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Even though the style of "Irish Extra Stout" doesn't ring any bells, we had one to judge tonight. More Sheaf Stout than Guinness, it's an interesting style that we don't see much of. We also had another Cream Ale lined up for us, something we always welcome! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Dr. Homebrew, we are joined by George Bailey if Sensafe, makers of the iDip Water Testing Kit for brewers. George tells us about their latest test kit, the eXact iDip Professional Test Kit, which has en entire suite of capabilities that were previously not available to homebrewers or small scale professional brewers. Now you can test more than 40 water parameters and send all th...

In this special episode of Dr. Homebrew, we record live from HomebrewCon in Providence, RI, and are joined by the legendary John Mallett from Bell's Brewery. John talks to us about the world famous Two Hearted Ale, and helps to announce a new collaboration project between Bell's General Store and Dr. Homebrew, where we enlist fans of the show to brew Bell's clone kits and have them evaluated on th...

On today's Dr. Homebrew, we are sent in two beers we love very much: American Pale Ale and Kolsch. Well, the Pale Ale is more along the lines of a session IPA, but we forgave Andy for that transgression, and this beer is currently in the second round of the National Homebrew Competition for 2019, so listen up and cheer Andy on this year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

It's been awhile since we've had a commercial beer to taste alongside it's clone, but that's exactly what we have here today with an attempt at Bell's Two Hearted IPA. Homebrewer Branden was kind enough to send us a few cans of this elusive beer (at least on the West Coast) for us to judge right next to his clone attempt. Then we had a Leffe Blonde clone from Jason. How did they do? Find out! Lear...

Despite the commercial label in the photo, there's a homebrew in that reused Moose Drool bottle - we swear! On today's show, we had a California Common sent to us, and a Doppelbock that was in-studio. See how these beers did, and how they can improve, on Dr. Homebrew! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on Dr. Homebrew, we have a clone of the world-famous Pivo Pils from Firestone-Walker, and a classic American Pale Ale. Branden, who sent in the Pivo clone, was kind enough to send us two versions, actually - one was dry hopped and one was standard, so we had a good time comparing the two.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's commercial calibration time again! Today on the show we have not one, but TWO different versions of Guinness Stout! That's right, one is the draught version in the can, and the other is from the bottle, sans widget. But first, we have a Cream Ale from Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ginger Hibiscus Saison and a Bourbon Maple Porter are on the table tonight, and we're fairly certain they are both truly unique beers to Dr. Homebrew! However, to do that we'd have to keep track of our past submissions and we have too much golf to play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every day you learn something new. Today, Jason learned there is no "T" in "Schwarzbier", and he's been saying it all wrong this entire time. But we are fairly certain that Chris (who brewed the thing) knew that! We also had Josh on with his Chocolate Rum Milk Stout, which was a very excellent beer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talk about polar opposite beers ... an American Pale Ale and a Christmas Cookie Stout With Coconut. Not typically two beers you'd find on the judging table together, but we are pros, so we carry on!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A French Saison and an English Brown Ale with Chai Spiced - two things we rarely get. Chris's French Saison was hit with a treatment of Clarity-Ferm after fermentation to remove most of the gluten - something we hadn't seen before with such a wheat-based recipe. Avery's English Brown Ale made with Chai Tea spices hit us next, and tasted more like an oatmeal raisin cookie than anything. Good Stuff!...

German Hefeweizen and Imperial Stout are on the docket today! Collin's Imperial Stout was left sitting on JP's counter for a year - which is definitely something new for this show. Ian's Hefe was treated normally by JP, so nobody can blame him for anything - which is NOT normal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Dr. Homebrew, we chat with Walter once again - this time with his take on the Sierra Nevada beer "Resilience IPA". Then a call all the way to Sweden, lagers, and what the homebrewing scene is like over there. It's a great show, so sit back and relax! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Awhile back we were introduced to a beer that Brian has been working on forever, the aptly-named "Kick Your Own Ass" ale. Back then, Keith and Jason judged it and gave Brian some feedback on how to make it a bit more approachable, while still maintaining the spirit of the thing. Well, Brian is back with a brand new version, brewed by the folks at PicoBrew for inclusion into one of their kits! Bria...

We have seen some weird beers come through, but possibly none as weird as tonight's show. Sure, it all starts out innocently enough with a German Pils sent in by Scott, but then things get weird. Gabe is back with another coffee beer, but this time ... it's sour. Yes, a sour coffee beer. Find out if it worked! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the recent BJCP expansion, we suddenly have several new beer styles to play with! It's a good thing we have two Master BJCP judges in the studio to help our learning along, because our friend Vaughan sent over something called a "Catharina Sour" - something we've never had the pleasure of trying before! Then, we hit up a Mint Chocolate Stout from Logan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Helles is probably in the top 5 beer styles of everyone on Dr. Homebrew, so we were very excited to hear that Cody was sending one in for review by our panel of judges. Then we had Gabe and Ryan into the studio for the next beer - a stout brewed with cold brew coffee and cacao nib syrup, which is something we hadn\'t heard of before. Pretty cool stuff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

It\'s always great when we can see some different styles on Dr. Homebrew, and this month continues the trend we are on. Vaughn sent us an International Amber Lager all the way from the East Coast. We haven\'t had to many of these in our long history, so we were looking forward to this one. For our second beer, Bill sent us a Saison that he and his wife brewed together. Learn more about your ad cho...

We love shows like this, folks: two beer styles we never see showed up in the studio this month! Eric sent us a Coconut Imperial Stout, and Wade introduced us to a style called Kviek. Find out how they fared! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We\'re back, and with more beers - two, to be exact! Brian sent us a Marzen, which we are always happy to consume and comment on, and Avery braved the shipping demons and fired us off an NEIPA. Find out what each of these brewers could have done differently - if anything! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JP is one Dr. down as Brian Cooper is still out sick, but Brian Schar steps up to the plate and does a great job covering. Today we have Max with a Pilsner made with rice, and Walter sent in a Double IPA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode finds the young judge Brian Cooper out sick - but never fear! His dashing co-host Brian Schar steps in, scrubs up, and takes care of homebrew judging business. Two friends sent in some beers, a Belgian Specialty and a Wet Hop IPA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our second show with some of the fine folks taking over for Keith, Brian Schar and Nicole Erny! Mr. Schar brought us a California Common that he made be really didn\'t carbonate all that well, and then we have a hold-out beer from our last show\'s guest, which was a club beer done with Mr. Cooper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our first show without our good friend Keith, but that\'s ok because we have a few alternate judges that will take turns sitting in: Brian Schar and Nicole Erny! After a brief intro, we jump right into the beers. Ariel sent in a Blueberry Blonde Ale, and local homebrewer Kiel stopped by to have us try his Old Ale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices