Brews, Booze, & Reviews

Sour beers are a divisive group of brews. You got your old school took-a-long-time-to-master sours like lambics n such, and you have the new school pack-as-much-fruit-as-possible-until-you-cant-taste-beer sours. Here, we finish the discussion about what sour beers are, the different kinds of sours, and how they're made. We invite Don back as a guest host, and our special guest, one-half of Beware The Vine (our theme song writers), Aimee Klein is here to hang out and possibly sing us some telegrams?

In this episode we sample and review Stacked Deck Brewing's Astronaut Sauce with mango, guava, and pineapple, Oliphant Brewing's Squall Me Squishmael banana and almond sour, Junkyard Brewing's Nuance Strikes Back pink pepper and lemon zest saison sour and Muir Dry Hopped Foudre Sour along with their Bohemian Flex guava peach and tangerine gose, Rodenbach Grand Cru, and the ever present Duchesse De Bourgogne from Brouwerij Verhaeghe.

Listen at the end of this episode for the full version of Sex, Drugs, and Cabaret by Beware The Vine.

For more information on singing telegrams, or other shenanigans, by Aimee Klein, head over to here or email her at [email protected]

Thanks to https://fargounderground.com/  and https://www.bridgeviewliquors.com/ for supporting the show.

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On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

The Poet William Cowper once said, “Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all it's flavor.” Well, on TODAY'S show, there's plenty of spice to go around as we delve into Rye Whiskeys for the first time. We invite Jarek Kath from Proof Distillery and Travis G. back to have some fun.

In this episode we sample and review Bulleit Rye, Heaven's Door Straight Rye Whiskey, Willet Family Estate 4 Year Old Small Batch Straight Rye, High West's Midwinter Nights Dram, and Knob Creek Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey.

Thanks to https://fargounderground.com/  and https://www.bridgeviewliquors.com/ for supporting the show.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected].

If you like this podcast, share us with a friend. If you would like to support our show, you can do so by clicking on the support link at the bottom of this episode description.

For more information, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

Well, we done did it again, but this time we invited comedian Marquay Belcher over to try and sift through the madness with us. We blindly taste test 7 of some of the top selling light beers in the US in the order listed below, so please, follow along with us throughout the episode, today:

2)  Miller Lite

3)  Natural Light

4)  Bud Light

5)  Coors Light

6)  Busch Light

7)  Keystone Light

Find out which beer is truly the better tasting of the 7!

Join Marquay as he hosts Open Mic Night at The Cellar every Wednesday. For more information head over to https://www.frontstreettaproom.com/comedyinthecellar

Thanks to https://fargounderground.com/  and https://www.bridgeviewliquors.com/for supporting the show.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected].

If you like this podcast, share us with a friend. If you would like to support our show, you can do so by clicking on the support link at the bottom of this episode description.

For more information, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

Dry January. Starting on the 1st and going without alcohol of any kind until February 1st. That idea is catching on globally, and for some it's a way to hit the reset button, make some pandemic-inspired resolutions, and find new ways to relax and destress. Starting in 2013 in the UK with around 4,000 people, it has now reached millions of folks who are just wanting to make some healthier choices for a month.

In this episode, good ol' guest #2 Ben is back to hang with the BBR crew. Today we sample and review the Citra Lager, IPA, Black Ale, and Coffee Stout from Hairless Dog brewing, and follow it up at the end with Lagunitas Brewing's IPNA.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

We know we should have put out this episode on champagnes/sparkling wines two weeks ago, but things have been hectic and busy at the BBR studio. So instead we release today's show in celebration of heading into year three of us telling dad jokes, learning new things, and generally getting a bit tipsy with you our listeners! We even harken back to our first year and get one of the BBR founders Andrea Anderson back on the show, along with our lovely guest #2 Ben Revier. We had the intention of doing just spumantes, but then we did a little bit of research and realized how laughable that was. BBR crew got through it only slightly scathed, but there's just something about sparkling wines that gets everyone in a giggly mood.

Today we sample and review J. Roget Spumante, Fitvine prosecco spumante brut, Risata Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Chandon Sweet Star, and Moet's Moet & Chandon Nectar Imperial.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

We know we should have put out this episode on champagnes/sparkling wines two weeks ago, but things have been hectic and busy at the BBR studio. So instead we release today's show in celebration of heading into year three of us telling dad jokes, learning new things, and generally getting a bit tipsy with you our listeners! We even harken back to our first year and get one of the BBR founders Andrea Anderson back on the show, along with our lovely guest #2 Ben Revier. We had the intention of doing just spumantes, but then we did a little bit of research and realized how laughable that was. BBR crew got through it only slightly scathed, but there's just something about sparkling wines that gets everyone in a giggly mood.

Today we sample and review J. Roget Spumante, Fitvine prosecco spumante brut, Risata Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Chandon Sweet Star, and Moet's Moet & Chandon Nectar Imperial.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

Our elusive yet witty cohost Jayde is back with a special assignment: Hard Apple Ciders.  Ciders are Jayde's favorite adult beverage, so she took the reigns on this show.  In this episode we sample and review Angry Orchard's Crisp Apple, Loon Juice's Honeycrisp, Magner's Irish Cider, Stella Artois's Cidre, Strongbow's Original Dry, and Woodchuck's Amber.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

Well folks, it's definitely winter time here in the upper midwest of the US, because this past week we finally got our first blizzard of the year. And what do you do when it's cold as hell out? You snuggle in for some tasty brews by your partner, and bake up some holiday cookies or treats, all while sitting in front of a nice fire. One of the few good things we like about this season is the robust, hearty flavor of stouts and porters. On this episode, we wanted to take a closer look at the sweeter side of this fine beer, and dive into pastry stouts.

In this show we sample and review six by Drekker Brewing: Bourbon Barrel Aged Flizzard with the variants of Oreo, Snickers, and Butterfinger, followed by their What Lies Beneath Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with cacao, coffee, and vanilla, and the variant with Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup. The coffee in these last two was provided by the cats at Thunder Coffee, and the maple syrup that came out of those said barrels was delicious as well! We also taste Drekker's Smooth Or Die Peanut Butter Milk Stout. Lastl but not least is Stone Brewing's Xocoveza imperial stout with chocolate, coffee, pasilla peppers, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Check out Thunder coffee at https://thunder.coffee/ , and check out the Vistas at https://thevistas.bandcamp.com/ They deserve our support.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

Welcome to another mead episode of BBR with special guest and LEVEL FOUR GRANDMASTER judger of beverages Susan Ruud from Prairie Rose Meadery where we kick back and sample 5 delicious meads and chat about how a person can get to a level four Grandmaster in tasting brews.

In this episode we sample and review Redstone Meadery Barrel Aged Traditional Honey Wine, Lurgashall Meadery's 2004 Vintage Reserve, Dansk Mjod's Viking Blod Nordic Honey Wine with Hibiscus and Hops, and two from Prairie Rose: Orange Spice and Caramel Apple.

For more information on Prairie Rose Meadery, head over to https://www.prairierosemeadery.com/

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!

Happy Holidays, neighbors! Welcome to an episode of the podcast that doesn't really get anymore seasonal, than one with brews made specifically for this time of year! We get festive and chat about some of our holiday traditions while while sampling and reviewing Bud Light Seltzer Ugly Sweater pack that contained apple crisp, ginger snap, cranberry, and peppermint patty. We also lap up Bell's Christmas Ale scotch ale, Shiner's Holiday Cheer, Southern Tier's 2XMAS spiced double ale, Bent Paddle's Wilderness Tuxedo american sour ale with cranberries and black currants, and Swing Barrel's Little Drummer's Throne peppermint porter.

We hope you all are happy and staying safe out there! We thank you all so much for listening to this little show of ours, and we hope you have as much fun listening to us banter, bicker, and learn as we have doing it!

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, please feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us on your favorite platform. If you would like to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking the donate button at the bottom of this episode description. It allows us to purchase more beverages to discuss for you fine folks. You can also leave a voice message for us at https://anchor.fm/brews-booze-and-reviews/message. For more information about the show, or to listen to our back catalogue of episodes, head over to https://brewsboozeandreviews.com/

On behalf of everyone at Brews, Booze, & Reviews, may your glasses be full, and your spirits high!

Cheers!