Listener Dennis Farney rustled up some of the beers from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for us, and Beerists alum John Harvey is back to help us drink through them. Grant has a festival story, Rubio is raked over the coals, and Mike is, well, Mike.

• Blackrocks Honey Lav
• Blackrocks Coconut Brown
• Upper Hand UPA (Upper Peninsula Ale)
• Keweenaw Widow Maker
• Keweenaw Borealis Broo

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, John Harvey and Mike Lambert.

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Over the last few years, our hometown of Austin has become a brewing force on the national stage. On this episode, we feature 5 beers from local Austin breweries we’re excited about, along with our friend Sheila Garcia of Hops & Grain Brewing.

• ABGB Rocket 100
• Hops & Grain Lupulin Rodeo
• Lazarus East of Eden
• Oddwood Minitel
• Southern Heights Friends With Benefits

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Sheila Garcia and Mike Lambert.

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Oh dude. Ok. So we taste 5 beers, some of which are surprisingly great. But then, there’s this insane email we got. And Rubio’s unexpected DNA ancestry results. Oh, and Grant and Mike probably piss all of Scotland off. And there’s this whole Viking thing.

• Sweetwater Twisted Fish
• Avery Ginger Sour
• Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2017
• Circle Archetype
• Orkney Skull Splitter

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert.

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FIVE beers from FIVE different listeners! Weird dreams! Dead friends! Talking bird people! Grant’s amazing Facebook tips! And an ending so packed with awesome, you’ll never want to listen to another podcast again! Beep.

• Shared Opa
• Monday Night Dust Bunny
• Tivoli Cuvee Carstensen
• Alesong Oregon Honey
• Wisconsin Brewing Cupid’s Envy

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert.

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You know we’re in trouble when we’re short staffed AND the lowest ABV beer is 11.5%. So, Rubio & Mike enlisted our buddies, Jon & Dan, to help tackle this monster of a lineup! Also, surprising beer reactions! A weird banana story! And a man-sized poop!

• Deschutes Pinot Suave (2016)
• Deschutes Tequila Barrel Aged Abyss (2017)
• Deschutes Rum Barrel Aged Abyss (2017)
• Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation (2018)
• Firestone Walker Scotch Parabola (2017)

The Beerists are: John Rubio and Mike Lambert, with guests Jon Haupt and Dan Rader.

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We got a show’s worth of Maryland beers from listener Drew Kalish, and our buddy Rob Lutter joins us to try them! We also ponder the rise of artificial superintelligence, airplane drinking, and the weird association between brown ales and death.

• Duclaw Gose O’s
• Monument City Pagoda Pale Ale
• Monument City 51 Rye
• The Brewer’s Art Resurrection
• Key Brewing Dundalk Calling

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert,  with guest Rob Lutter.

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Our buddy Mike Trainer gave us a bunch of Weldwerks beers, so we’re drinking them! Mark Raup and his hat join Rubio, Grant, and Mike- and boy do we have opinions. Also, Grant tells us yet another harrowing coming-of-age tale from his insane youth.

• Weldwerks Petrichor
• Weldwerks Conflict Resolution
• Weldwerks Coffee Milkshake
• Weldwerks Itsy Bits
• Weldwerks Evil Pastry Stout Factory

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert, with guest Mark Raup.

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FIVE beers reviewed from Wisconsin, Colorado, California, Oregon, and Illinois! Also, you know how sometimes you’re drinking with your friends, and everything gets super intensely personal and vulnerable? Yeah, that happens on this one, too.

• Funk Factory Geuzeria Meerts
• Great Divide Heyday Modern IPA
• Pizza Port Executive Member 11th Anniversary Double IPA
• Alesong French 75
• Brickstone Dark Secret

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, and Mike Lambert.

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Grant went to Toronto, and returned with a cache of Canadian craft! We try 5 of them on this episode, while Anastacia prepares for a flight, Grant goes chili crazy, and Mike shows that he knows Rubio more than Rubio knows himself.

• Bellwoods Farmageddon
• Bellwoods Mango/Apricot Jelly King
• Bellwoods Tangerine Milkshark
• Halo Brewery Magic Missile
• Halo Brewery Shapeshifter

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Grant Davis, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert.

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John Holzer of the Four Brewers podcast sent us a box loaded with beers from Southern California! On this episode, we crack into 5 of them, discuss some Toppling Goliath drama, celebrate Rubio’s birthday, and get really sad about an Anastacia story.

• Claremont Craft Ales/Bottle Logic The Prado Effect
• Stereo Robot
• Barley Forge A Scanner Tartly
• Pizza Port Swami’s IPA
• Smog City Bourbon Barrel Aged OE

The Beerists are: John Rubio, Anastacia Kelly, and Mike Lambert.

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