The Ales and Tales Podcast

Peach Rings! You know ‘em, you love ‘em….can they make a sour better? Peach Please! The folks at Pretentious Beer Co. give it a shot with this sour. Peach Os fruit tart flavored, and ready to drink. Tart? TART?! Yeah, ever so slightly….tart. If nothing else, it led to one of the most fun and funny reviews in a while. Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word...

Today we try Marble Fox Brewing’s Signature Lager, an American Lager.  Just as Spring hits us, we need to find some great beers to beat the heat.  Is this the one?  Listen in to find out!   Let us know if you’ve tried them and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesand...

Unfortunately, technical issues wiped out our video for a few episodes.  Audio only on this one.….where we try the now gone Mannkind Brewing’s Renaissance Pils.  What awesome can art.  Really wish we had the video for it.  The beer is a nice light, crisp looking brew with a clean smell.  Is “lemoniness” a word? Let us know if you’ve tried them and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by s...

This episode see’s us being visited by one of the great ambassadors of the Beer Babes Family, Michelle, and we get to try a couple of Babe Brew collaborations.  First up is Common Law brewery now known as Catfish Brewery represented by a Muscadine ale.  Second is Dark Shadow, working on getting their brick and mortar at the time of recording, represented by their Gingerbread American Porter.  Let...

With a kitchen sink worth of ingredients, Burial Beer Company brings us a flavor packed 15% ABV bottle of doom. Or, at least, a mutilated piñata worth of stuff. This is the “Diabolical Misunderstanding That Was Never There.”  If you don’t like flavor, this one may not be for you. But at the same time, if you don’t like stouts, this may actually be the stout for you! Let us know if you’ve tried it...

Hoppin' Frog Brewery brings us Red’s B.O.R.I.S Envy. A Russian Imperial Stout aged in Angel’s Envy whiskey barrels, a collaboration with Red Spirits. If you like stout…its VERY stout. Thick but not too heavy and lots of flavor. Listen in to see if the flavors that come through are right for you! Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing...

Something in your fridge could kill you right now….tune in at 11….But it’s probably not your beer! Take a listen to find out if Deschutes Brewing’s Fresh Squeezed IPA is for you, and also learn how to describe deli meat. For those who like maltiness in your beers, this may be a good option. If you like very bright flavors, maybe not? Listen in to see if it’s going to be your next go-to. Let us kno...

Hot honey and beer?  How could that go wrong.  Does Six Point Brewery’s Slice Sipper Farmhouse Ale bring the heat?  They say that mad science is part of their process…are pizza slices required in the lab?  Listen in to see if it’s going to be your next go-to.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think.  Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcom...

We dive into the beer reviews in part 2 of our on-site Barrique Brewing and Blending interview and review, with brew master Spencer Longhurst. Get to know about a great local Nashville brewery, their history, and offerings. Have you been to their tasting room or had a Barrique? Share your thoughts. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your suppor...

On site at Barrique Brewing and Blending with brew master Spencer Longhurst, who was kind enough to have us in for a brew review and brewer interview! This is part one of a two part special. Get to know about a great local Nashville brewery, their history, and offerings. Have you been to their tasting room or had a Barrique? Share your thoughts. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing...

Well it's a mystery episode, so if I say more than that....it wouldn't be a mystery now would it? Listen in to find out!  Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! Support us on Patreon so we can keep bringing unique reviews, and find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  Youtube link: h...

This Summery episode brings us Market Garden Brewing’s Shandy.  One of three they offer.  This Berry Pom Shandy is a wheat beer brewed with berry soda and the flavor of “freshly opened tropical gummy bears”…because nobody wants stale gummy bears.  Speaking of gummy bears…tune in for some fun stories. Have you ever added a soda to your perfectly good beer?  Fanta maybe? Let us know if you have and...

This episode involves a brewing pact or Braupakt between Weihenstephan and Saint Bernardus breweries. This is the second version of Weihenstephaner Braupakt. And if their first is anywhere near as good as this one, we’re all in! Tons of spice and flavors all over, but none in the wrong amounts. Whether completely cold or as it warms up, it brings a vast array of changing flavors. Check it out and...

Today we try out Sieg Kolsch by Living Waters Brewing.  Nothing like some warring cyclops gnomes to drive you to drinking.  Check out the description of the can art…you’ll understand.  Also, a fun drinking topic:  Without looking, is the Keebler Elves home the tree itself, or a house built in the tree?  We’d love to hear your thoughts on whether more exotic can art normally provides the more exoti...

With a new studio setup and new beer to dive into, we start off with Seattle Washington based Elysian Brewing Company’s SPACE DUST IPA.   Cool logo and bottle art, strong abv at 8.2%, and ideal for that straight up IPA flavor…for those of you who like that particular flavor.  Some bitterness, and able to be paired with fairly wide range of tastes.  Not a marathon beer, but a good sprint to the fin...

Southern Range Brewing comes swinging in with their Tiny Ass Umbrella, a Juicy IPA.  Many apologies for this episode, as there were quite possibly no mature minds available…  BUT!...It could be a fun listen. If you are not an IPA fan, this one may be for you.  We turned an IPA enemy into an IPA friend (that’s what we’re here for folks). Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and su...

We tackle Charlotte, NC based N.o. D.a. Brewing Company’s JAM Session in this one.   It’s listed as a “sessionable pale ale” brewed with English and American malts, and bright hop notes.  Quite possibly a perfect beer for folks who like beer flavored beer.  Beer for beer’s sake.  Listen in to see if JAM session would be your jam.  Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscrib...

This episode covers Edmunds Oast Brewing Co.’s Sour Pear, a fruited American Sour Ale.  Simple and straight forward or confusing, like the name was at first?  Will your sour craving be satiated? Is it the Oast with the most?  Need some movie or meme references?  We’ve got you covered in this episode with all of the above answers and info.  Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and...

In this episode of The Ales & Tales podcast, we review Warsteiner German Pilsener. It’s a light beer paired with a burger heavy conversation. If you struggle with beer and food pairings, we may have an all around winner for you. Check it out and let us know your pairing preferences. Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us...

This episode we hunt the mythical Green Man…Green Man Brewing’s IPA that is.  Have you heard of the new game, “poop or chocolate?”  Could be a new gameshow sensation!  Don’t pass this episode by even if you are not an IPA fan.  Is this beer voluptuous, or supple?  Interesting descriptions, but not everyone agrees… Listen in to see how sitting with a beer for a while can change perspectives.  Help...

In this episode, we explore Three Tavern’s Ukiyo, a Japanese inspired rice lager. At 4.25% abv, It’s dry and floral and very lightly fruity. Could be a good alternative to a shandy for a nice “beat-the-heat” treat. And if you’re into boiled chicken slurpers, this could be your pairing! (Listen in, you’ll understand). Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you wo...

On this episode of Mike’s Toys….Sorry, wrong show. On this confused episode of The Ales and Tales, Innis & Gunn whips out their Scottish red beer aged in Caribbean rum casks for a very specific 51 days. Smooth, and silky, and might pair awkwardly with sweets…or bread? If Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon....

Post Christmas, Christmas beer!  Thirsty Dog Brewing Co.’s “12 Dogs of Christmas,” a fun one, with nice and low abv of only 8.3%!  It’s still winter, still cold, and the perfect time to get in some of the holiday drinking you missed out on, and for that level of abv to warm you right up, while refreshing you at the same time.  Not a ton of spices if you prefer a more mellow Christmas beer.  If you...

This was a FUN episode!  And, wait…Heavy metal style art and logos on metal beer cans, that you can drink while listening to metal?  That’s so METAL!  Now, whether the beer inside that metal branded metal can is metal or not…well, you’ll just have to listen in to find out.  In this, our last episode recorded before Halloween and released right at Christmas (HEY!  The Nightmare Before Christmas, be...

Our second recording from Halloween, a scary beer for folks living in the dull, mild tasting beer zone…This one is WAAAAAAAAY outside the box.  Expect lots of pairing options, and maybe even some recipe ideas.  Truly, this is a wild beer to try.  Not for the faint of heart…but definitely for those who like to get outside their comfort zone.  If you try it, slow yourself down, because the longer it...