Craft Beer Radio Podcast

"CBR 36: Lambics","Wild Beers invade the CBR Studios, This week we taste lambic beers. Sometimes fruity, sometimes sour, these beers can be a real treat if you are ready for their complex flavors.   Beers Reviewed: Lindemans Framboise - Brouwerij Lindemans (Belgium) Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic - Boston Beer Company (MA) Rose De Gambrinus - Cantillon (Belgium) Organic Gueuze - Cantillon (Belgium) Links: The New Image of Miller? InBev might sell Latrobe Brewing Penn Brewing to boost production 50 percent Venue bans 'strong beers' to keep fans in order Dogfish Head Announces Golden Shower Imperial Pilsner. a Top 100 beers list, Yuengling curently 1st? Bud Select Most successful new beer. Lindemans Announces Apple Lambic Terrorists Target Beer Cans Ranking: Jeff - 1. Rose, 2. Gueuze, 3. Sam Adams, 4. Lindemans Greg - 1. Rose, 2. Lindemans, 3. Sam Adams, 4.Gueuze What beer am I clues: I am a wit beer. I am named after a type of shark. I am made by a brewery founded by two women. I have a brother who is an amber ale with a cat on his label; another brother who is a stout with a pool ball on his label; and a brother who is an IPA that had an elephant on his label, but we had to change it because it was politically incorrect. "

"CBR 35: Fruit Beer","This week we sample beers that have fruit added, in some the fruit was subtle and others the fruit hit you over the head. Speaking of hitting you over the head, the final beer of the night weighs in at 18% ABV.   Beers Reviewed: Fort - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (DE) Éphémère (Cranberry) - Unibroue (Quebec) Liefmans Frambozenbier - Liefmans (Belgium) Links: CBR Printable Cards Gluten Free Beer Festival Belgian Beer Pronunciation Guide Beer Pouring Robot Stealing Kegs for fun and Profit! Corona dumps importer Hot and cold running beer Boston Beer Eyes Possible Expansion Ranking: Jeff - 1. Unibroue, 2. Fort, 3. Liefmans Greg - 1. Liefmans, 2. Fort, 3. Unibroue What beer am I clues: I am a Russian Stout made by a new brewery. I am hand bottled, labeled, capped, dipped in wax, signed, and numbered. I come in 22 oz. bottles and only 1,200 bottles were made. I am made by a former brewer of the Angelic Brewing Company in Madison, Wisconsin. My name comes from the Russian word for "Big," but you may know me best by a ballet company of the same name. "

"CBR 34: Witbier","We revisit the style that is Witbier, or Belgian White, this wheat ale is typically spiced with lemon or orange peel and coriander. We last tasted witbier in episode 3 and in the time since Jeff has grown to like this style.   Beers Reviewed: Hoegaarden White Ale - Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (Belgium) Blue Moon Belgian White - Coors Brewing Company (CO) Blanche De Chambly - Unibroue (Quebec) Holy Moses - Great Lakes Brewing Company (OH) Wittekerke - Brouwerij Bavik (Belgium) Links: Washington Brewers Self Imposed Tax. Gluten Free Beer in Melbourne Beer Fights Heart Disease Oscar Blues Grows 92% in 2005 Boston Beer Company up 7.2% New Capacity at Stone Old Dominion Sells Ranking: Jeff - 1. Hoegaarden, 2. Great Lakes, 3. Wittekerke, 4. Blue Moon Greg - 1. Hoegaarden, 2. Wittekerke, 3. Great Lakes, 4. Blue Moon What beer am I clues: I am a dry stout. From my namesake, you can be the first in the U.S. to see the sunrise Although I am a beer, my name may confuse you with a car. I have been a world champion I am made by a brewery named after a town. My brewery also makes syrup, so you can make your own soda. "

"CBR 33: Milk/Sweet Stouts","In this episode we take a look at Milk/­Sweet stouts, a variation on the classic stout formula. Will the sweetness be enjoyable to our pallette or turn us away?   Beers Reviewed: Mackeson XXX Milk Stout - Whitbread PLC (UK) Lancaster Milk Stout - Lancaster Brewing Company (PA) Youngs Double Chocolate Stout - Young & Co's Brewery PLC (UK) Bells Special Double Cream Stout - Bell's Brewery (MI) Links: Beer Drinker of the Year Crowned Brew Year's Eve American Craft Beer Week to be held May 15-21, 2006. Anderson Valley goes Solar. Grolsch gets Distro Deal with AB. Ranking: Jeff - 1. Mackesons, 2. Bells, 3. Lancaster, 4. Youngs Greg - 1. Bells, 2. Mackesons, 3. Youngs, 4. Lancaster What beer am I clues: I am an imperial porter. I was made as a commemorative beer for a journalist who once said " I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity but they've always worked for me." The artist that designed my label was Ralph Steadman. There are eleven other beers in my litter. "

"CBR 32: Rye Beers","n this episode we try four beers that are made with Rye. This was our first time really taking a look into what Rye imparts on beer. Not only do we try rye for the first time, but we also are introduced into three breweries that we have don't have access to locally.   Beers Reviewed: Red's Rye - Founders Brewing Company (MI) Black Rye - Founders Brewing Company (MI) Hop Rod Rye - Bear Republic Brewing Co. (CA) Tarrapin Rye - Terrapin Beer Company (GA) Links: Craft Beer up 9% over 2005 Belmont Station, Portland Oregon Brewing Scholarships Despite Increase in Sales, Redhook Posts Q4 Loss Ranking: Jeff - 1. Black Rye, 2. Tarrapin, 3. Hop Rod, 4. Red's Rye Greg - 1. Black Rye, 2. Tarrapin, 3. Red's Rye, 4. Hop Rod What beer am I clues: I am a Belgian Golden Ale, 7.6% abv I don't play jokes, although my name suggests that I do My brewery's location suggests that I am heavily guarded One of my sibling beers is named for a marine mammal "

"CBR 31: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery","This week we are taking a look at 4 specialty beers from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery from Milton, Delaware. While they make some beers that adhere to traditional beer styles, Dogfish Head is also known for pushing the boundries of craft beer and put out some pretty wild beer. Tonight we are going to check out 4 of these 'off-centered ales for off-centered people'.   Beers Reviewed: Midas Touch Au Courant Pangea Raison D'Extra Links: VOTE for us on Podcast Alley! New High Alpha Hop Beerdrinker of the year finalists Here's to Beer RateBeer - Best Beer Anheuser-Busch 4Q Earnings Drop to $201M Global Beer Belgian Beer Tour Ranking: Jeff - 1. Midas Touch, 2. Au Corrant, 3. Immort Ale, 4. Raison D'Extra, 5. Pangea Greg - 1. Midas Touch, 2. Au Corrant, 3. Raison D'Extra, 4. Immort Ale, 5. Pangea What beer am I clues: I am an award winning Farmhouse Saison, 7.5% abv. I am named for a Flemish explorer from the 1600's My brewery is located on a former hop farm. My four siblings are also Belgians Style Ales Sports fans would especially enjoy a trip to my brewery. "

"CBR 30: Mixed Sixpack Show","We didn't have time to get beers of the same style to this week we are mixing it up a little bit with some beers out of the cellar. We had some skunking issues with two of the beers, but the other were a-ok.   Beers Reviewed: Summit India Pale Ale - Summit Brewing Company (MN) Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner 2005 Harvest - Boston Beer Company (MA) LaConner India Pale Ale - LaConner Brewing Company (WA) Loose Cannon - Clipper City Brewery (MD) Adam - Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (OR) Links: VOTE for us on Podcast Alley! Drinking joins smoking as cancer risk Distributors balk at racy beer label Ebay Auction for Naming Rights to a Fermenter. Wine Drinkers Buy Healthier Foods Trappist Brewery Photographs John Barleycorn Folk Song How Hangovers Work Gluten Free Beer in the Burgh Ranking: Jeff - 1. Adam, 2. Tuppers, 3. Sam Adams, 4. LaConner Greg - 1. Adam, 2. Tuppers, 3. LaConner, 4. Sam Adams What beer am I clues: I am a bock made with cocoa from Ghana. I am aged on a bed of chocolate. I am served in a 750 ml bottle and I am made by a sixth generation brewer. I am the third bock to be offered by this brewery, one of which came in a small corked bottle. "

"CBR 29: Barleywine Part 2","Week two of Barleywines. We wrap up several months of winter beers by tasting some great examples of American style Barleywines and chat a bit about Jeffs BJCP exam. Stick around till the end and see what we blow on the breathalizer.   Beers Reviewed: Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (CA) Old Horizontal - Victory Brewing Company (PA) Old Boardhead - Full Sail (OR) Fred – Hair of the Dog (OR) Links: VOTE for us on Podcast Alley! Ranking: Jeff - 1. Victory, 2. Fred, 3. Bigfoot, 4. John Barleycorn, 5. Full Sail Greg - 1. Bigfoot, 2. Fred, 3. John Barleycorn, 4. Victory, 5. Full Sail What beer am I clues: I am a robust porter My Alcohol By volume is 5.8% I am brewed by the same brewery as beer named after a dead federal agent and a vampire. My namesakes, namesake was the president of an insurance company in Wisconsin. Stop in and have a pint of me after you are done viewing some broken guitars and the Tommy exhibit. "

"CBR 28: Barleywine Part 1","The first of two weeks on Barleywines, the perfect winter warmer to get you through January and February. We taste some that are very malty, and others that are hopped like an IPA. Join us as we attempt to get through the highest alcohol show to date.   Beers Reviewed: Old Nick - Youngs (England) Old Foghorn - Anchor Brewing Company (CA) Talon - Mendocino Brewing Company (CA) Old Numbskull - AleSmith Brewing Company (CA) Links: VOTE for us on Podcast Alley! Liquid Solutions Beverages and More (BevMo) Beer Pong Makes Forbes.com?! Heineken to Launch a Light Is it possible for Alabama to become more unfriendly to beer? Brewer uses Jesus in an ad. Beermapping.com Ranking: Jeff - 1. Old Salty 2004, 2. Old Numbskull, 3. Old Foghorn, 4. Talon, 5. Old Nick Greg - 1. Old Foghorn, 2. Talon, 3. Old Salty, 4. Old Nick, 5. Old Numbskull What beer am I clues: I am an English bitter I am brewed in a brewery owned by a father and son. I am 4.3 % abv with 35 IBU's I have the color of a "golden sunset." I am the flagship beer of this brewery that is also the home of a famous brewing school. "

"CBR 27: Imperial Stouts Part 2","In this episode we have some killer beers, lots of listener feedback, and we have our first 'do over' beer where we re-examine the Stone Imperial Russian Stout, to see if we like it more now that it's icy and cold outside.   Beers Reviewed: Black Chocolate Stout - Brooklyn Brewery (NY) Expedition Stout - Bell's Brewery (MI) Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Stone Brewing Company Storm King Stout - Victory Company (PA) Links: VOTE for us on Podcast Alley! All About Beer Alaskan Brew Cruise Ben's Beer Blog Celis to Brew Again in US? Goose Island & A-B in talks. Warmest Beer in Town Carlton Big Ad Ranking: Jeff - 1. Expedition, 2. Brooklyn, 3. Fat Dog, 4. Storm King, 5. Stone Greg - 1. Expedition, 2. Brooklyn, 3. Fat Dog, 4. Storm King, 5. Stone What beer am I clues: I am an American Double Stout. I am 12% abv. I was made only once. I part of my name is a number. I have five other brothers that are also stouts made by this brewery. "

"CBR 26: Imperial Stouts Part 1","

CBR 25: Dopplebocks

"CBR 24: Winter Seasonals Part 3","The third and final week of our winter seasonal beer special. It by far was not a exhaustive survey of the winter seasonal landscape, but we made small dent. The selections this week were all good, even the one from Golden Colorado, but there was one beer in particular that knocked our socks off.   Beers Reviewed: Celebration Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (CA) Winterbraun - Lost Coast (CA) Brown Shugga' - Lagunitas Brewing Company (CA) Holiday Porter - Samuel Adams (MA) Winterfest Ale - Coors Brewing Company (CO) Links: CBR Frappr Map Joe Owades Dies House (and Senate) of Beer InBev outbids A-B for Chinese brewer Rankings: Jeff - 1. Brown Shugga', 2. Holiday Porter, 3. Celebration, 4. Winterbraun, 5. Winterfest Greg - 1. Brown Shugga', 2. Winterbraun, 3. Holiday Porter, 4. Winterfest, 5. Celebration "

"CBR: 23 Winter Seasonals Part 2","In this episode we taste several west coast winter seasonal beers and to our surprise we didn't care for some of the beers that our listeners have been buzzing about. However we end the show on a high note with this year's offering from Anchor.   Beers Reviewed: Ebenezer Ale - Bridgeport Brewing Company (OR) Our Special Ale - Anchor Brewing Company (CA) Jubelale - Deschutes Brewery (OR) Full Sail Wassail - Full Sail Brewing Company (OR) Links: Oskar Blues Releases Two Hand-Canned Seasonal Beers Parliament members question why Young's Bitter was replaced with San Miguel A-B Seasonal Beer Round Two History of Philly Craft Brewing Belgian Pronunciation Rankings: Jeff - 1. Anchor, 2. Ebenezer, 3. Mad Elf, 4. Jubelale, 5. Wassail Greg - 1. Mad Elf, 2. Ebenezer, 3. Anchor, 4. Jubelale, 5. Wassail "

"CBR 22: Winter Seasonals Part 1","The first of 3 shows on winter seasonal beers. With snow on the ground, and beer in my glass, I can't but help to think of the opening song from Bad Santa, "It's the most wonderful time of the year."     Beers Reviewed: Winter Solstace - Anderson Valley Brewing Company (CA) Winter Hook - Red Hook (WA) Old Fezziwig Ale - Samuel Adams (MA) Winter Welcome Ale - Samuel Smiths (England) Christmas Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company (OH) Links: Off Flavors Article. Rankings: Jeff - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Great Lakes, 5. Winterhook Greg - 1. Winter Solstace, 2. Fezziwig, 3. Lancaster, 4. Winterhook, 5. Great Lakes "