The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Sharing and merriment abound with each of your 4 favorite degenerates bringing beer to share with one another. We reexamine a recent 1-star review, Mike gets roasted, a listener sends us gifts, Grant trolls us, and Anastacia eats candy off a rock. Grant : Busch Light, Busch, and Jester King La Vie en Rose Anastacia : Texas Keeper Cider Weizen Rubio : Bearded Iris Scatterbrain Mike : St Bernardus C...

Listener Nick Krenz sent us a box full of beers from Weldwerks, a Colorado brewery we'd never heard of. Little did we know that we'd be having what would be one of the best lineup of beers we'd had all year. Hefeweizen Apricot Gose Coffee Coconut Porter Double Dry Hopped Juicy Bits Barrel Aged Mexican Achromatic The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscri...

Nights in Austin have started to cool off, so we've picked 5 beers to try to stave off the coming chill. We talk about Grant's watchlist, Mike does a voice, and our parental abilities. Belhaven 90/~ Wee Heavy Squatters Hell's Keep Golden Ale Stone 02.02.02 Vertical Epic Deschutes Sagefight Imperial IPA Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Ten Fidy The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, an...

This week, we're joined in the studio by Adrian Quesada and Beto Martinez from the band  Brownout ! We try their collaboration beer plus 4 others, and talk hot sauce, pistachio bark, and ideas for other possible future cover albums. Independence & Brownout Symptom of the Universe Lager Brasserie Lefèbvre Blanche De Bruxelles Bearded Iris Homestyle IPA The Bruery Mash & Vanilla Deschutes & Hair of...

Listener Danele B sent us a bunch of beers from South Carolina. Because of scheduling, we had to record 2 episodes on the same night. This was the second one, obviously. Welcome to drunksville. Westbrook Key Lime Pie Gose Birds Fly South Rumblefish Coast Brewing Co Hop Art Revelry Stupid Sexy River Dog Strong Currant The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Jon Haupt. Subsc...

Last year's Bourbon County beers were a bit of an infection plagued debacle- resulting in recalls, refunds, and the introduction of line-wide pasteurization. Will this year's release be up to snuff? On this episode, we taste all four of the 2016 variants. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2016 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Coffee 2016 Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine 2016 Goose Island Bo...

Mike's buddy Ashley Ramsey sent him 3 beers from Rare Barrel and 2 from Fieldwork for us to try on the show. We also talk hot sauce, regretful teenage drinks, and the American dream. The Rare Barrel Forces Unseen The Rare Barrel Arrows of Neon The Rare Barrel Shadows of Their Eyes Fieldwork Daypack Fieldwork Supercell The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. S...

Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio was kind enough to send over some beer from Pittsburgh's Draai Laag (definitely NOT "dry log"). We try 5 of them on Halloween night, and get pretty brutal on each other. Petite Ferme Relic Cru R2 Koelschip Ale The Plague The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  feed://feeds.feed...

Since new beers are popping up on shelves so often, we thought it'd be fun to try 5 of them on the show. We also talk about how 'hopsy' isn't a thing, highlight Anastacia's heritage, and try our first pumpkin beer in a long time. Founders PC Pils Sierra Nevada 2016 Northern Hemisphere Wet Hop IPA Oskar Blues Death By Coconut Boulevard Snow & Tell Boulevard Funkier Pumpkin The Beerists are:  John R...

On this episode, we taste and review 3 beers from 2 California breweries- Alvarado Street from Salinas, and Phantom Carriage from Carson. Yippee ki yay, motherf... Alvarado Street Mai Tai P.A. Alvarado Street The Boysen Back In Town Alvarado Street Haole Punch Phantom Carriage Broadacres Phantom Carriage Broadacres with Cranberry The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mik...

Jeffery Stuffings from  Jester King  and Jeff Young from  Blue Owl  join Rubio and Mike for a deep dive into beer souring techniques, running their breweries, beer culture, and listener questions. Hope you enjoy this gigantic 2-hour episode! The Beerists are:  John Rubio and Mike Lambert with special guests Jeffery Stuffings and Jeff Young. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  feed:/...

In this episode, we try a mishmash of 5 beers, and challenge ourselves to clean up our language in an attempt to finally become a more family friendly podcast. In the end, someone drinks the entire dump bucket. Sante Adarius Lady in Grey Brooklyn The Discreet Charm of the Framboisie Yazoo Deux Rouges Ale The Bruery Autumn Maple Arrogant Bastard Bastard's Midnight Brunch The Beerists are:  John Rub...

Oans Zwoa Drei! G'suffa! The Oktoberfest celebration happens every year in Germany from late September to early October. We try 3 American and 2 German Oktoberfest beers, and talk a bunch of smack to each other. Samuel Adams Oktoberfest Great Divide Hoss Firestone Walker OAKtoberfest Weihenstephaner Festbier Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia...

On this week's episode, we bring you reviews of 5 beers from Tree House Brewing Co, courtesy of listener Matt Lubin. We also cover a host's recent head trauma, twitter wars, and a knife fight fantasy. Eureka w/Citra Haze Very Hazy Alter Ego King Julius The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  feed://feeds.feed...

Georgia! Listener Micah Looney set us up with a load of 5 Georgia beers for this episode– which we taste along with special guest  Jason Murphy  from The Modern Rogue! Check out what he and Brian Brushwood are doing at  themodernrogue.com . Three Taverns Le Peche Mode Southern Brewing Co Southern Woodpile Raspberry Orpheus Even the Furies Wept Creature Comforts Tropicalia Monday Night Brewing Bour...

A mix of 5 listener-supplied funky and wild beers this time around! And really, beer is the perfect thing to pair with talk about racism, cultural appropriation, and how Grant and Mike should feel guilty for being white. Pfriem Family Brewers Brett Brux Pale Ale 4 Hands Super Flare Aardwolf Brewing Zagreus The Rare Barrel Home, Sour Home The Libertine Brewing Authentic SLO Wild Ale The Beerists ar...

5 beers from Yazoo's "Embrace the Funk" series this time, courtesy of listener Michael Mariaskin! Also, we talk bottled water, reminisce about old tweets, and experience random Anastaciaisms. Yazoo Brett Saison ReMiXeD (Batch 2) Blondes Have More Fun Lignage A Trois (Batch 2?) Cherry Deux Rouges (Batch 3) FunkFest '16 The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. S...

We've got an entire show of listener beers this week! Hopefully, it can take the edge off of all of this episode's twisted, horrible tales of long cons, nightmare teeth, and furries. Civil Life American Brown Cigar City White Oak Jai Alai Aardwolf El Mariachi Southern Grist Nashville Mule Southern Grist Mixed Greens No. X The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lamber...

Anastacia's out this week, but have no fear! Rubio, Grant, and Mike are on top of it, tasting 5 beers from Tallgrass, and being ruthless to one another. Hot Pocket. Raspberry Jam Berliner Weisse Original Pub Ale 8-Bit Pale Ale Songbird Saison Top Rope IPA The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  feed://feeds.feedburner.com/theb...

When we talked about New England IPAs a few weeks ago, our knowledge was pretty hazy. Luckily, a bunch of listeners corrected us, and one went so far as to send us a box full of 'em for the show. Yes yes yes yes. Treehouse Green Trillium & Other Half Hundred Thousand Trillion Trillium Congress Street Singlecut Is This The Real Life Lawson's Finest Liquids Super Sessions #2 The Beerists are:  John...

For Rubio's 41st birthday, the gang decided to all bring beers they'd like to share with him. And then they all pushed Rubio's old ass down the hill he just went over. Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock Almanac Farmer's Reserve Grand Cru Kasteel Trignac XII Sante Adairius West Ashley Jester King Equipoise The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your p...

Respect is such a strong word. It's should be earned, and shouldn't be thrown around willy-nilly to get your product talked about on our show. If they'd listened, they probably wouldn't have sent that email we open with. Also, we review 5 beers! Union Old Pro Alaskan Smash Galaxy 4 Hands Constellation (Falconer's Flight) Gigantic Pipewrench Rogue Rolling Thunder The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anas...

Once in a while, things go in directions nobody can anticipate when 4 dopes drink 5 beers. For instance, I'm not sure why unfortunate rodents came up twice. Or what Phil Collins and pocket pizza have to do with anything. Funkwerks Amarillo The Collective Brewing Project Petite Golden Sour Casey Saison Jolly Pumpkin Hamajang Odell Zard-Alu The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis...

There's a brewery in Goochland, Virginia called Lickinghole Creek, and we have 5 of their beers to review. Let's try and get through them like adults, ok? La Calavera Catrina (2015) Darjeeling Three Chopt Tripel Coconut Quad Illuminatos (2015) Heir Apparent The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis and Mike Lambert. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed:  feed://feeds....

It's been months of scalding hot weather, and there's no end in sight. But fear not! The Beerists have scoured the shelves in search of 5 refreshing beers to cool your insides, and save you from the heat. Hops & Grain 787ö2 Kölsch Anchor Mango Wheat North Peak Majestic Wheat Ale Breckenridge Summer Bright Mikkeller Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse (Peach) The Beerists are:  John Rubio, Anastacia Kell...