Beer Geeks Radio

As we say goodbye to 2014 we reflect with some great beers from past years. We dive headfirst into some great vintage beers this week to see how they have held up and we look ahead to 2015! This weeks beer lineup: Mikkeller- 1000 IBU (2012) Sierra Nevada- 30th Anniversary Barleywine (2010) Brooklyn Brewery- Black Chocolate Stout (2012) North Coast- Old Rasputin 12th Anniversary (2009) Dogfish Head- World Wide Stout (2009)

Time to celebrate season with great beers and loads of friends! This week on our Christmas Spectacular show we are joined in studio by our wonderful friend Chef Gene Philbin fresh off his Food Network win along with the usual group of lowlifes... err... friends! We also had a great interview with All About Beer Magazine President Mr. Chris Rice, a ton of fun with great beers! This weeks beer lineup: Anchor Brewing- Our Special Ale Deschutes Brewery- JubelAle Odell Brewing- Isolation Ale Ninkasi Brewing- Sleigh'R Heavy Seas- Yule Tide

This week we are taking a look at the fantastic CO based New Belgium Brewing Company and talking wot wood cellar manager and sour beer guru Lauren Salazar! Lots of great information on sour beers discussed and lots of great beers enjoyed! This weeks beer linup: Ranger Imperial IPA Le Terroir La Folie Frambozen Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout Plus a rare special gift from Guinness!

This week we are drinking and discussing the world class Kansas City based Boulevard Brewing Company with brewer Jeremy Danner. A great time was had with fill in host Kyle and certainly great beers were enjoyed! This weeks beer lineup: Unfiltered Wheat 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale Pop-Up Session IPA Double-Wide IPA

This week we discuss the fantastic PA brewery Saucony Creek Brewing Company with owner Matt Lindenmuth joining us via telephone from CO. (he is there for a reason and we get that reason on the show!) and also joined in studio by brewery rep Jeff O'Brien. Lots of fun and lots of great beer! This weeks beer lineup: Roxie's Golden Banana Wheat Schnickelfritz Maple Mistress Imperial Pumpkin Ale Hexerei White Magic Witbier North Ramp Coffee Stout

Stone Brewing Co. is the feature this week as we discuss current happenings at the brewery with brewmaster, author, and all around great guy Mitch Steele! The 2 new breweries in Germany and Virginia are the main topic of conversation along with some amazing beers as well! This weeks beer lineup from Stone Brewing Co. is: Stochasticity Project Hibiscusicity Stochasticity Project Master of Disguise Enjoy By 12.05.14 IPA Double Bastard

This week we talk with Lagunitas Brewing Company owner Tony Magee about his fantastic book So You Want to Start A Brewery? and of course drink and discuss some amazing Lagunitas beers! We were also joined in studio by some surprise guests! This weeks beer lineup from Lagunitas Brewing Company featured: Lagunitas IPA Born Yesterday Pale Ale Lagunitas Sucks Hop Stoopid Imperial Red Imperial Stout

This week we are drinking and discussing PA brewery Fegley's Brew Works with the wonderful Anthony Wardle. The BrewPub with 2 locations in Bethlehem, PA and Allentown, PA has built up a great reputation for solid beers with tons of flavor and we discuss some of the stories behind those beers. This weeks beer lineup from Fegley's Brew Works features: Always Sunny Pale Ale Devious Imperial Pumpkin Ale Rude Elf's Reserve Hop Explosion Hop'solutely

This week we celebrate Halloween the beer geek way by drinking "horror" themed beers and some with ridiculously high ABV's. This week's beer lineup features: Starr Hill Brewery- Sabbath Black IPA Clown Shoes- Undead Party Crasher Left Hand Brewing Co- Wake Up Dead Avery Brewing Company- Rumpkin

There are far too many pumpkin beers available to contain the style to one show so we are back again this week with part 2 of the pumpkin beer showcase with more fantastic pumpkin beers! This weeks beer lineup: Shipyard- Smashed Pumpkin Weyerbacher- Imperial Pumpkin Ale Souther Tier- Warlock Sam Adams- Fat Jack Elysian- The Great Pumpkin Cigar City- Good Gourd

This week we are tackling a semi-divisive beer style, Pumpkin Ales! While many love this style based on American history, other simply write it off as kitsch. Whatever your stance, we are examining some of the best pumpkin beers available right now and some may just change your opinion on the style! This weeks beer lineup: New Belgium- Pumpkick Two Roads Brewing- Roadsmary's Baby Elysian Brewing- Night Owl Pumpkin Ale Coronado Brewing- Punk In Drublic Harpoon- Imperial Pumpkin Stout Almanac Beer- Heirloom Pumpkin Barleywine

This week, since it is now October, we examine some great fall beers perfect for drinking this time of year in a pumpkin-less fall beer feature! We have a few technical glitches along with our great beers this week! Fun was had by all and fall has truly arrived! This weeks beer lineup: Brewery Ommegang- Scythe & Sickle New Belgium- Tour De Fall Sierra Nevada- Flipside Red IPA Odell Brewing- Mountain Standard Clown Shoes- Pecan Pie Porter

This week we are drinking and discussing the great PA brewery Susquehanna Brewing Company from Pittston, PA. The owners have a rich history in brewing that dates back hundreds of years and this tradition carries through in their fantastic and easy drinking beers. The SBC lineup of beers is: Hop Five IPA Southern Rye IPA So-Wheat Oktoberfest Pumpkin Ale

This week in honor of the official kick-off of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany we are celebrating in studio with some great Oktoberfest beers! We cover some history, style guidelines, and most importantly drink great beer with great in studio guests! This weeks beer lineup: Ayinger- Oktoberfest - Märzen Gordon Biersch- Festbier Sierra Nevada- Oktoberfest Firestone Walker- Oaktoberfest Ninkasi Brewing Company- Oktoberfest Ballast Point- Dead Ringer

This week we are examining the fantastic San Francisco brewery 21st Amendment through drinking some of their great beers and discussing the brewery with owner Shaun "Sully" O'Sullivan! A great time is had by all and we have some of their best beers to enjoy as well.. we also got some exclusive 21A ews that was first made public right here on the Beer Geeks Radio Hour! This weeks beer lineup from 21A included: Bitter American He Said Pumpkin Spiced Belgian Tripel Brew Free or Die Back in Black Hop Crisis Lower De Boom

This week we are drinking and talking all things Cleveland when we dive into the great beers from Great Lakes Brewing Company. We were joined in studio by the wonderful Billy from Backyard Ale House and the always enjoyable and Cleveland super fan Rocky Rhodes! A great time was had by all and we even got a super special beer from Vermont brought back by Billy from his Vermont jaunt! This weeks beer lineup: Great Lakes Brewing Company- Elliot Ness Amber Lager Burning River Pale Ale Commodore Perry IPA Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale Special beer this week: Hill Farmstead Brewery- Abner

This week we drink and discuss Deschutes Brewery! Deschutes is a fast growing and absolutely fantastic craft brewery from Bend, Oregon! We get the inside scoop on the happenings at Deschutes from brewery rep Jeremy. Our beer lineup this week from Deschutes Brewery: Mirror Pond Ale Black Butter Porter BlackButte XXVI Birthday Reserve Obsidian Stout Fresh Squeezed IPA Doppel Dinkel Bock

This week we discuss cheese and beer pairings with author Janet Fletcher who literally wrote the book on the subject. Her book, Cheese & Beer, gives great recommendations of beer and cheese pairings and we discuss some of these pairings with her. In studio we had 5 beers and 5 cheese paired with them all based on her suggestions. Lots of great topics covered this week! Beer lineup this week: Oskar Blues- Dale's Pale Ale Jolly Pumpkin- Bam Noire Victory Brewing Company- Wild Devil Allagash Brewing Company- Four Great Divide- Oatmeal Yeti Stout

This week we drink and discuss Brooklyn Brewery with head brewmaster Garrett Oliver. The beer lineup this week is: Post Road Pumpkin Ale, Brooklyn Blast, Sorachi Ace, Local 1, and Local 2.

This week we drink some fine aged beers and discuss the process of properly aging beer with the man who literally wrote the book on the topic, Patrick Dawson author of the fantastic book Vintage Beer. This week's beer lineup: Allagash Brewing Company- Golden Brett, North Coast Brewing Co.- Old Stock Ale Cellar Reserve 2011, Avery Brewing Co.- Hog Heaven (2013), Brew Dog- Rip Tide (2009), and Thirsty Dog- Wulver (2013)