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 [...]
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Episode 190 – The Other Golden City, CO Brewery
Posted By John on July 11th, 2010
Sometimes you can’t compete on size or price. Sometimes you have to compete on quality. Golden City Brewery shares its home town with a little brewer know as Coors. They can’t take them on capacity or price and probably don’t want to, but in quality they have found their battlefield.
We tried their Mad Molly Brown Ale and Lookout Stout. The Lookout Stout was good and in general what you would expect. The Mad Molly Brown was an amazing brew. Far more complex than we generally expected from a brown. Sweet caramel and coffee flavors mingled with roasted almost nutty flavors. One of the best brown ales that we’ve ever had.
To hear the complete review on this weeks podcast click HERE. To episode right click the link and click save as.
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.
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Epsiode 189 – Colorado Local Lager
Posted By John on July 11th, 2010
One of our panelists found this beer while touring the Coors Brewery in Golden Colorado. As the name suggests Colorado Local Lager is intended for local Colorado market. On an interesting note the Coors name appears nowhere on the bottle.
The beer itself is a nice amber color. Some malty sweetness with a undertone of a light hop flavor. Compared to the silver bullet this beer has quite a bit of flavor. Compared to most craft beers it is a bit mild.
To hear the complete review on this weeks podcast click HERE. To episode right click the link and click save as.
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.
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Episode 188 – Continuum Ale From Phantom Canyon
Posted By John on June 11th, 2010
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company’s Continuum Ale offers a refreshing Summer treat. Nice thirst quenching with more subtleties and flavor than quite a few Summer offerings.
As a bonus 25% of the proceeds go to repair a local fountain in Colorado Springs, CO.
Always nice when good beer helps a good cause.
To listen to the full review and this week’s random beer discussion click here. Right click the link to download.
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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.
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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 |
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Beer News For Episode 139
Posted By Brian Johnson on May 9th, 2009
Wisconsin Looking at Raising Beer Tax
There is a bill on the table in Wisconsin that would raise the beer tax from $2 an barrel to $10 a barrel. it would mean about 2 1/2 cents per bottle. Wisconsin has the 3rd lowest beer tax in the country. 1969 was the last time the taxed was raised.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/43995077.html
Avery to Release 16th Anniversary Beer
Avery is going to release a 16th anniversary beer. The beer is named Sixteen Saison. It comes in at 7.9% abv. They will be sold in 22 ounce bombers and released in 32 states.
http://beeradvocate.com/news/2014250
Boulder Beer to Release 30th Anniversary Beer
Boulder Beer is releasing a 30th anniversary an India Brown Ale named Flashback Anniversary Ale. It will be sold in 6 packs and draft through September. And can be found any where you can buy Boulder Beer.
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