The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

In this all-important episode, we've gathered 5 beers Rubio had laying around his house. Some new, some not so new. Also, Grant goes apeshit with nerd references. Ommegang Iron ThroneNew Belgium Heavenly FeijoaAlesmith Horny DevilAnderson Valley Bourbon Barrel StoutUnibroue Grand Reserve 17 Rankings: Mike1 Horny Devil2 Heavenly Feijoa3 Grand Reserve 174 Iron Throne5 Bourbon Barrel Stout Rubio1 Horny Devil2 Heavenly Feijoa3 Grand Reserve 174 Iron Throne5 Bourbon Barrel Stout Anastacia1 Horny Devil2 Iron Throne3 Heavenly Feijoa4 Grand Reserve 175 Bourbon Barrel Stout Grant1 Heavenly Feijoa2 Horny Devil3 Iron Throne4 Grand Reserve 175 Bourbon Barrel Stout Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

Special 1-year anniversary show. But seriously, recording this trainwreck was a nightmare we can't wake up from. 14 Mexican imports, 5 Beerists, no dump bucket, and I'm pretty sure we broke Anastacia. Thank you to everyone who voted and donated! VictoriaIndioTecateDos EquisDos Equis AmberModelo EspecialBohemiaCorona LightCoronaSolPacificoCarta BlancaNoche BuenaNegra Modelo Rankings: No rankings this time around. Overall favorite? Probably Negra Modelo. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No shownotes this week! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, Ryan Mesch, and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

BRING THE FUNK! 5 gueuzes, 4 drunken fools, 1 show full of complexity and uncles with odd names. Cuvee ReneGirardin GueuzeCantillon Classic GueuzeDrie Fontainen Oud GueuzeGueuze Tilquin Rankings: Mike1. Tilquin2. Drie Fontainen3. Cantillon4. Cuveé Rene5. Girardin Grant1. Tilquin2. Drie Fontainen3. Cantillon4. Cuveé Rene5. Girardin Rubio1. Tilquin2. Cantillon3. Drie Fontainen4. Cuveé Rene5. Girardin Anastacia1. Tilquin2. Cantillon3. Cuveé Rene4. Drie Fontainen5. Girardin Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

Listener Jason Straub sent us 6 corked and caged beers from Odell Brewing. We're all here to try them, even Grant. Thank you Jason! ShenanigansSaboteurAmusteDeconstruction 2010The MeddlerFriek Rankings: Grant1. Deconstruction (2010)2. The Meddler3. Friek4. Saboteur5. Shenanigans6. Amuste Anastacia1. Friek2. The Meddler3. Deconstruction (2010)4. Shenanigans5. Saboteur6. Amuste Rubio1. Deconstruction (2010)2. Friek3. Saboteur4. The Meddler5. Shenanigans6. Amuste Mike1. Deconstruction (2010)2. Friek3. The Meddler4. Shenanigans5. Saboteur6. Amuste Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

We've gathered some nice Springtime beers from six different widely-distributed breweries. So go to the store, get some, and drink along. Samuel Adams Alpine SpringNew Belgium ShiftLagunitas New DogtownDeschutes ChainbreakerDogfish Head AprihopSierra Nevada Ruthless Rye Rankings: Mike1. Aprihop2. Chain Breaker3. New Dogtown4. Ruthless Rye5. Alpine Spring6. Shift Rubio1. Chain Breaker2. Aprihop3. Alpine Spring4. New Dogtown5. Ruthless Rye6. Shift Anastacia1. Chain Breaker2. Aprihop3. New Dogtown4. Alpine Spring5. Ruthless Rye6. Shift Ryan1. Chain Breaker2. Aprihop3. Alpine Spring4. Ruthless Rye5. New Dogtown6. Shift Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

The GABF 2012 Small Brewer of the Year, Funkwerks, is making some interesting and drool-worthy beers. They've sent us 5 of them to try on the show. Music provided by Grupo Fantasma. SaisonSingle Hop PolrisSolennaTropic KingDark Prophet Rankings: Mike1. Single Hop Polaris2. Saison3. Tropic King4. Dark Prophet5. Solenna Rubio1. Single Hop Polaris2. Saison3. Tropic King4. Dark Prophet5. Solenna Anastacia1. Single Hop Polaris2. Saison3. Tropic King4. Dark Prophet5. Solenna Ryan1. Single Hop Polaris2. Dark Prophet3. Saison4. Tropic King5. Solenna Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

Listener Matthew Fifer sent us six beers from Kalamazoo, MI's Bell's Brewery. Hells yeah... Bells yeah. Smitten Golden RyePorterTwo HeartedHell Hath No FuryThird CoastExpedition Rankings: Rubio1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale5. Expedition Stout6. Third Coast Old Ale Mike1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Expedition Stout5. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale6. Third Coast Old Ale Anastacia1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Expedition Stout5. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale6. Third Coast Old Ale Harvey1. Two Hearted Ale2. Bell's Porter3. Smitten Golden Rye4. Hell Hath No Fury…Ale5. Expedition Stout5. Third Coast Old Ale (TIE) Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and John Harvey. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

OUR BIG FIVE-O! To celebrate, the five of us pulled some of our favorite beers together for one whopper of a show. OrvalPetrus Aged PaleThree Floyds Zombie DustCantillon Lou Pepe Frambois 2007Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2009Goose Island King Henry No rankings for this episode. Help us get to the GABF! Kick us a few bucks through the PayPal Donate link at thebeerists.com! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

8 beers from Russian River, all ending in -TION. Our buddy Schoun shares his spoils with us after his trip to Russian River for Pliny the Younger Day. RedemptionTemptationSalvationConsecrationDamnationSanctificationSupplicationBeatification Rankings: Rubio1. Supplication2. Beatification3. Consecration4. Temptation5. Sanctification6. Redemption7. Damnation8. Salvation Schoun1. Supplication2. Consecration3. Beatification4. Temptaion5. Sanctification6. Salvation7. Redemption8. Damnation Anastacia1. Sanctification2. Temptation3. Beatification4. Supplication5. Consecration6. Rdemption7. Salvation8. Damnation Grant1. Supplication2. Beatification3. Consecration4. Redemption5. Sanctification6. Temptation7. Salvation8. Damnation Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Schoun Regan. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Listener Evan Gundy sent us a HUGE box of beer from Oklahoma. Wow, Oklahoma. Who the hell knew? Choc GosePrairie HopMarshall El CucuyPrarie NoirMustang Imperial Court StoutCoop DNR Rankings: Rubio1. Prairie Noir2. Prairie Hop3. Imperial Court Stout4. El Cucuy5. Gose6. DNR Mike1. Prairie Noir2. Prairie Hop3. Imperial Court Stout4. El Cucuy5. Gose6. DNR Anastacia1. Prairie Hop2.TIE: Prairie Noir & Imperial Court Stout4. Gose5, El Cucuy6. DNR Grant1. Prairie Hop2. Prairie Noir3. Imperial Court Stout4. El Cucuy5. Gose6. DNR Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Among the biggest beers brewed, barleywines pack a punch to the palate. Nevertheless, we have 6 to try, and if we die, we're taking Ryan Mesch with us. Brooklyn MonsterSierra Nevada Bigfoot 2013Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010Great Divide Old RuffianStone Old GuardianFirestone Walker Sucaba Rankings: Grant1. Sucaba2. Bigfoot 20103. Monster4. Bigfoot 20135. Old Guardian6. Old Ruffian Rubio1. Sucaba2. Old Guardian3. Bigfoot 20104. Bigfoot 20135. Monster6. Old Ruffian Ryan1. Sucaba2. Bigfoot 20133. Monster4. Bigfoot 20105. Old Guardian6. Old Ruffian Anastacia1. Sucaba2. Old Guardian3. Monster5. Bigfoot 2010, 20136. Old Ruffian Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Ron Jefferies is making amazing wild beers in Michigan. Tonight, we sample 7 of them and get a little (a lot) drunk in the process. Baudelaire Beer iO SaisonES BamLa ParcelaFuego del OtoñoLa RojaOro Del CalabazaMadrugada Obscura Rankings: Rubio1. Oro de Calabaza2. Madrugada Obscura3. La Roja4. Fuego del Otono5. La Parcela6. Baudelaire iO saison7. E.S. Bam Mike1. Baudelaire iO saison2. La Roja3. Oro de Calabaza4. Fuego del Otono5. La Parcela6. E.S. Bam7. Madrugada Obscura Grant1. Baudelaire iO saison2. La Roja3. Oro de Calabaza4. Madrugada Obscurca5. Fuego del Otono6. E.S. Bam7. La Parcela Anastacia1. La Roja2. Oro de Calabaza3. Baudelaire iO saison4. Madrugada Obscura5. Fuego del Otono6. La Parcela7. E.S. Bam8. Go Fuck yourself Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

English or American, Porters are dark malty joys that most everyone seem to love. Unless your name is Anastacia. Or the vanilla porter farts in your face. Spoilers. Samuel Smith Taddy PorterSt. Peter's Old Style PorterFuller's London PorterBreckenridge Vanilla PorterSouthern Tier PorterDeschutes Black ButteSierra Nevada Porter Rankings: Mike1. Fullers London Porter2. Sierra Nevada Porter3. Black Butte4. Taddy Porter5. St. Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier Porter7. Vanilla Porter Rubio1. Fullers London Porter2. Black Butte3. Sierra Nevada Porter4. Taddy Porter5. St Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier Porter7. Vanilla Porter Elisa1. Fullers London Porter2. Sierra Nevada Porter3. Black Butte4. Taddy Porter5. St. Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier7. Vanilla Porter Anastacia1. Fullers London Porter2. Taddy Porter3. Sierra Nevada Porter4. Black Butte5. St. Peter's Old-Style Porter6. Southern Tier Porter7. Vanilla Porter Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Elisa Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Stone has been a force for abrasively hoppy beers since 1996. We have 6 of their beers for this show, 3 of which were sent to us by Stone themselves. IPARuination IPAThe Perfect CrimeEnjoy By 2.25.13Sublimely Self-RighteousVertical Epic 11.11.11 (Aged in White Wine Barrels) Rankings: Rubio1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. Ruination4. The Perfect Crime5. IPA6. Sublimely Self-Righteous Grant1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. Ruination4. The Perfect Crime5. Sublimely Self-Righteous6. IPA TJ1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. The Perfect Crime4. Sublimely Self-Righteous5. Ruination6. IPA Anastacia1. Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Wine Barrel Aged2. Enjoy By 02.15.133. The Perfect Crime4. Sublimely Self-Righteous5. The Perfect Crime6. IPA Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and TJ Swanson. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

We're so excited to finally have Ballast Point beers available in Austin, that we couldn't not do this show. 6 beers, 4 hungover Beerists, and Anastacia's finally back from Vegas! Wahoo WheatCalico AmberPale AleBig Eye IPASculpin IPAVictory at SeaIndra Kunindra Rankings: Grant1. Indra Kunindra2. Victory at Sea3. Calico Amber4. Sculpin5. Wahoo Wheat6. Pale Ale7. Big Eye IPA Rubio1. Indra Kunindra2. Victory at Sea3. Sculpin4. Calico Amber5. Big Eye IPA6. Pale Ale7. Wahoo Wheat Mike1. Indra Kunindra2. Sculpin3. Victory at Sea4. Calico Amber5. Big Eye IPA6. Pale Ale7. Wahoo Wheat Anastacia1. Indra Kunindra2. Victory at Sea3. Sculpin4. Pale Ale5. Wahoo Wheat6. Calico Amber7. Big Eye IPA Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Each of us brought some beer to try. Anastacia's still in Vegas, but Ryan is back to fill in for her. Also, Stone. Cut point. Boulevard Two JokersRussian River SupplicationFreigeist AbraxasJolly Pumpkin Maracaibo EspecialRussian River TemptationSquatters Hell's Keep Rankings: Mike1. Temptation2. Maricaibo Especial3. Supplication4. Two Jokers5. Hell's Keep6. Abraxas Rubio1. Temptation2. Maricaibo Especial3. Supplication4. Hell's Keep5. Two Jokers6. Abraxas Ryan1. Maricaibo Especial2. Temptation3. Hell's Keep4. Supplication5. Two Jokers6. Abraxas Grant1. TemptationREAL #2 Ojos Negros (break beer)2. Supplication3. Maricaibo Especial4. Two Jokers5. Hell's Keep6. Abraxas Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Mike Lambert, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

In Vegas for the Podcast Awards at NMX, we recorded a show on the expo floor a couple of hours before the awards ceremony. We talk about our trip so far, try a terrible hefe, and Anastacia gets drenched in beer. Hitachino Nest Red Rice AleStillwater of Love and RegretLagunitas SucksFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinJoseph James Weize Guy Rankings: JohnLagunitas SucksStillwater Of Love and RegretFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinHitachino Nest Red RiceJoseph James Weize Guy GrantLagunitas SucksFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinStillwater Of Love and RegretHitachino Nest Red RiceJoseph James Weize Guy AnastaciaLagunitas SucksFirestone Walker Velvet MerlinStillwater Of Love and RegretHitachino Nest Red RiceJoseph James Weize Guy Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No shownotes this week! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Rubio and Anastaca, the Samuel Adams Winter Classics box, some chocolates TCHO picked to pair with them, and gluttony. And chocolate. Fuck yeah, chocolate. Boston LagerWinter LagerWhite ChristmasHoliday PorterOld FezziwigChocolate Bock Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio and Anastacia Kelly. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Winter. Bourbon barrels. Put imperial stouts in 'em. Then put the resulting beers in our faces. Hoppin' Frog Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.SDeschutes The AbyssFounders KBSFirestone Walker ParabolaMidnight Sun BerserkerGoose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Rankings: Mike1. Bourbon County Brand Stout2. Parabola3. Abyss4. KBS5. Barrel Aged BORIS6. Berserker John1. Bourbon County Brand Stout2. Parabola3. Abyss4. KBS5. Barrel Aged BORIS6. Berserker Ryan1. Parabola2. Bourbon County Brand Stout3. Abyss4. KBS5. Barrel Aged BORIS6. Berserker Anastacia1.Bourbon County Brand Stout2. KBS3. Parabola4. Abyss5. Berserker6. Barrel Aged BORIS Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

We had an insane beer tasting on Christmas eve and recorded a show with a ton of our friends. Rare beers, drunken debates, a Storm King vertical, and much more! Surly Darkness 2012Fifty Fifty Eclipse 2011 (Elijah Craig 20yr)Upright Sole C omposition SixJolly Pumpkin Noel De CalabazaCantillon Fou FouneRussian River Toronado 25Storm King Vertical (07, 08, 10, 11 & 12) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. With guests Ken Swiech, Cheryl Swiech, Elisa Lambert, Schoun Regan, Bill Brink, Brian Meola, and Laura Cox. No rankings this time around. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No shownotes this time around. Sorry! twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Experimentation is the name of the game with Avery Brewing Company's Barrel Aged Series. We try 9 of the 13 they've produced with our buddy, Bill Brink. No. 1- BrabantNo. 2- Sui GenerisNo. 3- Black TotNo. 4- DepuceleuseNo. 7- Dihos DactylionNo. 8- MeretrixNo. 9- ImmitisNo. 12- Oud FlorisNo. 13- Odio Equum Rankings: Mike1. Sui Generis2. Black Tot3. ImmitisLast Place: Odio Equum Rubio1. Immitis2. Sui Generis3. Black TotLast Place: Odio Equum Anastacia1. Meretix2. Black Tot3. Sui GenerisLast Place: Dihos Dactylion Bill1. Depuceleus2. Black Tot3. Sui GenerisLast Place: Odio Equum Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert, with guest Bill Brink. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Black, oily, rich, viscous, and alcoholic, Russian Imperial Stouts are perfect drinking for the winter months. Samuel Smith Imperial StoutVictory Storm KingGreat Divide YetiStone Impreial Russian StoutFounders Imperial Stout (2011)Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Rankings: Mike1. Stone IRS2. Ten FIDY3. Samuel Smith Imperial Stout4. Founder's Imperial Stout (2011)5. Storm King6. Yeti John1. Founder's Imperial Stout (2011)2. Ten FIDY3. Yeti4. Storm King5. Samuel Smith Imperial Stout6. Stone IRS Anastacia1. Stone IRS2. Ten FIDY3. Samuel Smith Imperial Stout4. Founder's Imperial Stout (2011)5. Storm King6. Yeti Grant1. Ten FIDY2. Founder's Imperial Stout (2011)3. Storm King4. Stone IRS5. Samuel Smith6. Yeti Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Knock back some liquid holiday cheer! Six winter & Christmas seasonals are on deck, we talk about Zwanze Day, and drink six more beers in our LIGHTNING ROUND! Strap in. Anchor Christmas AleSamuel Smith's Winter WarmerDeschutes JubelaleAvery Old JubilationSaint Bernardus Christmas AleRidgeway Criminally Bad Elf LIGHTNING ROUND! (Not ranked)Shiner Holiday CheerSam Adams White ChristmasFull Sail WassailBridgeport EbenezerWoodchuck Winter CiderSam Adams Merry Mischief Rankings: John1. St. Bernardus Christmas Ale 2. Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome 3. Anchor Christmas Ale 4. Deschutes Jubelale 5. Avery Old Jubilation 6. Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf Mike 1. St. Bernardus Christmas Ale 2. Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome 3. Anchor Christmas Ale 4. Avery Old Jubilation 5. Deschutes Jubelale 6. Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf Grant 1. St. Bernardus Christmas Ale 2. Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome 3. Anchor Christmas Ale 4. Avery Old Jubilation 5. Deschutes Jubelale 6. Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf Anastacia 1. St. Bernardus Christmas Ale 2. Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome 3. Anchor Christmas Ale 4. Avery Old Jubilation 5. Deschutes Jubelale 6. Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Jester King Craft Brewery has been highly praised for their farmhouse beers since exploding onto the scene in 2010. Jeff Stuffings and Ron Extract from Jester King join for an in-depth discussion over their beers, their process, and philosophy. And remember: if you butt-chug, use a glass. Le Petit PrinceCommercial SuicideBuddha's BrewDas Wunderkind!Das Uberkind!Funk Metal Rankings: RubioFunk MetalDas Uberkind!Buddha's BrewLe Petit PrinceDas Wunderkind!Commercial Suicide MikeDas Uberkind!Das Wunderkind!Buddha's BrewFunk MetalLe Petit PrinceCommercial Suicide AnastaciaDas Uberkind!Das Uberkind!Das Uberkind!Das Uberkind!Das Uberkind!Das Uberkind!(yep) Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Listener Matthew Fifer (THANKS, MATTHEW!) sent us 6 beers from Great Lakes Brewing Company to taste, Ryan starts things out already wasted, and Grant almost vomits. Cue the Solsbury Hill. Dortmunder GoldOktoberfestBurning RiverEdmund FitzgeraldCommodore PerryNosferatu Rankings: Ryan1. Commodore Perry IPA2. Edmund Fitzgerald Porter3. Burning River Pale Ale4. Dortmunder Gold5. Oktoberfest6. Nosferatu Imperial Red Grant1. Edmund Fitzgerald Porter2. Burning River Pale Ale3. Nosferatu Imperial Red4. Oktoberfest5. Commodore Perry IPA6. Dortmunder Gold Anastacia1. Edmund Fitzgerald Porter2. Burning River Pale Ale3. Commodore Perry IPA4. Dortmunder Gold5. Oktoberfest6. Nosferatu Imperial Red John1. Edmund Fitzgerald Porter2. Burning River Pale Ale3. Commodore Perry IPA4. Oktoberfest5. Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale6. Dortmunder Gold Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

So, we lost the Wet Hop show to the technology gods, but that's not going to keep us down! Six delicious Belgian and Trappist Dubbels are here to save the day. Chimay RedAffligem DubbelSt Bernardus Prior 8La Trappe DubbelWestmalle Trappist DubbelTrappistes Rochefort 6 Rankings: Mike1. St Bernardus2. La Trappe3. Westmalle4. Chimay5. Rochefort6. Affligem Rubio1. St Bernardus2. Westmalle3. La Trappe4. Chimay5. Rochefort6. Affligem Grant1. St Bernardus2. La Trappe3. Rochefort4. Chimay5. La Trappe6. Affligem Anastacia1. St Bernardus2. La Trappe3. Westmalle4. Chimay5. Rochefort6. Affligem Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Grant gets his own show, and makes us all drink Malt Liquors. Best episode ever. Mickey'sOlde English 800Steel Reserve 211HG HurricaneEarthquake HGLSchlitz High Gravity VSL Rankings: Mike1. Mickey's2. HG Hurricane3. Schlitz High Gravity VSL4. Olde English 8005. Steel Reserve 2116. Earthquake HGL John1. Mickey's2. HG Hurricane3. Schlitz High Gravity VSL4. Olde English 8005. Steel Reserve 2116. Earthquake HGL Grant1. Mickey's2. Schlitz High Gravity VSL3. HG Hurricane4. Olde English 8005. Steel Reserve 2116. Earthquake HGL AnastaciaAll beers tied for 6th place, except for Mickey's, which was a bit less bad. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Some of the most acclaimed fruit beers come from New Glarus Brewing in Wisconsin. We put 5 of them to the test with Austin Chronicle beer writer, Ivy Le. Wisconsin Belgian RedRaspberry TartSerendipityEnigmaCranbic Rankings: Mike1. Serendipity2. Wisconsin Belgian Red3. Raspberry Tart4. Cran-Bic5. Enigma John1. Serendipity2. Wisconsin Belgian red3. Enigma4. Cran-Bic5. Raspberry Tart Ivy1. Wisconsin Belgian Red2. Serendipity3. Raspberry Tart4. Enigma5. Cran-Bic Anastacia1. Enigma2. Serendipty2. Cran-Bic4. Raspberry Tart5. Wisconsin Belgian Red Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Ivy Le. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

I think Mike Lambert wants us all to be diabetic drunks. He picks six beers for us to try, and nearly kills us in the process. Pinthouse Pizza Calma MuertaPinthouse Pizza Man O War IPASt. Louis Gueuze Fond TraditionDeschutes The StoicFirestone Walker SucabaCigar City Imperial Sweet Stout Rankings: Mike1. Sucaba2. Imperial Sweet Stout3. Man 'o' War4. Gueuze Fond Tradition5. Clama Muerta6. The Stoic John1. Sucaba2. Imperial Sweet Stout3. Man 'o' War4. Gueuze Fond Tradition5. Calma Muerta6. The Stoic Grant1. Gueuze Fond Tradition2. Imperial Sweet Stout3. Sucaba4. Man 'o' War5. Calma Muerta6. The Stoic Anastacia1. Gueuze Fond Tradition2. Sucaba3. Imperial Sweet Stout4. Calma Muerta5. Man 'o' War6. The Stoic Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Cigar City Brewing Company from Tampa, Florida is making some really cool beers. In this episode, we try 6 of them. Jai AlaiHumidor IPAGuava GroveBolita BrownBig SoundMarshal Zhukov's Rankings: Anastacia1. Marshal Zhukov's2. Bolita3. Big Sound4. Humidor IPA5. Guava Grove6. Jai Alai Rubio1. Marshal Zhukov's2. Humidor IPA3. Bolita4. Big Sound5. Jai Alai6. Guava Grove Mike1. Bolita2. Marshal Zhukov's3. Humidor IPA4. Big Sound5. Jai Alai6. Guava Grove Grant1. Humidor IPA2. Bolita3. Marshal Zhukov's4. Jai Alai5. Big Sound6. Guava Grove Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Pumpkin beers are an autumnal staple. Like leaves in my yard, but far more welcome. Well, some of them. Sam Adams Harvest PumpkinElysian The Great PumpkinSouthern Tier PumkingCigar City Good GourdShipyard Smashed PumpkinShipyard PumpkinheadSaint Arnold Pumpkinator Rankings: Mike1. Good Gourd2. Pumking3. Pumpkinator4. Harvest Pumpkin5. Pumpkinhead6. Smashed Pumpkin7. The Great Pumpkin Rubio1. Pumking2. Good Gourd3. Pumpkinator4. Harvest Pumpkin5. Pumpkinhead6. Smashed Pumpkin7. Great Pumpkin Anastacia1. Pumking2. Good Gourd3. Pumpkinator4. Pumpkinhead5. Harvest Pumpkin6. Great Pumpkin7. Smashed Pumpkin Grant1. Pumking2. Good Gourd3. Harvest Pumpkin4. Pumpkinator5. Pumpkinhead6. Great Pumpkin7. Smashed Pumpkin Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 27 - Intro to Sours Want to get into sour beers but don't know where to start? Here's your primer. 1809 Berliner WeisseDuchesse de BourgogneJolly Pumpkin La RojaPetrus Aged PaleGueuze Cuvee Rene Rankings: Rubio1. Cuvee Rene2. Duchesse3. La Roja4. Petrus5. 1809 Mike1. Cuvee Rene2. La Roja3. 18094. Petrus5. Duchesse Ryan1. La Roja2. 18093. Cuvee Rene4. Petrus5. Duchesse Anastacia1. Cuvee Rene2. 18093. La Roja4. Petrus Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Mike Lambert, Anastacia Kelly, and Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 26 - Hill Farmstead In this episode, it's pretty much just 4 rabid beer geeks flipping out about Hill Farmstead beers. Flipping. Out. Edward Pale AleArthur SaisonEverett PorterVera Mae SaisonSociety & Solitude #5 IIPA Rankings: Mike1. Everett2. Society & Solitude #53. Arthur4. Vera Mae5. Edward TJ1. Everett2. Vera Mae3. Arthur4. Society & Solitude #55. Edward Habeab1. Everett2. Society & Solitude #53. Arthur4. Edward5. Vera Mae Rubio1. Society & Solitude #52. Arthur3. Edward4. Everett5. Vera Mae Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Mike Lambert, TJ Swanson, and Habeab Kurdi. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 25 - When in Austin... Austin is quickly becoming a craft beer destination, with over 15 breweries popping up in the last few years. In this episode, we taste 6 different brews from 6 different breweries that you can try when you're in Austin. With special guest, Terry Grier from www.wheninaustin.net Hops & Grain Pale Dog(512) Brewing IPAIndependence Convict Hill Oatmeal StoutAustin Beerworks Fire EagleReal Ale Devil's BackboneJester King Das Wunderkind! Rankings: Grant1. Das Wunderkind!2. (512) IPA3. Convict Hill4. Pale Dog5. Fire Eagle6. Devil's Backbone Mike1. (512) IPA2. Das Wunderkind!3. Devil's Backbone4. Fire Eagle5. Pale Dog6. Convict Hill John1. Das Wunderkind!2. (512) IPA3. Pale Dog4. Convict Hill5. Devil's Backbone6. Fire Eagle Terry1. (512) IPA2. Das Wunderkind!3. Devil's Backbone4. Fire Eagle5. Pale Dog6. Convict Hill Anastacia1. Das Wunderkind!2. (512) IPA3. Devil's Backbone4. Convict Hill5. Fire Eagle6. Pale Dog Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No show notes this week. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. Special guest Terry Grier from www.wheninaustin.net twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 24 - Mixed Six This week, we each bring random stuff we'd like to taste on the show. It's a more casual, conversational episode where we touch on all manner of beer topics. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 2007Dogfish Head Noble RotDeschutes The Abyss 2008Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' WildAllagash Curieux 2010Fremont Bourbon Abominable 2011 Rankings: Ryan1. Deschutes The Abyss 20082. Fremont Bourbon Abominable 20113. Allagash Curieux 20104. Dogfish Head Noble Rot5. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 20076. Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Wild Mike1. Deschutes The Abyss 20082. Fremont Bourbon Abominable 20113. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 20074. Allagash Curieux 20105. Dogfish Head Noble Rot6. Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Wild Rubio1. Deschutes The Abyss 20082. Fremont Bourbon Abominable 20113. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 20074. Dogfish Head Noble Rot5. Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Wild6. Allagash Curieux 2010 Anastacia1. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 20072. Deschutes The Abyss 20083. Fremont Bourbon Abominable 2011, Allagash Curieux 2010 (tie)4. Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Wild5. Dogfish Head Noble Rot Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No show notes this week. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. And Ryan Mesch filling in for Grant. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 23 - Oktoberfest We know absolutely nothing about Oktoberfest beers. We never drink them. This is us trying 6 of them, and totally failing to educate anyone on the style, the celebration, or its history. Spaten OktoberfestPaulaner Oktoberfest WiesnAyinger Oktober Fest-MarzenBrooklyin OktoberfestHarpoon Oktoberfest BeerAvery The Kaiser Rankings: Ryan1. Paulaner2. Brooklyn3. Spaten4. Harpoon5. Ayinger6. Avery Mike1. Paulaner2. Brooklyn3. Ayinger4. Harpoon5. Spaten6. Avery Rubio1. Paulaner2. Brooklyn3. Ayinger4. Spaten5. Harpoon6. Avery Grant1. Paulaner2. Brooklyn3. Ayinger, Spaten, Harpoon (tie)4. Avery Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. And Ryan Mesch filling in for Anastacia. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 22 - Sixpoint Sixpoint! We talk to Sixpoint founder Shane Welsh and Brewmaster Jan Matysiak, taste 6 of their beers, and try to hold a show together through a drunken haze. Sweet ActionThe CrispRighteous AleBengali TigerSpice of Life RiwakaResin Rankings: John1. Resin2. Righteous Ale3. Bengali Tiger4. The Crisp5. Spice of Life Riwaka6. Sweet Action Mike1. Resin2. Bengali Tiger3. Righteous Ale4. Spice of Life Riwaka5. The Crisp6. Sweet Action Grant1. Resin2. Righteous Ale3. Sweet Action4. Bengali Tiger5. The Crisp6. Spice of Life Riwaka Anastacia1. Bengali Tiger2. Righteous Ale3. Resin4. Sweet Action5. The Crisp6. Spice of Life Riwaka Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert . twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 21 - Fantome Join us as we taste five mysterious saisons from Fantôme Brewery, welcome Grant back from his California trip, and babble like drunken fools about all manner of things. BBB Dark WhiteSaisonPissenlitLa DalmatienneBrise-BonBons! Rankings: John1. Saison2. Pissenlit3. La Dalmatienne4. Brise-BonBons!5. BBB Dark White Mike1. Saison2. Pissenlit3. La Dalmatienne4. Brise-BonBons!5. BBB Dark White Grant1. Saison2. Pissenlit3. BBB Dark White4. La Dalmatienne5. Brise-BonBons! Anastacia1. Pissenlit2. Saison3. Brise-BonBons!4. BBB Dark White5. La Dalmatienne Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert . twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 20 - Brett Beers Get funky! We're tasting six beers brewed (or finished) with Brettanomyces. Sierra Nevada/Russian River BruxNew Belgium Brett BeerOrvalThe Bruery Saison de LenteGreen Flash Rayon VertRussian River Sanctification Rankings: John1. Orval2. Sanctification3. Brux4. Rayon Vert5. Saison de Lente6. Brett Beer Mike1. Orval2. Sanctification3. Brux4. Saison de Lente5. Rayon Vert6. Brett Beer Ryan1. Sanctification2. Orval3. Brux4. Brett Beer5. Rayon Vert6. Saison de Lente Anastacia1. Sanctification2. Brux3. Brett Beer4. Orval5. Saison de Lente6. Rayon Vert Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert and Ryan Mesch filling in for Grant. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Listener Jason Straub drove down to TX from Nebraska, with a car full of beer for us. So, we decided to try a few of them on mic. Thanks, Jason! Odell 90 Shilling AleOdell St LupulinLucky Bucket Certified EvilWeyerbacher Seventeen With John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. TheBeerists.comtwitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected]

Episode 19 - North Coast Brewing The beers of North Coast Brewing Co are some of the most widely available craft beers in America. Grab some, slap them headphones on, and drink along! Red Seal AlePranQsterLe MerleBrother TheloniousOld RasputinOld Stock Ale (2011 & 2007) Rankings: Grant1. Old Stock 20072. Old Rasputin3. PranQster4. Brother Thelonious5. Old Stock 20116. Le Merle7. Red Seal Rubio1. Old Stock 20072. Old Rasputin3. Brother Thelonious4. PranQster5. Le Merle6. Old Stock 20117. Red Seal Mike1. Old Stock 20072. Old Rasputin3. Brother Thelonious4. PranQster5. Old Stock 20116. Le Merle7. Red Seal Anastacia1. Brother Thelonious2. Old Stock 20073. Old Rasputin4. PranQster5. Old Stock 20116. Le Merle7. Red Seal Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 18 - Beers That Got Us Into Craft Beer The road to craft beer is different for everyone. Listen in as we taste and talk about some of the beers that got us into craft beer (we each brought 2), and tell stories of our experiences. Grant's Beers:New Belgium Fat TireBlue Moon John's Beers:Dundee Honey BrownMaredsous 8 Brune Anastacia's Beers:Dogfish Head Festina PecheUnibroue Don Dieu Mike's Beers:DuvelArrogant Bastard Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No show notes for this episode. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 17 - Listener Beer Show Join us as we taste six incredible beers from two incredible listeners! Big thanks to Chris Quinn and Thomas Callaghan for supplying the beers for this episode. Half Acre Daisy CutterPipeworks GlaucusPipeworks Ninja vs UnicornHair of the Dog FredHair of the Dog AdamHair of the Dog/Deschutes Collage Rankings: Mike1. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)2. Glaucus3. Adam4. Fred5. Ninja vs. Unicorn6. Daisy Cutter John1. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)2. Adam3. Glaucus4. Ninja vs. Unicorn5. Daisy Cutter6. Fred Ryan1. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)2. Fred3. Ninja vs. Unicorn4. Daisy Cutter5. Adam6. Glaucus Anastacia1. Glaucus2. Fred3. Ninja vs. Unicorn4. Daisy Cutter5. Conflux No. 1 (Collage)6. Adam Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With guest Ryan Mesh filling in for Grant. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

The Beerists Extra 1 - Two Ruinations An extra mini-episode! Anastacia and John taste and talk about 2 delicious ways to ruin your palate- Stone Ruination IPA, and Stone Ruination 10th Anniversary IPA. We also discuss evolving palates, keeping notes, and why we rank instead of rate beers. Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 16 - Double IPAs Six mind-blowingly great Double IPAs go toe to toe in a battle for the ages. OMG HOPS EVERYWHERE! Hair of The Dog Blue DotThe Alchemist Heady TopperRussian River Pliny the ElderFirestone Walker Double JackBallast Point DoradoNinkasi Tricerahop Rankings: John1. Pliny the Elder2. Heady Topper3. Blue Dot4. Dorado5. Double Jack6. Tricerahops Mike1. Pliny the Elder2. Heady Topper3. Dorado4. Blue Dot5. Double Jack6. Tricerahops Grant1. Heady Topper2. Pliny the Elder3. Blue Dot4. Dorado5. Tricerahops6. Double Jack Anastacia1. Heady Topper2. Pliny the Elder3. Dorado4. Double Jack5. Blue Dot6. Tricerahops Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Special Thanks to The Famous for letting us use their song, "The Pliny the Elder Song."

Episode 15 - American Brown Ales Four beer lovers taste six American Brown Ales, slowly come to unexpected realizations, and then fly off the rails completely. Moose DroolEllie's Brown AleBrooklyn Brown AleBear Republic Pete's Brown Tribute AleRogue Hazelnut Brown NectarStone/Fat Head's/Bear Republic TBA Rankings: Grant1. Moose Drool2. Peter Brown Tribute Ale3. Brooklyn Brown Ale4. Ellie's Brown Ale5. Hazelnut Brown Nectar6. TBA (Texas Brown Ale) John1. Peter Brown Tribute Ale2. Moose Drool3. Brooklyn Brown Ale4. TBA (Texas Brown Ale)5. Ellie's Brown Ale6. Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ryan1. Peter Brown Tribute Ale2. Moose Drool3. TBA (Texas Brown Ale)4. Brooklyn Brown Ale5. Ellie's Brown Ale6. Hazelnut Brown Nectar Anastacia1. Moose Drool2. Brooklyn Brown Ale3. Peter Brown Tribute Ale4. Ellie's Brown Ale5. TBA (Texas Brown Ale)6. Hazelnut Brown NectarSubscribe: Subscribe!Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With guest Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 14 - Stillwater Artisanal Ales This episode, we sample 5 of Brian Strumke's beers, almost get killed by a cork, and break out into song. A lot. Cellar DoorBronze AgeStateside SaisonHolland OatsExistent Rankings: Grant1. Holland Oats2. Existent3. Cellar Door4. Stateside Saison5. Bronze Age Mike1. Existent2. Stateside Saison3. Cellar Door4. Holland Oats5. Bronze Age John1. Existent2. Cellar Door3. Holland Oats4. Stateside Saison5. Bronze Age Anastacia1. Stateside Saison2. Existent3. Cellar Door4. Holland Oats5. Bronze Age Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Special thanks to Brian Strumke for allowing us to use some of his music for the intro and during the break of this show. Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 13 - Belgian IPAs What happens when Belgium and America collide? Find out with us as we taste 6 different Belgian IPAs. De Ranke XX BitterStone Cali-BelgiqueAle Asylum BedlamThree Floyd's Live a Rich LifeHoublon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel*Piraat AleUrthel Hop-It Rankings: Grant1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life3. Stone Cali-Belgique4. Urthel Hop-It5. Piraat Ale6. Houblon Chouffe Dobblen IPA Tripel*7. De Ranke XX Bitter Mike1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. Piraat Ale3. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life4. Urthel Hop-It5. De Ranke XX Bitter6. Stone Cali-Belgique John1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life3. Piraat Ale4. Urthel Hop-It5. De Ranke XX Bitter6. Stone Cali-Belgique Anastacia1. Ale Asylum Bedlam2. 3 Floyds Live a Rich Life3. De Ranke XX Bitter4. Piraat Ale5. Urthel Hop-It6. Stone Cali-Belgique *Houblon Chouffe not taken into rankings. SKUNKED. Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here.(Shownotes do not include our stand-by beer. Sorry.) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 12- CAN You Taste the Difference? Does a beer that was canned taste different than the same beer from a bottle? This week, we put ourselves through a blind tasting to see if there we could detect a difference. Check out our results below. HeinekenAvery White RascalMagic Hat #9Paulaner Hefe-WeizenSierra Nevada Pale AleNew Belgium Ranger IPA Results: After being poured in another room, samples were presented in glasses labeled A and B. We were aware of the beer brand/type being served, but not which of our glasses contained the can sample or bottle sample. Our job was to try to determine which samples were poured from a bottle, and which were poured from a can. JohnHeineken CorrectAvery White Rascal CorrectMagic Hat #9 CorrectPaulaner Hefe-Weizen CorrectSierra Nevada Pale Ale CorrectNew Belgium Ranger IPA Correct AnastaciaHeineken CorrectAvery White Rascal IncorrectMagic Hat #9 CorrectPaulaner Hefe-Weizen IncorrectSierra Nevada Pale Ale CorrectNew Belgium Ranger IPA Correct GrantHeineken CorrectAvery White Rascal CorrectMagic Hat #9 CorrectPaulaner Hefe-Weizen IncorrectSierra Nevada Pale Ale CorrectNew Belgium Ranger IPA Incorrect MikeHeineken IncorrectAvery White Rascal CorrectMagic Hat #9 CorrectPaulaner Hefe-Weizen CorrectSierra Nevada Pale Ale CorrectNew Belgium Ranger IPA Correct RyanHeineken CorrectAvery White Rascal IncorrectMagic Hat #9 IncorrectPaulaner Hefe-Weizen CorrectSierra Nevada Pale Ale CorrectNew Belgium Ranger IPA Correct In conclusion, we were all able to reliably guess correctly more than 50% of the time. We also thought that the samples that came from cans most often displayed the more favorable characteristics. Additionally, the canned samples displayed fewer flaws or off-flavors in our opinions. Subscribe:Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!)Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert and guest Ryan Mesch. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.

Episode 11 – Pilsners Will Mike and Ryan get Rubio and Anastacia to join them aboard the pilsner train? Or will they remain at the pils hate station? Paulaner Premium PilsPilsner UrquellLeft Hand Polestar Pilsner*North Coast Scrimshaw PilsnerVictory Prima PilsOskar Blues' Mama's Little Yella Pills* LIGHTNING ROUND!Avery Joe's Premium American PilsnerFlensburger PilsenerNew Glarus Two Women*San Miguel Pale Pilsen Rankings: Ryan1. Paulaner Premium Pils2. North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner3. Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner4. Flensburger Pilsener5. Victory Prima Pils6. San Miguel Pale Pilsen7. Pilsner Urquell Mike1. Paulaner Premium Pils2. Flensburger Pilsener3. North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner4. Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner5. Pilsner Urquell6. San Miguel Pale Pilsen7. * Mike chose not to Include Victory Prima Pils John1. Paulaner Premium Pils2. North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner3. Victory Prima Pils4. Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner5. Flensburger Pilsener6. Pilsner Urquell7. San Miguel Pale Pilsen Anastacia1. North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner2. Paulaner Premium Pils3. Avery Joe's Premium American Pilsner4. Flensburger Pilsener5. San Miguel Pale Pilsen6. Victory Prima Pils7. Pilsner Urquell *Top 2 beers: North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner & Paulaner Premium Pils Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here.(Shownotes do not include our lightning round beers. Sorry.) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert and Ryan Mesch filling in for Grant. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon.