Weird

Beer can be made from all kinds of different things like Lemons, Tomatoes, Oysters, Apples, Myrrh, Ginger, and Chili Peppers. Think of it as hanging out with your odd cousin. Sometimes weird is nothing more than an interesting label.

The Guerneville video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QZLMq01hgLg

Beers on the show: Floris Apple, Stiegl with Lemon Soda, Monty Python's Holy Ail, Budweiser Chelada, Nora - http://www.birreria.com/

Homework: Gather your friends around weird beers.

Hosts: John Foster and Motor

Email us at [email protected]

Drunk dial the robot at 206 666 5338.

Good noon!

Recorded in San Francisco on 03/22/2008.

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Imperial Irish Coffee Chocolate Milk Oatmeal Oyster Stout

Stout is a very old style of beer. It's been around since 1700's at least. The style has always been loved but it's not always been popular. The running joke is "want a knife and fork to go with your beer" is unfounded. Stout, while thick and creamy, is often lighter, smoother and more flavorful then some icky American lagers. There are many different recipes for Stout including: Irish, Imperial, Milk, Oatmeal, Chocolate, Coffee and Oyster. Some consider the Porter style to be a Stout as well as the Stout style grew out of Porter beer. Today most breweries consider the styles to be distinct.

Beers on the show:

Almost every kind of stout. See the class photo.

Listen to: ksdt.ucsd.edu

Beer School everywhere:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6351328213

http://youtube.com/beerschool

Host: John Foster and Motor

Guest: None

Be sure to visit City Beer Store in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

See you next year!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 02/28/2008.

BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc.

© 2008 Ayer Media, Inc.

Touring Belgium

Instead of a vacation to the surfing safari or a snow riding in the mountains consider something different: a vacation to beer. Not just any beer but Belgium beer right from the country itself. Think the ultimate beer run. There are 500 different varieties of beer made by 100 different breweries.

Homework: Gather your friends around six different Belgium beers. Pair it with random cheese and share what you discover.

Hosts: John Foster and Motor

Guests: Stu Stuart

Check out beerschool.com and http://belgianbeerme.com/

Be sure to visit Belgium

Email us at [email protected]

Drunk dial the robot at 206 666 5338.

Good noon!

Recorded in San Francisco on 02/19/2008.

BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc.

© 2008 Ayer Media, Inc.

Organic

Organic is not a new thing. It's not a marketing buzz word. It turns out it's a really strict thing to use the word. It's regulated by governments that have set up rules about what a product can't have, must have and it can't cheat. It's a long road to get a product labeled as organic and once it's labeled this way it's inspected to make sure it actually really is what it's supposed to be.

Homework: Find an organic beer or other product and try it out.

Hosts: John Foster and Motor

Guests: Ronald Silberstein and Brenden Dobel from Thirsty Bear in San Francisco.

Check out beerschool.com and thebrewingnetwork.com

Be sure to visit Thirsty Bear in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

Drunk dial the robot at 206 666 5338.

Good noon!

Recorded in San Francisco on 02/13/2008.

BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc.

� 2008 Ayer Media, Inc.

I don't feel Absinthe

It's been a year since we first sat in front of a mic and started talking about beer. Instead of a big fun party with a band we decided to break out of format so we could drink Absinthe. Absinthe has not been available in the US or A legally since 1912 when it was banned by the Department of Agricuture. We try Absinthe from the St George Distillery in Alameda located about 3 miles from the Beer School studio. It got poured in traditional ways: French, Chec, Ice and Cowboy.

Saint George Distillery

http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/

Article about Absinthe in the Cron

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/05/MNQJTO9FM.DTL

Beers on the show: no beer on the show.

Check out the FaceBook page:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6351328213

and the YouTube channel:

http://youtube.com/beerschool

Host: John Foster and Motor

Guests: Mike, Kris and Justine

Be sure to visit City Beer Store in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

ecorded in San Francisco on 02/04/2008.

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Class Reunion

Host: John Foster, Motor and Rosie the Intern

Looks for us in San Francisco, CA.

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 01/18/2007.

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© 2008 Ayer Media, Inc.

Nothing

Beers on the show:

21a IPA from the 21st Amendement.

Listen to: ksdt.ucsd.edu

Check out the FaceBook page:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6351328213

and the YouTube channel:

http://youtube.com/beerschool

Host: John Foster and Motor

Guest: None

Be sure to visit City Beer Store in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

See you next year!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 01/13/2008.

BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc.

© 2008 Ayer Media, Inc.

Beer in the Movies

Class: Beer is featured on the silver screen in many different rolls. Sometimes it's the life of the party and other times its the cause for great commotion. It's been sipped, slammed, shotgunned and thrown. It's the butt of jokes and the straight man.

the Homework

Enjoy a movie while drinking your favorite beer. Write a review and post it in the comments or call the robot at leave a message at 206-666-5338.

the Menu

SmartFood Pop Corn and Rice Crispie Treats.

the Beer list

Pilsner Urquell

Harvest - Sierra Nevada

Lumpy Gravy - Lagunitas

Kiltlifter - Four Peaks

Host: John Foster, Motor and Rosie the Intern

Looks for us in San Francisco, CA.

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 01/07/2007.

BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc.

© 2008 Ayer Media, Inc.

College

Statistics came from:

http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/StatsSummaries/snapshot.aspx

http://www.cspinet.org/booze/collfact1.htm

Nouvelle Vague is the spelling of that band that covered the Dead Kennedy's song.

http://www.last.fm/music/Nouvelle+Vague/

Beers on the show:

Wittekerke, Shiner Bohemian Black Lager, Lindemen's Posse and Green Flash Nut Brown Ale.

Listen to: ksdt.ucsd.edu

Check out the FaceBook page:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6351328213

Homework: Redo your favorite homework from last year. Such as:

Send us a coaster

Write about BeerSchool on your blog

Send us presents

Post a review.

Make a list of all your local beers.

Host: John Foster and Motor

Guest: Honore

Be sure to visit City Beer Store in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

See you next year!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 12/28/2007.

BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc.

© 2007 Ayer Media, Inc.

Beer in Review

Top three beers from the three of us. Sorry that we forgot to compare our lists. Next time maybe.

Motor

Radeberger

30 to Life from Moonlight Brewing

Berliner Weisse Nottingham

John

Turmer Pils

Kill Ugly Radio from Lagunitas

Bitter American from 21st Amendment

Best Show

Rock Star Bartender

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." 

Frank Zappa 

Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe 

http://www.mobygames.com/game/secret-weapons-of-the-luftwaffe

Secret Agent Moss Sour ID cards coming soon.

Books mentioned on the show:

Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

http://www.amazon.com/Botany-Desire-Plants-Eye-View-World/dp/0375501290

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNGWnl-HMgY&feature=related

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 

by Michael Pollan

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1594200823

Options by Fake Steve Jobs

http://www.amazon.com/Options-Secret-Life-Steve-Parody/dp/0306815842

Ambitious Brew by Maureen Vogle 

http://ambitiousbrew.com/

The picture of bunnies eating the cousin.

http://sfist.com/2007/12/22/photo_du_jour_13.php

Annie's Mac and Cheese

http://www.annies.com/products/macaroni_cheese.html

John got the weight of Jet fuel wrong by a pound.

Homework: Plan all the festivals and events that you want to attend to in 2008. 

Host: John Foster and Motor

Be sure to visit City Beer Store in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon! OWT!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 12/23/2007.

BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc.

© 2007 Ayer Media, Inc.