Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

We drink and review Imperial Cannonball (8.2% ABV), which is a heavy duty Australian play ale from Scottsdale Beer Company (Scottsdale, AZ). We also drink and review Flying Dog Brewery's (Frederick, MD) coffee stout called Operation Breakfast.

We discuss this week's beer news, which includes Molson Coors' take over of Atwater Brewing (Detroit, MI), Lagunitas Brewing (Petaluma, CA) 5% layoff, and five must-try beers for SF Beer Week.

In our drunken shenanigans, we talk about Netflix's Aaron Hernandez documentary and the 2020 NFL Championship Weekend.

We drink and review Wren House Brewing Company's (Phoenix, AZ) WHIPA, a 7.4% ABV American India Pale Ale. We also drink and review Hella Stoked, a Double India Pale Ale (8.2 % ABV), which was brewed in a collaboration between Altamont Beer Works (Livermore, CA) and One House Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA).

We discuss how ABI is brewing green beer, Natty light is giving away beer, and delicious low-calorie craft beers. We also give a lot of love to some of our Instagram followers after a week of community togetherness.

Finally, we discus A. Lot. of NFL playoff football. A LOT!

We drink and reviews Hops Are My Co-Pilot (7.1% ABV), a hazy IPA from Tombstone Brewing Company (Tombstone, AZ) brewed in collaboration with Ground Control (Litchfield Park, AZ) for their 10th Anniversary. We also drink and review a pastry stout from Karl Strauss Brewing Company (San Diego, CA) called Ten Beers For Breakfast (6.9% ABV).

We list some non-alcoholic craft beers for those participating in Dry January, discuss some Beerstagram News, and talk about our New Years Eve beers. Greg has another 20/20 Vision prediction, too.

There is a lot of NFL talk in this one. It starts around the 49-minute mark and ends, well, when the show ends.

We drink & review Freak'N Brewing Company's (Peoria, AZ) El Dorado DIPA (9.0%) as well as Bare Bottle Brew Company's (San Francisco, CA) pastry stout called Bare Claw (10%)

We list the top 35 breweries of the decade, talk about dry January, and discuss the ABV controversy surrounding 450 North Brewing's slushy beers.

We also drunkenly talk about the NFL, 2019 Coach's Corner, and The Mandalorian Chapter 8.

We drink & review O.H.S.O's (Gilbert, AZ) Jabba the Nut (brown ale w/ peanut) and also Altamont Beerworks' (Livermore, CA) Mmmmm...Pastry Stout (imperial sweet stout).

We have our usual Beer News, Cöld Brüe List, and Instagram Follow of the week.

SPOILER ALERT!: We make up for missing Chapter 6 of The Mandalorian by recapping it plus Chapter 7. Then we review, after only one viewing mind you, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker.

We drink and review Black Horsemen (Danish-style Black Lager) from Surly Brewing Co. (Brooklyn Center, MN) & Break Apart (cream ale) from High Water (Lodi, CA).

We rank all the movies from the Star Wars Sage (Episodes 1 - 8) and explain why. We try to predict where episode 9 will rank on our lists, too. Our Cöld Brüe Lïst is of the beers available at the Galaxy's Edge. There is a lot of Star Wars in this episode. There is more Star Wars til than football talk. 

We talk about New Belgium, Ballast Point, AB-InBev, and CBMTRA in the Beer News.

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We drink & review LIC Beer Project's (Long Island, NY) Party Crasher IPA (5.5% ABV) & East Brother Beer Co.'s (Richmond, CA) Russian Imperial Stout (10.5% ABV).

We discuss the acquisition of Ballast Point by Franzia Winery's Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. Also, we discuss the Anderson Valley Brewing's change of ownership and why they are better off.

We have our third installment of 2019 NFL Coaches corner and which coaches are on the hot seat. We debate on who will win NFL's MVP for 2019.

We drink and review Cryomax, an NEIPA, from Barrier Brewing Co. (Oceanside, NY). We also drink and review an oatmeal coffee porter called Wakey Wakey from New Glory Craft Brewery (Sacramento, CA).

We have a new segment on the show called Spirit of the Season where we sample two different bourbons: Buffalo Trace & Larceny.

Spoiler Alert: We also recap The Mandalorian Chapter 4

We drink & review Cloud Walker (NEIPA) from Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) and Santa's Little Helper (Imperial Stout) from Port Brewing Company (San Marcos, CA).

We discuss the buyout/sellout of New Belgium Brewing and the hypocrisy of the declaration that nothing will change as a result of the buyout/sellout. We also have a Cold Brew List that is not about beer. You'll have to listen to find out what it is. We review the first season of Wu-Tang: An American Saga. We also recap The Mandalorian Season 1 Chapter 3.

We drink and review a barrel-aged imperial stout called Barreled Treasure (11.0% ABV) from O'Dell Brewing (Fort Collins, CO). We also drink and review a triple IPA from Altamont Beer Works (Livermore, CA) called Maui Waui.

We discuss AB-Inbev's buy out of the Craft Brew Alliance, we list beer to go with your Thanksgiving meal, and recap week 11 in the NFL.

We review the first two episodes of the Madalorian in our epilogue segment.