In this show Jeff gains a new appreciation for the Irish Red Style. It's a great start of 2007 as every beer was very good, and choosing the ranking was very hard.

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This is an interview with the publisher of The Essential Reference of Domestic Brewers and their Bottled Brands. It's an interesting book with lots of information about american beers all in one place. We will be getting a copy to help prepare notes for the show.
CBR Listeners can purchase the book at the discount price of $39.95 if they purchase the book from thebeerbible.com or call 1-800-247-6553
Here is a sample of the book that we talked about in the interview.
We clean out some hoppy beers from the cellar while they are still fresh. We encounter some amazing hop aromas and one makes a delicious mistake. PS. we forgot to do WBAI, tune in next week for the exciting conclusion.

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This Interview is with Bob Skilnik, author of Beer: A History of Brewing in Chicago. First let me say that this book is not only for Chicagoans; if you are interested in beer history this is a great book as well.
CBR Listeners can purchase the book at a 40% discount from the publisher Barricade Books by calling 201.944.7600.
Also you can get Bob's New book, Beer & Food: An American History From our Amazon.com Associate Link.
Steve Hindy of the Brooklyn Brewery chats with us about his book Beer School, the Brooklyn Brewery and their beers. Beer School is a must read for anyone who wants to start a beer business.
If you are interested in buying this book you can use our Affiliate Link: Buy Beer School From Amazon
This week we taste 5 different vintages of Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. We are joined in the studio by Keith Kost who writes a column for the Great Lakes Brewing News. The camera battery is dead so no photo this week.
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This week we interview Dan Shelton from Shelton Brothers. They import some great beers such as Cantillon and Fantome as well as the notorious Santa's Butt, and Seriously Bad Elf. It's a long talk that covers lots to topics, from label approval, to importing and marketing expensive beer, and there is even a Rant about extreme beers and the BA top 100.
CBR is drinking homebrew and almost everyone listening is able to taste along thanks to the Sam Adams Longshot Homebrew Contest. Watch out for the Old Ale, that 10% ABV sneaks up on you.
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Roasty and Dark. Stouts take the stage early this march getting us ready for St. Patricks day. Jeff reports that he has found a new favorite imperial stout, and we have a discussion on the value of beer rating sites.
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- Sierra Nevada Stout (CA)
- Starr Hill Dark Starr Stout (VA)
Are they Olde or Old? What we do know is, they're highly flavorful, high alcohol ales that give your tongue a workout. We welcome a special guest to join us in an Old Ale roundup.

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- Blue Point Toasted Lager (NY)
- Dogfish Head Red and White (DE)
por·ter (pôr'tər) n.
1. A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.
Much like their namesake the porters we tasted on this show carried the heavy load of CBR. Every one was outstanding and while it made the show easy, the ranking was very very difficult.
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Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier Ale
Smuttynose Robust Porter
Beer isn't for everyone, you know. We feel that beer is too limiting a subject, so we've decided to re-evaluate and change the show a bit. Join us on an immaculate journey of sensations - WINE sensations.
The Uncut Version of Gregory and Jeffrey's Immaculate Journey To The Wine Cellar.
The outbreak of spring causes an impromptu show. When Greg is in a hoppy mood there is little time to spare and we break out Single, Double, and Triple IPA's.
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It's finally here, our much delayed Easter Sunday show. Sorry about that, but sometimes real work comes before fake work. In this one we try 3 Baltic Porters, discuss the definition of a craft brewer, and have a special guest on the show.
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For number 75 we drink some sorta special beers to sorta mark the occasion, on this sorta great episode. This one was going to be called 4 Beers, but Jeff is a pansy lightweight who can't take one for the show.
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We start the tour of Belgian Style Ales with the Blonde or Golden Ale.
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As we begin our third year, we decide to go for broke and test our mettle with a super-sized show dedicated to brewing excellence. A special guest returns to help us soak up the alcohol of some big, powerful beers.
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On June 2nd Craft Beer Radio went to the Pennsylvania Microbrewers Festival hosted at Penn Brewing. We were armed with 2 sample glasses, a beer list, and a microphone. We discuss Penn's new Maibock Penndomonium, Kvass from East End, a new Pils from Great Lakes, Polish Beer, Ben Franklin, Hoppy Wheats the WV alcohol limit, and sample many beers.
Belgian Doubles, one of our favorite styles to pair with food. We run into a few spoiled ones, but we also hit a few gems.

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Triple, Tripel, Trippel. No matter how you spell it, they are going to give you a lot to taste, and a lot of alcohol. If you like our strong beer shows, just wait to the end of this one.

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Salvation, Salvation, Collaboration. This week we try two beers named Salvation, one from Russian River and one from Avery. Then we try the beer that the brewers made together, Collaboration, not Litigation. Collaboration is a blend of the two Salvations and we decided that if they could do it, then why can't we? At the end of the show we try to determine just what ratio was used for the blend.

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We have a special guest in the studio for episode 82, Scott Smith from East End Brewing Company. This week taste 4 smoked beers, fail to define craft beer, Jeff has an announcement, and is looking for a floor in Denver and we talk a lot about East End Brewing.
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