(This episode initially aired as an offshoot of Barley & Me on June 29, 2020)Barley & Me host Ben Rice teams up with Sacramento chef Phil Webster to talk basketball and beer, in episode 2 of Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops (now Please Dunk Responsibly)! Today, we build on the foundation of episode one by selecting the Sacramento Brewery Dream Team's version of Isiah Thomas, who was infamously left off the original Dream Team for a variety of alleged reasons. Then we tackle the new craft beer hotness: Milkshake IPA - what players past or present match this profile? We also do a deep dive on Dirk Nowitzki to determine his beer equivalent and discuss unathletic white guys drafted too high and their inevitable comparisons to Larry Bird. Plus! The NBA is coming back! Who do we see in the Finals and how can audiences enjoy fanless b-ball? Why John Salley, who has won championships with 3 different teams, is the best part of Bad Boys, and hey, Martin Lawrence in the 90s was unfuckwithable! SMASH beers! And a fileting of the Sacramento Kings for the ages. All this and more, on the latest episode of Barley & Me Presents: Hoops & Hops (again, now called Please Dunk Responsibly). Enjoy!
This episode’s beers were Campus Brewing’s Easy A West Coast IPA (@campusbrewingcompany) and Offshoot Beer Co’s Relax (It’s Just a Hazy IPA) (@offshootbeerco)
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Intro Music: “JamRoc” by Breez (@breeztheartist)
Logo by Maryam Moosavi