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 includes several samples and a pint glass to take home.  The brewer gives a tour of the facility and explains in detail the process that goes into brewing.  The tasting takes place in the older portion of the building where the Siebel Institute used to reside.  The walls are lined with bookcases filled with book on brewing.  The tour and tasting last 90 minutes and is very informative.

Also on my trip I stopped at the Rock Bottom Brewery.  I was able to get a short tour into the fermentation room.  While not as impressive as the Goose Island tour, I did enjoy a glass of their Terminal Dry Stout.

Surprisingly a few of Chicago bars have their own beer on tap.  I stopped at the original Billy Goat's Tavern under Michigan Ave.  They had a Billy Goat Light & Dark on tap.  I enjoyed the Dark immensely.  I found out from the bartender that it is brewed by Berghoff out of Wisconsin.  Another bar that had it's own beer was Timothy O'Toole's.  The bartender allowed me to sample it and I wasn't impressed at all.  Chicago is also one of the test markets for the new Bud Select 55.  I would say it is smoother than Bud Light but it doesn't have much of a taste.

Chicago is a wonderful place to visit and there is so much to see and do.  I would highly recommend visiting the Goose Island Brewery if you get a chance.

 

 

 

by: Marissa

Yes, that's right, Free Beer at Seaworld.  Seaworld is owned by Anheuser-Busch and what better way to promote their beer than to give it out for free.  Of course this isn't advertised and you have to be smart enough to read the map Seaworld gives you to figure out that it is free.  Make your way over to the Brewmaster's area located by the Clydesdale horses.  You are allowed two free beers a day.  Also sign up for the Brewmaster's beer tour.  You get to sample 4 different styles of their beer and it is paired with chocolate & cheese.  On a side note, during Prohibition Anheuser-Busch produced Bevo, which is a non-alcoholic drink.

Posted by Brian Johnson

Here is some beer related stuff I have found while searching the web for news.

A new style of beer bottle from Germany

http://www.foodmag.com.au/Article/Brau-Beviale-ll-be-baffled-by-beer-bottles/429934.aspx

A beer style wheel

http://www.kegworks.com/blog/2008/10/27/beer-know-it-all/

A lego beer pouring robot controlled with an iPhone

http://hop-talk.com/2008/10/29/lego-beer-pouring-robot-controlled-by-iphone/

By: Ryan Cairns

This is a new idea that we have bounced around and I am
hoping that it becomes a permanent fixture on our site. 
So this is a Trial Run of what I hope will become a weekly
or bi-weekly calander of beer events going on locally and
possibly even nationally.

I advise you to click on the links to get further information.

Nebraska Brewing Co. -
Just released their Chardonnay Blonde Reserve
(A Portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity)

Emperyum Brewery - Beer Quest Sunday Nov. 16th

Beertopia- Mon. Nov. 17th Celebrating Their 2year Anniversary
Tickets for their Holiday Beer fest Dec. 6th are on sale now.

Lucky Bucket- Expects to release their first beer sometime
around Dec. 20th at Whole Foods.

Morans Liqour- This is some old news but they recently
installed a new cooler and have more cold pick and mix
6-packs than ever before!!

Lincoln Lagers- Their next Meeting is Thur. Dec. 4th @ El Presidente's Clubhouse - Check their site for the latest info this isn't set in stone yet!!

If you have any beer related events or news that you would
like to have posted e-mail them to ryan@brewcast.net

By: Ryan Cairns

Traveling to Munich for the Oktoberfest should be
planned out several months in advance to gurantee
cheaper rates on airline tickets as well as reserving
motel rooms, and tickets to enter the tents at the
festival. 

>The picture is of the Hofbräu-Festzelt Tent<

Travel Info for 2009:

1) Airline Ticket price for one seat $1000.00-1200.00

2) Motel Room Rate: $90.00-$200.00 per night depending
   on quality of motel.

**Not much information was available yet for next years
event yet so prices may vary** <price line>

Public Trasportation in Munich:

Munich claims to have one of the best and
easiest to use transportation systems in the
world.  The best deal for a visitor is to
purchase a day card.  First validate it (Entwerten)
in one of the machines in the stations before
boarding.  Now just keep the ticket on you and
you are free to ride the public transportation
system for the rest of the day.  The system includes
Buses, Trams, Subways, and Trains.

It is also very convenient to travel many places on
foot and also to ride a bike (the sidewalks have lines
on them for bike travel).  The city of Munich also has
a very modern infostructure when it comes to roadways,
which makes car travel another option.  <more info>

Festival Etiquette:

1) All beers are draft and served in 1 litre Steins                                 
   costing approximately $11.00

2) Don't call them Steins!!  Proper terminology
   is a Krug

3) To get a Krug of Beer you will probably be
   asked to pay a deposit. (Discourages the theft of
   Stein)

4) Don't ask for a litre- ask for a Mass
   (German for Measure)

5) Be careful most beers are about 6% ABV

6) As a rule everyone at the table drinks together
   & the glasses are "Clinked" together before
   Drinking. Not making eye contact during this
   exchange is considered rude.

7) When drinking Wheat Beers and "Clinking" the
   glass make sure to toast wit the bottom of the
   glass which is thicker or you may end up with a
   broken glass!!

I highly advise doing additional research to make your trip an experience that you will never forget!!

By: Ryan Cairns

The Blue Dawg Brewery is located in Baldwinsville, NY and
is owned by Anheuser-Busch. <more info>

The featured beer Wild Blue is brewed with a blend of German
hops from the Hallertau region in Bavaria and classic Aroma
hops from the Williamette Valley in the Pacific Northwest.
A combination of two and six row barely malt was also chosen
for this recipe. It has a burgundy color and a ripe blueberry
aroma.

They strongly advise drinking the beer out of a glass for full
enjoyment and also so that you can see it's redish purple color
and pink head of foam, they advise drinking it out of a large mouthed glass so you can smell the full effects of the blueberry aroma.

At this time Wild Blue beer is very popular in Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, and Missouri. In 2006 craft beer enthusiasts awarded
Wild Blue with a gold medal in the fruit category at the North
American Brewers Association Beer Awards.  This organization
recognizes top beers by style.

They recommend pairing Wild Blue with meat dishes such as pork
rib roast, or pork tenderloin.  It also makes a great dressing
as can be seen in the following recipe:

Wild Blue Vinaigrette Dressing

Blend 6-8 fresh hulled strawberries, 1/2 cup fresh raspberries, 1/2 cup
fresh blueberries and 2 tablespoons white vinegar in a blender until
smooth.  Add 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup
granulated sugar and 1/4 cup Wild Blue; blend briefly until combined.
Season with salt and pepper.  Cover and chill.

This beer is 8 percent by volume and is supposed to be available
on a national basis real soon.

By: Ryan Cairns

After missing last week due to illness I have
decided to write a short article about some things I
have been thinking about for about a week and a half. Now
that my mind is clear again I wanted to take a brief
moment to inform all of our listners and readers (for those
of you that are technology challenged and read only.....
Hi mom!!) about one of the biggest kept secrets in Nebraska.......
The Nebraska Brewing Company.  Episode 80 we were graced with
the presence of owner Paul Kavulak and Head Brewmaster Dean
Dobmeier who talked very highly of this rather new establishment.

Last week several of us from the BrewCast panel ventured to
Papillion Ne, the home of The Nebraska Brewing company to
enjoy a wonderful meal and some great beer!!  On this adventure
we discovered that this wonderful establishment was everything
it was talked up to be and then some!! We are so impressed that
we have committed to taking a monthly pilgramage to The Nebraska
Brewing Company to record an Episode of BrewCast while trying out
their soon to be famous 8th tap (Beer in Development Stages).

Come meet the BrewCast Panel Wed. April 16th, 2008 @ The NebraskaBrewing Company!!

I will let it be known right now that I have a lot of respect for
any family/personally owned business in which the owner is very
active in the day to day operations of the business.  Paul may be
the owner but Dean and Tyson are just as passionate about the
business as he is, and because of this tremendous drive behind
the scenes I think this small establishment has a big future to
look forward to!!  I know that we look forward to coming back in
the near future.

I want to thank Paul, Dean, Tyson and their spouses for showing
us some really great hospitality while we visited their establishment.

 

 

Posted by Brian Johnson

Ryan and Marissa took part in the second intermission contest Friday night at the Lincoln Stars game. The Stars beat the Chicago Steel 5 - 2. 

Posted by Marissa

If you hadn't noticed we are big fans of Jonathan Coulton.  He provides us with free music for our podcast.  Please go to the link below and help bring him to Lincoln.  If enough people request him it might actually happen.

http://eventful.com/demand/D0-001-000059719-8

 

by Marissa

Unfortunately Nebraskans give Iowa a bad rap.  We make fun of Council Bluffs by referring to it as Council Tucky.  But I found some ways that Iowa is better. Their Hyvee has a much better beer selection.  I was able to find Kostrizer Black Lager which is a German beer that I haven't been able to find in Nebraska.  Stay tuned in the future to find out what the panel has to say about it.

In Iowa the bars stay open until 2 am, so if you live in Omaha you can cross over the river and drink one hour later.  For those that like to gamble it is legal in Iowa.  Not far from the casinos is a Quaker Steak & Lube.  It is a filling station themed bar.  It is very neat on the inside with motorcycles suspended from the ceiling and old fashioned cars on lifts.  Instead of serving beer in a pitcher, it comes in a cylinder with it's own tap called a lube tube.  They are known for their hot wings.  I recommend getting the onion rings which are served on an antenna.

 

By: Ryan Cairns

I have been attending racing events for over 10 years now, and
I am currently at The Chili Bowl Nationals which has turned into
a week long Midget racing event with drivers from many different
racing series. >click here for info on chili bowl>

The following are a few of the over 288 drivers entered into this
event and what series that they hail from:

Tony Stewart- Nascar
Kasey Kahne- Nascar
Cruz Pendregon- NHRA Funny Car
Gary Selzi - NHRA Funny Car
Jerry Coons Jr.-USAC Midgets
Danny Lasoski - World Of Outlaws Sprints
Jason Leffler - Nascar Busch Series
Johnny Rodriguez - USAC Western States Midget
(To see what midget racing is check out this link)

Anyway now that you know where I am at.......  I will go on with the
story!!  In all of the years that I have been traveling down the
road I have never seen a Micro Brewery / Premium Beer sold at a
racetrack.  Mind you that the events I attend are all grass roots
dirt track events where the number of fans in the stands are minimal
in comparison to Nascar, IRL, or NHRA Race events.

I posted this article  and photograph so that you could see how much
the Micro-Brewing industry has infiltrated the Grass roots of the
racing world. Since most racers and fans tend to drink Cookie Cutter
Beers I was suprised/impressed to find this Boulevard Brewing Co. Stand Selling Beer to the fans.

So who knows maybe Microbrewery Beer will be coming soon to a racetrack near you!!

Posted by: Marissa

Barley makes a trip to Vegas.  This is the happening place for New Year's Eve weekend.  There were a few celebrity sightings.  The Cathouse, a new nightclub in the Luxor had it's grand opening.  Some celebrities that were spotted on the red carpet were Adrian Brody, Kelly Osborne, Carrot Top & Penn (of Penn & Teller.)  Many others were spotted but aren't famous enough for the crowd to know who they were.

The average cost of a beer in Vegas is $6.  Most casinos have little convenience stores inside where you can purchase a tall boy can for $4.50.  Alcohol can be consumed outside and is sold 24 hours a day.  Most nightclubs are open until 4 or 5 am on the weekend and there are afterhours clubs that are open until noon.

If you are looking to drink for cheap Thursday nights the Rockhouse bar in front of Imperial Palace has free drinks for the ladies from 10 pm until 12:30 am.  Also when gambling if you stay in one area long enough a waitress will come and you can drink for free.  I didn't have the patience to wait for the waitress to come back.  On Fremont Street which is located off the strip in downtown Las Vegas beers can be purchased for a dollar and you can drink 99 cent margaritas by the yard.

There is a local Las Vegas brewery that brews Syn City beer.  It is sold on tap but not available in cans or bottles.  Too bad I would have liked to brought some home.

A creative drink that I did try since I like fruity beer is Blue Spice.  It is Blue Moon beer mixed with Blue Curacao and Triple Sec served on ice.  I didn't really care for it.  Beer and alcohol don't taste too well mixed.

Posted by John Schuff:

Unfortunately due to data corruption issues no episode this week. We look forward to being back next week.

For those of you who were interested we tried Jack's Pumpkin Ale from Anheuser Busch. It received a 0% approval rating from our panel and will not be had again.

posted by John Schuff:

There is no podcast for this week. We recorded on Thursday as normal. Unfortunately we had some serious technical issues that were not completely apparent until after the recording was complete. Around 10-15 seconds of every minute was missing.

We spent the weekend going back over the system and we are 99.9% sure we have worked out the kinks that caused our audio loss.

Thank you for your patience and we hope you'll join us for Episode 60 which is our second annual Scary Beer Night. We have special guests and the crappiest beer our panel can find. It should be fun. If you want a good idea of what is in store listen to our first Scary Beer Night Episode 10.

You still have until Wednesday to recommend a scary beer, just email us at brewcast@gmail.com

We'll see you then.

The No Coast Derby Girls return home for their next bout. Check them out October 5th at Pershing Center. Doors open at 6:30 and the event starts at 7:30.

Speaking from personal experience it is a great time. If you have never been to a roller derby you owe it to yourself to go. The only other advice I can give you is get the floor seats you get a front row seat to the action and its definitely worth the extra couple bucks. Now go to Pershing or ticket master and get your tickets before the good seats are gone.

To hear a visit from Lt. Slam Her and Hill-O-Highwater from the Mary Kay Mafia, part of the No Coast Derby Girls check out Episode 38.

Posted by Marissa:

G'day

The anonymous monkey made his way to Australia for some drinking research.  Lots of fun times were had by all.  The drinking age in Australia is 18.  Alcohol is sold 24 hours.  You would purchase it at a bottle shop.  Many restaurants allow you to BYO (bring your own.)  There is no tolerance for drunken driving with the BAC of .05. 

Beers are put into three categories, Light which doesn't mean low in calories but rather low in alcohol with it being 2.7%-3.5%, Mid which is what most of US beers are and Premium which would be above 7%. 

The average beer is $6 Australian.  With a conversion of about .85 American.  You do the math.  A little pricey for me.  Interesting fact:  If you can believe it or not Foster's is not popular there but only b/c it is made mostly for exporting.  Rumor has it is marketed under a different name in Australia. 

I was able to try Absinth (ever heard of the green fairy?).  Even though it is illegal here in the US I don't see why. It is said that if you put sugar in it and light it on fire it causes hallucinations.  No hallucinations for me and the crew.  One guy drank almost a bottle by himself.  It tastes a lot like Jagermeister. 

I was able to catch a beer festival in Sydney where I was able to sample ten beers from different countries.  Stay tuned in the future for my report. 

As they say in Australia

No worries

posted by John Schuff

We have been updating the page over the last 2 weeks. We apologize for the lack of posting and should return to normal by the end of next week. Thank you for your patience.

We always enjoy hearing from our listeners and people who love beer. Feel free to contact us at:

Phone: 402-817-0351
Email: brewcast@gmail.com

If you would like to mail us something, for example free beer, contact us via email for the address.

By: Ryan Cairns

I would like to encourage all of you to participate in the name the monkey contest.  Me and the Monkey took a road trip to Kansas last weekend and searched a couple of my Hometown Liqour stores for unique beer and was able to come up with an Assorted Box of Asian Beers including Harbin, Tiger, and Kirin Ichibin.  I purchased these Beers at the Corner Liqour store in Concordia, KS and if you are ever in town I highly advise stopping in and making a purchase!!  I also made a stop at the Liqour Outlet looking for Bridgeport IPA because it isn't distributed in NE.  Their Staff treated me really great and are willing to order in a case for me so that I can bring it back for the show.  Oh by the way I am sorry about the picture for all of you Nebraska readers but I will always root for my home state Team..... Go K-STATE................ And no I don't know what happpened to Toto!!

Well until the next trip..................  In two weeks perhaps................  Somewhere in Wisconsin!!!

I'm Out!

Posted by Brian Johnson

 
Adam takes a second to pose with the T-shirt he won in the Dub the Drunk contest. He had two very good entries Captain Beer Bong Silver and the Panty Hamster Stallion. We would like to thank everyone who summited an entry.

We have the winners of our dub the drunk contest.

Congratulations to Ms. Cairns with her entry of

"Tigger's Beer Bitch" (Tigger is Ryan's beer drinking dog)

Adam from Lincoln will also be getting a t-shirt as Jeff failed to understand the concept of draw one name.

Thanks to everyone for playing. We are running another contest to Name our monkey mascot. we will draw for the winner of that in the first week of June. To enter email us at brewcast@gmail.com or call us at 206-338-2183. Good luck.

Posted by Brian Johnson 

May 14-20 is craft beer week so pay your local brewery a visit. If you live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area Empyrean Brewing is having their monthly brewery tour on Monday. I know it is a week early. Look for us we will be wearing Brewcast T-shirts on and maybe you can win one for yourself. Ryan will have the first ever Brewcast olympics while waiting in line. To read more click here.

Here are the ratings for the beers we try on the show. The rating is based on how many people thought the beer was good, divided by how many were on the panel.

You can also view the ratings by Episode

Brewery	The Brew	Rating	Episode
Anheuser-Busch	Harbin Premium Lager	67%	38
	Kirin Ichiban Premium Lager	43%	41
	Michelob	86%	32
	Michelob Honey Lager	50%	54
	Redbridge	0%	21
	Wild Blue Blue Berry Lager	25%	82
	Wild Hop Organic Lager	100%	27
	Winter Bourbon Cask Ale	14%	17
Big Stick Brewing Co.	Texas Sux	11%	69
Black Sheep Brewing	Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale	100%	7
Boulder Beer	Mojo IPA	91%	76
	Mojo Risin' IPA	91%	76
	Planet Porter	100%	20
	Singletrack Copper Ale	50%	53
	Sundance Amber Ale	93%	36
Boulevard Brewing	Dry Stout	92%	79
	Irish Ale	92%	79
	Luna Ale	88%	33
Breckenridge Brewery	Avalanche Amber Style Ale	87%	23
	Oatmeal Stout	83%	81
Bridgeport Brewing Co.	IPA	100%	51
Capital Brewery	Island Wheat	100%	42
Coopers	Best Extra Stout	100%	15
	Original Pale Ale	100%	44
Coors Brewing	Blue Moon Full Winter Moon	50%	70
Dos Equis	Lager	67%	35
Empyrean Ales	Burning Skye Scottish Ale	100%	40
	ESB	100%	61
	Oktoberfest	100%	66
	Third Stone Brown Ale	100%	28
Flying Dog Brewery	Golden Ale	100%	2
Flying Monkey	Four Finger Stout	92%	72
Fort Collins Brewery	Chocolate Stout	100%	68
Franzikaner	Hefe Weisse	92%	26
Goose Island Brewing	Bourbon Cask Imperial Stout		80
	Kilgubbin Red Ale	100%	29
	Nut Brown Ale	68%	65
Grolsch	Amber Ale	75%	13
	Premium Lager	58%	52
Guinness	Smithwick's Irish Ale	100%	24
High Falls Brewing	Michael O'Shea's Irish Amber Lager	100%	6
Josef Bierbitzch's	Pilsner	8%	3
Kostritzer	Schwarbier	92%	73
Left Hand Brewing	Oktoberfest	58%	58
	Polestar Pilsner	58%	47
Leinenkugel	Big Butt Doppelbock.	100%	31
MacTarnahan's Brewing	Mac's Blackwatch Cream Porter	100%	16
Malt Shovel Brewery	James Squire Amber Ale	100%	43
Mendocino Brewing	Black Hawk Stout	100%	12
Millstream Brewing Co.	Windmill Wheat	92%	50
Nebraska Brewing Co.	Brunette Nut Brown	100%	80
	Cardinal Pale Ale	100%	80
	Eos Wheat	100%	80
	Infinite Wit	100%	80
	India Pale Ale	100%	80
New Belgium	Skinny Dip Summer Seasonal	68%	48
	Two Below Winter Seasonal	60%	11
North Coast Brewing Co.	Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout	92%	77
O'Dell Brewing	Easy Street Wheat	90%	9
	Imperial Stout	100%	22
Pabst	Heileman's Old Style	91%	74
Paulaner	Hefe Weizen	86%	30
	Oktoberfest Marzen	100%	55
Pete's Place	Basement Brew Pale Ale	57%	75
Platte Valley Brewpub	SOB	0%	62
	Stout	77%	62
Red Hook Brewing	Late Autumn Harvest Ale	30%	8
Sam Adams	Cherry Wheat	17%	49
	Oktoberfest	92%	59
	White Ale	86%	34
Samuel Smith's	Celebrated Oatmeal Stout	100%	1
Sante Fe Brewing Co.	State Pen Porter	100%	78
Sierra Nevada	Celebration Ale	40%	14
Spanish Peaks Brewing	Black Dog Ale	67%	25
Spaten	Oktoberfest	100%	5
Spilker Brewery	Foggen Lager	100%	46
Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner 98	93%	45
	Bohemian Black Lager	100%	64
Steinlager	Lager	50%	37
Summit Brewing	Great Northern Porter	43%	18
	Oktoberfest Marzen	50%	56
Theakston Ales	Old Peculiar	68%	63
Thunderhead Brewing	Ceremony Tatanka IPA	100%	83
	Cornstalker Espresso Stout	100%	83
	Golden Frau Honey Wheat	100%	83
	Hefe Weizen	100%	83
	Porter	100%	83
Tommyknocker	Ornery Amber Lager	66%	71
Warsteiner	Dunkel	100%	4
	Oktoberfest	92%	57
Wye Valley Brewery	Dorothy Goodbody's Stout	86%	19
Tiger	Lager	0%	39

Here are the ratings for the beers we try on the show. The rating is based on how many people thought the beer was good, divided by how many were on the panel.

You can also view the ratings Brewery.

Brewery	The Brew	Rating	Episode
Samuel Smith's	Celebrated Oatmeal Stout	100%	1
Flying Dog Brewery	Golden Ale	100%	2
Josef Bierbitzch's	Pilsner	8%	3
Warsteiner	Dunkel	100%	4
Spaten	Oktoberfest	100%	5
High Falls Brewing	Michael O'Shea's Irish Amber Lager	100%	6
Black Sheep Brewing	Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale	100%	7
Red Hook Brewing	Late Autumn Harvest Ale	30%	8
O'Dell Brewing	Easy Street Wheat	90%	9
New Belgium	Two Below Winter Seasonal	60%	11
Mendocino Brewing	Black Hawk Stout	100%	12
Grolsch	Amber Ale	75%	13
Sierra Nevada	Celebration Ale	40%	14
Coopers	Best Extra Stout	100%	15
MacTarnahan's Brewing	Mac's Blackwatch Cream Porter	100%	16
Anheuser-Busch	Winter Bourbon Cask Ale	14%	17
Summit Brewing	Great Northern Porter	43%	18
Wye Valley Brewery	Dorothy Goodbody's Stout	86%	19
Boulder Beer	Planet Porter	100%	20
Anheuser-Busch	Redbridge	0%	21
O'Dell Brewing	Imperial Stout	100%	22
Breckenridge Brewery	Avalanche Amber Style Ale	87%	23
Guinness	Smithwick's Irish Ale	100%	24
Spanish Peaks Brewing	Black Dog Ale	67%	25
Franzikaner	Hefe Weisse	92%	26
Anheuser-Busch	Wild Hop Organic Lager	100%	27
Empyrean Ales	Third Stone Brown	100%	28
Goose Island Brewing	Kilgubbin Red Ale	100%	29
Paulaner	Hefe Weizen	86%	30
Leinenkugel	Big Butt Doppelbock.	100%	31
Anheuser-Busch	Michelob	86%	32
Boulevard Brewing	Luna Ale	88%	33
Sam Adams	White Ale	86%	34
Dos Equis	Lager	67%	35
Boulder Beer	Sundance Amber Ale	93%	36
Steinlager	Lager	50%	37
Anheuser-Busch	Harbin Premium Lager	67%	38
Tiger	Lager	0%	39
Empyrean Ales	Burning Skye Scottish Ale	100%	40
Anheuser-Busch	Kirin Ichiban Premium Lager	43%	41
Capital Brewery	Island Wheat	100%	42
Malt Shovel Brewery	James Squire Amber Ale	100%	43
Coopers	Original Pale Ale	100%	44
Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner 98	93%	45
Spilker Brewery	Foggen Lager	100%	46
Left Hand Brewing	Polestar Pilsner	58%	47
New Belgium	Skinny Dip Summer Seasonal	68%	48
Sam Adams	Cherry Wheat	17%	49
Millstream Brewing Co.	Windmill Wheat	92%	50
Bridgeport Brewing Co.	IPA	100%	51
Grolsch	Premium Lager	58%	52
Boulder Beer	Single Track Copper Ale	50%	53
Anheuser-Busch	Michelob Honey Lager	50%	54
Paulaner	Oktoberfest Marzen	100%	55
Summit Brewing	Oktoberfest Marzen	50%	56
Warsteiner	Oktoberfest	92%	57
Left Hand Brewing	Oktoberfest	58%	58
Sam Adams	Oktoberfest	92%	59
Empyrean Ales	ESB	100%	61
Platte Valley Brewpub	SOP	0%	62
Platte Valley Brewpub	Stout	77%	62
Theakston Ales	Old Peculiar	68%	63
Spoetzl Brewery	Bohemian Black Lager	100%	64
Goose Island Brewing	Nut Brown Ale	68%	65
Empyrean Ales	Oktoberfest	100%	66
Fort Collins Brewery	Chocolate Stout	100%	68
Big Stick Brewing Co.	Texas Sux	11%	69
Coors Brewing	Blue Moon Full Winter Moon	50%	70
Tommyknocker	Ornery Amber Lager	66%	71
Flying Monkey	Four Finger Stout	92%	72
Kostritzer	Schwarbier	92%	73
Pabst	Heileman's Old Style	91%	74
Pete's Place	Basement Brew Pale Ale	57%	75
Boulder Beer	Mojo IPA	91%	76
Boulder Beer	Mojo Risin' IPA	91%	76
North Coast Brewing Co.	Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout	92%	77
Sante Fe Brewing Co.	State Pen Porter	100%	78
Boulevard Brewing	Dry Stout	92%	79
Boulevard Brewing	Irish Ale	92%	79
Nebraska Brewing Co.	Infinite Wit	100%	80
Nebraska Brewing Co.	Eos Wheat	100%	80
Nebraska Brewing Co.	Brunette Nut Brown	100%	80
Nebraska Brewing Co.	Cardinal Pale Ale	100%	80
Nebraska Brewing Co.	India Pale Ale	100%	80
Goose Island Brewing	Bourbon Cask Imperial Stout	100%	80
Breckenridge Brewery	Oatmeal Stout	83%	81
Anheuser-Busch	Wild Blue Blue Berry Lager	25%	82
Thunderhead Brewing	Golden Frau Honey Wheat	100%	83
Thunderhead Brewing	Hefe Weizen	100%	83
Thunderhead Brewing	Porter	100%	83
Thunderhead Brewing	Cornstalker Espresso Stout	100%	83
Thunderhead Brewing	Ceremony Tatanka IPA	100%	83

Posted by Marissa Young

 

While in Lubbock Texas for a few days I learned a few interesting things about beer.

1.  Some of their bottles and cans have lone star state marketing.

2.  You are able to drink at their lakes as long as it comes in a can.

3.  Lubbock does not sell off-sale inside city limits.  You go outside of town to the strip where there are drive-thru liquor stores.  Very handy.  You tell them what you want and they load you up.

4.  The bars are open until 2 AM.

5.  Miller Chill (the new lime and salt included in the bottle) tastes a lot like Zima.

 

What is the show about?
Why did you choose beer as the topic?
Are you professional beer judges?
How do you get your ratings?
Is the podcast an excuse to try new beers?
Are you all raving alcoholics?
How do you select the week's beer?
Can I recommend a beer for you to try on the podcast?
When does the podcast come out?
How can I subscribe to the podcast?
What do you use to record the podcast?
Has anybody ever asked any of these questions?
May I ask a question?

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What is the show about?
Beer and random silliness.

Why did you choose beer as the topic?
It seemed like a good idea at the time. It was also something everyone in the original panel enjoyed discussing.

Are you professional beer judges?
No, but we do know what we do and do not like. The ratings on our show are just our opinions on whether we think it is a good beer or not. If you would like more detailed ratings we would suggest Beer Advocate and ratebeer.com, both are great sites with detailed ratings.

How do you get your ratings?
We use a simple system. Everyone on the show give the beer a thumbs up, thumbs sideways, or a thumbs down. Thumbs up is 1 point. Thumbs sideways is 1/2 point. Thumbs down is 0 points. We take the points divided by the number of people on the show to get the rating. Example:  If there are 5 panelists and the beer gets 4 points. We divide 4 by 5 and get an 80% approval rating.

Is the podcast an excuse to try new beers?
Yes

Are you all raging alcoholics?
No, we enjoy our beer. If you are drunk you stop tasting it. That defeats the purpose for us, well for most of us anyway.

How do you select the week's beer?
We either rely on listener recommendations or we use a advaced method. We like to call it "What looks interesting on the shelf".

Can I recommend a beer for you to try on the podcast?
Yes, if you have a beer to recommend email us at brewcast@gmail.com or call our voice mail line at 206-666-6318. We do our best to try recommended beers, but we are usually limited to beers available in Nebraska.

When does the podcast come out?
The show will usually post every Friday at 5pm central time.

How can I subscribe to the podcast?
If you are using iTunes click here. If you are using any other podcast or RSS reader click here for our feed. If you are having trouble email us at brewcast@gmail.com and we'll see if we can help.

What do you use to record the podcast?
For hardware we use a dell laptop, a Behringer UB802 mixer, a MXL 990 mic and a Griffin iMic. On the software side we use CastBlaster. Our hosting is on libsyn. If you decide to do a podcast I recommend them.

Has anybody ever asked any of these questions?
Some yes and some no, it just seemed better to cover our bases.

May I ask a question?
Sure, send them to brewcast@gmail.com or call it in to our voice mail line at 206-666-6318.

Here is the dedicated cast of BrewCast.NET.

	Name: John Favorite Type of Beer: Stout First Episode: #1 BrewCast.Net was John's delusional idea. He decided he wanted to do a podcast about beer, because it would be a good excuse to try new beers. Click here to email John.
	Name: Brian Favorite Type of Beer: Stout First Episode: #1 Brian heard there was beer and decided he was in. Since then has taken over the news segment of the podcast and is a regular in the beer theater section. Click here to email Brian.
	Name: Jeff Favorite Type of Beer: ESB First Episode: #1 Jeff loves beer. I mean he really LOVES beer. If man beer marriage was legal, he would consider it. He uses his extensive experience in beer drinking to guide his comments on the weeks beer. Jeff is also the hops lover of the group. Click here to email Jeff.
	Name: Anne Favorite Type of Beer: Scottish Ale First Episode: #1 Anne is married to John, so in the beginning she got roped into doing the show, because he wanted more people on it. Since then she has become a regular in part because it is recored at their house and she does enjoy trying new beers. Click here to email Anne.
	Name: Ryan Favorite Type of Beer:  First Episode: #2 Ryan came in after the first episode at the request of Brian. He has since started a beer history section and spearheaded BrewCast.Net's marketing where ever he goes. If a man with a goatee hands you a BrewCast.Net business card it is probably Ryan. Click here to email Ryan.
	Name: Gale Favorite Type of Beer: Marzen First Episode: #12 Gale originally joined our panel as a temporary fill in for Neildo. Was this all an elaborate plan to replace Neildo? We didn't ask. Gale is also the one maintaining our MySpace page. Click here to email Gale.
	Name: Marissa Favorite Type of Beer: Stout First Episode: #24 Marissa first appeared as a guest on episode 24. She decided she liked it and became a regular on our panel. Her love of stouts and a willingness to try new beers let her fit right in with our panel.  Click here to email Marissa.
	Name: Neil or Neildo Favorite Type of Beer: Unknown, he disappeared First Episode: #1 Neil was one of our original cast members. He has since been kidnapped by unknown forces. Help us find him. He likes long walks in the rain and responds his self given nickname Neildo. If you see Neildo contact us at brewcast@gmail.com.

Here are some beer related links we think are pretty neat. If you don't see a great beer blog here email it to us at brewcast@gmail.com and we'll do our best to enter it.


Appelation Beer
A beer blog by one of the great beer writers, Stan Hieronymus. He provides great info on beer and is a true beer master. He also runs another blog that corespond with his book Brew Like A Monk.

Beer Advocate
Beer Advocate is the mother of all beer rating sites. If you want to know what other people thought about a beer, chances are it has been rated on Beer Advocate. They are now also publishing a monthly beer magazine.

Beerme.com
Beerme.com features thousands of beer reviews. Run by Richard brewmaster of  Gottberg Brewpub in Columbus, NE and National Beer Judge. This page is a great resource check it out.

The Brew Site
A fun beer blog with reviews and other beer related stuff.

The Brookston Beer Bulletin
This is a great resource for all things beer. Jay Brooks has been writing about beer since 1992 and has a massive amount of information on his site. He also consitently keeps up the current beer news on his website. Go there now.

A Good Beer Blog
Alan and crew ensure the blog live up to its name. A fun place to read about beer adventures and enjoyment of a finely crafted brew.

Lyke to Drink
Rick Lyke's blog covers the world of alcohol in general. That said beer is a regular topic on his well written blog and it's worth checking out.

Real Beer
A site dedicated to all things beer.

A Roughneck's Take On Beer
This blog shoots from the hip, we like that. Wörtwurst gives enjoyable reviews on beer and doesn't sugar coat them or bow to beer snobbery.

Posted By John Schuff

We're doing some major refitting in the next couple days so I apologize for any missing links or other nonsense. We will be fully functional shortly.

Thank you and stay tuned.

Posted By: Ryan Cairns

This goes out to the wonderful band members from Poormans Oprah that I had the opportunity to meet this weekend after we saw the Lincoln Stars win 2-1 against Sioux Falls. (By the way if you weren't their it was a great game!!)

Back to the Band.......  They are featured on our very first podcast so it was an honor to be able to meet them in person and watch them jam.  (By the way once again if you weren't their it was a great time!!)

I was able to meet their Band-Aids who were very convincing in selling CD's.  Or maybe I was easily influenced by my high alcohol intake!!

Susie- I look forward to arguing with you in the future and I hope that I didn't use too much improper Dic-tion writing this.  (She is a English Major)

Sam- I look forward to when you catch up with Neil and make him eat that CD!!

By the way the CD is awesome and I encourage all of you to check them out!!

Posted by Gale:

This is a fun 5 minute quiz to see what your beer knowledge is.  When I took it I scored an 8 of 10.  Lets see how you do!

1. Beer tasting is best done from which of the following?                     A. Glass
B. Bottle                                                                                          C. Platic cup
D. Beer Bong

2. When tasting beer, it is important not to swallow the beer?   
A. True, you must spit out the sample
B. False, you must swallow the beer

3. Where does the name "Lager" come from?         
A. From the Czech city of Lager.
B. From the inventor of the bottom-fermenting process, Josef Lager
C. From the German word "Lager" for "storage"

4. For the purpose of tasting a beer, it is best served?
A. Ice cold
B. 32 Degrees
C. Depends on the type of beer
                                                                                                       5. Belgian lace is?
A. A nick name for Belgian Pilsner beers
B. The coating of foam inside a beer glass.
C. A special piece of cloth used in pubs in Belgium
D. Something a hot Belgian female would wear

6. Which ingredients are allowed in German beer according to the German purity law?                                          
A. Malt, hops and water
B. Barley, hops and water
C. Malt, wheat, barley, hops, and water

7. What is an adjunct?
A. Another name for Stout beer.
B. Malted barley
C. Additional ingredients added to beer.

8. "Bavaria" beer originated in which country?
A. Holland
B. Denmark
C. Austria
D. United States

9. Lagers usually have one of the following characteristics. Which is it? A. Heavy aftertaste
B. A cooked vegetable smell.
C. Clear and bright appearance.
D. A small amount of sediment

10. A blind test is when?
A. The beer tasters are totally drunk
B. The tasters don't know which beers they taste                    

Beer Tasting Quiz Answers
1. A. Glass
2. B. False, you must swallow the beer
3. C. From the German word
4. C. Depends on the type of beer
5. B. The coating of foam inside a beer glass
6. B. Barley hops and water
7. C. Additional ingredients added to beer.
8. A. Holland
9. C. Clear and bright appearance
10. B. The tasters don't know which beers they taste
 
What the Answers show
0-5 you need more help than I can give, joking, come back please.
6-7 you can't join me at the bar, yet.
8-9 Lets have a drink.
10 perfect, but I will try hard to show you something.
 
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Thanks.

Just wishing a happy birthday to our favorite member who never reads the blog. Happy birthday Jeff. May Empyrean's ESB keep you warm and you keg never run dry.

To Jeff's Friend's don't forget to post in the comments

Happy Monday, a good day for a beer.

Due to some time and technical issues there is no episode this week, we will be back next week.

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