Looking for a reason to drink good beer? Hate prohibition? Like the 30s? Then check out Lucky Bucket’s Speak Easy Party April 17th at the brewery. Here is the press release.
Lucky Bucket Brewing Company & Sòlas Distillery are hosting a “Speak Easy” Costume Party on April 17th from 8pm until 1am at their brewery located [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Lucky Bucket Lager Bottles Now Available
Posted By John on May 28th, 2009
We have been informed that the newest beer to be bottled in Nebraska is hitting shelves. According to Zac from Lucky Bucket Brewing Co. you will be able to get a hold of it at the following locations:
• Beertopia (36th and Farnam) has the Lager available now.
• Whole Foods (I-80 and Dodge) will have Lucky Bucket available Thursday, May 28th.
• Mr. Butts (36th and Q) will have the beer available by next Friday, June 5th.
We have had the pleasure of having this beer on the podcast and found it to very enjoyable.
Check out the podcast and review here.
Show your local beer pride and go grab a six pack or four to enjoy.
Posted in Beer News
Two From Chicago – Podcast
Posted By John on May 27th, 2009
Episode 142
We finished up the beers Ryan acquired on his trip to Chicago this week. We enjoyed a bready farmhouse ale and a very stout brown ale. Always nice when both beers are tasty. We are sure the good people of take pride in their local breweries. No time for music to drink to this week, but we’ll see if we can’t fit it in next week.
To listen to this episode click HERE and hit play. To download this episode right click the link and select save as from the menu.
Beers of the Week:
Beer: Domaine Dupage
Brewery: Two Brothers Brewing in Warreville, Illinois
Grade: B+
Full Review
Beer: Pullman Brown Ale
Brewery: Flossmoor Station Brewing Co. in Chicago Illinois
Grade: A-
Full Review
Do you have a suggestion for a beer we should try or any other comments? Send them to info@brewcast.net or call 402-817-0351 and leave us a voicemail.
Thanks for listening
Posted in Podcasts
Two Brothers – Domaine DuPage
Posted By John on May 27th, 2009
Beer: Domaine Dupage
Brewery: Two Brothers Brewing in Warrenville Illinois
Style: French Farmhouse Ale
ABV: 5.9%
Reviewed: 26-May-09 on Episode 142
Appearance: Copper with off white head.
Aroma: Bready, with sweet malt undertones.
Taste: Sweet malt and white bread flavors dominate the taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium light body with light carbonation.
Aftertaste: Lingering white bread taste.
Overall: Nicely made bready beer.
Notes: A fine bready beer that would really shine when paired with food. We would recommend smoked cheeses and meats.
| John: A- | Brian: B+ | Ryan: A- | Overall Grade: |
B+ Very Good |
| Marissa: B | Anne: B |
Posted in Beer Reviews
Flossmoor Station – Pullman Brown Ale
Posted By John on May 27th, 2009
Beer: Pullman Brown Ale
Brewery: Flossmoor Station Brewing Co. in Chicago Illinois
Style: Brown Ale
ABV: 6%
Reviewed: 26-May-09 on Episode 142
Appearance: Deep black in color with a tan head.
Aroma: Chocolate, molasses and alcohol were prominent in the aroma.
Taste: Sweet malt, dark chocolate, coffee and alcohol were in the flavor.
Mouthfeel: medium body, creamy with alcoholic warmth.
Aftertaste: residual sweetness and lingering alcoholic warmth.
Overall: A well made dark beer. We don’t know if it’s a brown ale, but it is tastey.
Notes: To our panel it came across more like a Imperial Stout. The alcohol we tasted and smelled would have been very agressive for a 6% beer. If by some chance of fate we recieved stout in a brown ale bottle the grades for this beer would be even higher.
| John: B+ | Brian: A- | Ryan: A- | Overall Grade: |
A- Great |
| Marissa: A | Anne: B+ |
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2006 Great American Beer Festival
- Gold Medal, 2006 World Beer Cup
- Bronze Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival
After reading Richard’s notes, I’m pretty sure this wasn’t the brown unless the recipe has dramatically changes.
Posted in Beer Reviews
Beer News For Episode 141
Posted By Brian Johnson on May 22nd, 2009
Free beer for Fargo residents.
During the floods this spring in Fargo the mayor promised that he would buy everyone who helped sandbag a beer. It turns out that he wont have to because Dixie Brewing Company in New Orleans is sending 24000 beers. Residents will receive a ticket for one free beer.
http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S920309.shtml?cat=10728
Bigger beer in Alabama.
Alabama State Senate passed bill HB373 which would allow the sale of beer above 6% abv. The bill just needs to be signed by the governor.
http://www.brew-monkey.com/news.php?id=712
Beer prices go up for Octoberfest.
The Munich Office of Tourism announced that beer prices at Octoberfest are going up this year. A beer will cost between $11.63 and $11.78.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5imlaYrepmPmDjXzaZf3ixoAYh-9wD98A136G0
Posted in Beer News
Nothing Under 10% ABV – Podcast
Posted By John on May 22nd, 2009
Trying three beers at 11% and higher ABV is probably a questionable practice, but we did it anyway. In order of ABV and tasting; Quadrium Ale from Urthel Samaranth (11%), Belzebuth from Brasserie Grain D’Orge (13%), and The Beast from Avery Brewing (16.31%).
For music we pulled a band that we’ve enjoyed many times. The Dust Rhinos and their song Here’s to You. Think Budweiser’s real men of genius ads in catchy song form. Good stuff.
To listen to this episode click HERE and hit play. To download this episode right click the link and select save as from the menu.
Beers of the Week:
Beer: Quadrium Ale
Brewery: Urthel Samaranth in Flanders, Belgium
Grade: B+
Beer: Belzebuth
Brewery: Brasserie Grain D’Orge in Hombourg, France
Grade: C+
Beer: The Beast
Brewery: Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado
Grade: A-
Do you have a suggestion for a beer we should try or any other comments? Send them to info@brewcast.net or call 402-817-0351 and leave us a voicemail.
Thanks for listening
Posted in Podcasts
Urthel – Quadrium Ale
Posted By John on May 22nd, 2009
Beer: Quadrium Ale
Brewery: Urthel Samaranth in Flanders, Belgium
Style: Amber Special Ale
ABV: 11%
Reviewed: 20-May-2009 on Episode 141
Appearance: It is copper in color with a light tan head.
Aroma: Dried fruit, and slight floral flavors in the aroma.
Taste: A sweet brown sugar taste with touches of roasted malt and undertones of alcohol, honey and raisin.
Mouthfeel: Light body with a pleasant warmth.
Aftertaste: Sweat and roasted malt lingering with alcohol in the aftertaste.
Overall: Well made high alcohol beer
Notes: A solid big beer to share with your friends or to finish out a night out.
| John: A- | Brian: B+ | Overall Grade: |
B+ Very Good |
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| Marissa: B | Anne: B+ |
Posted in Beer Reviews
Grain D’Orge – Belzebuth
Posted By John on May 22nd, 2009
Beer: Belzebuth
Brewery: Brasserie Grain D’Orge in Hombourg, France
Style: Golden Ale
ABV: 13%
Reviewed: 20-May-2009 on Episode 141
Appearance: It has a deep yellow color with a white head.
Aroma: Sweet malty aroma with butter and alcohol round out the aroma on this beer.
Taste: Fairly sweet malty flavor and buttery flavors are both overpowered by the alcohol.
Mouthfeel: It has a light body with a aggressive alcoholic warmth.
Aftertaste: Alcoholic aftertaste
Overall: Alcohol is the dominant flavor on this one.
Notes: Aggressively alcoholic with out the subtleties of the other two beers featured this week. So unfortunately not nearly as enjoyable.
| John: B- | Brian: B- | Overall Grade: |
C+ Better Than Average |
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| Marissa: C | Anne: C |
Posted in Beer Reviews
Avery Brewing – The Beast
Posted By John on May 22nd, 2009
Beer: The Beast
Brewery: Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado
Style: Grand Crue
ABV: 16.31% When your talking this high of alcohol hundredths of a percentage matter. To put that in perspective that’s around four shots (1oz) of whiskey. For the home brewers out there the original gravity is 1.135%
Reviewed: 20-May-2009 on Episode 141
Appearance: Brown color with a cream head.
Aroma: Raisin, brown sugar, oak, alcohol, molasses are all in the aroma on this beer.
Taste: The aroma gives a good idea of the taste on this beer with similar notes of molasses, raisin, oak, and alcohol in the flavor.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with a definite warmth from the alcohol.
Aftertaste: Lingering sweetness and alcoholic tastes.
Overall: Well made with nice complexities that make it a fine beer.
Notes: A strong beer with great flavors and a pleasant alcohol warmth if you enjoy big beers. This is a sipping beer. We thought it would go great with a cigar. Further tests proved that to be true. On another note Marissa did feel the strong alcoholic nature of this beer made it undrinkable. This is something to keep in mind if purchasing this beer for others.
| John: A | Brian: A | Overall Grade: |
A- Great |
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| Marissa: D | Anne: A |
Posted in Beer Reviews
Beer News For Episode 140
Posted By Brian Johnson on May 15th, 2009
Alberta Tracking Drinking Habits
Alberta Canada has a law on the table that will allow bar owners to retain personal information on bar patrons. The bill is supposed to help track gang members.
http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2009/may/yourprivacyends
Oregon To Certify Pints
Oregon house bill 3122 aka the honest pint act passed 34 – 26 in a vote Thursday afternoon. the bill would allow businesses serving beer on tap to put a state issued sticker for pints that are actually 16 ounces.
http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/oregon/stories/NW_050709ORN-oregon-honest-pint-act-LJ.6aa4499.html
New Smoked Beer From Shiner
Shiner is putting out a new beer a smokehaus helles. The release date is June 1st.
http://beernews.org/2009/05/shiner-smokehaus-debuts-june-1/
Breweries Looking to Sell Beer on Premise in Texas
Small brewers in Texas are looking for support for a bill. the bill would allow some breweries or manufactures to give tours and then sell their beer after the tour for off premises consumption.
Posted in Beer News
