Liquid Bread

Rich leads Matty and Larry in a tasting of a couple sours from Portland's Cascade Brewing (which, coincidentally, go very well with a holiday meal...)!

We're talking pumpkin beers, whatever those are! We talk about the history of pumpkin beers, Larry's finally had a dunkel, and Rich has some spicy Diet Dr. Pepper takes!

Yeehaw, giddyup! In our rootinest, tootinest taster yet the boys are sittin' by the campfire and sippin' a bottle of the pride of Texas, Shiner Bock! I promise this bit is nowhere to be found in the episode itself.

The guys are tasting another one of those old traditional European beers that Rich loves, Ayinger Urweisse! Here's hoping Alfonso Cuaron likes it.

We're talking about awards! Rich talks about which awards to look out for, how the beers are judged, and some of the notable recent winners. Plus Matty comes up with just an insanely good beer pun that Larry loves.

Rich leads us in a tasting of North Coast Brewing's Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, which Rich notes is a great drink to share with a friend and/or podcast cohost.

Stout is the style of the day! Matty goes over the history of stouts (which is also the history of porters), Rich runs down the style and some of its varieties, and Larry's love affair with flavors of all types continues.

Rich leads a tasting of Newcastle Brown Ale! A wonderful suggestion from a cheeseburger. Grab a bottle at your local bottle shop (or anywhere, come on this stuff is everywhere) and taste along!

The guys each pitch a beer style they'd like to see given more attention, and briefly discuss Brave Noise, a great new collaborative effort to improve the brewing community.

Rich leads a tasting of one of his favorites, and our first listener-requested beer (thanks Mike!), Orval! Grab a bottle at your local bottle shop and taste along! And stay tuned for our Marvel-esque post-credits sequence.