and Daniel from Finback about their 11 years as a brewery, the changes in the beer worl...
Season 5 Episode 10 (08/02/2025) - Be Mindful!
In this episode, Dan goes down to Alternate Ending and talks to Dave from Mindful Ales about a collab he is doing there. Dave talks about his beers, where to find them, and how personal changes in his life may mean more Mindful beers for the be...
Season 5 Episode 9 (07/10/2025) - Conclave's 10th Anniversary
In this episode Tom and Dan visit Conclave Brewing ahead of their 10th anniversary. Dave Panzarino of Panz Pour Page joins the conversation as Tim and Rob of Conclave talk about the anniversary and look back at 10 years of the brewery.
Season 5 Episode 8 (05/29/2025) - Tin Barn turns 5
In this episode, Dan goes to Tin Barn Brewing and talks to Lauren, Rich, Scott of Lorenzo the Beer Cat fame, and Zach about their big anniversary weekend. They talk about their releases for the weekend which includes collabs with Other Half, Ti...
Season 5 Episode 7 (05/09/2025) - Beer, Ya Herd? 9 Years of Twin Elephant
In this episode, Tom and Dan go to Twin Elephant ahead of their 9th Anniversary. They sit down with Tim and Cindy and talk about this weekend's celebration which includes some exciting collabs - Warwick Farms, Good Word, Troon, Oakflower, and A...
Season 5 Episode 6 (04/30/2025) - Esker Hart 1 Year Anniversary
In this episode, Dan travels to High Bridge, NJ ahead of Esker Hart's 1 Year Anniversary. Bobby from Esker Hart joins the podcast and talks about the first year of the brewery, the new beers being released for the anniversary, his favorite beer...
Season 5 Episode 5 (03/21/2025) - Gradual Timeslip - 2 Years of Autodidact
In this episode Tom and Dan visit Autodidact ahead of their 2-Year anniversary. They speak to long haired Ron about the anniversary releases including collabs with Conclave, Twin Elephant, Icarus, and Wild Fern. They also look back at the 2 yea...
Season 5 Episode 4 (03/08/2025) - Untappd Awards - Best Beers of 2024
In this episode we go over Untappd's 2024 Community Awards which spotlights the top beers of the past year in each beer style. Tom and Dan go over the national awards won by some of our favorite local breweries and then talk about some of the t...
Season 5 Episode 3 (02/27/2025) - Northeast Hop Tour
In this episode, Dan talks to Corey, Justin, and Angela of RAR Brewing after their hop tour of New Jersey and New York. He talks to them about their journey in craft beer and their idea to take a trip and try the top hop makers in the area. The...
Season 5 Episode 2 (01/28/2025) - Super Bowl Foods and Beer
In this episode, Dan heads back down to Alternate Ending to talk about the marriage of beer and food. Jose of Yankee Runner IG fame, the AE crew and Zac Ross of Marlowe Artisanal Ales discuss what beers you should have with what foods esp...