Good news/bad news: stouts are gaining in popularity,.. which means they also run out faster at brew fests. We ran into some old favorites that were new to others and some just plain new ones, including a white stout at the California Brewers Association Festival in Sacramento.

The balloons were there with no knowledge a birthday bus carrying a tiara-wearing 21-year-old would soon arrive. Photo By Bob Moffitt

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Season 2: Episode 24

Season 2: Episode 23

Professor Helton gives a beer lesson in CO2 vs Nitro from his lab in Arizona. Photo by Bob Moffitt

Season 2: Episode 21

He’s ugly. So’s his beer. Fortunately, the fine folks at New Helvetia don’t like Rancidville’s most famous resident and can immediately recognize him in his many disguises.

Episode 19: St. Patty’s Day At Device Brewing

A couple of new co-hosts and a mix of new and established stouts mark this episode of the Stoutcast, and a phenomenal imperial that the Urban Roots brewer is hiding from the public, though not for long.

Every year, Fifty Fifty Brewing Company celebrates the release of its barrel-aged series of stouts, based on its Totality imperial. This year the brewery also celebrates its win as Great American Beer Festival Brewery Group of the Year. Photo by Bob Moffitt.