We headed up to La Vista to visit the new location of Nebraska’s newest brewery. Lucky Bucket Brewing Company has been Brewing since 2009. We were excited to visit the brewery as they also house Sòlas Distillery. Sòlas is currently the only Nebraska distiller with a product on the market (Joss Vodka).
Over the [...]
Episode 158 – Movies And Double The Dead Guys
Posted By John on September 25th, 2009
We decided to complete the short pattern and try Rogue’s Double Dead Guy Ale. It is an interesting and tasty bolder version of their regular Dead Guy Ale. Our off tangent conversation of the week was our favorite movies.
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5 Great Places In Nebraska You Can Still Enjoy Oktoberfest 2009
Posted By John on September 23rd, 2009
Feel like Oktoberfest has passed you by? Wish there was a way to still celebrate the anniversary of Ludwig II’s wedding? Live in Nebraska? BrewCast.NET is here to help. In no particular order here are 5 places you can still get into the Oktoberfest spirit.
1. The Crescent Moon in Omaha
They will be holding their [...]
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Drinking in the Windy City
Posted By marissa on September 18th, 2009
by Marissa
Recently my travels brought me to Chicago, otherwise known as the windy city. Chicago is home to the Goose Island Brewery. Goose Island offers brewery tours on Sundays at 3 & 4:30 pm at their Clybourn location. I recommend calling in advance to schedule one. The tour costs $5 and [...]
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Episode 157 – Dead Guy
Posted By John on September 18th, 2009
A nostalgic beer choice for the show this week. Rogue dead guy was the first beer review we recorded. That review was so bad (our abilities, not the beer) it was never posted. We felt after three years they deserved a real review.
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Episode 156 – Anniversary With The Allendales
Posted By John on September 4th, 2009
We been rating beer for three years now. So for our third anniversary we thought it would be fun to visit the only band to ever play in the brew cave, the Allendales. If you missed their previous appearances on the show, it is worth a listen.
The Allendales are a hard band for me to [...]
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Episode 155 – The Oaked Episode
Posted By John on August 28th, 2009
We picked up Tommyknocker’s Oaked Butt Head Bock, partly because we had never seen a beer described as “oaked”. Tuned out an “oaked” beer is similar to its bourbon barrel cousin, which is not a bad thing at all.
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Tommy Knocker Brewing Co. – Oaked Butt Head Bock
Posted By John on August 28th, 2009
Beer: Oaked Butt Head Bock
Brewery: Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs, CO
ABV%: 8.10%
Reviewed: 28-Aug-2009 on Episode 155
Appearance: Brown with an off white head.
Aroma: Woody and sweet.
Taste: The oak flavor comes through as well as the malty sweetness you would expect from a bock. There are also undertones of smoke and a little light caramel.
Mouthfeel: Medium body [...]
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Joys of Technology
Posted By John on August 26th, 2009
Ok so hopefully some of you have noticed the silence on the wire here at brewcast.net. We have head a backlog of software headaches that have greatly delayed the posts in the last month.
So as an update. Shows 151-155 have been recorded and will be posted in order on their originally scheduled dates within the [...]
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Great Nebraska Beer Fest
Posted By John on August 24th, 2009
The Great Nebraska Beer Fest is coming up in a few short weeks. It promises to be one of the best Nebraska based beer events in recent history.
It is being put together by the Nebraska Craft Brewers themselves and they know how to make great beer.
Our group will be attending and we hope you will [...]
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Episode 154 – Apple Lambic, Who Knew?
Posted By John on August 21st, 2009
Our guest and possible future panelist Kendra brought us Lindemans Pomme Lambic. A sour apple drink, despite being a fruit beer, is quite good.
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Beer of the Week:
Beer: Pomme [...]
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