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We talk with Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster about why beer fans might like their comedy podcast, The Best Show. We also take the Off Flavor Kit challenge courtesy of the Cicerone Certification Program. We discuss Dick Cantwell's resignation from Elysian Brewing and why there are so few breweries in the South. We recommend Sweetwater's 420 IPA and Revolution's Thee Destroyer DIPA. Scharpling & Wurster photo by Jason Marck. http://thebestshow.net/ http://cicerone.org/off-flavor

We talk with Rodenbach brewmaster Rudi Ghequire about brewing more sour beer than any other human currently living. We sample Rodenbach Classic and Grand Cru. We discuss the new Top 50 Craft Breweries from the Brewers Association, Oskar Blues' purchase of Perrin Brewing and the Gurnee American Legion's first craft beer festival. We also drink Cigar City's Jai Alai IPA.

We learn how to use beer to make food that actually tastes good from Jackie Dodd, aka The Beeroness. We also sample a product we mentioned in episode 61- Bud Light Mixx Tails. We try the Hurricane variety. We clear our palates with fresh Spiteful IPA from Chicago's Spiteful Brewing. In beer news we discuss the dispute between Bell's Brewery and Innovation Brewing, Three Floyds and White Flame Brewing settling out of court and the UK adding the price of craft beer to their list of economic indicators.

The Chicago Tribune's Josh Noel sits in for Alison Cuddy this week as we interview Ray Daniels, the creator of the Cicerone beer serving certification program and original gangster of craft beer. We find out if Daniels anticipated that less than a decade after launching, his program would be the worldwide gold standard for beer knowledge. We also discuss the Small BREW Act versus the Fair BEER Act and other beer-related legislation currently pending. We drink Can-Can red wine barrel aged quadruple from Westbrook Brewing Co. We recommend Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA and Sketchbook Brewing Et Tu Saison. We also reference this article Josh wrote about the Cicerone program in 2010: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-11/lifestyles/ct-sun-0711-cicerone-20100711_1_craft-beer-beer-lovers-beer-service

We talk with Brian Fernandes and Lindsay Pavlas of the web video series Brian and Lindsay Will Totally Eat That about Larry The Cable Guy Beer Bread and other beer-flavored foods that we may never eat again. We also discuss craft beer in grocery stores and the lawsuit New Belgium just filed defending their Slow Ride IPA trademark. We drink Sun King's Soul Shakedown Party rum barrel-aged scotch ale.

Recorded live at Cider Summit Chicago, we talk cider with Eric West of Cider Guide podcast. We sample Uncle John’s Cider Rosé, Worley’s Special Reserve Keeved Cider, Guzmán Riestra Sidra Brut, Les Vergers de la Colline Api-Hop Cider and Eden Ice Cider Co. Heirloom Blend.

We talk with Chip Hiden and Alexis Irvin, co-directors of the craft beer documentary Blood, Sweat, and Beer. We also discuss Budweiser's anti-craft beer Super Bowl ad and drink Wicked Weed's Black Angel Cherry Sour. Andrew Gill, Tim Akimoff and Jason Marck make up the Strange Brews crew this week.

In a special episode we investigate a documented case of fraud in the craft beer trading community and what that community did in response to it. Editing help this week from Shawn Allee of Curious City. Here's the thread that inspired this episode: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/i-think-i-got-duped-feedback-please.234718/

Recorded live at Lagunitas Chicago on January 20, 2014. We look at Chicago's beer past with Paul Durica of Pocket Guide To Hell. We look at Chicago's beer present with Randy Mosher, author Tasting Beer and partner in 5 Rabbit Cerveceria and Forbidden Root. We look at Chicago's beer future with John Barley, founder of Solemn Oath Brewery and President of the Illinois Craft Brewers' Guild.

We sample Dogfish Head's latest music and beer offering- Beer Thousand, an imperial lager inspired by Guided By Voices' 1994 album, Bee Thousand. We're joined by LA Times music and video game critic Todd Martens for a drinking and listening session to the vinyl live album Dogfish Head also released to accompany the beer. We also discuss the Boston Magazine profile of Jim Koch and recent cases of offensive beer names and how brewers respond to the accusations- including Half Acre's Heyoka IPA.

We talk with Dan Kenary, co-founder of Harpoon Brewery (also known as MassBay Brewery) about the decision to transition into being employee-owned. We also discuss the recent news that Founders Brewery sold 30% of their company to Spain's Mahou San Miguel Brewery. We also induct Marketplace's Adriene Hill into our Society of Two Growlers and a Microphone and sample Founders' Big Lushious chocolate raspberry stout.

We talk with Chef Cleetus Friedman of Fountainhead and Kevin Cary of Begyle Brewing about collaborating and their special beer event for Chanukah. We drink Westbrook Gose and Begyle's Comb The Desert. We talk about the Brewer's Association's Year in Beer report and a new expose of beer muling groups.

We talk with beer distributors on a "mission from God" to recruit new breweries to sign on with their Knoxville, Tennessee company, Eagle Distributing. Jeremy Walker and Cynthia Roberson share insights as well as great beer from Sweetwater Brewing. We also drink Founder's Dark Penance Imperial Black IPA and discuss Miller Lite's branding efforts and a YMCA's beer fundraiser getting stolen.

We talk about Goose Island's Bourbon County Brand Stout Vanilla Rye with Brewmaster Brett Porter, Innovation Manager Mike Siegel and the Chicago Tribune's Josh Noel. We also talk about South Florida's beer scene with Maria Murriel of WLRN.

We preview Learn to Homebrew Day coming up on November 1 by interviewing the Assistant Director of the American Homebrewers Association, Steve Parr. We also induct Liz Reid of WESA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Society of Two Growlers and a Microphone. We talk about the brewery that bought all the Count Chocula at one store in Colorado and the truck full of Miller High Life that was stolen in Florida.