Beer For Thought

And we're back! This week we showcase a full show on something we've never done, traditional German-style lagers. We also welcome back long time friend of the show, holder of the record for most guest appearances, Nick Abeyta. We have a great time discussing the brewery that does this style best (in the U.S.), Bierstadt Lagerhaus out of Denver, Co. Hope you enjoy and Till the Last Drop!

Beer Line-up: Helles, The Slow Pour Pills, Dunkel, Snupinator (Doppelbock), and Tmavé 13 (Czech Dark Lager), all from Bierstadt Lagerhaus.

Local Spotlight: Sick Invite (Sour Hazy DIPA with Coconut, Palo Santo, and Lactose), a collaboration from Ex Novo Brewing Co. and Gravity Bound Brewing Co.

Bonus Speed Round: Pilsner and Kolsch from Prost Brewing Co.

AND. WE'RE. BACK. It's been about 11 months since our last podcast released, but the people spoke.. all five of them. So we're back to talk some beer and have a good time. For our return we decided to drink some of the best beer in you can find in the cold state of Alaska, from a little brewery called Anchorage Brewing Company. If you've ordered off Tavour you've probably heard of them. We decided to drink four of their offerings and highlight a local brewery in between. Hope you enjoy and Till the Last Drop!

Beer Line-up: Good Night, Sleep Tight (DDH IPA - All Citra), Incantation (Sour Ale with Passion Fruit, Guava, and Apricots), Doomed (Imperial Stout with Klatch Coffee and Madagascar Vanilla Beans Fermented in Age Missouri Oak) and The Sacrifice (Imperial Stout with Coconut).

Local Spotlight: Sunday Traffic - Bosque Brewing

We had this episode in the bank and decided it was time to drop it. We are joined again by Nick Abeyta as Tasting 70 goes to Denver and the great beer scene they have. We drank five beers from five different breweries in Denver, CO and enjoyed some great laughs. Due to the current pandemic we are facing as a human race, this may be the last Tasting we have for awhile, as we adhere to the demands of physical distancing.

Beer Line-up: Hoplite from Black Project Brewing Company, St. Bretta Citrus Wildbier from Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, Manannan from Tvre Brewing Company, Hazelnut Mocha Forever Awake from Cerebral Brewing Company and Shadowman II form River North Brewing Company.

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Tasting 69 is a special one! We were excited to have our buddy Jason back on, and new guest Texas Chris, to drink some Monkish! This brewery, out of Torrance, CA is one of the most hyped breweries in the world and we got to drink four of their offerings. We are very excited to drop this on a Monday, in honor of Monkish Brewing Co.

Beer Line-up: Stackin' Chips, Cosmic Type Stuff, Rap Shrapnel, and Hearts Turn Brave (Four Hazies) all from Monkish Brewing Co.

Spotlight: The Purple (Spontaneous Wild Ale Aged in Oak Barrels with Black and Red Raspberries) from de Garde Brewing.

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Tasting 68 certainly had its ups and downs, but that didn't take away from the great time we had with guests Nick and Andres. Turning Point Beer was a brewery that we loved visiting their GABF booth, so we were excited to showcase an episode on them. This little brewery from Bedford, TX was fun to dissect and even referenced one of the best shows of all-time.

Beer Line-up: African Dream Pop (Gose with Strawberry, Mango, and Ginger), Cognitive Dissonance (New England IPA with Vic Secrete, Centennial, and Amarillo), $Galaxy (Double IPA with Galaxy, El Dorado, Hallertau Blanc, and HBC 431 Hops), Burt Macklin (Triple IPA with Blood Orange), and Captain Delicious Pants (A Blend of Stouts Aged in Barrels for 14-17 Months with Peanut Butter and Vanilla Beans) from Turning Point Beer.

Local Spotlight: Mosaic Double IPA from Marble Brewery.

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Tasting 67 will go down as one of our favorites yet. This highly regarded, yet vastly underappreciated brewery is located in Seattle, and is simply known as Fremont Brewing Company. We were joined by our buddy Nick Abeyta and a new guest and friend, Jonathan, to enjoy these delicious offerings. We drank some high ABV beers so the night quickly got out of hand, but we had a great time as usual.

Beer Line-up: Barrel Aged B-Bomb Coconut Edition (Imperial Winter Ale), Barrel Aged Dark Star Coffee Edition (Oatmeal Stout), Unicorn Tears collab between Perennial Artisan Ales (Imperial Stout Aged in Whiskey Barrels with Tart Michigan Cherries), Barrel Aged B-Bomb Coffee Cinnamon (Imperial Winter Ale), Barrel Aged Dark Star Chocolate Vanilla Maple Syrup (Oatmeal Stout) and Barrel Aged Brew 3000 (Barleywine), from Fremont Brewing Company.

Spotlight: Funky Blender Preserves Raspberry + Peach by Casey Brewing and Blending.

Break Music was 4AM by KaizanBlu

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Tasting 66 comes courtesy of our buddy, Aaron Young, who brought us some down some Narrow Gauge Brewing. This small batch brewery in Florissant, MO doesn't even distribute in their state. The only way to taste these gems is to visit Cugino's restaurant where they share an establishment. It was just the original three of us this time, reviewing, and we were happy with the change of pace from our recent episodes. Thanks for listening and Till the Last Drop!

Beer Line-up:

Spotlight: Coffee Stout (Imperial Stout with Dark Matter Coffee) from Perennial Artisan Ales.

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Tasting 65 could have gone off the rails quick... and it did. Even with a crew of five, we decided to pop open eight bottles of barleywine and we lost. We welcomed back our buddy Aaron Young and guest from season 1, Irie_viewbrew (AKA Ben). They both brought some fire and great conversation to this episode. We hope we were able to bring some semblance of drunk entertainment at the very least! Thanks for listening and Till the Last Drop!

Beer Line-up:

Barrel Aged Vermilion Barleywine - by Perennial Artisan Ales

Double Barrel Iced Barleywine - by Untitled Art

2008 Big Foot (Barrelwine Style Ale) - by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Hand of Glory (Barleywine Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels) - by Holy Mountain Brewing Company

Tipple Barrel Circle of Wolves (English Barleywine Ale Aged in Apple Brandy, Bourbon and the Port Barrels for a combined 30 months) -

Before the Dawn (Barrel Aged Black Barleywine Ale Malt Beverage Aged in Bourbon Barrels) - by Steel Toe Brewing

Endless Ending (Barleywine & Imperial Stout Blend) - by Anchorage Brewing Company

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Tasting 64 was a stacked crew with our normal trio and two regularly featured guests, Diego and Jason. We wanted to do a short episode showcasing four beers from Fantôme Brewery located in Belgium, but we also ended up doing a taste test to decide if we could tell the difference between two popular sodas. Did we pass? Check out the episode to find out. Please leave a like and comment! Till the Last Drop!

Beer Line-up: Printemps (Saison - Belgium Ale Brewed with Spices), Dark White (Belgium Ale Brewed with Spices), Saison (Belgium Ale Brewed with Spices), and Extra Sour Ale (Special Original Creation - Extra Sour Collection) from Fantôme Brewery.

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Tasting 63 showcases the return of Põhjala Brewery and our season one pod-mate, Evan! We had a great time trying five beers from this Estonian brewery and had some great conversation along with way. Please like and leave us a comment! Till the Last Drop!

Beer Line-up: Jõuluöö (Chocolate, Vanilla, Oak Aged Imperial Porter), Port Over Easy - collab with Jester King (Baltic Porter with caramelized Estonian birch syrup and Texan soul, aged in Port Wine barrels), Cherry Bänger (Imperial Stout with Cherries, Chocolate and Vanilla), CocoBänger (Imperial Stout with Coffee and Coconut), and Vahtra - Cellar Series (Bourbon BA Imperial Oatmeal stout, brewed with Maple syrup and Forest blueberries), all from Põhjala Brewery.

Local Spotlight: Mail Order: Batch 2 (Russian Imperial Stout) from Red Door Brewing.

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