Craft Beer Radio

Going for broke, we decide to make the blind part literal in our third blind tasting show. Former Beer Drinker of the Year Tom Schmidlin sent us a collection of Washington state beers to enjoy. Listen as we feebly try to describe what we are tasting and smelling without any visual cues.

Beer:

• Skagit River Scullers IPA
• Trade Route Pandan Brown Ale
• Silver City Fat Scotch Style Ale
• Pike XXXXX Stout
• Lazy Boy Porter

Rankings:

• No Rankings for this show.

Extras

• Preshow [Elysian Bête Blanche]
• Postshow

Time for another spotlight! This time, the Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery in North Carolina, which just recently became available in our area.

Beer:

• Amber Ale
• Brown Ale
• Porter
• Milk Stout
• Barleywine
• Rabid Duck

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. Amber Ale, 2. Brown Ale, 3. Porter, 4. Barleywine, 5. Rabid Duck, 6. Milk Stout
• Jeff: 1. Milk Stout, 2. Porter, 3. Amber Ale, 4. Barleywine, 5. Brown Ale, 6. Rabid Duck

Extras

• Preshow [East End LOAF (PA)]
• Postshow

We scour the beer fridge to find some interesting friends to join a few of Lagunitas Brewing Company's Frank Zappa anniversary beers, made in honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of his albums.

Beer:

• Shiner 100 Commemorator (TX)
• Ninkasi Believer (OR)
• Lagunitas We're Only In It For The Money (CA)
• Lagunitas Ruben & The Jets (CA)

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. We're Only In It For The Money, 2. Believer, 3. Ruben & The Jets, 4. Nut Brown Ale, 5. 100 Commemorator
• Jeff: 1. We're Only In It For The Money, 2. Ruben & The Jets, 3. Nut Brown Ale, 4. Believer, 5. 100 Commemorator

Extras

• Preshow [Bluegrass Nut Brown Ale (KY)]
• Postshow

Fermented from honey, not cereal grains, Meads are technically not beers. But like beers, they have a long and proud brewing history. We taste 3 meads from Rabbit's Foot Meadery in Sunnyvale California, appreciating that not all brews need barley to be delicious.