Brewtal Battle Podcast

Two high ABV beers come to the table, along with two that are significantly lower. Rebecca chooses a hoppy beer that’s offered once a year, while Carlin pulls in the biggest whale the podcast has ever featured. Unanimous favorite – Bruery Terreux Fuzzy Bbls 30% Sour Stout & 70% Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels […]

Carlin demands a certain type of food for this pairing episode. Corn nuts are the focus and there are four different flavors to try with four different types of beer. What works and what doesn’t? Let’s find out… Unanimous favorite – Mother Earth Brew Cali Creamin’ Vanilla Cream Ale

Doing another solo episode, Carlin decides to talk about how the craft beer scene has changed since he started his love affair with it in 2006. This is capped off with four mystery beers. Victory Storm King Imperial Stout – 6 Weyerbacher Slam Dunkel Double Dunkelweizen Ale – 4 RAR Groove City Hefeweizen – 3 […]

Carlin sits down for a solo episode to talk about Sierra Nevada’s recent charity campaign to brew Resilience IPA. All proceeds go to fire relief funds in California. After asking other breweries to do the same, over 4,000 have answered the call (number as of December 5, 2018). Troegs Troegenator Doublebock – 5 Troegs Chocolate […]

Rebecca calls an audible and demands another On The Shelf episode, but this time with a seasonal twist. In turn, Carlin calls his own audible by adding a fifth beer to the tasting line-up. Most of these buck the winter trend, but do they still feel right for the season? Unanimous favorite – Troegs Blackberry […]

Time to check back in to see what’s been on the shelf at local liquor stores. Three of these beers focus more on malt notes, while the fourth is a bit more of a shock to the palate. Unanimous favorite – Union Balt Altbier

Rich Smith’s second episode in this session focuses on a talk about craft breweries that have heavily influenced the industry over the past few decades. Then Carlin sees a theme in the mystery beers that makes both seem very familiar. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter – 3.5 Avery White Rascal Belgian-Style White Ale w/spices – […]

One of Carlin’s best friends, Rich Smith, stops back in for a few episodes. The first starts with a talk about craft breweries collaborating on beers with non-brewery companies. Then things get serious with some heavy mystery beers. Allagash Tripel – 4 Evil Twin Bozo Beer Imperial Stout w/flavors added – 2.5

This is the final showcase episode from Carlin and Rebecca’s Portland, Maine vacation and it’s the biggest. From tour to taproom and coolship to cool atmosphere, this place has it all for a true craft beer travel destination. All four beers for this episode were provided by Allagash and were hand-selected by Lindsay Bohanske. Carlin’s […]

Sponsored by the brewery itself, Kevin Broydrick from Bissell Brothers supplied five tasty beers for this showcase. Not just drinking the beer, Carlin and Rebecca give the brewery history and tell of their experiences from their recent visit to the Thompsons Point location. Carlin’s favorite – Nothing Gold Double NEIPA Rebecca’s favorite – The Substance […]

Loud beer from a quiet place is the slogan for this unconventional brewery. Listen as Carlin and Rebecca talk about the history, beers and their personal experience with this brewery. The four beers tasted for this episode were provided by Oxbow and personally selected by Head Brewer Mike Fava. Carlin’s favorite – Bobasa Barrel Aged […]

Another vacation happened, and yes, it was centered around beer and food. Here is a breakdown of Carlin and Rebecca’s recent vacation to Portland, Maine. Beers from three lesser-known breweries are tasted and one that is well-established. Unanimous favorite – Foundation Brewing Coffee Burner English Brown Ale w/coffee

This Cellar Dive episode is all about vintage beers, two sour and two malty. How do some highly ageable beers taste after a stint in Carlin’s cellar? And who picked the best two for the episode? Unanimous favorite – Wicked Weed Silencio Bourbon Barrel Aged Black Sour Ale fermented w/coffee & vanilla (2016 vintage, aged […]

Feeling like he may have hijacked the last episode a bit, Carlin steps back a little to have Sean Creel talk more about his current job with The Bruery. Falling Branch Daybreak Belgian Farmhouse Ale – 5 Fat Orange Cat The Raven Chocolate Raspberry Porter – 4

Sean Creel makes a return to the show to talk about his new beer industry job. This leads to a discussion about the beer society structure created by The Bruery. Allagash Avance ale aged in bourbon barrels & finished on strawberries – 4 Council Brewing Hazing Cane Double Dry Hopped New England Style IPA – […]

Highlighting one of the most consistent breweries in Baltimore, Carlin and Rebecca cover history and their evaluation of the new brewery. Four beers are tasted, focusing on the lighter side of the style spectrum. Unanimous favorite – Old Pro Gose

The last On The Shelf Episode wasn’t that long ago, but Carlin and Rebecca saw a need to do another one. The four beers in this episode are seasonal and usually not enjoyed by either host. Maybe a few new twists on an old fad will help change their minds. Unanimous favorite – Southern Tier […]

This episode starts with a warm-up beer from a brewery Kyle Norman has never tasted any offerings from before. Then, he and Carlin discuss a lawsuit between Pabst and MillerCoors, hoping the two sue each other into oblivion. Cameron’s Brewing Where The Buffalo Roam Barley Wine – 4.5 Pabst Brewing National Bohemian – 2

The Beer Me Bro game with Kyle Norman concludes with an exciting end. Then, the guys get hit with some surprises when they eventually reveal the mystery beers. Wittekerke Wild Belgian Wit w/natural flora from oak foeders – 4 Hop Farm One Nut Brown Ale – 3.5

It’s that time of the year when Carlin goes to the beach and records with Kyle Norman. As tradition would have it, the two play the newest installment of the Beer Me Bro beer name game. Carlin usually comes up short, but will this time be any different? Key Brewing Wise and Gray New England […]