MBR Podcast 2/12/09 BOCK!

February is the traditional time to release seasonal Bock beer in the US, so we decided to do some Bock tastings. Leinenkugel's new 1888 Bock and Viking brewery's Invader Dopplebock get the Beer Talk Today treatment. Did the dopplebock inspire us to pillage cities? Were artificial flavoring syrups invented in 1888? Listen in to find out.




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MBR Podcast 2/10/09

Part one of this weeks podcast has beer news, including Sierra Nevada's ethanol plan, good bye to born on dates (some of them), and mile high advertising by Budweiser. Also, Kyle has a cool beer shirt.



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Stay tuned for Thursday's podcast, when we look at springtime Bocks.

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MBR Podcast 2/5/09

Part two of this weeks show on contract brewing, we elaborate on the Capital Brewery situation and have a talk with Furthermore Head Brewer Aran Madden giving us his thoughts on the perceptions surrounding contract breweries.



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Beeriodic Table T Shirt

As discussed on last night's show, here's Kyle's Beeriodic Table T-Shirt. Whaddaya think? Stay tuned for the podcast next week, and have a look at the new poll, won't you?

Part one of our big show on contract brewing, discussing the perceptions and myths surrounding contract brewed beers, the pros and cons of a contract set up and who contract brews, including a favorite local brewery who, unbeknownst to the general public, is contract brewing a large portion of their beer elsewhere. More on that brewery in part two of this weeks podcast.



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MBR Podcast 1/27/09

The final installment of our aged beer tasting with David Sanborn. As the alcohol consumption increased, our level of intelligible conversation decreased, but hopefully we found some clips that are interesting. In this segment we taste Brouwerij 't IJ Zatte, Regenboog 't Smisje Tripel, Great Divide Old Ruffian Barleywine, and J.W. Lees Vintage Harvest Ale 1998. What Barleywine is best? Is "silage" a positive adjective when describing a beer's aroma? Only those that listen shall know.



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MBR Podcast 1/22/09

The second part of our aged beer tasting. In this clip we drink Bell's Wheat Love Ale, New Glarus Unplugged Eisbock, New Glarus Unplugged Tripel, Central Waters Satin Solstice Imperial Stout, Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout, and Central Waters Cosmic Charlie Barleywine.
Which beers aged well? Which did not? Which beer has the aftertaste of Riesin, the chocolatey chew? Listen to find out.



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