The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Listener Jourdan Miller payed us a visit, and brought some beers from Epic Brewing Co for us to try. And on our 5th day of a bender, things still get a little epic. Hopulent IPAImperial IPABrainless on PeachesBrainless on CherriesImpreial Stout Rankings: Mike1. Imperial Stout2. Brainless on Peaches3. Brainless on Cherries4. Imperial IPA5. Hopulent IPA Rubio1. Imperial Stout2. Brainless on Peaches3. Brainless on Cherries4. Hopulent IPA5. Imperial IPA Anastacia1. Imperial Stout2. Brainless on Peaches3. Brainless on Cherries5. Imperial IPA5. Hopulent IPA Grant's Epic Rankings1. Imperial Stout2. Brainless on Peaches3. Hopulent IPA4. Imperial IPA5. Brainless on Cherries   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 Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

In this all-important episode, we've gathered 5 beers Rubio had laying around his house. Some new, some not so new. Also, Grant goes apeshit with nerd references. Ommegang Iron ThroneNew Belgium Heavenly FeijoaAlesmith Horny DevilAnderson Valley Bourbon Barrel StoutUnibroue Grand Reserve 17 Rankings: Mike1 Horny Devil2 Heavenly Feijoa3 Grand Reserve 174 Iron Throne5 Bourbon Barrel Stout Rubio1 Horny Devil2 Heavenly Feijoa3 Grand Reserve 174 Iron Throne5 Bourbon Barrel Stout Anastacia1 Horny Devil2 Iron Throne3 Heavenly Feijoa4 Grand Reserve 175 Bourbon Barrel Stout Grant1 Heavenly Feijoa2 Horny Devil3 Iron Throne4 Grand Reserve 175 Bourbon Barrel Stout   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 Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Special 1-year anniversary show. But seriously, recording this trainwreck was a nightmare we can't wake up from. 14 Mexican imports, 5 Beerists, no dump bucket, and I'm pretty sure we broke Anastacia. Thank you to everyone who voted and donated! VictoriaIndioTecateDos EquisDos Equis AmberModelo EspecialBohemiaCorona LightCoronaSolPacificoCarta BlancaNoche BuenaNegra Modelo Rankings: No rankings this time around. Overall favorite? Probably Negra Modelo. 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 this week! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, Ryan Mesch, and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

BRING THE FUNK! 5 gueuzes, 4 drunken fools, 1 show full of complexity and uncles with odd names. Cuvee ReneGirardin GueuzeCantillon Classic GueuzeDrie Fontainen Oud GueuzeGueuze Tilquin Rankings: Mike1. Tilquin2. Drie Fontainen3. Cantillon4. Cuveé Rene5. Girardin Grant1. Tilquin2. Drie Fontainen3. Cantillon4. Cuveé Rene5. Girardin Rubio1. Tilquin2. Cantillon3. Drie Fontainen4. Cuveé Rene5. Girardin Anastacia1. Tilquin2. Cantillon3. Cuveé Rene4. Drie Fontainen5. Girardin   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 Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Listener Jason Straub sent us 6 corked and caged beers from Odell Brewing. We're all here to try them, even Grant. Thank you Jason! ShenanigansSaboteurAmusteDeconstruction 2010The MeddlerFriek Rankings: Grant1. Deconstruction (2010)2. The Meddler3. Friek4. Saboteur5. Shenanigans6. Amuste Anastacia1. Friek2. The Meddler3. Deconstruction (2010)4. Shenanigans5. Saboteur6. Amuste Rubio1. Deconstruction (2010)2. Friek3. Saboteur4. The Meddler5. Shenanigans6. Amuste Mike1. Deconstruction (2010)2. Friek3. The Meddler4. Shenanigans5. Saboteur6. Amuste 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 Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

We've gathered some nice Springtime beers from six different widely-distributed breweries. So go to the store, get some, and drink along. Samuel Adams Alpine SpringNew Belgium ShiftLagunitas New DogtownDeschutes ChainbreakerDogfish Head AprihopSierra Nevada Ruthless Rye Rankings: Mike1. Aprihop2. Chain Breaker3. New Dogtown4. Ruthless Rye5. Alpine Spring6. Shift Rubio1. Chain Breaker2. Aprihop3. Alpine Spring4. New Dogtown5. Ruthless Rye6. Shift Anastacia1. Chain Breaker2. Aprihop3. New Dogtown4. Alpine Spring5. Ruthless Rye6. Shift Ryan1. Chain Breaker2. Aprihop3. Alpine Spring4. Ruthless Rye5. New Dogtown6. Shift 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 Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com    

The GABF 2012 Small Brewer of the Year, Funkwerks, is making some interesting and drool-worthy beers. They've sent us 5 of them to try on the show. Music provided by Grupo Fantasma. SaisonSingle Hop PolrisSolennaTropic KingDark Prophet Rankings: Mike1. Single Hop Polaris2. Saison3. Tropic King4. Dark Prophet5. Solenna Rubio1. Single Hop Polaris2. Saison3. Tropic King4. Dark Prophet5. Solenna Anastacia1. Single Hop Polaris2. Saison3. Tropic King4. Dark Prophet5. Solenna Ryan1. Single Hop Polaris2. Dark Prophet3. Saison4. Tropic King5. Solenna   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 Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Listener Matthew Fifer sent us six beers from Kalamazoo, MI's Bell's Brewery. Hells yeah... Bells yeah. Smitten Golden RyePorterTwo HeartedHell Hath No FuryThird CoastExpedition Rankings: Rubio1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale5. Expedition Stout6. Third Coast Old Ale Mike1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Expedition Stout5. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale6. Third Coast Old Ale Anastacia1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Expedition Stout5. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale6. Third Coast Old Ale Harvey1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale5. Expedition Stout5. Third Coast Old Ale (TIE)   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.c

OUR BIG FIVE-O! To celebrate, the five of us pulled some of our favorite beers together for one whopper of a show. OrvalPetrus Aged PaleThree Floyds Zombie DustCantillon Lou Pepe Frambois 2007Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2009Goose Island King Henry No rankings for this episode. Help us get to the GABF! Kick us a few bucks through the PayPal Donate link at thebeerists.com! 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, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

8 beers from Russian River, all ending in -TION. Our buddy Schoun shares his spoils with us after his trip to Russian River for Pliny the Younger Day. RedemptionTemptationSalvationConsecrationDamnationSanctificationSupplicationBeatification Rankings: Rubio1. Supplication2. Beatification3. Consecration4. Temptation5. Sanctification6. Redemption7. Damnation8. Salvation Schoun1. Supplication2. Consecration3. Beatification4. Temptaion5. Sanctification6. Salvation7. Redemption8. Damnation Anastacia1. Sanctification2. Temptation3. Beatification4. Supplication5. Consecration6. Rdemption7. Salvation8. Damnation Grant1. Supplication2. Beatification3. Consecration4. Redemption5. Sanctification6. Temptation7. Salvation8. Damnation   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, Grant Davis, and Schoun Regan. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/t

Listener Evan Gundy sent us a HUGE box of beer from Oklahoma. Wow, Oklahoma. Who the hell knew? Choc GosePrairie HopMarshall El CucuyPrarie NoirMustang Imperial Court StoutCoop DNR Rankings: Rubio1. Prairie Noir2. Prairie Hop3. Imperial Court Stout4. El Cucuy5. Gose6. DNR Mike1. Prairie Noir2. Prairie Hop3. Imperial Court Stout4. El Cucuy5. Gose6. DNR Anastacia1. Prairie Hop2.TIE: Prairie Noir & Imperial Court Stout4. Gose5, El Cucuy6. DNR Grant1. Prairie Hop2. Prairie Noir3. Imperial Court Stout4. El Cucuy5. Gose6. DNR   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, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Among the biggest beers brewed, barleywines pack a punch to the palate. Nevertheless, we have 6 to try, and if we die, we're taking Ryan Mesch with us. Brooklyn MonsterSierra Nevada Bigfoot 2013Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010Great Divide Old RuffianStone Old GuardianFirestone Walker Sucaba Rankings: Grant1. Sucaba2. Bigfoot 20103. Monster4. Bigfoot 20135. Old Guardian6. Old Ruffian Rubio1. Sucaba2. Old Guardian3. Bigfoot 20104. Bigfoot 20135. Monster6. Old Ruffian Ryan1. Sucaba2. Bigfoot 20133. Monster4. Bigfoot 20105. Old Guardian6. Old Ruffian Anastacia1. Sucaba2. Old Guardian3. Monster5. Bigfoot 2010, 20136. Old Ruffian   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, Grant Davis, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Ron Jefferies is making amazing wild beers in Michigan. Tonight, we sample 7 of them and get a little (a lot) drunk in the process. Baudelaire Beer iO SaisonES BamLa ParcelaFuego del OtoñoLa RojaOro Del CalabazaMadrugada Obscura Rankings: Rubio1. Oro de Calabaza2. Madrugada Obscura3. La Roja4. Fuego del Otono5. La Parcela6. Baudelaire iO saison7. E.S. Bam Mike1. Baudelaire iO saison2. La Roja3. Oro de Calabaza4. Fuego del Otono5. La Parcela6. E.S. Bam7. Madrugada Obscura Grant1. Baudelaire iO saison2. La Roja3. Oro de Calabaza4. Madrugada Obscurca5. Fuego del Otono6. E.S. Bam7. La Parcela Anastacia1. La Roja2. Oro de Calabaza3. Baudelaire iO saison4. Madrugada Obscura5. Fuego del Otono6. La Parcela7. E.S. Bam8. Go Fuck yourself   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, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebo

English or American, Porters are dark malty joys that most everyone seem to love. Unless your name is Anastacia. Or the vanilla porter farts in your face. Spoilers. Samuel Smith Taddy PorterSt. Peter's Old Style PorterFuller's London PorterBreckenridge Vanilla PorterSouthern Tier PorterDeschutes Black ButteSierra Nevada Porter Rankings: Mike1. Fullers London Porter2. Sierra Nevada Porter3. Black Butte4. Taddy Porter5. St. Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier Porter7. Vanilla Porter Rubio1. Fullers London Porter2. Black Butte3. Sierra Nevada Porter4. Taddy Porter5. St Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier Porter7. Vanilla Porter Elisa1. Fullers London Porter2. Sierra Nevada Porter3. Black Butte4. Taddy Porter5. St. Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier7. Vanilla Porter Anastacia1. Fullers London Porter2. Taddy Porter3. Sierra Nevada Porter4. Black Butte5. St. Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier Porter7. Vanilla Porter   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner

Stone has been a force for abrasively hoppy beers since 1996. We have 6 of their beers for this show, 3 of which were sent to us by Stone themselves. IPARuination IPAThe Perfect CrimeEnjoy By 2.25.13Sublimely Self-RighteousVertical Epic 11.11.11 (Aged in White Wine Barrels) Rankings: Rubio1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. Ruination4. The Perfect Crime5. IPA6. Sublimely Self-Righteous Grant1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. Ruination4. The Perfect Crime5. Sublimely Self-Righteous6. IPA TJ1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. The Perfect Crime4. Sublimely Self-Righteous5. Ruination6. IPA Anastacia1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. The Perfect Crime4. Sublimely Self-Righteous5. The Perfect Crime6. 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: J

We're so excited to finally have Ballast Point beers available in Austin, that we couldn't not do this show. 6 beers, 4 hungover Beerists, and Anastacia's finally back from Vegas! Wahoo WheatCalico AmberPale AleBig Eye IPASculpin IPAVictory at SeaIndra Kunindra Rankings: Grant1. Indra Kunindra2. Victory at Sea3. Calico Amber4. Sculpin5. Wahoo Wheat6. Pale Ale7. Big Eye IPA Rubio1. Indra Kunindra2. Victory at Sea3. Sculpin4. Calico Amber5. Big Eye IPA6. Pale Ale7. Wahoo Wheat Mike1. Indra Kunindra2. Sculpin3. Victory at Sea4. Calico Amber5. Big Eye IPA6. Pale Ale7. Wahoo Wheat Anastacia1. Indra Kunindra2. Victory at Sea3. Sculpin4. Pale Ale5. Wahoo Wheat6. Calico Amber7. Big Eye 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: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme mu

Each of us brought some beer to try. Anastacia's still in Vegas, but Ryan is back to fill in for her. Also, Stone. Cut point. Boulevard Two JokersRussian River SupplicationFreigeist AbraxasJolly Pumpkin Maracaibo EspecialRussian River TemptationSquatters Hell's Keep Rankings: Mike1. Temptation2. Maricaibo Especial3. Supplication4. Two Jokers5. Hell's Keep6. Abraxas Rubio1. Temptation2. Maricaibo Especial3. Supplication4. Hell's Keep5. Two Jokers6. Abraxas Ryan1. Maricaibo Especial2. Temptation3. Hell's Keep4. Supplication5. Two Jokers6. Abraxas Grant1. TemptationREAL #2 Ojos Negros (break beer)2. Supplication3. Maricaibo Especial4. Two Jokers5. Hell's Keep6. Abraxas   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/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defa

In Vegas for the Podcast Awards at NMX, we recorded a show on the expo floor a couple of hours before the awards ceremony. We talk about our trip so far, try a terrible hefe, and Anastacia gets drenched in beer. Hitachino Nest Red Rice AleStillwater of Love and RegretLagunitas SucksFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinJoseph James Weize Guy Rankings: JohnLagunitas SucksStillwater Of Love and RegretFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinHitachino Nest Red RiceJoseph James Weize Guy GrantLagunitas SucksFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinStillwater Of Love and RegretHitachino Nest Red RiceJoseph James Weize Guy AnastaciaLagunitas SucksFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinStillwater Of Love and RegretHitachino Nest Red RiceJoseph James Weize Guy   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 this week! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebee

Rubio and Anastaca, the Samuel Adams Winter Classics box, some chocolates TCHO picked to pair with them, and gluttony. And chocolate. Fuck yeah, chocolate. Boston LagerWinter LagerWhite ChristmasHoliday PorterOld FezziwigChocolate Bock 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 and Anastacia Kelly. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Winter. Bourbon barrels. Put imperial stouts in 'em. Then put the resulting beers in our faces. Hoppin' Frog Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.SDeschutes The AbyssFounders KBSFirestone Walker ParabolaMidnight Sun BerserkerGoose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Rankings: Mike1. Bourbon County Brand Stout2. Parabola3. Abyss4. KBS5. Barrel Aged BORIS6. Berserker John1. Bourbon County Brand Stout2. Parabola3. Abyss4. KBS5. Barrel Aged BORIS6. Berserker Ryan1. Parabola2. Bourbon County Brand Stout3. Abyss4. KBS5. Barrel Aged BORIS6. Berserker Anastacia1.Bourbon County Brand Stout2. KBS3. Parabola4. Abyss5. Berserker6. Barrel Aged BORIS   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 Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.