Beer Me Roar

When Wander released this Bham City Ale., we were thinking @what is this? Bham already has so many amazing ales.” But once we tried it, we knew we had to get it on the Packmule truck for you! Listen along as we try this light summer beer for you.

On location as Bellingham's Wander Brewing, Brian and Sarah fight over which sour ale is better. The Watermelon Champagne Toast is a true oaked sour, while the Black Currant Millie is a fruited Kettle Sour. Listen along as they try to convince each other that the one they are drinking is the champion!

A huckleberry beer from Idaho's Radio Brewing is a nice change of pace in the middle of the summer! Sarah and Brian sip this beer brought by a club member and try to simplify geo-political motivations in quick taste of beer!

This smoothie style tart/sour ale is fruited with black currants and plum, with just enough pie vibes to bring a smile to your face! Sarah and Brian sip and discuss this interesting beer from Tacoma!

When Stemma celebrates their anniversary, they release a special version on their flagship IPA. This year, for their 3rd anniversary, they triple dry hopped it. The result is big and hoppy, yet balanced and delicious. Wait, why am I telling you all of this? Listen to Brian and Sarah drink and talk about this brew on this episode!

A couple of IPAs from TriCities- Richland, WA- White Bluffs Brewing. These beers are more modern and experimental- Phantasm featured in both, with one being an Imperial Cold IPA. Listen along to Sarah and Brian drink through these awesome brews, while yapping nonsense for your entertainment!

Brian and Sarah sample some dark-ish beers from Bellingham's Wander Brewing. Hard to compare, but there is a fight nonetheless. Enjoy listening to them enjoying these beers, then enjoy grabbing some beers from Packmule and enjoy drinking the beers! Its simple, if you really think about it!

Winsome, based in Woodinville, WA, strruggled to keep their head above water through the pandemic. This very small operation has survived, and thrived, cranking out incredible ciders for fans across the Seattle metro. And now Packmule is bringing cans of their deliciousness across the state! Brian and Jacquie spend a few minutes tasting a couple of these cans and fighting about which is better!

We grabbed some of this light seltzer to talk about- because we can. Yes, we grabbed a can of it... my humor is lost in this description... Anyhow, listen along to Sarah and Brian as they try to describe what a seltzer tastes like, and why this one is delicious!

On location at Bellingham's Wander Brewing, Brian and Sarah had a highbrow fight about with of these delicious IPAs was better. Wander recently celebrated their 7th anniversary, and these beers prove why they are consistently ranked as on the best breweries in all of the PNW. Listen along to our nonsense!

We had the chance to try this awesome Table Beer from Seattle's Fair Isle- and talk through the merits of speed limit regulations on today's episode. Sarah claims that Montana's lack of speed limits is safer and better for the environment, while Brian claims that sensible controls and limits make the public safer. Ok- we don't talk about any of that. We just drink the beer and talk about it...

These hazy IPAs from Yakima’s Valley Brewing are similar yet very different. This fight was a tricky one, with a lot of bobbing and weaving. But there was a clear winner – listen along and enjoy.

Something different, Brian and Sarah try this Mai Tai inspired “smoothie sour” from Vancouver’s Heathen Brewing. The mood is feisty, the beer is thick and the banter is perfect.

Yes, we now have these available in your club allotments at Packmule! Sarah battles Brian for the better of these tasty seltzers from Bellingham Seltzer. We even invited a third to our tasting party!

Sarah and Brian fight over these dark offerings from Portland's Baerlic Brewing. The Imperial Stouts in question are the same beer- but one of them was aged in Bourbon Barrels to enhance the flavor! Listen along to find out which wins this one!

Sometimes we just drink what we want. Ok- we pretty much always do this. Sarah and Brian explore this unique lager from Breakthru Brewing- and talk through the pros and cons of government intervention (not really). Listen along to get a quick laugh and perspective on a beer you should probably try out soon!

Another fight- this time using the beautiful beers from Seattle's Lucky Envelope as weapons. Sarah and Brian try to pick a favorite between these two beers- it wasn't easy! Especially since one is an IPA and the other is a Sour. Let the battle begin!

Sarah and Brian fight about which Baerlic IPA is better. Sure, Better Together has the word Better in it, but does that mean the beer is actually better? Grab some beer from Packmule.beer and drink while you listen along to our nonsense!

The flagship IPA from Trap Door recently had a slight recipe update. Brian and Sarah imbibe on said beer, and discuss the deliciousness! Join them with a beer of your own while listening along- you can get some at Packmule.beer!

A couple of cans of Cotton Candy Sour from Yakima's Valley Brewing- one Strawberry and one Blue Raspberry/Pink Lemonade. Brian and Sarah fight about which one is better! Enjoy- and grab some of these beers from Packmule.beer!

Sarah joins Brian again at Stemma, to discuss this Brown Ale directly from Yakima's Single Hill Brewing. Is the Brown Ale the next big thing in beer? Find out by listening to the experts! But first listen to these two yap about nonsense and this beer too!

Sarah and Brian discuss thiols- probably not correctly. This beer from Seattle's Burke-Gilman Brewing had them feeling smart and talking mostly out of the wrong place! But it was tasty and the conversation was entertaining!

A Cat Fight! Brian and Sarah sip on their own version of the 3 Magnets Brewing Old Skook Barleywine- both barrel-aged, one in Whiskey and one in Gin. The discuss the merits of their own version and finally share. Listen along to this heated debate where both people are right! And try some for yourself- get some from Packmule.beer!

It sounds like an April Fool's prank, but we really don't know what hops were used to make this IPA from Yakima's Single Hill. If you have to ask.. Brian and Sarah try to figure it out for you. We aren't professionals, but we pretend to be on this podcast!

Trap Door is in Vancouver WA, but has a national following because of the amazing beers they produce. Glowed Up is one of those beer that put them on the map- a delicious NE Style IPA with notes of citrus and heaven. Or so we've been told. Brian and Sarah give their own impressions in this episode- enjoy!