Beering Ain't Easy

We’ve spent a lot of time on IPA’s and stouts on this show - now it’s time to switch it up a bit and bring on the Belgian beers!  In this episode, we bring back friend of the show Michael to taste four different types of Belgians including a bizarre Eucalyptus tripel, crown the official beer of Neurology, and go on a rant about shower beers.

Featured Beers:

Orval. Pale Ale. Brasserie d’Orval, Villers-devant-Orval, Luxembourg, Belgium. 6.2% ABV.

Delirium Nocturnum. Strong Dark Ale. Huyghe Brewery, Zelle, Vlaanderen Belgium.  8.5% ABV.

Brother Thelonious.  Strong Dark Ale.  North Coast Brewing Company, Fort Bragg, CA.  9.4% ABV.

Tre Fontane Tripel. Abbazia Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy.  8.5% ABV   (lots and lots of Eucalyptus)

Devil’s Backbone.  Triple.  Real Ale Brewing Company, Blanco, TX. 8.1% ABV.

Abt 12.  Quadrupel.  Brouwerij St. Bernardus, Watou, Vlaanderen Belgium.  10% ABV.

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

Trappistes Rochefort 10 (featured in our Thanksgiving 2020 episode)

Westmalle Trappist Tripel. Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle.

Scrimshaw.  North Coast Brewing Company, Fort Bragg, CA.

Chimay. (Bieres de Chimay)

Delirium Tremens (the official beer of Neurology).  Huyghe Brewery, Zelle, Vlaanderen Belgium.

Duvel. Belgian Strong Golden Ale. Duvel Moortgat, Puurs, Vlaanderen Belgium (Champagne of Beers)

Miller High Life (Also the Champagne of Beers)

Other Shout Outs:

The Trappist.  Oakland, CA.

Craftbeer.com (location of tasting sheets in link below)

Vicks VapoRub

Robert Craft

Quad City DJ's

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Adam and Drew take a stab at home brewing for the first time ever!  Knowing our history, this should go off without a hitch right?  Right???  In this episode we bring you two 1 Gallon Pale Ale Home Brew Kits -  Northern Brewer vs. Brooklyn Brew Shop - in a showdown to determine which kit is best for you.  And that’s not all - you’ll get to witness one of the most epic home brewing fails of all time!

Featured 1 Gallon Home Brewing Beer Kits: 

Frosty Footprint Pale Ale (Limited Edition).  Northern Brewer  (Beering Ain’t Easy Ale Batch #1)

https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/limited-edition-northern-brewer-craft-beer-making-gift-set

American Pale Ale.  Brooklyn Brew Shop  (Beering Ain’t Easy Ale Batch #2)

https://brooklynbrewshop.com/products/american-pale-ale-beer-making-kit

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

French Press.  Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL to see things go sideways!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtiY4snKtj1rRqjhk7CdKhQ
 

HOME BREWING TIPS SO THAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM OUR FAILURES

Why is my home-brew flat?

https://learningtohomebrew.com/why-is-homebrew-beer-flat-how-to-fix/

Avoiding the bottle bomb

http://beersmith.com/blog/2009/08/27/5-home-brewing-tips-to-avoid-the-dreaded-bottle-bomb/

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Are you allowed to bring beer home that you brought over to your friend’s house? What about if you stored it temporarily in their fridge?  Well, look no further, because Adam and Drew have answered all your questions and more by laying down the official rules of Beer Etiquette…and its loopholes.
 

Featured Beer: 

Gulf Coast IIPA.  Collaboration between Parish Brewing Company in Broussard, LA and Untitled Art in Waunekee, WI.  8.5% ABV.
 

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

Miller Lite

Shiner Holiday Cheer.  Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX.

Blue Moon

Fat Tire

Karbach
 

Other Shout-Outs:

Reddit

Boston

Old School vs. New School NEIPA’s

Dumb & Dumber

Adam’s Dad Backpack beer cooler
 

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Our second Origins episode has finally arrived!  This time Adam takes us to his home state of Iowa to talk about the cold, the drinking traditions, and even a shout out to his high school prom date.  And if that’s not enough, we’re doing another patented Beering Ain’t Easy beer experiment - tasting 2 different Midwest stouts at 3 different temperatures to let you, the listener, know which beer temperature is the most ideal for your drinking enjoyment.  Have your thermometers at the ready!
 

Featured Beers: 

Imperial Banshee.  ReUnion Brewery, Coralville, IA.  Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout.  10% ABV.

Brewer’s Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout.  Central Waters Brewing Company, Amherst, WI. 10.5% ABV.
 

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

King Sue.  Toppling Goliath Brewing Co., Decorah, IA. 

Other Shout-Outs:

Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa

Iowa State University

The Pork Industry and Adam’s prom date

Slipnot

John Wayne

Featured Metal Music:

False Awakenings by Anders:  https://soundcloud.com/anttu-janhunen/false-awakenings

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Has your New Year’s resolution come into direct conflict with your obsession with craft beer?  Well, do we have a solution for you!  Come join Adam and Drew for an epic 8 beer tournament battle to crown the winner for the best low cal IPA’s on the market, plus we’ll “weigh in” on Dry January and New Year’s Resolutions!

Featured Beers: 

Light Hearted Ale.  Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, MI.  3.7% ABV.  110 Calories.

Hop Skinny IPA.   Community Beer Company, Dallas, TX. 4.5% ABV. 95 Calories.

Daytime IPA.  Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma, CA. 4% ABV. 98 Calories.

One-y 100 Calorie Hazy IPA.  Oscar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO. 4% ABV. 100 Calories.

Good Behavior.  Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO. 4% ABV. 110 Calories.

Low Dose. Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 4.4% ABV.  118 Calories.

Slightly Mighty. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE. 4% ABV. 95 Calories.

Hop 99. Abita Brewing Company, Abita Springs, LA. 4.2% ABV. 99 Calories.
 

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

Two Hearted Ale. Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, MI.
 

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Have you ever tried to order a special release beer from a brewery website and find it sold out in a matter of minutes?  Well, that my friends, is due to the secondary beer market, a mysterious shadow organization thwarting local beer drinkers at every turn.  Your favorite investigators Adam and Drew stumble over themselves trying to figure out the inner workings of the secondary beer market, and along the way give their opinions on being a parent during New Year’s Eve as well as recap their very first home brewing experiment!
 

Featured Beers: 
Pixel. Baa Baa Brewhouse, Brookshire, TX.  NEIPA. 7.3% ABV.

Final Sin. Baa Baa Brewhouse, Brookshire, TX.  NEIPA. 7.2% ABV. Collaboration with Beer Zombies Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV.

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

Northern Brewer - Home brew kit that we will be featuring on a future episode

Holy Ghost. Parish Brewing Co., Broussard, LA

Ghost in the Machine.  Parish Brewing Co., Broussard, LA

Bourbon County Brand Stout.  Goose Island Beer Co.  Chicago, IL

Pliny the Elder. Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA
 

Other Shout-Outs:

Mary Jo Peckham Park.  Katy, TX

ISO: FT

Hazeboiz (@hazeboiz) on Instagram - hilarious memes

www.mybeercollectibles.com

Houston Craft Beer Society Facebook group
 

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It’s the most wonderful time in the year for drinking beer!  In this episode, Adam and Drew highlight the ungracefulness of keeping the magic alive for their kids during Christmas, touch on out-of-hand Christmas parties, and discuss their favorite holiday beers of all time.  We have a double-header Christmas Ale comparison too!  Anchor 2019 vs. Anchor 2020 and a vertical tasting of Saint Arnold Christmas Ale from 2019 and 2020.
 

Featured Christmas Beers: 

2019 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Special Ale). Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA. Winter Warmer. 6.9% ABV.

2020 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (Our Special Ale). Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA. Winter Warmer. 7% ABV.

2019 & 2020 Christmas Ale.  Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX. Old Ale. 7% ABV.

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:
Oakspire. New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO.

Knob Creek Bourbon

Chimay Belgian Ales

Shiner Holiday Cheer.  Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX.

Other Shout-Outs:

TattooYou Phone App

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We’re back at it again with another epic blind tasting with a new guest, friend of the show Michael!  This time we’re going to see if we can differentiate between craft and mass produced Ambers, Pilsners, Brown Ales and Bocks, in other words “Craft or Crap.”  Check out the episode notes and try this at home!
 

Blind Tasting Beers (*All beers were found at Total Wine & More in Houston, TX)

Featured Pilsners: 

Hans Pils. Real Ale Brewing Company, Blanco, TX. 5.3% ABV.

Miller High Life.  Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI. 4.6% ABV.  The “champagne of beers”

Featured Amber Ales

Austin Amber. Independence Brewing Co. Austin, TX. 6% ABV.

Fat Tire.  New Belgium Brewing Company, Ft. Collins, CO. 5.2% ABV.

Featured Brown Ales

Bell’s Brown Ale. Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, MI. 5.8% ABV.

Newcastle Brown Ale. Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma California.  4.7% ABV *  NOTE in the podcast we incorrectly referenced John Smith's in England, which was the original brewer.

Featured Bocks

Shiner Bock. Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX. 4.4% ABV.

Bockslider.  Martin House Brewing Company, Fort Worth, TX. 5.6% ABV.

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

Urban South HTX -  Michael’s favorite Houston Brewery right now

Ghost in the Machine.  Parish Brewing Co., Broussard, LA.

Cherry Rodeo Clown. Karbach Brewing Co, Houston, TX.

Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter.  Karbach Brewing Co. Houston, TX.

Hopadillo.  Karbach Brewing Co. Houston, TX.

Other Shout-Outs:

Friend of the show Michael

Untappd - Hit us up for that new badge lol

The Flying Saucer
 

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On this episode, we present to you the ultimate Beer Commercial Tournament Bracket!  Come join us to hear eight of the best beer commercials of all time compete for bragging rights for top honors, and see if Adam’s desire to thwart Drew’s picks is enough to bust the bracket apart.
 

Featured Beer:  

(512) Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter.  (512) Brewing Company, Austin, TX.  9.5% ABV
 

Featured Beer Commercials with Links!

The Banquet (Dilly Dilly) - Bud Light, Anheuser Busch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTH3a_2zb1o

Spuds Mackenzie - Bud Light, Anheuser Busch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWAFOPntWYc

Boldest Six Pack - Tecate, Cerveceria Cuahtemoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ITJu/tecate-light-six-pack-song-by-jonz

Bitter Beer Face - Keystone Light, Coors Brewing Company

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOP5PBIghhc

Man Laws - Miller Lite, Miller Brewing Company

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RLCD-PpWqU
 

The Frogs - Budweiser, Anheuser Busch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8TTWtbT088

Wazzup - Budweiser, Anheuser Busch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tauYnVE6ykU

The Most Interesting Man in the World - Dos Equis Lager Especial, Cerveceria Cuahtemoc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U18VkI0uDxE

Bonus Commercial

Corn Syrup!  - Bud Light, Anheuser Busch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlX0Gg0GRI
 

Other Shout-Outs:

1995 Super Bowl XXIX:  Chargers vs. 49ers (sorry Adam)

Burt Reynolds (RIP)

Jerome Bettis ("The Bus")

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Adam and Drew thoroughly discuss their man crush on SpindleTap Brewery and their world-class hazy IPA’s, and even broadcast live for the first time at the SpindleTap 5th Anniversary party!  Featured beer:  Haymaker Triple IPA.

Featured Beers: 

Haymaker.  SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX.  Triple IPA.  10% ABV.

Other Favorite SpindleTap Beers Mentioned:

Houston Haze

Heavy Hands

Candy Green

Stratospheric Clouds
 

Other Shout-Outs:
Mike Tyson Punch-Out

Urban Air Indoor Trampoline Park

Shawn Kemp
 

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