Craft Beer Radio Podcast

"CBR 156: In which we try to title the show to subtly indicate that it features dick jokes ","In this show, we taste some out-of-the ordinary lagers that will perk up your taste buds and perhaps open new eyes to the beauty of the lager style. Also features dick jokes. Beers: Rahr & Sons - Blonde Lager Smaltz - Coney Island Albino Python Smaltz - Coney Island Sword Swallower Port Brewing - Hot Rocks Lager Heavy Seas - Prosit! Rankings: Greg: 1. Hot Rocks, 2. Prost, 3. Albino Python, 4. Rahr and Sons, 5. Sword Swallower Jeff: 1. Hot Rocks, 2. Prost, 3. Albino Python, 4. Sword Swallower, 5. Rahr and Sons Preshow - Jeff's Hard Cider Postshow "

"CBR 155: India Pale Ales","We taste several IPA's and discover some crazy flavors, Custard, Parmesean Cheese and Mustard Greens. Beers: Rahr & Sons Stormcloud IPA Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA Saranac Rye IPA Victory Yakima Twilight Three Floyds Blackheart Rankings: Jeff: 1. Storm Cloud, 2. Saranac, 3. Heavy Handed Greg: 1. Saranac, 2. Storm Cloud, 3. Heavy Handed The Victory was spoiled, and the Blackheart was too good and too out of style to rank with the others. Preshow - Rust Belt Rusted River Irish Red Ale Postshow "

"CBR 154: Double India Pale Ale","Just like the first time we crack open some Double IPAs. Bracingly Bitter, Pungent, and of course, Hoppy. Enjoy. Beers: Mendocino Imperial IPA Karl Strauss Big Barrel Double IPA Great Divide 15th Anniversary Wood Aged Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA Rankings: Jeff: 1. Great Divide, 2. Founders, 3. Karl Strauss, 4. Mendocino Greg: 1.Great Divide, 2. Karl Strauss, 3. Founders, 4. Mendocino Preshow - Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Postshow "

"CBR 153: Fruits of their Labor","In this show we taste a handful of fruited beers. If you think that fruit beers are for wussies you need to listen in. We had some seriously good fruit beers on this show. Beers: Abita Harvest Pecan Thirsty Dog Raspberry Ale Abita Harvest Strawberry Lager Founders Cherise Abita Satsuma Harvest Wit Rankings: Jeff: 1. Cherise, 2. Strawberry, 3. Satsuma, 4. Raspberry, 5. Pecan Greg: 1. Cherise, 2. Strawberry, 3. Pecan, 4. Raspberry, 5. Satsuma Preshow - Unibroue Raftman Postshow "

"CBR 152: Two Brothers Brewery Spotlight","Last week Jeff went to Vintage Estates in Ohio the #2 ranked beer store on Rate Beer. Part of the booty was several beers from Two Brothers Brewing that is not available in Pennsylvania. We thought we sould do a brewery spotlight since we haven't had any of the beers from Two Brothers. Beers: Domaine DuPage The Bitter End Cane & Ebel Northwind Rankings: Jeff: 1. The Bitter End, 2. Domaine DuPage , 3. Northwind, 4. Cane & Ebel Greg: 1. Cane & Ebel, 2. Domaine DuPage , 3. The Bitter End, 4. Northwind Preshow - Hebrew - Messiah Bold Postshow "

"CBR 151: Holiday Beers","Tis' the season for holiday beers. We would like to thank listener Bill for the Texas beers that were on this show. Both Greg and Jeff were surprised by the top ranked beer this show. Beers: Shiner Holiday Cheer St. Arnold's Christmas Ale Lancaster Winter Warmer Troegs Mad Elf Rankings: Jeff: 1. Shiner Holiday Cheer, 2. Mad Elf, 3. St. Arnold's Christmas, 4. Lancaster Winter Warmer. Greg: 1. Shiner Holiday Cheer, 2. Lancaster Winter Warmer, 3. . St. Arnold's 4. Mad Elf Preshow - Laughing Dog - CSB Postshow "

"CBR 150: The Sesquicentennial Show","150 numbered episodes. 4 and a half years. I think this calls for some limited release beers. Thanks everyone for your continued support. Beers: Sierra Nevada / Dogfish Head - Life and Limb Flying Fish - Exit 1 Bayshore Oyster Stout Three Floyds / Mikkeller - Oatgoop Rankings: Greg: 1. Oatgoop, 2. Exit 1, 3. Life and Limb Jeff: 1. Exit 1 2. Life and Limb 3. Oatgoop Preshow - Saranac Black Lager Postshow "

"CBR 149: Chocolate and Coffee Beers","Coffee Beer, Chocolate Beer and Chocolate Coffee Beer. Oh yeah. Beers: Ommegang - Chocolate Indulgence Arcadia - Coco Loco Southern Tier - Choklat Southern Tier - Mokah Real Ale - Coffee Porter Terrapin - Wake and Bake Imperial Oatmeal Stout Rankings: Greg: 1. Choklat, 2. Real Ale, 3: Terrapin, 4. Arcadia, 5. Ommegang, 6. Mokah Jeff: 1. Choklat, 2. Terrapin, 3. Arcadia, 4.Real Ale, 5. Mokah, 6. Ommegang Preshow Postshow "

"CBR 148:Scotch Ales and Wee Heavy","We cull the fridge and cellar for a style show and came up with Scotch Ales and Wee Heavies. Greg finds that he's not a huge fan of the style. Beers: Dark Horse Brewing - Scotty Karate Dragonmead - Under the Kilt Founders - Dirty Bastard Sly Fox - Gang Aft Agley Rankings: Greg: 1. Scotty Karate, 2. Gang Aft Agley, 3. Dirty Bastard, 4. Dragmead Jeff: 1. Scotty Karate, 2. Gang Aft Agley, 3. Dirty Bastard, 4. Dragmead Preshow Postshow "

"CBR 147: Dont leave a French Broad sitting around. North Carolina Beers","This time Jeff brought back some beers from one of his business trips to North Carolina. We did hit a bit of a problem where the French Broad beers didn't travel / age well. But it did make for way too many puns that we kept stepping into. Beers: Big Boss - Angry Angel Raleigh, NC French Broad - Gateway Kolsch Asheville, NC French Broad - Altbier Asheville, NC Highland - Cattail Peak Wheat Asheville, NC Highland - Black Mocha Stout Asheville, NC Highland - Kashmir IPA Ashville, NC Big Boss - Aces and Ates Raleigh, NC Rankings: Jeff: 1. Cattail Peak, 2. Aces and Ates, 3. Mocha Stout, 4. Kashmir IPA, 5. Angry Angel Greg: 1. Kashmir IPA, 2. Mocha Stout, 3, Cattail Peak, 4. Aces and Ates, 5. Angry Angel Preshow DragonMead - Eric the Red Postshow "

"CBR 146: Michigan Does Hops","We did Michigan last time, but had some beers left to do. So to wrap the state up for now, we decide to go hop happy. Enjoy the hoppier side of the Great Lakes State. Beers: Dragonmead Sir William's ESB Founders Pale Ale Michigan Brewing High Seas India Pale Ale Dark Horse Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA Bell's HopSlam Ale Rankings: Jeff: Founders, Bell's, Michigan, Dark Horse, Dragonmead Greg: Michigan, Dark Horse, Founders, Bell's, Dragonmead Preshow - [Dragonmead Erik the Red] Postshow "

"CBR 145: To the Victor Belong the Spoils","Living in the city of champions has it's privileges. One being anytime someone challenges us to one of those playoff wagers we tend to win. In June Craig from the The Brew Bubbas challenged us a sixpack of Pennsylvania Beer vs Michigan beer on the outcome of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings. Craig went above and beyond securing way more than a six pack from breweries. Not to mention several limited releases. Thanks Craig, as well as Mario, Sydney, Evegeni, and Marc-Andre. This show is to you! Beers: Michagan Brewing Company - Mackinac Pale Ale Dragonmead - Crown Jewels IPA Founders Porter Big Rock Chop House - Saison St. Clair Dark Horse Brewing - 3 Guys Off The Scale Barleywine Rankings Jeff: 1. Founders Porter, 2. Mackinac Pale Ale, 3. St. Clair, 4. Off the Scale, 5. Crown Jewels Greg: 1. St. Clair, 2. Mackinac Pale Ale, 3. Founders Porter, 4. Off the Scale, 5. Crown Jewels Preshow - Big Rock Chop House - Maple Road Postshow "

"CBR 144: Virginia is for Beer Lovers","We do a Virginia vertical show, almost getting it right. We learned at publishing that one of our beers actually came from South Carolina. But what matters is the beer, right? Let's call it a northern-southern corridor show. Beers: Williamsburg AleWerks Rapadou Porter Williamsburg AleWerks Ironbound Ale Williamsburg AleWerks Springhouse Ale Blue Mountain Brewery's Evil 8° Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale R J Rockers Brewing Company Bell Ringer [SC] Rankings Jeff: rapadou, ironbound, evil 8, Bell Ringer, springhouse Greg: evil 8, rapadou, ironbound, bell ringer, springhouse Preshow [Clay Pipe Hop-Ocalypse] Postshow "

"CBR 143: Rick Rolled","A listener from the wilds of Kentucky visited the Craft Beer Radio studios armed with a trunk load of beers from the Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan area. We attempt to break out some special beers from the cellar but that didn't carry favor with the beer gods. In hopes to change our fortunes we finish up with a couple Three Floyds beers that Rick brought. Beers: Maui CoCoNut Porter Hitichino Next XH Monk's Café Flemish Sour Red Ale Three Floyds Gumball Head Three Floyds Fantabulous Resplendence XI Anniversary Ale Ranking: Greg: 1. Maui, 2. Resplendence, 3. Monk's, 4. Gumballhead Jeff: 1. Maui, 2. Resplendence, 3. Gumballhead, 4. Monk's, 5. Hitichino Nest Rick: 1. Maui, 2. Resplendence, 3. Gumballhead, 4. Hitichino Nest, 5. Monk's Extras: Preshow Posthow "

"CBR 142: Texas. Only Steers and Beers come from Texas","What can you say about Texas? Don't mess with it! We certainly hope it doesn't secede from the Union, because then we'd have to pay import taxes on some very good beers. Beers: Southern Star Bombshell Blonde Southern Star Pine Belt Pale Ale Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #7 Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #6 Real Ale Brewing Company Sisyphus (2007, 2008) Rankings: Jeff: St. Arnold Reserve #6, Bombshell, Sisyphus 07, St. Arnold Reserve #7, Pine Belt, Sisyphus 08 Greg: Bombshell, St. Arnold Reserve #6, Pine Belt, Sisyphus 07, St. Arnold Reserve #7, Sisyphus 08 Preshow Postshow [ Jupiter ]"