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Episode 26 Postshow content

Episode 27 postshow content

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

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Black Chocolate Stout - Brooklyn Brewery (NY)
• Expedition Stout - Bell's Brewery (MI)
• Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Stone Brewing Company
• Storm King Stout - Victory Company (PA)

Links:

• VOTE for us on Podcast Alley!
• All About Beer Alaskan Brew Cruise
• Ben's Beer Blog
• Celis to Brew Again in US?
• Goose Island & A-B in talks.
• Warmest Beer in Town
• Carlton Big Ad

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.

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

Episode 28 Postshow.

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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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Old Nick - Youngs (England)
• Old Foghorn - Anchor Brewing Company (CA)
• Talon - Mendocino Brewing Company (CA)
• Old Numbskull - AleSmith Brewing Company (CA)

Links:

• VOTE for us on Podcast Alley!
• Liquid Solutions
• Beverages and More (BevMo)
• Beer Pong Makes Forbes.com?!
• Heineken to Launch a Light
• Is it possible for Alabama to become more unfriendly to beer?
• Brewer uses Jesus in an ad.
• Beermapping.com

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.

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.

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (CA)
• Old Horizontal - Victory Brewing Company (PA)
• Old Boardhead - Full Sail (OR)
• Fred – Hair of the Dog (OR)

Links:

• VOTE for us on Podcast Alley!

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.

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John Barleycorn 2005 - Mad River (CA)

Episode 20 Postshow - James Spencer coffee porter.

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Summit India Pale Ale - Summit Brewing Company (MN)
• Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner 2005 Harvest - Boston Beer Company (MA)
• LaConner India Pale Ale - LaConner Brewing Company (WA)
• Loose Cannon - Clipper City Brewery (MD)
• Adam - Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (OR)

Links:

• VOTE for us on Podcast Alley!
• Drinking joins smoking as cancer risk
  
• Distributors balk at racy beer label
• Ebay Auction for Naming Rights to a Fermenter.
• Wine Drinkers Buy Healthier Foods
• Trappist Brewery Photographs
• John Barleycorn Folk Song
• How Hangovers Work
• Gluten Free Beer in the Burgh

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.

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'.

Beers Reviewed:

• Midas Touch
• Au Courant
• Pangea
• Raison D'Extra

Links:

• VOTE for us on Podcast Alley!
• New High Alpha Hop
• Beerdrinker of the year finalists
• Here's to Beer
• RateBeer - Best Beer
• Anheuser-Busch 4Q Earnings Drop to $201M
• Global Beer Belgian Beer Tour

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.

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.

• The Lew Bryson Interview with John Trogner that was mentioned in my interview.

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Red's Rye - Founders Brewing Company (MI)
• Black Rye - Founders Brewing Company (MI)
• Hop Rod Rye - Bear Republic Brewing Co. (CA)
• Tarrapin Rye - Terrapin Beer Company (GA)

Links:

• Craft Beer up 9% over 2005
• Belmont Station, Portland Oregon
• Brewing Scholarships
• Despite Increase in Sales, Redhook Posts Q4 Loss

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Black Rye, 2. Tarrapin, 3. Hop Rod, 4. Red's Rye
• Greg - 1. Black Rye, 2. Tarrapin, 3. Red's Rye, 4. Hop Rod

What beer am I clues:

• I am a Belgian Golden Ale, 7.6% abv
• I don't play jokes, although my name suggests that I do
• My brewery's location suggests that I am heavily guarded
• One of my sibling beers is named for a marine mammal

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?

Beers Reviewed:

• Mackeson XXX Milk Stout - Whitbread PLC (UK)
• Lancaster Milk Stout - Lancaster Brewing Company (PA)
• Youngs Double Chocolate Stout - Young & Co's Brewery PLC (UK)
• Bells Special Double Cream Stout - Bell's Brewery (MI)

Links:

• Beer Drinker of the Year Crowned
• Brew Year's Eve
• American Craft Beer Week to be held May 15-21, 2006.
• Anderson Valley goes Solar.
• Grolsch gets Distro Deal with AB.

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Mackesons, 2. Bells, 3. Lancaster, 4. Youngs
• Greg - 1. Bells, 2. Mackesons, 3. Youngs, 4. Lancaster

What beer am I clues:

• I am an imperial porter.
• I was made as a commemorative beer for a journalist who once said " I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity but they've always worked for me."
• The artist that designed my label was Ralph Steadman.
• There are eleven other beers in my litter.

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.

• More about the Beer Drinker of the Year.

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.
 

Beers Reviewed:

• Hoegaarden White Ale - Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (Belgium)
• Blue Moon Belgian White - Coors Brewing Company (CO)
• Blanche De Chambly - Unibroue (Quebec)
• Holy Moses - Great Lakes Brewing Company (OH)
• Wittekerke - Brouwerij Bavik (Belgium)

Links:

• Washington Brewers Self Imposed Tax.
• Gluten Free Beer in Melbourne
• Beer Fights Heart Disease
• Oscar Blues Grows 92% in 2005
• Boston Beer Company up 7.2%
• New Capacity at Stone
• Old Dominion Sells

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Hoegaarden, 2. Great Lakes, 3. Wittekerke, 4. Blue Moon
• Greg - 1. Hoegaarden, 2. Wittekerke, 3. Great Lakes, 4. Blue Moon

What beer am I clues:

• I am a dry stout.
• From my namesake, you can be the first in the U.S. to see the sunrise
• Although I am a beer, my name may confuse you with a car.
• I have been a world champion
• I am made by a brewery named after a town.
• My brewery also makes syrup, so you can make your own soda.

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Fort - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (DE)
• Éphémère (Cranberry) - Unibroue (Quebec)
• Liefmans Frambozenbier - Liefmans (Belgium)

Links:

• CBR Printable Cards
• Gluten Free Beer Festival
• Belgian Beer Pronunciation Guide
• Beer Pouring Robot
• Stealing Kegs for fun and Profit!
• Corona dumps importer
• Hot and cold running beer
• Boston Beer Eyes Possible Expansion

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Unibroue, 2. Fort, 3. Liefmans
• Greg - 1. Liefmans, 2. Fort, 3. Unibroue

What beer am I clues:

• I am a Russian Stout made by a new brewery.
• I am hand bottled, labeled, capped, dipped in wax, signed, and numbered.
• I come in 22 oz. bottles and only 1,200 bottles were made.
• I am made by a former brewer of the Angelic Brewing Company in Madison, Wisconsin.
• My name comes from the Russian word for "Big," but you may know me best by a ballet company of the same name.

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Lindemans Framboise - Brouwerij Lindemans (Belgium)
• Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic - Boston Beer Company (MA)
• Rose De Gambrinus - Cantillon (Belgium)
• Organic Gueuze - Cantillon (Belgium)

Links:

• The New Image of Miller?
• InBev might sell Latrobe Brewing
• Penn Brewing to boost production 50 percent
• Venue bans 'strong beers' to keep fans in order
• Dogfish Head Announces Golden Shower Imperial Pilsner.
• a Top 100 beers list, Yuengling curently 1st?
• Bud Select Most successful new beer.
• Lindemans Announces Apple Lambic
• Terrorists Target Beer Cans

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Rose, 2. Gueuze, 3. Sam Adams, 4. Lindemans
• Greg - 1. Rose, 2. Lindemans, 3. Sam Adams, 4.Gueuze

What beer am I clues:

• I am a wit beer.
• I am named after a type of shark.
• I am made by a brewery founded by two women.
• I have a brother who is an amber ale with a cat on his label; another
  brother who is a stout with a pool ball on his label; and a brother who is
  an IPA that had an elephant on his label, but we had to change it because it
  was politically incorrect.

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Don De Dieu
• La Fin Du Monde
• Maudite
• Trois Pistoles
• Unibroue 15

Links:

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. 15, 2. Maudite, 3. Don De Dieu, 4. La Fin Du Monde, 5. Trois Pistoles
• Greg - 1. Trois Pistoles, 2. Don De Dieu, 3. Maudite, 4. 15, 5. La Fin Du Monde

What beer am I clues:

• I am 6% AVB
• I am aged in oak for 2 years
• I share a name with a famous Macedonian, but I certainly am not Macedionian
• Despite what you may think, do not live next to Homer.

Short Show this week as we record a show before Greg goes to Japan. As they say April Showers bring Maibocks.
 

Beers Reviewed:

• Stoudts Maibock - Stoudts Brewing Company (PA)
• Hofbräu Maibock - Staatliches Hofbräuhaus (Germany)
• Dead Guy Ale - Rogue Ales (OR)

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Stoudts, 2. Hofbrau, 3. Rogue
• Greg - 1. Hofbrau 2. Stoudts, 3. Rogue

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.
 

Links:

• Missouri redefines beer
• Flying Dog Buys Frederick Brewing
• Great American Beer Tour
• Stone Brewing Company Liberates One of Anheuser-Busch's Finest
• The Bomb-Proof Hieneken Container
• The Bomb-Proof Case Website.

Beers Reviewed:

• Sam Adams Light
• Hieneken Premium Light
• Amstel Light
• Beck's Light
• Leinekugel's Light

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Sam Light, 2. Hieneken , 3. Leinekugels, 4. Amstel, 5. Becks
• Greg - 1. Sam Light, 2. Hieneken , 3. Leinekugels, 4. Amstel, 5. Becks

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.

Links:

• 70,000 Empty Beer Cans found in a Townhouse
• Sam Adams Homebrew Contest
• Goose Island, Bud Deal near?

Beers Reviewed:

• Little Creatures Pale Ale
• Hitachino Nest Red Rice
• James Squire Porter
• Angry Boy Brown Ale

Ranking:

• Jeff - 1. Little Creatures, 2. Angry Boy, 3. Porter, 4. Red Rice, 5. Blond Ale
• Greg - 1. Porter, 2. Little Creatures, 3. Red Rice, 4. Angry Boy, 5. Blonde Ale

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.

Beers Reviewed:

• Dirty Bastard
• Devil Dancer