What may become a yearly tradition, we take a look back at 2018 with six hosts already half in the bag. Featuring Adam, Steve, Sam, Kelsey, Bubba, Haley and a big bottle of Alesmith Speedway Stout. What were our favorite beers of 2018? what were our least favorite? which penguins have the funny yellow eyebrows? All this and more.

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Alesmith Speedway Stout

Steve is joined by Bubba and Sam to complete the other half of the holiday music extravaganza featuring bands from around Pittsburgh and the world. They also get their own 3 beers secret Santa'd to them.

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Bands:

The Unknown Brothers

Ryan Hoffman and the Pioneers

Jay Maloney

Trace the Sidewalk

The Soft Underground

Murzik

Late Guest at the Party

We're on vacation for the season, but we still have content. This week Adam, Haley and Kelsey review beers gifted to them  for the holidays while featuring musical acts from around the world and right in the heart of Pittsburgh.

Beers:

Shiner Holiday Cheer

Turbo Sonics

Ryan Hoffman and the Pioneers

The Soviet Influence

Trace the Sidewalk

The Unknown Brothers

The Soft Underground

3rd World America!

Steve and Adam are ready to celebrate the 2018 Hop Nation USA Non-Denominational Holiday Celebration of Malted and Hopped Beverages presented by First Sip Brew Box and Tavour. They review holidays ales, talk about the end of 3.2, try to save the bees and roll their eyes at LG. Then they talk about what's exciting in 2019...at least according to the couple beer release calendars available at time of recording. Finally they offer actual GOOD gift ideas for beer lovers and homebrewers.

Adam and Steve take a visit to Bellevue, PA to talk to Grant the owner/brewer of the Lincoln Avenue Brewery and his wife Lisa. We talk about the challenges and excitement of opening the first brewery in a town that was dry from 1931 to 2015. We talk about the ways the community as come together to help get the brewery open and how Lincoln Avenue is giving back. We learn Grant's history as brewer and finally we hear the return of the Dirty Anagrammer 9000 featuring holiday beers.

We're back from Thanksgiving, fatter and drunker. This week Steve and Adam have a solid bout of brown talk, talking about the oft overlooked and sometimes forgotten about brown ale. They talk about Sierra Nevada's charity beer, the Resilience IPA, the other breweries participating and how homebrewers can get in on the spirit of giving in the name of the Camp Fire Relief Fund. Then Adam and Steve answer beer questions from Beer Advocate. Finally Steve provides reviews of beer apps. Spoiler, he doesn't like most of them. Adam concurs.

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Happy Thanksgiving! It's a real hodgepodge of an episode featuring comedy from Anbrew Dipa, unaired goofs and clips from previous shows, and a special liquor review with Sean from the In Poor Taste Podcast. #ChristBash

Beers: Cigar City Marshal Zhukov's Russian Imperial Stout

Adam is joined by a new cohost Haley to highlight sour beers from all over the country. Steve is also there and unhappy about the whole affair. They talk about PBR being killed by MillerCoors and the brewer of Blue Moon is coming out with a new THC Beer. Then they talk sours styles, what separates them from other beers and homebrewing tips for sours. Finally, it's time for The Prime is Wrong the best game show about the worst craft beer gifts you could give someone this holiday season.

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Steve, Adam and Dennis celebrate Veteran's Day. Dennis has stories from his military experience and Adam has fun military facts. Then we recap Making a Murderer for Adam and everyone else who isn't up to speed. Finally we end with Thanksgiving recipes utilizing craft beer. All this and more.

Adam and Steve are drinking their post Halloween haul in the form of chocolate stouts. They talk about the new Brew Dog Airlines and the Brewer's Association changing the definition of craft beer...again. Then they get into how use chocolate in your own homebrews and well as a short history lesson on the relationship between beer and chocolate. Spoiler; beer invented chocolate. Finally it's back to the lab again to concoct a homebrew recipe for an All-Inclusive Holiday Beer. All this and more.

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