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Episode 066 – Anchor Bock Beer, Traquair House Ale

Dave Martorana — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:30:43 +0000

We’re fans of Anchor Brewery, and Anchor’s Liberty Ale still remains one of the highest rated on the show. However, their attempt at a bock for spring left us wondering what exactly they were thinking! However, things quickly looked up as we tried out the Traquair House Ale, which scored the highest we’ve given to date. It was that good.

Episode 035 – Snow Cap Seasonal and La Chouffe

johnnyb — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:09:06 +0000

We keep up with the season and try Pyramid Brewery’s Snow Cap Seasonal Ale, a fine winter warmer that distinguishes itself among the rest. Then we enjoy La Chouffe from Brasserie d’Achouffe in Belgium, a spectacular Belgian Strong Ale with high tones of spice and wonderful finish.

Show Notes

Snow Cap Seasonal Ale

ABV: 7%
Brewer: Pyramid Brewing Company, Seattle, Washington

Two Guys Rating:

Johnny: 80 points
Dave: 85 points

La Chouffe

ABV: 8%
Brewer: Brasserie d’Achouffe, Achouffe, Belgium

Two Guys Rating:

Johnny: 92 points
Dave: 91 points

Episode 030 – Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout, St. Feuillien Cuvee De Noel

Dave Martorana — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:02:31 +0000

We take a look at Breckenridge’s Oatmeal Stout and are slightly disappointed, but perhaps due to prior expectations. The Cuvee De Noel, from St. Feuillien, scores much better, but not perfect. Perhaps we were just crabby.

Episode 014 – Saison Beers

johnnyb — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:46:00 +0000

In this week’s episode we dive into Saison Beer. A traditional Summer beer brewed originally for farm hands during the late summer harvest.

We enjoy two Saison’s from Brasserie Dupont. Saison Dupont a fine bottle fermented Saison, and Saison Foret, a wholly organic beer from a farmhouse brewery rich in history and tradition.

Show Notes

Saison Dupont

ABV: 6.5%
Brewer: Brasserie Dupont, Tourpes, Belgium.

Additional Information:
Flagship Saison of the Dupont line. Bottle fermented and brewed during the winter months so it is well prepared for late summer.

Foret Saison

ABV: 5.0%
Brewer: Brasserie Dupont, Tourpes, Belgium.

Additional Information:
Flagship Saison of the Dupont line. Bottle fermented and brewed during the winter months so it is well prepared for late summer.

Episode 004 – Bocks for Spring

Dave Martorana — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:13:45 +0000

It’s Spring, and we’re talking Bocks – the traditional German Spring beer. We’ve got an amazing Weisenbock, a crisp double Mai Bock, and a plant-you-on-your-ass 9.6% ABV Urbock! Check it out!

P.S. – We’ve gone widescreen!

Episode 003 – Italy, China, and the Czech Republic!

Dave Martorana — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:13:29 +0000

I just got back from a trip to Italy, and Johnny suggested that we review an Italian beer. While we were picking one out, we decided to make the show’s theme an international one, and also picked up a Chinese and Czech Republic brew.

PLEASE NOTE: We are aware of the glaringly bad sound problems – we’ll have them fixed by the next episode! A proper unidirectional microphone will be on order shortly. This episode is cut down, mostly to cut out on excessive noise. We will do better!

Hope you enjoy the episode!