Beer Feeds

Last week Jeff went to Vintage Estates in Ohio the #2 ranked beer store on Rate Beer. Part of the booty was several beers from Two Brothers Brewing that is not available in Pennsylvania. We thought we sould do a brewery spotlight since we haven’t had any of the beers from Two Brothers.

Beers:

• Domaine DuPage
• The Bitter End
• Cane & Ebel
• Northwind

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. The Bitter End, 2. Domaine DuPage , 3. Northwind, 4. Cane & Ebel
• Greg: 1. Cane & Ebel, 2. Domaine DuPage , 3. The Bitter End, 4. Northwind

• Preshow - Hebrew - Messiah Bold
• Postshow

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Tis’ the season for holiday beers. We would like to thank listener Bill for the Texas beers that were on this show. Both Greg and Jeff were surprised by the top ranked beer this show.

Beers:

• Shiner Holiday Cheer
• St. Arnold’s Christmas Ale
• Lancaster Winter Warmer
• Troegs Mad Elf

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Shiner Holiday Cheer, 2. Mad Elf, 3. St. Arnold’s Christmas, 4. Lancaster Winter Warmer.
• Greg: 1. Shiner Holiday Cheer, 2. Lancaster Winter Warmer, 3. . St. Arnold’s 4. Mad Elf

• Preshow - Laughing Dog - CSB
• Postshow

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150 numbered episodes. 4 and a half years. I think this calls for some limited release beers. Thanks everyone for your continued support.

Beers:

• Sierra Nevada / Dogfish Head - Life and Limb
• Flying Fish - Exit 1 Bayshore Oyster Stout
• Three Floyds / Mikkeller - Oatgoop

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. Oatgoop, 2. Exit 1, 3. Life and Limb
• Jeff: 1. Exit 1 2. Life and Limb 3. Oatgoop

• Preshow - Saranac Black Lager
• Postshow

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On this winter solstice we put up a video that was recorded just after the summer solstice. If you count people reselling beers on ebay, this is easily the most expensive beer that we’ve done on CBR.

The youtube video in HD will be uploaded later, Technical difficulties.

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We recorded this video cast back in July and forgot about it. But at long last here it is. Enjoy. it’s also in HD on YouTube.

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I went to the Pittsburgh Whiskey Fest to learn about the world of whiskey. Here are 3 interviews that I collected from the fest.

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Beer is food according to Rogue Advocate, Sebbie Buhler. Some of our favorite comfort foods (and haute cuisine) are best enjoyed with ales, lagers, stouts and porters. This tasting experience will touch on the versatility of beer as the ultimate beverage for sweet, salty, bitter and sour along with the fifth sense, Umami. Explore the flavors of Rogue Creamery Cheese, Nueske’s Bacon, and Tcho chocolate; paired with a selection of beer from Rogue Ales and Issaquah Brewhouse.

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Coffee Beer, Chocolate Beer and Chocolate Coffee Beer. Oh yeah.

Beers:

• Ommegang - Chocolate Indulgence
• Arcadia - Coco Loco
• Southern Tier - Choklat
• Southern Tier - Mokah
• Real Ale - Coffee Porter
• Terrapin - Wake and Bake Imperial Oatmeal Stout

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. Choklat, 2. Real Ale, 3: Terrapin, 4. Arcadia, 5. Ommegang, 6. Mokah
• Jeff: 1. Choklat, 2. Terrapin, 3. Arcadia, 4.Real Ale, 5. Mokah, 6. Ommegang

• Preshow
• Postshow

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At the GABF we interviewed Dr. Patrick Mc Govern. He is the professor who worked with Dogfish Head to make beers like Midas Touch, Chateau Jaihu, Theobrama, and Chicha. Dr. McGovern’s book is Uncorking the Past. and you can get it on Amazon.

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We cull the fridge and cellar for a style show and came up with Scotch Ales and Wee Heavies. Greg finds that he’s not a huge fan of the style.

Beers:

• Dark Horse Brewing - Scotty Karate
• Dragonmead - Under the Kilt
• Founders - Dirty Bastard
• Sly Fox - Gang Aft Agley

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. Scotty Karate, 2. Gang Aft Agley, 3. Dirty Bastard, 4. Dragmead
• Jeff: 1. Scotty Karate, 2. Gang Aft Agley, 3. Dirty Bastard, 4. Dragmead

• Preshow DragonMead - Eric the Red
• Postshow

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This time Jeff brought back some beers from one of his business trips to North Carolina. We did hit a bit of a problem where the French Broad beers didn’t travel / age well. but it did make for way too many puns that we kept stepping into.

Beers:

• Big Boss - Angry Angel Raleigh, NC
• French Broad - Gateway Kolsch Asheville, NC
• French Broad - Altbier Asheville, NC
• Highland - Cattail Peak Wheat Asheville, NC
• Highland - Black Mocha Stout Asheville, NC
• Highland - Kashmir IPA Ashville, NC
• Big Boss - Aces and Ates Raleigh, NC

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Cattail Peak, 2. Aces and Ates, 3. Mocha Stout, 4. Kashmir IPA, 5. Angry Angel
• Greg: 1. Kashmir IPA, 2. Mocha Stout, 3, Cattail Peak, 4. Aces and Ates, 5. Angry Angel

• Preshow DragonMead - Eric the Red
• Postshow

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Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef; Matt Brynildson, Firestone Walker Brewing Company and Barnaby Struve, Three Floyds Brewing Co. focus on cooking and pairing with malty and hoppy beers in the kitchen and at the table. Attendees will learn about how to showcase a beer’s profile and work a recipe to highlight the beer as an ingredient in the final dish.

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Chef Teddy Folkman (Granville Moore’s Gastropub and Food Network) shares ideas on cooking with beer and its numerous uses from brining to making sauces. Moules Fromage Bleu, featuring Ommegang Hennepin and Hook’s Blue Cheese will be featured. Taste this dish he created to beat Chef Bobby Flay in Food Network’s Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Steve Cardello from Brewery Ommegang will also join in the conversation.

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Beer and cheese can be humble farmhouse companions, but they can also offer some very intense and luxurious experiences. Tasting Beer author Randy Mosher presents four pairings of richly-flavored beers and cheeses, showing how delicious and sophisticated they can be together. Participants will also get a lesson in the basics of beer and cheese and leave with a list of can’t-fail pairings that will amaze and astound.

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We did Michigan last time, but had some beers left to do. So to wrap the state up for now, we decide to go hop happy. Enjoy the hoppier side of the Great Lakes State.

Beers:

• Dragonmead Sir William’s ESB
• Founders Pale Ale
• Michigan Brewing High Seas India Pale Ale
• Dark Horse Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA
• Bell’s HopSlam Ale

Rankings:

• Jeff: Founders, Bell’s, Michigan, Dark Horse, Dragonmead
• Greg: Michigan, Dark Horse, Founders, Bell’s, Dragonmead

• Preshow - [Dragonmead Erik the Red]
• Postshow

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Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef; Will Meyers, Cambridge Brewing Company; and Ron Jeffries, Jolly Pumpkin Brewing Co. will focus on cooking and pairing food with Belgian and Sour ales. Flavor profiles will be discussed with food and beer samples for seated attendees. Experience the variety of flavors that can be brought out by cooking and pairing with beer!

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Free State Brewing Company Executive Chef Rick Martin describes the benefits of eating and drinking local with Head Brewer Steve Bradt. Rick and Steve will provide handy tips on how to match local produce, meats and cheeses with the local craft beer in your town while preparing some delicious samples for the audience.

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On Wednesday we toured New Belgium Brewing Company with the staff from The Bruery. Eric Salazar the namesake of Eric’s Ale and manager of the wood cellar was our tour guide.

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The beers have been stored, the glasses have been washed and the hangovers are a distant memory. We share our thoughts on the Big Daddy of American beer fests, the GABF.

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The beers have been stored, the glasses have been washed and the hangovers are a distant memory. We share our thoughts on the Big Daddy of American beer fests, the GABF.

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When we were out in Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival we toured Odell Brewing in Fort Collins Colorado.

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When we were out in Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival we toured Odell Brewing in Fort Collins Colorado.

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Living in the city of champions has it’s privileges. One being anytime someone challenges us to one of those playoff wagers we tend to win. In June Craig from the The Brew Bubbas challenged us a sixpack of Pennsylvania Beer vs Michigan beer on the outcome of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings. Craig went above and beyond securing way more than a six pack from breweries. Not to mention several limited releases.

Thanks Craig, as well as Mario, Sydney, Evegeni, and Marc-Andre. This show is to you!

Beers:

• Michagan Brewing Company - Mackinac Pale Ale
• Dragonmead - Crown Jewels IPA
• Founders Porter
• Big Rock Chop House - Saison St. Clair
• Dark Horse Brewing - 3 Guys Off The Scale Barleywine

Rankings

• Jeff: 1. Founders Porter, 2. Mackinac Pale Ale, 3. St. Clair, 4. Off the Scale, 5. Crown Jewels
• Greg: 1. St. Clair, 2. Mackinac Pale Ale, 3. Founders Porter, 4. Off the Scale, 5. Crown Jewels

• Preshow - Big Rock Chop House - Maple Road
• Postshow

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Living in the city of champions has it’s privileges. One being anytime someone challenges us to one of those playoff wagers we tend to win. In June Craig from the The Brew Bubbas challenged us a sixpack of Pennsylvania Beer vs Michigan beer on the outcome of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings. Craig went above and beyond securing way more than a six pack from breweries. Not to mention several limited releases.

Thanks Craig, as well as Mario, Sydney, Evegeni, and Marc-Andre. This show is to you!

Beers:

• Michagan Brewing Company - Mackinac Pale Ale
• Dragonmead - Crown Jewels IPA
• Founders Porter
• Big Rock Chop House - Saison St. Clair
• Dark Horse Brewing - 3 Guys Off The Scale Barleywine

Rankings

• Jeff: 1. Founders Porter, 2. Mackinac Pale Ale, 3. St. Clair, 4. Off the Scale, 5. Crown Jewels
• Greg: 1. St. Clair, 2. Mackinac Pale Ale, 3. Founders Porter, 4. Off the Scale, 5. Crown Jewels

• Preshow - Big Rock Chop House - Maple Road
• Postshow

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Greg made several interviews during SAVOR with the aspirations of editing them into a NPR type story about the small brewers tax differential and the brewers association qualifications to be a craft brewer. The idea never came to fruition, but he wanted to share the interviews none the less. Enjoy the Lost SAVOR Interviews.

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Greg made several interviews during SAVOR with the aspirations of editing them into a NPR type story about the small brewers tax differential and the brewers association qualifications to be a craft brewer. The idea never came to fruition, but he wanted to share the interviews none the less. Enjoy the Lost SAVOR Interviews.

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We do a Virginia vertical show, almost getting it right. We learned at publishing that one of our beers actually came from South Carolina. But what matters is the beer, right? Let’s call it a northern-southern corridor show.

Beers:

• Williamsburg AleWerks Rapadou Porter
• Williamsburg AleWerks Ironbound Ale
• Williamsburg AleWerks Springhouse Ale
• Blue Mountain Brewery’s Evil 8° Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale
• R J Rockers Brewing Company Bell Ringer [SC]

Rankings

• Jeff: rapadou, ironbound, evil 8, Bell Ringer, springhouse
• Greg: evil 8, rapadou, ironbound, bell ringer, springhouse

• Preshow [Clay Pipe Hop-Ocalypse]
• Postshow

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A listener from the wilds of Kentucky visited the Craft Beer Radio studios armed with a trunk load of beers from the Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan area. We attempt to break out some special beers from the cellar but that didn’t carry favor with the beer gods. In hopes to change our fortunes we finish up with a couple Three Floyds beers that Rick brought.

Beers:

• Maui CoCoNut Porter
• Hitichino Next XH
• Monk’s Café Flemish Sour Red Ale
• Three Floyds Gumball Head
• Three Floyds Fantabulous Resplendence XI Anniversary Ale

Ranking:

• Greg: 1. Maui, 2. Resplendence, 3. Monk’s, 4. Gumballhead
• Jeff: 1. Maui, 2. Resplendence, 3. Gumballhead, 4. Monk’s, 5. Hitichino Nest
• Rick: 1. Maui, 2. Resplendence, 3. Gumballhead, 4. Hitichino Nest, 5. Monk’s

Extras:

• Preshow
• Posthow

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Jeff interviews Sean Wilson from Fullsteam Brewery in Durham North Carolina. Fullsteam is planning on doing some pretty interesting beers using southern ingredients. We talk about what it takes to open a brewery and how Fullsteam is going at it.

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A few weeks ago Jeff was in Durham Northa Carolina and had dinner and beers with Daniel Bradford from All About Beer Magazine at Tylers Taproom. We chat about many things beer.

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