Decade episode and podcast logistics. Interesting Cigar City opening beer courtesy of Peter Hale. Arata reports on the beer scene in CA. Steve talks about great beer at a new year’s eve eve party. A dubbel faces off against an eisbock.

Special Guest: Rodney Kibzey. Sam Adams Longshot Competition. Sam Adams People's Choice beers and results. Haymarket has finally opened. Very old beer. An IPA goes up against a Smoked beer. BeerDownload Episode 49.

Special Guest: Rodney Kibzey. Sam Adams Longshot Competition. Sam Adams People's Choice beers and results. Haymarket has finally opened. Very old beer. An IPA goes up against a Smoked beer. BeerDownload Episode 49.

Special guest: Thank you to everyone that voted for us in the Podcast Awards. We could not have won without each and every one of you! Complete coverage of Half Acre's On Photon party. Tasty IPA on nitro at emmett's. BeerDownload Episode 48.

Special guest: Katie. Comically large bottles of Two Brothers Methuselah Bare Tree Wheat Wine. Too cold for good beer? Rural beer stores. O'Fallon Whisky Barrel Smoked Porter. Two interesting beers go head to head. BeerDownload Episode 47.

Special guest: Katie. Comically large bottles of Two Brothers Methuselah Bare Tree Wheat Wine. Too cold for good beer? Rural beer stores. O'Fallon Whisky Barrel Smoked Porter. Two interesting beers go head to head. BeerDownload Episode 47.

Some great opening black ales from Cigar City and Stone/21st Amendment/Firestone Walker. Beers by mail from Luekens Liquors. Soon to read: Dethroning the King thanks to beernews.org. Beer Menorah from Shmaltz. Updates from Haymarket and Pipeworks. An Imperial Stout faces off against another Belgian. BeerDownload Episode 46.

Special Guest: Frank Mastny. Bell's Batch 10,000. Half Acre - Big Hugs and their On Photon winter party is coming up soon. Brewmasters on Discovery channel is actually just about Dogfish Head. Band-aid factories on fire? An Imperial IPA goes up against a great Belgian. BeerDownload Episode 45.

Happy Thanksgiving - Goose Island BCS Rare releases on Black Friday - poor coverage from Fox News Chicago. Dogfish Head Three Floyds Poppaskull at the Beer Bistro and a quick review of Brewmasters on Discovery. Steve's favorite beers lately including Founders Backwoods Bastard, Flossmore Station Barrel Aged Collaborative Evil 2009, and Unita Cockeyed Cooper. Arata professes his love for Poperings Hommel. Two Barley Wines face off in this week's episode. BeerDownload Episode 44.

Happy Thanksgiving - Goose Island BCS Rare releases on Black Friday - poor coverage from Fox News Chicago. Dogfish Head Three Floyds Poppaskull at the Beer Bistro and a quick review of Brewmasters on Discovery. Steve's favorite beers lately including Founders Backwoods Bastard, Flossmore Station Barrel Aged Collaborative Evil 2009, and Unita Cockeyed Cooper. Arata professes his love for Poperings Hommel. Two Barley Wines face off in this week's episode. BeerDownload Episode 44.