Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

We drink & review a double New England-style India Pale ale called Systemic Chaos (8.5% ABV) from Moonraker Brewing Co. (Auburn, CA). We also drink and review another double New England-style India Pale ale, but this one is called Social Dist-Hazing (8.6%). It's brewed by Golden State Brewery (Santa Clara, CA).

Our first Beer Convo of the year is with @sode_kate. Greg talks with Kate about beer, breweries her baking talents, sports, her awesome IG account, and just exactly how to pronounce her IG account name.

Greg & Sorcerer chromatic also list whiskeys that will make your liquor cabinet look respectful without blowing your budget.

They review the Netflix documentary-series Tiger King. #trainwreck

Finally they tip a 40 to Kenny Rogers & David Schramm. #rip

We drink and review a double India Pale Ale called Big West * (9.2% ABV), which is a collaboration between La Cumbre Brewing Co.(Albuquerque, NM), Pizza Port Brewing Co. (Carlsbad, CA), & Modern Times Beer Co. (San Diego, CA). We also diner and review Sierra Nevada's (Chico, CA) Coffee Stout (6.2% ABV).

We discuss beer for hop-adverse people, set state of our local breweries, beer bars, & restaurants in light of the Covid-19 (aka Coronavirus), and ways the brewery industry is helping to "flatten the curve". We also discuss NFL free agency and if the season will even begin on time.

Drink responsibly, tweet recklessly.

We drink and review an imperial chocolate stout named Bear of Zeus (12.0% ABV), which was brewed by Goldwater Brewing Company (Scottsdale, AZ) in collaboration with Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company (Gilbert, AZ). We also drink and review a hazy pale ale brewed by Del Cielo Brewing Company (Martinez, CA) called Mental Haze (5.5% ABV).

We list some high proof bourbons that can double as sanitizer. We discuss Selzterland, which is a hard seltzer festival that is touring the nation this summer (maybe). Finally, we review the new Netflix documentary on that little band from Texas...ZZ Top.

We drink & review Half Acre's (Chicago, IL) flagship pale ale called Daisy Cutter (5.2% ABV). We also drink & review a Double New England-style India Pale Ale called Cashmic Juice (8.2% ABV) brewed by Altamont Beerworks (Livermore, CA).

We list Spring Beers in our Cöld Brüe List. We talk about a Budweiser you can shake. We reveal the first three NFL players who earned beer endorsements. Finally, we reviews an episode of The Office and rank the top NFL announcers.

We drink and review a New England-style India Pale Ale from Drekker Brewing Company (Fargo, ND) called Ectogasm (7% ABV). We also drink and review MK Ultra (6.9% ABV), which is a West Coast-style India Pale Ale brewed by Hen House Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA).

We discuss the shooting at the Molson Coors Factory in Milwaukee, WI and the subsequent cancellation of the Miller Lite Leap Year Promotion. We also talk about a bogus survey linking the Coronavirus and Corona Beer cancellation, and why you should just cancel Constellation Brand beers outright.

We drink and review Scarcity (11.0% ABV) brewed by Altamont Beerworks'  out of Livermore, CA). It's a triple India Pale Ale that's only brewed for SF Beer Week. We also drink and review a double New England-style India Pale Ale called King of the Thing (8.3% ABV) brewed by Drekker Brewing Company out of Fargo, ND.

We have two Cöld Brüe lists this week. One is the Top 10 Breweries in the World. The other is the Top 10 NEW Breweries in the world. We also talk about a new invention called the Beer Pillow. We recommend a new podcast about one of our favorite TV shows. Finally, we end the shop recapping the boxing match Wilder vs Fury II.

We drink & review the much heralded double india pale ale from The Alchemist (Stowe, VT) Heady Topper (8.0% ABV). We also drink and review an imperial stout from Hubbard's Cave Brewing (Nile, IL), called Accident in Hubbard's Cave (12.0% ABV).

We list the Top 25 Country Drinking Songs. Did your's make the list? Listen to find out. We have our beer news, beer highlights of the week, and our Instagram Follow of the Week.

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#cheers

We drink and review the mythical Pliny the Younger; a triple India Pale Ale at 10.25% brewed by Russian River Brewing Company (Windsor, CA). We also drink and review Pie vs. Pie; a sweet stout with cacao nibs and pecans, which comes in at a whopping 13% ABV brewed by Bottle Logic Brewing (Anaheim, CA).

Greg recaps his day at Strong Beer Fest (Phoenix, AZ), which kicked off Arizona Beer Week (Feb 6th to 16th). Sorcerer Chromatic reveals the five breweries that will change the SF Bay Area beer scene. We also have the beer news and drunken shenanigans. 

We drink and review a double dry hopped double New England India Pale Ale called Old Head Hustle (8.9% ABV) by Monkish Brewing Co. (Torrance, CA). We also drink and review Ommegang Brewery's (Cooperstown, NY) final in their Game of Thrones series called My Watch Has Ended, which is a double brown ale.

We list the top 15 "drinking game" movies and the quick rules on when to the a sip of your beer. Be careful, most of them require a low ABV beer.

We discuss the beer news, give our Instagram Follow of the Week, and recap (briefly) Super Bow LIV.

We drink and review Tombstone Brewing Company's (Tombstone, AZ) Baltic Porter (9.2% ABV). We also drink and review an oatmeal stout from Flying Dog Brewery (Frederick, MD) called Mint Condition (7.2% ABV).

Greg saw all nine movies nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Picture and gives his opinion on all nine, including which film should win. We list the top 15 beers in Australia. And we review Eminems new album Music To Be Murdered By.