Listener Evan Gundy is a beer-sending maniac. We taste some of the beers from the 3rd box he’s sent us, and Rubio gets ultra mega drunk.

Lift Bridge Hop Dish
Rough Tail Hoptometrist
Knee Deep Hop Shortage
Prairie Puncheon
Prairie Bomb! & Pirate Bomb! Comparison

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We got to visit Crooked Stave in Denver on our GABF trip this October and were blown away by their beers. So, we brought 6 of them back to share with you.

Vieille Artisanal Saison
St. Bretta Summer
Surette Provision Saison
Hop Savant Galaxy
Origins Batch 2
L’Brett D’Or

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The American Homebrewers Association invited us to interview some folks at their rally at Jester King Brewery in Austin, TX.

Interviews with:
AHA Director Gary Glass
Ricardo Ruiz and Dave Moore of Definitive Ales
Sam Adams Longshot Winner Corey Martin of the Austin Zealots
Matt Nixon of Texas Beer Brigade
Eric Lowe of Meridian Hive Meadery
Brian Stevenson of the Austin Zealots

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We’re recording on Halloween and thought it appropriate to drink beers as dark as the night. Remember to vote for us at podcastawards.com!

Ommegang Game of Thrones Take The Black Stout
Copper Kettle Mexican Chocolate Stout
Alaskan Smoked Porter
Stone Suede
Epic Big Bad Baptist

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Jourdan Miller sent us another box full of beer! This episode gets a lot dark. Hopefully, we can get through it together.

Devil’s Backbone Vienna Lager
Devil’s Backbone Eight Point IPA
Old Dominion Morning Glory
Old Dominion Oak Barrel Stout
Weyerbacher Old Heathen
Weyerbacher Merry Monks

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Stone’s QM series is an experimental, barrel-aged series of 500ml variations on their beers. Steve Gonzalez sent us all 6 of their 2013 lineup, and we fight impending death to taste them.

Stone QM 2013 Series 1-6

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With help from our INCREDIBLE listeners, we got to go to the Great American Beer Festival. Here are the stories, interviews, and shenanigans we recorded while in Denver.

Interviews with:
Jesse Friedman of Almanac Beer Co.
Tyler King of The Bruery
Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River
Steve Gonzalez of Stone
Lee Gidley of Hoppin’ Frog

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Grant took a trip to Omaha and brought back a bunch of beers from Nebraska Brewing Company. We drink 5 of them, struggle with illness, and ponder the simpler times.

Apricot Au Poivre
Romancing the Cone
Hop God
Black Betty
Sexy Betty

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Jonathan Murphy is an endless font of beer. The gang’s all here, and we’re drinking 5 more beers he sent us. Someone just might lose an eye.

Smuttynose Farmhouse Ale
Smuttynose Homonculus
Smuttynose Fashionably Old Ale
Cambridge Brewing Sgt. Pepper
Night Shift Bee Tea

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Rubio and Grant dropped in on the Texas Craft Brewers Festival to enjoy some TX brew, and interview folks in the hot hot sun.

Interviews with:
Ron Extract of Jester King
Will Golden of Austin Beerworks
Chris Troutman of Austin Beer Guide
Chad Montgomery of Big Texas Beer Fest
Erik Ogershok of Real Ale

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