Brews, Booze, & Reviews

Sour beers are a divisive group of brews. You got your old school took-a-long-time-to-master sours like lambics n such, and you have the new school pack-as-much-fruit-as-possible-until-you-cant-taste-beer sours. Here, we finish the discussion about what sour beers are, the different kinds of sours, and how they're made. We invite Don back as a guest host, and our special guest, one-half of Beware The Vine (our theme song writers), Aimee Klein is here to hang out and possibly sing us some telegrams? In this episode we sample and review Stacked Deck Brewing's Astronaut Sauce with mango, guava, and pineapple, Oliphant Brewing's Squall Me Squishmael banana and almond sour, Junkyard Brewing's Nuance Strikes Back pink pepper and lemon zest saison sour and Muir Dry Hopped Foudre Sour along with their Bohemian Flex guava peach and tangerine gose, Rodenbach Grand Cru, and the ever present Duchesse De Bourgogne from Brouwerij Verhaeghe. Listen at the end of this episode for the full version of Sex, Drugs, and Cabaret b

The Poet William Cowper once said, “Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all it's flavor.” Well, on TODAY'S show, there's plenty of spice to go around as we delve into Rye Whiskeys for the first time. We invite Jarek Kath from Proof Distillery and Travis G. back to have some fun. In this episode we sample and review Bulleit Rye, Heaven's Door Straight Rye Whiskey, Willet Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Straight Rye, High West's Midwinter Nights Dram, and Knob Creek Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey. Thanks to https://fargounderground.com/  and https://www.bridgeviewliquors.com/ for supporting the show. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, share us with a friend. If you would like to support our show, you can do so by clicking on the support link at the bottom of this episode description. For more information, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, hea

Well, we done did it again, but this time we invited comedian Marquay Belcher over to try and sift through the madness with us. We blindly taste test 7 of some of the top selling light beers in the US in the order listed below, so please, follow along with us throughout the episode, today: 1)  Michelob Golden Light  2)  Miller Lite 3)  Natural Light 4)  Bud Light 5)  Coors Light 6)  Busch Light 7)  Keystone Light Find out which beer is truly the better tasting of the 7! Join Marquay as he hosts Open Mic Night at The Cellar every Wednesday. For more information head over to https://www.frontstreettaproom.com/comedyinthecellar Thanks to https://fargounderground.com/  and https://www.bridgeviewliquors.com/for supporting the show. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, share us with a friend. If you would like to support our show, you can do s

Dry January. Starting on the 1st and going without alcohol of any kind until February 1st. That idea is catching on globally, and for some it's a way to hit the reset button, make some pandemic-inspired resolutions, and find new ways to relax and destress. Starting in 2013 in the UK with around 4,000 people, it has now reached millions of folks who are just wanting to make some healthier choices for a month. In this episode, good ol' guest #2 Ben is back to hang with the BBR crew. Today we sample and review the Citra Lager, IPA, Black Ale, and Coffee Stout from Hairless Dog brewing, and follow it up at the end with Lagunitas Brewing's IPNA. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase mo

We know we should have put out this episode on champagnes/sparkling wines two weeks ago, but things have been hectic and busy at the BBR studio. So instead we release today's show in celebration of heading into year three of us telling dad jokes, learning new things, and generally getting a bit tipsy with you our listeners! We even harken back to our first year and get one of the BBR founders Andrea Anderson back on the show, along with our lovely guest #2 Ben Revier. We had the intention of doing just spumantes, but then we did a little bit of research and realized how laughable that was. BBR crew got through it only slightly scathed, but there's just something about sparkling wines that gets everyone in a giggly mood. Today we sample and review J. Roget Spumante, Fitvine prosecco spumante brut, Risata Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Chandon Sweet Star, and Moet's Moet & Chandon Nectar Imperial. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandre

Our elusive yet witty cohost Jayde is back with a special assignment: Hard Apple Ciders.  Ciders are Jayde's favorite adult beverage, so she took the reigns on this show.  In this episode we sample and review Angry Orchard's Crisp Apple, Loon Juice's Honeycrisp, Magner's Irish Cider, Stella Artois's Cidre, Strongbow's Original Dry, and Woodchuck's Amber. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/ On behalf

Well folks, it's definitely winter time here in the upper midwest of the US, because this past week we finally got our first blizzard of the year. And what do you do when it's cold as hell out? You snuggle in for some tasty brews by your partner, and bake up some holiday cookies or treats, all while sitting in front of a nice fire. One of the few good things we like about this season is the robust, hearty flavor of stouts and porters. On this episode, we wanted to take a closer look at the sweeter side of this fine beer, and dive into pastry stouts. In this show we sample and review six by Drekker Brewing: Bourbon Barrel Aged Flizzard with the variants of Oreo, Snickers, and Butterfinger, followed by their What Lies Beneath Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with cacao, coffee, and vanilla, and the variant with Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup. The coffee in these last two was provided by the cats at Thunder Coffee, and the maple syrup that came out of those said barrels was delicious as well! We also taste Dr

Welcome to another mead episode of BBR with special guest and LEVEL FOUR GRANDMASTER judger of beverages Susan Ruud from Prairie Rose Meadery where we kick back and sample 5 delicious meads and chat about how a person can get to a level four Grandmaster in tasting brews. In this episode we sample and review Redstone Meadery Barrel Aged Traditional Honey Wine, Lurgashall Meadery's 2004 Vintage Reserve, Dansk Mjod's Viking Blod Nordic Honey Wine with Hibiscus and Hops, and two from Prairie Rose: Orange Spice and Caramel Apple. For more information on Prairie Rose Meadery, head over to https://www.prairierosemeadery.com/ If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss

Happy Holidays, neighbors! Welcome to an episode of the podcast that doesn't really get anymore seasonal, than one with brews made specifically for this time of year! We get festive and chat about some of our holiday traditions while while sampling and reviewing Bud Light Seltzer Ugly Sweater pack that contained apple crisp, ginger snap, cranberry, and peppermint patty. We also lap up Bell's Christmas Ale scotch ale, Shiner's Holiday Cheer, Southern Tier's 2XMAS spiced double ale, Bent Paddle's Wilderness Tuxedo american sour ale with cranberries and black currants, and Swing Barrel's Little Drummer's Throne peppermint porter. We hope you all are happy and staying safe out there! We thank you all so much for listening to this little show of ours, and we hope you have as much fun listening to us banter, bicker, and learn as we have doing it! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, pleas

Welcome to a brand-new experiment: an ALL-GUESTS bottle share chat! Nox gets together with a couple returning guests, and a new one! Don, Blake, Alex from Terps Candy, and Sam from DrumConRath Brewing are back and welcome newcomer Jarek Kath of Proof Distillery here in Fargo, ND. Each person brought their own beverage to sample out (we forgot Alex’s in this one), and we sample and review some great choices! We find out how a brewer will make a barleywine, we chat conspiracy theories about Big Vanilla and Big Sugar, we find out the difference between a pot still and a column still, and how did moonshiners go blind, we get a lesson onbhow to enjoy a bourbon pour, and a distiller ( Jarek ) educates about barrels. In this lengthy, highly educating episode, we sample and review Boulevard’s Tank 7 Saison, Firestone Walker’s 2016 Helldorado Barleywine, Haye’s Public House’s The Morrigan barrel aged black IPA, Turning Point Brewing’s Lasercannon Deth Sentence barrel aged stout, Deschites 2017 The Abyss aged in rum ba

We finally made it to the last installment of the series on barrel aged brews! We've previously asked brewers from two local breweries (Junkyard Brewing and Drekker Brewing) 10 questions we thought our audience might want to know about what barrel aging a beer is all about. In this LAST CALL edition, we stick with the traditional LC formula and get a little tipsy with Mick Klein and cousin Torry while asking the brewers off the wall hits such as "How do you get such a high ABV% if it doesn't come from the barrel", and "What's a yeast cake", to "How does barrel temp affect the beer", and "what future barrel projects do you have coming"? We sample and review Great Divide Brewing's Wood Werks Barrel Series #3 brown rye ale, Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck's 2013 Trignac XII, and 3 Floyds Brewing's Pillar of Beasts barrel aged salted caramel barleywine. Some hefty bois to round out the trifecta, and we hope you enjoy! For more information on our guest Mick Klein and his music, head over to - https://mickklein.com/ and

Welcome to part 2 of our barrel aged series. Things get just s little bit looser as we go along here, but we have questions about the barrels themselves answered, and some advice for homebrewers looking to achieve similar results. In this episode we sample and review three beers from Drekker's Sixth-year Anniversary party when they released Six Feet Apart, Six Feet Under, and Six Ways From Sunday, all bourbon barrel-aged stouts. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of e

Welcome to our highly anticipated Barrel-aged series where we hear from actual local brewers themselves on the process! The BBR crew got cousin Torry back to the dungeon, along with special guest and long time musician Mick Klein, to get some ethanol education and enjoy some tasty beers! We got interview soundbites from Aaron Juhnke, the owner and brewer at Junkyard Brewing in Moorhead, and Tom Knowlton, brewer over at Drekker Brewing in Fargo, to give answers to some questions we thought you might like to know! In part one we rate and review these three barrel-aged brews released in 2020 from Junkyard:King Size stout double barrel aged Willet bourbon barrels, and two Basement Business barrel-aged barleywines, one aged in Willet Bourbon barrels while the other aged in Willet rye barrels.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform.

When we think of Brandies and Cognacs, we envision sitting beside a nice fire in a chair with a blanket over your legs, brandy in hand, almost romanticizing it like in a Norman Rockwell painting. Our friend Ben stops in again, and we actually cover a bit of ground on what these spirits are, where they can come from, and the differences of how some are made.  In this episode we sample and review E&J Brandy's VSOP Grand Blue, Ara Jan Armenian Brandy, Copper & King's Butchertown Reserve Cask, Tattersall Apple Brandy, Courvoisier, and Hennessy. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at

You know what rhymes with Tuesday? Alcohol! Wait... what? In this last call episode the guys add four beers and a whiskey to the mix, and somehow make it to the end in one piece.  There's actually a semi-startling revelation from one of our co-hosts, so stay tuned! In this show we sample and review Old Grand-Dad 114 from Beam Suntory, DCR Brewing's Gear Wild Berry Smoothy Sour with berries, and three from Drekker, including Flash Kick Double IPA, Chonk Birthday Cake Sundae Sour, and GORP Be With You Trail Mix Sour. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-

Welcome to another spoooooooooky episode of BBR! Today former cohost Travis lent us his apartment to record the show because the work on the dungeon has fell behind, and to him we say thanks! Along with several pumpkin 'beers' we sample and review for you fine folks, we sprinkle in a few doses of discussions on horror flicks, such as what are the top three movies people SHOULD watch in the genre, least scary movie, and what we think about certain films in general. In this episode we sample and discuss Ace's Pumpkin Hard Cider, Samuel Adams' Jack-O, Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale, New Belgium's Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin, Avery Brewing's Rumpkin, three from Southern Tier Brewing including Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale, Pumking Nitro, and Cold Brew Coffee Pumking, Shipyard Brewing's Smashed Pumpkin, and Rebel Hard Coffee's Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Latté. That's a frightening amount of brews to taste, but we're up to be the heroes (or zeroes) in this story and get it done! If you have any questions, comments, o

Once again we come to you from Minot, North Dakota, to Atypical Brewing and Barrelworks! In this episode we sit down with Eric The Sour to learn more about the brewery, what the difference with between wet hops and fresh hops, and some of their beers! In this show we sample and review their Stouty Face Stuck Mash Stout, Split/Shift Coffee Brown Ale, Limestone Cowboy Gose, Hef'N A Bavarian Hefeweizen, Wet Hop American Summer, and London Fog Cream Ale w/Vanilla and Tea. Then Eric takes us to Souring School and teaches us a few things about the souring process, all while we sample their Weird Alchemy, and their Gin & Spruce Barrel Aged Golden Sour Ale. We finish up by sampling a brew waiting for release call Electric Nectar Blended Barrel-Aged Sour w/Whole Colorado Peaches! A VERY bold statement was issued in this episode as well! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this show, please rate and r

Hello once again, neighbors, to another taproom takeover edition of the show, Minot-style! In this episode, Aaron and Brian from Souris River invite us exclusively into their taproom to tell tales not only of brewing, but local stories and legends as well! We sample and chat about their Bakken Brown, Squirrel Killer IPA, Bootlegger Porter, Mandolin Mayhem Marzen, Turtle Mountain Sour, Peanut Brown Sour, and 52 Pines Wheat Ale.  We discuss science-y things, proper pronunciation, and most importantly BEER! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at brewsboozeandreviews@hotmail.com. If you like this show, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support the podcast, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. For more information about us, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to h

Even though there aren't any "Fests" going on this year for obvious reasons, the BBR crew still wanted to pretend there was, so we got together and drank a bunch of Fest-style beers. In this episode we sample and review Summit's Oktoberfest Marzen Style, Sierra Nevada's Oktoberfest, Swing Barrel's Mr. Oktober Oktoberfest Lager, Icewind Brewing double showing of their Frozen Hosen Oktoberfest Marzen and their Festbier: Dirndl Dropper, and Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest Marzen, followed by a revisit from last year's winner, and from our host beer Marchtoberfest from DCR Brewing. We'll don our Lederhos'n and our Tyrolean's and hoist our steins once again to be filled to the brim, because today, our spirits are high! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at info@brewsboozeandreviews.com. If you like this show, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support the podcast, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the

On this fine, phallically-named Last Call show after recording Rieslings, good ol' "Guest #2" Ben hangs on with us to chat about another mixed pack, a couple of pickle-type beers, and an IPA. In the mixed pack from Cigar City we sample and review Florida Cracker belgian white ale, Guayabera citra pale ale, Jai Alai India pale ale, and Florida Man  DIPA. Our pickle beer selection included Boulevard's Chill Vibes sour ale with cucumber, and Tin Whiskers' Deep Space Brine kolsch. Lastly, we check out Inbound's Fruit of the Loop citrus IPA. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at info@brewsboozeandreviews.com. If you like this show, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support the podcast, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. For more information about us, or to listen to our back catalog