The Beerists Craft Beer Podcast

Every year, Rubio throws a party over the holidays for his beer geek friends. Last year, we started recording parts of it for the show. This year, the tradition lives on in this monster of an episode. Please remember to kick us $5 to get the new year started out right. Segments: 1. Intro with John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. 2. John Rubio, Mike Lambert, Dan Rader, and Bill Brink:Firestone Walker Thirteen (2009)Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout (2007)Deschutes Jubel 2010 3. John Rubio, Mike Lambert, John Harvey, and Beer (Zack) Pilgrim:NoDa Hop, Drop ’n RollHill Farmstead SusanMidnight Sun Berserker (2009) 4. John Rubio, Grant Davis, Juan De Luna, and Jon Haupt:Kuhnhenn 4th D (2011)Cantillon Saint Lamvinus 5. Grant Davis, Beau Paul, Jason Murphy, and Jeff Schussler:Prairie ‘MericaDeschutes Abyss (2012) 6. John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, Miguel De Luna, and Zachary Savoie:Lawson’s Finest Liquids Maple Triple AleAnchorage The Tide and Its TakersCigar City Life is Like 7. John Rubio, Anasta

Cypress Grove Chèvre found out we'd mentioned their delicious cheeses about a thousand times on the show. To show their appreciation, they sent us 12 lbs of cheese and $100 to come up with a pairing episode. Oh, what a beautiful day. Bermuda Triangle (Jester King Atrial Rubicite)Humboldt Fog (Orval)Truffle Tremor (Avery Odio Equum)Midnight Moon (Duchesse de Borgogne & Founder's Breakfast Stout)Lamb Chopper (The Alchemist Heady Topper)Sgt. Pepper (Brooklyn Sorachi Ace) No rankings this time. Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anasacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Tis the season for Christmas and holiday beers. Santa's brought us 5 of them this time, but are they what we asked for, or lumps of coal? Full Sail Wreck the HallsAnchor Our Special AleSouthern Tier 2XMASSt. Bernardus Christmas AleDelirium Noel Rankings: Rubio1. St. Bernardus Christmas2. Anchor Christmas Ale3. Delirium Noel4. Wreck the Halls5. 2xMas Mike1. St. Bernardus Christmas2. Anchor Christmas Ale3. Delirium Noel4. Wreck the Halls5. 2xMas Grant1. Anchor Christmas Ale2. St. Bernardus Christmas3. Delirium Noel4. Wreck the Halls5. 2xMas Anastacia1. St. Bernardus Christmas2. Anchor Christmas Ale3. Wreck the Halls4. Delirium Noel5. 2xMas   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anasacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

Ah, Goose Island. Once the darling of the craft beer community, the brewery has come under criticism after being purchased by AB Inbev. So how's the beer doing? We dig into some of their vintage ales series to see. Pepe NeroMatildaHaliaJulietPere JacquesLolita Rankings: Mike1. Halia2. Lolita3. Matilda4. Juliet5. Pepe Nero6. Pere Jaques Rubio1. Halia2. Matilda3. Juliet4. Pepe Nero5. Lolita6. Pere Jaques Grant1. Halia2. Juliet3. Lolita4. Matilda5. Pepe Nero6. Pere Jaques Anastacia1. Halia2. Juliet3. Lolita, Matilda- TIE5. Pepe Nero6. Pere Jaques   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anasacia Kelly, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com  

Our buddy Beau Paul of loungegeeks.com and oneofus.net joins us for what turn out to be 3 great beers, 2 good ones, and a stinker. Paradox The Nihilist (from Joshua Blake)COOP F5 IPA (from Evan Gundy)New Belgium Le TerroirMikkeller SpontankriekOdell Fernet Aged PorterTwo Brothers Bare Tree (From Joe Money) Rankings: Rubio1. Fernet Aged Porter2. Le Terrior3. Bare Tree4. F5 IPA5. Loathing Frown - The Nihilist6. Spontankriek Mike1. Fernet Aged Porter2. Le Terrior3. Bare Tree4. Loathing Frown - The Nihilist5. F5 IPA6. Spontankriek Anastacia1. Fernet Aged Porter2. Le Terrior3. Loathing Frown - The Nihilist4. Bare Tree6. F5 IPA6. Spontankriek Beau1. Fernet Aged Porter2. Le Terrior3. Bare Tree4. Loathing Frown - The Nihilist5. F5 IPA6. Spontankriek Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anasacia Kelly, Mike Lambert, and Beau Paul. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeri

All 5 of this episodes beers were aged in bourbon barrels. 2 of them, with some of the hottest chili peppers on the planet. Grant may never be the same. Smuttynose Zinneke (Thanks to Joe Money)Uinta Cockeyed CooperStone Southern Charred*Stone Crime*Stone Punishment* Rankings: Mike1. Stone Southern Charred2. Smuttynose Zinneke3. UNITA Cockeyed Cooper4. Stone Punishment5. Stone Crime Rubio1. Stone Southern Charred2. Smuttynose Zinneke3. Stone Crime4. UNITA Cockeyed Cooper5. Stone Punishment Anastacia1. Smuttynose Zinneke2. Stone Southern Charred3. UNITA Cockeyed Cooper4. Stone Crime4. Stone Punishment Grant1. Smuttynose Zinneke2. UNITA Cockeyed Cooper3. Stone Southern Charred4. Stone Crime5. Stone Punishment   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists

Listener Evan Gundy is a beer-sending maniac. We taste some of the beers from the 3rd box he's sent us, and Rubio gets ultra mega drunk. Lift Bridge Hop DishRough Tail HoptometristKnee Deep Hop ShortagePrairie PuncheonPrairie Bomb! & Pirate Bomb! Comparison Rankings: Rubio1. Prairie Bomb!2. Prairie Puncheon3. Pirate Bomb!4. Rough Tail Hoptometrist5. Lift Bridge Hop Dish6. Knee Deep Hop Shortage Ryan1. Prairie Puncheon2. Pirate Bomb!3. Prairie Bomb!4. Rough Tail Hoptometrist5. Lift Bridge Hop Dish6. Knee Deep Hop Shortage Grant1. Prairie Puncheon2. Pirate Bomb!3. Prairie Bomb!4. Rough Tail Hoptometrist5. Lift Bridge Hop Dish6. Knee Deep Hop Shortage Anastacia1. Prairie Puncheon2. Prairie Bomb!3. Rough Tail Hoptometrist4. Pirate Bomb!5. Lift Bridge Hop Dish6. Knee Deep Hop Shortage Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Ryan Mesch. t

We got to visit Crooked Stave in Denver on our GABF trip this October and were blown away by their beers. So, we brought 6 of them back to share with you. Vieille Artisanal SaisonSt. Bretta SummerSurette Provision SaisonHop Savant GalaxyOrigins Batch 2L'Brett D'Or Rankings: Anastacia1. Origins2. Vieille 3. St. Bretta Summer4. Hop Savant Galaxy5. Surette6. L'Brett D'Or Rubio1. Vieille2. Hop Savant Galaxy3. St. Bretta Summer4. Origins5. Surette6. L'Brett D'Or Grant1. Vieille2. Hop Savant Galaxy3. St. Bretta Summer4. Surette5. L'Brett D'Or6. Origins Mike1. Hop Savant Galaxy2. Vieille3. St. Bretta Summer4. Origins5. Surette6. L'Brett D'Or   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com  

The American Homebrewers Association invited us to interview some folks at their rally at Jester King Brewery in Austin, TX. Interviews with:AHA Director Gary GlassRicardo Ruiz and Dave Moore of Definitive AlesSam Adams Longshot Winner Corey Martin of the Austin ZealotsMatt Nixon of Texas Beer BrigadeEric Lowe of Meridian Hive MeaderyBrian Stevenson of the Austin Zealots Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Subscribe, write a review and give us a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, Ryan Mesch, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com

We're recording on Halloween and thought it appropriate to drink beers as dark as the night. Remember to vote for us at podcastawards.com! Ommegang Game of Thrones Take The Black StoutCopper Kettle Mexican Chocolate StoutAlaskan Smoked PorterStone SuedeEpic Big Bad Baptist Rankings: Rubio1. Big Bad Baptist2. Mexican Chocolate Stout3. Suede4. Alaskan Smoked Porter5. Take the Black Stout Mike1. Big Bad Baptist2. Suede3. Alaskan Smoked Porter4. Mexican Chocolate Stout5. Take the Black Stout Anastacia1. Big Bad Baptist2. Mexican Chocolate Stout3. Suede4. Alaskan Smoked Porter5. Take the Black Stout   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsor email us at info@thebeerists.com  

Jourdan Miller sent us another box full of beer! This episode gets a lot dark. Hopefully, we can get through it together. Devil's Backbone Vienna LagerDevil's Backbone Eight Point IPAOld Dominion Morning GloryOld Dominion Oak Barrel StoutWeyerbacher Old HeathenWeyerbacher Merry Monks Rankings: Mike1. Merry Monks2. Vienna Lager3. Eight Point IPA4. Old Heathen5. Oak Barrel Stout6. Morning Glory Rubio1. Merry Monks2. Vienna Lager3. Old Heathen4. Eight Point IPA5. Oak Barrel Stout6. Morning Glory Anastacia1. Merry Monks2. Vienna Lager3. Old Heathen4. Eight Point IPA5. Oak Barrel Stout6. Morning Glory Grant1. Vienna Lager2. Merry Monks3. Eight Point IPA4. Oak Barrel Stout5. Old Heathen6. Morning Glory Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Stone's QM series is an experimental, barrel-aged series of 500ml variations on their beers. Steve Gonzalez sent us all 6 of their 2013 lineup, and we fight impending death to taste them. Stone QM 2013 Series 1-6 Rankings: Mike1. Batch 42. Batch 33. Batch 64. Batch 15. Batch 56. Batch 2 Rubio1. Batch 42. Batch 33. Batch 14. Batch 65. Batch 56. Batch 2 Anastacia1. Batch 42. Batch 13. Batch 34. Batch 65. Batch 56. Batch 2 Grant1. Batch 12. Batch 43. Batch 34. Batch 65. Batch 56. Batch 2   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

With help from our INCREDIBLE listeners, we got to go to the Great American Beer Festival. Here are the stories, interviews, and shenanigans we recorded while in Denver. Interviews with:Jesse Friedman of Almanac Beer Co.Tyler King of The BrueryVinnie Cilurzo of Russian RiverSteve Gonzalez of StoneLee Gidley of Hoppin' Frog Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Grant took a trip to Omaha and brought back a bunch of beers from Nebraska Brewing Company. We drink 5 of them, struggle with illness, and ponder the simpler times. Apricot Au PoivreRomancing the ConeHop GodBlack BettySexy Betty Rankings: Mike1. Black Betty2. Romancing the Stone3. Hop God4. Sexy Betty5. Apricot Au Poivre Rubio1. Black Betty2. Romancing the Cone3. Sexy Betty4. Hop God5. Apricot Au Poivre Grant1. Apricot Au Poivre2. Black Betty3. Romancing the Cone4. Sexy Betty5. Hop God Anastacia1. Black Betty2. Romancing the Cone3. Sexy Betty4. Hop God5. Apricot Au Poivre   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Jonathan Murphy is an endless font of beer. The gang's all here, and we're drinking 5 more beers he sent us. Someone just might lose an eye. Smuttynose Farmhouse AleSmuttynose HomonculusSmuttynose Fashionably Old AleCambridge Brewing Sgt. PepperNight Shift Bee Tea   Rankings: Mike1. Bee Tea Wheat Ale2. Sgt. Pepper3. Farmhouse Ale4. Homunculus5. Fashionably Old Ale Grant1. Bee Tea Wheat Ale2. Farmhouse Ale3. Homunculus4. Sgt. Pepper5. Fashionably Old Ale Rubio1. Bee Tea Wheat Ale2. Farmhouse Ale3. Sgt. Pepper4. Homunculus5. Fashionably Old Ale Anastacia1. Farmhouse Ale2. Bee Tea Wheat Ale3. Sgt. Pepper4. Fashionably Old Ale5. Homunculus Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anasacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Rubio and Grant dropped in on the Texas Craft Brewers Festival to enjoy some TX brew, and interview folks in the hot hot sun. Interviews with:Ron Extract of Jester KingWill Golden of Austin BeerworksChris Troutman of Austin Beer GuideChad Montgomery of Big Texas Beer FestErik Ogershok of Real Ale Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) No shownotes for this episode. The Beerists are: John Rubio and Grant Davis. twitter.com/thebeeristsfacebook.com/thebeeristsinfo@thebeerists.com

Autumn is upon us, and so are pumpkin beers. Caroline Wallace of bitchbeer.org and Drew Eddy join Rubio and Anastacia for a cornucopia of gourdy goodies. And some baddies. Also Anastacia and Caroline together means this is a raunchy one. Brooklyn Post RoadNew Belgium PumpkickCisco Rumple DrumkinSchlafly Pumpkin AleLong Trail Imperial PumpkinFlying Dog The Fear   Rankings: Rubio1. Schlafly Pumpkin Ale2. Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin3. Flying Dog The Fear4. New Belgium Pumpkick5. Brooklyn Post Road6. Cisco Rumple Drumkin Drew1. Schlafly Pumpkin Ale2. Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin3. Flying Dog The Fear4. New Belgium Pumpkick5. Cisco Rumple Drumkin6. Brooklyn Post Road Caroline1. Schlafly Pumpkin Ale2. Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin3. Flying Dog The Fear4. New Belgium Pumpkick5. Brooklyn Post Road6. Cisco Rumple Drumkin Anastacia1. Schlafly Pumpkin Ale2. Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin3. New Belgium Pumpkick4. Flying Dog The Fear5. Brooklyn Post Road6. Cisco Rumple Drumkin   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS fee

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebeerists/The_Beerists_77_-_California_IPAs.mp3] We finally work up to doing an IPA show after deleting our first one from the internet. Ryan Mesch joins us to talk hops, IBUs, and Grant's red wings. Strap in. Things get a little drunk again. Lagunitas IPAStone IPAFirestone Walker Union JackBallast Point SculpinBear Republic Racer 5Green Flash West Coast IPAs And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: John1. Racer 52. Sculpin3. Union Jack4. Stone IPA5. West Coast IPA6. Lagunitas IPA Anastacia1. Union Jack2. Sculpin3. Lagunitas4. Racer 55. Stone IPA6. West Coast IPA Grant1. Sculpin2. Union Jack3. Racer 54. Lagunitas IPA5. West Coast IPA6. Stone IPA Ryan1. Sculpin2. Union Jack3. Lagunitas IPA4. Racer 55. Stone IPA6. West Coast IPA   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iTunes (Give us a review and a rating!) Shownotes available here The Beerists are:

Mike Lambert has risen, and he's back for our first in a series of shows on the Trappist breweries. Chimay and Westmalle are our subjects this time around, and man do they hit like trains full of drunk. Chimay Premiere (Red)Chimay Cinq Cents (White)Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue)Westmalle DubbelWestmalle Tripel And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Mike1. Westmalle Tripel2. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)3. Chimay Premier (Red)4. Westmalle Dubbel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) Rubio1. Westmalle Tripel2. Chimay Premier (Red)3. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)4. Westmalle Dubbel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) Grant1. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)2. Chimay Premier (Red)3. Westmalle Tripel4. Westmalle Dubbel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) Anastacia1. Chimay Cinq Cents (White)2. Westmalle Dubbel3. Chimay Premier (Red)4. Westmalle Tripel5. Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue)   Subscribe! Point your podcatcher to our RSS feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/thebeerists Or, subscribe via iT

Ryan Mesch is back with 4 goodies from his trip to Ohio, and we sample those along with 2 others in this long, strange episode recorded right before his elopement. Goodnight, sweet prince. White Birch Berliner WeissStillwater Lower DensPike TandemPretty Things Jack D'OrPrairie Funky GalaxyThree Floyds Alpha King And be sure to check our Facebook page for details on our "Thank You" Gift Pack thing! Rankings: Ryan1. Stillwater Lower Dens2. Three Floyds Alpha King3. Pretty Things Jack D'Or4. White Birch Berliner Weiss5. Pike Tandem6. Prairie Funky Galaxy Rubio1. Three Floyds Alpha King2. Stillwater Lower Dens3. White Birch Berliner Weiss4. Prairie Funky Galaxy5. Pretty Things Jack D'Or6. Pike Tandem Anastacia1. Three Floyds Alpha King2. Pretty Things Jack D'Or3. Stillwater Lower DensTIE for 6. Prairie Funky Galaxy, Pike Tandem, White Birch Berliner Weiss Grant1. Three Floyds Alpha King2. Stillwater Lower Dens3. Prairie Funky Galaxy4. Pretty Things Jack D'Or5. White Birch Berliner Weiss6. Pike Tandem   Subscrib