Friday Night Beers

Episode #244 - The 98th Academy Awards (2025 Films)

Send a textIn this episode of Friday Night Beers, Tom & Vince discuss the upcoming 98th Academy Awards. Tom drinks Mango Cart, a golden Los Angeles beer previously reviewed in Episode #114. Vince drinks Best Day, a non-alcoholic beer from Sausalito, CA. They discuss this year’s Oscars storylines, their fan-led Oscars prediction pool and highlight their favorite non-Oscar films and performances. Then, they analyze several categories and rate the ceremony’s potential on a 1-5 scale. To join our Oscars Pick’em group on ESPN, click on this link and select your winners. The password is “beers” and the winning entry gets a $25 gift card to AMC Theaters.Mango CartTOM: 3.75 / 5 TomsBest Day NAVINCE: 4.25 / 5 VincesOscars Ceremony PredictionVINCE: 3.5 / 5 VincesTOM: 4 / 5 TomsInstagram: @friday.night.beersTwitter: @fnb_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@friday.night.beersEmail: friday.night.beerspodcast@gmail.com Theme music by Billy Hansa. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts!

Episode #243 - Super Bowl LX

Send a textIn the season six premiere of Friday Night Beers, Tom & Vince discuss the upcoming Super Bowl LX. With their re-vamped show format, they try a homemade Boston Cooler. They engage in some Super Bowl themed topics, such as NFL players you’d have beers with, favorite halftime performers, 2026 television premieres and “Paper Planes” revenge tours in cultural history. They close out with a Super Bowl prediction.Boston CoolerVINCE: 3.5 / 5 VincesTOM: 3.25 / 5 TomsInstagram: @friday.night.beersTwitter: @fnb_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@friday.night.beersEmail: friday.night.beerspodcast@gmail.com Theme music by Billy Hansa. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts!

Episode #242 - Season V Finale

Send a textIn the season five finale of Friday Night Beers, Tom & Vince recap everything that went down in 2025. They begin by going over some stats from the season. From there, several awards are handed out including Takes of the Year, Best Foreign Country, The Pepe, Beer We Love to Hate, “Booze-ster” of the Year, Home Brewer of the Year, Pop Culture LVPs, Fan of the Year and finally, Beer of the Year.Beer of the Year: Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPAInstagram: @friday.night.beersTwitter: @fnb_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@friday.night.beersEmail: friday.night.beerspodcast@gmail.com Theme music by Billy Hansa. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts!

Episode #241 - Sierra Nevada's Celebration

Send a textIn this episode of Friday Night Beers, Tom & Vince drink Celebration IPA. This beer comes from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, CA. They drink it and somehow compare it to things like explosive opening moments, Old School, Project X, our famous college parties, notable party musicians, Ewoks and more. At the end, they rate this beer on a unique 1-5 scale. VINCE: 4.25 / 5 VincesTOM: 4.25 / 5 TomsInstagram: @friday.night.beersTwitter: @fnb_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@friday.night.beersEmail: friday.night.beerspodcast@gmail.com Theme music by Billy Hansa. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts!

Episode #240 - Bourbon County Barrel Stout

Send a textIn this episode of Friday Night Beers, Tom & Vince drink Bourbon County Brand Stout. They sample two variants, one from 2018 and another from 2023. These unique beers come from Goose Island Beer Co. in Chicago, IL. They drink it and somehow compare it to things like barrel aged pop culture, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, flagship HBO series, things we’re thankful for and more. At the end, they rate this beer on a unique 1-5 scale. 2018 BCBSVINCE: 3.75 / 5 VincesTOM: 3.5 / 5 Toms2023 BCBSVINCE: 4.25 / 5 VincesTOM: 4 / 5 TomsInstagram: @friday.night.beersTwitter: @fnb_pod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@friday.night.beersEmail: friday.night.beerspodcast@gmail.com Theme music by Billy Hansa. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts!