Attenuation: A Beer Podcast

This week Jason and Stephen put their beer snobbery on full display as they discuss the ASTMO method of taking tasting notes and reviewing beers. Beer Tastings:  Jason - Neon Rainbows, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY. Style: New England Style IPA Stephen - El Dorado Dry-Hopped Fort Point Ale, Trillium Brewing, Boston, MA. Style: American Pale Ale

This week, Jason and Stephen discuss the hobby of homebrewing, how it overlaps with a love of craft beer, and the many things they've learned from their own homebrewing experiences. Beer Tastings: Jason - Vapor Rings, Other Half Brewing, Brooklyn, NY. Style: NEIPA Stephen - Go Ask Your Father, Casita Brewing, Wilson, NC. Style: Ambrosia Sour with Pineapple, Orange, Cherry, Marshmallow, and Coconut

This week, Jason and Stephen share some valuable lessons they have learned about safely and successfully navigating beer festivals. Beer Tastings: Jason - Deth By Cherries, Revolution Brewing, Chicago, IL. Style: Imperial Oatmeal Stout Aged With Cherries Stephen - Remedial Chaos Theory, Turning Point Brewing, Bedford, TX. Style: Hazy Triple IPA 

This week, Jason and Stephen take a deep dive into the funky, sweet, and fruity beer from Belgium known as Lambic and all its aged and blended variants.  Beer Tastings: Jason - Xerophile, Speciation Artisan Ales, Grand Rapids, MI. Style: Pastry Sour Ale with Cocoa Nibs, Peanut Butter, Raspberry, and Vanilla Stephen - Kriek, Brouwerij Lindemans, Vlezenbeek, Belgium. Style: Cherry Lambic

This week, Jason and Stephen discuss a few of the most common off-flavors in beer, how to recognize them, and most importantly, how to avoid them.  Beer Tastings: Jason - Empiric, Ruhstaller Beer, Dixon, CA. Style: Thai Pepper Black IPA Stephen - (Side by Side by Side Tasting) Best Maid Pickle Beer, Martin House Brewing, Fort Worth, TX Style: Sour Ale with Pickle Juice / Puro!, Freetail Brewi...

This week, Jason and Stephen discuss different strategies of acquiring and enjoying craft beer and the costs associated with them. Beer Tastings: Jason - Warming Hut Memoirs, Humble Forager Brewery, Madison, WI. Style: Pecan Pie Pastry Stout Stephen - Where Is Tomorrow, Anchorage Brewing, Anchorage, AK. Style: NEIPA with Phantasm Powder  

This week, Jason and Stephen reveal and discuss their top 10 favorite beers. Beer Tastings: Jason - Duchesse De Bourgogne Cherry, Brouwerij Verhaeghe, Belgium. Style: Flanders Red Ale Stephen - (Side by Side Tasting) Miss Marmalade, Martin House Brewing, Fort Worth, TX. Style: Sour Ale with Lactose and Citrus / Lady Marmalade, Martin House Brewing, Fort Worth, TX. Style: Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperi...

This week Jason and Stephen look back at the romantic and storied history of one of the oldest American craft breweries, Anchor Brewing.  Beer Tastings: Jason - Pineapple Shake, Westbrook Brewing, Mt. Pleasant, SC. Style: Milkshake IPA Stephen - Anchor Porter, Anchor Brewing, San Francisco, CA. Style: American Porter

This week, Jason and Stephen report back on all the beer drinking adventures from their trip to Seattle Beer Tastings: Jason - Sour Cinnabon, Mountains Walking Brewery, Bozeman, MT. Style: Sour Pastry Stout with Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Lactose Stephen - Best Friends, Mikkeller Brewing SD, Sand Diego, CA. Style: Berliner Weisse with Blueberry, Rye, and Toasted Coconut

This week, Jason and Stephen discuss and dispel some of the most common misconceptions about craft beer. Beer Tastings: Jason - LupuJuice, Imagine Nation Brewing, Missoula, MT. Style: NEIPA Stephen - Fluctuation, Equilibrium Brewing, Middletown, NY. Style: NEIPA

This week, Jason and Stephen discuss all the numbers and words that can be printed on a can and what they reveal about the beer inside. Beer tastings: Jason- French Toast Temptress, Lakewood Brewing, Garland, TX. Style: Imperial Milk Stout with Lactose, Maple Syrup, and Vanilla. Stephen- Electric Lettuce, Moonraker Brewing, Auburn, CA. Style: Imperial IPA 

This week Jason and Stephen recount some of their favorite adventures, and mishaps, along their craft beer journey. Beer Tastings: Jason - OR XATA, The Bruery, Anaheim, CA.  Style: Blonde Ale with Rice, Lactose, Cinnamon, and Vanilla Stephen - Palo Santo Marron, Dogfish Head, Milton, DE.  Style: Wood-Aged Brown Ale

This week Jason and Stephen discuss some of the many flavors one can expect to encounter when drinking a new beer.  Beer tastings: Jason - Halophile, Speciation Artisan Ales, Comstock, MI, Style: Wild Sour Ale with Cherry, Pineapple, Vanilla, and Sea Salt Stephen - Murky Waters, Riverlands Brewing Company, St. Charles, IL, Style: NEIPA

This week Jason and Stephen take a look back into the history of the Kolsch ale, while drinking and discussing some modern versions of this crisp, refreshing style.  Beer tastings: Jason - True Kolsch, Almanac Brewing Co., San Francisco, CA Stephen - Kolsch, Alstadt Brewing, Fredricksburg, TX

This week, Jason and Stephen share their feelings and opinions on some of the most recent trends in craft beer. Beer tastings: Jason - Matroyshka, Fort George Brewery, Style: Russian Imperial Stout Aged in Whiskey and Bourbon Barrels Stephen - Bananas Foster Stout, Untitled Art, Style: Stout with Banana Puree, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Milk Sugar

This week Jason and Stephen talk about searching for their "white whale" beers, what it was like when they caught them, and which ones are still at large.  Beer Tastings: Jason - Caferrado, White Elm Brewing, Lincoln, NE. Style: Imperial Stout Stephen - DDH Pseudo Sue, Toppling Goliath Brewing, Decorah, IA. Style: American Pale Ale

This week Jason and Stephen discuss various entry-level craft beers that are widely available and that anyone interested in this hobby can use to develop their beer tastes. Beer Tastings -  Jason - Nimrod, Black Project Ales, Denver, CO. Style: Wild Ale with Plum and Tart Cherry Stephen - Iceberg Zombie Apocolypse, KCBC, Brooklyn, NY. Style: Smoothie Sour with Cherry, Strawberry, Blackberry,...

Your hosts Jason and Stephen introduce themselves by describing their own journeys into craft beer and how they continue to shape their beer palates. Beer Tastings: Jason - Chupacabra, 903 Brewers, Sherman, TX. Style: Stout Stephen - Pliny the Elder, Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA. Style: Double IPA