In the final episode of 2021, Mark Myers and Blake McCarter from Fringe Beerworks drop by the studio for a conversation about their now 5-year-old brewery and taproom. Blake tells the story of how he went from beer tender to brewer and Mark blows our minds when he tells us what we’re tasting isn’t what we’re tasting and he’s just messing with our heads through the chemistry of brewing. Also making an appearance is Alex Workman. Fringe co-owner Eddie Pease was not in studio. Apparently, he was on the fence.

Beers consumed: I don’t really listen to podcasts — Cosmic Eye Brewing; Slush Fund Flamingo Lounge — Vanessa House Brewing; Berried Alive — Fringe Beerworks; Flower of the dead — BKS artisan ales; Water for Elephants Baja — Fringe Beerworks; Sunsets 2017 side project Brewing Company; From the mountains to the prairies — Holidaily Brewing + Fringe Brewing collaboration; Rye on Rye 2014 & 2015 — Boulevard Brewing Company; Hop 99 — Abita Brewing Co.