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CBR 41: Postshow

Tue, 2005-05-24 23:00 — jbearer
33:10 minutes (11.39 MB)

CBR 0.9: Double IPA

Thu, 2005-06-02 23:00 — jbearer
42:26 minutes (9.72 MB)

On Thursday, June 3rd, Jeff and I produced our first ever podcast of Craft Beer Radio [9.71 MB]. It was intended to be a small, short test episode to make sure all of our equipment worked and that we could actually fill up time. To our surprise, we ended up with over 40 minutes of non-horrible material. We still consider this a test episode, as we are still gaining our podcasting legs, but we offer it here as an example of what our show will be like.

On this edition, we cover two examples of Imperial or Double India Pale Ales. We describe the genre, including its history, and discuss two excellent beers:

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We also discuss the craft brewing industry in general and why we appreciate craft brews more than mass-market macrobrews.

We hope you enjoy this podcast and get a good idea of what kind of show we want to be.

CBR 1: Hefeweizen

Thu, 2005-06-09 23:00 — jbearer
31:56 minutes (7.31 MB)

In this episode we introduce you to the Hefeweizen, cover some basics of the brewing process, share some thoughts about beer marketing, and of course taste a few beers.

This episode was a rough one. Talk about a sophomore slump! Neither Greg or I were in the zone tonight and this episode is edited heavily to whip it into shape. I'd throw a few more metaphors in this paragraph but I've got to go take a hike and pound the pavement.

Thanks to everyone who downloaded our test episode. In the 6 days it has been available, it's been downloaded 145 times. We did receive some good feedback but would like some more. Tell us what you thought, good or bad - we want to know.

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Corrections:
It's Fosco & Jack's Kickass Podcast not Fosco & Jason like I spoke on the podcast. It must of been sub-conscious payback for them calling us the Craft Beer Show. Sorry Jack.

CBR 2: Pilsener

Thu, 2005-06-16 23:00 — jbearer
52:55 minutes (12.12 MB)

In this episode we debut our craft beer news review and cover our first lager, the pilsener style. This is our best episode yet.

We have had 100 downloads of episode 2! Thanks to everyone who took the time to listen to it.

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CBR 3: Witbier

Wed, 2005-06-29 23:00 — jbearer
Click to play 56:56 minutes (19.55 MB)

After a brief hiatus, we're back! This week, we discuss the Belgian White, or Witbier. This spiced wheat ale can really quench your summer thirst.

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We also talk about what it takes to get started on your first home brew, if you are so inclined.

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CBR 4: Brown Ale

Tue, 2005-07-05 23:00 — jbearer
Click to play 45:55 minutes (15.77 MB)

For this episode, we review the balanced, malty English and American Brown Ale. We discuss a little news, and welcome the influx of iTunes users.

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CBR 5: Amber Ale

Wed, 2005-07-13 23:00 — jbearer
Click to play 63:38 minutes (21.85 MB)

This week we discuss Amber Ales. This is sort of a catch all category for beers too dark to be a pale ale, and too light to be a brown ale or other dark style. The four beers we review on the show are all very different from one another.

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CBR 6: Extra Special Bitter

Fri, 2005-07-22 23:00 — jbearer
62:49 minutes (21.57 MB)

This week we discuss the style of Extra Special Bitter. We taste several American variations on this classic English Style. Also in the show are listener email, news, events, and Macro Muck.

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CBR 7: American Pale Ale

Thu, 2005-07-28 23:00 — jbearer
54:35 minutes (18.74 MB)

In this week's episode we cover the American Pale Ales, and get caught off guard by the amazing variety among the different beers. We also read some emails and cover beer news of the week.

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CBR 8: Summer Seasonals

Wed, 2005-08-03 23:00 — jbearer
54:01 minutes (18.55 MB)

In this week's episode we cover a vareity of Summer Seasonals. These are beers of different styles that are brewed seasonally for the summer. Giving these beers our traditional end of show ranking proves to be a very difficult task.

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CBR 9: Saison

Wed, 2005-08-10 23:00 — jbearer
62:52 minutes (21.59 MB)

This week's style is the fruity Belgian Saison, a farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the Winter, to be consumed throughout the Summer months. Different from our usual styles, the Saison hits us with some unique flavors.

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CBR 10: Summer Released Stouts

Tue, 2005-08-23 23:00 — jbearer
55:19 minutes (18.99 MB)

This week, we try some seasonal stouts meant for easy Summer drinking, and find that some fit the bill more than others. We also cover the usual news and emails. Also, e-mail us and suggest some Oktoberfest beers to try!

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CBR 11: Oktoberfest Part 1

Sun, 2005-08-28 23:00 — jbearer
58:05 minutes (19.95 MB)

This week, we begin a two part show on the quintessential Autumn beer: the Oktoberfest. Three European examples are tried (with one failed attempt) along with a local Pittsburgh choice.

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CBR 12: Oktoberfest Part 2

Sun, 2005-09-04 23:00 — jbearer
38:55 minutes (13.36 MB)

We quickly pound out part 2 of our Oktober, well, fest, with a few American Oktoberfests. Then we go on a sojourn to a local tavern to try out the Spaten we couldn't drink last time.

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CBR 13: Trappist Ales Part 1

Wed, 2005-09-14 23:00 — jbearer
59:22 minutes (20.39 MB)

Today we begin our two part series on Trappist Beers, brewed by only a select
few monestaries in Belgium. Be sure to listen to our review of the vaunted
Westvleteren 12! We also taste Orval and Achel 8 Brune.

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Westy, 2. Achel, 3. Orval
  • Greg - 1. Westy, 2. Orval, 3. Achel

CBR 14: Trappist Ales Part 2

Wed, 2005-09-21 23:00 — jbearer
43:01 minutes (14.77 MB)

We continue to sample beers from the six Trappist breweries. Will these final three stand up to the well-received first three?

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Rochefort, 2. Westmalle, 3. Chimay
  • Greg - 1. Chimay, 2. Westmalle, 3. Rochefort

CBR 15: Pumpkin Ales

Wed, 2005-09-28 23:00 — jbearer
44:12 minutes (15.18 MB)

This week, we taste beers made with our favorite summer gourd and autumn icon, the pumpkin. Typically spiced with pumpkin pie spices, these beers at times defy convention.

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  • Jeff - 1. Dogfish, 2. Post Road, 3. Saranac, 4. Wild Goose
  • Greg - 1. Dogfish, 2. Post Road, 3. Saranac, 4. Wild Goose

CBR 16: American Porter Part 1

Wed, 2005-10-05 23:00 — jbearer
52:58 minutes (18.19 MB)

This week is part 1 of a two part series on the dark, malty, roasty American Porter. We find that the porters tend to be malty, roasty, or occasionally malty and roasty. Imagine that!

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Yards, 2. Rogue, 3. Leg Humper, 4. Coal Porter, 5. Otter Creek
  • Greg - 1. Coal Porter, 2. Rogue, 3. Leg Humper, 4. Yards, 5. Otter Creek

CBR 17: American Porter Part 2

Mon, 2005-10-10 23:00 — jbearer
42:33 minutes (14.61 MB)

We continue to taste American Porters, and get blindsided to learn that one of our favorites may not be the star we once thought it was.

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Sierra Nevada, 2. Anchor, 3. Great Lakes, 4. Wild Goose, 5. Blackhook
  • Greg - 1. Sierra Nevada, 2. Great Lakes, 3. Anchor, 4. Wild Goose, 5. Blackhook

CBR 18: American IPA Part 1

Thu, 2005-11-03 00:00 — jbearer
61:40 minutes (21.18 MB)

Jeff and I are both hop-heads, so we relished the thought of comparing one of our favorite styles, the exquisitely hoppy American IPA. We weren't disappointed in these tasty selections.

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Stone, 2. Tuppers, 3. White Hawk, 4. Hop Devil (bad bottle)
  • Greg - 1. Stone, 2. White Hawk, 3. Tuppers, 4. Hop Devil (bad bottle)

CBR 19: American IPA Part 2

Thu, 2005-11-10 00:00 — jbearer
43:28 minutes (14.93 MB)

It's Hops are on parade this week with our second part of the American IPA Series. This week we find some surprisingly balanced IPA's, another winner from that brewery in Colorado, and enjoy a special 1 time only treat from Lion Brewing.

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Titian, 2. Stegmaier, 3. Harpoon, 4. Hop Ottin', 5. Barley Creek
  • Greg - 1. Titian, 2. Harpoon, 3. Stegmaier, 4. Hop Ottin', 5. Barley Creek

CBR 20: Scottish Ales

Thu, 2005-11-17 00:00 — jbearer
42:51 minutes (14.72 MB)

Talk about a switch-up. We go from one of the hoppiest styles last week to a style that is one of the least hoppy ones. This week we explore the malty, peaty, smoky world of Scottish and Scotch ales.

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. McEwans, 2. Belhaven, 3. Skull Splitter, 4. Old Chub
  • Greg - 1. Bellhaven, 2. McEwans, 3. Skull Splitter, 4. Old Chub

CBR 21: Preshow

Mon, 2005-11-28 00:00 — jbearer
22:22 minutes (7.68 MB)

CBR 21: Postshow

Mon, 2005-11-28 00:00 — jbearer
32:21 minutes (11.11 MB)

CBR 21: Craft Beer you might find in a regular bar

Mon, 2005-11-28 00:00 — jbearer
51:04 minutes (17.53 MB)

You may find yourself going to a bar that does not carry a decent collection of craft beers. What, then, are your options? We taste some of the most common selections and forget to do the What Beer am I.
 

Homebrewers: Want to brew the same recipe as us and compare the differences? Email us and help us decide on what to do.
 

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Sam Adams, 2. Sierra Nevada, 3. Negra Modelo, 4. Yuengling
  • Greg - 1. Sam Adams, 2. Sierra Nevada, 3. Negra Modelo, 4. Yuengling

CBR 22: Winter Seasonals Part 1

Fri, 2005-12-09 00:00 — jbearer
52:21 minutes (17.98 MB)

The first of 3 shows on winter seasonal beers. With snow on the ground, and beer in my glass, I can't but help to think of the opening song from Bad Santa, "It's the most wonderful time of the year."

 

 

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Great Lakes, 5. Winterhook
  • Greg - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Winterhook, 5. Great Lakes

CBR: 23 Winter Seasonals Part 2

Fri, 2005-12-16 00:00 — jbearer
51:19 minutes (17.62 MB)

In this episode we taste several west coast winter seasonal beers and to our surprise we didn't care for some of the beers that our listeners have been buzzing about. However we end the show on a high note with this year's offering from Anchor.
 

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Anchor, 2. Ebenezer, 3. Mad Elf, 4. Jubelale, 5. Wassail
  • Greg - 1. Mad Elf, 2. Ebenezer, 3. Anchor, 4. Jubelale, 5. Wassail

CBR 24: Winter Seasonals Part 3

Thu, 2005-12-22 00:00 — jbearer
53:08 minutes (18.25 MB)

The third and final week of our winter seasonal beer special. It by far was not a exhaustive survey of the winter seasonal landscape, but we made small dent. The selections this week were all good, even the one from Golden Colorado, but there was one beer in particular that knocked our socks off.
 

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Rankings:

  • Jeff - 1. Brown Shugga', 2. Holiday Porter, 3. Celebration, 4. Winterbraun, 5. Winterfest
  • Greg - 1. Brown Shugga', 2. Winterbraun, 3. Holiday Porter, 4. Winterfest, 5. Celebration

CBR 25: Dopplebocks

Thu, 2005-12-29 00:00 — jbearer
59:10 minutes (20.32 MB)

The final show of the year and the maltiest show of the year. This week we tasted 1 American and 3 German Dopplebocks plus we discuss some of the most memorable beers of 2005.
 

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Ranking:

  • Jeff - 1. Celebrator, 2. Sudwerk, 3. Optimator, 4. Salvator
  • Greg - 1. Celebrator, 2. Optimator, 3.Sudwerk, 4. Salvator

CBR 26: Preshow

Thu, 2006-01-05 00:00 — jbearer
19:47 minutes (6.79 MB)

CBR 26: Imperial Stouts Part 1

Thu, 2006-01-05 00:00 — jbearer
58:16 minutes (20.01 MB)

CBR 26: Postshow

Thu, 2006-01-05 00:00 — jbearer
41:45 minutes (14.33 MB)

Episode 26 Postshow content

CBR 27: Imperial Stouts Part 2

Thu, 2006-01-12 00:00 — jbearer
58:44 minutes (20.17 MB)

In this episode we have some killer beers, lots of listener feedback, and we have our first 'do over' beer where we re-examine the Stone Imperial Russian Stout, to see if we like it more now that it's icy and cold outside.

 

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Ranking:

  • Jeff - 1. Expedition, 2. Brooklyn, 3. Fat Dog, 4. Storm King, 5. Stone
  • Greg - 1. Expedition, 2. Brooklyn, 3. Fat Dog, 4. Storm King, 5. Stone

What beer am I clues:

  • I am an American Double Stout.
  • I am 12% abv.
  • I was made only once.
  • I part of my name is a number.
  • I have five other brothers that are also stouts made by this brewery.

CBR 27: Preshow

Thu, 2006-01-12 00:00 — jbearer
22:28 minutes (7.72 MB)

Episode 27 Preshow content

Fat Dog Stout - Stoudt's Brewing Company (PA)

CBR 27: Postshow

Thu, 2006-01-12 00:00 — jbearer
23:09 minutes (7.95 MB)

Episode 27 postshow content

Storm King Stout 2001 vintage. - Victory Company (PA)

CBR 28: Postshow

Thu, 2006-01-19 00:00 — jbearer
53:24 minutes (18.34 MB)

Episode 28 Postshow.

CBR 28: Preshow

Thu, 2006-01-19 00:00 — jbearer
23:43 minutes (8.15 MB)

Episode 28 Preshow content

CBR 28: Barleywine Part 1

Thu, 2006-01-19 00:00 — jbearer
72:37 minutes (24.94 MB)

The first of two weeks on Barleywines, the perfect winter warmer to get you through January and February. We taste some that are very malty, and others that are hopped like an IPA. Join us as we attempt to get through the highest alcohol show to date.

 

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Ranking:

  • Jeff - 1. Old Salty 2004, 2. Old Numbskull, 3. Old Foghorn, 4. Talon, 5. Old Nick
  • Greg - 1. Old Foghorn, 2. Talon, 3. Old Salty, 4. Old Nick, 5. Old Numbskull

What beer am I clues:

  • I am an English bitter
  • I am brewed in a brewery owned by a father and son.
  • I am 4.3 % abv with 35 IBU's
  • I have the color of a "golden sunset."
  • I am the flagship beer of this brewery that is also the home of a famous brewing school.

CBR 29: Preshow

Thu, 2006-01-26 00:00 — jbearer
18:07 minutes (6.22 MB)

Episode 29 Preshow content

John Barleycorn 2005 - Mad River (CA)

CBR 29: Barleywine Part 2

Thu, 2006-01-26 00:00 — jbearer
55:52 minutes (19.18 MB)

Week two of Barleywines. We wrap up several months of winter beers by tasting some great examples of American style Barleywines and chat a bit about Jeffs BJCP exam. Stick around till the end and see what we blow on the breathalizer.

 

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Ranking:

  • Jeff - 1. Victory, 2. Fred, 3. Bigfoot, 4. John Barleycorn, 5. Full Sail
  • Greg - 1. Bigfoot, 2. Fred, 3. John Barleycorn, 4. Victory, 5. Full Sail

What beer am I clues:

  • I am a robust porter
  • My Alcohol By volume is 5.8%
  • I am brewed by the same brewery as beer named after a dead federal agent and a vampire.
  • My namesakes, namesake was the president of an insurance company in Wisconsin.
  • Stop in and have a pint of me after you are done viewing some broken guitars and the Tommy exhibit.

CBR 29: Postshow

Thu, 2006-01-26 00:00 — jbearer
38:34 minutes (13.25 MB)

Episode 20 Postshow - James Spencer coffee porter.

CBR Inteview: Florian Kuplent

Thu, 2006-01-26 00:00 — jbearer
13:49 minutes (4.75 MB)

Florian is a brewer at Anheuser-Busch who brews some of the specialty beers including Winter's Burbon Cask Ale and other interesting beers. Tune in and see what other styles of beers they experiment with, I think you might be surprised.

CBR 30: Preshow

Thu, 2006-02-02 00:00 — jbearer
18:58 minutes (6.52 MB)

CBR 30: Mixed Sixpack Show

Thu, 2006-02-02 00:00 — jbearer
59:52 minutes (20.56 MB)

We didn't have time to get beers of the same style to this week we are mixing it up a little bit with some beers out of the cellar. We had some skunking issues with two of the beers, but the other were a-ok.

 

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Ranking:

  • Jeff - 1. Adam, 2. Tuppers, 3. Sam Adams, 4. LaConner
  • Greg - 1. Adam, 2. Tuppers, 3. LaConner, 4. Sam Adams

What beer am I clues:

  • I am a bock made with cocoa from Ghana.
  • I am aged on a bed of chocolate.
  • I am served in a 750 ml bottle and I am made by a sixth generation brewer.
  • I am the third bock to be offered by this brewery, one of which came in a small corked bottle.

CBR 30: Postshow

Thu, 2006-02-02 00:00 — jbearer
30:17 minutes (10.4 MB)

CBR 31: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Thu, 2006-02-09 00:00 — jbearer
67:46 minutes (23.27 MB)

This week we are taking a look at 4 specialty beers from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery from Milton, Delaware. While they make some beers that adhere to traditional beer styles, Dogfish Head is also known for pushing the boundries of craft beer and put out some pretty wild beer. Tonight we are going to check out 4 of these 'off-centered ales for off-centered people'.

 

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Ranking:

  • Jeff - 1. Midas Touch, 2. Au Corrant, 3. Immort Ale, 4. Raison D'Extra, 5. Pangea
  • Greg - 1. Midas Touch, 2. Au Corrant, 3. Raison D'Extra, 4. Immort Ale, 5. Pangea

What beer am I clues:

  • I am an award winning Farmhouse Saison, 7.5% abv.
  • I am named for a Flemish explorer from the 1600's
  • My brewery is located on a former hop farm.
  • My four siblings are also Belgians Style Ales
  • Sports fans would especially enjoy a trip to my brewery.

CBR 31: Preshow

Thu, 2006-02-09 00:00 — jbearer