2-21-2016 Fort George Brewery

Astoria, Oregon has a rich historical past and a world class brewery with Fort George Brewery.  This week brewery co-owner Jack Harris joins us to discuss his passion for brewing incredible beers, and we do mean INCREDIBLE beers!

This weeks beer lineup includes:

Overdub IPA
Vortex IPA
Plaid
Cavatica Stout
Bourbon Barrel Cavatica Stout

2-14-2016 Valentine's Day Beer Special

This week we are doing our version of a Valentine's Day filled with delicious beers.  We go heavy in the chocolate beer arena and discuss a variety of way to add chocolate to beer.  Lots of fun this week and of course some phenomenal beers!

This weeks beer lineup:

Sam Adams- Chocolate Bock
Odell Brewing- Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout
Brooklyn Brewery- Black Chocolate Stout
Boulevard Brewing- Chocolate Ale
Firestone Walker- Sucaba

2-7-2016 Carton Brewing and Coffee Beer

 

Part 2 of the coffee and beer discussion continues this week with Augie Carton from Carton Brewing.  Although this weeks show got a bit cut off due to issues at the studio the interview is fully intact with a lot of great discussion about the process of putting coffee in beer and we of course drank and discussed some of Carton's world class coffee beers!

This weeks beer lineup:

SS Yirgacheffe
Regular Coffee
Cafe Y Churro
Irish Coffee

1-31-2016 Coffee and Beer with Electric City Roasting

We kick off our 2 part discussion on coffee and beer this week with Mary Tellie from Electric City Roasting. We discuss the roasting process, coffees from around the world, and the flavors that these 2 variables have on coffee while running an experiment with french presses, coffee, and beer. We also have some delicious coffee beers to enjoy as well!


This weeks beer lineup:

Boulevard Brewing- Early Riser Coffee Porter
Oskar Blues- Hotbox Coffee Porter
Sam Adams- Nitro Coffee Stout
Funky Buddha- Maple, Bacon, Coffee Porter

Along with Lagunitas Hop Stoopid in several French presses with different Electric City coffees added.

1-24-2016 Breaker Brewing Company

This week one of our great local breweries stops by to chat with us. Chris and Mark from Wilkes-Barre's Breaker Brewing Company discuss their humble beginnings, their fantastic taproom, and of course their world class beers! Homebrewers looking to open their own brewery will want to check this show out!

1-17-2016 Alamanac Beer Co.

This week we welcome Almanac Beer Co to the show.  This San Francisco based brewery has quickly established a world class reputation through their well brewed beers and heavy focus on farm to barrel brewing.  Chris Matthiessen chats with us this week about the history of the brewery and inspiration for their beers,

This weeks beer lineup:

Valley of the Hearts Delight
Hoppy Sour: Mandarina
Peach de Bretteville
Almanac IPA
Barbary Coast

1-3-2016 New Year, Aged Beer

 

As we kick off 2016 we take a look back into the past through the bottom of a glass as we talk aging beer.  We have a few great ones lined up to taste and discuss how to age beer properly, flavors that develop/disappear, and what styles are best for aging.  Lots of great discussion this week and some wonderfully aged beers.

This weeks beer lineup:

Rogue- XS Imperial Stout (2007)
BrewDog- RipTide (2008)
Avery Brewing- The Czar (2013)
Stone Brewing- Old Guardian (2014)
Bluejacket- Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Mexican (2015)