It’s been roughly a year since we recorded our first show so we thought we’d do a special video podcast to celebrate.
It is the first full length video podcast that we have recorded, it may take a while to download but we think it’s worth the wait!
This is, after all, the only place you will hear about the Twin Cities first ever specialty beer store. What is a specialty beer store? Watch our show and find out….
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It’s State Fair time in Minnesota and that means that there’s beer to be judged. In this special, video podcast, Alvey talks to Competition Coordinator, Adam Stern about this year’s competition and the judging process.
Flat Earth Brewery is the twin cities newest micro brew. We talk with co-owners Jeff and Cathie about their beers, their history and their future.
-Cathie, Jeff, Philip and Alvey
If you haven’t yet tried any of the Flat Earth Beers we would highly recommend that you go out of your way to do so.
Check out their website for a list of bars and pubs that serve the beer.
Hey everyone, sorry this is up so late…
Our good mate Sharon Abel took a vacation to Alaska recently and was kind enough to bring us back pretty much everything Alaskan brewing has in bottles!
How could we possibly repay her for this gift?
By having her on the show of course!
- Here’s what she brought us
- Here’s a picture of us enjoying the beer!
Do you like your Ales to put hair on your chest?
The Belgians sure do. Even if they only had one glass of this stuff at lunch I’m betting those monks were fond of afternoon naps…
After months of scouring both the “Internets” and “The Google” we have seemingly run out of tidbits.
We need your help!
Do you know any beer related history or factoid that is unusual or funny?
Email us! We’d love to hear it! We’ll give you full credit “On Air” if we use your Tidbit and if we get enough of them maybe we’ll even have a prize for the best one.
This Monk has a whole book of ideas! How many can you come up with?
Brewers of the famous Fat Tire Amber Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co are distributing to the Twin Cities again after a long hiatus. Philip and I went down to Surdyks last Thursday morning (21st) and lined up with hundreds of other passionate beer drinkers to get our hands on some.
If you’re in the twin cities you now have access to three of the New Belgium brews.
-This was the line outside of Surdyks at about 7:45am.
Farmhouse Ale? Saison?
What has this beer got to do with a farm? What is that smell?
On this episode we try two traditional Saison style beers and one very American take from our local friends at Surly.
On this episode we chat with home brewer extraordinare, Adam Stern.
Adam has been home brewing for about 12 years and has really taken it to the highest levels both in terms of complexity and quality.
-Philip, Adam and Alvey
He is an all grain brewer who specializes in sour beers and smoked beers with a number award winning brews over the years.
Adam was kind enough to bring six examples of his brews for us to try as we discussed everything to do with homebrewing, beer style classification and tasting that you can imagine. He has a lot to say, so make sure you are seated and have beers close by so you can enjoy this fast paced conversation with a true master brewer.
Most brewers would agree that the yeast you use plays a very important role in how your beer tastes. Having said that, you’d want to be very careful with your yeast right?
Nope. Not with Lambics anyway, those crazy Belgians simply expose the Wort to the open air and hope for the best!
Spontaneous Fermentation is what they call it: a barely controlled onslaught of wild airborne yeasts and bacteria.
Needles to say, these beers have some pretty funky flavours.
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