The Beer League

By The Beer League

Casual conversations about beer. Hosts and brewing industry guests talk about sports and rate a different style of beer each week.

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December 07, 2020 The Beer League: Ugly Sweater Seltzer Party
What is the first thing you think of when you think of the Holiday Season? I can almost guarantee it isn't seltzer so you'll be just as confused as we were to learn the bud light had created a Winter Seltzer Pack, with flavors like Ginger Snap and Peppermint Pattie anticipation and expectations were high, but would they be met?
On Tap (All Bud Light Seltzers):
Ginger Snap - (5% ABV, 2.875/5 Avg. Core Score, 6.5/10 Avg. ICI)
Apple Crisp - (5% ABV, 4/5 Avg. Core Score, 8.25/10 Avg. ICI)
Cranberry - (5% ABV, 3/5 Avg. Core Score, 7.75/10 Avg. ICI)
Peppermint Pattie - (5% ABV, 4.125 Avg. Core Score, 7.75 Avg. ICI)
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46min
November 30, 2020 The Beer League: The Campfire Beer Song
What's better on a chilly Fall or Winter night than sitting by a campfire making s'mores? Sitting By a Campfire making s'mores and drinking s'mores beers. We try a few s'mores beers tonight accompanied by a local favorite chocolate porter and a vanilla porter (it's called balance sweetie, look it up).
On Tap:
Grey Sail Brewing Company - Wheelhouse S’Mooring (Stout, 7.5% ABV, 1.8/5 Avg. Core Score, 1.8/10 Avg. ICI)
Yuengling - Hershey’s Chocolate Porter (Chocolate Porter, 4.7% ABV, 3.7/5 Avg. Core Score, 4.98 Avg. ICI)
Dogfish Head - Campfire Amplifier (Milk Stout W/ Graham Cracker, Chocolate and Marshmallow, 6.5% ABV, 2.9/5 Avg. Core Score, 3.6/10 Avg.ICI )
Leinekugel’s - Snowdrift (Vanilla Porter, 6% ABV, 3.3/5 Avg. Core Score, 6.1/10 Avg. ICI)
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39min
November 22, 2020 The Beer League: Hoppy Thanksgiving
In this weeks episode we explore some beers for Thanksgiving, Talk about our favorite sides (and Christian has an interesting opinion about what's considered a side and what's a main dish), and talk about Black Friday stories. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.
On Tap:
-Multiple Breweries (Cape May, Tonewood, Double Nickel, Source and Urban Village) - Friendsgiving Collaboration (Hazy IPA, 7% ABV, 3.⅕ Avg. Core Score, 5.25/10 Avg ICI)
-Harpoon - Flannel Friday (Hoppy Amber Ale, 5.7% ABV, 3.375/5 Avg. Core Score, 5.25/10 Avg. ICI)
-Love City - Tart Beats (Cranberry Orange Sour, 5.8% ABV, 3.125/5 Avg Core Score, 4.75 Avg ICI)
-Flying Dog - Apple Pie (Fruited/Spiced Blonde Ale, 7.2% ABV, 3.5/5 Avg. Core Score, 6/10 Avg. ICI)
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46min
November 16, 2020The Beer League: Southern Tier Fan Club
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, we focused this week on the best part of Thanksgiving Dinner, The Deserts. This week was dominated by desert beers, including 2 Southern Tier Beers, one of which gets the first ever elusive PERFECT SCORE from Ryne, and Fitz continues to petition Southern Tier to Join us for a good night of drinking and conversation.
On Tap:
Lancaster Brewing Company - Shoo-Fly Porter (Porter, 6.2% ABV, 3.9/5 Avg. Core Score, 6/10 Avg. ICI)

Southern Tier - Blackwater Nitro Creme Brulee Stout (Nitro Stout, 10% ABV, 4.4 Avg. Core Score, 6/10 Avg. ICI)

Flying Dog - Kujo (Cold Brew Coffee Porter, 6% ABV, 3.75/5 Avg. Core Score, 4.55 Avg. ICI)

Troegs Brewing Company - Java Head (Coffee Stout, 7.5% ABV, 2.3/5 Avg. Core, 2.8/10 Avg. ICI)

Southern Tier - White Chocolate Raspberry (White Stout, 10% ABV, 4.6/5 Avg. Core Score, 8/10 Avg. ICI)
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46min
November 09, 2020The Beer League: Lower ICI and Fitz's Getting Sticky
The Seasons are changing and so are the in season beers, gone are the summer shandy's and fruited wheat beers, and in comes one of Fitz's Favorite styles, Stouts. This week we celebrated International Stout Day (First Thursday in November) a few days late and started getting into our fall and winter beers and surprisingly Aj and Brian didn't hate it like they expected.
On Tap:
Sierra Nevada - Barrel Aged Narwhal (Imperial Stout 11.9% ABV, 3.5/5 Avg. Core Score, 3.9/10 Avg. ICI)

Boulevard Brewing Company - Whiskey Barrel (Barrel Aged Stout, 11.8% ABV, 3.⅕ Avg. Core Score, 3.4/10 Avg. ICI

Fegley’s Brewworks - Barrel Aged Insidious (Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout, 9% ABV, 3.5 Avg. Core Score, 4.1/10 Avg. ICI)

Brooklyn Brewery - Black Chocolate Stout (Russian Imperial Stout, 10% ABV, 2.95/5 Avg. Core Score, 3.7/10 Avg. ICI)

Cape May - Cape May Coffee Stout (Coffee Stout, 6.5% ABV, 3.5/5 Avg. Core Score, 5.05/10 Avg.ICI)
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49min
November 05, 2020 The Beer League: Everyday is Halloween
It’s a continuation of our Halloween episode we’re still drinking pumpkin beers. This one gets a little scary starting with a brew themed after one of the biggest horror franchises out there and we discuss AJ’s hatred of the muppets.
On Tap:
Conshohocken Brewing Company - Nightmare on East Elm Street (Pumpkin Ale, 5.8% ABV)
Flying Dog - The Fear (Imperial Pumpkin Ale, 9% ABV)
Troegs Brewing Company - Master of Pumpkins (Pumpkin Ale, 7.5% ABV)
Dogfish Head Brewing Company - Punkin' Ale (Pumpkin Ale, 7% ABV)
Riverhorse Brewing Company - Hippo Lantern (Pumpkin Ale, 8.1% ABV)
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1h 14min
October 31, 2020 The Beer League: Spooky, Scary, Pumpkin Beers
In this Spooky Edition of The Beer League we get right into probably the weirdest Brewdown we'll ever do with 2 (or 3 if you ask my co-hosts) of the same beer from Southern Tier Brewing Company and i'll give you a hint, Southern Tier wins. Fitz also has a plea to Southern Tier, all while professing his undying love for them. After that we get into a few more Pumpkin Beers including one from a Brewery we've had on the show a few times.
On Tap:
Southern Tier - Pumking (Imperial Pumpkin Ale, 8.6% ABV)
Southern Tier - Pumking Nitro (Imperial Pumpkin Ale, 8.6% ABV)
Southern Tier - Cold Brew Coffee Pumking (Imperial Pumpkin Ale W/Coffee, 8.6% ABV)
Evil Genius - Trick or Treat (Chocolate Pumpkin Porter, 7.8% ABV)
Bonesaw Brewing Company - Pum-Queen (Pumpkin Spiced Cream Ale, 4.7% ABV)
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1h 7min
October 22, 2020 The Beer League: Brewdown 2, Electric Boogaloo
On the Second Half of our Fall Cider Week we moved away from Donuts and candy apples and got into one of the most iconic tastes of fall, Pumpkin. In this Supersized Brewdown episode we put 4 Pumpkin Ciders up against each other, and only one can rise above the others and take the crown of best (in our opinions) Pumpkin Cider.
On Tap
McKenzies - Pumpkin Jack (5% ABV, 9.5/10 Avg ICI, 4.33/5 Avg Core Score
Ace - Pumpkin Cider (5% ABV, 5.25/10 Avg ICI, 2.75/5 Avg Core Score)
Downeast - Pumpkin Blend (5.1% ABV, 8.1/10 Avg ICI, 3.66/5 Avg Core Score)
Blake's Hard Cider - Apple Lantern (6.5% ABV, 6/10 Avg ICI, 2.5/5 Avg Core Score)
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33min
October 20, 2020 The Beer League: Up n’ Autumn
This week on The Beer League it's another two part week. We got into some fall flavored Ciders and we launched a new segment called The Brewdown, pitting two (or more) similarly flavored beers (or in this case, ciders) against each other and declaring a definitive winner. This episodes Brewdown Featured Ship Bottom's Linvilla Orchard Apple Cider Donut Hard Cider and Downeast Ciders Apple Cider Donut Hard Cider, but you'll have to listen to find out the winner.
On Tap This Week
Ship Bottom - Linvilla Orchards Apple Cider Donut Hard Cider (5.5% ABV, 7.85/10 Avg ICI, 3.9/5 Avg Core Score)
Downeast - Apple Cider Donut Hard Cider (5.2% ABV, 9.25/10 Avg ICI, 4.9/5 Avg Core Score)
Austin Eastciders - Cranberry Cider (5% ABV, 5.9/10 Avg ICI, 3.25/5 Avg Core Score)
Blake's Hard Cider - Caramel Apple (6.5% ABV, 8.75/10 Avg ICI, 4.75/5 Avg Core Score)
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40min
October 09, 2020 Biermi and Bonus Beer
In this bonus episode we talk to our friend Brian who tells us all about how he's made it so much easier to get beer in this New Coronavirus World thanks to his company Biermi, and then we get right back into our stash of BONUS BEER!!
Poolside (Lager 5.2% ABV)
The Original SIPA (Session IPA 4.8% ABV)
Monotone: Mosaic (IPA 6.5% ABV)
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1h 4min

FAQs about The Beer League:

How many episodes does The Beer League have?

The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.