Fri, 12 June 2009 This week was the second of our Schell's Brewing podcasts. We
looked at another beer from the August Shell's Brewery in New Ulm,
Minnesota. Always on the quest for good beer we sampled some beer from a local brewer. Three beers all of good quality with a some lively discussion. We also started the four week Hops Challenge™. Devised by a wise beer sage in Kearney, NE, it is an experiment to see whether a love of hops can be acquired. Complete show notes 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 Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 5 June 2009 This week featured the first of three episodes reviewing the beers
of Schell's Brewing. We tried their dark, maifest, and stout with mixed
results. For music this week, we featured Marc Gunn's tribute to a great BBC sci-fi comedy
with his song The Mining Ship Red Dwarf. If you have never seen Red
Dwarf, it is available on DVD and is one of the greatest TV shows ever
made, in our humble opinion. Complete show notes 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 Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Wed, 27 May 2009 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. Complete show notes 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 Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 22 May 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. Complete show notes 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 Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 15 May 2009 This week we sampled three dark beer
from Norway. All three good solid dark beers. In the group was a double
extreme imperial wheat stout. As promised a far more inspiration song from Jonathan Coulton this week. We featured his song A Talk With George. Good stuff, puts things into perspective. Complete show notes 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 Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 8 May 2009 We thought it would be fun to go to extremes this week. Bringing
in Lucky beer from Australia and Sierra Nevada's Torpedo Double IPA.
The contrast of a light lager and a double IPA seemed like a good idea
and fun to try. for the music this week we enjoyed a little Jonathan Coulton. Always good stuff. Complete show notes. Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 1 May 2009 The Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas is celebrating its 100th
year anniversary this year. To commemorate the event they released their
aptly named 100 Commemorator brew and brought back the Kosmo's Reserve
Lager. Having had the opportunity to enjoy some of their beer in the
past we thought we should give this pair a go. If there is one song that represents our panel it is The Jedi Drinking Test by the Dust Rhinos. Mix a little Celtic style with Star Wars references and beer drinking and we're good to go. For the complete reviews from this week's episode click HERE. To contact us with thoughts, suggestions or beer recommendations you can email us at info@brewcast.net or call 402-817-0351. Thanks For Listening Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Sat, 25 April 2009 We took a trip out to Thunderhead Brewing in Kearney, Nebraska. Always a
fun to place to visit. We did some product testing on their award
winning Golden Frau at different ages and stored in difficult
conditions. A good time had by all. For the full reviews of the beers click HERE. Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 17 April 2009 Beers
of the Week: Beer: Dead Goat Porter Brewery: Goose Island Notes: Nice robust flavors of caramel, chocolate, and roasted malt. A sweet and enjoyable beer. It would go well with a steak seasoned with pepper and garlic or most deserts. If you happen to be in Chicago we definitely recommend it.
Music to Drink to: A favorite of the group and in honor of tax time we played Corporste Whore's Anthem. Great lyrics and a catchy tune. Thanks again to the Podsafe Music Network for the assist. 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 voice mail. Thanks for listening Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Tue, 14 April 2009 By: Ryan CairnsGoose Island first opened it's door in 1988 but the story behind the brewery begins with John Hall and a Delta airlines magazine. John was traveling extensivelly with his career in packaging industry and spent an extensive amount of time in Europe. During these travels he noticed that everywhere he went their was always a local beer available except for in the United States. Now back to the magazine..... In 1986 John was on a plane in the Dallas airport in which his flight was delayed because of inclement weather. While waiting he flipped through a in-flight Delta Airlines magazine where he found an article on boutique beers. This article struck up an idea of creating a brewery all of his own. After two years of planning and research quit his 20 year career with Container Corporation and he opened the original Goose Island Brewpub at 1800 Clybourn Avenue. So on Friday, May 13, 1988 the Goose Island Brewpub was opened for business. Johns son Greg started out as an assistant brewer at Goose Island in 1988 and went on to graduate from the Siebel institute in 1989 and by 1995 he took over as the Brewmaster and along with his father they made the decision to open a larger brewery and bottling plant to keep up with demand. They went on to open a second brewpub in Wrigley square. (which is an area close to Wrigley Field) They are currently shipping their beers to 15 states and the U.K. And they brew over 50 craft beers in their brew pub. <brewery web site> Category: Brew History -- posted at: 1:44 AM Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 10 April 2009 Beers
of the Week: Beer: Guinness 200 Year Anniversary Stout Brewery: Guinness Brewery at St James Gate in Dublin, Ireland Notes: A little thin and very smooth. More malt than we remember in the Draught Can and significantly more flavor than in the draught bottle we tested in the Guinness Challenge. Nice overall with tastes of chocolate and coffee.
Music to Drink to: Pulling an approriate song, we played Skankin Pickles Thick Ass Stout. Solid piece overall It was inspired by a friend of the shows and Brewmaster Richard Steuven. For great beer ratings check out his site beerme.com. Thanks to the Podsafe Music Network for providing the tunes. 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 Comments[0] | ||||||||||||||||
Fri, 3 April 2009 Beers
of the Week Beer: Hefeweizen Brewery: Oak Creek Brewing Company Notes: An overall nice American wheat. Slight hints of banana and bubblegum in the flavor. Nice refreshing beer great for summertime.
Beer: Kiltlifter Scotish Ale Brewery: Four Peaks Brewery Notes: The batch we tried on the show had DMS, vegetal, and a strong acetalaldehyde flavor. It is our hope that something went wrong with this batch. We will try it again in the future to determine if that is true.
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 |

