Beer Here!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast, we revisit one of our personal favorite styles - the humble pilsner. Will outlines some history on weird state alcohol laws and the influence of prohibition, and we sample beers from Firestone Walker and Cech Brewers Svijany. News covers the titanic rise of citra hops, while litigation corner hits on a huge Heineken fine. For discussion, we touch on the top 50 beers on Beer Advocate circa 2003, and then dive into a surprise third beer. Music as always is 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Thanks for listening and cheers!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast, we dive into the rapidly rising market of hard seltzer. We discuss the new phenomenon and conduct a blind tasting of some popular available options. News covers Yuengling's plans for a beer-themed hotel, changes at Constellation Brands, and a change in scenery for a much beloved Boulevard Brewing employee. Discussion centers around the American Homebrewers Association's latest top 25 beer list for 2019, and who we thought should have made the cut. Music as always is 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Listen, captivated, sitting on the edge of your seat, and find out which seltzer will reign supreme! Cheers!

On this episode of the Beer Here! Podcast, we discuss a personal favorite to our podcast, the english mild. We discuss the history of the style and sample to examples from Fuller's Brewery. News discussion covers a large fine issued to AB InBev, Sierra Nevada getting stiffed on their charity donations for Resilience IPA, and a sensible update to Texas beer law. We also go down bad memory lane and discuss the worst beers we have ever drank. Music as always is 'Son of an American' by the So So Glos. Thanks for listening and CHEERS!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast, we discuss a relatively new-to-the-scene style, the Brut IPA. We review its brief history and drink offerings from Sierra Nevada and Six Point. News topics include Ballast Point downsizing, Weyerbacher filing for bankruptcy, and the titanic merger of Dogfish Head and Sam Adams. Finally, we talk about breweries changing their recipes over the years, for better and for worse. Music as always is 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Thanks for listening and cheers!

On the long awaited (we hope) return of the Beer Here! podcast, we tackle one of the biggest craft beer trends so far of 2019 - 'Light' Craft Beer. We sample offerings from Southern Tier and Dogfish Head and discuss what goes into making a light beer. In 'Brewing Up Some News' we revisit the ongoing Stone vs MillerCoors (Keystone) lawsuit as well as Patagonia filing litigation against AB InBev. We share our opinions on many trends from the past year, and look towards our beer drinking future. Music is still as always 'Son Of An American' by the So So Glos. Thanks for listening and we are glad to be back. Cheers!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast, we discuss the use of of corn in brewing and the role adjuncts have played in the history of brewing. Beers sampled are Founder's Solid Gold Lager and Victory's Home Grown Lager. News discussion includes Green Flash brewing foreclosure, Revolution Brewing's attempted partnership with the Chicago White Sox, Stone Brewing vs MillerCoors, and a discussion on what we consider 'benchmarks' for some of the most common styles brewed. Music as always is 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Thanks for listening and cheers!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast, we continue our tournament as Bud Light and Coors Light face off in the macro division, with Sam Adams going against Yuengling in the lager division. Will discusses the history of drinking games horseshoes and billiard, and we dive into some discussion on our favorite craft beer element: canning! We discuss the looming Smuttynose and Green Flash auctions, those damn Hazebois, and whether we have gone to for with our adjunct ingredients in beer. Music as always is 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Thanks for listening and cheers!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast, we began round one of our March Hop Madness Tournament. Over the next few episodes, various beers available at most sports bars will face off against one another until we decide whose taste will reign supreme. On this episode, we pit Sierra Nevada Pale Ale v Goose Island IPA in our domestic hop division, with Newcastle Brown v Guinness in our import heat. Will Discusses the history of bar games, we discuss a Stone lawsuit against Keystone, Smuttynose going up for auction, cans, and some of our favorite brews. As always, into music is 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Thanks for listening and cheers!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast, Alex and Will dive into the much hyped world of New England style Hazy IPAs. Will discusses it's interesting origin story and how the style came to evolve. Beers sampled include Sierra Nevada's new offering 'Hazy Little Thing', New Belgium's new 'Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA', and East End Brewing/Pizza Boy's 'Pennsylvania Handshake'. News discussion includes how tax reforms may affect craft beer, the most sold craft beers of 2017, and the potential loss of another longstanding craft brewery. We discuss what state we would choose if we could only drink beer from that state alone, as well as what our one and only style of brew would be. Music as always in 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Thanks for listening and cheers!

On this episode of the Beer Here! podcast we focus on doppelbocks. Featured beers are the Troegenator from Troegs brewery and Celebrator from Ayinger. Will discusses the history of the style and it's significance to the friars in Germany. We then check back on the Lefthand lawsuit against yeast purveyor White Labs, Sam Adams taking over as official beer of the Boston Red Sox, and have a little discussion on how craft beer fits into the sporting world moving forward. We then argue for the validity of taster flights and discuss which breweries seem to be stunting in their growth. Music as always is 'Son of an American' by The So So Glos. Thanks for listening and cheers!