This week we are tackling a semi-divisive beer style, Pumpkin Ales! While many love this style based on American history, other simply write it off as kitsch. Whatever your stance, we are examining some of the best pumpkin beers available right now and some may just change your opinion on the style!

This weeks beer lineup:

New Belgium- Pumpkick

Two Roads Brewing- Roadsmary's Baby

Elysian Brewing- Night Owl Pumpkin Ale

Coronado Brewing- Punk In Drublic

Harpoon- Imperial Pumpkin Stout

Almanac Beer- Heirloom Pumpkin Barleywine

This week, since it is now October, we examine some great fall beers perfect for drinking this time of year in a pumpkin-less fall beer feature! We have a few technical glitches along with our great beers this week! Fun was had by all and fall has truly arrived!

This weeks beer lineup:

Brewery Ommegang- Scythe & Sickle

New Belgium- Tour De Fall

Sierra Nevada- Flipside Red IPA

Odell Brewing- Mountain Standard

Clown Shoes- Pecan Pie Porter

This week we are drinking and discussing the great PA brewery Susquehanna Brewing Company from Pittston, PA. The owners have a rich history in brewing that dates back hundreds of years and this tradition carries through in their fantastic and easy drinking beers.

The SBC lineup of beers is:

Hop Five IPA

Southern Rye IPA

So-Wheat

Oktoberfest

Pumpkin Ale

This week in honor of the official kick-off of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany we are celebrating in studio with some great Oktoberfest beers! We cover some history, style guidelines, and most importantly drink great beer with great in studio guests!

This weeks beer lineup:

Ayinger- Oktoberfest - Märzen

Gordon Biersch- Festbier

Sierra Nevada- Oktoberfest

Firestone Walker- Oaktoberfest

Ninkasi Brewing Company- Oktoberfest

Ballast Point- Dead Ringer

This week we are examining the fantastic San Francisco brewery 21st Amendment through drinking some of their great beers and discussing the brewery with owner Shaun "Sully" O'Sullivan! A great time is had by all and we have some of their best beers to enjoy as well.. we also got some exclusive 21A ews that was first made public right here on the Beer Geeks Radio Hour!

This weeks beer lineup from 21A included:

Bitter American

He Said Pumpkin Spiced Belgian Tripel

Brew Free or Die

Back in Black

Hop Crisis

Lower De Boom

This week we are drinking and talking all things Cleveland when we dive into the great beers from Great Lakes Brewing Company. We were joined in studio by the wonderful Billy from Backyard Ale House and the always enjoyable and Cleveland super fan Rocky Rhodes! A great time was had by all and we even got a super special beer from Vermont brought back by Billy from his Vermont jaunt!

This weeks beer lineup:

Great Lakes Brewing Company-

Elliot Ness Amber Lager

Burning River Pale Ale

Commodore Perry IPA

Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale

Special beer this week:

Hill Farmstead Brewery- Abner

This week we drink and discuss Deschutes Brewery! Deschutes is a fast growing and absolutely fantastic craft brewery from Bend, Oregon! We get the inside scoop on the happenings at Deschutes from brewery rep Jeremy.

Our beer lineup this week from Deschutes Brewery:

Mirror Pond Ale

Black Butter Porter

BlackButte XXVI Birthday Reserve

Obsidian Stout

Fresh Squeezed IPA

Doppel Dinkel Bock

This week we discuss cheese and beer pairings with author Janet Fletcher who literally wrote the book on the subject. Her book, Cheese & Beer, gives great recommendations of beer and cheese pairings and we discuss some of these pairings with her. In studio we had 5 beers and 5 cheese paired with them all based on her suggestions. Lots of great topics covered this week!

Beer lineup this week:

Oskar Blues- Dale's Pale Ale

Jolly Pumpkin- Bam Noire

Victory Brewing Company- Wild Devil

Allagash Brewing Company- Four

Great Divide- Oatmeal Yeti Stout

This week we drink and discuss Brooklyn Brewery with head brewmaster Garrett Oliver. The beer lineup this week is: Post Road Pumpkin Ale, Brooklyn Blast, Sorachi Ace, Local 1, and Local 2.

This week we drink some fine aged beers and discuss the process of properly aging beer with the man who literally wrote the book on the topic, Patrick Dawson author of the fantastic book Vintage Beer. This week's beer lineup: Allagash Brewing Company- Golden Brett, North Coast Brewing Co.- Old Stock Ale Cellar Reserve 2011, Avery Brewing Co.- Hog Heaven (2013), Brew Dog- Rip Tide (2009), and Thirsty Dog- Wulver (2013)