The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio was kind enough to send over some beer from Pittsburgh's Draai Laag (definitely NOT "dry log"). We try 5 of them on Halloween night, and get pretty brutal on each other. Petite Ferme Relic Cru R2 Koelschip Ale The Plague The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Since new beers are popping up on shelves so often, we thought it'd be fun to try 5 of them on the show. We also talk about how 'hopsy' isn't a thing, highlight Anastacia's heritage, and try our first pumpkin beer in a long time. Founders PC Pils Sierra Nevada 2016 Northern Hemisphere Wet Hop IPA Oskar Blues Death By Coconut Boulevard Snow & Tell Boulevard Funkier Pumpkin The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

On this episode, we taste and review 3 beers from 2 California breweries- Alvarado Street from Salinas, and Phantom Carriage from Carson. Yippee ki yay, motherf... Alvarado Street Mai Tai P.A. Alvarado Street The Boysen Back In Town Alvarado Street Haole Punch Phantom Carriage Broadacres Phantom Carriage Broadacres with Cranberry The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Jeffery Stuffings from Jester King and Jeff Young from Blue Owl join Rubio and Mike for a deep dive into beer souring techniques, running their breweries, beer culture, and listener questions. Hope you enjoy this gigantic 2-hour episode! The Beerists are: John Rubio and Mike Lambert with special guests Jeffery Stuffings and Jeff Young. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

In this episode, we try a mishmash of 5 beers, and challenge ourselves to clean up our language in an attempt to finally become a more family friendly podcast. In the end, someone drinks the entire dump bucket. Sante Adarius Lady in Grey Brooklyn The Discreet Charm of the Framboisie Yazoo Deux Rouges Ale The Bruery Autumn Maple Arrogant Bastard Bastard's Midnight Brunch The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Oans Zwoa Drei! G'suffa! The Oktoberfest celebration happens every year in Germany from late September to early October. We try 3 American and 2 German Oktoberfest beers, and talk a bunch of smack to each other. Samuel Adams Oktoberfest Great Divide Hoss Firestone Walker OAKtoberfest Weihenstephaner Festbier Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

On this week's episode, we bring you reviews of 5 beers from Tree House Brewing Co, courtesy of listener Matt Lubin. We also cover a host's recent head trauma, twitter wars, and a knife fight fantasy. Eureka w/Citra Haze Very Hazy Alter Ego King Julius The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Georgia! Listener Micah Looney set us up with a load of 5 Georgia beers for this episode– which we taste along with special guest Jason Murphy from The Modern Rogue! Check out what he and Brian Brushwood are doing at themodernrogue.com. Three Taverns Le Peche Mode Southern Brewing Co Southern Woodpile Raspberry Orpheus Even the Furies Wept Creature Comforts Tropicalia Monday Night Brewing Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert, with special guest, Jason Murphy. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

A mix of 5 listener-supplied funky and wild beers this time around! And really, beer is the perfect thing to pair with talk about racism, cultural appropriation, and how Grant and Mike should feel guilty for being white. Pfriem Family Brewers Brett Brux Pale Ale 4 Hands Super Flare Aardwolf Brewing Zagreus The Rare Barrel Home, Sour Home The Libertine Brewing Authentic SLO Wild Ale The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

5 beers from Yazoo's "Embrace the Funk" series this time, courtesy of listener Michael Mariaskin! Also, we talk bottled water, reminisce about old tweets, and experience random Anastaciaisms. Yazoo Brett Saison ReMiXeD (Batch 2) Blondes Have More Fun Lignage A Trois (Batch 2?) Cherry Deux Rouges (Batch 3) FunkFest '16 The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

We've got an entire show of listener beers this week! Hopefully, it can take the edge off of all of this episode's twisted, horrible tales of long cons, nightmare teeth, and furries. Civil Life American Brown Cigar City White Oak Jai Alai Aardwolf El Mariachi Southern Grist Nashville Mule Southern Grist Mixed Greens No. X The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Anastacia's out this week, but have no fear! Rubio, Grant, and Mike are on top of it, tasting 5 beers from Tallgrass, and being ruthless to one another. Hot Pocket. Raspberry Jam Berliner Weisse Original Pub Ale 8-Bit Pale Ale Songbird Saison Top Rope IPA The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

When we talked about New England IPAs a few weeks ago, our knowledge was pretty hazy. Luckily, a bunch of listeners corrected us, and one went so far as to send us a box full of 'em for the show. Yes yes yes yes. Treehouse Green Trillium & Other Half Hundred Thousand Trillion Trillium Congress Street Singlecut Is This The Real Life Lawson's Finest Liquids Super Sessions #2 The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

For Rubio's 41st birthday, the gang decided to all bring beers they'd like to share with him. And then they all pushed Rubio's old ass down the hill he just went over. Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock Almanac Farmer's Reserve Grand Cru Kasteel Trignac XII Sante Adairius West Ashley Jester King Equipoise The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Respect is such a strong word. It's should be earned, and shouldn't be thrown around willy-nilly to get your product talked about on our show. If they'd listened, they probably wouldn't have sent that email we open with. Also, we review 5 beers! Union Old Pro Alaskan Smash Galaxy 4 Hands Constellation (Falconer's Flight) Gigantic Pipewrench Rogue Rolling Thunder The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Once in a while, things go in directions nobody can anticipate when 4 dopes drink 5 beers. For instance, I'm not sure why unfortunate rodents came up twice. Or what Phil Collins and pocket pizza have to do with anything. Funkwerks Amarillo The Collective Brewing Project Petite Golden Sour Casey Saison Jolly Pumpkin Hamajang Odell Zard-Alu The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

There's a brewery in Goochland, Virginia called Lickinghole Creek, and we have 5 of their beers to review. Let's try and get through them like adults, ok? La Calavera Catrina (2015) Darjeeling Three Chopt Tripel Coconut Quad Illuminatos (2015) Heir Apparent The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

It's been months of scalding hot weather, and there's no end in sight. But fear not! The Beerists have scoured the shelves in search of 5 refreshing beers to cool your insides, and save you from the heat. Hops & Grain 787ö2 Kölsch Anchor Mango Wheat North Peak Majestic Wheat Ale Breckenridge Summer Bright Mikkeller Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse (Peach) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Our regular recording night fell on the 4th of July this year and we totally missed an opportunity to put a theme together for these 5 beers. Either way, it worked out, and we had beer worth celebrating. Our Mutual Friend 24 FPS Delirium Tremens Stone Mocha IPA Victory Tart Ten Brothers Drunken Mornings The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

The whole gang is here to tackle 6 beers from Olvalde Farm & Brewery! We also discuss how it feels winning our 3rd Podcast Award, and the drama, libel, and stupidity that followed. The Auroch's Horn Rise of the Burghers and the Fall of Feudal Lords Brynhildr's Gift Ode to a Russian Shipwright From Field to Fen The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Summer is officially here, even though Austin has been a blast furnace for a month. But fear not! Anastacia has 5 beers that might quench the thirst through the relentless heat. Victory Cage Radler Green Flash Sea to Sea Lager Ommegang Rosetta Epic Tart 'n' Juicy Sour IPA Avery Raja The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

The same base beer was used in all 4 of Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk series, each fermented with a different strain of brett- Bruxellensis, Claussenii, Drei, and Lambicus. We try all 4, and get hammered. #squadgoals #squatpound #strettsofbrain Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Bruxellensis Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Claussenii Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Drei Bruery Terreux's Elements of Funk Brettanomyces Lambicus The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Got a Drake-shaped hole? We're going to fill it by drinking Drake's, talking Drake's and Drake. Black Robusto Jolly Rodger (2015) Drakonic Hopocalypse (Red Label) Denogginizer The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Welcome to St Lou-chicag-stin, where most of the 5 beers we offer are awesome. Help yourself to some snacks! We're all mad here ;) Perennial Hopfentea Oddwood Ales Saison Jester King/Side Project/Off Color Intersection of Species Mikerphone G Funk Era 4 Hands Constellation Mosaic The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

So it's not technically summer yet, but tell that to blistering hot Austin, Texas. And tell that to Rubio who decided it was a good idea to drink 5 gigantic imperial stouts for this episode- which gets a little bonkers. Great Lakes Blackout Stout 2nd Shift Liquid Spiritual Delight Founders KBS 2016 Karbach Chocolate Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter Transient Neckbeard Nectar Podcast Awards Time! While we've got your attention, be sure to vote for us in the 2016 Podcast Awards! We've won twice in the past, and can do it again with your help! Go to podcastawards.com and vote for us in the "Arts" category! Thank you for your support! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

6 beers, 31 breweries. That's what you'll be staring down the barrel of when you buy a box of the 2016 edition of Sierra Nevada's epic collaboration project, Beer Camp. We taste all 6, and make a bunch of promises we can't keep. Sweet Sunny South Pat-Rye-Ot Revolutionary Pale Ale West Latitude Session Rye Moxee-Moron Imperial Session Pale Ale Family Values Imperial Brown Ale Stout of the Union Robust Stout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Rubio, Grant, and Mike taste a mix of 5 beers and talk arm wrestling, legendary reputations, barrel-aged mayonnaise, and wiki-relevancy. Anchor California Lager Wiseacre Future Ancestor Brickstone APA Mothers Tequila D'LILA Double Mountain 9 The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Listener Patrick Grimshaw absolutely inundated us with Chicago beers. We're featuring 2 different breweries this time- if we can ever get the stupid show started. Mikerphone Tracelin' Man Mikerphone Mad Flavor Mikerphone Special Sauce Marz Jungle Boogie Marz Liquid Dreams The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

After a listener set us up with some North Carolina beers, we found ourselves in a tough position. There's some crazy stuff going on there right now, and we had to touch on it a bit. But yeah, 5 beers and 4 jerks- you know the deal. Burial Shadowclock Pilsner Haw River Cotton Pickin' Farmhouse IPA D9 Systema Natvrae (1st Edition) Olde Hickory The Event Horizon Olde Hickory Carolus Magnus The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Mike's a man now! He decided to spend his birthday recording a new episode with us, and it's a fun one. Tequila happens, a surprise birthday beer, and Anastacia makes us do Mad Libs at the end. St. Bernardus Extra 4 Allagash White New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat Prairie & Friends TRVE Edition Sour Red Farmhouse Ale Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive Rankings Grant 1. St. Bernardus Extra 4 2. New Glarus Danching Man Wheat 3. Allagash White 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE Edition Rubio 1. St. Bernardus Extra 4 2. New Glarus Danching Man Wheat 3. Allagash White 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE Edition Anastacia 1. New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat 2. Allagash White 3. St. Bernardus Extra 4 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE edition Mike 1. St. Bernardus Extra 4 2. Allagash White 3. New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat 4. Coop Ale Works Alpha Hive 5. Prairie & Friends: TRVE edition The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Occasionally, a beer will be so lustworthy, it transforms into legend. Like Ahab's white whale, they taunt us with their unattainability and mystery. We've obtained 5 of those to see if they live up to the hype. De Garde Imperial Apricot BuMaine DinnerJester King Sherry Atrial RubiciteGoose Island Rare Bourbon County Brand StoutSamuel Adams 2015 UtopiasNot Ranked: Samuel Adams 10th Anniversary Utopias (2012) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

What? Another full-length show this week? Yep! We recently acquired a BJCP-curated sensory kit from the Siebel Institute, and decided to record and share our mostly horrible tasting experiences with all of you. Ethyl hexanoateAniseed, apple or licoriceCommon sources: Fermentation product, wort composition or yeast health GeraniolFloral, geranium flowersCommon sources: Hop addition and variety IndoleFarm, barnyardCommon sources: Bacterial infection during fermentation Spicy (Eugenol)Cloves, all spiceCommon sources: Microbial contamination, wild yeast or aging Earthy (2-Ethyl fenchol)Geosmin, soil-likeCommon sources: Packaging or water-derived contamination Papery (Trans-2-nonenal)Cardboard, oxidizedCommon sources: Product of oxidation, staling Isovaleric acidCheesy, old hops, sweaty socksCommon sources: Use of old, degraded hops AcetaldehydeGreen Apple, cut grassCommon Sources: Fermentation Product, staling, or contamination Butyric acidPutrid, baby vomitCommon Sources: Bacterial contamination D.M.S. (Dimethyl sulfide)Cooked corn, cooked vegetablesCommon sources: Wort boil, wort cooling or contamination Diacetyl (2,3-Butanedione)Butter, butterscotchCommon sources: Microbial contamination or improper maturation Ethyl acetateSolvent-like, nail polish removerCommon sources: Wort composition and yeast growth The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Photo courtesy of Shane Wilder. See more from his shoot with us here. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Fruit is being added to beer more and more as the years go on. We try 5 fruity beers on this episode, talk about Grant's recent mini episode, and run some questions by Mike at the end. Marz Jungle Boogie PineappleTransient Apricot ArdentOmnipollo AbrahadabraFounders Mango Magnifico con CalorPipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Rankings: Rubio1. Omnipollo Abrahadabra2. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple3. Pipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout4. Transient Apricot Ardent5. Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor Mike1. Omnipollo Abrahadabra2. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple3. Pipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout4. Transient Apricot Ardent5. Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor Grant1. Omnipollo Abrahadabra2. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple3. Transient Apricot Ardent4. Pipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout5. Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor Anastacia1. Transient Apricot Ardent2. Omnipollo Abrahadabra3. Marz Jungle Boogie Pineapple4. Pipeworks Cherry Murderous: The Lookout5. Founders Mango Magnifico con Calor Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

American brewers have been putting their spins on classical Belgian styles for a long time. We whip our bras off and try 5 of them. And hobos come up again, for some reason. Dogfish Head Beer To Drink Music ToTRVE Red ChaosVictory Twelve3 Brothers Rum Barrel Aged DubbelMockery Commitment Phobe The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Late this evening, I received the first Beerists mini from Grant! I haven't listened to it, but he insisted I put it up immediately, and make it available to everyone. Enjoy! Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Rich, creamy, decadent- that's what we were hoping for when we picked this lineup of beers. Did they all deliver? Also, Anastacia's question cards, SXSW woes, and our attempts to crack the hobo code. Sixpoint CREAMGuinness Dublin PorterStone Americano StoutOff Color Dinos'moresKarbach BBH Chocolate Rankings: Grant1. Guinness Dublin Porter2. Stone Americano Stout3. Off Color Dinos'mores4. Karbach BBH Chocolate5. Sixpoint CREAM Anastacia1. Karbach BBH Chocolate2. Guinness Dublin Porter3. Off Color Dinos'mores4. Stone Americano Stout5. Sixpoint CREAM Rubio1. Karbach BBH Choclate2. Guinness Dublin Porter3. Stone Americano Stout4. Off Color Dinos'mores5. Sixpoint CREAM The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

After a month long absence, Anastacia returns in all of her intensely Dada-esque glory! And just in time to try 5 beers with the rest of the gang! We're back, ya jerks! Marz The Bubbly CreekPipeworks Lizard KingDry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown AleBruery Terreux Batch 17313 Floyd's Backmasking Rankings: Rubio1. Pipeworks Lizard King2. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown Ale3. Marz The Bubbly Creek4. 3 Floyd's Backmasking5. Bruery Terreux Batch 1731 Mike1. Bruery Terreux Batch 17312. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown3. Pioeworks Lizard King4. 3 Floyds Backmasking5. Marz Bubbly Creek Anastacia1. Pipeworks Lizard King2. Marz The Bubbly Creek3. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown4. 3 Floyds Backmasking5. Bruery Terreux Batch 1731 Grant1. Bruery Terruex Batch 17312. Pipeworks Lizard King3. 3 Floyds Backmasking4. Marz Bubbly Creek5. Dry Dock WBA Double Hazelnut Brown The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Hey, Florida. Before David Spadoni came around and sent us more of your beer, we went through some tough times together. We can get through it, yeah? Coppertail Captain Jack’s Stone Crab StoutCoppertail Unholy TrippelCoppertail Seasonal Relief Baltic PorterGreen Bench Petit ProvisionCigar City Tampa-Style Lager The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Let's not kid ourselves. There's nothing clean about this episode. Whether we're talking about The Cure, Brazil, or watermelon nightmares, you already know what you're in for: Fools judging beers. Baden Baden Golden AleBraindead Bent De GardeBallast Point Watermelon DoradoRiver North CorundumFat Head's Hop Ju Ju The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Our buddy Jon Haupt joins us for a mix of beers, all from listeners. We talk expectations, hype, and the politics of beer geekery. But then we get drunk, stupid, and everything descends into chaos. TRVE Brewing MMXIV+I (2015)Bell's Brewery HopslamNew Holland Dragon's Milk (2014)Bruery Terreux Les RoncesEvil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Jon Haupt, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Pennsylvania! We're finally tasting a whole show's worth of beers made inside of you! Well, three of us are... for a bit. And then the show falls apart. Did Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio send us cursed beers? East End MoonstompEast End Wheat Hop AleEast End Old KnobbyLavery Madra Allta India Pale AleTroegs LaGrave The Beerists are: John Rubio, a little of Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert.

Listener Christopher Day sent us a Pale Ale & four IPAs, all in cans, all from Colorado, and all completely new to us. 4 Noses Proboscis SimcoeBootstrap Insane RushStation 26 Single Hop IPA (Chinook)Finkel & Garf IPA - Boulder, COOdd13 Codename Superfan The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

We should have known what we were in for when Rubio agreed to let Grant curate his own episode- and the betrayal tasted far worse than we could have imagined. Bud Light & Clamato CheladaKräftig LagerIcehouse EdgeSteel Reserve Alloy Series: Hard PineappleStack High Gravity LagerMontejo: Authentic Mexican BeerFoster's Premium Ale The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Sometimes these episode recordings go a little bonkers. I'm not sure if it's something in the water, or what but something made this happen. 5 beers, 4 Beerists, and lots of insanity. Oof. 4 Hands HugoStillwater As FollowsSante Adairius CellarmanBrainDead Brewing Hammer of the GodsJ.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados 2011) Grant1. Sante Adairius Cellarman2. 4 Hands Hugo3. Stillwater As Follows4. BrainDead Brewing Hammer of the Gods5. J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados 2011) Anastacia1. Sante Adairius Cellarman2. 4 Hands Hugo3. Stillwater As Follows4. BrainDead Brewing Hammer of the Gods5. J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados 2011) Rubio1. Sante Adairius Cellarman2. 4 Hands Hugo3. Stillwater As Follows4. BrainDead Brewing Hammer of the Gods5. J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados 2011) Mike1. 4 Hands Hugo2. Saint Adairius Cellarman3. Stillwater As Follows4. BrainDead Brewing Hammer of the Gods5. J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados 2011) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Ok, so it was a mistake partying so hard the day before recording. Beers provided by listener Scott Johnson and Tony Lowe. Hangovers provided by us. Prepare to be a part of our tasty chocolate fantasy. New Holland Blue Sunday SourHardywood Gingerbread StoutSouth Street Anastacia's Chocolate FantasyAlmanac Paris of the WestDeschutes Mirror Mirror (2014) Rubio1. New Holland Blue Sunday2. South Street Anasatsia's Chocolate Fantasy3. Deschutes Mirror Mirror (2014)4. Almanac Paris of the West5. Hardywood Gingerbread Stout Grant1. New Holland Blue Sunday2. South Street Anastasia's Chocolate Fantasy3. Deschutes Mirror Mirror 20144. Almanac Paris of the West5. Hardywood Gingerbread Stout Mike1. South Street Anastasia's Chocolate Fantasy2. Deschutes Mirror Mirror 20143. New Holland Blue Sunday5. Hardywood Gingerbread Stout5. Almanac Paris of the West Anastacia1. Anastasia's Chocolate Fantasy2. Deschutes Mirror Mirror 20143. New Holland Blue Sunday4. Hardywood Gingerbread Stout5. Almanac Paris of the West The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Anastacia shares some surprise beers with the gang for her 30th birthday, which is somewhat tinted by the loss of a legendary Starman. And Nicholas Cage also happens for some reason. Allagash FluxusRussian River Beatification (2012)Crooked Stave Mama Bear's Sour Cherry PieGoose Island Bourbon County Backyard RyeChampagne Marc Hebrart Brut The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

Rubio's getting over a cold, and his voice is too shot to host this show full of beer sent to us by listener Andy Richter. A Batman pajama-wearing Grant takes over, thinks go a little nuts, and Mike gets some respect. Side Project Grisette (Blend 3)Perennial MeriwetherPerennial Annuversaria4 Hands Ca$h MonyExcel Black Breath The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

It's a new year! Listener Tony Lowe sent us a box of Almanac beers, Rubio has a job, Anastacia buys a pillow, Grant loves Star Wars, Mike got the snipsies, and a labrador movie teaches us how to love. Golden Gate GoseFarmer's Reserve PluotFarmer's Reserve BlueberryCitra SourSaison de Brettaville The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

So what if it's our 200th episode? A brand new year is around the corner! Rubio, Mike, and Anastacia each give their picks for two beers to take to a New Year's Eve party! We also talk about poop and terrorists. Rubio's Picks:Firestone Walker Pivo PilsSaison Dupont Anastacia's Picks:Ayinger CelebratorLindeman's Cuvée René Mike's Picks:Sierra Nevada NoonerQuetsche Tilquin a l'ancienne The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]

12 beers, 3 from each beer Santa, served up blind in Christmas wrapping. Sounds nuts? Pfft. That's how we holiday. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]