The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

We're two hosts short for an episode, we have these 5 shelf beers to review, and I can't find anyone free to fill in. So Mike brings some Mark dude I've never met before, but he's fat like me, so I immediately promote him to 2nd chair. So there's that. Firestone Walker Lager New Belgium Tartastic Raspberry Lime Ale New Belgium Juicy Haze IPA Victory Kirsch Gose Stone Virtuale IPA The Beerists are: John Rubio, Mark Raup, 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Andrew Stutzman sent us a box of goodies for us to try from Washington's Matchless Brewing. We also talk more about SXSW, the horrible bombings in Austin, and the horrible nipples on Grant. Original Pils Pink Moon Hazy Expectations Dallah BBA Matchless Bar 2018 (Woodford Reserve) 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

We got a box of Massachusetts brews from our awesome listener Shane Connolly! Grant and Anastacia are out, so we got our friends Jon Haupt and Olga Koutseridi to fill in. Oh, and Mike's back from his trip to Virginia, so you'll probably have feelings about that. Exhibit A The Cat’s Meow Aeronaut A Year With Dr. Nandu Bog Iron Middle Child Berkshire Coffee House Porter Mayflower X Imperial Stout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Olga Koutseridi, Jon Haupt, 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Anastacia and Mike are both out this week, so Rubio and Grant invited some old friends to fill in! Fellow Spill.com alums Martin Thomas of Double Toasted and Tony Guerrero join us to taste 5 beers, and pretty much take the show over. Founder’s Solid Gold Blue Owl Little Boss Urban Family Lady Of The Night Offshoot Relax (It’s Just a Hazy IPA) Fifty Fifty Eclipse 2017 (Evan Williams Barrel) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Martin Thomas, and Tony Guerrero. 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

You know how last episode was full of huge beers? This one's even bigger. We've got 6 high-octane beers to cover today, Grant has a DNA test, Anastacia says a temporary goodbye, we get a song request, and get extra sloppy drunk at the end. Dark Horse BBA Plead the 5th (2017) Brewery Vivant Wizard Burial Ground (2017) Speciation Hopeful Monster Griffin Claw Flying Buffalo Perrin No Rules (2017) Founder’s Tank Bender The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

What happens when four Beerists drink six beers from Hailstorm Brewing, all 7% and above? Off the rails bedlam, is what. And one of the most fun shows in recent memory. Oh, and singing. Lots of singing. Prairie Madness IPA Stratus Double NEIPA Crash Test Dummy Tripel Vlad RIS Vlad the Second Order of the Dragon with Maple & Coffee Arctic Ale English Barleywine The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Four hazy Michigan beers and one from Illinios on this one! Also, unnecessary meanness! Ghost hearts! Leftover sludge! Mages! Petoskey Brewing Juicy Rochester Mills Juice Bigalow Hop Gigolo Noon Whistle Ghost Face Gummy Griffin Claw Nawt a Cawp Roak Brewing Co Flavorful Five The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Justin Frick paid us a visit last week and brought a suitcase full of beer with him. We try 5 on this episode, Mike reads Grant's jokes thanking new Patreon Patrons, and Anastacia is obsessed with baskets. Sixpoint Hootie-Hoo Icarus Yacht Juice Dark City Charrette Carton Regular Coffee Jughandle Booskerdoo 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Before we get to reviewing 5 delightfully hoppy beers, Rubio springs a POP QUIZ on his unsuspecting co-hosts. And they pick out Sierra Nevada in a blind taste test? Grant has some bones to pick about the last episode, and Anastacia gets a 3-faced baby. Cigar City Guayabera Roughtail Everything Rhymes With Orange Victory 4 Front IPA Adelbert’s Travelin’ Man IPA Bearded Iris Color Wheel 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Patrick Grimshaw hooked us up with a load of 6 beers from the Chicagoland area! Anastacia becomes Grant, Mike is fed up with his place on the show, and everyone gets a little plastered. Noon Whistle Mosaic Gummy Marz Tart ’n’ Tangy Marz Holihaze Hop Butcher Mirror Ball Hop Butcher I Want to Believe Hop Butcher Milkstachio 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

  This episode has it all! Five beer reviews! Freestyle rapping! Bowties! Freezing temperatures! Industry talk! Gecko competitions! And more! Well, except for Anastacia, who's out with a migraine. Alesmith Orange X
 Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA
 North High Stardust to Stardust 
Boulevard Collaboration 7 
Save the World Gladius 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Note: This was released to our Patreon-exclusive feed a few days ago, and I was asked by a few Patrons to make this one available for the rest of our audience. Beer geeks everywhere depend on beer ratings on platforms like Untappd, Beer Advocate, and Rate Beer to stay informed on the best beers around. Rubio breaks down a few reasons why that's probably not the best idea. 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

  Listener Toby FitzSimons surprised us with a box full of crowlers from Saint Paul's 12welve Eyes! Also, the return of conversation starters, tons of Harry Potter talk, and the possibility that we're a bit "off" this episode. Mighty Axe Single Hop: Zeus Winter Brown Ale Coconut Milk Stout Mosaic Wheat IPA Legacy Chocolate Stout   The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Anastacia returns to the studio after her holiday excursion! We taste and review a variety 5 beers, and talk about alternative names, Rubio discovering Snapchat, and the bold, commanding tones of Dan Carlin. Jackie O’s Berliner Style Weisse (Raspberry)
 Upland Hopsynth
 Gigantic Solid!
 Urban Family The Flowers Are Sleeping
 Great Raft Creature of Habit   The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

This one's for the chili heads! To switch things up, we taste and review 5 hot sauces this time around, and find out what happens when we bathe Grant's little baby taste buds with pure, blunt and relentless hellfire. Secret Aardvark Habanero Sauce Yellowbird Habanero Condiment Lucky Dog Extra Hot Fire-Roasted Pepper Sauce (Black Label) High River Rogue Mad Dog 357   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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com  

Listener Rich Murphy sent us a show's worth of beer from Two Brothers! We also talk about Rubio's recent weird experience in a movie theater, the politics of naming a brewery after family, and the differences between mediocre, average, and safe. Domaine Dupage Wobble IPA Pahoehoe Twenty-Plus Cane and Ebel 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

We got 5 beers off the shelves to help slicked up these rails we're about to fly off of. Rubio talks about an old prank, Mike tells last night's drunk story, and we get trapped in a weird Groundhog Day style time loop with German leather daddies. Bell’s Winter White Ale Live Oak Primus Victory Mighty Things Great Raft Oceans Between Us Epic Big Bad Baptista 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Rubio points a critical eye at the new Beer Advocate article by Andy Crouch entitled, "Hazy Days and Brighter Futures: Are New England IPAs More Than a Passing Fad?" 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

Grant went to Tahoe and brought back several area beers for us to try, along with an interesting story which might signal the unceremonious end of a certain personal quest. Alibi Ale Works Farmhouse Reserve Moylans Kilt-Lifter Sudwerk Rye of the Lager Tahoe Mountain Provisions Calicraft Oaktown 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com

It's Grant's birthday, so we put together a special lineup of barrel aged beer to celebrate. Turns out he's not as into barrels as he's into racially insensitive songs and poop. Lagunitas Eroica Ale De Proef/New Glarus Abtsolution Bell’s Black Note Founders CBS Tombstone Strong Scotch Ale 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 or email us at info@thebeerists.com