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  This week the guys are joined by Toby and they talk about the 2024 beers that stood out.  They also try a few barrel-aged beers and a bourbon to see if they can taste it in a beer.  The beers they try are:

1. Goose Island Bourbon County Angels Envy 2 Year Cask Stout
2. Two Roads Brewing Roadsmary's Baby Rum barrel-aged Pumpkin
3. Mob Craft Barrel Berry
4. Millstream Barrel-aged Oktoberfest

  They also name their pick for the 2024 Beer of the Year!

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  This week, the guys start barrel aged January by comparing two breweries that are in different stages of their barrel programs.  The first company is Dangerous Man Brewing and they try four different Russian Imperial stouts that were aged in different barrels.  They try the following beers:

1. Russell's Reserve Rye Whiskey
2. Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrel
3. Starlight Blackberry Wine Cask
4. Virgin Island Rum Barrel

The next company that they try is 3 Sheeps and they try three variants of their Wolf Russian Imperial Stout.

1. Pecan, Coconut & Vanilla
2. Mexican Style Hot Chocolate
3. 18 Year Elijah Craig Bourbon Barrel

Jim also brings out a mystery barrel aged beer that was a total shock!

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  This week, the guys go to Two Fathoms Brewing in Winona, MN. This used to be Island City Brewing, but recently they had a name change.  We are not sure if the ownership has changed as well or not. They have 9 beers currently on tap and we try them all!  Here is what we had:

1. Grandma Glayds's Pickled Pilsner
2. Lawyers, Hops, and Money
3. Yard Donkey
4. Minn Golden Light Lager
5. Prosty! Oktoberfest
6. Fed'em on Peaches
7. Featherstone Fresh Watermelon Gose
8. Mrs. Brown's Lovely Daughter Nut Brown
9. Pub Wallop

  

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  This week, we step of the ABV of some more Christmas beers that we found.  Julie was nice enough to join us again and try these beers.  We tried the following:

1. Rogue Santa's Private Reserve Mocha Stout
2. Great Lakes Christmas Ale
3. Boulevard Nut Cracker
4. Left Hand Brewing Nitro Candy Cane
5. Thunderhead Brewing Tiny Tim Christmas Ale
6. Southern Tier Tiramisu Imperial Stout
7. Great Lakes BBA Christmas Ale

  We hope you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  This week, the guys try a number of Christmas and winter beers, and they see how they compare to each other and their expectations.  Jim's wife Julie sits in and gives us her thoughts on them as well.  The beers they try are:

1. Lazy Horse Brewing Salted Caramel Blonde
2. Great Lakes Brewing Cookie Exchange
3. Sam Adams Winter Lager
4. Sam Adams Oaked Vanilla Porter (OVP)
5. Sam Adams Holiday White Ale
6. Sam Adams Old Fezziwig
7. Empyrean Match + Maker Chocolate Pistachio Stout
8. Kinkaider Snow Beast Winter Ale

  Jim also breaks out some Christmas trivia, and you know how that will go over!

  We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!

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  This week Mike is joined by his wife Suzy in Waikiki, Hawaii and they stop at Maui Brewing.  They discuss a number of places they are going and doing, while trying 8 of their year-round beer offerings. The beers that they try are:

1. Bikini Blonde Lager
2. Pau Hana Pilsner
3. Coconut Hiawa Porter
4. Da Hawaii Life Lite Lager
5. Big Swell IPA
6. Pineapple Mana Wheat Beer
7. Sunshine Girl Golden Ale
8. OMG Hazy IPA

  This is a working tap house, so we do apologize for the background noise. It is always fun to go to a new place and try beers, especially when it is in Hawaii in the wnter!

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  This week the guys finally get into some flavor!  Mike breaks out some beers from Untitled Arts that are pastry stouts. They range from 8% to 11.7% abv.  The beers that they try are:

1. Ice Cream Waffle
2. Malted Milk Ball
3. Affogato Ice Cream
4. Candied Pecan
5. Hazelnut Butter Cup
6. Caramel Coconut Cookie

  Then. Jim uncovers a mystery beer that he had covered during the rest of the tasting.  What could it possibly be???

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  This week, the guys talk about things that you can see and do in Hayward Wisconsin.  Jim breaks out some Hayward trivia and the guys try nine different beers from Angry Minnow Brewing in Hayward.  The beers they try are as follows:

1. Original Kolsch
2. McStuckie's Scotch Ale
3. Tommy A's Oktoberfest
4. River Pig American Pale Ale
5. Belgian Blonde
6. Charlie's Rye IPA
7. Citra IPA
8. Hazy IPA
9. Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout

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  This week, Mike and Jim dive into a category that they have no experience with, Non-Alcoholic beers!  They try a number of beers from different breweries and are really shocked.  The beers they tried are as follows:

1. Krombacher Pils Alkohofrei
2. Athletic Mexican Style Copper
3. Sam Adams Just The Hazy IPA
4. Quirk Superfruit Seltzer
5. Summit Nialas Irish Dark
6. Wisconsin Brewing RoadKing

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  This week, Mike, BK, and Wes pay a visit to The 5 Barrel in Pensacola, Florida.  This taproom has a great family friendly vibe to it! The guys tried 2 flights of beer and were surprised a number of times.  The beers that they tried are as follows:

1. Bold Rock Pineapple Cider
2. Potter's Passionfruit Mosiac Cider
3. Ravenous Pig Foxtail Autumn Spiced
4. Ravenous Pig Of The Earth Gose
5. Florida Keys Iguana Bait Kolsch
6. Three Sons Hops United Double Hopped New England
7. Golden Road Mango Wheat
8. Bowigens 7 Layer Stout

  You will be surprised by what they thought of these beers!

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