Beer Geeks Radio

Halloween is a great holiday to celebrate with some great beers and this week we are taking a look at just a few. We are all back in the studio as well and had a blast working through these fantastic beers! This weeks beer lineup: Jack's Abby- Pumpkin Crop Lager Spring House- Braaaiins Terrapin Beer Company- The Walking Dead Flying Monkeys- Paranormal Imperial Pumpkin Ale Avery Brewing- Mephistopheles

This week Burn 'Em Brewing from Michigan City, IN are the focus of discussion, with extremely unique artwork and even more unique beers there is a lot to discuss! Unfortunately our scheduled guest wasn't able to make it, but we had plenty to discuss anyway! This weeks beer lineup: Kreamed Corm MCA Cuke Nukem Cucumber IPA The Hop Parade Monkey Business Banana IPA

The pumpkin beer style is very popular yet remains divisive among craft beer purists. This week we tackle the style head on covering a bit of history, tips for brewing your own, and examine just what exactly is a pumpkin beer. All this while enjoying a wide variety of delicious examples of the style! This weeks beer lineup: Two Roads Brewing- Roadsmary's Baby Boulevard Brewing- Funky Pumpkin Almanac Beer Company- Pumpkin Sour Avery Brewing- Rumpkin Ninkasi Brewing- Pumpkin Sleigh'r Cigar City- Good Gourd

This week were are discussing the award winning Minnesota based brewpub Town Hall Brewery with brewmaster Mike Hoops. They first opened their doors in 1997 and are still brewing some absolutely stellar beers with a HUGE beer portfolio. This weeks beer lineup: 10th Anniversary Fresh Hop 100 Hope & King Scotch Grand Cru

We have danced around the topic for quite some time and this week we are diving head first into homebrewing with Northern Brewer brewmaster James Jefferson along with some members from the local Wyoming Valley Homebrewers club. Lots of great beers consumed and we most definitely prove that great homebrew can rival even the tastiest commercial beer! If this topic peaks your interest be sure to check out Northern Brewer at NorthernBrewer.com

Anchor Brewing Company is a legendary brewery in the craft beer industry and was one of the main breweries that spearheaded the current craft beer revolution. While we have no guest this week as brewmaster Mark Carpenter was called away from us, we sit down and discuss this classic brewery and their beers in a more round table fashion. This weeks beer lineup from Anchor: Anchor Steam Brotherhood Steam California Lager Big Leaf Maple Double Liberty

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has quickly become a front runner in the VA craft brewing scene with a strong connection to the local community and by brewing phenomenal beers. This week co-founder Eric McKay sits down with us to discuss the story behind Hardywood and just what makes their beer so good! This weeks beer lineup from Hardywood: Pils Singel The Great Return Farmhouse Pumpkin Trickery For more information on the brewery visit Hardywood.com

Tree House Brewing Company has quickly become one of the most sought after breweries for many craft beer drinkers. They are brewing some of the best beers in the industry and after learning what's it like from the inside it is easy to see why so many beer lovers flock to their brewery! This weeks beer lineup: Eureka w/ Nelson Sauvin Lights On MA Julius Double Shot with Sumatra Mandheling Visit: TreeHouseBrew.com for more info about the brewery!

This week DC Brau co-founders Brandon Skall & Jeff Hancock join us to discuss their fantastic brewery and delicious beers! The guys have a strong tie to the DC area, a great work ethic, and have built up a great reputation through their phenomenal beers. This weeks beer lineup includes: Brau Pils The Public On the Wings of Armageddon Penn Quarter Porter

This week Coronado Brewing Company head brewer Ryan Brooks joins us to discuss a bit of the brewery history, growth, the San Diego brewing scene, and of course award winning beers. Ryan is an extremely fast learner and quickly climbed the ropes to becoming a world class head brewer with a knack for delicious IPA's. This weeks beer lineup: Mermaid's Red Islander IPA Idiot IPA 19th Anniversary Imperial IPA Punk'In Drublic Old Scallywag Oak Brandy Barrel Aged

Carton Brewing Company is quickly becoming one of the most sought after breweries in the craft beer scene, why? Augie Carton, co-founder of Carton Brewing Company, joins us this week to discuss his world class brewery and beers. Augie has a passion that reaches far beyond just great beers and encompasses all things gastronomical and that passion shines through in his beers This weeks beer lineup: Digger Boat 077XX BDG Tharsis GORP Epitome Regular Coffee

Belgium Comes to Cooperstown is the focus this week as Derek reports from the road after his stay at the festival at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY. Lots of good beers consumed and a lot of information covered... and Derek gets whats coming to him! This weeks beer lineup: Boulevard Brewing- Tank 7 Brewery Ommegang- Belgian Independence Day (2015) Boulevard Brewing- Sixth Glass Brewery Ommegang- Three Philosophers Firestone Walker- Helldorado

This week Southern Tier Brewing bremaster Dustin Hazer joins us to discuss the world class brewery and beers! A lot of delicious beers to cover and some very in depth conversation about life as a brewer. This weeks beer lineup feature: Live Harvest 2XIBA 2XIPA Grand Arbor

This week we are talking all things Ska Brewing Company with brewmaster Thomas Larsen! A fantastic brewery with great musical taste and delicious beers... sounds like a good time! Thomas has a lot of great knowledge and is brewing amazing beers! This weeks beer lineup from Ska: True Blonde Ale Mexican Logger Rudie Session IPA Modus Hoperandi Estival Cream Stout

This week we talk Heretic Brewing Company with owner and homebrew master Jamil Zainasheff. He is a wealth of beer knowledge and we discuss his transition from homebrewer to probrewer and the passion behind it, all while enjoying some of his world class beers. This weeks beer lineup: Grammarye Evil Twin Evil Cousin Shallow Grave Chocolate Hazelnut Porter Torment

This week our good friend Shaun Sully O'Sullivan from the 21st Amendment Brewery returns to discuss the opening of their brand new brewery, the state of craft beer, what his dog would sound like with a human voice, and of course the shot heard round the internet from Budweiser who recently took aim at Watermelon Wheat Beer... wonder who they were talking about! This weeks beer lineup: Hell or High Watermelon Down to Earth Monk's Blood

This week Two Roads Brewing Company's brewmaster Phil Markowski joins us to discuss some of the brewery's world class beers and we have A LOT of them! He has a vast array of knowledge about Belgian beers, he literally wrote the book on them, as well as the skills to brew a wide array of other beers, and we are lucky enough to enjoy the fruits of his labor! This weeks beer lineup from Two Roads Brewing: Ol' Factory Pils No Limits Hefeweizen Work's Comp Saison Lil' Heaven Session IPA Road 2 Ruin Double IPA Road 2 Rouen Igor's Dream (2014)

This week we are taking a look at some great beer styles for summer with All About Beer Magazine president Chris Rice. We cover a lot of ground and hopefully help you plan out your next Beer-cation! This weeks beer lineup: DESTIHL Brewery- Counter Clockweiss Sam Adams- Summer Ale Heavy Seas- Smooth Sail Harpoon Brewery- Take 5 IPA Deschutes Brewery- Twilight Summer Ale Brooklyn Brewery- Sorachi Ace

This week we are joined by brewmaster Tim Matthews from Oskar Blues to discuss their world class beers and ever expanding breweries in both Colorado and North Carolina. This weeks beer lineup from Oskar Blues: Mama's Little Yella Pils Pinner Throwback IPA Dale's Pale Ale Old Chub Barrel Aged G'Knight

Founder's Brewing Company brews some of the most sought after beers in the world and are quickly becoming one of the largest US craft breweries, but how did they get there? This week brewery co-founder Dave Engbers joins us to discuss his world class brewery and beers.... and there is a lot to discuss and many beers to enjoy, including the world famous KBS! This weeks beer lineup from Founder's Brewing Company: All Day IPA Centennial IPA Rubaeus Dirty Bastard Porter KBS