Halloween is a great holiday to celebrate with some great beers and this week we are taking a look at just a few. We are all back in the studio as well and had a blast working through these fantastic beers!

This weeks beer lineup:

Jack's Abby- Pumpkin Crop Lager

Spring House- Braaaiins

Terrapin Beer Company- The Walking Dead

Flying Monkeys- Paranormal Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Avery Brewing- Mephistopheles

This week Burn 'Em Brewing from Michigan City, IN are the focus of discussion, with extremely unique artwork and even more unique beers there is a lot to discuss! Unfortunately our scheduled guest wasn't able to make it, but we had plenty to discuss anyway!

This weeks beer lineup:

Kreamed Corm

MCA

Cuke Nukem Cucumber IPA

The Hop Parade

Monkey Business Banana IPA

The pumpkin beer style is very popular yet remains divisive among craft beer purists. This week we tackle the style head on covering a bit of history, tips for brewing your own, and examine just what exactly is a pumpkin beer. All this while enjoying a wide variety of delicious examples of the style!

This weeks beer lineup:

Two Roads Brewing- Roadsmary's Baby

Boulevard Brewing- Funky Pumpkin

Almanac Beer Company- Pumpkin Sour

Avery Brewing- Rumpkin

Ninkasi Brewing- Pumpkin Sleigh'r

Cigar City- Good Gourd

This week were are discussing the award winning Minnesota based brewpub Town Hall Brewery with brewmaster Mike Hoops. They first opened their doors in 1997 and are still brewing some absolutely stellar beers with a HUGE beer portfolio.

This weeks beer lineup:

10th Anniversary Fresh Hop 100

Hope & King Scotch

Grand Cru

We have danced around the topic for quite some time and this week we are diving head first into homebrewing with Northern Brewer brewmaster James Jefferson along with some members from the local Wyoming Valley Homebrewers club. Lots of great beers consumed and we most definitely prove that great homebrew can rival even the tastiest commercial beer!

If this topic peaks your interest be sure to check out Northern Brewer at NorthernBrewer.com

Anchor Brewing Company is a legendary brewery in the craft beer industry and was one of the main breweries that spearheaded the current craft beer revolution. While we have no guest this week as brewmaster Mark Carpenter was called away from us, we sit down and discuss this classic brewery and their beers in a more round table fashion.

This weeks beer lineup from Anchor:

Anchor Steam

Brotherhood Steam

California Lager

Big Leaf Maple

Double Liberty

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has quickly become a front runner in the VA craft brewing scene with a strong connection to the local community and by brewing phenomenal beers. This week co-founder Eric McKay sits down with us to discuss the story behind Hardywood and just what makes their beer so good!

This weeks beer lineup from Hardywood:

Pils

Singel

The Great Return

Farmhouse Pumpkin

Trickery

For more information on the brewery visit Hardywood.com

Tree House Brewing Company has quickly become one of the most sought after breweries for many craft beer drinkers. They are brewing some of the best beers in the industry and after learning what's it like from the inside it is easy to see why so many beer lovers flock to their brewery!

This weeks beer lineup:

Eureka w/ Nelson Sauvin

Lights On

MA

Julius

Double Shot with Sumatra Mandheling

Visit: TreeHouseBrew.com for more info about the brewery!

This week DC Brau co-founders Brandon Skall & Jeff Hancock join us to discuss their fantastic brewery and delicious beers! The guys have a strong tie to the DC area, a great work ethic, and have built up a great reputation through their phenomenal beers.

This weeks beer lineup includes:

Brau Pils

The Public

On the Wings of Armageddon

Penn Quarter Porter

This week Coronado Brewing Company head brewer Ryan Brooks joins us to discuss a bit of the brewery history, growth, the San Diego brewing scene, and of course award winning beers. Ryan is an extremely fast learner and quickly climbed the ropes to becoming a world class head brewer with a knack for delicious IPA's.

This weeks beer lineup:

Mermaid's Red

Islander IPA

Idiot IPA

19th Anniversary Imperial IPA

Punk'In Drublic

Old Scallywag Oak Brandy Barrel Aged