The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Winter. Bourbon barrels. Put imperial stouts in 'em. Then put the resulting beers in our faces. Hoppin' Frog Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.S Deschutes The Abyss Founders KBS Firestone Walker Parabola Midnight Sun Berserker Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Rankings: Mike 1. Bourbon County Brand Stout 2. Parabola 3. Abyss 4. KBS 5. Barrel Aged BORIS 6. Berserker John 1. Bourbon County Brand Stout 2. Pa...

We had an insane beer tasting on Christmas eve and recorded a show with a ton of our friends. Rare beers, drunken debates, a Storm King vertical, and much more! Surly Darkness 2012 Fifty Fifty Eclipse 2011 (Elijah Craig 20yr) Upright Sole C omposition Six Jolly Pumpkin Noel De Calabaza Cantillon Fou Foune Russian River Toronado 25 Storm King Vertical (07, 08, 10, 11 & 12) The Beerists are:  John R...

Experimentation is the name of the game with Avery Brewing Company's Barrel Aged Series. We try 9 of the 13 they've produced with our buddy, Bill Brink. No. 1- Brabant No. 2- Sui Generis No. 3- Black Tot No. 4- Depuceleuse No. 7- Dihos Dactylion No. 8- Meretrix No. 9- Immitis No. 12- Oud Floris No. 13- Odio Equum Rankings: Mike 1. Sui Generis 2. Black Tot 3. Immitis Last Place: Odio Equum Rubio 1....

Black, oily, rich, viscous, and alcoholic, Russian Imperial Stouts are perfect drinking for the winter months. Samuel Smith Imperial Stout Victory Storm King Great Divide Yeti Stone Impreial Russian Stout Founders Imperial Stout (2011) Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Rankings: Mike 1. Stone IRS 2. Ten FIDY 3. Samuel Smith Imperial Stout 4. Founder's Imperial Stout (2011) 5. Storm King 6. Yeti John 1. Founder...

Knock back some liquid holiday cheer! Six winter & Christmas seasonals are on deck, we talk about Zwanze Day, and drink six more beers in our LIGHTNING ROUND! Strap in. Anchor Christmas Ale Samuel Smith's Winter Warmer Deschutes Jubelale Avery Old Jubilation Saint Bernardus Christmas Ale Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf LIGHTNING ROUND!  (Not ranked) Shiner Holiday Cheer Sam Adams White Christmas Full...

Jester King Craft Brewery  has been highly praised for their farmhouse beers since exploding onto the scene in 2010.  Jeff Stuffings  and  Ron Extract  from Jester King join for an in-depth discussion over their beers, their process, and philosophy. And remember: if you butt-chug, use a glass. Le Petit Prince Commercial Suicide Buddha's Brew Das Wunderkind! Das Uberkind! Funk Metal Rankings: Rubio...

Listener  Matthew Fifer  (THANKS, MATTHEW!) sent us 6 beers from Great Lakes Brewing Company to taste, Ryan starts things out already wasted, and Grant almost vomits. Cue the Solsbury Hill. Dortmunder Gold Oktoberfest Burning River Edmund Fitzgerald Commodore Perry Nosferatu Rankings: Ryan 1. Commodore Perry IPA 2. Edmund Fitzgerald Porter 3. Burning River Pale Ale 4. Dortmunder Gold 5. Oktoberfes...

So, we lost the Wet Hop show to the technology gods, but that's not going to keep us down! Six delicious Belgian and Trappist Dubbels are here to save the day. Chimay Red Affligem Dubbel St Bernardus Prior 8 La Trappe Dubbel Westmalle Trappist Dubbel Trappistes Rochefort 6 Rankings: Mike 1. St Bernardus 2. La Trappe 3. Westmalle 4. Chimay 5. Rochefort 6. Affligem Rubio 1. St Bernardus 2. Westmalle...

Grant gets his own show, and makes us all drink Malt Liquors. Best episode ever. Mickey's Olde English 800 Steel Reserve 211 HG Hurricane Earthquake HGL Schlitz High Gravity VSL Rankings: Mike 1. Mickey's 2. HG Hurricane 3. Schlitz High Gravity VSL 4. Olde English 800 5. Steel Reserve 211 6. Earthquake HGL John 1. Mickey's 2. HG Hurricane 3. Schlitz High Gravity VSL 4. Olde English 800 5. Steel Re...

Some of the most acclaimed fruit beers come from New Glarus Brewing in Wisconsin. We put 5 of them to the test with Austin Chronicle beer writer, Ivy Le. Wisconsin Belgian Red Raspberry Tart Serendipity Enigma Cranbic Rankings: Mike 1. Serendipity 2. Wisconsin Belgian Red 3. Raspberry Tart 4. Cran-Bic 5. Enigma John 1. Serendipity 2. Wisconsin Belgian red 3. Enigma 4. Cran-Bic 5. Raspberry Tart Iv...

I think Mike Lambert wants us all to be diabetic drunks. He picks six beers for us to try, and nearly kills us in the process. Pinthouse Pizza Calma Muerta Pinthouse Pizza Man O War IPA St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition Deschutes The Stoic Firestone Walker Sucaba Cigar City Imperial Sweet Stout Rankings: Mike 1. Sucaba 2. Imperial Sweet Stout 3. Man 'o' War 4. Gueuze Fond Tradition 5. Clama Muerta 6...

Cigar City Brewing Company from Tampa, Florida is making some really cool beers. In this episode, we try 6 of them. Jai Alai Humidor IPA Guava Grove Bolita Brown Big Sound Marshal Zhukov's Rankings: Anastacia 1. Marshal Zhukov's 2. Bolita 3. Big Sound 4. Humidor IPA 5. Guava Grove 6. Jai Alai Rubio 1. Marshal Zhukov's 2. Humidor IPA 3. Bolita 4. Big Sound 5. Jai Alai 6. Guava Grove Mike 1. Bolita...

Pumpkin beers are an autumnal staple. Like leaves in my yard, but far more welcome. Well, some of them. Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin Elysian The Great Pumpkin Southern Tier Pumking Cigar City Good Gourd Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Shipyard Pumpkinhead Saint Arnold Pumpkinator Rankings: Mike 1. Good Gourd 2. Pumking 3. Pumpkinator 4. Harvest Pumpkin 5. Pumpkinhead 6. Smashed Pumpkin 7. The Great Pumpkin...

Episode 27 - Intro to Sours Want to get into sour beers but don't know where to start? Here's your primer. 1809 Berliner Weisse Duchesse de Bourgogne Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Petrus Aged Pale Gueuze Cuvee Rene Rankings: Rubio 1. Cuvee Rene 2. Duchesse 3. La Roja 4. Petrus 5. 1809 Mike 1. Cuvee Rene 2. La Roja 3. 1809 4. Petrus 5. Duchesse Ryan 1. La Roja 2. 1809 3. Cuvee Rene 4. Petrus 5. Duchesse An...

Episode 26 - Hill Farmstead In this episode, it's pretty much just 4 rabid beer geeks flipping out about Hill Farmstead beers. Flipping. Out. Edward Pale Ale Arthur Saison Everett Porter Vera Mae Saison Society & Solitude #5 IIPA Rankings: Mike 1. Everett 2. Society & Solitude #5 3. Arthur 4. Vera Mae 5. Edward TJ 1. Everett 2. Vera Mae 3. Arthur 4. Society & Solitude #5 5. Edward Habeab 1. Everet...

Episode 25 - When in Austin... Austin is quickly becoming a craft beer destination, with over 15 breweries popping up in the last few years. In this episode, we taste 6 different brews from 6 different breweries that you can try when you're in Austin. With special guest, Terry Grier from  www.wheninaustin.net Hops & Grain Pale Dog (512) Brewing IPA Independence Convict Hill Oatmeal Stout Austin Be...

Episode 24 - Mixed Six This week, we each bring random stuff we'd like to taste on the show. It's a more casual, conversational episode where we touch on all manner of beer topics. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 2007 Dogfish Head Noble Rot Deschutes The Abyss 2008 Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Wild Allagash Curieux 2010 Fremont Bourbon Abominable 2011 Rankings: Ryan 1. Deschutes The Abyss 2008 2. Fremont Bou...

Episode 23 - Oktoberfest We know absolutely nothing about Oktoberfest beers. We never drink them. This is us trying 6 of them, and totally failing to educate anyone on the style, the celebration, or its history. Spaten Oktoberfest Paulaner Oktoberfest Wiesn Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen Brooklyin Oktoberfest Harpoon Oktoberfest Beer Avery The Kaiser Rankings: Ryan 1. Paulaner 2. Brooklyn 3. Spaten 4...

Episode 22 - Sixpoint Sixpoint! We talk to Sixpoint founder Shane Welsh and Brewmaster Jan Matysiak, taste 6 of their beers, and try to hold a show together through a drunken haze. Sweet Action The Crisp Righteous Ale Bengali Tiger Spice of Life Riwaka Resin Rankings: John 1. Resin 2. Righteous Ale 3. Bengali Tiger 4. The Crisp 5. Spice of Life Riwaka 6. Sweet Action Mike 1. Resin 2. Bengali Tiger...

Episode 21 - Fantome Join us as we taste five mysterious saisons from Fantôme Brewery, welcome Grant back from his California trip, and babble like drunken fools about all manner of things. BBB Dark White Saison Pissenlit La Dalmatienne Brise-BonBons! Rankings: John 1. Saison 2. Pissenlit 3. La Dalmatienne 4. Brise-BonBons! 5. BBB Dark White Mike 1. Saison 2. Pissenlit 3. La Dalmatienne 4. Brise-B...

Episode 20 - Brett Beers Get funky! We're tasting six beers brewed (or finished) with Brettanomyces. Sierra Nevada/Russian River Brux New Belgium Brett Beer Orval The Bruery Saison de Lente Green Flash Rayon Vert Russian River Sanctification Rankings: John 1. Orval 2. Sanctification 3. Brux 4. Rayon Vert 5. Saison de Lente 6. Brett Beer Mike 1. Orval 2. Sanctification 3. Brux 4. Saison de Lente 5....

Listener Jason Straub drove down to TX from Nebraska, with a car full of beer for us. So, we decided to try a few of them on mic. Thanks, Jason! Odell 90 Shilling Ale Odell St Lupulin Lucky Bucket Certified Evil Weyerbacher Seventeen With John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. TheBeerists.com twitter.com/thebeerists facebook.com/thebeerists info@thebeerists.com

Episode 19 - North Coast Brewing The beers of North Coast Brewing Co are some of the most widely available craft beers in America. Grab some, slap them headphones on, and drink along! Red Seal Ale PranQster Le Merle Brother Thelonious Old Rasputin Old Stock Ale (2011 & 2007) Rankings: Grant 1. Old Stock 2007 2. Old Rasputin 3. PranQster 4. Brother Thelonious 5. Old Stock 2011 6. Le Merle 7. Red Se...

Episode 18 - Beers That Got Us Into Craft Beer The road to craft beer is different for everyone. Listen in as we taste and talk about some of the beers that got us into craft beer (we each brought 2), and tell stories of our experiences. Grant's Beers: New Belgium Fat Tire Blue Moon John's Beers: Dundee Honey Brown Maredsous 8 Brune Anastacia's Beers: Dogfish Head Festina Peche Unibroue Don Dieu M...

Episode 17 - Listener Beer Show Join us as we taste six incredible beers from two incredible listeners! Big thanks to  Chris Quinn  and Thomas Callaghan for supplying the beers for this episode. Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pipeworks Glaucus Pipeworks Ninja vs Unicorn Hair of the Dog Fred Hair of the Dog Adam Hair of the Dog/Deschutes Collage Rankings: Mike 1. Conflux No. 1 (Collage) 2. Glaucus 3. Adam...