Join Rick for a quick audio extra interview with C.V. Howe of Avery Brewing Company. Get your sour on here.

In Memoriam: Founders Dirty Bastard Founders Breakfast Stout This show was recorded after a very long day exploring Boulder, a day that started off poorly (travel and work woes) but got progressively better after a stop at Southern Sun to sample their offerings for Stout Month, followed by an homage to Avery Brewing. Then our designated driver [...]

In Memoriam: Blue Moon Grand Cru New Glarus R&D Golden Ale Founders Cerise Once in a blue moon! Dick, Rick and Mike are joined by Chris to discuss... well, life in general, beer in specific. We try Blue Moons Grand Cru. Grand Cru is interpreted as Great Growth according to the all knowing wikipedia. Discussions [...]

In Memoriam: New Glarus Berliner Weisse Avery Brewing Company Sui Generis Hey, it's BigFoamyHead by the numbers - Some Beer, Some Blues, Some BBQ. We hit all three topics in our trinity, and add a few off topic items too... stream of consciousness podcasting! Mike down with H1N1, or was it just a hangover? New Glarus Berliner Weisse - [...]

This show was recorded in September. We aged it to let the flavors meld and blend together. And really, the holidays are a great time to catch up on the podcasts you have downloaded. Matt Brynildson Firestone Walker - discusses oak barrels and blending Jim Fixari and Dana Johnson - discuss the Keg Ran Out [...]

In Memoriam: English Six Grain Ale Adler Brau Tilted Kilt Scottish Ale Pie Eyed India Pale Ale Stone Cellar Stout Father and Son partners Tom and Steve Lonsway living the dream in the Fox Valley of Appleton, WI. The Stone Cellar is a cool brew pub in a very cool building. This is a rare recording from Big Foamy [...]

Once again we present from the Great Taste of the Midwest - a long running beer festival focusing on the abundant beers and breweries of the Midwest. Please Visit http://www.mhtg.org/great-taste-of-the-midwest for details. Great interviews with Brad from B. Nektar Meadery, Eric from Kuhnhenns, a couple of podcast friends - Groucho and Bonus Beer Bob, and [...]

In Memoriam: Stone Brewing Company 13th Anniversary Stone Brewing Company Sublimely Self Righteous Ale Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale Hitachino Nest White Ale Busch Non Alcoholic Music samplings Billy Lee Riley - RIP Aug 2nd, 2009 Stevie Ray Vaughn - RIP August 27, 1990 Jimmy Vaughn Johnny Cash - RIP September 12, 2003 What can you look forward in this packed episode? A BBQ horror story. [...]

In Memoriam: J.W. Lees Harvest Ale aged in Lavagulin Whisky Cask J.W. Lees Harvest Ale aged in Calvados Cask J.W. Lees Harvest Ale aged in Sherry Cask J.W. Lees Harvest Ale aged in Port Cask What could be better than a great beer? A great beer aged in a Scotch Whisky cask. Or maybe Calvados, or Port, or Sherry - [...]

The blues world lost one of its greats this past June, Koko Taylor. She was born in Shelby County, just outside of Memphis, eighty years ago, and spent the majority of that time on earth singing the blues in a distinctive style. She inspired many artists, male and female alike, and received countless awards. Take [...]

In Memoriam: Purple Haze Pecan Harvest Jacomo IPA TurboDog Abbey Ale Andygator Abita beer is one of the Souths oldest and best breweries. Join us as we discuss some of the offerings and interview the head brewer Mark Wilson. Our shoot the breeze round-table topics include: Music break - Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues Joaquin Pheonix and weird actors Celebrity sighting - [...]

In Memoriam: Coney Island Lager 6% Sword Swallower - 6.8% Albino Python - 6% Human Blockhead - 8.8% to 10% Our post Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival show. We talk about the acts we saw during 3 rain drenched days "down by the river" at Tom Lee Park. Some of the acts we saw - [...]

In Memoriam: Homebrew Maibock Unibroue La Terrible Dogfish Head 120 Dogfish Head World Wide Stout Alaskan Brewing Company 2007 Smoked Porter This show is soooooo epic ("how epic is it?") - it took two days to record. Dick, Mike and John start off discussing a few preshow beverages - Mikes Homebrewed Maibock and a Unibroue La Terrible at 10.5%. [...]

In Memoriam: Homebrew Milk Stout Brew Dog RipTide Stout Brew Dog Punk IPA Brew Dog Storm IPA Remember the Chris Farley Show interviews on Saturday Night Live? Remember those? Those were awesome. Remember when we interviewed James Watt at the GABF World Brewers Forum? Remember that? That was awesome. We are reliving that moment by enjoying some awesome [...]

If things don't quite work right, its because we're in the process of moving. Bear with us, should be done soon. Unless we start drinking...

Back to beer. We start this show with Avery Brewing Companies Brabant. A very nice sour ale aged in Mephistopheles Wine Barrels from Norman Vineyards. It's Avery's first barrel aged beer in what will hopefully be a long line of beers to come. Then we follow up with some nice German beers - [...]

We take a trip to Missoula Montana this show with two 16 ounce cans of craft beer from Kettle House Brewing Company provided by friend of show Mitch!  Thanks Mitch. We give a shout out to our friends at the BeerReport.com who are approaching their 50th show - congratulations Groucho, CHUD, AB, Margaret and the rarely [...]

Dust off your bag pipes and your kilt with your family tartan.  We're heading to Scotland... well, we're drinking Scottish Ales made with Spruce Tips, Gooseberries, Heather and the ever popular Bog Myrtle.  Just in time for the end of the hop shortage scare of 2008. We have a new segment called «Buy That Man a [...]

We get to sample some really great beers this show from a very talented Danish Brewer.  Mikkel Borg Bjergsø is running Mikkeller as a one man operation. Mikkel is a «gipsy-brewer» - he rents into breweries, brewing in Denmark, around Europe and the United States. We also recorded the Christmas Beer Tasting from the KROC annual party.  Scott [...]

We get all up in the hops with our selections from Port Brewing on this latest installment. Musical pairings and selections by Fab T-Birds, Blondie, Jethro Tull, and Wynonie Johnson, and the ever-popular What's Bugging Mike. Rick shares a seasonal dose of Class and Culture with «Twas the night before brewing», by 'Chipper' Dave Butler, [...]