The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebeerists/The_Beerists_77_-_California_IPAs.mp3] We finally work up to doing an IPA show after deleting our first one from the internet. Ryan Mesch joins us to talk hops, IBUs, and Grant's red wings. Strap in. Things get a little drunk again. Lagunitas IPAStone IPAFirestone Walker Union JackBallast Point SculpinBear Republic Racer 5Green Flash West Coast IPAs And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: John1. Racer 52. Sculpin3. Union Jack4. Stone IPA5. West Coast IPA6. Lagunitas IPA Anastacia1. Union Jack2. Sculpin3. Lagunitas4. Racer 55. Stone IPA6. West Coast IPA Grant1. Sculpin2. Union Jack3. Racer 54. Lagunitas IPA5. West Coast IPA6. Stone IPA Ryan1. Sculpin2. Union Jack3. Lagunitas IPA4. Racer 55. Stone IPA6. West Coast 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!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are:

Mike Lambert has risen, and he's back for our first in a series of shows on the Trappist breweries. Chimay and Westmalle are our subjects this time around, and man do they hit like trains full of drunk. Chimay Premiere (Red)Chimay Cinq Cents (White)Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue)Westmalle DubbelWestmalle Tripel And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Mike1. Westmalle Tripel2. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)3. Chimay Premier (Red)4. Westmalle Dubbel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) Rubio1. Westmalle Tripel2. Chimay Premier (Red)3. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)4. Westmalle Dubbel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) Grant1. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)2. Chimay Premier (Red)3. Westmalle Tripel4. Westmalle Dubbel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) Anastacia1. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)2. Westmalle Dubbel3. Chimay Premier (Red)4. Westmalle Tripel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue)   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iT

Ryan Mesch is back with 4 goodies from his trip to Ohio, and we sample those along with 2 others in this long, strange episode recorded right before his elopement. Goodnight, sweet prince. White Birch Berliner WeissStillwater Lower DensPike TandemPretty Things Jack D'OrPrairie Funky GalaxyThree Floyds Alpha King And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Ryan1. Stillwater Lower Dens2. Three Floyds Alpha King3. Pretty Things Jack D'Or4. White Birch Berliner Weiss5. Pike Tandem6. Prairie Funky Galaxy Rubio1. Three Floyds Alpha King2. Stillwater Lower Dens3. White Birch Berliner Weiss4. Prairie Funky Galaxy5. Pretty Things Jack D'Or6. Pike Tandem Anastacia1. Three Floyds Alpha King2. Pretty Things Jack D'Or3. Stillwater Lower DensTIE for 6. Prairie Funky Galaxy, Pike Tandem, White Birch Berliner Weiss Grant1. Three Floyds Alpha King2. Stillwater Lower Dens3. Prairie Funky Galaxy4. Pretty Things Jack D'Or5. White Birch Berliner Weiss6. Pike Tandem   Subscrib

A couple of listeners sent us beers from Paradox Beer Company, which we drank with Alamo Drafthouse Creative Director John Gross, who showed us that there aren't even rails to fly off of. Canis HopusParadox of Tao- The YangOl Drowsy's MadmanSkully Barrel #3Skully Barrel #2Skully Barrel #1 And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing!  Rankings: Grant1. Skully 22. Skully 33. Ol Drowsy's Madman4. Paradox of Tao - The Yang5. Canis Hopus6. Skully 1 Rubio1. Skully 22. Skully 33. Ol Drowsy's Madman4. Paradox of Tao - The Yang5. Canis Hopus6. Skully 1 John Gross1. Paradox of Tao - The Yang2. Skully 23. Skully 34. Ol Drowsy's Madman5. Canis Hopus6. Skully 1 Anastacia1. Skully 32. Skully 23. Ol Drowsy's Madman4. Paradox of Tao - The Yang5. Canis Hopus6. Skully 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!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis,

Joe Money and Steven Gonzalez sent us a couple of beers each, and Rubio supplied a fifth for this episode. TJ Swanson of Namaste Brewing fills in for Mike, and all wastey-face hell breaks loose. Stone R&R Coconut IPANew Glarus Strawberry RhubarbSound Monk's IndescretionThe Bruery Bottleworks XIIStone Farking Wheaton w00tstout And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Grant1. Strawberry Rhubarb2. w00tstout3. R&R Coconut IPA4. Bottleworks XII5. Monk's Indiscretion Rubio1. Strawberry Rhubarb2. Bottleworks XII3. w00tstout4. R&R Coconut IPA5. Monk's Indiscretion Anastacia1. Strawberry Rhubarb2. Bottleworks XII3. w00tstout4. R&R Coconut IPA5. Monk's Indiscretion TJ1. Strawberry Rhubarb2. Bottleworks XII3. w00tstout4. R&R Coconut IPA5. Monk's Indiscretion   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerist

Anastacia went to Chicago and came back with six beers for us to sample. It's also Rubio's birthday, and he's the oldest thing in the thing. Freigeist GeisterzugCisco Saison Farmhouse AleSaint Somewhere/Prairie Plus tot L'etatBeer Here Kama CitraPerennial Fantastic VoyageSmuttynose Baltic Porter And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Rubio1. Geisterzug2. Saison Farmhouse3. Baltic Porter4. Kama Citra5. Plus tot L'etat6. Fantastic Voyage Grant1. Geisterzug2. Saison Farmhouse3. Baltic Porter4. Kama Citra5. Plus tot L'etat6. Fantastic Voyage Mike1. Geisterzug2. Baltic Porter3. Kama Citra4. Saison Farmhouse (tie)4. Plus tot L'etat (tie)6. Fantastic Voyage Anastacia1. Saison Farmhouse2. Geisterzug3. Kama Citra4. Baltic Porter5. Fantastic Voyage6. Plus tot L'etat Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: Jo

Thomas Whisenand from Indeed Brewing Company hooks us up with 5 of their beers; we discuss the ethics of black market beer sales and trading; and one Miss Anastacia Kelly makes her triumphant return. Shenanigans Summer AleDay TripperLSD Honey AleMidnight RyderOld Friend Holiday Ale And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing!   Rankings: Mike1. Day Tripper2. Midnight Ryder3. Old Friend Holiday Ale4. Shenanigans Summer Ale5. LSD Honey Ale Rubio1. Day Tripper2. Old Friend Holiday Ale3. Midnight Ryder4. LSD Honey Ale5. Shenanigans Summer Ale Grant1. LSD Honey Ale2. Old Friend Holiday Ale3. Day Tripper4. Midnight Ryder5. Shenanigans Summer Ale Anastacia1. Shenanigans Summer Ale2. Old Friend Holiday Ale3. LSD Honey Ale4. Day Tripper5. Midnight Ryder   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anas

We dig into the rest of the beers listener Jonathan Murphy sent us with our friend John Harvey. This is a divisive one, folks, full of flowers, anger, and deliciousness. Slumbrew Trekker TripelPretty Things Fluffy White RabbitsCBC Tripel ThreatCBC Heather AleSlumbrew My Better Half And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Mike1. CBC Heather Ale2. Slumbrew My Better Half3. CBC Tripel Threat4. Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits5. Slumbrew Trekker Tripel Rubio1. CBC Heather Ale2. Slumbrew My Better Half3. Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits4. CBC Tripel Threat5. Slumbrew Trekker Tripel Harvey1. Slumbrew My Better Half2. CBC Heather Ale3. CBC Tripel Threat4. Slumbrew Trekker Tripel5. Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits Grant1. CBC Heather Ale2. Slumbrew My Better Half3. Slumbrew Trekker Tripel4. Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits5. CBC Tripel Threat Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via

Listeners Joe Money and Jonathan Murphy sent us giant boxes of beer. We start digging into them with our buddy Brian Salisbury of oneofus.net and discover everything we already knew about very old IPAs, dump buckets, and our bodies. Elysian ValhallaElysian PrometheusElysian Space DustElysian SavantSlumbrew Naked HopularitySlumbrew Flagraiser IPAWachusett Larry IIPAWormtown Be HoppyMayflower Single Hop Styrian AuroraAustin Beerworks Half IPA And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! No Rankings This Week Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Brian Salisbury. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Listener Eric Saa sent us 6 DC Brau beers, and Habeab Kurdi joins us again to try them. One uf us gets ripshit drunk. Cue the Pearl Jam. El Hefe SpeaksThe PublicPenn Quarter PorterThe CorruptionThe CitizenOn The Wings Of Armageddon And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Grant:1. On The Wings Of Armageddon2. El Hefe Speaks3. The Citizen4. Penn Quarter Porter5. The Public6. The Corruption Rubio:1. On The Wings Of Armageddon2. The Citizen3. The Public4. Penn Quarter Porter5. El Hefe Speaks6. The Corruption Mike:1. On The Wings Of Armageddon2. The Public3. The Citizen4. Penn Quarter Porter5. El Hefe Speaks6. The Corruption Habeab:1. On The Wings Of Armageddon2. The Citizen3. Penn Quarter Porter4. The Public5. El Hefe Speaks6. The Corruption   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davi

We got 5 Los Angeles and Orange County beers that none of us have ever heard of from listener Josh Oakley. Our buddy Habeab Kurdi joins us to try them all. Cismontane The MesaBrouwerij West Dog Ate My HomeworkBeachwood ThrillseekerBootleggers Black PhoenixGolden Road Wold Among Weeds Rankings: Grant:1. Brouwerij West Dog Ate My Homework2. Bootleggers Black Phoenix3. Golden Road Wold Among Weeds4. Beachwood Thrillseeker5. Cismontane The Mesa Rubio:1. Brouwerij West Dog Ate My Homework2. Golden Road Wold Among Weeds3. Bootleggers Black Phoenix4. Cismontane The Mesa5. Beachwood Thrillseeker Mike:1. Brouwerij West Dog Ate My Homework2. Golden Road Wold Among Weeds3. Bootleggers Black Phoenix4. Cismontane The Mesa5. Beachwood Thrillseeker Habeab:1. Brouwerij West Dog Ate My Homework2. Cismontane The Mesa3. Golden Road Wold Among Weeds4. Bootleggers Black Phoenix5. Beachwood Thrillseeker   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us

Evan Gundy strikes again, this time with a giant shipment of Prairie Artisan Ales. Chris Kuemmel joins us for what is seriously one of the most delicious shows we've recorded. Prairie Ale'MericaSomewherePirate NoirOkieBOMB Rankings: Rubio1. Okie2. Bomb3. 'Merica4. Somewhere5. Pirate Noir6. Prairie Ale Grant1. Okie2. 'Merica3. Bomb4. Somewhere5. Pirate Noir6. Prairie Ale Chris1. 'Merica2. Bomb3. Somewhere4. Okie5. Pirate Noir6. Prairie Ale Mike1. Bomb & Okie (TIE)2. 'Merica3. Somewhere4. Pirate Noir5. Prairie Ale   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Chris Kuemmel. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

We tried to clean it up, we really did, but listeners Mike and Jillian Adams got us wasted on a box of SweetWater beers. We try 6 of them, along with Caroline Wallace of BitchBeer.org. Road TripHappy EndingSome StrangeIPAThe Gimp16 So Fine Rankings: Mike1. IPA2. Some Strange3. Happy Ending4. 16 So Fine5. The Gimp6. Hop Trip Rubio1. IPA2. Happy Ending3. 16 So Fine4. Some Strange5. The Gimp6. Hop Trip Caroline1. Some Strange2. IPA3. The Gimp4. Happy Ending5. 16 So Fine6. Hop Trip Grant1. Happy Ending2. Some Strange3. IPA4. Hop Trip5. 16 So Fine6. The Gimp Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Caroline Wallace. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Warning: This one gets pretty raunchy and mean. We've fallen behind on some of the beers we'd like to talk about on the show. There are 6 of them on this episode, and we're joined by the lovely Caroline Wallace of bitchbeer.org. Also, balls happen. Marshall ArrowheadWynkoop Rocky Mountain Oyster StoutTallgrass Ethos IPAAlmanac Farmer's Reserve #3Steel Toe Size 7 IPAKnee Deep Simtra IPA Rankings: Rubio1. Simtra2. Farmer's Reserve #33. Ethos IPA4. Size 7 IPA5. Arrowhead6. Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout Mike1. Simtra2. Farmer's Reserve #33. Size 7 IPA4. Ethos IPA5. Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout6. Arrowhead Caroline1. Farmer's Reserve #32. Simtra3. Ethos IPA4. Size 7 IPA5. ArrowheadCaroline didn't drink the Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, as she's vegetarian. Grant1. Ethos IPA2. Farmer's Reserve #33. Simtra4. Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout5. Size 7 IPA6. Arrowhead Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes av

Summertime, and the Rubio is easy. Fish are jumpin, and Mike is high. Oh, Jake's our guest, and Grant is good lookin. So hush, little babies, don't you cry. Sierra Nevada SummerfestVictory Summer LoveShiner Ruby RedbirdSouthern Tier Hop SunNew Belgium Rolle BolleSamuel Adams Summer Ale Rankings: Mike1. Sierra Nevada Summerfest2. New Belgium Rolle Bolle3. Victory Summer Love4. Southern Tier Hop Sun5. Shiner Ruby Redbird6. Samuel Adams Summer Ale Rubio1. New Belgium Rolle Bolle2. Victory Summer Love3. Sierra Nevada Summerfest4. Southern Tier Hop Sun5. Shiner Ruby Redbird6. Samuel Adams Summer Ale Jake1. New Belgium Rolle Bolle2. Sierra Nevada Summerfest3. Southern Tier Hop Sun4. Victory Summer Love5. Shiner Ruby Redbird6. Samuel Adams Summer Ale Grant1. Water2. Water3. New Belgium Rolle Bolle4. Shiner Ruby Redbird5. (tie) Victory Summer Love, Sierra Nevada Summerfest, Southern Tier Hop Sun6. Mop water7. Samuel Adams Summer Ale   Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/theb

Mike's In-Laws sent him 6 Florida beers and Chase Smiley sent us 2 other cans from Minnesota. We plow through all 8 with our buddy Drew Eddy after a show recording. Spoilers: 5 were baaad. Cigar City Hotter Than HellesFlorida Beer Company Florida LagerFlorida Beer Company Ybor GoldFlorida Beer Company EvanderHoly Makerel The Mack in BlackFlorida Beer Company Swamp ApeIndeed Day TripperBig Wood Bad Axe No rankings for this episode (except for Day Tripper was the best). Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No shownotes for this episode. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and John Harvey. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Listener Chase Smiley of Jewcow's Podcast Kingdom sent us beers for a Surly show. John Harvey joins us again to sample these Minnesota treats. CynicALEBenderCoffee BenderFuriousOverrated Rankings: Mike1. Bender2. Over-Rated3. CynicALE4. Furious5. Coffee Bender Rubio1. Bender2. Over-Rated3. CynicALE4. Furious5. Coffee Bender Harvey1. Bender2. Over-Rated3. Coffee Bender4. CynicALE5. Furious Grant1. CynicALE2. Furious3. Over-Rated4. Bender5. Coffee Bender   Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and John Harvey. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Steve Gonzalez has sent us another load of beer, this time from San Diego's AleSmith Brewery. Our buddy John Harvey joins us for this one. And it gets a little slurry. AleSmith Anvil ESBAleSmith XAleSmith IPAGrand CruSpeedway Stout Rankings: Rubio1. Speedway Stout2. X3. Anvil ESB4. Grand Cru5. IPA Mike1. Speedway Stout2. X3. IPA4. Grand Cru5. Anvil ESB Harvey1. X2. Speedway Stout3. IPA4. Anvil ESB5. Grand Cru Grant1. Speedway Stout2. Anvil ESB3. X4. IPA5. Grand Cru   Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and John Harvey. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

With Ryan moving away for the summer, we though we'd celebrate our limited remaining time with him with some limited beers. And by calling dibs on his girlfriend. Hill Farmstead EdithStone/Aleman/Two Brothers DaymanFreetail Ananke 2013Sierra Nevada 30th Ann. Grand CruCascade Manhattan NW Rankings: Mike1. Dayman2. Manhattan NW3. Sierra Nevada 30th Ann. Grand Cru4. Hill Farmstead Edith5. Freetail Ananke Grant1. Dayman2. Sierra Nevada 30th Ann. Grand Cru3. Hill Farmstead Edith4. Manhattan NW5. Freetail Ananke Rubio1. Dayman2. Sierra Nevada 30th Ann. Grand Cru3. Manhattan NW4. Hill Farmstead Edith5. Freetail Ananke Ryan1. Dayman2. Manhattan NW3. Sierra Nevada 30th Ann. Grand Cru4. Hill Farmstead Edith5. Freetail Ananke   Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsi

Jake Maddux from Salt & Time joins us for some barrel aged beers, tasty meats, and a NEW raspberry sour from Jester King! Victory White MonkeyBoulevard Love Child No3Jester King Atrial RubiciteThe Bruery RueuzeLost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme Rankings: Rubio1. Atrial Rubicite2. Rueuze3. Love Child #34. Cuvée de Tomme5. White Monkey Mike1. Atrial Rubicite2. Rueuze3. Love Child #34. Cuvée de Tomme5. White Monkey Anastacia1. Atrial Rubicite2. Rueuze3. Love Child #34. Cuvée de Tomme5. White Monkey Jake1. Love Child #32. Atrial Rubicite3. Rueuze4. White Monkey5. Cuvée de Tomme   Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Jake Maddux. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com