Drinking Socially &#8211; The Official Untappd Podcast

Drinking Socially - S3 Ep. 02 Drinking Socially Badge Release!! Jan 15, 2020

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What We’re Drinking:

Tropicália by Creature Comforts Brewing Company (Athens, GA)

ABV: 6.6%
IBU: 65
Notes: Balanced, soft, and juicy. Hopped with Citra, Centennial, and Galaxy.

Speed Merchant by Platform Beer Company (Cleveland, OH)

ABV: 6.6%
IBU: 66
Notes: White IPA with fruity, tropical dry hops. White wheat gives a very pale color.

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Untappd Update

We Launch a pretty important Badge update :)
- https://blog.untappd.com/

Editorial Notes:

Mount BeerMore
- Harrison and Jon shed elect the first beer that would sit on their own "Mount BeerMore" as one of the most important beers of their life.

Would You Rather:

Never get a hangover, but never feel the effects of beer? Or always get a hangover, but get to enjoy the effects of beer?

Next Episode:

In planning — but we're hoping it involves Candy Bars!

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Drinking Socially - S3 Ep. 01: Happy New Year, with Beer. Jan 01, 2020

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What We’re Drinking

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (2019) by Anchor Brewing Company

ABV: 6.9%
IBU: 40
Slightly darker than last year’s Christmas Ale, the 2019 edition is layered with toasted caramel and coffee flavors with subtle hints of Mexican chocolate, rounded out with herbaceous spices. Crack open a bottle for a spiced whiff of western evergreens, roasted malts, and coastal flowers. It’s a rich, round and full bodied-treat with a silky, smooth finish.
- Hand drawn label art from the same artist since 1975!
- Redaction: Anchor is not the 2nd oldest brewery in the US, but may be the 2nd oldest craft brewery in the US. (this is a highly debated topic)

Javanog Cream Stout by Haw River Farmhouse Ales

ABV: 7.2%
IBU: 48
Notes: Aged 9 months in Spanish rum barrels, then finished with Mexican vanilla, fresh-grated nutmeg, and a beautiful Mexico Los Cotorras coffee bean concentrate from our friends at Joe Van Gogh in Hillsborough
- Haw River also released a JavaFruitcake Cream Stout with brandy-soaked raisins.

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Untappd Update

New Core Badges!
- https://blog.untappd.com/
  - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
  - Beyond a Shadow of a Stout
  - Shake it Up!
  - Pass the Guac
  - You Don’t Know Brett!

Editorial Notes:

Dry January
- Harrison and Jon shed some 'light' on this recent trend and speak to how difficult this would be for them.
Beer Trends for 2020
- We polled Untappd Employees and Podcast Fans about the beer trends they're looking forward to in 2020:
  - Overwhelmingly — most people want to see a resurgence of 'traditional beer styles'
    - Other Great Ideas included:
    - 4-pack 16oz cans (or variety packs!)
    - The Rise of the Lager
    - Ordering beer from the internet moves forward in 2020
    - Mergers/Acquisitions
    - The hunt for new "House Beers" heats up with so many options in the field

Would You Rather:

Drink a new beer every time you drink beer, or drink your favorite beer only every time you drink beer?

Next Episode:

Big announcement for drinking along with Jon and Harrison and using Untappd!
Jon and Harrison elect their "Mount Beer-More!"

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Drinking Socially - S2 Ep. 14: Xmas Beers & Season 2 Recap Dec 18, 2019

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What We’re Drinking

Christmas Ale by Great Lakes Brewing

ABV: 7.5%
IBU: N/A
Notes: A holiday ale brewed with honey and spiced with fresh ginger and cinnamon.
- At one point it outsold Budweiser in the state of Ohio during the month of December!

Gingerbread Stout by Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

ABV: 9.2%
IBU: 55
Notes: Brewed with baby ginger from Casselmonte Farm and wildflower honey from Bearer Farms, Hardywood Gingerbread Stout captures the terroir of central Virginia in a rich, creamy libation with a velvety mouthfeel and an intriguing evolution of flavors from milk chocolate and vanilla to honeycomb and cinnamon to a snap of ginger in the finish
- The only time Jon ever gets this beer is when his Virginia friend comes by for Xmas and remembers that Jon loves this beer.

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Untappd Update

Version 3.4.9
- In our opinion, this may be the biggest Untappd update of 2019!
- Floating Action Button:
  - Untappd listens to user feedback. To make the check-in process easier for Untappd users (especially new users) we implemented a Floating Action Button (commonly referred to as FAB) that sits nicely on the main tabs within the app. We love this new feature!
- Updated Profile Histogram
  - Based on feedback we received from our 3.4.8 release, we have made improvements to the profile histogram to bring back a more individualized visual representation of a users breakdown of beer ratings.
- Updated Tab Bar Icons with Text
  - To make the app more easy to understand, we have changed the tab bar to include new icons and wording below them.

Season 2 Finale Notes

We cover some favorite moments and things we're looking forward to in 2020:
- Favorite Episode from Season 2?
- Favorite Podcast beer?
- Breweries on our wishlist for 2020?

Season 3 Coming January 1, 2020!

It's a whole new year, a whole new decade! Drinking Socially is going to be coming back in Season 3 to bring even more content to our listeners.
Tune in 1/1/2020 to learn about some new updates and exciting plans as we continue looking for feedback from you and Drinking Socially!

Happy Holidays, and thanks for listening!

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Drinking Socially - S2 Ep. 13: Beer Infusions Dec 04, 2019

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What We’re Drinking

Beer #1 - Anonymous Stout

This beer intentionally left blank — the idea is to use any beer you have around and infuse it with flavors you want.
- Base Beer Tasting Notes: Coffee, smooth carbonation, velvety, silky finish.
Stout
7%
Versions:
- 1: Coconut & Cinnamon (90 minutes steep)
  - Jon's Favorite "suuuuper rich, coconut oils changed the mouthfeel entirely!"
  - 2: Amaretto Coffee Beans (90 Minutes steep)
    - Harrison's Favorite "almost a little Dr Pepper? cleaned up the mouthfeel and maybe even lightened it up a bit"
  - 3: Graham Cracker & Cinnamon (45 minutes steep)

Beer #2 - Anonymous Lager

This beer intentionally left blank — the idea is to use any beer you have around and infuse it with flavors you want.
- Base Beer Tasting Notes: Corn, noticable carbonation, clean crisp finish, balanced.
Lager
5.2% ABV
Versions
- 1: Candied Cherries (30 minutes)
- 2: Ginger Lemon (30 minutes)
  - Harrison's Favorite "perfect for mowing the lawn, almost like a shandy but cleaner!"
- 3: Jalapeno (30 minutes)
  - Jon's Favorite "Every day, all the time. Maybe better with Cilantro, but this tastes like a jalapeno smells"

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Randalling and Infusion History

Early 'Infusion' History
- The first documented use of hops in beer is from the 9th century, though Hildegard of Bingen, 300 years later, is often cited as the earliest documented source. -Excerpt from [Wikipedia]
- The first US commercial hop production was a 45-acre garden established in 1648 to supply a brewery in the Massachusetts Bay settlement.
- Exceprt from https://www.britishhops.org.uk
  - By the 17th century ale (i.e.: un-hopped beer) was no longer popular and beer was the established drink and by 1655 hop cultivation grew rapidly in fourteen UK counties. In a successful year, an acre of good hops could be more profitable than fifty acres of arable land, but some farmers would not grow hops due to the erratic yields caused by drought, wet periods and mildew. Duty was imposed in 1710 and the Act prohibited the use of any bettering agent other than hops in beer, as hops were far more wholesome. The duty varied from year to year and speculation on the tax became a popular form of betting.
Randall History
- This invention is credited to Sam Calagione and the team at DFH Circa 2004
- It was originally created to beat the Pacific brewers in the Lupulin Slam event.
- Click here to watch DogFish Head's amazing 2 minute 'infomercial' on their Randall Jr
- Click here to buy a Randall Jr right from DogFish Head

Next Episode

Our last episode before Christmas and our last episode before 2020! We'll be trying to remember everything we did for 2019, talk about some favorite episodes and moments — and the tradition of the (Beer) Advent Calendar.

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Drinking Socially - S2 Ep. 12: Beer Traditions Nov 20, 2019

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What We’re Drinking

Beer #1 - Recursion IPA by Bottle Logic Brewing

IPA - (West Coast)
6.5% ABV
The culmination of the Recursion experiment! This is the 9.0 recipe, chosen as the best version of this West Coast IPA series!
Gift from Kyle Roderick

Beer #2 -Kindred Spirits by Innis & Gunn

Stout
6.1% ABV
Smooth Scottish Stout meets Tullamore D.E.W. triple distilled Irish Whiskey barrel staves in our unique aging process to create a beer packed with dark chocolate, coffee and vanilla flavour with hints of oak.

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Beer Traditions and Nostalgia

Home Brewing
- We're actually drinking our first Home Brew on this Episode! An old friend of Jon's sent in a Home Brewed IPA in honor of his new Daughter's first #BrewDay and started a tradition of his own.
  - Maddie's Meltdown by Hye Brewing
  - ABV: 9.2%
  - This batch of homebrew was named after my newly born girl Madison Ann. It was her first #brewday. A great combo of 3lbs of Passion Fruit puree and 15 Habanero peppers. Half the peppers added during the last 15 minutes of the boil and the rest during the secondary. The addition of Citra, Nugget and Ekuanot hops during the boil and some dry hopping. Which added some great bittering and aroma to this batch of homebrew. Has a nice pepper nose up front. Warning you that trouble is just around the corner
- Harrison recalls meeting Tom Miklenovic at a party and seeing 'jugs of beer' while falling in love with the process of Home Brewing.
- Jon remembers some Canadian Home Brewers sharing beers out of un-marked bottles at a football game.
Sports
- Jon talks about his first beer after football practice, and how beers and sports became such an important part of being a Bills fan. Also — how badly he wants to compete in a 'Crate Run' where him and Harrison drink a case of beer and 'run' a 10k
- Harrison reflects on beer and sports in his early years — and how he would love to compete in a Turkey Run, but mainly just drink and walk to the finish line.

Stories From Drinking Socially Facebook Group

Jared asked for more news coverage and immediately got a lot of 'likes' so here we go with some updates in the world of Craft Beer.

Beer News

Harrison talks about the recent news of the Craft Brew Alliance being fully acquired by A-B InBev
Jon covers an event sponsored by the Craft Brew Alliance (2019 Pitch Slam) which functions like a 'Shark Tank' for upcoming breweries to pitch their business. Previous winners include: Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Braxton Brewing, Novo Brazil Brewing, and more.

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Drinking Socially - S2 Ep. 11: Lenny Boy Brewing & Burial Beer Nov 06, 2019

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What We’re Drinking

Beer #1 - Seduction Series 1 by Lenny Boy Brewing Company

Sour- 7% ABV- This unique rye blonde ale was aged in Korbin Kameron red wine barrels on fresh blueberries for over eight months.- 2019 NC Brewers Cup - Silver Medal in the Brett, Mixed, & Wild Ale category.

Beer #2 - I'm Actually Feeling Like All Is Right With the World And None of This Matters by Burial Beer — Collab with Other Half Brewing Co

Imperial Stout- 15% ABV- A monstrous collab with our best worst friends at Other Half Brewing. Inspired by a love for southern delicacies.

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Drinking Socially Updates

We welcome new members to the Facebook group, try to answer some User questions, enjoy some user submissions on their first Craft Beer.

To learn more about becoming an Untappd Supporter click HERE

To vote for our next badge updates Click HERE

Untappd Updates

International Stout Day

Usually celebrated on the first Thursday in November; the weather chills and the stouts rise! November 7th is International Stout Day this year and the 9th Year running!

Veterans Day

This Monday, November 11th is Veterans Day and we will be raising a toast to all those, around the world, who have served both past and present. We thank you for your service.

Untappd's 9th Anniversary

Cheers to 9 years! Untappd has grown so much over the last 9 years and it’s because of the wonderful Untappd Community all over the world. Together we have crossed over 800 million check-ins with 7 million users! This year for Untappd's birthday we had over 500,000 people earn the 9th Anniversary badge as well as a party with Greg at Eli Cannons and The Pony Bar.

Untappd Blog

Keep your eyes on the Untappd Blog for ways to earn our upcoming badges!

Beer Ratings:

Jon and Harrison discuss their view on Untappd ratings from everything to the brewery to the new craft drinker. We can all agree that a rating is subjective — but how are they useful to you? Let us know by contacting us on Social using the links below — we'll see you in 2 weeks!

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Drinking Socially - S2 Ep. 10: Out of our Gourds Oct 23, 2019

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## **What We’re Drinking**

Beer #1 - Pumpkin Latte Blonde by Sycamore Brewing

- Blonde Ale

- 5.5% ABV

- Beach Shack Coffee is infused in Sycamore’s Pumpkin Latte Blonde (made with pumpkin spices, sweet vanilla and cold-brewed Beach Shack Coffee)

Beer #2 - Pumpkin Pie Porter by Deep River Brewing Company

- Pumpkin / Yam Beer

- 5.9% ABV

- Porter style beer brewed with real pumpkin and your favorite pumpkin pie spices.

Beer #3 - Pumking by Southern Tier Brewing Company

- Pumpkin / Yam Beer

- 8.6% ABV

- Pumpkin puree and pie spices, malty, bready; cinnamon dominates with nutmeg and vanilla in the background.

## Brewing with Pumpkin

Harrison begins by talking about some of his experiences in a brewhouse during pumpkin season and ends by instructing you on building your first Pumpkin beer — inside a pumpkin. We can't wait to hear about it. Recipe Link Here!

## **Sponsor**

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## Next Episode:

Untappd Ratings — what's your scale? criteria? How do you use Untappd to rate and find your next beet? Harrison and Jon are going to talk about their thoughts on the subject but as always — send yours to us on the Facebook Group!

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