Beer For Thought

Episode 42 goes to a brewery none of the BFT crew has ever tried before! Freetail Brewing Company out of San Antonio, TX might have just leaped its way to one of our favorites in the Lone Star State with all these delicious offerings we got to try. Even though everything we had was over 4 years old, they held up and left us all wanting to try some of their newer stuff. The Unbreaking News segment was chock full of stories, we had an interesting local spotlight, and Matt told another story. 

Beer Line-up: Peach Bexartliner (Peach Berliner Weisse), Salado Kriek (Kriek aged in Wine Barrels), Endymion (Wild Ale aged in Wine Barrels), Despertado en Manzanilla (Barrel Aged Double Rye Wit), Komorebi (Pear Tripel aged in Mezcal and Wine Barrels), and #Whalezbro (American Wild Ale) all from Freetail Brewing Company.

Local Spotlight: Event Horizon an Oatmeal Stout from Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Co.

 

Break music is a little Free Bird Action.

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Paradox Beer Company is our featured brewery for episode 41! A little brewery in Divide, CO, Paradox might be one of the coolest breweries any of the BFT crew has ever been to, and we decided it was time to showcase them on our show. We were lucky enough to have a variety of the beers, new and old, to taste and break down and we hope you enjoy this as much it as much as we did.

Beer Line-up: No. 60 2018 B'aril Blood (Wild Sour Ale with Pomegranate Juice and Tangerine Peels Aged in Oak Barrels), Skully Barrel No. 19 (Sour Ale Brewed with Cranberries Aged in Oak Wine Barrels), No. 48 2017 The Cherished (Wild Sour Brown Ale Brewed with Dark Cherries and Cacao Nibs Aged in Brandy Barrels), MF, Hybrid Marionberry Zangria (Mixed Fermentation Foeder Aged Wild Ale Brewed with Marion Blackberry and Malbec Grape Juice), and Deux Ans Anniversary Ale (Special Reserve Ale Aged in Oak Wine Barrels), all from Paradox Beer Company.

Local Spotlight: Hazy Guava IPA from Kaktus Brewing Company.

 

Break music is Do You Feel the Same by No Diving.

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Episode 40 is our first Mystery Show! Featuring five different mystery beers, wrapped and indistinguishably packaged, Matt, Zach, and Evan try to guess the style and brewery that Jeremiah picked out. Delving deep into our Unbreaking News segment, the crew gives their thoughts on some happenings in the local scene, and have a great time guessing this mystery line-up.

Beer Line-up: Romeo & Julius (Orange Vanilla Cream Ale from Pure Project Brewing), Absofruitly (Peach Berliner from Chapman Crafted Beer), Dig My Earth (Double IPA from Brouwerij West), Darwin's Forehead (Salted Brown Porter from Fonta Flora Brewing), and Noa (Pecan Mud Cake from Omnipollo Brewing).

Local Spotlight: Freak Juice (Hazy IPA) from Rio Bravo Brewing Company.

 

Break music is a little Mambo No. 5.

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Episode 39 features one of the OG brewing companies that really started to change the beer game, The Lost Abbey. We got to try some of delicious beer and Zach accidentally sniffed beer into his nose again.

Beer Line-up: Ghosts in the Forests, Framboise De Amorosa, Red Poppy, Judgement Day, and Bat Out of Hell, all from The Lost Abbey Brewing Company.

Local Spotlight: Monolith Session (IPA) from Taos Mesa Brewing.

 

Break music was The Cat is Listening by our buddy, Gonzoboards.

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Episode 38 features the hottest brewery in Florida and one that is quickly becoming one of the most renowned in the country, J Wakefield Brewing, out of Miami. We got to drink a few of their delicious offerings, Matt tells another story, and something historic happened on this episode of the podcast.

Beer Line-up: Orange Dreamsicle (Sour Ale Brewed with Oranges & Vanilla), Haboob Hits Miami (Sour Red Ale Brewed with Balaton Cherries), Eastbound & Down (Sour Ale Brewed with Coffee and Chocolate), and Suggestion of Mass (Imperial Coconut-Coffee-Vanilla Stout Brewed in Collaboration with Modern Times) all from J Wakefield Brewing.

Local Spotlight: La Ref Lager from newly opened La Reforma Brewery.

 

Break music was skipped for this episode.

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Alvarado Street is our featured brewery for episode 37! This relatively new brewery has been killing it and we finally had enough of there offerings to do a complete show on them. Based in Monterey, CA, these guys are up there with some of the top breweries in that competitive state.

Beer Line-up: Sidespin (Dry-hopped Sour IPA), Head in the Sky (Sour Double IPA/Collab with The Rare Barrel), Mai Tai PA (Tropical IPA), Contains No Juice (Double IPA), Häagen-Dauv (Nitro Golden Milk Stout), and Motor Oil No.3 (Imperial Stout) all from Alvarado Street Brewery.

Local Spotlight: Mango Mamba Gummy Bear Beer from newly opened Black Snout Brewhouse.

 

Break music is Harder by Oliver Riot.

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Episode 36 is featuring two of the biggest breweries in Missouri! The first being Side Project Brewing and the other being Perennial Artisan Ales. This was one of our most anticipated shows we've done and if you're wondering if it delivered... you'll just have to listen to find out.

Beer Line-up: La Ruche (Saison with Honey), Balaton (Wild Missouri Brown Ale aged with Michigan Balaton Cherries), Smooth (Missouri Wild Ale with Missouri Nectarines) all from Side Project Brewing. From Perennial Artisan Ales we had, Fantastic Voyage (Milk Stout brewed with Coconut) and Sump (Imperial Stout with Sump Colombian "La Virgen" Coffee).

Local Spotlight: Liberty Kolsch from 1933 Brewing Company

 

Break music is White Dress by No Diving.

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Episode 35 goes to a brewery that none of the BFT crew has ever had, To Øl, a young danish brewery. The offerings we had we so unique and definitely left an impression that we'll never forget. Don't forget to like and leave us a review and as always... Till the last drop!

Beer Line-up: 1 Ton of... Rosehip (sour ale), Sur Mosaic (dry-hopped sour ale), Mr. Brown (Brown Ale), Mr. Blue (Imperial Stout), and What the Fudge!? (Imperial Stout)

Local Spotlight: Perle Haggard, a German style Pilsner, from Ex Novo Brewing Company

 

Break music was a little laugh track from Toronto Raptor Champion, Kawhi Leonard.

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Episode 34 features Untitled Art Brewing out of Waunakee, Wisconsin. This little brewery is known for collaborating with other breweries to bring exciting beers and styles to Wisconsin, "in a market filled with exhausting back stories and kitschy names, we just let the beer speak for itself," - Untitled Art Brewing. Along with their delicious collabs with other breweries, this episode is packed with laughs, stories, an exciting new local brewery, some big news for one of our panelists, a returning guest, and of course, degeneracy.

Beer Line-up: Spritzer Weisse (collab with J. Wakefield Brewing), Marrionberry Berliner Weisse (collab with Barrel Theory Beer Company), Coconut Milk Stout (no collab), Coconut Cream Pie Blonde Stout (collab with Crooked Stave), Wisconsin Stout (collab with Listermann Brewing Co.), and Fudgesicle Imperial Stout (collab with Yazoo Brewing Co.)

Local Spotlight: Cadillac Dreams (Hazy IPA) by the recently opened Ex Novo Brewing Co.

 

Break Segment is We Popped the Moon by Oliver Riot.

Intro and Exit Music provided by bensound.com

Episode 34 features Untitled Art Brewing out of Waunakee, Wisconsin. This little brewery is known for collaborating with other breweries to bring exciting beers and styles to Wisconsin, "in a market filled with exhausting back stories and kitschy names, we just let the beer speak for itself," - Untitled Art Brewing. Along with their delicious collabs with other breweries, this episode is packed with laughs, stories, an exciting new local brewery, some big news for one of our panelists, a returning guest, and of course, degeneracy.

Beer Line-up: Spritzer Weisse (collab with J. Wakefield Brewing), Marrionberry Berliner Weisse (collab with Barrel Theory Beer Company), Coconut Milk Stout (no collab), Coconut Cream Pie Blonde Stout (collab with Crooked Stave), Wisconsin Stout (collab with Listermann Brewing Co.), and Fudgesicle Imperial Stout (collab with Yazoo Brewing Co.)

Local Spotlight: Cadillac Dreams (Hazy IPA) by the recently opened Ex Novo Brewing Co.

 

Break Segment is We Popped the Moon by Oliver Riot.

Intro and Exit Music provided by bensound.com