CBR Extras Podcast

"CBR 41: Founders Spotlight","On this show we taste some of the great beers from Founders Brewing Company out of Grand Rapids Michigan. These beers stand out of the crowd and some are among the best beers we have had this year.

Beers Reviewed:

Dirty Bastard

Devil Dancer

Breakfast Stout

Ketcky Breakfast Stout

Imperial Stout

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Kentucky Breakfast, 2. Breakfast Stout, 3. Dirty Bastard, 4. Imperial Stout, 5. Devil Dancer

Greg - 1. Breakfast Stout, 2. Dirty Dancer, 3. Kentucky Breakfast, 4. Imperial Stout, 5. Devil Dancer

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"CBR 40: Oceanic Show","This week we taste beers from the other side of the international date line, it's a hodgepodge of styles from breweries that most of you have never heard of. Tune and and listen to our comments on the Red Rice Beer it was unlike anything we have had.

Links:

70,000 Empty Beer Cans found in a Townhouse

Sam Adams Homebrew Contest

Goose Island, Bud Deal near?

Beers Reviewed:

Little Creatures Pale Ale

Hitachino Nest Red Rice

James Squire Porter

Angry Boy Brown Ale

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Little Creatures, 2. Angry Boy, 3. Porter, 4. Red Rice, 5. Blond Ale

Greg - 1. Porter, 2. Little Creatures, 3. Red Rice, 4. Angry Boy, 5. Blonde Ale

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"CBR 39: Light Craft Lagers","Nope, this is not the return of the X-treme Beer Show, we promise. We really want to try these craft light beers and see what they are like so tune in and find out, Are Craft Light Beers oxymorons, or do they have some value.

Links:

Missouri redefines beer

Flying Dog Buys Frederick Brewing

Great American Beer Tour

Stone Brewing Company Liberates One of Anheuser-Busch's Finest

The Bomb-Proof Hieneken Container

The Bomb-Proof Case Website.

Beers Reviewed:

Sam Adams Light

Hieneken Premium Light

Amstel Light

Beck's Light

Leinekugel's Light

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Sam Light, 2. Hieneken , 3. Leinekugels, 4. Amstel, 5. Becks

Greg - 1. Sam Light, 2. Hieneken , 3. Leinekugels, 4. Amstel, 5. Becks

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"CBR 38: Maibocks","Short Show this week as we record a show before Greg goes to Japan. As they say April Showers bring Maibocks.

Beers Reviewed:

Stoudts Maibock - Stoudts Brewing Company (PA)

Hofbräu Maibock - Staatliches Hofbräuhaus (Germany)

Dead Guy Ale - Rogue Ales (OR)

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Stoudts, 2. Hofbrau, 3. Rogue

Greg - 1. Hofbrau 2. Stoudts, 3. Rogue

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"CBR 37: Unibroue Spotlight","This is the innagural show in the new Craft Beer Radio Studios. Tune in as we explore several Belgian style beers from the Quebec Brewery Unibroue.

Beers Reviewed:

Don De Dieu

La Fin Du Monde

Maudite

Trois Pistoles

Unibroue 15

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. 15, 2. Maudite, 3. Don De Dieu, 4. La Fin Du Monde, 5. Trois Pistoles

Greg - 1. Trois Pistoles, 2. Don De Dieu, 3. Maudite, 4. 15, 5. La Fin Du Monde

What beer am I clues:

I am 6% AVB

I am aged in oak for 2 years

I share a name with a famous Macedonian, but I certainly am not Macedionian

Despite what you may think, do not live next to Homer.

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"CBR 36: Lambics","Wild Beers invade the CBR Studios, This week we taste lambic beers. Sometimes fruity, sometimes sour, these beers can be a real treat if you are ready for their complex flavors.

Beers Reviewed:

Lindemans Framboise - Brouwerij Lindemans (Belgium)

Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic - Boston Beer Company (MA)

Rose De Gambrinus - Cantillon (Belgium)

Organic Gueuze - Cantillon (Belgium)

Links:

The New Image of Miller?

InBev might sell Latrobe Brewing

Penn Brewing to boost production 50 percent

Venue bans 'strong beers' to keep fans in order

Dogfish Head Announces Golden Shower Imperial Pilsner.

a Top 100 beers list, Yuengling curently 1st?

Bud Select Most successful new beer.

Lindemans Announces Apple Lambic

Terrorists Target Beer Cans

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Rose, 2. Gueuze, 3. Sam Adams, 4. Lindemans

Greg - 1. Rose, 2. Lindemans, 3. Sam Adams, 4.Gueuze

What beer am I clues:

I am a wit beer.

I am named after a type of shark.

I am made by a brewery founded by two women.

I have a brother who is an amber ale with a cat on his label; another

brother who is a stout with a pool ball on his label; and a brother who is

an IPA that had an elephant on his label, but we had to change it because it

was politically incorrect.

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"CBR 35: Fruit Beer","This week we sample beers that have fruit added, in some the fruit was subtle and others the fruit hit you over the head. Speaking of hitting you over the head, the final beer of the night weighs in at 18% ABV.

Beers Reviewed:

Fort - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (DE)

Liefmans Frambozenbier - Liefmans (Belgium)

Links:

CBR Printable Cards

Gluten Free Beer Festival

Belgian Beer Pronunciation Guide

Beer Pouring Robot

Stealing Kegs for fun and Profit!

Corona dumps importer

Hot and cold running beer

Boston Beer Eyes Possible Expansion

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Unibroue, 2. Fort, 3. Liefmans

Greg - 1. Liefmans, 2. Fort, 3. Unibroue

What beer am I clues:

I am a Russian Stout made by a new brewery.

I am hand bottled, labeled, capped, dipped in wax, signed, and numbered.

I come in 22 oz. bottles and only 1,200 bottles were made.

I am made by a former brewer of the Angelic Brewing Company in Madison, Wisconsin.

My name comes from the Russian word for "Big," but you may know me best by a ballet company of the same name.

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"CBR 34: Witbier","We revisit the style that is Witbier, or Belgian White, this wheat ale is typically spiced with lemon or orange peel and coriander. We last tasted witbier in episode 3 and in the time since Jeff has grown to like this style.

Beers Reviewed:

Hoegaarden White Ale - Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (Belgium)

Blue Moon Belgian White - Coors Brewing Company (CO)

Blanche De Chambly - Unibroue (Quebec)

Holy Moses - Great Lakes Brewing Company (OH)

Wittekerke - Brouwerij Bavik (Belgium)

Links:

Washington Brewers Self Imposed Tax.

Gluten Free Beer in Melbourne

Beer Fights Heart Disease

Oscar Blues Grows 92% in 2005

Boston Beer Company up 7.2%

New Capacity at Stone

Old Dominion Sells

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Hoegaarden, 2. Great Lakes, 3. Wittekerke, 4. Blue Moon

Greg - 1. Hoegaarden, 2. Wittekerke, 3. Great Lakes, 4. Blue Moon

What beer am I clues:

I am a dry stout.

From my namesake, you can be the first in the U.S. to see the sunrise

Although I am a beer, my name may confuse you with a car.

I have been a world champion

I am made by a brewery named after a town.

My brewery also makes syrup, so you can make your own soda.

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"CBR 33: Milk/Sweet Stouts","In this episode we take a look at Milk/­Sweet stouts, a variation on the classic stout formula. Will the sweetness be enjoyable to our pallette or turn us away?

Beers Reviewed:

Mackeson XXX Milk Stout - Whitbread PLC (UK)

Lancaster Milk Stout - Lancaster Brewing Company (PA)

Youngs Double Chocolate Stout - Young & Co's Brewery PLC (UK)

Bells Special Double Cream Stout - Bell's Brewery (MI)

Links:

Beer Drinker of the Year Crowned

Brew Year's Eve

American Craft Beer Week to be held May 15-21, 2006.

Anderson Valley goes Solar.

Grolsch gets Distro Deal with AB.

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Mackesons, 2. Bells, 3. Lancaster, 4. Youngs

Greg - 1. Bells, 2. Mackesons, 3. Youngs, 4. Lancaster

What beer am I clues:

I am an imperial porter.

I was made as a commemorative beer for a journalist who once said " I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity but they've always worked for me."

The artist that designed my label was Ralph Steadman.

There are eleven other beers in my litter.

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"CBR 32: Rye Beers","n this episode we try four beers that are made with Rye. This was our first time really taking a look into what Rye imparts on beer. Not only do we try rye for the first time, but we also are introduced into three breweries that we have don't have access to locally.

Beers Reviewed:

Red's Rye - Founders Brewing Company (MI)

Black Rye - Founders Brewing Company (MI)

Hop Rod Rye - Bear Republic Brewing Co. (CA)

Tarrapin Rye - Terrapin Beer Company (GA)

Links:

Craft Beer up 9% over 2005

Belmont Station, Portland Oregon

Brewing Scholarships

Despite Increase in Sales, Redhook Posts Q4 Loss

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Black Rye, 2. Tarrapin, 3. Hop Rod, 4. Red's Rye

Greg - 1. Black Rye, 2. Tarrapin, 3. Red's Rye, 4. Hop Rod

What beer am I clues:

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