The Eighteenth Amendment

6/9/07

It took activists 75 years to get alcohol products banned from consumer use. Starting after the civil war groups made their way from state to state. A decade after the turn of the century much of the nation was "dry" and it was only a matter of time before government was swayed to put the final nail in the coffin. But it wasn't just one of these forces at work. It took money, politics, religion, big business, public opinion and a world war to make this happen.

Homework:

Read the book Ambitious Brew by Maruen Ogle. http://www.ambitiousbrew.com/ Amazon has a lots in the used section for five bucks plus shipping.

Guests: Motor and Rosie the Intern

Host: John Foster

Beer: 4 different beers from SpeakEasy in San Francisco, CA

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Good noon! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Franciso, CA on 06/09/2007.

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The Beers of Summer

BeerSchool™

Class: Memorial Day weekend is the official start of the summer. Thus the need to sample some of the beers of summer. Craig steps in to ask beer related questions, like how it is made, how it is described and other things from his great big book.

Homework: Get some summer beers and taste them with your friends. Be sure to add real lemonade.

Book:

Good book of McGee is called On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold.

http://www.amazon.com/Food-Cooking-Science-Lore-Kitchen/dp/0684800012

the menu:

Chips and Salsa

the beer list:

Sierra Nevada Summer Fest

Samuel Adams Summer Ale

Anchor Summer Beer

Widmer Hefeweizen 

and a mixing all the above with Lemonade.

Special guests: Craig from http://gruntmedia.com/home.html

Host: John Foster, Motor. Rosie the Intern will return next week.

Band: The Ataris played The Boys Of Summer.

Check out comic life from www.plasq.com and thebrewingnetwork.com 

Be sure to visit 21st Amendment, Magnolia and Toronado in San Francisco, CA

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Good noon!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 05/27/2007.

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Pint of Whatever

BeerSchool™

Class: For the 16th show we decided to dedicate it to the thing that holds the beer. And that is a pint. But that wasn't subject enough so we talk about the mechanics of tasting beer. We picked up a bunch of random beers then talk about what and how we are tasting.

Homework: Get some random beers and taste them with your friends. Be sure to note what you don't like. As you don't have to like every beer.

the menu

Left over Kettle Chips and Pickles.

the beer list

Mothership Wit - New Belgium

Peche Lambic - Brouwerij Lindemans

Ommegang - Witte

Fred - Hair of the Dog

Eindecker Ur-Bock

(brauerei abfüllung)

Vigorasa - Eisenbahn

Unfiltered Wheat Doublebock

Special guests: Cris from www.plasq.com 

Host: John Foster, Motor and Rosie the Intern

Band: Presidents of the United States played Peaches.

Check out comic life from www.plasq.com and thebrewingnetwork.com

Be sure to visit 21st Amendment, Magnolia and Toronado in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 05/20/2007.

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© 2007 Ayer Media, Inc.

Extravagant Tour of Taste

BeerSchool™

Class: Sean Paxton from the HomeBrewChef.com visits. He brought the beer. We brought the food. Then we paired them up for an extravagant tour of taste. Unlike the guys on the "Beer and Salad" show Sean is the real deal.

Homework: Get three beers you don't know and one that you do know and taste them against food basics like we did.

the menu

Kettle Chips, Pickles, Columbus Salami, Gehirardelli chocolate, Pizza, Blue Cheese from Wisconsin, local Salsa and a Brownie. We skipped the wings.

the beer list

Hair of the Dog Double IPA

Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

Hoegaarden

Berliner Weisse

Wittekerks Witt

Special guests: Sean Paxton from HomeBrewChef.com 

Host: John Foster, Motor

Check out beerschool.com, thebrewingnetwork.com and HomeBrewChef.com 

Be sure to visit 21st Amendment, Magnolia and Toronado in San Francisco, CA

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon!

Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 05/17/2007.

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© 2007 Ayer Media, Inc.

Another Four Beers

5/12/07

The show is called "Another Four Beers". Stories we tell are about how the styles originated, the brewing process and why the tastes of these beers is unique. Of the four the first two are available globally while the GB and the Anchor are widely available in the US. With the Anchor being available Europe because we got feedback saying that they've found it in pubs there. 

http://www.spatenusa.com/

http://www.duvelusa.com/

http://www.gordonbiersch.com/

http://www.anchorbrewing.com/

Homework:

Try a Porter, Pilsner (one local and one imported) and a Duvel with you and your friends.

Participate in the American Craft Beer Week. Download your passport at www.americancraftbeerweek.org

Dial Beer School and tell us what you think. 206-337-1233

Thanks for listening! Don't forget your keys.

Guests: Motor

Host: John Foster

Beer: Gordon Biersch Pilsner, Spaten, Anchor Porter and Duvel.

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Good noon! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Franciso, CA at the alternate studio.

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Beer Touring - San Francisco

4/27/07

People are writing in from all over the world asking what/where/when they should do while visiting San Francisco. Philip Nelson from What Ales Thee podcast joins us for the discussion and takes notes the whole time.

We talk about this from three points of view: the business traveler, the couple or family, and the beer geek. Each group has a different needs in their quest for beer. And while the places may be the same for each we lay out a strategy that might work best for your particular visit.

This is the first of a multi part series on travel based around beer.

Drunk dial Beer School and tell us what you think. 206-337-1233

Thanks for listening!

Guests: Motor, Philip Nelson

Host: John Foster

Beers include: Bear Republic Racer 5, Marin Brewing Pale and Anderson Valley Brother David Double.

Check out beerschool.com, thebrewingnetwork.com, and whatalesthee.com

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco, CA.

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Live from City Beer! Buy us your favorite beer.

4/22/07

It's a three hour tour, a three hour tour. Rules...

don't dup

it's your story

eenie meenie miny is okay

have fun!

Craig talks about his store at 1:10.

Homework:

There was home work? I don't remember if there was home work.

Thanks Beth and Craig (owners of City Beer).

Guests: Motor and all of our friends.

Host: John Foster

Beer: 20 different beers.

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Good noon! Recorded in at City Beer in San Franciso, CA on 04/22/2007.

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Pail of Pale

4/15/07

Bass Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale and Full Sail Pale are fine examples of the style. This is the first show that singles out a specific beer style.

Homework in two parts:

Try a some different Pale Ales with you and your friends. Either at your local brewery, tap room or from bottles.

Drunk dial Beer School and tell us what you think. 206-337-1233

Thanks for listening!

Guests: Motor

Host: John Foster

Beer: Bass Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale and Full Sail Pale

Check out beerschool.com and thebrewingnetwork.com

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Franciso, CA.

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� 2007 Ayer Media, Inc.

Lowenbrau and Bohemia

4/08/07

Homework in one part:

Drunk dial Beer School and tell us your story. 206-337-1233

Thanks for listening!

Guests: Motor

Host: John Foster

Beer: Lowenbrau and Bohemia

Check out beerschool.com and thebrewingnetwork.com

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Franciso, CA.

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� 2007 Ayer Media, Inc.

Beer and Salad

4/01/07

We pair beer with a variety of different salads with a salad chef and the inventor of the toasted raisin.

Thanks for making Beer School #1 on iTunes!

Check out Merlin's homework at http://ifallthingswereequal.blogspot.com/

Tom is salad chef from Beaver, PA between the Ohio and Beaver rivers. Tom talks about his fried salad and the award he received from the governor for getting kids to eat salad.

Salad Salad - iceberg, croutons, bacos, and ranch doesn't go well big beers.

Taco salad from taco bell is 850 calories and bowl you can eat. Goes well with Modelo or Hamm's beer.

All meat salad was made from steak, ham, sausage, turkey, bacon and chicken.

RockStar Salad! Make a reduction using RockStar, sugar, lemons and pepper. Don't use the diet version. Add to pine nuts, salad shootered cucumber, and shredded carrots.

Salad that went with a stout has arugula, beets, and goat cheese.

Homework in two parts:

It's baseball season. Write us with the beer that you are drinking at the ball park.

Thanks!

21st Amendment, Tom (salad chef), Mike (raisin wrangler) and everyone that got us listed as the 1st beer show on iTunes.

Guests: Motor, Mike, Tom.

Host: John Foster

Beer: Lots of random beers including Arrogant Bastard, Hamm's, Maximus, and Modelo.

Check out beerschool.com and thebrewingnetwork.com

Email us at [email protected]

Good noon! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Franciso, CA on 04/01/2007.

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

� 2007 Ayer Media, Inc.