The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Listener Jason Straub drove down to TX from Nebraska, with a car full of beer for us. So, we decided to try a few of them on mic. Thanks, Jason! Odell 90 Shilling AleOdell St LupulinLucky Bucket Certified EvilWeyerbacher Seventeen With John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. TheBeerists.comtwitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Episode 19 - North Coast Brewing The beers of North Coast Brewing Co are some of the most widely available craft beers in America. Grab some, slap them headphones on, and drink along! Red Seal AlePranQsterLe MerleBrother TheloniousOld RasputinOld Stock Ale (2011 & 2007) Rankings: Grant1. Old Stock 20072. Old Rasputin3. PranQster4. Brother Thelonious5. Old Stock 20116. Le Merle7. Red Seal Rubio1. Old Stock 20072. Old Rasputin3. Brother Thelonious4. PranQster5. Le Merle6. Old Stock 20117. Red Seal Mike1. Old Stock 20072. Old Rasputin3. Brother Thelonious4. PranQster5. Old Stock 20116. Le Merle7. Red Seal Anastacia1. Brother Thelonious2. Old Stock 20073. Old Rasputin4. PranQster5. Old Stock 20116. Le Merle7. Red Seal Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.

Episode 18 - Beers That Got Us Into Craft Beer The road to craft beer is different for everyone. Listen in as we taste and talk about some of the beers that got us into craft beer (we each brought 2), and tell stories of our experiences. Grant's Beers:New Belgium Fat TireBlue Moon John's Beers:Dundee Honey BrownMaredsous 8 Brune Anastacia's Beers:Dogfish Head Festina PecheUnibroue Don Dieu Mike's Beers:DuvelArrogant Bastard 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 show notes for this episode. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 17 - Listener Beer Show Join us as we taste six incredible beers from two incredible listeners! Big thanks to Chris Quinn and Thomas Callaghan for supplying the beers for this episode. Half Acre Daisy CutterPipeworks GlaucusPipeworks Ninja vs UnicornHair of the Dog FredHair of the Dog AdamHair of the Dog/Deschutes Collage Rankings: Mike1. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)2. Glaucus3. Adam4. Fred5. Ninja vs. Unicorn6. Daisy Cutter John1. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)2. Adam3. Glaucus4. Ninja vs. Unicorn5. Daisy Cutter6. Fred Ryan1. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)2. Fred3. Ninja vs. Unicorn4. Daisy Cutter5. Adam6. Glaucus Anastacia1. Glaucus2. Fred3. Ninja vs. Unicorn4. Daisy Cutter5. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)6. Adam Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With guest Ryan Mesh filling in for Grant. twitt

The Beerists Extra 1 - Two Ruinations An extra mini-episode! Anastacia and John taste and talk about 2 delicious ways to ruin your palate- Stone Ruination IPA, and Stone Ruination 10th Anniversary IPA. We also discuss evolving palates, keeping notes, and why we rank instead of rate beers. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 16 - Double IPAs Six mind-blowingly great Double IPAs go toe to toe in a battle for the ages. OMG HOPS EVERYWHERE! Hair of The Dog Blue DotThe Alchemist Heady TopperRussian River Pliny the ElderFirestone Walker Double JackBallast Point DoradoNinkasi Tricerahop Rankings: John1. Pliny the Elder2. Heady Topper3. Blue Dot4. Dorado5. Double Jack6. Tricerahops Mike1. Pliny the Elder2. Heady Topper3. Dorado4. Blue Dot5. Double Jack6. Tricerahops Grant1. Heady Topper2. Pliny the Elder3. Blue Dot4. Dorado5. Tricerahops6. Double Jack Anastacia1. Heady Topper2. Pliny the Elder3. Dorado4. Double Jack5. Blue Dot6. Tricerahops Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated B

Episode 15 - American Brown Ales Four beer lovers taste six American Brown Ales, slowly come to unexpected realizations, and then fly off the rails completely. Moose DroolEllie's Brown AleBrooklyn Brown AleBear Republic Pete's Brown Tribute AleRogue Hazelnut Brown NectarStone/Fat Head's/Bear Republic TBA Rankings: Grant1. Moose Drool2. Peter Brown Tribute Ale3. Brooklyn Brown Ale4. Ellie's Brown Ale5. Hazelnut Brown Nectar6. TBA (Texas Brown Ale) John1. Peter Brown Tribute Ale2. Moose Drool3. Brooklyn Brown Ale4. TBA (Texas Brown Ale)5. Ellie's Brown Ale6. Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ryan1. Peter Brown Tribute Ale2. Moose Drool3. TBA (Texas Brown Ale)4. Brooklyn Brown Ale5. Ellie's Brown Ale6. Hazelnut Brown Nectar Anastacia1. Moose Drool2. Brooklyn Brown Ale3. Peter Brown Tribute Ale4. Ellie's Brown Ale5. TBA (Texas Brown Ale)6. Hazelnut Brown NectarSubscribe: Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Downloa

Episode 14 - Stillwater Artisanal Ales This episode, we sample 5 of Brian Strumke's beers, almost get killed by a cork, and break out into song. A lot. Cellar DoorBronze AgeStateside SaisonHolland OatsExistent Rankings: Grant1. Holland Oats2. Existent3. Cellar Door4. Stateside Saison5. Bronze Age Mike1. Existent2. Stateside Saison3. Cellar Door4. Holland Oats5. Bronze Age John1. Existent2. Cellar Door3. Holland Oats4. Stateside Saison5. Bronze Age Anastacia1. Stateside Saison2. Existent3. Cellar Door4. Holland Oats5. Bronze Age Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Special thanks to Brian Strumke for allowing us to use some of his music for the intro and during the break of this show. Theme music

Episode 13 - Belgian IPAs What happens when Belgium and America collide? Find out with us as we taste 6 different Belgian IPAs. De Ranke XX BitterStone Cali-BelgiqueAle Asylum BedlamThree Floyd's Live a Rich LifeHoublon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel*Piraat AleUrthel Hop-It Rankings: Grant1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life3. Stone Cali-Belgique4. Urthel Hop-It5. Piraat Ale6. Houblon Chouffe Dobblen IPA Tripel*7. De Ranke XX Bitter Mike1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. Piraat Ale3. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life4. Urthel Hop-It5. De Ranke XX Bitter6. Stone Cali-Belgique John1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life3. Piraat Ale4. Urthel Hop-It5. De Ranke XX Bitter6. Stone Cali-Belgique Anastacia1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life3. De Ranke XX Bitter4. Piraat Ale5. Urthel Hop-It6. Stone Cali-Belgique *Houblon Chouffe not taken into rankings. SKUNKED. Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!)

Episode 12- CAN You Taste the Difference? Does a beer that was canned taste different than the same beer from a bottle? This week, we put ourselves through a blind tasting to see if there we could detect a difference. Check out our results below. HeinekenAvery White RascalMagic Hat #9Paulaner Hefe-WeizenSierra Nevada Pale AleNew Belgium Ranger IPA Results: After being poured in another room, samples were presented in glasses labeled A and B. We were aware of the beer brand/type being served, but not which of our glasses contained the can sample or bottle sample. Our job was to try to determine which samples were poured from a bottle, and which were poured from a can. JohnHeineken CorrectAvery White Rascal CorrectMagic Hat #9 CorrectPaulaner Hefe-Weizen CorrectSierra Nevada Pale Ale CorrectNew Belgium Ranger IPA Correct AnastaciaHeineken CorrectAvery White Rascal IncorrectMagic Hat #9 CorrectPaulaner Hefe-Weizen IncorrectSierra Nevada Pale Ale CorrectNew Belgium Ranger IPA  Correct GrantHeineken CorrectAvery

Episode 11 – Pilsners Will Mike and Ryan get Rubio and Anastacia to join them aboard the pilsner train? Or will they remain at the pils hate station? Paulaner Premium PilsPilsner UrquellLeft Hand Polestar Pilsner*North Coast Scrimshaw PilsnerVictory Prima PilsOskar Blues' Mama's Little Yella Pills* LIGHTNING ROUND!Avery Joe's Premium American PilsnerFlensburger PilsenerNew Glarus Two Women*San Miguel Pale Pilsen Rankings: Ryan1. Paulaner Premium Pils2. North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner3. Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner4. Flensburger Pilsener5. Victory Prima Pils6. San Miguel Pale Pilsen7. Pilsner Urquell Mike1. Paulaner Premium Pils2. Flensburger Pilsener3. North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner4. Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner5. Pilsner Urquell6. San Miguel Pale Pilsen7. * Mike chose not to Include Victory Prima Pils John1. Paulaner Premium Pils2. North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner3. Victory Prima Pils4. Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner5. Flensburger Pilsener6. Pilsner Urquell7. San Miguel Pale Pilsen Anastaci

Episode 10 - Cellar Diving This week, we pillage my beer cellar, drink and discuss a few old beers, and get shitfaced in the process. 2007 North Coast Old Stock2010 Goose Island Lolita2006 Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel2005 JW Lees Harvest Ale2011 Boulevard Saison-Brett2012 Terrapin Wake and Bake Rankings: Grant1. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20112. Goose Island Lolita 20103. Terrapin Wake n Bake 20104. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20075. Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 2006 (B3)6. JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 TJ1. Goose Island Lolita 20102. Terrapin Wake n Bake 20103. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20114. Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 2006 (B3)5. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20076. JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 John1. Terrapin Wake n Bake 20102. Goose Island Lolita 20103. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20114. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20075. Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 2006 (B3)6. JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 Anastacia1. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20112. Goose Island Lolita 20103.  Terrapin Wake n Bake 20104. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20075. Chouffe Dobbelen I

Episode 9 - Witbiers This episode, we knock around in the house Pierre Celis built and douse our mouths in fruity, spicy witbiers! Hoegaarden Original White AleBlue MoonOmmegang WitteSt Bernardus WitbierAvery White RascalDogfish Head Namaste Rankings: Ken1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Dogfish Head Namaste3. Hoegaarden Original White Ale4. Ommegang Witte5. Blue Moon6. Avery White Rascal  Mike1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Dogfish Head Namaste3. Hoegaarden Original White Ale4. Ommegang Witte5. Blue Moon6. Avery White Rascal John1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Hoegaarden Original White Ale3. Dogfish Head Namaste4. Ommegang Witte5. Blue Moon6. Avery White Rascal Anastacia1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Hoegaarden Original White Ale3. Ommegang Witte4. Dogfish Head Namaste5. Avery White Rascal6. Blue Moon  Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, A

Episode 8 - Stouts This week, we stare into the black, black hearts of 5 hearty stouts! Thanks to Andy Hampton for the show suggestion! Sierra Nevada StoutDeschutes Obsidian StoutPike XXXXX Extra StoutGuinness Foreign Extra StoutGreen Flash Double Stout Rankings: Grant1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout4. Green Flash Double Stout5. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout Mike1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Green Flash Double Stout4. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout5. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout John1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout4. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout5. Green Flash Double Stout Anastacia1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout4. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout5. Green Flash Double Stout Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The

Episode 7 - The Blind Leading the Blind This week, we each poured two mystery beers for the rest of us to 'blind' taste. None of us knew what the others brought over for this mad experiment. The results made for a hugely surprising, fun show. Oh, and I'm not posting the beers we drank on the show this week, or the quazi-rankings we rattled off. You'll just have to go into it as blind as we were. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No show notes this week. TheBeerists.comtwitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com

Episode 6 - Saisons It's the season for Saisons! Join us as we taste 6 fantastic beers on this weeks episode of The Beerists Podcast. With special guest, John Harvey. Saison DuPontGoose Island SofieThree Floyds Rabbid RabbitOmmegang HennepinBoulevard Tank 7Fantome Hiver Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: Grant1 Ommegang Hennepin2 Fantome Hiver3 Boulevard Tank 74 Saison DuPont5 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit6 Goose Island Sofie John1 Fantome Hiver2 Boulevard Tank 73 Ommegang Hennepin4 Saison DuPont5 Goose Island Sofie6 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit Anastacia1 Saison DuPont2 Goose Island Sofie3 Boulevard Tank 74 Ommegang Hennepin5 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit6 Fantome Hiver Harvey1 TIE Goose Island Sofie and Boulevard Tank 72 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit3 Fantome Hiver4 Ommegang Hennepin5 Saison DuPont Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided ton

Episode 5 - Hefeweizens Five Hefes enter, one reigns supreme. We talk about those yummy wheaty Bavarian treats, gag on a spoiled beer, and judge Rubio for buying the wrong beer. Julius Echter Hefe-WeissAyinger Brau-weisseSchneider WeissePaulaner Hefe-Weizen*Shiner HefeweizenLive Oak Hefeweizen *Spoiled bottle alert! Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: Grant1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Schneider Weisse3 Ayinger Brau-weisse4 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss5 Paulaner Hefe-Weizen **5 Shiner Hefeweizen John1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss3 Ayinger Brau-weisse4 Schneider Weisse5 Shiner Hefeweizen Anastacia1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss3 Schneider Weisse4 Ayinger Brau-weisse5 Shiner Hefeweizen Mike1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Ayinger Brau-weisse3 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss4 Schneider Weisse5 Paulaner Hefe-Weizen **5 Shiner Hefeweizen  **Not condisered for ranki

Episode 4 - A Chaotic Look at Three Floyds Brewing Company We're back from Dark Lord Day with 7 Three Floyds beers! Most of them were pretty high in alcohol, so we went off the rails and into a beer-addled chaos with this one. So crack open and pour a bottle of suds and join us for a wild ride. Gumball HeadLord Admiral NelsonDreadnaughtArctic Panzer WolfRye'd Da LighteningMutiny & the MolluskDark Lord Subscribe:Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: Grant1 Arctic Panzer Wolf2 Rye'd Da Lightening3 Gumball Head4 Dreadnaught5 Mutiny & the Mollusk6 Lord Admiral Nelson7 Dark Lord John1 Rye'd Da Lightening2 Arctic Panzer Wolf3 Gumball Head4 Mutiny & the Mollusk5 Dreadnaught6 Lord Admiral Nelson7 Dark Lord Anastacia1 Arctic Panzer Wolf2 Gumball Head3 Dreadnaught4 Rye'd Da Lightening5 Mutiny & the Mollusk6 Lord Admiral Nelson7 Dark Lord Mike1 Mutiny & the Mollusk2 Ar

Episode 3 - Sourpalooza Sours! This is a special show, in that there really isn't a specific style of sour beer we're drinking- We were just in the mood to pucker the hell up. We drink 6 awesome sour beers, try and describe what we're tasting, and rank them in order of favorites. Cascade BlueberryRussian River ConsecrationLost Abbey Red Poppy AleGirardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)New Belgium La FolieCantillon Rosé de Gambrinus Subscribe:Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: John:1 Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)2 Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus3 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale4 New Belgium La Folie5 Russian River Consecration6 Cascade Blueberry Grant:1 Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)2 New Belgium La Folie3 Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus4 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale5 Russian River Consecration6 Cascade Blueberry Anastacia:1 Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)2 Russian River Consecration3 Cantil