Life in 16 oz.

In this episode, Paul has a "bar stool chat" over the phone with a certified beer expert and digs into the beer industry from all angles. Forgoing a BEER DOME competition, we drool over session beers and styles that get our livers worried. That, and the usual craic on this episode of Life in 16 oz.

Show Notes

* Skip to Beer News – 1:14

* Skip to Intro to Guest Brian Yaeger, Beer Expert and Writer 12:07

* Skip to Bar Stool Chat with Brian Yaeger 14:15

* Skip to Featured Session Beers; What is a Session Beer? 25:19

* Skip to 16 Questions "Game" with Brian Yaeger 41:31

* Skip to 16 Qs Sidebar: Price Limit for a Pint 46:15

* Skip to 16 Qs Sidebar: Palette Fatigue 1:10:43

* Skip to Tom Jones, Paul's Mom and a Handkerchief 2:23:06

* Skip to Bar Stool Chat Closing Comments, Brian and Paul 2:33:20

* Skip to Beer Dome – Featured Session Beers Smackdown 2:35:03

* Skip to Beer Dome – Show Close and Outro 2:36:46

 

MENTIONS

Brian Yaeger / pFriem Family Brewers / Bell's Brewery / DG Yuengling & Son Inc / GoodLife Brewing Company / Tom Jones / Evans Brewing Company / Societe Brewing Company / Allagash Brewing Company / Pizza Port Brewing Company / Eureka Brewing Company / Anderson Valley Brewing Company 

 

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BEER NEWS

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A beer writer’s lessons from Dry January — and the nonalcoholic beers he’ll keep drinking

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. By Josh Noel. Published by Chicago Tribune

* Anheuser-Busch looking for a slam dunk in nonalcoholic beer category with Budweiser Zero

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. By Mike Snider. Published by USA Today.

* Leinenkugel's announces release of its first ever sour beer

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. By Adam Uren. Published by Bring Me the News LLC.

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This episode we grab our horned cups, fill them with nectar from the udders of a goat and speak with a mead maker who disturbs us with Norse Mythology. Next, we make a square and pit two commercial meaderies in our first ever MEAD DOME. Finally, we taste and judge copious amounts of mead from Forseti Meadery during our first-ever aftershow (Odin would be proud!). That and our usual craic on this episode of Life in 16 oz.

#Lifein16oz #WhatsinYOURpint #BeerDome

#Mead #FindMead #MeadMeadMead

Show Notes

* Skip to Beer News - 3:40

* Skip to Rant Time - 8:51

* Skip to Mead Story - 15:25

* Skip to Bob Wilkie, Mead Maker, Forseti Meadery - 17:08

* Skip to "Mead Dome" - Intro 1:09:40

* Skip to Bob Wilkie, Mead Maker, Forseti Meadery 1:11:43

* Skip to "Mead Dome" - Finale 1:20:02

* Skip to The Aftershow - 1:40:01

MENTIONS

Visit Placerville / Jack Russell Farm Brewery / Main Street Tap House / Solid Ground Brewing / Fort Rock Brewing / de Vere's Irish Pub / Brian Winckel Interview (Ep 26) / HBO's Beforeigners / The Finest Bubble / Batch Mead / Moonshine University / Encyclopedia Britannica / Craft Beer & Brewing / AleHorn / Norse Mythology for Smart People / Lyme Bay Winery / Charm City Meadworks / Heidrun Meadery / Vintner's Harvest

 

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BEER NEWS

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Boston Beer and PepsiCo dew it hard, plan to launch HARD MTN DEW in 2022

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Craft Brewing Business.

* Drinking this much beer a day slashes your heart disease risk, study says

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Galvanized Media.

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This episode, get your Medulla Oblongata ready because we question a quiz whiz. Next, we fill our pints with ones and zeros and talk to a video game company who are bringing beer-making to the digital world. Finally, with a pocket full of quarters, we go for a high score with brews from an arcade-themed company, in this month's BEER DOME competition. That, and our usual craic on this episode of Life in 16 oz.

#Lifein16oz #WhatsinYOURpint #BeerDome

#Brewmaster #MarsHorizon #TheColonists #AurochDigital #SoldOut

Show Notes

* Skip to Beer News - 2:36

* Skip to TTodd Virtual Trivia - Intro - 7:35

* Skip to Thomas Todd, Trivia Host Extraordinaire - 10:46

* Skip to Witty Guest Roasts Hosts - 11:42

* Skip to Beer Dome - 8 Bit Hazy IPA Battle - Intro 44:32

* Skip to Brewmaster Beer Brewing Simulator - Intro 49:05

* Skip to Peter Wellington and Matt Bone, Brewmaster Producer and Lead Designer, respectively, at Auroch Digital 52:20

* Skip to Beer Dome - 8 Bit Hazy IPA Battle - Finale 1:18:12

 

MENTIONS

8 Bit Brewing Company / TTodd Virtual Trivia / King Trivia / Jeopardy! / J! Archive / Auroch Digital / Brewmaster (Wishlist on Steam) / Brewmaster Development News / Aurochnaut Discord (all things Brewmaster, homebrews, games, and space) / Sold Out / Left Handed Giant / Moor Beer Company / The Wild Beer Company / Tapestry Brewery / New Bristol Brewery

 

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BEER NEWS

* Get the vaccine, get a free beer at participating Washington breweries

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Q13 Fox.

* Wrong brand: Ohio man blames 14 cases of stolen beer on wife

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Cox Media Group.

* Michelob Ultra will give you free beer f...

This episode we exposé (no, we expose) award-winning home brews from a hop head on the verge of a foothold in the craft beer industry. Next, we speak with a Bay Area company who partners with innovative beer makers to supersize their recipes and bare it all to the drinking masses. Finally, we taste test two future gladiators, for our Mel Gibson-approved BEER DOME competition. That, and our usual craic, on this episode of Life in 16 oz.

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SHOW NOTES

Skip to Brian Winckel, Award Winning Homebrewer (3:25)

Talks about his trials and tribulations of inadvertently developing what would eventually become his first award-winning homebrew after a couple folks encouraged him to enter it in a competition. Includes a major learning experience associated with filling out those pesky competition entry forms as well as his strategy for when to brew in relation to a contest deadline.

Skip to Brian Winckel (30:46)

Brian talks about Barebottle Brewing Company's competition.

Skip to Not So Beer Dome - Barebottle Brewing Company (53:21)

Now drinking:  West Coast Splash, West Coast IPA

Skip to Barebottle Brewing Company, Co-Founder Lester Koga and Co-Head Brewer John Montes de Oca (aka "Magic") (56:46)

Lester and Magic talk about the hops they're into these days and the non-flagship beers they prefer to brew.

Skip to Lester Koga and John Montes de Oca (aka "Magic") cont. (1:01:55)

Paul brings earlier interviewee Brian Winckel back into the studio to join in on the fun. They ask Lester and Magic about how they go about brewing new beers on their equipment, how do they upscale homebrew recipes for their production line, and about how they find out about homebrewers like Brian.

Skip to Lester and John (aka Magic) cont. (1:15:08)

Lester and Magic talk about the recipes they and the Barebottle Brewing team create, explain their preference for being a "self-distributed brewery," and answer Paul's "stupid questions" (Paul's words) about freshness, acquiring unique ingredients, and about how San Francisco's water profile is ideal for their beers.

Skip to Lester and Magic cont. (1:30:14)

Lester and Magic respond to Paul and Brian's questions about the latest beer trends and about some of Barebottle's IPA and pale ale recipes that 'exposes' the styles as not-as-different-as-you-think. Their relation to hazy IPAs and session IPAs are compared as well. Regional differences are also discussed.

Skip to "The Mexican Lager" (1:36:51)

Brandon and Paul talk Torcido, Barebottle's award-winning Mexican lager. Brian then tells a story about his two attempts to win over a relative with his homebrewed version of Barebottle's award-winning Mexican lager. Meanwhile, Lester and Magic remain focused on the number of substitutions Brian made to their recipe. Did the Brian-cido win any awards with the family member or was it just another one-and-done?

Skip to Not So Beer Dome - Barebottle Brewing Company (1:41:04)

Now drinking:  Secret Oasis, Hazy IPA

Skip to Lester and Magic cont. (1:44:29)

Paul and Brandon discuss hops, then Lester and Magic give their perspective on hops and talk about their top selling beer styles to wrap things up.

 

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FEATURED THIS EPISODE

Northern Brewer / Williams Brewing / National Homebrew Competition /

In this, our SILVER ANNIVERSARY EPISODE, we visit Zane's World and revel in his creative juices (not sure that's the right terminology), from his plethora of comedic creations. Next, 'pick a beer, any beer, and I'll make it disappear,' we speak with an actual magician who fills our pints with wonder. Finally, in an effort to hydrate before heavyweight drinking on St. Patrick's Day, we see how long our lagers last, in this month's BEER DOME! That, and our usual craic on this episode of Life in 16 oz.

#Lifein16oz    #WhatsinYOURpint    #BeerDome

SHOW NOTES

Skip to Paul’s Irish Red (2:19)

Skip to Beer News (4:38)

Skip to Cadbury vs Peeps (6:50)

Skip to Zane Lamprey, Comedian/Video Creator (17:12)

Skip to Brandon calls Zane the “Huell Howser of Alcohol & Beer” (23:43)

Skip to Beer Dome: Lager Beer Battle - Intro (36:50)

Skip to Brian Cassady, Magician (40:23)

Skip to Beer Dome: Lager Beer Battle - Finale (1:01:12)

 

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FEATURED THIS EPISODE

Cadbury / Goose Island Beer Company / Iron Horse Brewery / Zane Lamprey's Laughs & Drafts Comedy Tour / Adv3nture / Zane's World Podcast / Three Sheets / Four Sheets / Drinking Made Easy / Chug / Pleepleus / Fogbelt Brewing Company / Maui Brewing Company / Bass Ale / Guinness / Brian Cassady, Magician / Moonlight Brewing Company / Grains of Virtue Brewing Company / E9 Brewing Company / Berryessa Brewing Company

 

BEER NEWS

Naval Air Station Pensacola limits beer sales to young sailors

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Fox News.

Cadbury Creme Eggs Now Come in Beer Form

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Food & Wine.

Lawmakers consider bill allowing grocery stores to sell...

This episode, [singing] "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!" As we channel our inner Laverne and Shirley and ride the assembly line, we speak with an aluminum angel who has a "can-do" attitude. Next, we run, eh, walk, possibly job, all over the world, virtually, and earn some sweet swag, literally, with a former couch potato. Finally, after joining a monastery to learn how monks brew, we vow to skip celibacy and drink Belgian style beers in this month's BEER DOME! That, and our usual craic on this episode of Life in 16 oz.

#Lifein16oz    #WhatsinYOURpint    #BeerDome

Show Notes

Skip to Paul "Apologizes"; Sports Suckage (1:59)

Skip to Beer News (4:40)

Skip to Mobile Beer Canning (12:26)

Skip to Lindsey Herrema, The Can Van (15:23)

Skip to Beer Dome: Belgian Beer Battle - Intro (29:40)

Skip to Virtual Racing with Amy McCauley (33:15)

Skip to Beer Dome: Belgian Beer Battle - Finale (52:27)

 

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FEATURED THIS EPISODE

Laverne & Shirley / The Can Van / Quaker Steak & Lube / Beer Tubes / Central Coast Brewing / Unibroue / Yes.Fit / RunSignUp.com / GoneForARun

 

BEER NEWS

Heineken is cutting 8,000 jobs as it moves 'beyond beer'

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by CNN.com.

Denver spa opens during COVID-19 pandemic, says 'Hold my beer'

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by ABC Denver7.

 

BEER DOME - BELGIAN STYLE BEER BATTLE

Head Over Peels

Wheat Beer - Witbier, 5.3% ABV, 13 IBUs

Central Coast Brewing, San Luis Obispo, CA

La Fin du Monde

Strong Ales - Tripel, 9% ABV, 19 IBUs

Unibroue, Chambly, Quebec, Canada

 

FURTHER READING

Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! 

For a number of generations the above words immediately spark a memory of the theme song to the classic television series Laverne & Shirley (theme song embedded in article). Published by HuffPost.com.

 

PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS

Established in 2011, The Can Van is a mobile alcohol canning service that sets its equipment up in a wide variety of customer spaces. The canning line is seven feet long and four feet wide,

This episode we discover the world beneath our feet and speak with a geologist and caver who descend into the upside down. Next, we warm up to 2021 by drinking beers inspired by the winter season in our first BEER DOME of the new year. That, and our usual craic in this episode of Life in 16 oz.

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Show Notes

Skip to Brandon's Mishap (2:14)

Skip to Beer News (10:11)

Skip to Beer Dome: Winter Ale Battle - Intro (16:47)

Skip to Caving / Anna Harris, Geologist (19:04)

Skip to Caving / David Love, Glacier Grotto (35:01)

Skip to Beer Dome: Winter Ale Battle - Finale (44:58)

 

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FEATURED THIS EPISODE

Russian River Brewing / Bell's Brewery / DG Yuengling & Son Inc / Clam Lake Beer Company / Elysian Brewing Company / Sun King Brewing / National Speleological Society (Caves.org) / Mammoth Cave National Park / Tongass National Forest

For more information about the Glacier Grotto organization or if you would like to go caving with them,  contact David Love at [email protected].

BEER NEWS

* Pliny the Younger 2021 Release

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Press release, Russian River Brewing.

* Bell's Brewery to Release No, Yeah Golden Ale

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Brewbound.

* Confirmed: Yuengling will start selling beer in Texas stores and bars in fall 2021

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by The Dallas Morning News.

* Brewvine: Clam Lake Beer Company Running on Creativity and Community

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by 9&10 News.

BEER DOME - WINTER ALE BATTLE

* Electric Reindeer

Brown Ale - American, 5.5% ABV, 23 IBUs

Sun King Brewing, Indianapolis, IN

* Bifrost

Dark Ale - Winter Warmer*, 8.3% ABV, 58 IBUs

Elysian Brewing Company, Seattle, WA*

Elysian classifies this beer as a Winter Pale Ale, but BeerAdvocate.com classifies it as a Dark Ale, specifically the subcategory beer style called Winter Warmer.

This episode we violate the stay-at-home order, FU Newsom, and escort 2020 out the door by drinking holiday beers and spreading good cheer with our year-in-review. Next, we exercise our respiratory system and trek with a woman who climbed to Everest ... COUGH ... Base Camp. Finally, we pull a Dick ... COUGH ... Clark and count down some of our favorite brews from Beer Dome. That, and our usual craic on this episode of Life in 16 oz.

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Show Notes

* Skip to Beer News - 4:03

* Skip to Paul's Prank Holiday Gifts - 15:01

* Skip to Brandon's Serious Beer-related Gifts - 20:24

* Skipt to Year-in-Review: Podcast & Beer Dome - 22:01

* Skip to Mt. Everest Discussion - 51:15

* Skip to Sherri Eng, Mt. Everest Base Camp Trekker - 59:27

 

VISIT THESE SITES

North Coast Brewing Company / Coronado Brewing Company / True Symmetry Brewing Company / AleSmith Brewing Company / SLO Brewing Company / Auburn Alehouse / Cigar City Brewing / Alaro Craft Brewery / Drake’s Brewing Company / Full Circle Brewing Company / Dust Bowl Brewing Company / Founders Brewing Company / Founders Brewing Company

 

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IN CASE YOU DIDN'T TAKE NOTES

Holiday Songs

* Dominick The Donkey (YouTube)

Referred to by Paul at the beginning of the show.

* I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (YouTube)

Referred to by Brandon at the beginning of the show.

Beer News

* WWII Vet Who Went Viral for Daily Coors Light Turns 103, Still Drinks Beer

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Fox News.

* Best Cities for Beer Drinkers - 2020 Edition

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by SmartAsset.

* 12 Days of Holiday 12 Packs

Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Craft Beer & Brewing.

This episode we speak with a former Navy SEAL who offers us a chance to reboot our minds and UN-f@&k ourselves. Next, we say “STOP” to veterans committing suicide, by talking to a brewer who has made a red, white and blue beer that helps combat these tragic losses. Finally, in a Beer Dome first, double your pleasure, double your fun! We do a curbside order of a stout and porter. That, and our usual craic in this episode of Life In 16oz...

#Lifein16oz    #WhatsinYOURpint    #BeerDome    #StopSoldierSuicide

Show Notes*

* New technology to the podcast rescue (1:47)*

* Hop Heroes, Beamish Irish Stout, Foraging Racoon IPA (2:42)

* Beer News (6:06)

* J. Robert "Rob" DuBois, CEO of Impact Actual and author of Powerful Peace: A Navy SEAL's Lessons on Peace from a Lifetime at war (20:11)

* Beer Dome Double Tap - Porters and Stouts - Intro (41:28)

* Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, Lead Brewer and Beekeeper at Manor Hill Brewing (45:38)

* Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, I Got Your Six to Stop Soldier Suicide (1:05:16)

* Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, Beekeeping at Manor Hill Brewing (1:15:35)

* Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, Favorite Equipment and Thanksgiving Brews at Manor Hill Brewing (1:18:37)

* Beer Dome Double Tap - Porters and Stouts - Conclusion (1:23:18)

*Special thanks to Cleanfeed.net for the audio assist this month!

 

SITES TO VISIT

Stop Soldier Suicide / Cleanfeed.net / New World Ales / Beamish & Crawford Brewery / Drake's Brewing Company / Impact Actual (Facebook) / Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) / Firestone Walker Brewing Company / The Bruery / Founders Brewing Company / Manor Hill Brewing / DuClaw Brewing Company / 3 Stars Brewing Company / ManorRisin' (Twitter) / Key Brewing Company / BeerAdvocate.com

 

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BEER DOME

* The Famous Taddy Porter (rated by Brandon)

Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster), Tadcaster, England

Porter - English, 5% ABV, 32 IBUs

* Chocolate Cherry Stout (rated by Brandon)

This episode we use our PKE meters and commune with a ghost hunter who investigates the spirit world. Next, have you heard the legend of the banshee? We speak with an Irish seanchaí (shawn-a-key) about the folklore of the wailing woman. Finally, what’s scary good? This Oktoberfest beer in my hand! And I declare “O'ZAPFT IS!” Oktoberfest festival beers square off against each other in this month’s BEER DOME competition. That, and our usual craic in this episode of Life In 16 oz.

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Show Notes

Beer News (4:31)

Charlie Snyder (Part 1), Ghost Hunter

East Coast West Ghost Paranormal (13:31)

* Charlie Snyder (Part 2), Beer Aficionado

Beer Sports and Catharsis Show (40:46)

* Beer Dome – Oktoberfest Beer Battle – Intro (45:30)

Danielle McCormick, Irish Seanchaí (47:45)

Legend of the Banshee (one take) / Irish Folklore

Karl Blake, P. Wexford's Pub Patron (55:48)

Legend of the Banshee (another take) / Irish Folklore

Beer Dome – Oktoberfest Beer Battle – Finale (1:01:38)

 

SITES TO VISIT

D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. / Charlie Snyder (YouTube) / GhostStop / Wonder Box / The Washoe Club / The Whaley House Museum / Beer Sports and Catharsis Show with Charlie Snyder / Stone Brewing Company / Ballast Point Brewing Company / Make Earth Magical (YouTube) / Darby O'Gill and the Little People / Andy Paciorek (Facebook) / Flying Dog Brewery / Dust Bowl Brewing Company / Hacker-Pschorr / Pocock Brewing Company / Samuel Adams

 

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LEGEND OF THE BANSHEE (YET ANOTHER TAKE)

The Banshee

By Andy Paciorek (with permission)

(Artwork by