What's On Tap Radio
What's On Tap Radio
KPRC AM 950 (KPRC-AM)
What’s on Tap Radio is an award winning radio show covering beer and the culture around it, heard Sundays 3-5p on KPRC-AM 950, Houston.. Beer Guru James Simpson and Beer Logic Chad Pilbeam bring news from the beer world, break down beer styles and what foods pairs with it, homebrewing and they talk with brewmasters/prominent players from the beer industry. Grab a pint and enjoy. Cheers!
What were beer prices 4,000 years ago??
On tap this week: An update on the Brit turning 10 pints a day into a paycheck, A look at which states are spending the most and least on booze. We break down what people are officially done buying thanks to rising prices, and take it all the way back with a 4,000-year-old beer receipt. There’s also a potential beer shortage looming over the World Cup, while Post Malone teams up with Bud Light for mini beers. And in “Hold My Beer and Watch This”… a driver hits 123 MPH and thinks it’s fine because of the car they’re in. Plus, Where’s Waldo…beer edition. All this and sooo much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show!
Apr 29
1 hr 19 min
What is the ideal Happy Hour??
On tap this week: The viral 9-9-9 ballpark challenge goes legit and comes to a stadium near you. Sycamore Brewing gets sold and rebranded, while a Houston favorite brewery shuts its doors. We break down what actually makes a great happy hour just as one elderly woman pushes for a “Grandparents’ Happy Hour” bill. Plus, the debate you didn’t know you needed: the worst passenger to sit next to on a three-hour flight. And of course… a classic Hold My Beer and Watch This story. Plus, special guest Carey Kish joins us to talk about how his love of beer inspired him to hike around the world. All this and so much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!
Mar 31
1 hr 19 min
You good with beer brewed from recycled water??
On tap this week: A break down some of the most surprising beer stories from around the globe. From Molson Coors’ “Just Bring the Beer” campaign aimed at younger drinkers to the revival of Real American Beer and efforts to fulfill Hulk Hogan’s original vision. We discuss new research showing more pregnant women choosing low-alcohol drinks, the top 5-star Untappd beers of 2025, and what those ratings signal about current trends. Plus, we look at an Ohio brewery making beer from recycled shower and laundry water and Rice University’s attempt to boost football attendance with the promise of free beer. All this and soooo much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!!
Dec 10, 2025
1 hr 19 min
Resident lashes out at brewery’s obnoxious ad stunt
On tap this week: A band cooks hot dogs on stage and flings them at music fest crowd. A furious resident calls out brewery for obnoxious advertising tactics, There is a new Modelo Christmas beer, After 30 years Samuel Adams releases a new holiday brew, Diddy busted for drinking in prison, There is a bridge that continues to give beer trucks a problem, A Chicago brewery celebrates 30th anniversary of Smashing Pumpkin’s Mellon Collie album with new beer. All this and soooo much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!
Nov 18, 2025
1 hr 19 min
Is beer a turn off on a first date??
On tap this week: According to Heineken’s CEO beer eases loneliness and tackles mental health epidemic, Yuengling is to release a new apple beer, A Colorado widow built a ranch for first responders and is now honoring them with a new beer, Garage Beer changes the way you may tackle raking leaves,  A country music artist injured a fan with a full beer can now faces a lawsuit. Plus, a listener email about ordering a beer on a first date. All this and so much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!
Nov 5, 2025
1 hr 19 min
Man dies after drinking beer; leads to giant drug trafficking discovery
On tap this week: A man dies minutes after opening a beer after work, TABC tests liquor bottles for contamination at a local bar, Molson Coors cutting workforce, Xavier University announces new beer, When your life hits rock bottom…just know you can make alcohol from hot dogs, A fun fact about putting egg in your beer, Hold My Beer and Watch This about a man who drank 10 pints and snorted cocaine before stabbing a bouncer. Plus, Jeremy Kuhns, a former middle school principal, calls into the show to talk about leaving education and buying a brewery. All this and soooo much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!
Oct 28, 2025
1 hr 19 min
The beer community comes out BIG to help the Texas Hill Country
On tap this week: RIP Hulk Hogan. Hogan’s beer at the center of new lawsuit, 'Unicorn skull' discovered lands a man free beer, Luke Bryan stops concert mid-show to give 21-year-old her first beer, Nationals’ fired GM offers free beer to fans, Missouri enact the American Beer Act, Pub closures soar in the UK. The beer community comes out big to help the Texas Hill Country. All this and soooo much more including a Hold My Beer and Watch this that involves a fist full of nachos being shoved down someone’s pants. This episode is being presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!
Jul 28, 2025
1 hr 19 min
What is the perfect airport beer?
On tap this week: What are these Forever Chemicals found in our beer???, The perfect airport beer, Garage Beer announces ownership of a professional football team, Gen Z do not know how to run bar tabs, Great Divide Brewingcloses both Denver taprooms, Writing off the flash drives, all this and soooooo much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!!
Jun 10, 2025
1 hr 19 min
What happens if you replace Popeye’s spinach with a beer??
On tap this week: Chad and Bill take on the Winter Beer Festival, With all the bad news about the beer industry lately..it continues to generate billions of dollars for the global economy, Monday Night Brewing takes on Molson Coors over trademark, Inaugural class announced for American Craft Beer Hall of Fame, A DC Brewery invites beer drinkers to help those recently laid off by the DOGE, what happens if you replace Popeye’s spinach with a beer?? All this and sooooo much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!
Mar 5, 2025
1 hr 20 min
Super Bowl Party Fails and Wins
On tap this week: Making your Super Bowl party cheaper, Does the size of the TV matter?, The most popular Super Bowl foods this year, A look at the all time greatest beer Super Bowl commercials, Super Bowl drinking games, A woman wins millions after suing a BBQ restaurant, all this and sooooo much more including a Hold my beer and watch this where a guy's junk froze to the ground during a drunken brawl. This pod is presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!
Feb 11, 2025
1 hr 20 min
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