Beer Feeds

What can you say about Texas? Don’t mess with it! We certainly hope it doesn’t secede from the Union, because then we’d have to pay import taxes on some very good beers.

Beers:
Southern Star Bombshell Blonde
Southern Star Pine Belt Pale Ale
Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #7
Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #6
Real Ale Brewing Company Sisyphus (2007, 2008)

Rankings:

• Jeff: St. Arnold Reserve #6, Bombshell, Sisyphus 07, St. Arnold Reserve #7, Pine Belt, Sisyphus 08
• Greg: Bombshell, St. Arnold Reserve #6, Pine Belt, Sisyphus 07, St. Arnold Reserve #7, Sisyphus 08

Preshow
Postshow [ Jupiter ]

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After letting them sit a few weeks, we finish off our flight of Australian beers generously brought to us by listener Geoff. As it turns out, it was mostly a Mountain Goat vertical, but Red Angus Pilsener made its presence known!

Beers:
Red Angus Pilsener
Mountian Goat Hightail Ale
Mountian Goat Ipa
Mountian Goat Surefoot Stout
Mountian Goat Pale Ale

Rankings:

• Jeff: Hightail Ale, Red Angus, Ipa, Pale Ale, Surefoot Stout
• Greg: Hightail Ale, Red Angus, Ipa, Pale Ale, Surefoot Stout

Preshow [Russian River Toronado]
Postshow

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On the way to SAVOR Greg and Jeff stopped at the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick Maryland. Head Brewer Bob Malone took some time to show us around the brewery.

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Going for broke, we decide to make the blind part literal in our third blind tasting show. Former Beer Drinker of the Year Tom Schmidlin sent us a collection of Washington state beers to enjoy. Listen as we feebly try to describe what we are tasting and smelling without any visual cues.

Beer:

• Skagit River Scullers IPA
• Trade Route Pandan Brown Ale
• Silver City Fat Scotch Style Ale
• Pike XXXXX Stout
• Lazy Boy Porter

Rankings:

• No Rankings for this show.

Extras

• Preshow [Elysian Bête Blanche]
• Postshow

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Time for another spotlight! This time, the Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery in North Carolina, which just recently became available in our area.

Beer:

• Amber Ale
• Brown Ale
• Porter
• Milk Stout
• Barleywine
• Rabid Duck

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. Amber Ale, 2. Brown Ale, 3. Porter, 4. Barleywine, 5. Rabid Duck, 6. Milk Stout
• Jeff: 1. Milk Stout, 2. Porter, 3. Amber Ale, 4. Barleywine, 5. Brown Ale, 6. Rabid Duck

Extras

• Preshow [East End LOAF (PA)]
• Postshow

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We scour the beer fridge to find some interesting friends to join a few of Lagunitas Brewing Company’s Frank Zappa anniversary beers, made in honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of his albums.

Beer:

• Shiner 100 Commemorator (TX)
• Ninkasi Believer (OR)
• Lagunitas We’re Only In It For The Money (CA)
• Lagunitas Ruben & The Jets (CA)

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. We’re Only In It For The Money, 2. Believer, 3. Ruben & The Jets, 4. Nut Brown Ale, 5. 100 Commemorator
• Jeff: 1. We’re Only In It For The Money, 2. Ruben & The Jets, 3. Nut Brown Ale, 4. Believer, 5. 100 Commemorator

Extras

• Preshow [Bluegrass Nut Brown Ale (KY)]
• Postshow

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Fermented from honey, not cereal grains, Meads are technically not beers. But like beers, they have a long and proud brewing history. We taste 3 meads from Rabbit’s Foot Meadery in Sunnyvale California, appreciating that not all brews need barley to be delicious.

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Tomme Arthur of Lost Abbey Brewing Company and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing Company digg deep into their cellars for beers to present at this special SAVOR tasting. Vinnie pours Beatification and Toronado 20th Anniversary Ale. Tomme completes the other side of the equation with a vintage pouring of Cable Car and Cuvee de Tomme.

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Join Hugh Sisson of Clipper City Brewing and his friends, chocolate makers Kim Rigby and Brenda Nelson of Parfections, for a lively tasting of Clipper City beers used in making some of the chocolates being tasted. Hugh pours Peg Leg Stout, Loose Cannon Ale and Below Decks Barley Wine, plus a few special selections paired with various chocolates. Kim and Brenda give you insight into the thought process used to come up with the recipes and why they work.

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Marty Jones of Oskar Blues Brewery discusses and serves the gourmet canned craft beers of his pioneering brewery, including: Dale’s Pale Ale, Gordon, Old Chub and other special beers from Oskar Blues and Colorado. Beers are matched with small-batch culinary treats from Colorado’s growing list of food artisans.

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Managing partner in New Holland Brewing Company and Past President of the Michigan Brewers Guild, Fred Bueltmann is an avid home cook and expert at pairing beers. He is an ardent advocate for quality food and craft beer’s place at the table. Fred also authors “Beer and Food with the Beervangelist, “a regular column in “Food for Thought Magazine” in SW Michigan. Fred presents a number of beer and chocolate parings, compares flavor profiles and teaches you how to explore the world of beer and chocolate on your own.

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Rob Tod of Allagash Brewing Company pours Confluence Ale and Interlude, the first 2 two releases in Allagash’s “Serie D’origine” line of beers fermented with a house Brettanomyces yeast strain. Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing Company will be pours Bière de Mars and Dark Kriek, a cherry blast of love brewed to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

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Adam Avery of Avery Brewing Company and Greg Koch of Stone Brewing Company share a few really cool archived and rare beers from their cellars while telling with stories and tall tales of their experiences and friendship in craft brewing. They promise the beers are special enough that their stories don’t really matter.

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Join Jim Koch of Boston Beer Company for a Big Beer & Food pairing and discuss the evolution of Extreme Beer. Jim will discuss bold culinary pairings with the big beers in the Samuel Adams Imperial Series. Jim also talks about brewing the original extreme beer, Samuel Adams Triple Bock, featuring an edition aged in the brewery’s barrel room in Boston since 1993. The tasting concludes at the farthest end of the extreme flavor spectrum with the world’s strongest beer, Samuel Adams Utopias.

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Back again, because this salon received so much attention and mention in 2008, but with a twist! This year, audience participants are asked to judge their favorite pairing choice from two very prominent beverage journalists and two legendary craft brewers as they compete head to head for your vote. Join Lauren Buzzeo of Wine Enthusiast magazine; Christian DeBenedetti, food and beverage journalist; Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing Company; Eric Wallace, President of Left Hand Brewing Company; and salon moderator, Julia Herz of the Brewers Association. This salon is an educational, memorable and thought-provoking hour chalk full of insights and tips on pairing beer and food.

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Join Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head for a outspoken presentation where he eviscerates the Reinheitsgebot and presents several ales based on beers concocucted long before the Bavarian Purity Law ever came into existence.

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We decide to clean out Jeff’s beer fridge and do a little spring cleaning with 4 beers from all over the country.

Beer:

• Karl Strauss Tower 10 IPA (CA)
• New Holland Red Tulip Ale (MI)
• Weyerbacher Slam Dunkel (PA)
• Long Trail Hibernator (VT)

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. Slam Dunkel, 2. Tower 10 IPA, 3. Hibernator, 4. Red Tulip Ale
• Jeff: 1. Tower 10 IPA, 2. Red Tulip Ale, 3. Slam Dunkel, 4. Hibernator

Extras

• Preshow
• Postshow

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Scott Smith from East End Brewing joins us in the studio for a Russian River spotlight show. In this show we sample 5 of their Belgian style beers. With all the hype around the brewery did, the show live up to our expectations? Tune in and find out.

Beer:

• Damnation
• Redemption
• Salvation
• Perdition
• Temptation

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Temptation, 2. Damnation, 3. Salvation, 4. Redemption, 5. Perdition
• Greg: 1. Temptation, 2. Redemption, 3. Damnation, 4. Salvation, 5. Perdition
• Scott: 1. Redemption, 2. Temptation, 3. Damnation, 4. Salvation, 5. Perdition

Extras

• Preshow Buternuts Brewing - Porkslap Pale Ale
• Postshow

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Bonus Beer Bob outdone his self on this show. We sampled 8 different beers from Struise Brouwers, regarded by many as the best brewery in the world.

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The leaves are turning as is our palettes. The season is here for heavier, stronger beers. What better place to start than with some Imperial Stouts.

Beer:

• Nogone O
• Boulevard Thank You Stout
• Avery Czar Imperial Stout
• Alesmith Speedway Stout
• New Holland Night Tripper

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Avery, 2. Boulevard, 3. Nogone O, 4. New Holland, 5 Alesmith
• Greg: 1. Avery, 2. Boulevard, 3. Nogone O, 4. Alesmith, 5. New Holland

Extras

• Preshow
• Postshow

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Now for the fun part of this show. We sat down with Jon Lang of Barley Island and Dave Colt of The Ram (Indianapolis) who between them, won every medal at the GABF in the No.16 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer category. We sampled Beastie Barrel Stout (bronze), Buffalo Bock (silver) and Old Jack (gold). We also tried a Pro-Am beer called “Single White Friar” which Jon Lang and Mark Schiess created.

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This episode’s featured artist is Gabe Vitek from “Gabe Vitek and the Ivory“. He stopped in before he performed in Muncie later that evening. Gabe has a new album called “Voices” that was released October 16th. Look for it at his site and Itunes.

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Listener Mike from San Diego sent us a nice care package of beers which on this show we sample. San Diego has a fantastic beer scene and thanks to Mike we get to get some insight that East Coasters normally would not get. As you hear all too often these days; We are Craft Beer Radio, and we approve this podcast.

Beer:

• Stone Cali-Belgique
• Belgian Style Tripel Ale/Collaboration
• The Bruery - Saison Rue
• Lost Abbey - Inferno Ale
• Port Brewing - Ne Goeien Saison
• Lost Abbey - Witch’s Wit

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Saison Rue, 2.Inferno, 3. NeGoean, 4. Witches Wit, 5. Stone Trippel, 6. Stone Belgique
• Greg: 1. Inferno, 2. Saison Rue, 3. Witches Wit, 4. NeGoean, 5. Stone Trippel, 6. Stone Belgique

Extras

• Preshow- Witches Wit, Port Brewing
• Postshow

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The Good Beer Show’s own JeffreyT will be serving your beer and talking it up!

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