The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Listeners Chris and Danielle sent us a selection of 4 beers all the way from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan! Also, medical emergencies, an argument about brett, King Chad, and Grant sucking at fancy foods. Black Bridge Saison Deux Fois La Taille Black Bridge Folklore Imperial Stout Black Bridge Barrel-Aged Barley Wine Nokomis Imperial Stout (2015) The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis,...

Listener Hop Guru grabbed some cans for us on his trip to the East Coast. Rubio gets his face stretched, Anastacia and Mike are famous, Grant explains a double standard, and then things get insensitive. Pizza Boy Hop Vision Rakau IPA Carton Brewing 07750 Kane Over Head Neshaminy Creek A Good Problem To Have Finback Sublimated The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike La...

Uh. Hey Beavis. This brewery... uh-huh-huh-huh... is called Hoof Hearted. Heh-heh-heh... HOOF HEARTED. Get it? Say it faster. HOO-FHARTED. Uh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh. Pull my finger. Thanks to listener John Lowery. Saizzurp Everybody Wants Some (Citra) Konkey Dong I Must Look Like A Dork Fitness Freak The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your...

Oktoberfest is upon us again, and we decided to celebrate by trying 5 American versions of the style. Bowie! Putin! Poppy and Wisconsin guy? Nerd Dad Facebook groups! And a Mini episode sample at the end! Bell's Octoberfest Beer Victory Festbier Live Oak Oaktoberfest North Peak Dauntless Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscr...

We try three beers from up and comers White Rooster Farmhouse Brewery, and two from Scratch! Grant's back! Floating bulldogs! Nighttime sit piddles! Mr. Infected Beer Picker Outer! Comedy in tragedy! White Rooster Push Pull White Rooster Le Fruited Series White Peach (Batch 1) White Rooster Le Fruited Series Cherry (Batch 1) Scratch Marigold 2017 Scratch Chamourcin 2017 The Beerists are:  John Rub...

Listener Shane Barnett is relentless with beer donations- this time, surprising us with 5 from Bottle Logic Brewing. Do regular folks care about indie beer? What's with all these 'canes? Mr. Bottle Share Freeloader? Oh, and a HUGE PATREON ANNOUNCEMENT: PATRON REWARDS! Stealth Mode Recursion IPA Double Actuator 2XIPA Iridium Flare 2017 Fundamental Observation 2017 The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Gra...

We've got a mix of 5 different beers this week, and no theme to bog us down. We make weird metaphors, discuss handkerchiefs, and find out how Grant wants to die. Here's to you, Mr. Beer Ticker Guy. Celis White Ballast Point Dead Ringer NOLA Mecha Funkwerks Peachy King Cigar City Marshal Zhukov's The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your po...

Listener Hop Guru sent us a Four Noses care package and some of his homebrew for us to sample- And we sure needed it after this insane week. Stay strong, Texas. Perfect Drift Peachopotamus Bout Damn Time Double Dry Hopped Bout Damn Time
 Laika Boss The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  http://thebeerists.li...

I think Jon Haupt slipped some goof balls into the beers he brought us from Michigan's Old Nation Brewing Company. Things go so completely off the rails so quickly and hard, that Anastacia quaffed a fanta. What does that even mean? Strap in. Daymaus M-43 N.E. IPA Boxer N.E.IPA Green Stone APA Boss Tweed Double IPA The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subsc...

Five beers on this mix episode, including a couple of weird ones that were quite possibly created to troll us. We also cover yard armadillos, Mike and Grant's nugget video, our preshow FMKs, and we might even drink a High Life at some point. SMH. Petrus Sour Quad The Bruery ¡Guava Libre! Brooklyn Kiwi's Playhouse Off Color/Miller High Life eeek! Founders Brewing Co DKML The Beerists are:  John Rub...

Listener Forrest Kuffer sent us a box full of Other Half collabs with Monkish and Trillium, as well as some brews from Finback, for good measure. Which is cool, but holy crap did you see Grant's baby pictures? Other Half + Monkish Taters Other Half + Monkish Twice Baked Potato Other Half + Monkish + Trillium Fully Loaded Baked Potato Finback Must Finback Item IPA The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Gra...

Brian Brushwood and Jason Murphy of The Modern Rogue join us to venture further toward rogue-hood through the wonderful world of beer. We taste 5 beers, and talk about shooting our Modern Rogue episodes , crazy life experiences, and weird body horror. New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red Boulevard Saison-Brett (2016) Ballast Point Indra Kunindra Duchesse De Bourgogne Modern Times Hedge Witch Watch our...

No stopping the hops on this episode! Rubio, Anastacia, and Mike crack open 5 lupulinicious libations, talk about being dead broke, high-impact yard work, and the time Bill went through a window in Rubio's house. Brasserie De La Senne Taras Boulba SweetWater TripleTail Bell's Quinannan Falls Half Acre Plane Wave IPA Noon Whistle Squishy Gummy The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mik...

Half funky, half hoppy, this lineup of beers is a rollercoaster of flavor. Also, Grant has bad luck with phones, Anastacia is an amazing impressionist, Rubio shares a short film recommendation, and we all figure out how to finally kill Mike. Live Oak Berliner Weisse Bruery Terreux Humulus Terreux Anderson Valley Horse Tongue Wise Man Mountain Calling IPA WeldWerks Extra Extra Juicy Bits The Beeris...

One of our big bucket list dream shows has been Scratch Brewing Co, a tiny Illinois brewery with a completely unique approach to brewing, ingredients, and perspective. And with the help of a couple of hookups, we were finally able to make it a reality! Spring Tonic Kvass Basil IPA Black Trumpet Ebulon The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point y...

The gang's all here to taste 5 beers, quibble with the new Brewer's Association "Independent Craft" seal, and get a surprise visit by Stone's Steve Gonzalez and taste one of his new upcoming beers! Hop Butcher for the World ALEmerica the Beautiful Brash Brewing Pussy Wagon Stone Scorpion Bowl w/ Mandarin Orange & Pineapple Une Année Le Seul X Odell Green Coyote The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant...

This week, we're tasting 5 delicious Trappist beers with our friends Caroline Wallace and Sarah Wood, and hear their stories of visiting all 11 Trappist breweries for their new book, Trappist Beer Travels . Spoilers: Monks everywhere. Chimay Dorée Spencer Trappist Ale Tre Fontane Tripel Stift Engelszell Benno Westvleteren 12 The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Mike Lambert, Caroline Wallace, and Sarah...

Crisp, light, and refreshing beer is essential for survival in the Texas summertime. On this episode, we try 5 summer seasonals, in an attempt to stay cool in the Austin heat. We also cover child labor, racial insensitivity, and Nuggetgate. Saint Arnold Summer Pils Bell's Pooltime Ale Harpoon Camp Wannamango Alaskan Summer Stone Ghost Hammer IPA The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastaci...

When he came to our Anniversary party, Nashville listener Mike Mariaskin brought us a whole load of Bearded Iris beers for the show. Rubio, Grant, and Mike are all back from quarantine, and ready to drink. Prepare for stupid outdated movie references. Again and Again Royal Family Picture Book Light Beam Double Homestyle The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point...

We're all sick, so we missed record a new episode for the 1st time in 5 years. Luckily, we had 3 minis banked, so Rubio edited them into an episode. With Rubio, Grant, Anastacia, Mike, and listeners, Shane, Danele, 2 other Mikes, and Jay. Finnriver Habanero Cider Le Pere Jules Cidre de Normandie With Rubio, Grant, Anastacia, and Mike Jester King SPON Raspberry & Cherry Cantillon Kriek With Rubio,...

Listener Alex Paine threw some more WeldWerks at us, and after how good their beers were last time, we couldn't say no. We also talk about how our 5th Anniversary Party went, our ongoing health worries, and retire a long-running segment. Puesta Del Sol Key Lime Pie Berliner Steambarrel 2.0 Juicy Bits Peach Climacteric The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. S...

At our 5th Anniversary Party, listener Shane Barnett thought it a good idea to record a review, on location, after drinking for 5 hours in the sun. Olga Koutseridi, and Michael Adams join us to review Half Acre Galactic Double Daisy Cutter. The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Shane Barnett, Olga Koutseridi, and Michael Adams. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  http://thebeerists.libsyn....

Four random beers, plus one from one of Rubio's bucket list breweries! Jobs are stolen! Accents get epic! Someone goes full Hollywood! Sex! Death! More sex! Mahr's Ungespundet Hefetrüb Oasis You May All Go To Helles And I Will Go To Texas Lager Sweetwater Goin' Coastal Jolly Pumpkin Clementina Scratch Chanterelle The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscr...

This one's is full of life's ups & downs. People seek companionship, people die, and sometimes get all of their nethers chewed up by chiggers. Oh, and some people also review 5 beers every single week. Wait, did I mention an organ transplant? Strap in. Deschutes Swivelhead Red Anderson Valley EETAH! IPA Bruery Terreux Frucht: Boysenberry Lagunitas Doppel Weizen Goose Island Cooper Project No. 1 Th...

Hot on the heels of 2 more high profile brewery acquisitions, the gang thought it'd be interesting to record a conversation where they tried to process their opinions on the matter, and how they felt about the resulting backlash. The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  http://thebeerists.libsyn.com/rss Subscr...