Beering Ain't Easy

Ever wondered what the best beer is for pairing with your Thanksgiving Dinner?  Adam and Drew have done the homework for you by putting beers to the test for both the main course and dessert.  Come join us for another delicious beer centric episode, with a few turkey frying mishap stories sprinkled in!
 

Featured Beers: 

Main Course:

Trappistes Rochefort 10.  Brasserie de Rochefort.  Rochefort, Belgium. Belgian Quadrupel. 11.3% ABV.

Plaid Habit. Boulevard Brewing Company.  Kansas City, MO.  Brown Ale - Imperial/ Double. 12.4% ABV.
 

Dessert:

Breakfast Stout.  Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI.  Stout - Oatmeal.  8.3% ABV.

Porter. Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI. Porter. 6.5% ABV
 

Other Shout-Outs:

HEB - For the single serve “thanksgiving dinner” purchases
 

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5 using the Untappd App, 5 being the highest.
 

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How do ‘hot chick’ beer influencers stay fit while knocking down so many high ABV beers?  Do exotic beer photographers ice their beer on hikes, or do they shed the extra weight?   In this episode we ask the tough questions,  guide you through the world of beer Instagram, and make a pitch for a woefully unrepresented Instagram influencer type, “The Beer Dads of Instagram.”  And be sure to stick around for a gulf coast IPA battle between Urban South and Urban South HTX!

Featured Beers: 

Snowball Juice IPA. Urban South Brewery, New Orleans, LA. NEIPA, 7% ABV.

Coastal Harmony. Urban South HTX, Houston, TX.  Double NEIPA.

Other Shout-Outs:

@txbeerdude on Instagram  - great beer reviews!

No Label Brewing Company in Katy, TX and their great beer photography

#beerdadsofinstagram. - Post your best “dad beer” photo!

Urban South Coastal Harmony Relief Collaboration -  support those hardest hit by Gulf Coast hurricanes!

https://urbansouthbrewery.com/coastal-harmony
 

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
 

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In this episode, Adam and Drew ‘keep it professional’ by unprofessionally discussing at-work personas, epic virtual meeting fails, out-of-hand office parties, and most embarrassing professional moments.  If that doesn’t draw you in, then this sugar bomb of a beer will - Black is Beautiful Imperial Double Pastry Stout by Parish Brewing Co!

Featured Beer: 

Black is Beautiful. Imperial Double Pastry Stout by Parish Brewing Company, Broussard, LA.  10% ABV. 

Variant of Black is Beautiful by Weathered Souls Brewing Co.  San Antonio, TX.
 

Other Shout-Outs:

MJF Foundation - All proceeds of Parish Black is Beautiful go to the MJF (Michael James Jackson Foundation), which funds technical education and career advancement for black, indigenous, and people of color in the brewing and distilling industries.

https://www.themjf.org

Jimmy from the Houston Craft Beer Society FB group - for the beer hookup and story!

Founders KBS - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout

Dave and Busters

WebEx, Zoom, and Microsoft Team - for giving us tons of remote meeting laughs through Covid.

Jeffrey Toobin - For being the biggest Zoom call idiot alive.
 

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
 

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In the first of our podcast’s Origin series, we explore Drew’s home state of Arkansas in a most excellent fashion - a side by side tasting of Arkansas Bourbon Barrel Aged stouts with a “point of reference” using Founder’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout.  In addition to a great beer lineup, we’ll break down Arkansas beer politics, touch on the growing craft beer scene in the state, and share a few memories from Drew’s early days.
 

Featured Bourbon Barrel Aged Stouts: 

BDCS (2020).  Ozark Beer Company, Rogers, AR. 10.2% ABV.

Lord God (2020). Flyway Brewing, Little Rock, AR. 10.1% ABV.

Nighty Night (2019).  Lost Forty Brewing, Little Rock, AR.  11.5% ABV.

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS).  Founders Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, MI.  12% ABV.
 

The “Pre-game” Beer

Chicken and Dumplins.  East Sixth Brewing Company, Little Rock, AR.  Hazy IPA.  5.8% ABV.

Other Shout-Outs:

Lost Forty Brewing.  Little Rock, AR - Winner of the best mid sized craft brewery at the Great American Beer Festival!

Fort Smith Brewing Company.  Fort Smith, AR

Beer Geeks of Arkansas - Facebook group for Arkansas craft beer lovers

Harry Potter (lol)
 

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
 

Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

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Our spooky number 13 episode just happens to fall on Halloween this year, and the least we can do is celebrate with our favorite Halloween stories and debate one of the most polarizing types of beers out there - the pumpkin ale.  Come listen as Drew and Adam recount their ridiculous past Halloween costumes, give you a taste of what it is like to take children to pumpkin patches, and reflect on Drew’s big announcement!
 

Episode Notes:

Featured Beer:  Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin (Spicy Special Release).  New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO.  6.4% ABV

Tasting Notes:  A lighter pumpkin ale that hits you with a mouth full of chile peppers with hints of pumpkin and cinnamon.  It has an aroma of thanksgiving dinner, but a few drinks in and you’ll need a fire extinguisher!
 

Other Shout-Outs:

Arne’s:  Party Store in Houston, TX with Halloween Costume rentals
 

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
 

Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Have you wondered how the dynamics of a dual host podcast come together?  Is it magic, or is it a bunch of bs that happens behind the mics?  Well in episode 11 of Beering Ain’t Easy, we take you behind the scenes of our podcast and give you a sneak peak at the highly unintelligent decision-making that goes into our assigned roles and responsibilities as well as some of our epic failures along the way.  It’s been a fun ride so far and we want you to join along for it!  Plus we’ll get to experiment with our first IPA made with South African Hops - Reticulum DIPA by Sigma Brewing.

Episode Notes:

Featured Beer:  Reticulum Double NEIPA.  Sigma Brewing Company, Houston, TX. 8.8% ABV

Tasting Notes:  Very unique tasting IPA, unlike any we’ve tasted before.  Nose of berries / fruity pebbles, very slight spicy edge to the taste, and a surprising lack of any citrus flavors.  Very easy drinking for 8.8% ABV.
 

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.

Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

Have you ever wondered if your brewery biases influence how you rate a beer?  Do you think you’d be able to identify your beer in a blind tasting lineup?  Adam and Drew bring on their very first guest Ryan for a very special hop-forward blind beer tasting event to crown the winner of the Best Flagship IPA in Houston, TX!  These aren’t the small lot darlings, these are the higher production IPA’s that you’re likely to find in stores outside of the Houston area.  We’ll put five beers to the test while also discussing the evolution and explosion of the Houston beer scene.
 

Episode Notes:

Featured Beers and their descriptions: 

Hopadillo:  Karbach Brewing Company.  Houston, TX.  6.6% ABV.

Hopston TxIPA: 8th Wonder Brewery. Houston, TX. 6.2% ABV.

Art Car IPA: Saint Arnold Brewing Company.  Houston, TX 7.2% ABV.

Mini Boss: Eureka Heights Brew Co.  Houston, TX. 6.8% ABV.

Hipster Sauce:  11 Below Brewing.  Houston, TX 6.5% ABV.

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

Rocket Fuel - Vietnamese Coffee Porter.  8th Wonder Brewery, Houston, TX.

Bud Light:  Anheuser-Busch. St. Louis, MO.

Miller Lite: Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI.

Shiner Bock: Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX.

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
 

Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

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In this episode, Adam and Drew discuss the flight from the cities to the suburbs during the pandemic, and more importantly, warn you about what to expect when living that suburban life.  We’ll cover beer selection (or lack thereof), home owners associations, yard of the month, and discuss the personality types you can expect to encounter in neighborhood Facebook groups.  Come join us while we drink an interesting Scotch Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery and prepare yourself for a double dose of the burbs!

Episode Notes:

Featured Beer:  Old Chub Scotch Ale.  Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont, CO.  8% ABV

Tasting Notes:  Very tasty scotch ale with hearty malt flavor with hints of smokiness, raisins, and molasses.

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

The Maharaja DIPA.  Avery Brewing Company, Boulder, CO.  10% ABV
 

Other Shout-Outs:

Sesh Coworking Podcasting Studio in Houston, TX

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.

Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

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Is it possible for dreams to come true?  Well they did for Adam and Drew in Episode 9 of Beering Ain’t Easy.  In this episode, we discuss beer tasting descriptors, brewery hype, telelearning, and of course tell the story of how Adam chased down one of the highest rated beers in America -  Pliny for President.

Episode Notes:

Featured Beer:  Pliny for President (Double Dry Hopped Pliny the Elder) - Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA.  Double IPA, 8% ABV.

Tasting Notes:  Floral notes at first, but definitely a piney, dank, resinous goodness as it warmed up.  Very balanced and not to boozy.  Quintessential West Coast IPA.

Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:

Candy Green - SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX
 

Other shout-outs:

Spiegelau IPA Glasses

Hamilton’s Tavern - San Diego, CA

Houston Craft Beer Society - Houston Facebook group for folks living that craft beer lifestyle (especially Chris with the beer assist)
 

On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
 

Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.

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