The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

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The Beerists 146 - Unconventional Saisons Dec 16, 2014

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Caroline Wallace of BitchBeer.org joins us to share 5 saisons that prove that sometimes a saison isn't a saison.

Perennial Dual ArtisanshipAnchorage Love BuzzBRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial SaisonAdelbert's Contemplating WaterlooTrinity Little Death Ride

Rankings:

Rubio1. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo2. Anchorage Love Buzz3. Trinity Little Death Ride4. Perennial Dual Artisanship5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison

Caroline1. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo2. Anchorage Love Buzz3. Trinity Little Death Ride4. Perennial Dual Artisanship5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison

Grant1. Trinity Little Death Ride2. Anchorage Love Buzz3. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo4. Perennial Dual Artisanship5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison

Anastacia1. Anchorage Love Buzz2. Adelbert's Contemplating Waterloo3. Perennial Dual Artisanship4. Trinity Little Death Ride5. BRU 2nd Anniversary Imperial Saison

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The Beerists are: JoJohn Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Caroline Wallace.

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The Beerists 145 - The Good Cellar Dec 09, 2014

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Aging beer is a crapshot. In this episode, Anastacia presents 5 beers from her collection that we assumed would have benefited from a few years of aging. But did they all live up to our expectations, or were we wrong?

2011 Goose Island Lolita2011 New Holland Dragon's Milk2011 Goose Island King HenryEvil Twin Imperial Biscotti BreakDeschutes/Hair of the Dog Conflux Collage #1

Rankings:

Rubio1. Goose Island King Henry2. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 13. Goose Island Lolita4. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break5. New Holland Dragon's Milk

Mike1. Goose Island King Henry2. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 13. Goose Island Lolita4. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break5. New Holland Dragon's Milk

Grant1. Goose Island King Henry2. Goose Island Lolita3. New Holland Dragon's Milk4. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 15. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break

Anastacia1. Goose Island King Henry2. Goose Island Lolita3. New Holland Dragon's Milk4. Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage No. 15. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break

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The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert.

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The Beerists 144 - Mixed Feelings Dec 03, 2014

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Grant is out this week, so we've decided to truck forward without him. We taste a mix of 5 beers on this episode that we can't seem to agree on.

Odell TrellisMikkeller SpontenframboosLes Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique Edition SpecialStone Bastard in the RyeDe Proef/Surly Long of Tooth

Rankings:

Mike1. Odell Trellis2. Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique3. De Proef/Surly Long of Tooth4. Stone Bastard in the Rye5. Mikkeller Spontanframboos

Anastacia1. Odell Trellis2. De Proef/Surly Long of Tooth3. Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique4. Stone Bastard in the Rye5. Mikkeller Spontanframboos

Rubio1. Odell Trellis2. De Proef/Surly Long of Tooth3. Stone Bastard in the Rye4. Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique5. Mikkeller Spontanframboos

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The Beerists 143 - Brewery Samples Nov 25, 2014

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Sometimes breweries send us beer. For this episode, we taste some promo samples from Green Flash, Founders, and Sam Adams- and we get a little mean.

Green Flash Jibe Session IPAGreen Flash Soul Style IPAFounders Breakfast StoutSamuel Adams New WorldSamuel Adams Thirteenth HourSamuel Adams Tetravis

Rankings:

Grant1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA5. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour6. Samuel Adams New World

Rubio1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA5. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour6. Samuel Adams New World

Anastacia1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour5. Samuel Adams New World6. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA

Mike1. Founders Breakfast Stout2. Green Flash Soul Style IPA3. Samuel Adams Tetravis4. Green Flash Jibe Session IPA5. Samuel Adams New World6. Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour

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The Beerists 142 - Brooklyn Nov 18, 2014

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Brooklyn Brewery is one of the largest and acclaimed craft breweries in the US. In this episode, we taste 5 of their brews, and speak with Brewmaster Garrett Oliver himself.

Sorachi AceLocal 1Local 2Black Chocolate StoutHand and Seal

Rankings:

Grant1. Sorachi Ace2. Local 23. Hand & Seal4. Black Chocolate Stout5. Local 1

Rubio1. Hand & Seal2. Sorachi Ace3. Black Chocolate Stout4. Local 25. Local 1

Mike1. Sorachi Ace2. Hand & Seal3. Black Chocolate Stout4. Local 25. Local 1

Anastacia1. Sorachi Ace2. Black Chocolate Stout3. Local 24. Hand & Seal5. Local 1

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The Beerists 141 - Bellwoods Nov 12, 2014

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Canadian listeners Ewart and Aaron were tired of not hearing about beers from their beloved home country, so they decided to fix that by sending us 6 beers from Toronto's Bellwoods Brewery.

Stay ClassyBimini TwistWitchsharkLost RiverLambdaSkeleton Key

Rankings:

Mike1. Skeleton Key2. Lambda3. Lost River4. Bimini Twist5. Stay Classy6. Witchshark

Rubio1. Skeleton Key2. Lambda3. Bimini Twist4. Stay Classy5. Lost River6. Witchshark

Anastacia1. Bimini Twist2. Stay Classy3. Lambda4. Skeleton Key5. Lost River6. Witchshark

Grant1. Bimini Twist2. Lambda3. Skeleton Key4. Witchshark5. Lost River6. Stay Classy

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The Beerists 140 - Virginia Nov 04, 2014

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We got a box of 6 Virginia beers from listener Scott Johnson for this one. Some huge hits here- and one really drunk Beerist.

Three Notch’d 40 Mile IPAHardywood Park The Great ReturnBlue Mountain Dark HollowAlewerks Rapadou PorterAlewerks Bitter ValentineAlewerks Lover’s Greed

Rankings:

Mike1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow2. Alewerks Bitter Valentine3. Alewerks Lover's Greed4. Hardywood Park The Great Return5. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA6. Alewerks Rapadou Porter

Grant1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow2. Alewerks Bitter Valentine3. Alewerks Lover's Greed4. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA5. Hardywood Park The Great Return6. Alewerks Rapadou Porter

Anastacia1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow2. Alewerks Bitter Valentine3. Alewerks Lover's Greed4. Alewerks Rapadou Porter5. Hardywood Park The Great Return6. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA

Rubio*1. Blue Mountain Dark Hollow*1. Alewerks Bitter Valentine2. Alewerks Lovers Greed3. Hardywood Park The Great Return4. Three Notch'd 40 Mile IPA5. Alewerks Rapadou Porter

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The Beerists 139 - Ambers Oct 30, 2014

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5 Ambers, 3 sad Beerists, and all the awkward humor you'll ever need. Mike dodged this bullet, but we still love him. Allegedly.

Abita AmberNew Belgium Fat TireBreckenridge AvalanceAlaskan AmberBallast Point Calico

Rankings:

Rubio1. Alaskan Amber2. Ballast Point Calico3. New Belgium Fat Tire4. Abita Amber5. Breckenridge

Anastacia1. Alaskan Amber2. New Belgium Fat Tire3. Abita Amber3. Ballast Point Calico Amber5. Breckenridge Avalanche

Grant1. Alaskan Amber2. Ballast Point Calico3. New Belgium Fat Tire4. Breckenridge Avalanche5. Abita Amber

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The Beerists 138 - Eastern Promises Oct 21, 2014

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Take 4 Pennsylvania brews, one from Jersey, a dash of Boys II Men, and 4 beer geeks, and something is bound to come unhinged.

Carton Brewing Boat BeerNeshaminy Creek Churchville LagerNeshaminy Creek County Line IPAVictory Moving Parts IPASaucony Creek Maple Mistress

Rankings:

Rubio1. Churchville Lager2. County Line IPA3. Maple Mistress4. Boat Beer5. Moving Parts

Grant1. Boat Beer2. Maple Mistress3. Churchville Lager4. County Line5. Moving Parts

Mike1. Churchville Lager2. Boat Beer3. Maple Mistress4. County Line IPA5. Moving Parts

Anastacia1. Churchville Lager2. County Line3. Boat Beer4. Maple Mistress5. Moving Parts

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The Beerists 137 - GABF 2014 Oct 18, 2014

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We're back from the Great American Beer Festival with stories, opinions, horrors, laughs, and a few great interviews! Strap in, this is a biggun. Huge thanks to our listeners for making it happen!

Interviews with:Three Floyds Head Brewer Chris BoggessOdell Brewer Kevin BosleyNew Belgium Brewmaster Peter BouckaertTRVE Woodmaster General Zack Coleman

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