CBR Extras Podcast

"CBR 51: DIPA Strikes Back","Ok, last Star Wars Pun, I promise. We wrap up Double IPA's for now with 4 really good examples of the style. We discuss some critical feedback about the AB tour, some good email, and the return of Macro Muck.

Links:

Beers Reviewed:

Blonde Hop Monster - Paper City Brewing Company (MA)

Dreadnaught - Three Floyds (IN)

Cohoho - Midnight Sun Brewing Company (AK)

Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide Brewing Company (CO)

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Cohoho, 2. Blonde Hop Monster, 3. Dreadnaught, 4. Hercules

Greg - 1. Cohoho, 2. Dreadnaught, 3. Hercules, 4. Blonde Hop Monster

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"CBR 50: Return of the DIPA","

*start fanfare*

Long long ago,

in a kitchen 5 miles away,

Greg and Jeff tested out an old

radio shack mixer for the first time.

50 Episodes, Take that Lucas! This week we revisit our roots, tasting the beers that we tasted in that very first test show among others. We have a bit more practice now so we want to try those crazy hopped beers one more time.

Links:

Beers Reviewed:

Stoudts IPA - Stoudts Brewing Company

Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Newport Storm Chloe - Coastal Extreme Brewing Company (RI)

Double Crooked Tree - Dark Horse Brewing Company (MI)

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Double Crooked Tree, 2. 90 Minute 3. Stoudts, 4. Chloe

Greg - 1. Double Crooked Tree, 2. 90 Minute 3. Stoudts, 4. Chloe

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"CBR 49: Listener Wheat","This week we find several wheat beers in the cellar that were sent in by listeners. Yeast or no yeast, ginger and a pile of hops? This isn't your ordinary wheat beer show.

Links:

Beers Reviewed:

Circus Boy - Magic Hat Brewing Company (VT)

Upland Wheat - Upland Brewing Company (IN)

Gumballhead - Three Floyds Brewing Company (IN)

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Gumballhead, 2. Upland 5, 3. Sam Adams, 4. Magic Hat

Greg - 1. Gumballhead, 2. Upland 5, 3. Sam Adams, 4. Magic Hat

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"CBR 48: More IPA","For all the hops that our last IPA show was lacking, this one more than made up for it. These guys embraced their inner humulus lupulus and were some impressive beers.

Links:

Beers Reviewed:

Hop Henge India Pale Ale - Deschutes Brewery (OR)

Farmhouse Oasthouse IPA - Coast Range Brewing Co. (CA)

Route 113 India Pale Ale - Sly Fox Brewing Company (PA)

Racer 5 IPA - Bear Republic Brewing Company (CA)

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Farmhouse, 2. Racer 5, 3. Hop Henge, 4. Sly Fox

Greg - 1. Hop Henge, 2. Racer 5, 3. Farmhouse, 4. Sly Fox

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"CBR 47: A shiny fat watermelon butte","We try 3 beers that Jeff brought back from his trip to California, and one new arrival from Texas to our town. We also try a bit of a new format for the show, but don't worry, it's not x-treme.

Links:

Beers Reviewed:

Watermelon Wheat - 21st Amendment (CA)

Black Bute Porter - Deschutes (OR)

Fat Tire - New Belgium (CO)

Shiner Bock - Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus Company) (TX)

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Deschuttes, 2. Victory, 3. Watermellon, 4. Shiner 5. Fat Tire

Greg - 1. Deschuttes, 2. Victory, 3. Fat Tire, 4. Shiner 5. Watermellon

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"CBR 46: Bells Wheat Project","Bells created the Wheat Project. A listener sent us the Wheat Project. And now we drink the Wheat Project. It was cool to taste these beers side by side, with the different wheats and the different yeasts these were all significantly different.

Links:

Beers Reviewed:

Bell's Wheat Two Ale

Bell's Wheat Four Ale

Bell's Wheat Six Ale

Bell's Wheat Eight Ale

Bell's Wheat Love

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Six, 2. Eight, 3. Two, 4. Four

Greg - 1. Six, 2. Four, 3. Two, 4. Eight

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"CBR 45: IPA","

"CBR 44: Saison","We must have angered the beer gods, another skunked beer in this show. On the bright side we had two good saisons with some very different flavors in them.

Beers Reviewed:

Saison Dupont - Brasserie Dupont sprl

Saison Vos - Sly Fox Brewing Company

Fantome Saison - Brasserie Fantôme

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Saison Vos, 2. Fantome, 3. Saison Dupont

Greg - 1. Fantome, 2. Saison Vos, 3. Saison Dupont

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"CBR 43: Pilseners","This week we compare 4 pilseners including one of the original pilsners and Greg gets geeky on the science of skunking.

Links:

Giving Beer Its Place at the Table

Suspension brews a bitter taste

Goose Island Strikes Deal With Widmer

Ingredient Labeling - It's Back

Beers Reviewed:

Pilsner Urquell - Plzensky Prazdroj

EKU Pils - Kulmbacher Brauerei

Brooklyn Pilsner - Brooklyn Brewery

Trumer Pils - Trumer Brauerei Berkeley

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. EKU, 2. Trumer, 3. Brooklyn, 4. Urquell

Greg - 1. EKU, 2. Trumer, 3. Brooklyn, 4. Urquell

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"CBR 42: Hefeweizens","This week we mix in equal parts yeast, wheat, and a special guest, just to see what comes out. We taste several American Hefeweizens and a classic from Germany.

Oh yeah and I brain farted when preparing the notes, I must of put Redhooks info down for Harpoon. Harpoon is in Boston, not Portsmouth.

Beers Reviewed:

Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse - Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH

Brooklyner Weisse - Brooklyn Brewery

In Heat Wheat - Flying Dog Brewery

Bell's Oberon Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc

UFO Hefeweizen - Harpoon

Summit Hefeweizen - Summit

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Hacker, 2. Flying Dog, 3. Brooklyner, 4. Oberon, 5. UFO, 6. Summit

Greg - 1. Hacker, 2. Flying Dog, 3. Brooklyner, 4. UFO, 5. Oberon, 6, Summit

Dayv - 1. Hacker, 2. Flying Dog, 3. Brooklyner, 4. Oberon, 5. UFO, 6. Summit

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