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It's another DIPA episode. Stop me if you've heard this before. We've got two big, juicy DIPAs this episode with lots of hops smacking you upside your head. These two are from England. First is Ossett Brewery King of Terrors, 7.2% ABV DIPA. Track Brewing Neighbourhood '26 is an collab with Canadian Messorem. This year it clocks in at 10% ABV with Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka hops. #beer #craftbeer #dr...

Martin dug really really deep into his cellar and found two beers from decades past. Should we be drinking and reviewing these beers on the podcast? Probably not but someone has to do the dirty work. If you've ever thought, "you can age a barleywine for a really long time." You should know, 12 years is too long. Birrificio Baladin Lune Annata 2014 is a 13% ABV English barleywine that probably shou...

Sometimes you just want to feel a little classier than other times. That's when we reach for a gueuze and enjoy the citrus and green apple notes. We open two druif gueuze this episode. What is a druif? It's a lambic made with red wine grapes. 3 Fonteinen Druif Dornfelder Blend No 30 is a 9% ABV lambic made with German Dornfelder grapes. Tommie Sjef Druif is only 7.6% ABV. It's made with Kekfrankos...

We're having triple the fun with triple ipas. TIPAs can be really hit or miss. Either boozy messes or overly sweet. We got lucky this episode and we got two killer TIPAs. First is Verdant Brewing King of May. This 10% ABV bomb is packed with citra, mosiac and nelson sauvin. Verdant knows this way around DIPAs and TIPAs. This does not disappoint. ISKEADO Nou ga Torokeru Ultra Heaven 3xIPA is the la...

We have missed having Brekeriet sours on the store shelves. They made incredible sour beers. Most of the Swedish wild ale and sour ale breweries have flown away over the years. Thankfully a new local brewery has picked up the mantle and is taking off. Flying Guru has been around for a few years. They are moving away from other beer styles to focus more on farmhouse and wild ales. We tried the firs...

We can't believe we've been around for 11 years but we're really excited about it. To celebrate this milestone, we brought back Game of Beers: Only Beers edition. Björn and Martin face off to test their tastebuds and beer knowledge. These games really challenged them. First we played Name that Style with the most unconvential styles Stefan could find. Then it is Adjuct Adjucts, where they list the...

We get to try some amazing beers on this show. Every once in a while we get to try some really outstanding beers. This is one of those episodes. Frosty Beard Marcus brought some insane beers for this episode. Corporate Ladder Brewing DisSOULution Apple Pie is an English Barleywine at 12.5% ABV. Sure that's the style but the flavor is cinnamon, vanilla beans and apple, aged on apple brandy barrels....

We met up with Björn at Mikkeller's Moriskan Beergarden. Goose Island was passing through Sweden a did a multicity TTO. We love Bourbon County Brand Stouts and getting to try several in one of our favorite places is a double win. We got to try three BCBS from Goose Island: Fine Old Rum Barrel Stout, Cherries Jubilee Stout and Night Cap Cuvee. There was also a new brewery to us from Atlanta, GA cal...

We're moving beyond doubles. This week we're hitting triples. TIPAs that is. We got two of the best breweries doing TIPAs. One from the US and one from Canada. Trade wars be damned, we're building bridges with beer. Monkish Brewing Moonk is a 10.2% ABV baddie made with Comet and Galaxy hops. It's a strong entry in the TIPA game. Canada doesn't want to be outdown so Messorem Temporalis #0056 comes...

Who doesn't love the sweet almondy goodness of a classic Italian biscotti? Dipping it into a hot expression to enjoy. Now image that in a high ABV imperial stout. Yeah, I know you want you. You want it so bad. Goose Island is gonna give it you first with Bourbon Country Brand Biscotti Stout from 2022. Proving why they are still one of the kings of barrel-aged stouts, this 14.3% AVB baddie holds up...

In maybe a podcasting history first, we're covering the mysterious Japanese beer style known as happoshu. This is a Japanese only beer style and appears to be largely created as a tax incentive. We cover three of the four largest Japanese breweries this episode with beers from Asahi, Suntory and Sapporo.  We hope you enjoy this episode simply titled 2 Japanese lagers and a happoshu. #beer #craftbe...

We're double dipping; double dipping into the wax. We are waxing deeply about wax dipped stouts. We start with Spanish brewery Menno Olivier Brewing's Dark Alley. This 14% AVB barleywine is barrel aged for 9 months in Wyoming whiskey barrels. It's a smokey, slightly boozy treat. Romanian brewers Hop Hooligans has released a series of wax dipped beers under the Parasomnia line. Yellow Wax has an AB...

We usually don't feature DIPA's on show. They are impossible to review. Either they are amazingly made or dull and lifeless. We got really lucky this episode. Shelton Brewing started as an inhouse brewery inside a Whole Foods in Houston, Texas suburbs. This DIPA is a collab with Copenhagen's best beer bar Peders. Drip is loaded with citra, mosaic, motueka and nectaron hops. It's impossibly good. W...

It's no secret we love lambics. When we found that 3F did two collaborations with two of our favorite American brewers, we had to try them. This might come as a shock, but we loved them. First we tried the Side Project Panache. This is a 6% lambic blend of Fermier 2024 with a 2020 Oude Lambik. The result is a funky, tart delicious treat. Next is De Garde Meer & More. It comes in at 9% ABV and blen...

Stefan went out East and of course got some beers. He visited Japan for 2 weeks and tried tons of beers. Of course he brought back a few for the podcast. This episode we crack open two of them. The first is from Derailleur Brew Works. Japanese breweries like to add "additional" ingredients to lagers, wheat beers and stouts. Boku Cardaemon is a traditional wheat beers with cardamom. At first it sou...

Summer is heating up but the beers are staying cold. It's too hot to write a bunch. Let's keep it brief. Italian brewers Alder Beer Co released a great summer beer with Hering. This 5.2% AVB German pilsner is one of the best pilsners we've ever had. The Veil Brewing released a Triple IPA called Trapped in the Void in collaboration with troon, Brujos and Root + Branch. This 10% big dog is hopped wi...

We have a Canadian episode. When you think summer, you naturally think Canada. Well...maybe not. Why are we featuring two beers from Canada this episode you ask. We just happened to have two Canadian beers. Brasserie du Bas Canada has been releasing a lot of great IPA's. We've been forutnate to try a few. Named after the ash tree nymphs from Greek mythology, Meliades is an American DDH IPA made wi...

It's Stefan's birthday this week so of course we're having beers to celebrate. Big fruity beers of love from Canada and Germany. Stefan picked a beer that will hopefully remind him of a childhood treat from his past. Collective Arts Cherry Limeade Sour is a 6.2% ABV made with tart cherry and lime to give a refreshingly tart experience. Sudden Death The Fabulous Fruits of Doom comes in at 5% ABV an...

Who doesn't love a little fire and ice? The blend of hot and cold. When we saw this magical combo, we knew this was an episode waiting to be recorded. Norwegian Nogne O has made a Belgian quadrupel that was matured for 2 years on hot sauce casks and Scottish Highlands whiskey casks. It's sounds like it would blow your taste buds out with heat. The results a highly drinkable Belgian quad with a nic...

We're halfway through the year and it's time to celebrate...with beer! Of course it's beer. Like that was ever in question...sheesh. We start off with something local from Elmeleven. Known for their thick pastry sours, Elmeleven has been reinventing the brand by venturing into IPAs and stouts. We picked up Moons, an 11.5% ABV imperial stout. Made with peanut butter and chocolate capsules, this is...

Once again we deep dive into Martin's cellar and find out if he's kept gold or held on for too long. Brekeriet released King's Goblet back in 2020. It's a strong ale aged in Rioja wine barrels for 9 months. It was never a huge hit. It averages a 3.53 overall rating on Untappd. Hopefully it hasn't fallen off.  Mikkeller Brewing San Diego closed in 2022. Valknut also came out in 2020. This imperial...

Sometimes you get beers that are more than a beer. They are works of art. Stigbergets has been one of our favorite Swedish breweries for a long time. They continue to excel at releasing different beer styles, particularly their DIPA. Dubbelnelson is a NZ style double IPA made with nelson suavin hops. It's smooth, tropical and way to easy to drink. UK brewers Beak are killing it with their DIPA gam...

Summer is arriving and we need something light an refreshing. We've tried lots of Dugges beers on the show. They have mostly been stouts. We thought it was time to dip our toes into the sour end of the pool. Sur i Hatten is a collab with Malmö bar Far i Hatten.  It's a 4.9% sour made with Hibiscus flower and pink grapefruit. Twister is a 4.5% sour made with mango, passion fruit and raspberries. Wh...

Time to knock some dust off some bottles. Martin deep dived into his cellar to bring out some classic beers. First up is De Struise Black Damnation II Mocha Bomb from 2018. We remember when Black Damnation bottles were all the rave for beer nerds so this really took us back. Black Damnation II Mocha Bomb is a 13% ABV Russian imperial stout matured on bourbon barrels. We discovered that Russian imp...

We get a little rowdy this episode with some crazy big stouts. With all the craziness happening in the US these days, we thought it would be fun to remind everyone that beer doesn't care about politics. First up is Ranger Creek Brewing's Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Imperial Coffee Ale. This imperial brown ale clocks in at 11.6% ABV and gives you a warm bourbon, coffee kiss of happiness. We love Ev...