Friend of the show and serial homebrew collaborator Ryan is back with us to share another one of his fun brewing projects! Ryan is the founder of Old Standby Brewing, and has been linking up with commercial breweries to brew beer for local charities. This time, Ryan brewed a Dortmunder Export with the folks at Zoiglhaus in Portland, Oregon, to benefit the Doernbecher Children's Hospital. We talk about how this beer was made, a little recipe info, and let Schar tee off on beer style naming.

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Commercial calibrations are one of our favorite segments on this show. Mainly because we can bill Justin for some of the best beers in any given style, but also we get the chance to examine some of these tentpole beers in ways we don't normally get the chance to. On today's show, we are drinking a commercial Munich Helles, which is always welcome here, and then we bust open one of Cooper's homebrews that he wants feedback on. And we're always ready to break that man down.

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Time to homeBrew Strong! This week we have two Strong Beers on the schedule - a Belgian Golden and a Strong Bitter. Which apparently used to be called ESB, but has since ceased to be "extra". Anyway, A couple of good beers that need a little help, which hopefully is what they got.

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Dr. Homebrew goes internal! On today's show, Brian and Brian got a call from an unexpected brewing duo - Justin Crossley and Chris Graham! The boys brewed two beers for The National Homebrew Competition this year, and they wanted some honesty feedback ahead of the judging round. So it's a Pale Ale and a Dortmunder, heading to San Diego this year for the boys ... find out how they did!

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Returning champion homebrewer JP joins JP and The Brians for another amazing homebrew! Maybe. He paid to have that written. After his English Mild, the team runs another Commercial Calibration, this time it's the iconic Schlenkerla smoked beer!

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Homebrewer Robb sent in two beers to the show, and they were styles we love digging into. One was an Oatmeal Stout, and the other a Mixed Fermentation Sour. Now, sours can be a bit of trouble to judge at times, because you never know what you are going to get, but we laid our palates on the line and did it anyway!

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Today's show is with one homebrewer, but he does a lot with that title. Ryan sent us a Coffee Imperial Stout for Brian and Brian to give feedback on, which is a beer he's been brewing at home for years now. After the break, we talk about the collab beers Ryan brews with various commercial breweries, with the proceeds being donated to charities within the brewers community. We aren't sure which is more heartwarming - the beer or the story!

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We don't get to judge many gluten-free or alternative grain beers, so we had to find one for ourselves! On today's show, we start off with a commercial calibration of a great Gluten-Free Pale Ale from Buck Wild Brewing, and then we wrap things up with a Hazy IPA from Brian Cooper!

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It's our holiday show, and what better way to celebrate this time with friends and family than with a vertical of Celebration Ale! Three bottles of this amazing beer - 2022, 2021, and 2014. How does this beer hold up? If you ask JP, he'd tell you it's the solution to all the world's problems, regardless of age. Then, we crack open one of the quintessential Christmastime beers - Delirium Noel. This spiced Christmas Ale is everywhere and yet nobody really drinks it. We aim to find out why.

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It's Dr. Homebrew on the road! Well, down the street, really. JP shipped the Brians off to the most recent Club D.O.Z.E. meeting, where they partook in a judging panel to help some local homebrewers with some of their beers. We had a Wit and an IPA at this meeting, and there was enough for the whole club to taste along with us. Very fun, so thanks again to D.O.Z.E. for having us!

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