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.
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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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.
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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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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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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We had a few extra brown ales and we didn't want to make the main show too long so we put up the other two beers, plus a false start, and some humorous jabber while we were setting our levels. I didn't add this to the podcast feed, but if you want these on the feed just let us know.
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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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More fun with the extra content. a Short Discusion on Ipod's messing with Greg's Bios, Capri-Sun's and the Timecube.
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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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We play with our new mixer, Talk about what we've been drinking and upcoming show styles, Greg discusses aggressive beer. We close up chatting about some TV shows.
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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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Television shows, pet peeves, psychoacoustics, and two more beers!
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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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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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Where else can you go for a podcast on programming, Quantum Mechanics, the Unified Field Theory, and Trappist Beers?
I was really freaking tired and didn't do any editing, so this extra is raw, very very raw.
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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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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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In Episode 1 of the Craft Beer Radio Interview Series we interview Scott Smith of Pittsburgh's newest microbrewery East End Brewing Company.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Since Greg is sick, I thought I'd feed your CBR hunger with an interview that I did this weekend. I interviewed Lew Bryson, a freelance beer writer, who has written articles for several publications including the Chicago Tribune and the Ale Street News. He has just released an updated version of this Pennsylvania Breweries Book, the third edition. Listen in as Lew and I pretty much just chit-chat about beer.
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Make sure you get the 3rd edition of the PA book, both of those sites list older editions also.
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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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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During Greg's recent trip to Japan, he interviewed Brian Dishman, co-brewmaster at Sapporo's Otaru Brewery. All beer under the Otaru label are authentic German reinheitsgebot beers. Brian talks to us about his background, his process, and the difference between lagers and ales. It's different than what you think!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Episode 20 Postshow - James Spencer coffee porter.
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John Barleycorn 2005 - Mad River (CA)
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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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.
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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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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This interview is with Chris Trogner of Tröegs Independent Craft Brewery in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. In our chat with Chris we discuss the background of Tröegs and the Beers that they make. We also discuss some upcoming experimental brews where they are going all Dr. Frankenstein on some of their existing brews.
n this episode we try four beers that are made with Rye. This was our first time really taking a look into what Rye imparts on beer. Not only do we try rye for the first time, but we also are introduced into three breweries that we have don't have access to locally.
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In this episode we take a look at Milk/Sweet stouts, a variation on the classic stout formula. Will the sweetness be enjoyable to our pallette or turn us away?
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We interview Craft Beer Radio Listener, Tom Schmidlin. Oh yeah, he also won the beer drinker of the year competition. We discuss his beeryness and his experiences from the competition.
We revisit the style that is Witbier, or Belgian White, this wheat ale is typically spiced with lemon or orange peel and coriander. We last tasted witbier in episode 3 and in the time since Jeff has grown to like this style.
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This week we sample beers that have fruit added, in some the fruit was subtle and others the fruit hit you over the head. Speaking of hitting you over the head, the final beer of the night weighs in at 18% ABV.
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Wild Beers invade the CBR Studios, This week we taste lambic beers. Sometimes fruity, sometimes sour, these beers can be a real treat if you are ready for their complex flavors.
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We've decided to change our show's format in order to appeal to more listeners. We present to you, the reformulated JEFF AND GREG'S X-TREME BEER SHOW! WOOOO!
This show we taste the results from the Craft Beer Radio Multibrew Experiment. Several of the brewers join us via skype as we discuss the similarities and differences amongst the beers.
This is the innagural show in the new Craft Beer Radio Studios. Tune in as we explore several Belgian style beers from the Quebec Brewery Unibroue.
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Short Show this week as we record a show before Greg goes to Japan. As they say April Showers bring Maibocks.
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Nope, this is not the return of the X-treme Beer Show, we promise. We really want to try these craft light beers and see what they are like so tune in and find out, Are Craft Light Beers oxymorons, or do they have some value.
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This week we taste beers from the other side of the international date line, it's a hodgepodge of styles from breweries that most of you have never heard of. Tune and and listen to our comments on the Red Rice Beer it was unlike anything we have had.
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On this show we taste some of the great beers from Founders Brewing Company out of Grand Rapids Michigan. These beers stand out of the crowd and some are among the best beers we have had this year.
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This week we mix in equal parts yeast, wheat, and a special guest, just to see what comes out. We taste several American Hefeweizens and a classic from Germany.
Oh yeah and I brain farted when preparing the notes, I must of put Redhooks info down for Harpoon. Harpoon is in Boston, not Portsmouth.
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This week we compare 4 pilseners including one of the original pilsners and Greg gets geeky on the science of skunking.
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We must have angered the beer gods, another skunked beer in this show. On the bright side we had two good saisons with some very different flavors in them.
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Bells created the Wheat Project. A listener sent us the Wheat Project. And now we drink the Wheat Project. It was cool to taste these beers side by side, with the different wheats and the different yeasts these were all significantly different.
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We try 3 beers that Jeff brought back from his trip to California, and one new arrival from Texas to our town. We also try a bit of a new format for the show, but don't worry, it's not x-treme.
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For all the hops that our last IPA show was lacking, this one more than made up for it. These guys embraced their inner humulus lupulus and were some impressive beers.
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The 3 hour show
Here it is, the Beer Geer Round Table, Nearly 3 hours of conversation with some really good conversation. Beer Laws, Growlers, Raising your kids to respect beer. Are a few of the topics of conversation. Choose which one you want to listen to. 1 hour of highlights, or dive into the whole darn thing.
This week we find several wheat beers in the cellar that were sent in by listeners. Yeast or no yeast, ginger and a pile of hops? This isn't your ordinary wheat beer show.
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*start fanfare*
Long long ago,
in a kitchen 5 miles away,
Greg and Jeff tested out an old
radio shack mixer for the first time.
50 Episodes, Take that Lucas! This week we revisit our roots, tasting the beers that we tasted in that very first test show among others. We have a bit more practice now so we want to try those crazy hopped beers one more time.
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August 14th to the 16th we were invited as guests of Anheuser-Busch along with 17 other beer writers to their 2006 Hop Harvest Tour. They flew us out to witness the harvest at their Elk Mountain Hop Farm in Bonner's Ferry Idaho right on the Canadian border. It was awesome to experience the harvesting of hops, and to see the scale of the operation. Of course there was beer during this event, and to our pleasant surprise we had some beers that would stand up to classic examples in their style.
Ok, last Star Wars Pun, I promise. We wrap up Double IPA's for now with 4 really good examples of the style. We discuss some critical feedback about the AB tour, some good email, and the return of Macro Muck.
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This week we take a break from hops and visit a porter from each time zone.
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On Saturday Jeff helped Scott Smith from East End Brewing Company brew his new Fall Seasonal, Big Hop Harvest Ale. This is a wet hopped beer with fresh hops that were harvested from the vine and immediately packed and expressed delivered to the brewery. Tune in and learn what to do with 50 pounds of fresh hops, my vote was to roll around in them naked, but Scott had a better idea.
Since we jumped on the porter train, we decided to finish up the rest of the porters in the cellar. We have 3 more porters and to round out the show a special surprise for Greg.
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This week we pack up the studio and head on down to the Sharp Edge Creekhouse in order to get some fresh draft Oktoberfests. Loads of email this week, and we talk to the Hart the manager about his recent trip to Belgium and the Sharp Edges Belgian selection.
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Sorry for the late show this week, but here it is. Kolsches, we try 4 American interpretations of the Kolsch.
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Next stop is in Boston to try some historically re-created beers. Boston Beer Company brewed 4 beers in the Brewer-Patriot collection and we give them a try.
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American IPA's that is what we drink this week. Greg has a wow beer. Jeff forgets what what plantains are called.
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"Usually a moderate to high hop flavor, often showing a citrusy American hop character." The BJCP Guide has it right, these APA's use generous amounts of hops to make some pretty good beers. Tune in and get it stuck in your head all week.
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Oysters and Oatmeal, the perfect combination. This week we sample two of each. We discuss what does it mean to be imperial. Also: Yeast, vegan food, or cuddly little animal?
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This show we pucker up and tase several American wild beers. This was one of our favorite shows, and we both add a new WOW beer to our list.
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This week we taste a nice flight of subtle lagers (and an ale) to examine the nuances of each style. It's a quick show this week from the Thanksgiving holiday and business travel.
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Coffee in the morning, Beer at night, and when the two shall mix, it is good. This week we get our morning fix with 4 coffee beers from two breweries that have been around the CBR track a few times, and two breweries that are making their debut. All I have to say is Red Bull who?
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This is the second Beer Geek Round Table. We had 3 participants and lots of fun. If you are the people who like our post show better than the main show, then this is the show for you.
Preshow Content, we drank the Michelob Celebrate.
Post Show content, we drank the Third Street Bad Santa.
Winter Beers on the Winter Solstice.
This week we break from the bustle of the holiday season to drink some beer. We try some winter seasonals that we have not had before.
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Last Beers of the Year. We wrap up the year with Imperial Stouts, including the Dark Lord from Three Floyds.
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In this show Jeff gains a new appreciation for the Irish Red Style. It's a great start of 2007 as every beer was very good, and choosing the ranking was very hard.

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This is an interview with the publisher of The Essential Reference of Domestic Brewers and their Bottled Brands. It's an interesting book with lots of information about american beers all in one place. We will be getting a copy to help prepare notes for the show.
CBR Listeners can purchase the book at the discount price of $39.95 if they purchase the book from thebeerbible.com or call 1-800-247-6553
Here is a sample of the book that we talked about in the interview.
We clean out some hoppy beers from the cellar while they are still fresh. We encounter some amazing hop aromas and one makes a delicious mistake. PS. we forgot to do WBAI, tune in next week for the exciting conclusion.

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This Interview is with Bob Skilnik, author of Beer: A History of Brewing in Chicago. First let me say that this book is not only for Chicagoans; if you are interested in beer history this is a great book as well.
CBR Listeners can purchase the book at a 40% discount from the publisher Barricade Books by calling 201.944.7600.
Also you can get Bob's New book, Beer & Food: An American History From our Amazon.com Associate Link.
Steve Hindy of the Brooklyn Brewery chats with us about his book Beer School, the Brooklyn Brewery and their beers. Beer School is a must read for anyone who wants to start a beer business.
If you are interested in buying this book you can use our Affiliate Link: Buy Beer School From Amazon
This week we taste 5 different vintages of Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. We are joined in the studio by Keith Kost who writes a column for the Great Lakes Brewing News. The camera battery is dead so no photo this week.
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Allo Governor, gimme a pint of bitter. This week we taste some Extra Special Bitters. We find that this style is all about balance, and even though they are called bitters, the hops should not steal the show, do you hear that American breweries? No photo this week, I'm posting from Raleigh North Carolina and the pic is on the camera at home.
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This week we interview Dan Shelton from Shelton Brothers. They import some great beers such as Cantillon and Fantome as well as the notorious Santa's Butt, and Seriously Bad Elf. It's a long talk that covers lots to topics, from label approval, to importing and marketing expensive beer, and there is even a Rant about extreme beers and the BA top 100.
CBR is drinking homebrew and almost everyone listening is able to taste along thanks to the Sam Adams Longshot Homebrew Contest. Watch out for the Old Ale, that 10% ABV sneaks up on you.
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Roasty and Dark. Stouts take the stage early this march getting us ready for St. Patricks day. Jeff reports that he has found a new favorite imperial stout, and we have a discussion on the value of beer rating sites.
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- Sierra Nevada Stout (CA)
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Are they Olde or Old? What we do know is, they're highly flavorful, high alcohol ales that give your tongue a workout. We welcome a special guest to join us in an Old Ale roundup.

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por·ter (pôr'tər) n.
1. A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.
Much like their namesake the porters we tasted on this show carried the heavy load of CBR. Every one was outstanding and while it made the show easy, the ranking was very very difficult.
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Beer isn't for everyone, you know. We feel that beer is too limiting a subject, so we've decided to re-evaluate and change the show a bit. Join us on an immaculate journey of sensations - WINE sensations.
The Uncut Version of Gregory and Jeffrey's Immaculate Journey To The Wine Cellar.
The outbreak of spring causes an impromptu show. When Greg is in a hoppy mood there is little time to spare and we break out Single, Double, and Triple IPA's.
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It's finally here, our much delayed Easter Sunday show. Sorry about that, but sometimes real work comes before fake work. In this one we try 3 Baltic Porters, discuss the definition of a craft brewer, and have a special guest on the show.
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For number 75 we drink some sorta special beers to sorta mark the occasion, on this sorta great episode. This one was going to be called 4 Beers, but Jeff is a pansy lightweight who can't take one for the show.
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We start the tour of Belgian Style Ales with the Blonde or Golden Ale.
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As we begin our third year, we decide to go for broke and test our mettle with a super-sized show dedicated to brewing excellence. A special guest returns to help us soak up the alcohol of some big, powerful beers.
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On June 2nd Craft Beer Radio went to the Pennsylvania Microbrewers Festival hosted at Penn Brewing. We were armed with 2 sample glasses, a beer list, and a microphone. We discuss Penn's new Maibock Penndomonium, Kvass from East End, a new Pils from Great Lakes, Polish Beer, Ben Franklin, Hoppy Wheats the WV alcohol limit, and sample many beers.
Belgian Doubles, one of our favorite styles to pair with food. We run into a few spoiled ones, but we also hit a few gems.

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Triple, Tripel, Trippel. No matter how you spell it, they are going to give you a lot to taste, and a lot of alcohol. If you like our strong beer shows, just wait to the end of this one.

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Salvation, Salvation, Collaboration. This week we try two beers named Salvation, one from Russian River and one from Avery. Then we try the beer that the brewers made together, Collaboration, not Litigation. Collaboration is a blend of the two Salvations and we decided that if they could do it, then why can't we? At the end of the show we try to determine just what ratio was used for the blend.

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We have a special guest in the studio for episode 82, Scott Smith from East End Brewing Company. This week taste 4 smoked beers, fail to define craft beer, Jeff has an announcement, and is looking for a floor in Denver and we talk a lot about East End Brewing.
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We have our first experience with beers from Lost Abbey/Pizza Port and it was quite the experience. Lost Abbey makes some stunning beers. And the show, it is what it is.
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It's the season for saison. Ha! After the great saison last week we decided to dive into the style head first with several American saisons. These run the gamut, both in flavor, and in alcohol - one is 4.5% while another is over 9% ABV.
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What Belgian flight would be complete without the Belgian White? Spicy, fruity, and wheaty, these beers can be complex and delcious treats. Or they can suffer from being quite ordinary.
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This week we do a mixed Belgian show - ever hear of a Belgian Black Beer? We also have some special treats with a Flanders Red and a Oud Bruin. Yum.

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This show we have our first tele-tasting. Julia Herz from the Brewers Association sits in on the show all the way from Denver. Since Julia is from the Denver area we decided that it was time to try some of the New Belgium beers that we had in the fridge. An Interview and a normal show wrapped up into one, will wonders never cease?
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This week we have some neighbors over and have several fine west coast IPA's. It's all about hops in this show and to express these flavors we coined a new term: "Man Candy". I had links to all of the beers, and the rankings, but then my browser decided to erase them when I was nearly finished, so here is the abbreviated info: The beers tasted were:
Bear Republic Racer 5
Paddle Me IPA from Siletz Brewing
Big Eye IPA from Ballast Point Brewing
Wipeout IPA from Port Brewing
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Link to the Michael Jackson Interview on Youtube.
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Instead of letting business travel get in the way we decided to do a quick show chock full of listener feedback. As it turns out the beers that were chosen for this show were rather good.
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A few weeks ago we went to Idaho Falls to tour the Anheuser-Busch Malting Facility. On this trip we were able to experience the malting process from the harvest to end product. Much the same people who were at the Hop Trip last year but this event had a different feel to it.
This is the show where we finally give away all the prizes for the DVD. We also taste 3 beers from Allagash Brewing Company. Thanks for all the support.
We have a talk with Lucy Saunders, Author of Grilling With Beer. This is not your average cooking with beer book. Two Hearted Grilled Gravlax, Stone Ruination Cheddar and Roasted Garlic Soup, Coffee Stout Barbecue Sauce. Yum.
Also check out her other book The Best of American Beer and Food.
It's the time of year for Oktoberfest beers so we run out and get a few American Oktoberfest Beers to review.
Garrett Oliver talks about pairing beer with cheese, and not just any chees mind you, $30 a pound type cheeses. This presentation was the most crowded of the ones I attended.
During the Saturday session the Brewers Association announces the medal winners for the GABF. Sit back, have a beer and root for your favorite breweries and styles, Even if you don't want to listen to all of medals being announced you need to listen to the Michael Jackson tribute at the beginning, It's required CBR listening.
This is the end of the Brekenridge Brewing Beer and Barbecue demonstration, it's short, but there is some good info in this clip. Oh yeah, the pigs wings were fabulous.
Lucy Saunders author of the new book, The Best of American Beer and Food gives a presentation on pairing beer and Chocolate. The beers paired were New Glaurus Belgian Red, New Glarus Burbon Barrel Bock, Kona Pipeline Porter, and Rogue Chocolate Stout.
I interview Carolyn Smagalski about the GABF judging process.
Sam Calagione owner of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Marnie Old A world class Wine person do a back and fourth presentation about how beers and wines best pair with food.
Between sessions on Saturday I was able to speak with Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewery We discussed being a good participant during the last session of the fest, Brooklyn Local 1, and their other special beers.
Towards the end of the Longshot breakfast I was able to sit down with Jim Koch from Boston Beer Company and we discussed the Longshot beers, the Sam Adams Beer Glass, the new release of Utopias, and a New glass that is being designed just for Utopias.
One of the first people I talked to at the fest was Julie Bradford from All About Beer Magazine We talk about how to formulate a plan of attack for the fest as well as the New design of All About Beer and their very own World Beer Fest.
During the GABF Boston Beer Company announces the Sam Adams Longshot winners, as well has has balloting on the employee homebrewing competition. In this segment I talk with all of the finalists as well as Jim's announcement of the winners.
The two beers that were selected this year are fantastic, A Double IPA and a Weizen Bock, Congratulations to the winners, and for the runners up, I hope to try your beer next year.
This clip was put together with 4 short but good interviews. First is Garrett Marrero Brewer at Maui Brewing, then is Ray Brewer at Mission Brewing, Tomme Arther brewer at Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey, and finally Charlie Papazian.
Back from the Great American Beer Fest, we drink all gold medal beers while Jeff tells about his tales of the GABF.
A clean up show where we pull in a few beers in 22oz bombers. The styles are a little mixed so we give you The Big, The Black, and The Hoppe.
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Back in the studio again after some scheduling conflicts, Jeff starts to tell about his little beer tour but gets distracted with news, email, and of course the beer.
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The title says it all, we have a special guest join us in tasting a series of porters and stouts.
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We try a bunch of the Shelton Brother's Christmas Beers such as Bad Elf. and Very Bad Elf. While we appreciate many of the beers that the Shelton Brothers import, these miss the mark. Episode 97.1 because I messed up uploading 97.
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Seasons Greetings to everyone. Enjoy the episode.
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Episode Ninety-Nine! The Last show of 2007. We taste more West Coast winter beers and have a guest in from Japan.
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CBR hits 100 Episodes, We List our top beers of 2007. We try some beers that may be in the 2008 list. We reminisce on the last 100 episodes, and are ready to do 100 more. Thanks everybody for listening. We do the show for you.
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This show we sample some american bocks and doppelbocks. Jeff learns a lesson that some beers can't be cellared for two and a half years. Greg learns that American High alpha hops have no place in a Doppelbock. And we both wonder what the hell happened to the normally delicious St. Nick Bock.
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The return of the Beer Geek Roundtable and it's a doozy. we talk about all kinds of things which you can find on the wiki. It's 3 hours long, listen as long as it keeps your interest and we will be back next week with a regularly scheduled episode.
It's the depth of winter on CBR so we call on the winter warmer along with some other winter beers to enjoy on this cold frosty night.
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First off my apologies to the state of Indiana and Any listener who has sent us beer that we didn't drink in a timely fashion. This show is a hard learned lesson that most craft beers are intended to be drank fresh. The plan was to do an Indiana Spotlight show, but we had one spoiled beer after another. It was one for the books.
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The curse of the soured beers are still upon us but not as bad as last week. It would be hard to find a set of barleywine more different than the ones on the show this week.
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We've talked about it for a while but finally we are doing a blind tasting. I gave Heather the run of the cellar and she picked out the beers that we are tasting. This show was great fun and a format that we will use a bunch in the future.
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One last show before the baby comes. This is a grab bag show with some surprising results.
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Allison Nicole Bearer Born March 3rd 2008 at 12:52 pm EST. Weighing in at 8 pounds 5 ounces. and measured at 22 inches long. Baby and Mother are doing excellent and Excellent kind of describes the beers we tasted too! If you want to find more about the baby check out AllisonBearer.com.
Thanks to everyone who wished us well during the pregnancy.
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Surprise, Jeff found time to squeeze in a quick show. This impromptu show explores three American made Belgian Style Triples.
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We taste some IPA's this week including 2 delicious ones from down south. You would never know there was a hop shortage going on during this show. We also re-visited the Lazy Magnolia from Mississippi.
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Sorry, I don't have time to do the beer list and the rankings this week. But it's really the show that counts right?
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Our next state spotlight takes us to Michigan thanks to listener Daniel. Since it was a lovely spring day in Western Pennsylvania we decided to move the studio outside. This was a bad idea because there was a gremlin in the machine that ruined the audio. We were able to salvage the show with some fancy audio filtering but now it sounds like we were in a large sewer tube instead of outside in the open air. Oh, The beers, FAN-TAS-TIC!
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Back inside where the sound is good, just like the beers.
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In this show we have Julia Herz from the Brewers Association to discuss SAVOR along with many other things craft beer.
We do a sampling of beers from around the Denver area.
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We have 2 listeners send us a Wisconsin Spotlight.
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Gastronomy meets competitive sport as two colorful beverage experts, beer icon Sam Calagione owner of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and wine sommelier Marnie Old, go head to head on the age-old question, "Which is better with food, beer or wine?" Learn about the strengths and weaknesses of each beverage from engaging experts. Taste for yourself through comparative pairings of great beer, fine wine, and delicious food. Vote your preference to help the best beverage win. Cheer on your favorite in this entertaining, interactive and intoxicating main event, all in good, clean fun!
What's hot in wine? Beer! Cross-drinking wine experts dare to declare that America's craft beers change the way wine drinkers think about malt beverages. Join this panel of talented tasters as they chuck their corks for brown-bottle fare and tell all about this latest beverage trend. Along the way, you'll get a first-hand glimpse into the palates and preferences of three of the food worlds' most savvy cross drinkers.
Craft brewing pioneer Hugh Sisson of Clipper City Brewing and Heavy Seas will discuss the nuances of beer and seafood pairings. What is the best beer for your favorite steamed crabs and oysters? How about that great grilled rockfish recipe? Hugh and a panel of local seafood experts including chefs from Phillips Seafood will "tackle" the big questions and "swim" through the possibilities to offer real-world options for your taste buds from old favorites to trendy new ideas.
As craft beer gains in popularity, people are naturally looking to pair it with a wide variety of dishes. Why not? Beer offers such a huge range of flavors, aromas, and experiences that there is a beer to match with just about every dish. With a few basic concepts, anyone can learn to put beer and food together for a very rewarding experience. This presentation will introduce the three common sense steps to making great beer and food matches and demonstrate them with some surprising, instructive, and delicious combinations. Bonus speakers: Jim Koch from Boston Beer and Rick Martin from Free State Brewing Company will join Randy to discuss their approaches to pairing craft beer and food.
Food Network's famous Dave Lieberman is a world renowned chef and also a dedicated beer lover. Join Dave as he shares with you a few of his favorite dips and why they work so well with beer.
When the art of cheese meets the art of beer, great flavors happen. Intimately linked in their agricultural roots and fermentative production, cheese and beer make natural companions on the palate. In this tasting, Garrett Oliver pairs American artisan cheeses with craft beers to illustrate the exciting and satisfying possibilities found in the junction of these two culinary arts.
Interview with Blackfoot River Brewing from Helena Montana. They had possibly the best pairing in savor, Scottish Ale and Creme Brulee.
Greg talks with Adam Avery who explains Avery Fifteen in depth.
Interview with the curator of the Design Drink and Be Merry Exibition at the Goggleworks center for the arts in Reading Pennsylvania.
Matt Anthony sent us a ready made Missouri show which included some of the state's best breweries.
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We celebrate our 3rd anniversary with an eclectic collection of beers from around the world.
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No postshow this week, as we did a double-show. The Post-show will appear with show 118.
Though we fail specifically to come up with a decent (or awful, depending on your perspective) pun-based headline that this show richly deserves, we nonetheless take a plunge into the world of Surly Brewing - big beers in big cans.
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Some old favorites are revisited and some new challengers emerge as we do a show back-to-back.
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The craziness continues on this one-heck-of-a postshow. Judge not lest ye be judged.
Here is the Episode 112 show. We recorded it on April 20th so in the spirit of the day it took Jeff a long time to get it edited and posted.
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We review some IPAs from California and Missouri.
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The title says it all. We try a slew of very fruity beer. We close out the show with one of the most interesting/unusual flavors that we have yet found in any beer.
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Take Two of the Utah Spotlight show. The first one was lost due to alcohol impairment, go figure. As it turns out we enjoyed the beers more on the second time around.
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Brian from Iambeerwise.com sends us along a heaping helping of Philadelphia beers, and we eagerly jump in headfirst. This super-sized edition of Craft Beer Radio gives us a refreshing taste of what Philly has to offer, including a beer that instantly makes both of our top ten lists of the year.
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Narrowly averting computer-related disaster, we managed to get a show done even while all of Jeff's equipment made every attempt to stop us. In victorious celebration, we go for a grab-bag of high-alcohol beers. CBR 1, Evil Future Robots 0.
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For our second blind show we had Hart from the Sharp Edge Beer Emporium choose the beers and the drinking order. This show was a lot of fun to record, but we were hit up by the Evil future robots and the quality of the audio is not so good. Evil robots 1, CBR 1.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listener Sean sends us beers for a Massachusetts show and listener Anthony joins us again this year for another Thanksgiving weekend show. When listeners set out to showcase their state, they often do a fantastic job, and this show is no exception.
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Listener Craig sends us beers for a Goose Island show and listener Anthony joins us again. Goose Island is from Chicago Illinois and provides a little bit of wow for this show.
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We did Imperial stouts a few shows ago, and we decided to go for round two. This show has a pair of GABF gold medal winners, and a pair of spoiled beers. Enjoy!
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A quickie this time. Consider it a flashlight instead of a spotlight. Boulevard sent us two of their recent Smokestack beers and if they keep making beer like this, I'm moving to Kansas City.
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Nothing suits the day after a horrible windstorm like oatmeal stouts. We taste four beers of this increasingly popular style. Wilford Brimley would be proud!
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This show is short and sweet, much like the chocolate in these beers, and this description.
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Lew Bryson and Gen. Lafayette brewer Russ Czajka explore the world of full-flavored, low-alcohol beers.
I have a quick interview with Tom Peters, the owner of Monks Cafe. We talk about the events that Monks is hosting during Philly Beer Week as well as some insider tips about visiting monks.
Interviews of participants of the Brewers Plate fundraiser for Fair Food.
An interview with the owners of Jose Pistolas. We discuss their Philly beer week events as well as what their bar is like the other 51 weeks of the year.
Interview with Joel Armato, Beer Ambassador for New Holland Brewing Company. We find out what they did for Philly Beer Week as well as what new things the brewery is working on.
On Thursday night I was able to attend the Anchor Brewing Dinner with Fritz Maytag at the Four Seasons. It was my first chance to meet Fritz. Be warned, I wasn't allowed to leave my seat to record so the quality on this one is not the best.
Patrick Jones talks about making beer to mostly college students, and the Culinary class makes foot to pair with Triumph beers.
I spent the morning at Dock Street Brewing attending the Randy Mosher Beer Training Class. The class had some great content. I recorded the Intro, and History chapters for the show. This course is available at the Siebel Institute and on the road on occasion.
Rob Tod talks about barrel aging, spontaneous fermentation, and other things Allagash.
Before the Beer and Cheese Tasting Patrick Jones gives us a tour of the brewery. If you listened to him at Drexel you will hear much the same story, but This is more detailed.
8 Triumph beers paired with 8 wonderful cheeses. I've been to a few beer and cheese tastings in my time but this one had the best cheese out of all of them. It was a great tasting and Patrick Jones the brewer is an interesting guy to talk to.
I ran into Shaun O'Sullivan from 21st Amendment at Nodding Head Brewing before the Brett Pack Reception. He wanted to know when I was going to have him on CBR. There is no time better than the present. We found a nearly quiet table in the back and tried the canned offerings from 21st Amendment.
Sam Adams Beer Dinner at the Field House, a fantastic leg of lamb and the Launch of the Sam Adams Imperial Series. Jim Koch really sticks it to me in the interview.
Phd's G. Michael Weiss and J. Scott Bearer graciously present their expert palates to introduce you to the emerging art and science of zymervinologee, the wonderful pairing of beer with wine.
Our first idea for the April 1st show. A DVDesque commentary track on one of our podcasts. It turned out be more interesting and fun and pompous navel gazing. Good stuff for the extras, but not good enough for our annual April 1st show.
The uncut version of of this podcast. See what fun we had in recording this nonsense.
Interviews from the Brett Pack Reception at Nodding Head. I had some good questions, but I also seem to have had a lot to drink and wasn't at the top of my game.
Australian Listener Geoff hand delivered some pretty good Australian Beers. . There are no bad aussie accents, we promise.
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Belgian style ales, made in America. Did we mention they're Belgian? And made in America? Good.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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!
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When we were out in Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival we toured Odell Brewing in Fort Collins Colorado.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
Coffee Beer, Chocolate Beer and Chocolate Coffee Beer. Oh yeah.
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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.
I went to the Pittsburgh Whiskey Fest to learn about the world of whiskey. Here are 3 interviews that I collected from the fest.
150 numbered episodes. 4 and a half years. I think this calls for some limited release beers. Thanks everyone for your continued support.
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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.
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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.
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In this show we taste a handful of fruited beers. If you think that fruit beers are for wussies you need to listen in. We had some seriously good fruit beers on this show.
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Just like the first time we crack open some Double IPAs. Bracingly Bitter, Pungent, and of course, Hoppy. Enjoy.
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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.
We taste several IPA's and discover some crazy flavors, Custard, Parmesean Cheese and Mustard Greens.
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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.
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The second law of CBR rears it's ugly head, The quality of the beers directly effects the hosts perceived quality of the show, and show and show. 76 minutes of pure gold. Oh yeah, we drink hoppy beers.
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Interview with Jeff Guidos from the now former Red Star Agave Grill
In our amazing 32nd episode of Beer Product Revue we find the best beer products that the internet has to offer.
Bill from Marzoni's Brick Oven and Brewery took the time out of his day to meet with me. While he was difficult to interview , he's not the talkative type, we had a good talk especially after the recorder was off.
I stopped in State College to check out Otto's Pub and brewery. While there I cornered Charlie Schnabel the owner and brewer as we talk beer and cider too.
I stopped into check out a newer place called the Elk Creek Cafe and Ale Works in Millheim PA. The Brewer Tim Yarrington and I had a great talk about. I think Tim might be one of the most accomplished brewers that you have never heard of. I'm sad that I couldn't stay till the kitchen opened to try the local food. This place is tops on places I need to get back to.
Next stop on the PA brewery tour was Selinsgrove Brewing Company where I met with Heather McNabb. We chat about running a small brewery in an even smaller place. we also talk about local cheese and food.
Ok, so we weren't really in Belgium. Hell, most of the beers weren't even from Belgium. But it is spring time so we are 1 for 2. Cheers.
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Last month Jeff toured Weyerbacher Brewing Company. Dan, Chris, and Chris were great hosts. It's a long show, we start off with an audio tour, followed by an interview and wrap up with a beer tasting. buckle up.
The last of the PA beer tour interviews, I spent Saturday morning at Allentown Brew Works with Beau Baden. They have a lot brewing and Beau takes me on a tour of their barrel room and a flight of their single, double, and triple IPA.
When you think spring you think Barley Wine right? So do we, join us while we try to stay sober and professional. The post show ohh ohh the post show.
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Four Limited Edition Imperial Stouts. Will they live up to our expectations? Film at 11.
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Coriander, Cardamom, Caraway, Grains of Paradise; Brewers have added many seeds to their beers over the years. But perhaps none are as distinctive as the seeds (or "beans") of the Coffea family of trees. Hulled and roasted, these beans form the foundation for one of other most widely drunk beverages in the world. Today we taste five coffee beers and see, once again, what the humble coffee bean has to offer.
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We received a package from Clown Shoes Beer out of Ipswitch Massachusetts. Jeff didn't want the funny names and lables to effect Greg's reviews so we did the blind to him. Turns out, Greg likes their labels. As for the beer? Tune and and find out.
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Ro Guenzel, of Left Hand Brewing Company and Brian Buckowski, of at Terrapin Brewing team up with Red Apron Butchery, part of The Neighborhood Restaurant Group in D.C., to present a selection of local cured meats paired with their beers. Chef Nathan Anda of Red Apron, gave Ro the idea for the smoker used for making the malt that goes into Left Hand’s famous Smokejumper and other beers. Two beers from each brewery will be paired with or used to make four different cured meats from Red Apron. Sure to be a hot ticket!
Joining us from Beervana (also known as Oregon) is Full Sail’s Executive Brewmaster Jamie Emmerson and CEO & Founder Irene Firmat who will offer a rare chance to sample two of their favorite beers: the dark and robust 2006 Black Gold Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout (from the brewmaster’s private cellar) and the golden and delicate LTD#2 (a Pale Bock). Taste the broad spectrum between these two exemplary Oregon craft beers paired with chocolate covered cherries and some Oregon artisan cheese from Pholia Farm’s. One lucky Salon attendee will take home a selection of 3 vintage bourbon aged beers hand selected and signed by the brewmaster himself.
John Dannerbeck of Anchor Brewing will taste and de-construct O.B.A. (Our Barrel Ale). Plan to taste the OBA, the rye whiskey that had aged in the barrel previous and the various beers that made up the final blend. This will be a real treat.
Gary Fish, Founder of Deschutes Brewery partners with a local renowned DC chef from the Think Food Group to present a fun and educational salon focused on food pairings with several of the Deschutes line up of craft beers.
Join Greg Engert, Beer Director of Neighborhood Restaurant Group, as he
discusses the exciting craft of pairing real food and real beer. Engert will draw upon his experience presiding over the tasting menus of Rustico Restaurant & Bar, and—more recently—Birch & Barley/ChurchKey, (where he is also a Managing Partner) to pair four rare American Artisanal brews with a four course-tasting menu designed by Birch & Barley’s Executive Chef, Kyle Bailey. This is your opportunity to see how the appreciation of craft beer has been elevated to the next level in our nation’s capital, and has found itself perfectly placed at the tables of this white-hot restaurant.
Ron Lindenbusch of Lagunitas Brewing Co in Petaluma CA shows the contrast between Lagunitas IPA and their current version of the ‘evolved’ IPA…the super sought after Hop Stoopid. Head Brewer Todd Charbonneau, of Harpoon Brewery Boston pours Harpoon IPA and Harpoon’s Leviathan IPA to show how Harpoon is pushing the IPA limits on the east coast. Cheeses from each coast will be paired with each beer. Learn about the differences in the recipes, coastal drinking and brewing trends, and brewing styles. Hopheads won’t want to miss this one.
Join Doug Odell, Founder of Odell Brewing Company and Patrick Rue, CEO/Founder of The Bruery for a tasting of some of their rare barrel aged beers. Patrick will share Oude Tart, a Flemish Red aged in red wine barrels and Black Tuesday, a 100% bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout – 19.5% ABV. The Bruery is quickly gaining a loyal following and is already considered an influential force in the craft brewing community. Odell Brewing Company is renowned for pioneering innovative brewing techniques and beer styles, including a growing variety of Barrel Aged beers. Join Doug Odell, as he pours Saboteur, Brett Barrel Brown Ale and a surprise beer TBD. You won’t want to miss this!
Mike McManus of Brewery Ommegang teams up with Bobby Flay-conquering chef Teddy Folkman for Savor 2010. Teddy is the well-known executive chef and co-owner of Granville Moore’s Belgian Beers and Gastropub. Chef Teddy will prepare his special fare with one Ommegang ale and pair it with yet another. Sit back and enjoy as Mike and Chef Teddy infect the crowd with the tasty art of pairing of Belgian-style food and ales. Finally, Ommegang will cap the beer and food pairing with a special comparison tasting of a brand-new Ommegang exclusive beer; a beer unavailable anywhere except the brewery.
Kick back for an enjoyable time with Brian Dunn, Owner of Great Divide Brewing Co and Brett Joyce, President of Rogue Ales as they pour some favorite specialty releases and pair them with artisan cheeses. Expect to be wowed by these balanced yet assertive beers that are revolutionizing the craft beer world.
We realize with just a few minutes left in the show that this is our 5th anniversary. It continues like it started, with a wimper ;) Thanks to super listener Mike for supplying the beers. To Greg for making the drive to my place 160 times over the past 5 years. To Heather for letting me do this silly thing. And finally to all of you for listening. I appreciate it. Jeff.
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To make up for almost forgetting our anniversary last time we break out a quartet of tasty beers. one of which is older than the show.
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In this CBR Quickie we taste two beers from Sun King Brewery. From Indianapolis, Indiana.
Late or never, which is better? We hope the former. Check out this episode that was recorded 2 full months ago. It was pretty good when we recorded it but it has conditioned nicely in the cellar for 2 months to mellow out the palate.
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Live to tape, without a net. We wanted to see if we could do a show that was clean enough to post without editing. It keeps is on our game and, well, saves Jeff the editing work. We drink English style pale ales. And computers win again. I did up our notes and the computer ate the submission. I'm going to bed. Links to the beers, and rankings later...
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Like a fine beer this show got better with age. Recorded in July posted in September. We drink 5 witbiers, compare, contrast, and have a peachy, er orange peely, time.
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Another show with a dated catch phrase, remember this movie Inception... Well the catch phrase was cool when we recorded it back in July. This show is a grab bag of beers that were sent in. Not to mention a surprising WOW beer.
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More bountiful beers from Bill in Texas! Don't mess with Texas, and definitely don't mess with Bill. Yes, that's as clever as I can think of for an opening.
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Greg came up, didn't feel like doing a show. but needed some therapy! our first post show that does not accompany a main show.
Were back after some busy holidays with a show on Belgian Style Tripels that we did Live to Tape in order to get it out in a timely manner.
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Another live to tape show. Double IPA's
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Recorded on October 30th, this show is well aged and ready for consumption, even if it isn't really Oktoberfest Season any longer.
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Happy Valentine's Day. Here is a gift to give to your sweetheart. A brand new episode of Craft Beer Radio.
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Spring is upon us as we taste some of the maltier (and older) beers in Jeff's cellar.
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This episode we Sink the Bismark.
It's a tele-tasting with Saint Arnold Brewing Company. On the phone is Lennie Ambrose Events and Marketing Coordinator. We discuss Saint Arnold Brewing, their beers, Texas, beer legislation in Texas, the real Saint Arnold, and that's just a start.
Imperial Stouts.
In this special and unusual episode of craft beer radio we select several beers from the Stone Vertical Epic series to do a bit of a preview of what we are in store for early 2013. We're recording on the mobile rig outside, we have guests to share the beer. Needless to say we aren't as on topic as our regular shows. The vintages tasted were 10, 9 , 7, 6, 5.
Discover the fascinating experience and the fundamental taste of umami. Join Charlie Papazian, president of the Brewers Association and founder of the American Homebrewers Association, at this Salon as he reveals the basics of why beer and food often pair and create a "wow" experience. First presented in October 2010 at Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto in Italy, Charlie’s presentation discusses and demonstrate umami character by presenting food and craft beer combinations. The "wow" of food and beer combination is not about their marriage, but rather the "child" which emerges.
SAVOR 2011 brings together Joe Carroll, founder of Brooklyn's famed Spuyten Duyvil & Fette Sau, and Tim Suprise, founder of Arcadia Ales of Battle Creek, to share a unique and tasty perspective for incorporating and enjoying artisanal ales with house-cured charcuterie and world class barbecue.
Smoked meats and house cured charcuterie from Fette Sau (Zagat Rated Best NYC BBQ since 2009) that have been brined, rubbed, cured, sauced and/or prepared with selected Arcadia Ales will be sampled and paired with specific beers to demonstrate the delicious possibilities when brought together in different stages of preparation.
A special tasting of Arcadia's Shipwreck Porter, aged for 22 months in 22 year-old single batch bourbon barrels, will be included, as well as a tasting of a collaboration brew between Fette Sau and Arcadia specifically made for BBQ.
Join Boulevard Brewing Company brewmaster Steven Pauwels as he takes you through a true Midwestern experience, pairing four of Boulevard's award-winning Smokestack Series beers with artisan foods from the brewery's hometown of Kansas City. Learn how different flavor compounds in the beers outshine others when complementing the brews with the right foods. You’ll enjoy Boulevard's limited release Saison-Brett paired with Green Dirt Farm Bossa cheese, year-round favorite Dark Truth Stout paired with Christopher Elbow raspberry chocolate, Imperial Stout with Bobcat Dan's Smoked Cheese, and Long Strange Tripel with Christopher Elbow Sea Salt chocolate.
Firestone Walker Brewing Company takes pride in making exceptional pale ales. The awards they have garnered is proof of their brew team's hard work and skill. Join David Walker, co-founder, as he shares stories and beers from their Pale Series along with a surprise special beer.
Ommegang brewmaster Phil Leinhart joins DC Rising Star Pastry Chef, Tiffany MacIsaac (Birch & Barley/ ChurchKey Pastry Chef ) and Star Chef's DC Rising Star Sommelier Greg Engert (Birch & Barley/ ChurchKey Beer Director and Managing Partner). Greg is one of Food & Wine's Top Sommeliers for 2010 and is the first Beer Sommelier ever recognized by that publication. MacIsaac and Engert constantly hone the cutting edge at the frontier of pairing beer and food, and we promise both your sweet tooth and beer tooth will be celebrated and satiated. No dessert and beer pairing idea will be sacred. Tiffany and Greg will conjure fusion desserts, sweet and savory desserts, ice creams, shakes, and other cold desserts made with – and created to go with – Ommegang's fine Belgian-style ales.
Join Julia Herz of CraftBeer.com/Brewers Association as she moderates and mediates a competition to win the audience’s vote for their favorite pairing. The contenders will be: journalist and craft beer lover Matt Bean of Men's Health and Spike TV, journalist Lauren Buzzeo of Wine Enthusiast (two-time defending champ!), brewer Bill Covaleski of Victory Brewing Company and Adam Dulye, Executive Chef at Monk's Kettle in San Francisco. Presenters cover principles of beer and food pairing and provide take-away attendee resources. The format is quick, to the point, educational and interactive, challenging the audience to think like pairing judges.
Join Fal Allen, the super-creative and innovative Brewmaster at Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Booneville, Calif., as he shares Barrel Aged Sour Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout & Brother David’s Belgian Style Double Ale and pairs them with, you guessed it…mmmm, chocolate.
Karlos Knott of Bayou Teche Bierre in Louisiana and Leslie Henderson of Lazy Magnolia Brewing in Mississippi partner up to bring some southern hospitality, good beer and eats to share with SAVOR attendees. Karlos will share Grenade, their passion fruit wheat beer paired with Prima Donna Gouda cheese, and Boucanee, a cherry wood smoked wheat beer paired with Pinacorda, a Spanish blue cheese.
Scott Vaccarro of Captain Lawrence and Patrick Rue of The Bruery share a love of oak aged beers. It made sense to Scott to invite Patrick to collaborate on this Salon and the audience will reap the benefits of this study in barrel aging with two of the cutting edge breweries making this well-loved style.
Cigar City (Tampa, Fla.) and The Bruery (Orange County, Calif.), two young and up-and-coming breweries, put their heads together to brew something unique that reflects the origins of both breweries. Cigar City is known for many things, and one of them is delicious brown ales and the use of unusual Floridian fruit in their beers. The Bruery is known for a few things as well, and is well regarded for its barrel aged sour beers. Together they’ve brewed Marrón Acidifié, a Flemish-style Imperial Oud Bruin, and ISO:FT, a Flemish-style Imperial Oud Bruin that is also fermented with California dates and Florida pink guava. They will share these beers, as well as some of the beers that inspired Marrón Acidifié and ISO:FT.
Join mad chef Bryan Voltaggio as he offers his insane take on using Flying Dog beer as an ingredient to create mind-altering sensory explosions. The presentation will include basic tips and techniques for cooking with beer; carbonation removal and reinfusion; spherification and the art of turning beer into finger food; reduction and bitterness—the art of balance.
Presented by Jamie Emmerson, Executive Brewmaster, and Irene Firmat, CEO and Founder of Full Sail Brewing Company, Hood River, Oregon.
Wood barrel aging is an art form. When done right, it’s a wonderful thing. Barrel aging beer has been a Full Sail tradition since 1998 when they joyfully discovered what happens when you pair vintage barrels, dedication and patience. Full Sail will offer a rare opportunity to sample three vintages of their Black Gold Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout from 2006, 2009 and 2011 in a vertical tasting.
Join Peter Egelston, the founder of New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing, as he shares some of the Granite State’s most unique flavors. Peter will present the delicious flavor combinations of various artisanal New Hampshire cheeses paired with a two-year oak aged Baltic Porter and 2011′s hoppy Smuttynose Barleywine. To keep things interesting, there will also be an extremely rare surprise beer.
New Holland Brewing Company’s Beervangelist Fred Bueltmann will delight your senses while he guides you through an indulgent experience, pairing hand-made chocolate truffles with vintage beers from the brewery’s not-so-secret library. Dragon’s Milk barrel-aged stout, Black Tulip trippel and Pilgrim’s Dole wheatwine, among others, offer intrigue and nuance as they age. They will undoubtedly elicit remarkable flavor and character from the chocolates provided by one of the nation’s premier chocolatiers, Gail Ambrosius.
Here’s your chance to hear stories and talk with a pioneer of the craft beer movement who continues to push the limits of creativity. Ken Grossman shares the newly released beer from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Ovila Abbey Ale series, which closely follows the traditions established by centuries of monastic brewing. The first beer in the Ovila series—a Belgian-style Abbey Dubbel—was released in March and is packaged in 750mL cage-and-cork bottles featuring artwork inspired by the historic Santa Maria de Ovila monastery. Ken will wax philosophical about this new series, their recently celebrated 30 year anniversary and more.
Here’s your second chance to hear stories and talk with a pioneer of the craft beer movement who continues to push the limits of creativity. Ken Grossman shares the newly released beer from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Ovila Abbey Ale series, which closely follows the traditions established by centuries of monastic brewing. The first beer in the Ovila series—a Belgian-style Abbey Dubbel—was released in March and is packaged in 750mL cage-and-cork bottles featuring artwork inspired by the historic Santa Maria de Ovila monastery. Ken will wax philosophical about this new series, Sierra Nevada’s recently celebrated 30 year anniversary and more. Sure to be a hot ticket!
With over 20 years of smoking his own malt and brewing with smoke, Geoff Larson, founder of Alaskan Brewing Co., knows the smoky palate inside and out. In this salon, Geoff will share a rare treat: a vertical tasting of several years of Alaskan Smoked Porters with samples of his favorite pairings with each vintage.
Join Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer Company, and Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, for an hour of fun and reverie along with some great food and beer pairings, along with discussion of the exclusive beer brewed for Savor 2011, Savor Flowers.
An interview with Trinity Beer Company from Providence Rhode Island on the floor at SAVOR.
An interview with Funkworks Brewery from Fort Collins Colorado on the floor at SAVOR.
In this episode we recap SAVOR. as well as drink a few other limited beers. Thanks Gary for Royal Virility Performance.
Drinking up some beers we've been saving to drink on the show even if they are wintery type beers in the middle of summer.
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Thanks to listener Jonathan D. who send in a brewery spotlight of Port City Brewing of Alexandria Virginia.
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In this episode we de-construct, and re-construct the latitude 48 from the special Latitude 48 Deconstructed sixpack that Boston Beer has released.
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Greg: 1 Older Viscosity. 2. Cuvee 3. Old Viscosity 4. Westvleteren 12 5. Southampton
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Vintages: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003
Lavery Brewing Devil Bird Holiday Ale
Great Divide Grand Cru
Blaugies La Moneuse Special Winter
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Jeff: 1. Blaugies La Moneuse 2. Devil Bird 3. Great Divide Grand Cru
Greg: 1. Devil Bird 3. Blaugies La Moneuse 3. Great Divide Grand Cru
Trappist Rochefort 10
Ovila Abbey Quad
Smuttynose Gravitation
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Dechutes The Abyss
Westmall Dubbel
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Jeff: 1. Abyss, 2. Rochefort, 3. Ovila, 4. Westmalle, 5. Three Philosophers, 6. Gravitation
Greg: 1. Abyss, 2. Ovila, 3. Rochefort, 4. Westmalle, 5. Three Philosophers, 6. Gravitation
Stoudts Triple
Weyerbacher Merry Monks Trippel
Unibroue La Fin Du Monde
Brasserie D'Achouffe Petit La Chouffe
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Jeff: 1. Stoudts 2. La Fin Du Monde 3. La Chouffe 4. Weyerbacher
Greg: 1. Stoudts 2. La Fin Du Monde 3. Weyerbacher 4. La Chouffe
Delirium Nocturnum
Westmalle Dubbel
Corsendonk Patel (Dubbel)
North Coast Brother Thelonious
Lavery Liopard Oir
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Jeff: 1. Westmalle, 2. Delirium Nocturnum, 3. Liopard Oir 4. Corsendonk, 5. Brother Thelonious
Greg: 1. Brother Thelonious, 2. Westmalle, 3. Delirium Nocturnum, 4. Liopard Oir, 5. Corsendonk
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Jeff: 1. Old Odense, 2. Behemoth, 3. Doggie Claws, 4. Simpatico
Greg: 1. Old Odense, 2. Behemoth, 3. Doggie Claws, 4. Simpatico