The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

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.

Episode 10 - Cellar Diving This week, we pillage my beer cellar, drink and discuss a few old beers, and get shitfaced in the process. 2007 North Coast Old Stock2010 Goose Island Lolita2006 Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel2005 JW Lees Harvest Ale2011 Boulevard Saison-Brett2012 Terrapin Wake and Bake Rankings: Grant1. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20112. Goose Island Lolita 20103. Terrapin Wake n Bake 20104. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20075. Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 2006 (B3)6. JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 TJ1. Goose Island Lolita 20102. Terrapin Wake n Bake 20103. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20114. Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 2006 (B3)5. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20076. JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 John1. Terrapin Wake n Bake 20102. Goose Island Lolita 20103. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20114. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20075. Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 2006 (B3)6. JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 Anastacia1. Boulevard Saison-Brett 20112. Goose Island Lolita 20103. Terrapin Wake n Bake 20104. North Coast Old Stock Ale 20075. Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel 2006 (B3)6. JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 *Top 3 beers were Lolita, Saison-Brett, & Wake n Bake. Worst beer: Harvest Ale** Grant & Anastacia had the same rankings 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.(I'll need to update these notes, as we switched out a beer at the last second- ContriversiALE for Saison-Brett.) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With guest TJ Swanson. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Music for this episode was provided Possessed By Paul James. Get his music on iTunes, and visit his website at ppjrecords.com

Episode 9 - Witbiers This episode, we knock around in the house Pierre Celis built and douse our mouths in fruity, spicy witbiers! Hoegaarden Original White AleBlue MoonOmmegang WitteSt Bernardus WitbierAvery White RascalDogfish Head Namaste Rankings: Ken1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Dogfish Head Namaste3. Hoegaarden Original White Ale4. Ommegang Witte5. Blue Moon6. Avery White Rascal Mike1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Dogfish Head Namaste3. Hoegaarden Original White Ale4. Ommegang Witte5. Blue Moon6. Avery White Rascal John1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Hoegaarden Original White Ale3. Dogfish Head Namaste4. Ommegang Witte5. Blue Moon6. Avery White Rascal Anastacia1. St Bernardus Witbier2. Hoegaarden Original White Ale3. Ommegang Witte4. Dogfish Head Namaste5. Avery White Rascal6. Blue Moon 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 Ken Swiech standing in for Grant. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com

Episode 8 - Stouts This week, we stare into the black, black hearts of 5 hearty stouts! Thanks to Andy Hampton for the show suggestion! Sierra Nevada StoutDeschutes Obsidian StoutPike XXXXX Extra StoutGuinness Foreign Extra StoutGreen Flash Double Stout Rankings: Grant1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout4. Green Flash Double Stout5. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout Mike1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Green Flash Double Stout4. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout5. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout John1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout4. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout5. Green Flash Double Stout Anastacia1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout2. Sierra Nevada Stout3. Pike XXXXX Extra Stout4. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout5. Green Flash Double Stout 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] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com

Episode 7 - The Blind Leading the Blind This week, we each poured two mystery beers for the rest of us to 'blind' taste. None of us knew what the others brought over for this mad experiment. The results made for a hugely surprising, fun show. Oh, and I'm not posting the beers we drank on the show this week, or the quazi-rankings we rattled off. You'll just have to go into it as blind as we were. The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert. Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No show notes this week. TheBeerists.comtwitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/[email protected] Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com

Episode 6 - Saisons It's the season for Saisons! Join us as we taste 6 fantastic beers on this weeks episode of The Beerists Podcast. With special guest, John Harvey. Saison DuPontGoose Island SofieThree Floyds Rabbid RabbitOmmegang HennepinBoulevard Tank 7Fantome Hiver Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: Grant1 Ommegang Hennepin2 Fantome Hiver3 Boulevard Tank 74 Saison DuPont5 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit6 Goose Island Sofie John1 Fantome Hiver2 Boulevard Tank 73 Ommegang Hennepin4 Saison DuPont5 Goose Island Sofie6 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit Anastacia1 Saison DuPont2 Goose Island Sofie3 Boulevard Tank 74 Ommegang Hennepin5 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit6 Fantome Hiver Harvey1 TIE Goose Island Sofie and Boulevard Tank 72 Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit3 Fantome Hiver4 Ommegang Hennepin5 Saison DuPont Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com

Episode 5 - Hefeweizens Five Hefes enter, one reigns supreme. We talk about those yummy wheaty Bavarian treats, gag on a spoiled beer, and judge Rubio for buying the wrong beer. Julius Echter Hefe-WeissAyinger Brau-weisseSchneider WeissePaulaner Hefe-Weizen*Shiner HefeweizenLive Oak Hefeweizen *Spoiled bottle alert! Subscribe: Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: Grant1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Schneider Weisse3 Ayinger Brau-weisse4 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss5 Paulaner Hefe-Weizen **5 Shiner Hefeweizen John1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss3 Ayinger Brau-weisse4 Schneider Weisse5 Shiner Hefeweizen Anastacia1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss3 Schneider Weisse4 Ayinger Brau-weisse5 Shiner Hefeweizen Mike1 Live Oak Hefeweizen2 Ayinger Brau-weisse3 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss4 Schneider Weisse5 Paulaner Hefe-Weizen **5 Shiner Hefeweizen **Not condisered for ranking. Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com

Episode 4 - A Chaotic Look at Three Floyds Brewing Company We're back from Dark Lord Day with 7 Three Floyds beers! Most of them were pretty high in alcohol, so we went off the rails and into a beer-addled chaos with this one. So crack open and pour a bottle of suds and join us for a wild ride. Gumball HeadLord Admiral NelsonDreadnaughtArctic Panzer WolfRye'd Da LighteningMutiny & the MolluskDark Lord Subscribe:Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: Grant1 Arctic Panzer Wolf2 Rye'd Da Lightening3 Gumball Head4 Dreadnaught5 Mutiny & the Mollusk6 Lord Admiral Nelson7 Dark Lord John1 Rye'd Da Lightening2 Arctic Panzer Wolf3 Gumball Head4 Mutiny & the Mollusk5 Dreadnaught6 Lord Admiral Nelson7 Dark Lord Anastacia1 Arctic Panzer Wolf2 Gumball Head3 Dreadnaught4 Rye'd Da Lightening5 Mutiny & the Mollusk6 Lord Admiral Nelson7 Dark Lord Mike1 Mutiny & the Mollusk2 Arctic Panzer Wolf3 Gumball Head4 Dreadnaught5 Rye'd Da Lightening6 Lord Admiral Nelson7 Dark Lord Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com

Episode 3 - Sourpalooza Sours! This is a special show, in that there really isn't a specific style of sour beer we're drinking- We were just in the mood to pucker the hell up. We drink 6 awesome sour beers, try and describe what we're tasting, and rank them in order of favorites. Cascade BlueberryRussian River ConsecrationLost Abbey Red Poppy AleGirardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)New Belgium La FolieCantillon Rosé de Gambrinus Subscribe:Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeeristsOr, subscribe via iTunes Download a PDF of our show notes for this episode here. Rankings: John:1 Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)2 Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus3 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale4 New Belgium La Folie5 Russian River Consecration6 Cascade Blueberry Grant:1 Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)2 New Belgium La Folie3 Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus4 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale5 Russian River Consecration6 Cascade Blueberry Anastacia:1 Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)2 Russian River Consecration3 Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus4 Cascade Blueberry5 Red Poppy Ale, La Folie (tie) Mike:1 Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus2 Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale3 Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)4 New Belgium La Folie5 Russian River Consecration6 Cascade Blueberry Theme music provided by Defalated Ballon. Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com