Craft Beer Radio

In this show, we taste some out-of-the ordinary lagers that will perk up your taste buds and perhaps open new eyes to the beauty of the lager style. Also features dick jokes.

Beers:

• Rahr & Sons - Blonde Lager
• Smaltz - Coney Island Albino Python
• Smaltz - Coney Island Sword Swallower
• Port Brewing - Hot Rocks Lager
• Heavy Seas - Prosit!

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. Hot Rocks, 2. Prost, 3. Albino Python, 4. Rahr and Sons, 5. Sword Swallower
• Jeff: 1. Hot Rocks, 2. Prost, 3. Albino Python, 4. Sword Swallower, 5. Rahr and Sons

• Preshow - Jeff's Hard Cider
• Postshow

We taste several IPA's and discover some crazy flavors, Custard, Parmesean Cheese and Mustard Greens.

Beers:

• Rahr & Sons Stormcloud IPA
• Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA
• Saranac Rye IPA
• Victory Yakima Twilight
• Three Floyds Blackheart

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Storm Cloud, 2. Saranac, 3. Heavy Handed
• Greg: 1. Saranac, 2. Storm Cloud, 3. Heavy Handed
• The Victory was spoiled, and the Blackheart was too good and too out of style to rank with the others.

• Preshow - Rust Belt Rusted River Irish Red Ale
• Postshow

Last week Shaun O' Sullivan was in Pittsburgh launching 21st Amendment beers. I went out with him to a few bars and we found some time to sit down and have a chat. We talk about Monks Blood, Craft Brewer Milestones, and Partner Brewing.

Just like the first time we crack open some Double IPAs. Bracingly Bitter, Pungent, and of course, Hoppy. Enjoy.

Beers:

• Mendocino Imperial IPA
• Karl Strauss Big Barrel Double IPA
• Great Divide 15th Anniversary Wood Aged
• Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Great Divide, 2. Founders, 3. Karl Strauss, 4. Mendocino
• Greg: 1.Great Divide, 2. Karl Strauss, 3. Founders, 4. Mendocino

• Preshow - Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
• Postshow