The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

  We're back, baby! It's a brand new year, and we've got beers from a bunch of listeners! Mark Raup joins us, just in time for us to unveil a new, ongoing feature for the show! Wayfinder Czech Pils Kneitinger Bock Old Town Mushroom Ale Night Shift Awake Fulton War and Peace The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mark Raup, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to  our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss   Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards!     twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com    

A box full of beers from Rhode Island is on deck, thanks to listener Tony Bonvechio! Also our good friend (and no stranger to our longest-time listeners) Ryan Mesch is back in the studio, just in time to hear us dole out our first Knighthood! Also we're taking a week off to celebrate the holidays, but we'll be back with a new episode on Jan 14th! Tilted Barn Peeptoad Tilted Barn Milo’s Phoenix Proclamation Oooh! Raspberries Buttonwoods Object Permanence Buttonwoods Dream of Flowers Subscribe to  our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Andy Richter-Claus puts us to the test with a blinded box of gift wrapped beers! Can we guess them correctly? What with Anastacia attacked by lizards & wasps, Rubio's prank gone bad, Grant's head trauma, and Mike saying "pejorative" too much. We unboxed this episode's beers in a video on our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

We got some North Carolina beers from listener Michael Lane, Grant and Anastacia tell some terrible jokes making Mike funnier, and Rubio accidentally invents pants. Raleigh The First Squeeze Gizmo Fake News Gizmo Damn Right Southern Pines Man of Law Southern Pines Partisan Rock Subscribe to  our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via Apple Podcasts (Give us a review and a rating!) Subscribe on Google Podcasts Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards!   twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Some listener beers and a couple from breweries on this one! Plus, we got a super dodgy gift from a long time listener, Anastacia tells a joke, and Grant makes fun of Mike. Great Notion Space Invader Stone Mission Warehouse Sour BlackBerry + Black Currant De Garde The Framboise Monday Night BBA Drafty Kilt Modern Times Druid Heights Subscribe to  our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Anastacia's back, baby! And to celebrate, we're opening a bunch of specialty release New Glarus beers that listener Nick Levitt gave us! We also come up with breakthrough liver technology, and realize just how much Mike embodies Japan. R&D Vintage 2016 R&D Vintage 2017 25 Anniversary Ale R&D Kriek R&D Champ Rouge Subscribe to  our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards!   twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Aside from the 5 brews our listener Bendan so graciously sent us, this episode gets pretty into butt stuff for some reason- Life hacks, interesting variations, and even a new module for your inner voice. Fargo Brewing Stone's Throw Junkyard Peanut Butter Bandit Junkyard Galactic Peach Shake-o-Matic Drekker Mind Bullets Drekker Freak Parade See the UNBOXING VIDEOon our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards!   twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Shane sent us 5 hop bombs from Massachusetts, which is a word Grant says weirdly. On Rubio's show. Mayflower New World American IPA Berkley Sooper Sacherated Medusa Laser Cat Widowmaker Blue Comet Shovel Town Conductor The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

We've got 5 different beers from all over the county on this one- A couple from the store, a couple sent to us by breweries, and one from a listener! Plus, we moan about daylight savings time, Mike is an expert on pearls, and Grant gets his first tattoo. Untitled Art Floridaweisse Bear Republic Drift Racer Shiner Marzen-Style Ale Yazoo Saison Colada Monday Night Last Will and Testament The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Patrick Witthaus dropped a ton of Night Shift cans on us for this episode. Which was very difficult to focus on, what with Grant's Halloween mustache situation and Daylight Savings Time looming over us- look forward to a sad ending. Kehl Mainer Weisse The 87 Whirlpool Bennington The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

We got more Maryland beers, this time from listener Bart Hutt! But the REAL REASON to listen to this episode is a super cool demonstration that blew our minds and will change how we taste beer forever! This is a MUST LISTEN! Black Flag Garage Banger Vol.9 Mully’s Fruitart Mully’s Galaxy King Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Heavy Seas Peg Leg The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

I almost totally screwed up naming this one before we recorded, but it worked itself out. Our buddy Chad Ramey joins us, and we've got 5 beers from all over, 3,000,000+ ALL-TIME DOWNLOADS, Grant's got a chip on his shoulder and Mike has a gun. Smith & Lentz Mariachi Static Door County Pastoral Oliver Brewing Domkraft Flood Perennial/Trillium Q:WWJCD? A:IPA Black Flag Greenery The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Chad Ramey and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Dennis Farney rustled up some of the beers from Michigan's Upper Peninsula for us, and Beerists alum John Harvey is back to help us drink through them. Grant has a festival story, Rubio is raked over the coals, and Mike is, well, Mike. Blackrocks Honey Lav Blackrocks Coconut Brown Upper Hand UPA (Upper Peninsula Ale) Keweenaw Widow Maker Keweenaw Borealis Broo The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, John Harvey and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Over the last few years, our hometown of Austin has become a brewing force on the national stage. On this episode, we feature 5 beers from local Austin breweries we're excited about, along with our friend Sheila Garcia of Hops & Grain Brewing. ABGB Rocket 100 Hops & Grain Lupulin Rodeo Lazarus East of Eden Oddwood Minitel Southern Heights Friends With Benefits The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Sheila Garcia and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Oh dude. Ok. So we taste 5 beers, some of which are surprisingly great. But then, there's this insane email we got. And Rubio's unexpected DNA ancestry results. Oh, and Grant and Mike probably piss all of Scotland off. And there's this whole Viking thing. Sweetwater Twisted Fish Avery Ginger Sour Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2017 Circle Archetype Orkney Skull Splitter The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

FIVE beers from FIVE different listeners! Weird dreams! Dead friends! Talking bird people! Grant's amazing Facebook tips! And an ending so packed with awesome, you'll never want to listen to another podcast again! Beep. Shared Opa Monday Night Dust Bunny Tivoli Cuvee Carstensen Alesong Oregon Honey Wisconsin Brewing Cupid’s Envy The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

You know we're in trouble when we're short staffed AND the lowest ABV beer is 11.5%. So, Rubio & Mike enlisted our buddies, Jon & Dan, to help tackle this monster of a lineup! Also, surprising beer reactions! A weird banana story! And a man-sized poop! Deschutes Pinot Suave (2016) Deschutes Tequila Barrel Aged Abyss (2017) Deschutes Rum Barrel Aged Abyss (2017) Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation (2018) Firestone Walker Scotch Parabola (2017) The Beerists are: John Rubio and Mike Lambert, with guests Jon Haupt and Dan Rader. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards!   twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

We got a show's worth of Maryland beers from listener Drew Kalish, and our buddy Rob Lutter joins us to try them! We also ponder the rise of artificial superintelligence, airplane drinking, and the weird association between brown ales and death. Duclaw Gose O’s Monument City Pagoda Pale Ale Monument City 51 Rye The Brewer’s Art Resurrection Key Brewing Dundalk Calling The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert,  with guest Rob Lutter. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Our buddy Mike Trainer gave us a bunch of Weldwerks beers, so we're drinking them! Mark Raup and his hat join Rubio, Grant, and Mike- and boy do we have opinions. Also, Grant tells us yet another harrowing coming-of-age tale from his insane youth. Weldwerks Petrichor Weldwerks Conflict Resolution Weldwerks Coffee Milkshake Weldwerks Itsy Bits Weldwerks Evil Pastry Stout Factory The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert, with guest Mark Raup. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com

FIVE beers reviewed from Wisconsin, Colorado, California, Oregon, and Illinois! Also, you know how sometimes you're drinking with your friends, and everything gets super intensely personal and vulnerable? Yeah, that happens on this one, too. Funk Factory Geuzeria Meerts Great Divide Heyday Modern IPA Pizza Port Executive Member 11th Anniversary Double IPA Alesong French 75 Brickstone Dark Secret The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at info@thebeerists.com