CBR Extras Podcast

"CBR 71: Old Ale","Are they Olde or Old? What we do know is, they're highly flavorful, high alcohol ales that give your tongue a workout. We welcome a special guest to join us in an Old Ale roundup.

Reviewed:

Eel River Triple Exultation (CA)

Alameda Papa Noel's Olde Ale (OR)

Arcadia Big Dick's Olde Ale (MI)

North Coast Old Stock Ale '04 (CA)

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Eel River, 2. North Coast, 3. Arcadia, 4. Alameda

Jeff - 1. Eel River, 2. North Coast, 3. Arcadia, 4. Alameda

Aron - 1. Eel River, 2. North Coast, 3. Arcadia, 4. Alameda

Extras:

Preshow

Postshow

- Blue Point Toasted Lager (NY)

- Dogfish Head Red and White (DE)

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"CBR 70: Stouts","Roasty and Dark. Stouts take the stage early this march getting us ready for St. Patricks day. Jeff reports that he has found a new favorite imperial stout, and we have a discussion on the value of beer rating sites.

Reviewed:

Boulevard Dry Stout (MO)

Lost Coast 8 Ball Stout (CA)

Dicks Cream Stout (WA)

Deschutes Obsidian Stout (OR)

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Boulevard, 2. Obsidian, 3. Loast Coast, 4. Sierra Nevada, 5. Dicks

Jeff - 1. Obsidian, 2. Sierra Nevada, 3. Boulevard, 4. Lost Coast, 5. Dicks

Extras:

Preshow

Postshow

- Sierra Nevada Stout (CA)

- Starr Hill Dark Starr Stout (VA)

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CBR is drinking homebrew and almost everyone listening is able to taste along thanks to the Sam Adams Longshot Homebrew Contest. Watch out for the Old Ale, that 10% ABV sneaks up on you.

Reviewed:

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Old Ale, 2.Dortmunder, 3. Boisenberry Wheat

Jeff - 1. Old Ale, 2.Dortmunder, 3. Boisenberry Wheat

Extras:

Preshow: Sly Fox Dunkel

Postshow: Fullers London Pride

"CBR 68:ESB","Allo Governor, gimme a pint of bitter. This week we taste some Extra Special Bitters. We find that this style is all about balance, and even though they are called bitters, the hops should not steal the show, do you hear that American breweries? No photo this week, I'm posting from Raleigh North Carolina and the pic is on the camera at home.

Reviewed:

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Fullers, 2. Boulder, 3. Fullsail, 4. Otter Creek, 5. Anderson Valley

Jeff - 1. Fullers, 2. Boulder, 3. Fullsail, 4. Otter Creek, 5. Anderson Valley

Extras:

Preshow: ESB Homebrew

Postshow: Magic Hat 60 winks ale

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"CBR 67: Bigfoot Vertical","This week we taste 5 different vintages of Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. We are joined in the studio by Keith Kost who writes a column for the Great Lakes Brewing News. The camera battery is dead so no photo this week.

Extras:

Preshow: Ginger Peach Double Brown

Postshow: Hop Wallop

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"CBR 66: Hoppy New Year","We clean out some hoppy beers from the cellar while they are still fresh. We encounter some amazing hop aromas and one makes a delicious mistake. PS. we forgot to do WBAI, tune in next week for the exciting conclusion.

Reviewed:

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Hoptrip, 2. Hopsickle, 3. Immortal, 4. Dragon Slayer

Jeff - 1. Hopsickle, 2. Hoptrip, 3. Immortal, 4. Dragon Slayer

Extras:

Preshow: Jubelale

Postshow: Cleanup

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"CBR 65: Irish and Scottish Style Ale","In this show Jeff gains a new appreciation for the Irish Red Style. It's a great start of 2007 as every beer was very good, and choosing the ranking was very hard.

Reviewed:

Fraoch Heather Ale (Scotland)

Kelpie Seaweed Ale (Scotland)

Highland Gaelic Ale (NC)

Three Floyds Brian Boru Irish Red (IN)

Highland Bewing Tasgall Ale (NC)

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Tasgal, 2. Three Floyds, 3. Heather, 4. Gaelic, 5. Kelpie

Jeff - 1. Gaelic, 2. Tasgal, 3. Heather, 4. Three Floyds, 5. Kelpie

Extras:

Preshow: Highland Gaelic Ale

Postshow: Cleanup

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"CBR 64: Imperial Stouts","Last Beers of the Year. We wrap up the year with Imperial Stouts, including the Dark Lord from Three Floyds.

Reviewed:

Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout (CA)

Lagunitias Imperial Sout (CA)

Eel River Raven's Eye Imperial Stout (CA)

Three Floyds Dark Lord Imperial Stout (IN)

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Bear Republic, 2. Eel River, 3. Dark Lord, 4. Lagunitas

Jeff - 1. Eel River, 2. Dark Lord, 3. Bear Republic, 4. Lagunitas

Extras:

Preshow: Sam Adams Winter Lager

Postshow: Cleanup

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"CBR 63: Winter Beers on the Winter Solstice","Winter Beers on the Winter Solstice.

This week we break from the bustle of the holiday season to drink some beer. We try some winter seasonals that we have not had before.

Links:

Draft Magazine

Reviewed:

Pyramid Snowcap '06 (WA)

Alaskan Winter Ale (AK)

Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale (OR)

Brooklyn Winter Ale (NY)

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Alaskan, 2. Snowcap, 3. Ebenezer, 4. Brooklyn

Jeff - 1. Alaskan, 2. Snowcap, 3. Brooklyn, 4. Ebenezer

Extras:

Preshow: Michelob Celebrate

Postshow: Third Street Bad Santa

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"CBR 62: Coffee Beers","Coffee in the morning, Beer at night, and when the two shall mix, it is good. This week we get our morning fix with 4 coffee beers from two breweries that have been around the CBR track a few times, and two breweries that are making their debut. All I have to say is Red Bull who?

Links:

Reviewed:

Atwater Vanilla Java Porter (MI)

Bells Java Stout (MI)

Lagunitias Capuchino Stout (CA)

Kona Pipeline Porter (HI)

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Lagunitias, 2. Atwater, 3. Kona, 4. Bells

Greg - 1. Bells, 2. Lagunitias, 3. Kona, 4. Atwater

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