Brewtal Battle Podcast

Carlin and Rebecca met up with Kyle Norman recently, so that must mean another Beer Mail episode. There are a few different styles tasted, but this time around the tasting order is shaken up, but there’s a reason for that…

Finally getting back to another one of these, Carlin and Rebecca sit down to try a bourbon barrel aged beer that’s been around for some time. This includes two other versions. One that just adds some ingredients and another that changes the whole beer entirely.

Carlin and Rebecca taste more shelf beers, but try a new approach to their tasting order. Two of the beers have Carlin a bit concerned, but are these negative feelings confirmed?

In the second episode with guest Tony Marion, his background in craft beer is discussed with a big focus on his years with DuClaw Brewing. Then Tony gets his second shot at blind tasting, which yields one beer that really catches his fancy.

Getting back to basics, Carlin brings in a guest to taste some blind beers and talk about a project he is premiering. Tony Marion, of Cinecle Pictures, completed a film called Loose Ends and it’s showing at B.C. Brewery in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Listen to the episode for all of the details.

Ever wonder if ordering from an online beer store is worth it? This new episode format tackles that exact question. This first episode focuses on Carlin’s experience with the online beer store Craft Beer Kings. https://ia801506.us.archive.org/19/items/brewtalbattleonlinebeerstorereviewepisode1/Brewtal%20Battle%20-%20Online%20Beer%20Store%20Review%20Episode%201.mp3

Carlin has been wanting to cover this brewery for quite some time, and the aged beers used for the episode highlight that. It’s one of many California breweries, but it has its own unique beer history and style.

Answering the call Carlin was putting out, Jason Ng and Alex Rogers from the SomerVillain Brewcast sent a box of 12 beers. To make things interesting, Carlin and Rebecca decide to taste them all blind in a large tournament.

A brewery Carlin and Rebecca visited while on vacation a few years ago closed its doors. With some help from long-time listeners Kyle and Kelli Norman, this episode features some of the last beers made at the brewery in this send-off for a unique beer place that’s sad to see call it quits.

Rebecca got nostalgic for Christmas beers, so this Cellar Dive episode is devoted to just that. Rebecca chooses two dark ones from the same brewery, while Carlin pulls two barrel-aged ones from another brewery.

Carlin opens this episode talking about some beers The Bruery has been making with wine grapes incorporated. Also discussed are a few series of beer focusing on time in a bourbon barrel and what the taste differences are.

Much like the most recent Cellar Dive episode, this On The Shelf episode dives into two sours and two dark beers. Expectations are set early, but end up being upset when the actual tasting goes down.

No big surprise in this one. Yet another Beer Mail episode is sponsored by listener Kyle Norman. Two dark and two sour, these beers hit two different ends of the beer spectrum.

Four more Bruery Society beers get a full evaluation as Carlin works through these tasty food and drink inspired brews.

Having been awhile since the last Cellar Dive episode, Carlin and Rebecca go back to their cellar and pull out some tasty treats to evaluate. One of the beers especially pleases their palates.

This is the first of yet another new episode format. Carlin and Rebecca sit down to evaluate three different versions of the same base beer from a well-known brewery.

This showcase goes into the history and beers of another Pennsylvania brewery. This one makes a lot of milkshake IPAs, which Carlin and Rebecca dive into.

It’s time again to crack open four beers provided by one listener of the podcast. For this Beer Mail Episode, it’s all about long-time listener Kyle Norman, again.

Carlin experiences some highs and lows in this solo episode that breaks down four more beers he obtained through his Bruery Reserve Society. Two stouts, a barleywine and an imperial blonde make the cut for this episode, but all with some additional ingredients.

After seeing Kyle Norman at the beach, Carlin and Rebecca went back home with a lot more beer than they expected. Fueled solely by beers from Kyle, this episode tells the story of a newer successful Pennsylvania brewery that is becoming well known for their hazy IPAs.