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**The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast**

Every week, John Rubio and his co-hosts, Grant Davis, Pam Catoe, and Mark Raup, meet to taste, discuss, and judge five different beers from all over the world. Part beer appreciation, part drunken comedy, it’s the only beer podcast the A.V. Club calls, “consistently illuminating and amusing.”

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The Beerists 14 - Stillwater Artisanal Ales Jul 26, 2012

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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

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

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The Beerists Podcast - Episode 13 - Belgian IPAs Jul 20, 2012

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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.

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The Beerists Podcast - Episode 12 - CAN You Taste the Difference? Jul 11, 2012

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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.

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The Beerists Podcast – Episode 11 – Pilsners Jul 06, 2012

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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

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The Beerists Podcast – Episode 10 – Cellar Diving Jun 28, 2012

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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

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The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With guest TJ Swanson.

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Music for this episode was provided Possessed By Paul James. Get his music on iTunes, and visit his website at ppjrecords.com

The Beerists Podcast - Episode 9 - Witbiers Jun 23, 2012

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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

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The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Grant Davis. With Mike Lambert and Ken Swiech standing in for Grant.

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The Beerists Podcast - Episode 8 - Stouts Jun 15, 2012

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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

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The Beerists Podcast - Episode 7 - The Blind Leading the Blind Jun 08, 2012

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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.

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The Beerists Podcast - Episode 6 - Saisons May 31, 2012

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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

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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

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The Beerists Podcast - Episode 5 - Hefeweizens May 24, 2012

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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!

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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.

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