CBR hits 100 Episodes, We List our top beers of 2007. We try some beers that may be in the 2008 list. We reminisce on the last 100 episodes, and are ready to do 100 more. Thanks everybody for listening. We do the show for you.
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This show we sample some american bocks and doppelbocks. Jeff learns a lesson that some beers can't be cellared for two and a half years. Greg learns that American High alpha hops have no place in a Doppelbock. And we both wonder what the hell happened to the normally delicious St. Nick Bock.
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The return of the Beer Geek Roundtable and it's a doozy. we talk about all kinds of things which you can find on the wiki. It's 3 hours long, listen as long as it keeps your interest and we will be back next week with a regularly scheduled episode.
It's the depth of winter on CBR so we call on the winter warmer along with some other winter beers to enjoy on this cold frosty night.
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First off my apologies to the state of Indiana and Any listener who has sent us beer that we didn't drink in a timely fashion. This show is a hard learned lesson that most craft beers are intended to be drank fresh. The plan was to do an Indiana Spotlight show, but we had one spoiled beer after another. It was one for the books.
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The curse of the soured beers are still upon us but not as bad as last week. It would be hard to find a set of barleywine more different than the ones on the show this week.
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We've talked about it for a while but finally we are doing a blind tasting. I gave Heather the run of the cellar and she picked out the beers that we are tasting. This show was great fun and a format that we will use a bunch in the future.
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One last show before the baby comes. This is a grab bag show with some surprising results.
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Allison Nicole Bearer Born March 3rd 2008 at 12:52 pm EST. Weighing in at 8 pounds 5 ounces. and measured at 22 inches long. Baby and Mother are doing excellent and Excellent kind of describes the beers we tasted too! If you want to find more about the baby check out AllisonBearer.com.
Thanks to everyone who wished us well during the pregnancy.
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Surprise, Jeff found time to squeeze in a quick show. This impromptu show explores three American made Belgian Style Triples.
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We taste some IPA's this week including 2 delicious ones from down south. You would never know there was a hop shortage going on during this show. We also re-visited the Lazy Magnolia from Mississippi.
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Hear the Train Wreck in it's full glory.
With so many podcasts about Craft Beer that are better than CBR we decided to change up the format and to take the show a different direction. Hope you enjoy the new format, we put tons of work into market research which says this will be our ticket to stardom.
Sorry, I don't have time to do the beer list and the rankings this week. But it's really the show that counts right?
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Our next state spotlight takes us to Michigan thanks to listener Daniel. Since it was a lovely spring day in Western Pennsylvania we decided to move the studio outside. This was a bad idea because there was a gremlin in the machine that ruined the audio. We were able to salvage the show with some fancy audio filtering but now it sounds like we were in a large sewer tube instead of outside in the open air. Oh, The beers, FAN-TAS-TIC!
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Back inside where the sound is good, just like the beers.
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In this show we have Julia Herz from the Brewers Association to discuss SAVOR along with many other things craft beer.
We do a sampling of beers from around the Denver area.
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We have 2 listeners send us a Wisconsin Spotlight.
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South Shore Rode's Scolar Stout
Gastronomy meets competitive sport as two colorful beverage experts, beer icon Sam Calagione owner of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and wine sommelier Marnie Old, go head to head on the age-old question, "Which is better with food, beer or wine?" Learn about the strengths and weaknesses of each beverage from engaging experts. Taste for yourself through comparative pairings of great beer, fine wine, and delicious food. Vote your preference to help the best beverage win. Cheer on your favorite in this entertaining, interactive and intoxicating main event, all in good, clean fun!
What's hot in wine? Beer! Cross-drinking wine experts dare to declare that America's craft beers change the way wine drinkers think about malt beverages. Join this panel of talented tasters as they chuck their corks for brown-bottle fare and tell all about this latest beverage trend. Along the way, you'll get a first-hand glimpse into the palates and preferences of three of the food worlds' most savvy cross drinkers.
Craft brewing pioneer Hugh Sisson of Clipper City Brewing and Heavy Seas will discuss the nuances of beer and seafood pairings. What is the best beer for your favorite steamed crabs and oysters? How about that great grilled rockfish recipe? Hugh and a panel of local seafood experts including chefs from Phillips Seafood will "tackle" the big questions and "swim" through the possibilities to offer real-world options for your taste buds from old favorites to trendy new ideas.
As craft beer gains in popularity, people are naturally looking to pair it with a wide variety of dishes. Why not? Beer offers such a huge range of flavors, aromas, and experiences that there is a beer to match with just about every dish. With a few basic concepts, anyone can learn to put beer and food together for a very rewarding experience. This presentation will introduce the three common sense steps to making great beer and food matches and demonstrate them with some surprising, instructive, and delicious combinations. Bonus speakers: Jim Koch from Boston Beer and Rick Martin from Free State Brewing Company will join Randy to discuss their approaches to pairing craft beer and food.
Food Network's famous Dave Lieberman is a world renowned chef and also a dedicated beer lover. Join Dave as he shares with you a few of his favorite dips and why they work so well with beer.
When the art of cheese meets the art of beer, great flavors happen. Intimately linked in their agricultural roots and fermentative production, cheese and beer make natural companions on the palate. In this tasting, Garrett Oliver pairs American artisan cheeses with craft beers to illustrate the exciting and satisfying possibilities found in the junction of these two culinary arts.
Interview with Blackfoot River Brewing from Helena Montana. They had possibly the best pairing in savor, Scottish Ale and Creme Brulee.
Greg talks with Adam Avery who explains Avery Fifteen in depth.
Interview with the curator of the Design Drink and Be Merry Exibition at the Goggleworks center for the arts in Reading Pennsylvania.
Matt Anthony sent us a ready made Missouri show which included some of the state's best breweries.
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We celebrate our 3rd anniversary with an eclectic collection of beers from around the world.
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No postshow this week, as we did a double-show. The Post-show will appear with show 118.
Though we fail specifically to come up with a decent (or awful, depending on your perspective) pun-based headline that this show richly deserves, we nonetheless take a plunge into the world of Surly Brewing - big beers in big cans.
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Some old favorites are revisited and some new challengers emerge as we do a show back-to-back.
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The craziness continues on this one-heck-of-a postshow. Judge not lest ye be judged.
Here is the Episode 112 show. We recorded it on April 20th so in the spirit of the day it took Jeff a long time to get it edited and posted.
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We review some IPAs from California and Missouri.
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The title says it all. We try a slew of very fruity beer. We close out the show with one of the most interesting/unusual flavors that we have yet found in any beer.
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Take Two of the Utah Spotlight show. The first one was lost due to alcohol impairment, go figure. As it turns out we enjoyed the beers more on the second time around.
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Brian from Iambeerwise.com sends us along a heaping helping of Philadelphia beers, and we eagerly jump in headfirst. This super-sized edition of Craft Beer Radio gives us a refreshing taste of what Philly has to offer, including a beer that instantly makes both of our top ten lists of the year.
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Narrowly averting computer-related disaster, we managed to get a show done even while all of Jeff's equipment made every attempt to stop us. In victorious celebration, we go for a grab-bag of high-alcohol beers. CBR 1, Evil Future Robots 0.
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For our second blind show we had Hart from the Sharp Edge Beer Emporium choose the beers and the drinking order. This show was a lot of fun to record, but we were hit up by the Evil future robots and the quality of the audio is not so good. Evil robots 1, CBR 1.
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Listener Mike from San Diego sent us a nice care package of beers which on this show we sample. San Diego has a fantastic beer scene and thanks to Mike we get to get some insight that East Coasters normally would not get. As you hear all too often these days; We are Craft Beer Radio, and we approve this podcast.
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The leaves are turning as is our palettes. The season is here for heavier, stronger beers. What better place to start than with some Imperial Stouts.
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Scott Smith from East End Brewing joins us in the studio for a Russian River spotlight show. In this show we sample 5 of their Belgian style beers. With all the hype around the brewery did, the show live up to our expectations? Tune in and find out.
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Listener Sean sends us beers for a Massachusetts show and listener Anthony joins us again this year for another Thanksgiving weekend show. When listeners set out to showcase their state, they often do a fantastic job, and this show is no exception.
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Listener Craig sends us beers for a Goose Island show and listener Anthony joins us again. Goose Island is from Chicago Illinois and provides a little bit of wow for this show.
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