If we say 180 pounds of fresh hops per batch, what is your first thought? If it’s, “That sounds awesome!” then this seasonal beer may be a must have. Today on the show we will be tasting the High Tide Fresh Hop IPA from Port Brewing. Made once a year to coincide…

The Jubelale from Deschutes Brewery is another one of those seasonal beers that we look forward to. While it does not change by leaps and bounds like some of the other seasonal beers we have had lately, it does change just enough to be interesting. This year it’s characterized as a strong ale.…

This time of year does not have to be about the craziness of the holiday season, but can instead be a time of relaxing with friends and family. That’s what this seasonal offering from Odell Brewing called Isolation Ale makes us think of. Getting away from all the extra “stuff” that distracts from…

Have you ever wondered, “What does Michigan taste like?” If you have, two questions come to mind: “Why would you think that?” and “Have you tried Bell’s Christmas Ale?” The second being the more important of the two since that is what we are tasting on the show today. How does…

It’s time to try the latest in what has been a very good series from Left Hand Brewing so far, Fade to Black Volume 3. It also happens to be the title of a great Metallica song as well. The style for this year is a pepper porter or chili pepper porter to…

Anyone for the latest Vertical Epic? It’s that time of year again when Stone Brewing releases the latest in their long running series for us to try. This year’s brew, the 11.11.11, is a Belgian-style amber ale with cinnamon and chilies from the famous Hatch Valley. In the hands of lesser breweries…

Back by popular demand it’s another four pack of pumpkin beers. In the same spirit of what we did last year for this podcast we are bringing three new pumpkin beers to the tasting table along with the returning champion. The challengers this year include the following: Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale,…

Oktoberfest may be almost over, but I think we have just enough time to slip in a seasonal from Ayinger Brewery. It’s their Oktober Fest-Märzen, one of the many beers they produce in Aying, Bavaria about 15 miles outside of Munich. As we talked about on a previous Oktoberfest podcast this style of…

If we say Newcastle, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Nut Brown, right? Well not this time. Today on the show when we are talking about Newcastle we mean their fall seasonal, Werewolf. Not only is this beer new to us it’s also their first brew made for…

This is the first of two podcasts containing beers from Silver Moon Brewing and that were provided by one of our listeners, Gary. Today we will be trying their Spring Seasonal the High Plains Hefeweizen. We already like this beer because it makes us think of the classic Clint Eastwood movie High Plains…