The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Our regular recording night fell on the 4th of July this year and we totally missed an opportunity to put a theme together for these 5 beers. Either way, it worked out, and we had beer worth celebrating. Our Mutual Friend 24 FPS Delirium Tremens Stone Mocha IPA Victory Tart Ten Brothers Drunken Mornings The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

The whole gang is here to tackle 6 beers from Olvalde Farm & Brewery! We also discuss how it feels winning our 3rd Podcast Award, and the drama, libel, and stupidity that followed. The Auroch’s Horn Rise of the Burghers and the Fall of Feudal Lords Brynhildr’s Gift Ode to a Russian Shipwright From Field to Fen The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Summer is officially here, even though Austin has been a blast furnace for a month. But fear not! Anastacia has 5 beers that might quench the thirst through the relentless heat. Victory Cage Radler Green Flash Sea to Sea Lager Ommegang Rosetta Epic Tart 'n' Juicy Sour IPA Avery Raja The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

The same base beer was used in all 4 of Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk series, each fermented with a different strain of brett- Bruxellensis, Claussenii, Drei, and Lambicus. We try all 4, and get hammered. #squadgoals #squatpound #strettsofbrain Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Bruxellensis Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Claussenii Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Drei Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Lambicus The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Got a Drake-shaped hole? We're going to fill it by drinking Drake's, talking Drake's and Drake. Black Robusto Jolly Rodger (2015) Drakonic Hopocalypse (Red Label) Denogginizer The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Welcome to St Lou-chicag-stin, where most of the 5 beers we offer are awesome. Help yourself to some snacks! We're all mad here ;) Perennial Hopfentea Oddwood Ales Saison Jester King/Side Project/Off Color Intersection of Species Mikerphone G Funk Era 4 Hands Constellation Mosaic The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

So it's not technically summer yet, but tell that to blistering hot Austin, Texas. And tell that to Rubio who decided it was a good idea to drink 5 gigantic imperial stouts for this episode- which gets a little bonkers. Great Lakes Blackout Stout 2nd Shift Liquid Spiritual Delight Founders KBS 2016 Karbach Chocolate Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter Transient Neckbeard Nectar Podcast Awards Time! While we've got your attention, be sure to vote for us in the 2016 Podcast Awards! We've won twice in the past, and can do it again with your help! Go to podcastawards.com and vote for us in the "Arts" category! Thank you for your support! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

6 beers, 31 breweries. That's what you'll be staring down the barrel of when you buy a box of the 2016 edition of Sierra Nevada's epic collaboration project, Beer Camp. We taste all 6, and make a bunch of promises we can't keep. Sweet Sunny South Pat-Rye-Ot Revolutionary Pale Ale West Latitude Session Rye Moxee-Moron Imperial Session Pale Ale Family Values Imperial Brown Ale Stout of the Union Robust Stout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Rubio, Grant, and Mike taste a mix of 5 beers and talk arm wrestling, legendary reputations, barrel-aged mayonnaise, and wiki-relevancy. Anchor California Lager Wiseacre Future Ancestor Brickstone APA Mothers Tequila D’LILA Double Mountain 9 The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Listener Patrick Grimshaw absolutely inundated us with Chicago beers. We're featuring 2 different breweries this time- if we can ever get the stupid show started. Mikerphone Tracelin' Man Mikerphone Mad Flavor Mikerphone Special Sauce Marz Jungle Boogie Marz Liquid Dreams The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

After a listener set us up with some North Carolina beers, we found ourselves in a tough position. There's some crazy stuff going on there right now, and we had to touch on it a bit. But yeah, 5 beers and 4 jerks- you know the deal. Burial Shadowclock Pilsner Haw River Cotton Pickin' Farmhouse IPA D9 Systema Natvrae (1st Edition) Olde Hickory The Event Horizon Olde Hickory Carolus Magnus The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Mike's a man now! He decided to spend his birthday recording a new episode with us, and it's a fun one. Tequila happens, a surprise birthday beer, and Anastacia makes us do Mad Libs at the end. St. Bernardus Extra 4 Allagash White New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat Prairie & Friends TRVE Edition Sour Red Farmhouse Ale Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive Rankings Grant 1. St. Bernardus Extra 4 2. New Glarus Danching Man Wheat 3. Allagash White 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE Edition Rubio 1. St. Bernardus Extra 4 2. New Glarus Danching Man Wheat 3. Allagash White 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE Edition Anastacia 1. New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat 2. Allagash White 3. St. Bernardus Extra 4 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE edition Mike 1. St. Bernardus Extra 4 2. Allagash White 3. New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE edition The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike La

Occasionally, a beer will be so lustworthy, it transforms into legend. Like Ahab's white whale, they taunt us with their unattainability and mystery. We've obtained 5 of those to see if they live up to the hype. De Garde Imperial Apricot BuMaine DinnerJester King Sherry Atrial RubiciteGoose Island Rare Bourbon County Brand StoutSamuel Adams 2015 UtopiasNot Ranked: Samuel Adams 10th Anniversary Utopias (2012) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

What? Another full-length show this week? Yep! We recently acquired a BJCP-curated sensory kit from the Siebel Institute, and decided to record and share our mostly horrible tasting experiences with all of you. Ethyl hexanoateAniseed, apple or licoriceCommon sources: Fermentation product, wort composition or yeast health GeraniolFloral, geranium flowersCommon sources: Hop addition and variety IndoleFarm, barnyardCommon sources: Bacterial infection during fermentation Spicy (Eugenol)Cloves, all spiceCommon sources: Microbial contamination, wild yeast or aging Earthy (2-Ethyl fenchol)Geosmin, soil-likeCommon sources: Packaging or water-derived contamination Papery (Trans-2-nonenal)Cardboard, oxidizedCommon sources: Product of oxidation, staling Isovaleric acidCheesy, old hops, sweaty socksCommon sources: Use of old, degraded hops AcetaldehydeGreen Apple, cut grassCommon Sources: Fermentation Product, staling, or contamination Butyric acidPutrid, baby vomitCommon Sources: Bacterial contamination D.M.S. (Dimethyl

Fruit is being added to beer more and more as the years go on. We try 5 fruity beers on this episode, talk about Grant's recent mini episode, and run some questions by Mike at the end. Marz Jungle Boogie PineappleTransient Apricot ArdentOmnipollo AbrahadabraFounders Mango Magnifico con CalorPipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Rankings: Rubio1. Omnipollo Abrahadabra2. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple3. Pipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout4. Transient Apricot Ardent5. Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor Mike1. Omnipollo Abrahadabra2. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple3. Pipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout4. Transient Apricot Ardent5. Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor Grant1. Omnipollo Abrahadabra2. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple3. Transient Apricot Ardent4. Pipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout5. Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor Anastacia1. Transient Apricot Ardent2. Omnipollo Abrahadabra3. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple4. Pipeworks Cherry Murdero

American brewers have been putting their spins on classical Belgian styles for a long time. We whip our bras off and try 5 of them. And hobos come up again, for some reason. Dogfish Head Beer To Drink Music ToTRVE Red ChaosVictory Twelve3 Brothers Rum Barrel Aged DubbelMockery Commitment Phobe The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Late this evening, I received the first Beerists mini from Grant! I haven't listened to it, but he insisted I put it up immediately, and make it available to everyone. Enjoy! Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Rich, creamy, decadent- that's what we were hoping for when we picked this lineup of beers. Did they all deliver? Also, Anastacia's question cards, SXSW woes, and our attempts to crack the hobo code. Sixpoint CREAMGuinness Dublin PorterStone Americano StoutOff Color Dinos'moresKarbach BBH Chocolate Rankings: Grant1. Guinness Dublin Porter2. Stone Americano Stout3. Off Color Dinos'mores4. Karbach BBH Chocolate5. Sixpoint CREAM Anastacia1. Karbach BBH Chocolate2. Guinness Dublin Porter3. Off Color Dinos'mores4. Stone Americano Stout5. Sixpoint CREAM Rubio1. Karbach BBH Choclate2. Guinness Dublin Porter3. Stone Americano Stout4. Off Color Dinos'mores5. Sixpoint CREAM The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

After a month long absence, Anastacia returns in all of her intensely Dada-esque glory! And just in time to try 5 beers with the rest of the gang! We're back, ya jerks! Marz The Bubbly CreekPipeworks Lizard KingDry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown AleBruery Terreux Batch 17313 Floyd's Backmasking Rankings: Rubio1. Pipeworks Lizard King2. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown Ale3. Marz The Bubbly Creek4. 3 Floyd's Backmasking5. Bruery Terreux Batch 1731 Mike1. Bruery Terreux Batch 17312. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown3. Pioeworks Lizard King4. 3 Floyds Backmasking5. Marz Bubbly Creek Anastacia1. Pipeworks Lizard King2. Marz The Bubbly Creek3. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown4. 3 Floyds Backmasking5. Bruery Terreux Batch 1731 Grant1. Bruery Terruex Batch 17312. Pipeworks Lizard King3. 3 Floyds Backmasking4. Marz Bubbly Creek5. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists

Hey, Florida. Before David Spadoni came around and sent us more of your beer, we went through some tough times together. We can get through it, yeah? Coppertail Captain Jack’s Stone Crab StoutCoppertail Unholy TrippelCoppertail Seasonal Relief Baltic PorterGreen Bench Petit ProvisionCigar City Tampa-Style Lager The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com