Rubio and Anastaca, the Samuel Adams Winter Classics box, some chocolates TCHO picked to pair with them, and gluttony. And chocolate. Fuck yeah, chocolate.

The Sam Adams branded TCHO gift box isn’t on their site anymore, but this one has the same assortment of chocolates included in it.

Boston Lager + PureNotes™ Dark “Chocolatey”
Winter Lager + PureNotes™ Dark “Citrus”
White Christmas + PureNotes™ Dark “Fruity”
Holiday Porter + PureNotes™ Dark “Nutty”
Old Fezziwig + SeriousMilk™ “Classic”
Chocolate Bock + SeriousMilk™ “Cacao”
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Winter. Bourbon barrels. Put imperial stouts in ’em. Then put the resulting beers in our faces.

Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.S
Deschutes The Abyss
Founders KBS
Firestone Walker Parabola
Midnight Sun Berserker
Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout

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We had an insane beer tasting on Christmas eve and recorded a show with a ton of our friends. Rare beers, drunken debates, a Storm King vertical, and much more!

Surly Darkness 2012
Fifty Fifty Eclipse 2011 (Elijah Craig 20yr)
Upright Sole C omposition Six
Jolly Pumpkin Noel De Calabaza
Cantillon Fou Foune
Russian River Toronado 25
Storm King Vertical (07, 08, 10, 11 & 12)

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert.
With guests: Ken Swiech, Cheryl Swiech, Elisa Lambert, Schoun Regan, Bill Brink, Brian Meola, and Laura Cox.

No rankings this time around.

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Experimentation is the name of the game with Avery Brewing Company’s Barrel Aged Series. We try 9 of the 13 they’ve produced with our buddy, Bill Brink.

No. 1- Brabant
No. 2- Sui Generis
No. 3- Black Tot
No. 4- Depuceleuse
No. 7- Dihos Dactylion
No. 8- Meretrix
No. 9- Immitis
No. 12- Oud Floris
No. 13- Odio Equum

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Black, oily, rich, viscous, and alcoholic, Russian Imperial Stouts are perfect drinking for the winter months.

Samuel Smith Imperial Stout
Victory Storm King
Great Divide Yeti
Stone Impreial Russian Stout
Founders Imperial Stout (2011)
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

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Knock back some liquid holiday cheer! Six winter & Christmas seasonals are on deck, we talk about Zwanze Day, and drink six more beers in our LIGHTNING ROUND! Strap in.

Anchor Christmas Ale
Samuel Smith’s Winter Warmer
Deschutes Jubelale
Avery Old Jubilation
Saint Bernardus Christmas Ale
Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf

LIGHTNING ROUND! (Not ranked)
Shiner Holiday Cheer
Sam Adams White Christmas
Full Sail Wassail
Bridgeport Ebenezer
Woodchuck Winter Cider
Sam Adams Merry Mischief

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Jester King Craft Brewery has been highly praised for their farmhouse beers since exploding onto the scene in 2010. Jeff Stuffings and Ron Extract from Jester King join for an in-depth discussion over their beers, their process, and philosophy. And remember: if you butt-chug, use a glass.

Le Petit Prince
Commercial Suicide
Buddha’s Brew
Das Wunderkind!
Das Uberkind!
Funk Metal

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Listener Matthew Fifer (THANKS, MATTHEW!) sent us 6 beers from Great Lakes Brewing Company to taste, Ryan starts things out already wasted, and Grant almost vomits. Cue the Solsbury Hill.

Dortmunder Gold
Oktoberfest
Burning River
Edmund Fitzgerald
Commodore Perry
Nosferatu

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So, we lost the Wet Hop show to the technology gods, but that’s not going to keep us down! Six delicious Belgian and Trappist Dubbels are here to save the day.

Chimay Red
Affligem Dubbel
St Bernardus Prior 8
La Trappe Dubbel
Westmalle Trappist Dubbel
Trappistes Rochefort 6

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Grant gets his own show, and makes us all drink Malt Liquors. Worst episode we’ve done so far. Best episode to listen to, ever.

Mickey’s
Olde English 800
Steel Reserve 211
HG Hurricane
Earthquake HGL
Schlitz High Gravity VSL

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