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Steal This Beer

Hosted by Augie Carton, John Holl

Steal This Beer, hosted by Augie Carton and John Holl, blind-tastes and dissects two beers per episode with brewers, bar owners and industry figures. The show has 100 episodes, released weekly, typically around an hour. Estimated 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode; sponsor rate roughly $90 to $630 per episode.

Why brands sponsor Steal This Beer

A weekly craft beer tasting show with a loyal, highly rated listener base

  • 278 Apple Podcasts ratings averaging 4.7 stars across a show listed since 2015
  • Weekly episodes featuring brewers and bar figures give a consistent, trusted environment
  • Host-read placements fit beer, glassware, beverage and hospitality brands
Best forCraft beer and brewing equipment brandsBeverage and hospitality campaigns
Watch forExplicit flag and alcohol focus restrict placements to adult-appropriate brands and audiences.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Beer70%
Food & Drink20%
Business & Finance10%
Formats
interview, co-hosted tasting, industry discussion
Tone
knowledgeable, conversational
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
duration not available in feed

Audience

Commercial intent25/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment80/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode5k–25k
Estimated, confidence 50%: 278 Apple ratings with a 4.7 average, a show under two years old on the feed but listed on Apple since 2015, weekly cadence, 100 episodes and no sponsors seen in the dossier.
Audience asks aboutWhich new craft beers are worth tryingHow specific brewers approach their recipesWhat is happening in the brewing industry
Age
15%18-24
35%25-34
30%35-44
20%45+
Gender
30%women
70%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States80%
🇨🇦 Canada5%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom5%
Other10%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitymedium
Adultlow
Drugsmedium
Violencelow
Politicslow

Feed carries the explicit flag set to 1 and episodes centre on alcohol tasting.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 83 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks28 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks15 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 7 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

Beer gurus Augie Carton (Carton Brewing) and John Holl (author of Drink Beer, Think Beer: Getting to the Bottom of Every Pint ) get to the bottom of the day’s most pressing craft beer issues with help from opinionated brewer friends, know-it-all barkeeps, and smarmy industry insiders. For each episode, Augie and John will blind-taste and dissect two beers on air (provided by that episode’s guest)…
Steal This Beer's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Steal This Beer

Steal This Beer is a weekly craft beer podcast hosted by Augie Carton of Carton Brewing and John Holl, author of Drink Beer, Think Beer. Each episode the hosts blind-taste and dissect two beers supplied by a guest, discussing current beer news, topics and styles with brewers, bar owners and industry insiders. The feed lists 100 episodes and the website at stealthisbeer.com hosts the episode archive.

Apple Podcasts shows 278 ratings averaging 4.7 stars, and the show has been listed there since 2015. Episode length is not given in the feed. Listener figures are estimates: roughly 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode, with an audience likely concentrated in the United States and drawn to craft beer enthusiasts and industry professionals.

No sponsors appear in the feed or episode titles. A host-read mid-roll is estimated at roughly $90 to $630 per episode, suiting craft beer, brewing equipment and beverage brands seeking a focused, adult audience.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Steal This Beer can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Steal This Beer

How much does Steal This Beer charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Estimated host-read mid-roll rates run roughly $90 to $630 per episode, based on estimated downloads of 5,000 to 25,000 per episode. Exact rates depend on the sponsorship package.

What is Steal This Beer about?

Steal This Beer is a weekly craft beer podcast where Augie Carton and John Holl blind-taste two beers per episode and discuss beer news, styles and industry topics with guests.

How do I contact Steal This Beer about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.

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