"CBR 29: Barleywine Part 2","Week two of Barleywines. We wrap up several months of winter beers by tasting some great examples of American style Barleywines and chat a bit about Jeffs BJCP exam. Stick around till the end and see what we blow on the breathalizer.

Beers Reviewed:

Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (CA)

Old Horizontal - Victory Brewing Company (PA)

Old Boardhead - Full Sail (OR)

Fred – Hair of the Dog (OR)

Links:

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Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Victory, 2. Fred, 3. Bigfoot, 4. John Barleycorn, 5. Full Sail

Greg - 1. Bigfoot, 2. Fred, 3. John Barleycorn, 4. Victory, 5. Full Sail

What beer am I clues:

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"CBR 28: Barleywine Part 1","The first of two weeks on Barleywines, the perfect winter warmer to get you through January and February. We taste some that are very malty, and others that are hopped like an IPA. Join us as we attempt to get through the highest alcohol show to date.

Beers Reviewed:

Old Nick - Youngs (England)

Old Foghorn - Anchor Brewing Company (CA)

Talon - Mendocino Brewing Company (CA)

Old Numbskull - AleSmith Brewing Company (CA)

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Liquid Solutions

Beverages and More (BevMo)

Beer Pong Makes Forbes.com?!

Heineken to Launch a Light

Is it possible for Alabama to become more unfriendly to beer?

Brewer uses Jesus in an ad.

Beermapping.com

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Old Salty 2004, 2. Old Numbskull, 3. Old Foghorn, 4. Talon, 5. Old Nick

Greg - 1. Old Foghorn, 2. Talon, 3. Old Salty, 4. Old Nick, 5. Old Numbskull

What beer am I clues:

I am an English bitter

I am brewed in a brewery owned by a father and son.

I am 4.3 % abv with 35 IBU's

I have the color of a "golden sunset."

I am the flagship beer of this brewery that is also the home of a famous brewing school.

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"CBR 27: Imperial Stouts Part 2","In this episode we have some killer beers, lots of listener feedback, and we have our first 'do over' beer where we re-examine the Stone Imperial Russian Stout, to see if we like it more now that it's icy and cold outside.

Beers Reviewed:

Black Chocolate Stout - Brooklyn Brewery (NY)

Expedition Stout - Bell's Brewery (MI)

Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Stone Brewing Company

Storm King Stout - Victory Company (PA)

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All About Beer Alaskan Brew Cruise

Ben's Beer Blog

Celis to Brew Again in US?

Goose Island & A-B in talks.

Warmest Beer in Town

Carlton Big Ad

Ranking:

Jeff - 1. Expedition, 2. Brooklyn, 3. Fat Dog, 4. Storm King, 5. Stone

Greg - 1. Expedition, 2. Brooklyn, 3. Fat Dog, 4. Storm King, 5. Stone

What beer am I clues:

I am an American Double Stout.

I am 12% abv.

I was made only once.

I part of my name is a number.

I have five other brothers that are also stouts made by this brewery.

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"CBR 24: Winter Seasonals Part 3","The third and final week of our winter seasonal beer special. It by far was not a exhaustive survey of the winter seasonal landscape, but we made small dent. The selections this week were all good, even the one from Golden Colorado, but there was one beer in particular that knocked our socks off.

Beers Reviewed:

Celebration Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (CA)

Winterbraun - Lost Coast (CA)

Brown Shugga' - Lagunitas Brewing Company (CA)

Holiday Porter - Samuel Adams (MA)

Winterfest Ale - Coors Brewing Company (CO)

Links:

CBR Frappr Map

Joe Owades Dies

House (and Senate) of Beer

InBev outbids A-B for Chinese brewer

Rankings:

Jeff - 1. Brown Shugga', 2. Holiday Porter, 3. Celebration, 4. Winterbraun, 5. Winterfest

Greg - 1. Brown Shugga', 2. Winterbraun, 3. Holiday Porter, 4. Winterfest, 5. Celebration

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"CBR: 23 Winter Seasonals Part 2","In this episode we taste several west coast winter seasonal beers and to our surprise we didn't care for some of the beers that our listeners have been buzzing about. However we end the show on a high note with this year's offering from Anchor.

Beers Reviewed:

Ebenezer Ale - Bridgeport Brewing Company (OR)

Our Special Ale - Anchor Brewing Company (CA)

Jubelale - Deschutes Brewery (OR)

Full Sail Wassail - Full Sail Brewing Company (OR)

Links:

Oskar Blues Releases Two Hand-Canned Seasonal Beers

Parliament members question why Young's Bitter was replaced with San Miguel

A-B Seasonal Beer Round Two

History of Philly Craft Brewing

Belgian Pronunciation

Rankings:

Jeff - 1. Anchor, 2. Ebenezer, 3. Mad Elf, 4. Jubelale, 5. Wassail

Greg - 1. Mad Elf, 2. Ebenezer, 3. Anchor, 4. Jubelale, 5. Wassail

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"CBR 22: Winter Seasonals Part 1","The first of 3 shows on winter seasonal beers. With snow on the ground, and beer in my glass, I can't but help to think of the opening song from Bad Santa, "It's the most wonderful time of the year."

Beers Reviewed:

Winter Solstace - Anderson Valley Brewing Company (CA)

Winter Hook - Red Hook (WA)

Old Fezziwig Ale - Samuel Adams (MA)

Winter Welcome Ale - Samuel Smiths (England)

Christmas Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company (OH)

Links:

Rankings:

Jeff - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Great Lakes, 5. Winterhook

Greg - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Winterhook, 5. Great Lakes

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"CBR 21: Craft Beer you might find in a regular bar","You may find yourself going to a bar that does not carry a decent collection of craft beers. What, then, are your options? We taste some of the most common selections and forget to do the What Beer am I.

Homebrewers: Want to brew the same recipe as us and compare the differences? Email us and help us decide on what to do.

Beers Reviewed:

Yuengling Lager - Yuengling Brewing Company (PA)

Sam Adams Boston Lager - Boston Beer Company (MA)

Negra Modelo - Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V (Mexico)

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (CA)

Links:

Rankings:

Jeff - 1. Sam Adams, 2. Sierra Nevada, 3. Negra Modelo, 4. Yuengling

Greg - 1. Sam Adams, 2. Sierra Nevada, 3. Negra Modelo, 4. Yuengling

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