The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Carlos Arellano from stayhoppy.com sits in to help us sample 5 beers sent to us by listener Michael Jacobs from the great state of Virginia. Grant makes a couple of jokes, Rubio cares, and the Mike scale for life is established. Apocalypse Golden CenserApocalypse Red HopocalypseCenter of The Universe El DuderinoBlue Mountain Dark Hollow 2014 Concealed DarknessChampion Megalodon Rankings: Rubio, Grant, Mike, Carlos:1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow 2014 Concealed Darkness2. Center of The Universe El Duderino3. Apocalypse Red Hopocalypse4. Champion Megalodon5. Apocalypse Golden Censer Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Carlos Arellano. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

We bring together 5 collaboration beers, including 2 new ones by Jester King, Prairie, and Evil Twin- and we were lucky enough to interview them about their projects. Boulevard/Ommegang Collaboration No 4 SaisonEpic/Crooked Stave Elder BrettDeschutes/Diestelhauser Doppel Dinkel BockJester King/Prairie Natural UnionJester King/Evil Twin World's Worst Twin   Rankings: Rubio1. Jester King/Prairie Natural Union2. Jester King/Evil Twin World's Worst Twin3. Boulevard/Ommegang Collaboration #4 Saison4. Deschutes/Diestelhauser Doppel Dinkel Bock5. Epic/Crooked Stave Elder Brett Grant1. Jester King/Prairie Natural Union2. Jester King/Evil Twin World's Worst Twin3. Boulevard/Ommegang Collaboration #4 Saison4. Deschutes/Diestelhauser Doppel Dinkel Bock5. Epic/Crooked Stave Elder Brett Mike1. Jester King/Prairie Natural Union2. Jester King/Evil Twin World's Worst Twin3. Deschutes/Diestelhauser Doppel Dinkel Bock4. Boulevard/Ommegang Collaboration #4 Saison5. Epic/Crooked Stave Elder Brett Anastacia1. Jester King/Prairie

Sweet and sour is a great way to describe every level of this episode- from the 5 beers we're tasting, to the way the room felt. Big laughs, blistering disagreements, and uncomfortable confrontations you won't want to miss. Monk's CafeDuchesse de BourgogneCuvee des JacobinsZoetzuurRodenbach Vintage 2012   Rankings: Mike1. Monks Cafe2. Rodenbach Vintage 20123. Cuvee des Jacobins4. Duchesse de Bourgogne5. Zoetzuur Rubio1. Duchesse de Bourgogne2. Cuvee des Jacobins3. Zoetzuur4. Monks Cafe5. Rodenbach Vintage 2012 Anastacia1. Cuvee des Jacobins2. Monks Cafe3. Duchesse de Bourgogne4. Rodenbach Vintage 20125. Zoetzuur Grant1. Cuvee des Jacobins2. Zoetzuur3. Monks Cafe4. Rodenbach Vinyage 20125. Duchesse de Bourgogne Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerist

Mike brings 5 beers for us to taste, Rubio is fed up with shouting out Jack Swoboda, Anastacia fails at funny, and Grant should never talk again. Perennial Peach Berliner WeisseClaremont Craft Ales Indian HillClaremont Craft Ales JacarandaSpeakeasy Syndicate No 1Speakeasy Syndicate No 2   Rankings: Grant1. Perennial Peach Berliner Weisse2. Claremont Craft Ales Indian Hill3. Claremont Craft Ales Jacaranda4. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 15. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 2 Anastacia1. Perennial Peach Berliner Weisse2. Claremont Craft Ales Indian Hill3. Claremont Craft Ales Jacaranda4. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 15. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 2 Mike1. Perennial Peach Berliner Weisse2. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 23. Claremont Craft Ales Indian Hill4. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 15. Claremont Craft Ales Jacaranda Rubio1. Perennial Peach Berliner Weisse2. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 23. Claremont Craft Ales Indian Hill4. Speakeasy Syndicate No. 15. Claremont Craft Ales Jacaranda Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.fe

It's a new year! United Airlines loses Mike's luggage, Rubio can't pronounce anything, Grant hates everything, and the legend of Michaelstacia begins. Pizza Port Swami's IPALagunitas Brown Shugga'Petrus Winter #9Jester King Biere de MielAlvinne Wild West   Rankings: Mike1. Petrus Winter #92. Pizza Port Swami's IPA3. Jester King Biere de Miel4. Alvinne Wild West5. Lagunitas Brown Shugga Rubio1. Pizza Port Swami's IPA2. Jester King Biere de Miel3. Petrus Winter #94. Alvinne Wild West5. Lagunitas Brown Shugga Grant1. Pizza Port Swami's IPA2. Jester King Biere de Miel3. Petrus Winter #94. Alvinne Wild West5. Lagunitas Brown Shugga Anastacia1. Jester King Biere de Miel2. Alvinne Wild West3. Petrus Winter #94. Lagunitas Brown Shugga5. Pizza Port Swami's IPA Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com

Take a heartwarming stroll with Anastacia, Rubio, Habeab, and Sahara- as they've decided to spend their Xmas Eve tasting beer, making horrible puns, hating babies, and not being with family. Southern Tier SonnetFounders Dirty BastardHitachino Nest Commemorative AleStone Smoked Porter w/Chocolate and Orange PeelBrewdog Cocoa Psycho   Rankings: Rubio1. Founders Dirty Bastard2. Southern Tier Sonnet3. Brew Dog Cocoa Psycho4. Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale5. Stone Smoked Porter w/Chocolate & Orange Peel Anastacia1. Founders Dirty Bastard2. Southern Tier Sonnet3. Brew Dog Cocoa Psycho4. Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale5. Stone Smoked Porter w/Chocolate & Orange Peel Habeb1. Founders Dirty Bastard2. Southern Tier Sonnet3. Brew Dog Cocoa Psycho4. Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale5. Stone Smoked Porter w/Chocolate & Orange Peel Sahara1. Founders Dirty Bastard2. Southern Tier Sonnet3. Brew Dog Cocoa Psycho4. Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale5. Stone Smoked Porter w/Chocolate & Orange Peel Subscribe! Poi

Ok, so it's not a christmas themed show. We've gathered 6 beers to taste, one of which blew our minds. Put that in your stocking and smoke it. Perennial RegaliaDucato Beersel MattinaRivertown Ville de Rivere GeuzePrairie Christmas Bomb!Founders Big LushiousLost Abbey Track 8   Rankings: Mike1. Lost Abbey Track #82. Prairie Christmas Bomb3. Beersel Mattina4. Founders Big Lushious5. Perennial Regalia6. Ville de Rivere Geuze Anastacia1. Lost Abbey Track #82. Beersel Mattina3. Ville de Rivere Geuze4. Perennial Regalia5. Prairie Christmas Bomb6. Founders Big Lushious Rubio1. Lost Abbey Track #82. Prairie Christmas Bomb3. Beersel Mattina4. Perennial Regalia5. Founders Big Lushious6. Ville de Rivere Geuze Grant1. Lost Abbey Track #82. Prairie Christmas Bomb3. Founders Big Lushious4. Beersel Mattina5. Perennial Regalia6. Ville de Rivere Geuze Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio

Caroline Wallace of BitchBeer.org joins us to share 5 saisons that prove that sometimes a saison isn't a saison. Perennial Dual ArtisanshipAnchorage Love BuzzBRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial SaisonAdelbert's Contemplating WaterlooTrinity Little Death Ride   Rankings: Rubio1. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo2. Anchorage Love Buzz3. Trinity Little Death Ride4. Perennial Dual Artisanship5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison Caroline1. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo2. Anchorage Love Buzz3. Trinity Little Death Ride4. Perennial Dual Artisanship5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison Grant1. Trinity Little Death Ride2. Anchorage Love Buzz3. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo4. Perennial Dual Artisanship5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison Anastacia1. Anchorage Love Buzz2. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo3. Perennial Dual Artisanship4. Trinity Little Death Ride5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (

Aging beer is a crapshot. In this episode, Anastacia presents 5 beers from her collection that we assumed would have benefited from a few years of aging. But did they all live up to our expectations, or were we wrong? 2011 Goose Island Lolita2011 New Holland Dragon's Milk2011 Goose Island King HenryEvil Twin Imperial Biscotti BreakDeschutes/Hair of the Dog Conflux Collage #1 Rankings: Rubio1. Goose Island King Henry2. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 13. Goose Island Lolita4. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break5. New Holland Dragon's Milk Mike1. Goose Island King Henry2. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 13. Goose Island Lolita4. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break5. New Holland Dragon's Milk Grant1. Goose Island King Henry2. Goose Island Lolita3. New Holland Dragon's Milk4. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 15. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Anastacia1. Goose Island King Henry2. Goose Island Lolita3. New Holland Dragon's Milk4. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 15. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti

Grant is out this week, so we've decided to truck forward without him. We taste a mix of 5 beers on this episode that we can't seem to agree on. Odell TrellisMikkeller SpontenframboosLes Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique Edition SpecialStone Bastard in the RyeDe Proef/Surly Long of Tooth   Rankings: Mike1. Odell Trellis2. Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique3. De Proef/Surly Long of Tooth4. Stone Bastard in the Rye5. Mikkeller Spontanframboos Anastacia1. Odell Trellis2. De Proef/Surly Long of Tooth3. Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique4. Stone Bastard in the Rye5. Mikkeller Spontanframboos Rubio1. Odell Trellis2. De Proef/Surly Long of Tooth3. Stone Bastard in the Rye4. Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique5. Mikkeller Spontanframboos Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebe

Sometimes breweries send us beer. For this episode, we taste some promo samples from Green Flash, Founders, and Sam Adams- and we get a little mean. Green Flash Jibe Session IPAGreen Flash Soul Style IPAFounders Breakfast StoutSamuel Adams New WorldSamuel Adams Thirteenth HourSamuel Adams Tetravis Rankings: Grant1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA5. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour6. Samuel Adams New World Rubio1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA5. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour6. Samuel Adams New World Anastacia1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour5. Samuel Adams New World6. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA Mike1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA5. Samuel Adams New World6. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour Subscribe! Point yo

Brooklyn Brewery is one of the largest and acclaimed craft breweries in the US. In this episode, we taste 5 of their brews, and speak with Brewmaster Garrett Oliver himself. Sorachi AceLocal 1Local 2Black Chocolate StoutHand and Seal   Rankings: Grant1. Sorachi Ace2. Local 23. Hand & Seal4. Black Chocolate Stout5. Local 1 Rubio1. Hand & Seal2. Sorachi Ace3. Black Chocolate Stout4. Local 25. Local 1 Mike1. Sorachi Ace2. Hand & Seal3. Black Chocolate Stout4. Local 25. Local 1 Anastacia1. Sorachi Ace2. Black Chocolate Stout3. Local 24. Hand & Seal5. Local 1 Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Canadian listeners Ewart and Aaron were tired of not hearing about beers from their beloved home country, so they decided to fix that by sending us 6 beers from Toronto's Bellwoods Brewery. Stay ClassyBimini TwistWitchsharkLost RiverLambdaSkeleton Key   Rankings: Mike1. Skeleton Key2. Lambda3. Lost River4. Bimini Twist5. Stay Classy6. Witchshark Rubio1. Skeleton Key2. Lambda3. Bimini Twist4. Stay Classy5. Lost River6. Witchshark Anastacia1. Bimini Twist2. Stay Classy3. Lambda4. Skeleton Key5. Lost River6. Witchshark Grant1. Bimini Twist2. Lambda3. Skeleton Key4. Witchshark5. Lost River6. Stay Classy Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

We got a box of 6 Virginia beers from listener Scott Johnson for this one. Some huge hits here- and one really drunk Beerist. Three Notch’d 40 Mile IPAHardywood Park The Great ReturnBlue Mountain Dark HollowAlewerks Rapadou PorterAlewerks Bitter ValentineAlewerks Lover’s Greed   Rankings: Mike1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow2. Alewerks Bitter Valentine3. Alewerks Lover's Greed4. Hardywood Park The Great Return5. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA6. Alewerks Rapadou Porter Grant1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow2. Alewerks Bitter Valentine3. Alewerks Lover's Greed4. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA5. Hardywood Park The Great Return6. Alewerks Rapadou Porter Anastacia1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow2. Alewerks Bitter Valentine3. Alewerks Lover's Greed4. Alewerks Rapadou Porter5. Hardywood Park The Great Return6. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA Rubio*1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow*1. Alewerks Bitter Valentine2. Alewerks Lovers Greed3. Hardywood Park The Great Return4. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA5. Alewerks Rapadou Porter Subscribe! Point your podcatch

5 Ambers, 3 sad Beerists, and all the awkward humor you'll ever need. Mike dodged this bullet, but we still love him. Allegedly. Abita AmberNew Belgium Fat TireBreckenridge AvalanceAlaskan AmberBallast Point Calico   Rankings: Rubio1. Alaskan Amber2. Ballast Point Calico3. New Belgium Fat Tire4. Abita Amber5. Breckenridge Anastacia1. Alaskan Amber2. New Belgium Fat Tire3. Abita Amber3. Ballast Point Calico Amber5. Breckenridge Avalanche Grant1. Alaskan Amber2. Ballast Point Calico3. New Belgium Fat Tire4. Breckenridge Avalanche5. Abita Amber Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Anastacia Kelly. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Take 4 Pennsylvania brews, one from Jersey, a dash of Boys II Men, and 4 beer geeks, and something is bound to come unhinged. Carton Brewing Boat BeerNeshaminy Creek Churchville LagerNeshaminy Creek County Line IPAVictory Moving Parts IPASaucony Creek Maple Mistress Rankings: Rubio1. Churchville Lager2. County Line IPA3. Maple Mistress4. Boat Beer5. Moving Parts Grant1. Boat Beer2. Maple Mistress3. Churchville Lager4. County Line5. Moving Parts Mike1. Churchville Lager2. Boat Beer3. Maple Mistress4. County Line IPA5. Moving Parts Anastacia1. Churchville Lager2. County Line3. Boat Beer4. Maple Mistress5. Moving Parts Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

We're back from the Great American Beer Festival with stories, opinions, horrors, laughs, and a few great interviews! Strap in, this is a biggun. Huge thanks to our listeners for making it happen! Interviews with:Three Floyds Head Brewer Chris BoggessOdell Brewer Kevin BosleyNew Belgium Brewmaster Peter BouckaertTRVE Woodmaster General Zack Coleman Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Caroline Wallace from bitchbeer.org joins us for an assortment of 5 beers. Everyone pulls weight to make up for Rubio's lost voice, and we talk poop, beer, poop, and poop. Also, poop. Toppling Goliath Dorthy's New World LagerToppling Goliath Golden Nugget IPASmog City Groundwork Coffee PorterFoley Brothers Native IPAFiddlehead Hyzer Flip Rankings: Rubio1. Golden Nugget2. Native IPA3. Groundwork Coffee Porter4. Dorothy's New World Lager5. Hyzer Flip Mike1. Golden Nugget2. Groundwork Coffee Porter3. Native IPA4. Dorothy's New World Lager5. Hyzer Flip Anastacia1. Dorothy's New World2. Golden Nugget3. Groundwork Coffee Porter4. Native IPA5. Hyzer Flip Caroline1. Groundwork Coffee Porter2. Dorothy's New World Lager3. Golden Nugget IPA4. Native IPA5. Hyzer Flip Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook

The votes are in, and it turns out our listeners wanted to hear us taste some bourbon! Mike and Rubio are ecstatic, Anastacia hates it, and Grant becomes a man. One that cries a lot. Jim Beam BlackBuffalo TraceNew Holland Beer Barrel BourbonBlanton'sYamazaki 18Pappy 23 Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

5 different beers, all with barrels in their past. Rubio needs a doctor, Anastacia tastes blood pennies, Mike is a troll, Grant has a fan, nobody poops willy-nilly, and there's a first time for everything. Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza BorealBlue Pants Belgian Style RedUpland Raspberry LambicDeschutes Not the StoicFoothills BBA Sexual Chocolate Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com