"CBR 79: Trippel","Triple, Tripel, Trippel. No matter how you spell it, they are going to give you a lot to taste, and a lot of alcohol. If you like our strong beer shows, just wait to the end of this one.

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"CBR 78: Belgian Doubles","Belgian Doubles, one of our favorite styles to pair with food. We run into a few spoiled ones, but we also hit a few gems.

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"CBR 77: 2nd Anniversary","As we begin our third year, we decide to go for broke and test our mettle with a super-sized show dedicated to brewing excellence. A special guest returns to help us soak up the alcohol of some big, powerful beers.

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"CBR 76: Belgian Golden Ale","We start the tour of Belgian Style Ales with the Blonde or Golden Ale.

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"CBR 75: 3 Beers","For number 75 we drink some sorta special beers to sorta mark the occasion, on this sorta great episode. This one was going to be called 4 Beers, but Jeff is a pansy lightweight who can't take one for the show.

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"CBR 74:Imperial Porter","It's finally here, our much delayed Easter Sunday show. Sorry about that, but sometimes real work comes before fake work. In this one we try 3 Baltic Porters, discuss the definition of a craft brewer, and have a special guest on the show.

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"CBR 73: IPA I, II, and III","The outbreak of spring causes an impromptu show. When Greg is in a hoppy mood there is little time to spare and we break out Single, Double, and Triple IPA's.

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"CBR 72: Porter","por·ter (pôr'tər) n.

1. A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.

Much like their namesake the porters we tasted on this show carried the heavy load of CBR. Every one was outstanding and while it made the show easy, the ranking was very very difficult.

Reviewed:

Boulevard Bully! Porter (MO)

Rogue Mocha Porter (OR)

Mill Street Coffee Porter Toronto, Canada

Highland Oatmeal Porter (NC)

Ranking:

Greg - 1. Smuttynose, 2. Boulevard, 3. Mill St., 4. Rogue, 5. Highland

Jeff - 1. Rogue, 2. Highland, 3. Mill St., 4. Smuttynose, 5. Boulevard

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Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier Ale

Smuttynose Robust Porter"

"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

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- 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

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- Sierra Nevada Stout (CA)

- Starr Hill Dark Starr Stout (VA)

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