Brews with Bear

Covering the history and specs of 3 session styles: the Session IPA, Munich Helles, and Kolsch beers; Beers for the Shower is one you won't want to miss.  One ale, one lager, and one hybrid beer.  This episode is packed with rich content.  Dan and I build our perfect "shower caddy" six pack.  Be a legend.  Drink a shower beer.  

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts:

-Founders All Day IPA

-Widmer Brothers Tiny Drinker IPA

-Paulaner Münchner Lager

-Tivoli Helles Lager

-Gaffel Kölsch

-von Trapp Kolsch Style Ale

-Coors Banquet & Coors Light

-New Belgium Old Aggie

-Elysian Space Dust

-San Tan Mr. Pineapple

-Avery Gose

-Rogue Hot Tub Scholarship Lager

-Pabst Blue Ribbon

Grab a breakfast porter, pastry stout, or your favorite dessert beer and tune in!  Guest segment features the ultimate 'Rado mountain bro.  If you have a sweet tooth or prefer your sugary treat in boozy liquid form this is the episode for you! #BrunchingSeasonNeverStops

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts:

-Off Color: Coffee Dino SMores

-Cerebral: Dirt Cake

-Listermann Brewing and Bottle Logic: Out of Melee Range

Don't believe the haters, it's NOT too late in the season for pumpkin beers!  Scrounge up what you can from your local store - pumpkin brews are an amazing pairing with Thanksgiving apps, dinner, dessert, or leftovers! Let's get basic and let's drink up some pumpkin spice latte [beers]!

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts:

-Spencer Trappist Brewery: Monkster Mash

-Holidaily: Patchy Waters

-Ace Cider: Pumpkin

Grab an Oktoberfest/Märzen/Festbier and sip along.  We compare the the original beer of Oktoberfest and today's fest brew! Plus, we teach a party-animal sorority girl about the largest beer party of the year and add some new lagers to her beer rotation. 

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts:

-Schilling Beer: Konstantin

-Schilling Beer: Merriment

-Paulaner: Oktoberfest Weisn 

-Hacker-Pschorr: Oktoberfest Märzen

Just a couple of gals talking about yeast.  In Ep 4 we try several American Wheat beers.  New segment: Teach a Noob Something New.  We meet with a health and fitness enthusiast to teach her why the American wheat is a great post-exercise beer.  Other topics include calories n carbs in beer, esters in yeast, and how to pair your wheat beer with a healthy meal. 

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts:

- Widmer Brothers: Hefe

-Wiley Roots: Super 77

-3 Floyds: Gumballhead

"I only drink whales bro..."  All hail the whales!  These beers are trophies for any beer lover.  In episode 3, we have a new segment: Consult the Expert.  Joining me today is the King of Whale Beers-- the pickiest beer-drinker I know. We review an OG whale: Heady Topper and an IPA from one of the best breweries in the country: Hill Farmstead.  If you only drink the best of the best or if you want to learn the best of the best, this episode's for you!  

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts:

-The Alchemist: Heady Topper

-Hill Farmstead: Double Citra

In episode 2 we discuss my favorite flavor: MAPLE SYRUP. A perfect flavor for fall, I’m sure to share plenty of fun seasonal dinner and dessert pairings.  We’ll discuss proper glassware for various styles, beer terminology (ex. beer "head"), and how yeast loves maple syrup too!  This ep will leave your mouth watering.  So take notes and be sure to try some of these maple beer and comfort food recipes.  If I go on too much about food, it's probably because I drank a 13% beer and forgot what was happening. 

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts: 

- Long Trail Brewing: Harvest

-Boulevard Brewing: Rye on Rye Maple

My name's Bear and I LOVE beer.  I want to share what I know and have learned about beer with others - whether you're a connoisseur or a newcomer to the craft.  In my first episode, I share my backstory to becoming a beer nerd.  This episode also includes a surprise call to a college ex as well as chatting with my BFF about our favorite college beer stories: pitchers, rugby, and digesting a quarter.  We'll cover it all. 

Featured Beers / Brewery Shoutouts:

-Kona: Big Wave

-Eagle Brewery: Young's Double Chocolate Stout and Banana Bread Beer

-Delirium: Nocturnum 

-Magic Hat: #9 Pale Ale

-Michelob: Amber Bock

-Costco Kirkland Lite

Thank you to each of these breweries who shaped my beer introduction.