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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Some of the most acclaimed fruit beers come from New Glarus Brewing in Wisconsin. We put 5 of them to the test with Austin Chronicle beer writer, Ivy Le.

Wisconsin Belgian Red
Raspberry Tart
Serendipity
Enigma
Cranbic

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I think Mike Lambert wants us all to be diabetic drunks. He picks six beers for us to try, and nearly kills us in the process.

Pinthouse Pizza Calma Muerta
Pinthouse Pizza Man O War IPA
St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition
Deschutes The Stoic
Firestone Walker Sucaba
Cigar City Imperial Sweet Stout

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Cigar City Brewing Company from Tampa, Florida is making some really cool beers. In this episode, we try 6 of them.

Jai Alai
Humidor IPA
Guava Grove
Bolita Brown
Big Sound
Marshal Zhukov’s

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We were nominated for a Podcast Award for Best Food & Drink Podcast in 2012! Thank you to everyone who nominated us. Remember, voting begins November 1st. You can cast one vote a day for us. Please do. Your support makes this show a joy to do.

Pumpkin beers are an autumnal staple. Like leaves in my yard, but far more welcome. Well, some of them.

Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin
Elysian The Great Pumpkin
Southern Tier Pumking
Cigar City Good Gourd
Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin
Shipyard Pumpkinhead
Saint Arnold Pumpkinator

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