Beer Busters

A homebrewer and Limoncello enthusiast was going to join us in studio, but things don’t always go as planned. Steph educated us about this lemony Italian liqueur in Know Your Beers, or Know Your… Booze? We tasted Limoncello from Campania, Italy in frozen shot glasses. But fear not, we had beer, too. We tasted beers from ShawneeCraft (future Beer Busters recording location) and Jolly Pumpkin (one brewed exclusively for the Rare Beer Club). We also indulged in the latest in the line of Game of Thrones beers from Brewery Ommegang. Wayne put more weird in our beer during Happy Fun Time Games, and Dan talked sports and beer… and traffic and weather…

Due to some schedule changes amongst us, this episode was recorded on very short notice and we went guest-less for the first time since Episode 4. But fear not, precious listeners! The beerducation and fermented entertainment flow as copiously as ever, even with an empty chair in the studio. We ran down news of a glass-size-scam lawsuit, the return of Dogfish Head 120 Minute and a new Yuengling seasonal. Wayne tested Dan and Steph's memories with a hodge-podge of recycled Happy Fun Time queries from your favorite classic games, some stretching back to the dawn of the Beer Busters era. Steph brought the knowledge in a Know Your Beers segment all about American Wild Ales and we sampled some of those crazy mother- shut yo' mouth! I'm just talkin' 'bout wild ales...

On this episode we were joined in studio by homebrewing couple the Littlefieds. Peter and Veronica, a software engineer and nurse by day, not only homebrew but also build their own awesome tap handles. We chatted about their different approaches to brewing, their German dancing (sh..sch...shcu...schuhplattler), Peter's recent trip to India and more.Dan reported on a groovy new Dogfish Head art collab project and Funky Buddha partnering with Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza. The episode's Happy Fun Time Game was a short and sweet Brew or False and we got our beerducation on all about Lambics in Know Your Beers.

For episode 22, the Beer Busters traveled to Lebanon, PA to the newly opened Snitz Creek Brewery. We learned about owners Patrick and Adam, who happen to be brothers-in-law and homebrew buddies. A tragically painful new game called Spelling Bee'r was played and we were beerducated about Irish Dry Stouts. And we tasted a lot of beers. They were Sooooochi good.

For this Valentine's episode, we were joined by Greg Orth of Craft Tastings, LLC., who introduced us to the magically taste-gasmic world of chocolate and beer pairing. Greg founded Craft Tastings, which specializes in hosting beer and chocolate pairing events, after years of enjoying and homebrewing great beers and nearly a decade and a half of working at Hershey's Chocolate. Besides having one of the most eye-opening tasting experiences in the universe, we also ran down the usual news, debuted a brand new Happy Fun Time Game all about beers with exotic ingredients, and got our dose of beerducation on beer and food pairing in Know Your Beers.

For this episode, we were joined by two guests...but not at the same time: Colin Presby from Stoudt's returned, and we had an interview with Natalie DeChico from Weyerbacher. Wayne debuted a new Happy Fun Time Game, and we drank several delicious Weyerbacher beers.

Bockman himself has returned to the Beer Busters Podcast basement! Colin Presby, now of Stoudt's Brewing Company, stopped by to fill us in on his bid to run for the American Homebrewers Association's governing board. He also brought some deliicious treats from Stoudt's for us to try.

Christian Mosebach, head brewer for Golden Avalanche Brewing Company, stopped by to be our fourth Beer Buster for this episode. He braved snow-covered roads to deliver us some of his delicous brews, as well as help us run down the usual: news, Happy Fun Time Games, and Know Your Beers - this time being beerducated on barleywine.

For this installment of Beer Busters, we were joined by Steve Amrstrong of Armstrong Ales. Having happily accepted his duties as our fourth Beer Buster, Steve helped us with the news, and play another rendition of Happy Fun Time Games. Along with Steph, Steve helped to beerducate us on nanobreweries...and then we drank some of his current offerings from Armstrong Ales. Happy holidays!

Ryan DeLutis of the Brewery at Hershey joined us this time around. Combined with his forces, we read the news, had to call a few Beer Bluffs in another rendition of Happy Fun Time Games, got beerducated on porters in Know Your Beers, and drank some of Ryan's beers.

In today's episode, we were joined by Nick Johnson from Tröegs Brewery out of Hershey, PA. After we covered some news and got to know Nick, we played an updated version of Years of Beers, got beerducated on a Biere de Garde, and sampled some tasty Tröegs brews. Cheers!

In this episode, our friends Luke and Trevor from Evil Genius came back to the "studio." We covered some news, got to know a little about what's happening in their world, played Libation or Fabrication, learned about winter spiced beers in Know Your Beers, and drank some Evil Genius brews.

Happy Halloween! In today's episode we were joined by our friend Matt Vardjan, a bearded homebrewer and "Mo-Bro". Matt chatted with us about Movember, a charity for men's health, and helped us cover a few news stories, play a special Halloween edition of Happy Fun Time Games, get beerducated on what happens when a beer is skunked, and sample some delicious brews. We used some background music in this episode, courtesy http://www.purple-planet.com.

In this installment of Beer Busters, we were joined by our friends and homebrewing duo, Brian and Vaughn Quinter. After discussing some news, we tried some of our guests' delicious homebrews. Wayne challenged us to another bout of Happy Fun Times Games, Steph beerducated us on some pumpkin beers in another edition of Know Your Beers, and we sampled a few select pumpkin brews.

Hallo! (That's "Hello" in Dutch according to the interwebs.) In this installment of Beer Busters, our friend Brian Ballantine stopped by to help us record. We covered some news, played "Years of Beers," got beerducated about Belgian beers in this edition of Know Your Beer, and reviewed a select few brews.

Thanks for joining us for this special occasion! In honor of our tenth episode, we recorded in front of a live audience. Our very special guest was our grandfather, Charlie Baker, who as of the recording of this episode is officially an octagenarian. Wayne and Dan pulled the ol' switcheroo for news and Happy Fun Time Games, while Steph once again beerducated us with Know Your Beer. And, of course, we drank some delicious brews!

We've returned! Our (sort of) guest this episode was Steve Armstrong of Armstrong Ales. Some interview clips were spliced in between us discussing some news, playing a "lazy" version of Happy Fun Time Games, and Know Your Beer. We sampled a few of the brews at Armstrong on location, and gave them the Beer Busters treatment.

Welcome back! In this episode we were joined by guest Jared Quigg. Combined with his forces, we had some good laughs playing Libation or Fabrication, got beerducated in another segment of Know Your Beer, and drank some delicious brews.

Hello! In this episode we were joined by our friends from Evil Genius Beer Company, Luke and Trevor. Their evil powers helped us to share some news, play a new game called "Years of Beers," get beerducated in another installment of Know Your Beer, and show us just how deliciously evil their brews can be!

You've come back for more! In this installment of Beer Busters, we were joined by Bockman himself, Colin Presby! Combined with his arsenal of beer knowledge, we covered some news, got to know more about Colin himself, tested his tasting abilities in another round of Happy Fun Time Games, got beerducated in Know Your Beer, and drank some very hoppy IPAs. Cheers! (PS - Due to technical difficulties, some of the audio in the beginning sounds a little off...don't worry, it gets fixed after about 15 minutes or so.)

Thanks for stopping by for another episode of Beer Busters! Today we were joined by our friend Mike Kuhns, who sat in on the whole show. With his help, we reported on some news, recapped the National Homebrewers Conference, revealed the winner of last episode's trivia cliffhanger, played our first round of "Libation or Fabrication," tapped into another installment of Know Your Beer, and drank some different brews.

Welcome back! In this episode we tackle some important news, get beerducated in another installment of Know Your Beer, Steph tries to exact her trivia revenge on Dan via Wayne's Beer Busters Brain Bending Brew Trivia, and we drink.

After a short (and painful) hiatus, we're back! In this episode we announce that Wayne has officially joined us, discuss some news stories, Dan reviews Red Hook Brewery outside Seattle, we play a new trivia game concocted by Wayne, and we drink! Sit back, relax, crack open a bottle and enjoy!

We're back for more! Today we feature two new segments - Know Your Beer and Brewery Reviews. We also feature a few craft beers in cans.

Welcome to the first installment of Beer Busters! Today we sample a family homebrew, as well as some beers from Victory Brewing Company.