It's the Beer Talking

This week, Jeff and Jason host Cher Gillson from Rogue Ales & Spirits out of Independence, Oregon. Cher takes us through the operations and beverages made at the Rogue Ales farm and how their company truly is farm-to-table. What’s in the Fridge this week? Jeff and Jason taste some international lagers - one of which comes from the world’s longest continually operating brewery c. 1040! They sample the beers in their brand new Simon Pearce glasses; El Sully, von Trapp Brewing Vienna Style Lager and Weihenstephaner Original Premium.

In this special edition interview-only episode, we take a field trip to Queen City Brewery’s 2nd Anniversary Party! Recorded on their parking lot patio, this episode focuses on Queen City’s history and founder, Paul Hale. He talks about his favorite European brews, the inspiration for many of his best beers, and a little bit about his start in the brewing business. Join Jeff Baker and special guest host, Associate Producer Ryan Chaffin as we join in on the celebration of two years at Queen City.

Ralph Perrazzo, head chef from BBD’s – Beers, Burgers, Desserts, joins us all the way from Long Island! Also, Jeff and Jason compare European style wheat beers from Night Shift Brewing and Allagash. What’s in the Fridge this week? Jeff and Jason compare a couple wheat beers: Night Shift Brewing Furth German-style Hefeweizen Ale and Allagash White Beer Brewed with Spices. Then, Ralph and the guys discuss burger and beer pairings, favorite craft beers, BBD’s specialty Korean fries, and the culture of beer in New York. Trust us, you will definitely want to head down to Long Island to try those Korean fries!

Jesse Valenciana from Goose Island Brewery joins us from Chicago to talk about Migration Week - coming to Burlington August 15-19. Jeff and Jason also get their coffee fix by sampling Rogue Revolutionary Blend Cold Brew IPA and Ommegang Brewery's Joemmegang.

This week, Jeff and Jason try some porter style beers from Foolproof Brewing Company out of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; a Raincloud Robust Porter and a Peanut Butter Raincloud Porter. Then, Stefano DeAngelis from Foolproof joins the guys for a chat about his history with the company and the process of experimenting with wacky flavors in his brews.

Jeff and Jason are back! This week they sample two "gose" style beers; a Sierra Nevada Otra Vez and a Longtrail Brewing Cranberry Gose. Then, Andrea Gagner from 14th Star Brewing Company in St. Albans, Vermont joins the show to talk about her summer full of festivals!

Welcome to It’s the Beer Talking! Hosts Jeff and Jason discuss who they are and where they came from, sample a Narraganset Del’s Shandy and a Harpoon UFO Big Squeeze Shandy, and wrap it up with an interview with Matt Wilson of Zero Gravity Craft Brewery from Burlington, Vermont.