On this week's episode it's old versus new: we take three traditional Oktoberfest beers from Germany and compare them to three Oktoberfest-style beers from American breweries. We also sample Autumn Maple from The Bruery.

Spaten Oktoberfest

Sam Adams Octoberfest

Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen

The Bruery Autumn Maple

Sudwerk Fest Harvest Lager

Märzen Amber Lager

Weihenstephaner Festbier

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2015)

On today's show we fully discuss the Heineken partnership with Lagunitas and recap the remarks made by Lagunitas founder Tony Magee and Stone CEO Greg Koch at the California Craft Beer Summit over the weekend. We also make sure to fit in a mix of beers from different areas of California: from the Central Coast to the Central Valley, San Leandro to San Diego.

General Sherman IPA

Lizard's Mouth Imperial IPA

Lips of Faith - Pear Ginger Beer

Drake's Drakonic Imperial Stout

Old Scallywag - Oak Brandy Barrel Aged (2015)

It's the time of year when pumpkin beers pack the shelves. We put seven of them to the test and see how they stack up against each other. We also debate whether or not this preponderance of pumpkin beers is a good thing.

Saranac Pumpkin Ale

Out Of Your Gourd Pumpkin Porter

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

Pumpkin Sour

Shipyard Pumpkinhead

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin

Fat Jack Double Pumpkin

Today's episode features beers from countries that are more towards the northern side of the globe as we try beers from Iceland, Canada and Alaska. We also try beers from Mikkeller and Amager in Denmark. In the news we take a look at the recent upswing for sour beers and discuss an article on collaboration between craft breweries.

Tulsa Twister

Love Buzz Saison

Vanilla Sky

Rosée D'hibiscus

Lava Smoked Imperial Porter

Modern Romance

On today's show we take a look at and try five beers from the Los Angeles area, we see what's new in the world of craft beer, and for our strange brew segment, we build up the courage to try Rogue Ales Sriracha Stout.

Citra Bend

Pomona Queen

Sriracha Hot Stout

Station 101

Jacaranda

Hop Juice

On today's episode we try several beers from the east coast, we discuss the new Wheaties beer and the Tom Brady beer can controversy. We also try another strange brew, a wood-aged sour peach ale.

Samuel Adams Honey Queen

Bouncy House IPA

Flying Fish Belgian Dubbel

Lips of Faith - Eric's Ale

Undead Party Crasher

Palo Santo Marron

Part 2 of our San Diego show focuses on beers from Green Flash, Ballast Point, Mother Earth, and more. We also take a look at the Top 10 Cities for Craft Beer Growth and take part in another round of Beer Trivia.

Cali Creamin' Vanilla Cream Ale

Saint Archer Blonde Ale

Saint Archer IPA

Avant Garde

Soul Style IPA

Dorado

Coronado Anniversary Ale (19th)

Now that we're well into the dog days of summer, we're overdue in trying a sampling of five seasonal summer beers from around the country.

Samuel Adams Summer Ale

Goose Summer Ale

Mana Wheat

Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy

Summer Solstice

Last weekend we made the trip to San Diego and on today's episode we recap our visit to several breweries including: AleSmith, Mike Hess, Coronado, Amplified and Stone. We also sample a beer we brought back from each of these breweries.

San Diego Pale Ale .394

Solis Occasus

Señor Saison

Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout 2015

Rare Form (Barrel Aged)

On today's program we sample and compare eight of the most popular Belgian Trappist ales including Rochefort 6, 8 and 10 as well as Chimay Blue. In the news, we discuss the most popular beers of last year and why beer may be the secret to long life. Finally, we learn a valuable lesson, if you see a beer you want, buy it immediately!

Orval Trappist Ale

Westmalle Tripel Trappist Ale

Cuvee-Brut

Trappistes Rochefort 6

Trappistes Rochefort 8

Trappistes Rochefort 10

Achel 8° Blond

Achel Trappist Extra

Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue)