Bean to Barstool Podcast | Flights Across America with Joel Geier

January 8, 2025 | David Nilsen

Joel Geier loves beer flights.

One of the things that makes craft beer so much fun is its sheer variety of styles, interpretations of those styles, and ways of using those styles for flavor experimentation. A flight of beers is an opportunity to explore. A flight board might have an Abbey Dubbel, a Munich Dunkel, an ESB, and a Biere de Garde, taking you on a sensory trip to Belgium, Germany, England, and France a few ounces of beer at a time. Flights aren’t without their critics—and valid criticisms—but at their best they represent curiosity, excitement, and joy, all qualities craft beer needs right now as it weathers its current market challenges. In this episode of Bean to Barstool, host David Nilsen talks with the king of beer flights, Joel Geier.

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