The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Mike Trainer's trying to kill us. The lightest beer on this one starts at 32%- a baptism by fire for our NEWEST CO-HOST on her inaugural show! Certified Cicerone and beer educator Laura Christie is officially a Beerist! If she survives, of course. BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin 32% BrewDog Sink The Bismarck! 41% Schorchbräu SchorchBock 45% Schorchbräu SchorchBock 57% Brewmeister Snake Venom 67% The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Laura Christie, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

After spending a wonderful 7 years with Anastacia, her time has come to move on. Otherwise, it'll be a normal show with a mix of 5 Pennsylvania and Virginia beers donated by listener Philip. But damn, Anastacia will be missed. #bonvoyagedearmaiden Tired Hands Omelas Pen Druid Brewing Golden Swan Coolship Tired Hands Frequency Illusion The Veil Unloved Bench Top Blaine Train The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

The gang is back with a mix of beers from all over the dang place. We've also got a pathological liar story, rampant pretentiousness, and probably a whole lot less talent than skill. 21st Amendment Brewery Sparkale The Bruery Wit The Funk Untitled Art Spritzer Weisse Bell's Brewery 1: Song Of Myself Bearded Iris Punch Line The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

This year, Austin Beerworks unleashed 3 different versions of their beloved tart wheat Summer slinger, Einhorn! We try those, an old favorite, sumpin' easy, and Grant is a tea superjerk. Austin Beerworks Sour Cherry Einhorn Austin Beerworks Ginger Lime Einhorn Austin Beerworks Tropical Einhorn Half Acre Daisy Cutter Lagunitas Sumpin' Easy The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Oh, snap! We have 3 beers from Portland, Maine's Lone Pine, plus a couple of other brewery-provided sudsy sippers. Oh, and if you think you've heard some horrible beer names, strap in. Now strap on further- It's time for a pop quiz. Lone Pine Shore Leave Lone Pine Raspberry Sparkler Lone Pine Portland Pale Ale Lazarus Numbers Monday Night Fistful of Cake The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We've finally recovered from the alcohol gauntlet of our anniversary and got 5 beers from store shelves this time; Grant brags about his athleticism, we spitball ideas for Anastacia's hypothetical podcast, and men have a problem with women on our show. Live Oak Berliner Weisse Odell Mountain Standard New Belgium Juicifer Upland/Cascade Pearpawsterous Avery BA Vanilla Bean Stout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Our 7th Anniversary weekend is officially over, and we were left with several beers to sample on the show! We're joined by one of our favorite YouTubers, TastingNitch, and we just jump headfirst into the weeds on this one. Smith & Lentz German Pils Division Brewing Rosalee Southern Grist DDH Mixed Greens (36) Treehouse Brewing Spring Bearded Iris Moon Dust The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Nitch, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We got 5 Southern New Hampshire beers from listener Eric Ruffin! We also get a Mike face update, discover the identity of The Maiden, talk a bunch of smack, and then walk a bunch of stuff back. Concord Safe Space Branch And Blade Gluttony 603 Hop Obsession Great North Moose Juice Breakaway Rise The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We've got 4 beers from Australia's Green Beacon for the first half, and a couple of American beers for the second. We also discuss Mike's face going full David Cronenberg. It gets really gross. You've been warned. Green Beacon Half Mast India Session Ale Green Beacon Wayfarer Tropical Pale Ale Green Beacon WindJammer IPA Green Beacon 7 Bells Passionfruit Gose Upland Prim Short Fuse German Chocolate Cake The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mark Raup, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Our next foray into international beers takes us to the UK, thanks to listener Sarah! We're trying 2 old-school staples, along with 4 newer craft brews to round out this lineup! Beers Reviewed: Samuel Smith Pure Brewed Organic Lager Beer Fuller's ESB Gipsy Hill Carioca Cloudwater Helles Seven Brothers Marshmallow Stout Seven Brothers Throw Away IPA The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

A listener sent us a load of 9 beers from Hong Kong, and let's just say that you all NEED to pay attention to that region. Rubio's AC goes out, Grant brings the gang something deeply disturbing, and Anastacia defends Mike's lame catchphrases. Beers Reviewed: Hong Kong Amber Hong Kong Dragon's Back Pale Ale Lab Brewer Barista Beer Young Master Cha Chaan Teng Gose Tai Wai Beer No.4 Carbon Brews Crazy Rich Lupulins Young Master Be Water My Friend Moonzen Yama Sichuan Porter Young Master – High Tea in Hong Kong The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and see the introduction video for this episode, or check out our gigantic video Q&A! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

It's the dang future, and we're eating bacon. And reviewing 5 beers, inducting a couple of knights, reminiscing about cybering, policing hyperforeignism, and Grant scores a role as a corpse. Beers Reviewed: Jester King Fearless Traveler Monday Night Brevis & Bretthead Firestone Walker Sucaba 2019 Bell's Hopsolution Other Half We've Been Out There In Orbit The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our gigantic video Q&A! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

The gang tries 5 crowlers from Austin's own St Elmo Brewing Co! Also, Mike's double life cheerfulness at work, a much-anticipated Gary update, Anastacia's twerking aspirations and physics! Beers Reviewed: Carl Kolsch Dolly Apricot Blonde Hulk SMSH IPA Vaughn German Pils Geoff DIPA The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our gigantic video Q&A, or our preview video for this episode! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Four shelf hazies and a double brut get shoved into the wringer, also some Anniversary Party info, a Tommy Bahama addiction, Mike's new voice, slow speed horrors, a new knighthood, boobs, strip club stories, and more in this PACKED episode! Beers Reviewed: Firestone Walker Mind Haze IPA Deschutes Fresh Haze Green Flash Tropical DNA Bell's Official Hazy IPA Bear Republic Challenge Series 11 The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our gigantic video Q&A, or our video on Beer Floats! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We got 5 beers from Charlotte, North Carolina's Resident Culture sent to us by listener Dan Pefferman! We talk delayed comebacks, manscaping, teapots, and we make a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT that will change the show forever. #sadface Beers Reviewed: Country Kind Of Silence Human Potential Lonely Universe Ghost Particle Books On Tape The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our gigantic video Q&A, or our new video on Beer Floats! Subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beerist-podcast/id523996362 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlZXJpc3RzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Or point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Twelve bottles of Mexican craft beer landed in Grant's lap, and we lightning round through each one of them! Oh, did I say Grant? I meant Gary. Because he's Gary now. This episode is dedicated to our friend Zack Pilgrim. RIP, buddy. Cru Cru American Lager Cru Cru Pale Ale Cru Cru Gose Chapulin Puro Veneno Rey Cobra Puro Veneno Blanca Insurgente Juan Cordero Insurgente Rompeolas Insurgente La Lupulosa Rámuri Odin Calavera Corazon Negro Imperial Potion: Butter Beer Santa Sabina Stout de Olla The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Gary Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our gigantic video Q&A, or our new video on Beer Floats! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Atlanta's Monday Night Brewing has yet to fail us on the show. But how will they fare under the scrutiny of a 5 beer lineup? We find out, and tell tales of an arrogant king, revenge, and what makes a beer worthy of being called the best. Big Softy All Y'all Slam Dunk Como te Llamas Overnight Celebrity The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our gigantic video Q&A, or our new video on Beer Floats! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Five beers from all over on this one, and we're here to give you the scoop! And that's difficult, considering Grant's hungover from SXSW, Xmas hippos happen, birds invade, and we help Anastacia through a little Blade mixup. #nopeopotomous 5 Stones Shepherd Boy 2nd Shift/Off Color Cat & Mouse Bearded Iris Triple Homestyle Upland Revive Other Half I Like My Sugar With Coffee And Cream The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our gigantic video Q&A! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

You had QUESTIONS for The Beerists, and we have ANSWERS! Rubio, Grant, Anastacia, and Mike tackle all of your questions in an all-new MONSTER 46 minute YouTube Q&A video! It's like a whole extra VIDEO episode of our show! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our Q&A Video here: https://youtu.be/dy5JIh6_SCk The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We were hand delivered FIVE Propolis Brewing beers by listener Sean Grogan for this one! We also talk our upcoming 7TH ANNIVERSARY celebration, the perils of parenthood, and endure a blistering barrage of bee puns. Pi Blue Huckleberry Fructus Blackberry Sage Chaga The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our preview of this episode while you're there! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

After weeks of limited, insanely rich beers, the gang goes back to basics with a sampling of nationally available shelf beers. Mike's back, Rubio fights a squirrel, a spider, and a cat, and we hear from our old friends Orphan Farm Boy… and GIRL?!? Firestone Walker Rosalie Bell's Flamingo Fruit Fight Bear Republic Sonoma Tart New Belgium Brut La Trappe Oak Aged The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our preview of this episode while you're there! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Rubio thought it'd be a good idea to taste all the cookies & sweets that were added to the 5 Prairie Dawgs beers our bud Mike Trainer gave us for this. Which sounded great on paper, but then got us so dang sugar drunk, it all went to hell quickly. Enjoy. F5 Key Tornado Type 2 Nutt Stuff Marple Rain Bread Putin The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mark Raup. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our preview of this episode while you're there! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We're reviewing FIVE beers from Lombard, IL's Afterthought Brewing, courtesy of listener Shane Barnett! Rubio stares down the barrel of his life as a podcaster, we contemplate drinking magnums, a knighthood is given out, and maybe a Best Of Award? Faible Saison Auran Table: Rhubarb Tradition Saison Meier: Lilac The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our preview of this episode while you're there! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We try some Arizona beers that Beerists Alum Ryan Mesch left us on his last visit! Grant has razor burn, Rubio & Mike suck at weddings, and Sierra Nevada gets into the health & fitness racket- all bookended by floppy weens. Wren House Valley Beer Arizona Wilderness Self Titled Superstition Meadery Chocolate Marion Dillinger Brut 100 Tombstone IPA The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out our preview of this episode while you're there! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Listener Richard Bennett kicked us some Indiana beers to review, we dole out two more Knighthoods, Grant tells us why he doesn't have pets, and we try to figure out the class structure for something incredibly stupid. Bare Hands Thai.P.A. Taxman Balance of Sour Taxman Q3 Saison Upland Teddy Bear Kisses 18th Street Type Set The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out my preview of this episode while you're there! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

After we reviewed one of Widowmaker's beers on episode 353, they named a beer "Drywall Puree," after Rubio's description for its chunky visual appearance. They ended up sending that, along with 4 others to us, to see how they would fare on The Beerists. Dry Wall Puree' Toxic Twins 100-Year Storm Donut Shop Coffee Stout Cookies & Cream Pastry Stout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and check out my preview of this episode while you're there! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS! 5 Beers from Arkansas! SHIRTS?!? Anastacia camping? Mark vs Grant? Mike and Grant get mean for no reason? Shirts S-XL still available! Listen to the episode for details! Lost Forty Raspberry Gose Lost Forty Trash Panda Lost Forty Nighty Night Fossil Cove Paleo Ale Ozark Cream Stout The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mark Raup, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We're back, baby! It's a brand new year, and we've got beers from a bunch of listeners! Mark Raup joins us, just in time for us to unveil a new, ongoing feature for the show! Wayfinder Czech Pils Kneitinger Bock Old Town Mushroom Ale Night Shift Awake Fulton War and Peace The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Mark Raup, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

A box full of beers from Rhode Island is on deck, thanks to listener Tony Bonvechio! Also our good friend (and no stranger to our longest-time listeners) Ryan Mesch is back in the studio, just in time to hear us dole out our first Knighthood! Also we're taking a week off to celebrate the holidays, but we'll be back with a new episode on Jan 14th! Tilted Barn Peeptoad Tilted Barn Milo's Phoenix Proclamation Oooh! Raspberries Buttonwoods Object Permanence Buttonwoods Dream of Flowers Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Listener Andy Richter-Claus puts us to the test with a blinded box of gift wrapped beers! Can we guess them correctly? What with Anastacia attacked by lizards & wasps, Rubio's prank gone bad, Grant's head trauma, and Mike saying "pejorative" too much. We unboxed this episode's beers in a video on our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We got some North Carolina beers from listener Michael Lane, Grant and Anastacia tell some terrible jokes making Mike funnier, and Rubio accidentally invents pants. Raleigh The First Squeeze Gizmo Fake News Gizmo Damn Right Southern Pines Man of Law Southern Pines Partisan Rock Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via Apple Podcasts (Give us a review and a rating!) Subscribe on Google Podcasts Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Some listener beers and a couple from breweries on this one! Plus, we got a super dodgy gift from a long time listener, Anastacia tells a joke, and Grant makes fun of Mike. Great Notion Space Invader Stone Mission Warehouse Sour BlackBerry + Black Currant De Garde The Framboise Monday Night BBA Drafty Kilt Modern Times Druid Heights Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Anastacia's back, baby! And to celebrate, we're opening a bunch of specialty release New Glarus beers that listener Nick Levitt gave us! We also come up with breakthrough liver technology, and realize just how much Mike embodies Japan. R&D Vintage 2016 R&D Vintage 2017 25 Anniversary Ale R&D Kriek R&D Champ Rouge Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Aside from the 5 brews our listener Bendan so graciously sent us, this episode gets pretty into butt stuff for some reason- Life hacks, interesting variations, and even a new module for your inner voice. Fargo Brewing Stone's Throw Junkyard Peanut Butter Bandit Junkyard Galactic Peach Shake-o-Matic Drekker Mind Bullets Drekker Freak Parade See the UNBOXING VIDEOon our YouTube Channel! The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Listener Shane sent us 5 hop bombs from Massachusetts, which is a word Grant says weirdly. On Rubio's show. Mayflower New World American IPA Berkley Sooper Sacherated Medusa Laser Cat Widowmaker Blue Comet Shovel Town Conductor The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We've got 5 different beers from all over the county on this one- A couple from the store, a couple sent to us by breweries, and one from a listener! Plus, we moan about daylight savings time, Mike is an expert on pearls, and Grant gets his first tattoo. Untitled Art Floridaweisse Bear Republic Drift Racer Shiner Marzen-Style Ale Yazoo Saison Colada Monday Night Last Will and Testament The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Listener Patrick Witthaus dropped a ton of Night Shift cans on us for this episode. Which was very difficult to focus on, what with Grant's Halloween mustache situation and Daylight Savings Time looming over us- look forward to a sad ending. Kehl Mainer Weisse The 87 Whirlpool Bennington The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We got more Maryland beers, this time from listener Bart Hutt! But the REAL REASON to listen to this episode is a super cool demonstration that blew our minds and will change how we taste beer forever! This is a MUST LISTEN! Black Flag Garage Banger Vol.9 Mully's Fruitart Mully's Galaxy King Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Heavy Seas Peg Leg The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

I almost totally screwed up naming this one before we recorded, but it worked itself out. Our buddy Chad Ramey joins us, and we've got 5 beers from all over, 3,000,000+ ALL-TIME DOWNLOADS, Grant's got a chip on his shoulder and Mike has a gun. Smith & Lentz Mariachi Static Door County Pastoral Oliver Brewing Domkraft Flood Perennial/Trillium Q:WWJCD? A:IPA Black Flag Greenery The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Chad Ramey and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Listener Dennis Farney rustled up some of the beers from Michigan's Upper Peninsula for us, and Beerists alum John Harvey is back to help us drink through them. Grant has a festival story, Rubio is raked over the coals, and Mike is, well, Mike. Blackrocks Honey Lav Blackrocks Coconut Brown Upper Hand UPA (Upper Peninsula Ale) Keweenaw Widow Maker Keweenaw Borealis Broo The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, John Harvey and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Over the last few years, our hometown of Austin has become a brewing force on the national stage. On this episode, we feature 5 beers from local Austin breweries we're excited about, along with our friend Sheila Garcia of Hops & Grain Brewing. ABGB Rocket 100 Hops & Grain Lupulin Rodeo Lazarus East of Eden Oddwood Minitel Southern Heights Friends With Benefits The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Sheila Garcia and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Oh dude. Ok. So we taste 5 beers, some of which are surprisingly great. But then, there's this insane email we got. And Rubio's unexpected DNA ancestry results. Oh, and Grant and Mike probably piss all of Scotland off. And there's this whole Viking thing. Sweetwater Twisted Fish Avery Ginger Sour Fuller's Vintage Ale 2017 Circle Archetype Orkney Skull Splitter The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

FIVE beers from FIVE different listeners! Weird dreams! Dead friends! Talking bird people! Grant's amazing Facebook tips! And an ending so packed with awesome, you'll never want to listen to another podcast again! Beep. Shared Opa Monday Night Dust Bunny Tivoli Cuvee Carstensen Alesong Oregon Honey Wisconsin Brewing Cupid's Envy The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

You know we're in trouble when we're short staffed AND the lowest ABV beer is 11.5%. So, Rubio & Mike enlisted our buddies, Jon & Dan, to help tackle this monster of a lineup! Also, surprising beer reactions! A weird banana story! And a man-sized poop! Deschutes Pinot Suave (2016) Deschutes Tequila Barrel Aged Abyss (2017) Deschutes Rum Barrel Aged Abyss (2017) Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation (2018) Firestone Walker Scotch Parabola (2017) The Beerists are: John Rubio and Mike Lambert, with guests Jon Haupt and Dan Rader. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

We got a show's worth of Maryland beers from listener Drew Kalish, and our buddy Rob Lutter joins us to try them! We also ponder the rise of artificial superintelligence, airplane drinking, and the weird association between brown ales and death. Duclaw Gose O's Monument City Pagoda Pale Ale Monument City 51 Rye The Brewer's Art Resurrection Key Brewing Dundalk Calling The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert, with guest Rob Lutter. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Our buddy Mike Trainer gave us a bunch of Weldwerks beers, so we're drinking them! Mark Raup and his hat join Rubio, Grant, and Mike- and boy do we have opinions. Also, Grant tells us yet another harrowing coming-of-age tale from his insane youth. Weldwerks Petrichor Weldwerks Conflict Resolution Weldwerks Coffee Milkshake Weldwerks Itsy Bits Weldwerks Evil Pastry Stout Factory The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert, with guest Mark Raup. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

FIVE beers reviewed from Wisconsin, Colorado, California, Oregon, and Illinois! Also, you know how sometimes you're drinking with your friends, and everything gets super intensely personal and vulnerable? Yeah, that happens on this one, too. Funk Factory Geuzeria Meerts Great Divide Heyday Modern IPA Pizza Port Executive Member 11th Anniversary Double IPA Alesong French 75 Brickstone Dark Secret The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Grant went to Toronto, and returned with a cache of Canadian craft! We try 5 of them on this episode, while Anastacia prepares for a flight, Grant goes chili crazy, and Mike shows that he knows Rubio more than Rubio knows himself. Bellwoods Farmageddon Bellwoods Mango/Apricot Jelly King Bellwoods Tangerine Milkshark Halo Brewery Magic Missile Halo Brewery Shapeshifter The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

John Holzer of the Four Brewers podcast sent us a box loaded with beers from Southern California! On this episode, we crack into 5 of them, discuss some Toppling Goliath drama, celebrate Rubio's birthday, and get really sad about an Anastacia story. Claremont Craft Ales/Bottle Logic The Prado Effect Stereo Robot Barley Forge A Scanner Tartly Pizza Port Swami's IPA Smog City Bourbon Barrel Aged OE The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists youtube.com/thebeeristspodcast or email us at [email protected]

Cellaring beer is an unpredictable gamble, and Rubio has grown to hate gambling. So, we're pulling 12 beers from their deep slumber for this episode to see whether they've been kissed by lady luck, or have turned into big dumb stinkers. Yeah. 12 of them. Sam Adams Old Fezziwig (2010) Sam Adams Chocolate Bock (2010) Fantome Hiver (2012) Sierra Nevada/Russian River Brux (2012) Russian River Sanctification (2010) Boulevard Love Child No.3 (2013) 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (2013) Founders Backwoods Bastard (2013) Founders Old Curmudgeon (2012) Stone Imperial Russian Stout (2011) Stone Old Guardian (2013) Jester King Black Metal (2011) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Support Us! Make a per-episode pledge at patreon.com/thebeerists and get some sweet rewards! twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at [email protected]