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Podcast title	Speaking of Beer » Shows
Website URL	http://www.speakingofbeer.com
Description	Exploring the Beerniverse with Charlie the Beer Guy
Updated	Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:45:42 +0000
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1. Show 57: An Unsung Beer Hero http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: The Beeriniverse has its share of luminaries: people whose hard work, vision and creativity have been instrumental in bringing about the Good Beer Renaisance we are all enjoying today. Names like Fritz Maytag, Jim Koch, Tomme Arthur, and Sam Calagione spring immediately to mind, but along with those and a few other heavy-hitters, there [...]
2. Remembering Joe Murphy 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Joe Murphy was a talented podcaster and inspiring human being who passed all too soon from the planet. Here’s a show where two mutual friends (and friends of SoB) Jack Mangan and Tee Morris remember his legacy. Raise a root beer, and enjoy.
3. Show 56: Liquid Christmas 2008â€“Vrolijk Kerstfeest! (part 3) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: And so we come to the end… After two big and strong (if not universally loved) brews, why not change it up? Because big and strong is what’s called for this time of year, so bring on some more! Foregoing the Belgian theme, round three of this post-Thanksgiving evening show turns to a different Holiday [...]
4. Show 56: Liquid Christmas 2008 Vrolijk Kerstfeest! (part 2) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: And the evening wore on, and our revelers continued in their revelry… Beer #2 for the evening is Delirium NoÃ«l, the holiday entry from the storied brewers at Belgium’s Huyghe Brewery, who’ve brought us many other fine beers with “Delerium” in their names. Amongst the post-Thanksgiving crowd (to review, that’s my lovely wife Carolyn, Brewing [...]
5. Show 56: Liquid Christmas 2008–Vrolijk Kerstfeest! (part 1) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: The Holidays are once again bearing down on us with their relentless festiveness, and there’s no better time to explore the world of beer. Like Oscar-baiting movie studios, breweries the world over save their best, most interesting, and most profound brews for the year-end season. To celebrate this bounty, Speaking of Beer [...]
6. Show 55: Speaking of Beer Gets the (Ballast) Point http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Today’s show is another Beer As Folk interview, this time with Mike Mellow (yes, that is his real name) from Ballast Point Brewing Company in cerves-o-centric San Deigo. Mike was in town recently (unfortuantely, technical problems intervened to make it longer ago than I would like) to host a beer event at a local [...]
7. Show 54: Hopapalooza 3: International Hop Overthrow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Our favorite libation has been evolving for thousands of years, and part of the fun of riding along with the current craft brew revolution is watching that evolution unfold before your eyes. America’s west coast turns out to be a pretty good place to grow hops, so the brews that emanate from there carry [...]
8. Show 53: Speaking of Beer Gets Shmaltzy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Today’s show is a Beer As Folk interview with Zak Davis from the Shmaltz Brewing Company. If that name has you scratching your head, you might recognize their flagship beer, He’Brew Genesis Ale. Even if you haven’t tried it, you’d no doubt recognize that cool Hebrew-inspired font on their labels. In [...]
9. Show 52: The Big Black Smackdown http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: To quote Samwise Gamgee: “Well, I’m back.” Specifically, I’m ba-ha-ha-hack back in black, because on the show today I address the musical question: What happens when you put a bunch of party-goers into a studio, ply them liberally with very very strong black beer, and continually pester them to choose which [...]
10. Show 51: The Bastard-Off http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Today we enter the Build-A-Beer Workshop, for a little beer-geek talk about improving your homebrewing efforts. I’m joined by my Brewing Compadre Shawn as we pit two of our home-brewed babies in a head-to-head comparison. Both are modeled after Stone’s Arrogant Bastard Ale, the first being our original “Monkey Bastard,” and the second [...]
11. Show 50: The Voice of Brouwerij Van Steenberge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Welcome to the new phase of Speaking of Beer: leaner (except when it’s bloated), meaner (except when it’s nice), and more focused (except when it wanders). Today’s episode is a special Beer As Folk interview with Jef Verserle of Belgium’s Brouwerij Van Steenberge, best known for their outstanding brews Gulden Draak, Piraat, and Augustijn. The [...]
12. Show 49: California Beerin’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: OK, this is another West Coast kind of show. Sorry. But listen, I couldn’t pass up the unique opportunity to talk beer with all of my siblings: brother Tom and sisters Nancee and Cathy. And since the only place we ever gather together from our far-flung homes is the [...]
13. Show 48: The Beers From Brazil http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Today’s show is brought to you (literally) by the country of Brazil. Marcelo Carneiro da Rocha, SoB listener and brewmaster at Brazil’s first craft brewery, Cervejaria Colorado, contacted me recently and asked if I’d like to sample his wares. I said “”Well, duh”, and the result is this episode. [...]
14. Joe Murphy, still much missed one year later http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: If you go back a ways with me, you probably know that my initial podcasting experience included a nice big dose of Joe Murphy. Back in the Day, I would periodically swing by Draco Vista studios with some beer for the fine folks at the Dragon Page–and later Michael and Evo’s–Wingin’ It! podcast. Joe [...]
15. Show 47: Speaking of Oskar Blues http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Every once in a while comes a beer that knocks my proverbial socks off. It can be some crazy new beast of a brew or a cool riff on an old style, but it gets me jazzed and has me falling prostrate before the goddess Ninkasi in effusive thanks for the [...]
16. Show 46: The Wort of Darkness 2, Stout-tastic Boogaloo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Dark beers stir their own special passion in the beer enthusiast, and it’s been a while since this show has simply reveled in the blackness. Well the wait is over, because today is all about the special magic that roasted, toasted, and even charred grains bring to the beer-drinking experience. [...]
17. Show 45: Portrait of a Brew Day http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Today’s show changes things up, as we spend the entire episode in The Build-A-Beer Workshop. Back on August 19th, 2007, my brewing compadre Shawn and I decided we would brew up two batches of beer simultaneously. This would be Shawn’s third batch of homebrew, and the first on which he’d [...]
18. Show 44: Beery Business http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: The word “business” is unlikely to get the average beer enthusiast’s blood pumping, yet it is often the single most influential underlying factor in any given aspect of our lives, beer included. Today we shine the spotlight on the world of business as it applies to beer. You see, the [...]
19. Show 43: Winter Warmers, San Diego Style http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: As the screaming ice-banshee howls of a winter wind shake your constitution to its very core, nothing brings you back to heartening feelings of summer warmth like a really, really strong beer. This has been the general operating principle for centuries, and here in the 21st, America’s west coast is stepping [...]
20. Show 42: Liquid Christmas 2007–Santa Beers! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: One of the most potent symbols of the joyous generosity that marks the December holiday season is a certain St. Nicholas (a.ka. Santa Claus, a.k.a Father Christmas, a.k.a. Kris Kringle, etc.). Today we enjoy a couple of beers that pay homage to that jolly old elf, and see if the north [...]
21. Show 41: Fan-girl, Fan-boy, Whatcha Gonna Do? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: We all have at least one thing we’re completely gaga over: Harry Potter, the New England Patriots, or Battlestar Galactica, for example. For some folks there’s a particular beer that makes them go all mushy inside, and today’s show is deidcated to them. I’m joined by two hardcore fans of [...]
22. Show 40: Here’s to Odin! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: The frozen and ruggedly beautiful country of Norway has given rise to many things: Vikings, Protestants, and lutefisk being but three examples. But did you know the word “ale” descends from the Old Norse word for “fermented grain beverage”? Today the Draco Vista Review Krew (plus Anna from Washington) and [...]
23. Show 39: Hop-a-palooza — Episode 2: The Return of Evo Terra http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Apologies for the Lucas-like complexity of the show title, but whenever legendary hophead, author, and internet recanteur Evo Terra joins me for a beer, I dust off the bombast. Any opportunity to revel in the resiny goodness that is hops with another Humulus Lupulus fanboy is an opportunity for excess, as [...]
24. Show 38: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Beer Guy! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Over much of the Northern Hemisphere, summer has given way to autumn. A whole new wave of fall seasonal beers are turning up on store shelves and taps, and a growing number of them involve that apotheosis of autumnal squash, the pumpkin. Today I and my Draco Vista Review Krew [...]
25. Show 37: International Belgian Beer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Love ‘em, hate ‘em, or get annoyed by the stereotyping of ‘em, Belgian styles of beer are here to stay, and widely held to be some of the best suds out there. A diverse selection of Belgian brews are breaking out of their country of origin and are being produced world-wide, [...]
26. Show 36: The Case for Pilsners http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: There are many ahem unpleasant associations with the word “pilsner” in the Beerniverse. Perhaps this is because it’s the little beer that grew up to conquer the world, and many of us were deeply scarred by its watery tyrany during our formative years. Nonetheless, rumor has it that there was actually [...]
27. Show 35: The Ultimate Beer Glass? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: I’ve posted before about the fancy-schmansy beer glass created by our friends at the Boston Beer Company. Supposedly, this uber-engineered glass scientifically maximizes the aroma, taste, and even mouthfeel of the beer consumed from it, especially if it’s their flagship beer, Samuel Adam’s Boston Lager. Well today we put this [...]
28. Show 34: An Evening at the Growling Monkey http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: If you frequent a local brewpub, you’re probably familiar with the “growler.” It’s basically a jug that you can have filled with whatever is on tap, and bring back home for later enjoyment. Today’s show consists entirely of beer poured from growlers, fresh from their place of birth. Hopefully [...]
29. Show 33: Bicoastal IPA Smackdown: Stone vs. Dogfish Head http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: At long last…..LET’S GET READY TO…uh…DRINK BEER! I’ll admit it, I’m not a fan of these “smackdown” things. I mean, when the beer is this good, everybody wins in my book. Still, I’m intrigued by the concept: take four IPAs from two of America’s most successful craft breweries, invite [...]
30. Show 32: Dark Wheaty Homebrew Goodness http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Today we’re digging deep into the homebrewing mindset, dwelling simultaneously in the past, present, and future of SoB’s “Build-A-Beer Workshop.” On a day when we are about to bottle the second batch of “New Guy Pale Ale” (BABW#1), and shortly after bottling SoB’s second brew (BABW #2), my brewing pal Shawn [...]
31. Show 31: Beer Forecast: Extremely Chile http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: These days, brewers will throw just about anything into a beer if it will boost sales. Beer drinkers are increasingly experimental in their tastes, and beer-makers are moving to accomodate. Today’s “show beers” are but one example of this “extreme beer” phenomenon: chili beers. Is adding hot pepper [...]
32. Show 30: Heffin’ Every Minute of It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Today I’m joined by a record number of co-drinkers: Michael R.Mennenga and Brian Brown from Michael and Evo’s Wingin’ It! podcast (and others), Kris Mayo and Tim Adamec from the Food Geeking podcast (and others), and certifed beer judge Thomas Vincent from the great city of Flagstaff, Arizona. What’s all the fuss [...]
33. Show 29: FESTCAST! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Grab your diminutive glassware and let’s belly up to the beer tent! Today Speaking of Beer takes you through a beer festival, where you’ll meet brewers, a beer judge, and a whole gaggle of giddily drunk fest-goers. The bouncing strains of indie rock band Beatnik Turtle will be our constant companion as we [...]
34. Show 28: Suddenly Sorghum http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: People who grapple with an auto-immune disorder called celiac disease put their health at risk every time they drink a beer. A chemical in wheat and barley—known as “gluten”—causes their body to attack its own small intestine. Yikes! What’s a poor celiac sufferer to do, give up beer entirely? [...]
35. Show 27: Wonka Beer! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Perhaps your fizz-swilling Aunt Edna would be surprised to learn there are beers out there that satisfy her sweet tooth. Perhaps, just perhaps, one of these beers would serve as a “gateway” for better beer and make her life a better thing. Today I investigate this possibility with a couple of [...]
36. The FarPoint Media Joe Murphy Tribute Show http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Joe never appeared on Speaking of Beer (for reasons obvious in the photo above), but I had many fun and stimulating conversations with him during and after recording Michael and Evo’s Wingin’ It! podcast. He was whipsmart, and struck the perfect balance between sarcasm and heart (with heart ultimately winning out). In case you [...]
37. Show 26: The Can Show! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: What’s sleek and colorful on the outside, fizzy and yellow on the inside? Your daddy’s beer can, that’s what. These days, more and more small breweries are rediscovering these aluminum marvels of light and durable packaging, and the stuff they put inside them just might make your daddy do a [...]
38. Bonus Show #2: The Super Deluxe Anniversary Showtacular! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Twelve months after sending that first gulp of Old Peculier into the podosphere, I’m here with a little birthday present for you listeners. The usual format is gone, but fret not as it will return next time around. Instead we have listener voicemails, contributions from fellow podcasters, occasional strolls down memory lane, and [...]
39. Show 25: Speaking of Dogfish Head http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Every now and then a brewery comes along that simply grabs the spotlight. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Delaware brewery Dogfish Head is definitely a phenomenon, and today’s show examines the experience of their envelope-pushing brews. My lovely wife Carolyn joins me as we take a little walk [...]
40. Bonus Show #1: Speaking of Beer Gets Microbrewed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: (Tee Morris enjoying a little pick-me-up) PreMicrobrewed Preamble: March is Speaking of Beer’s first anniversary, and I’ve gone CRAZY!!! Nah, I’ve just got lots of good content and I’m in a festive mood, so I’m going to throw out a couple of bonus shows this month, of which this is the first. I babble [...]
41. Show 24: Beering Japanese http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: From the land of the rising sun come two beers that, well…couldn’t be more different from each other. Helping me sort this out are my lovely wife Carolyn as well as friends Jon and Hiroko Austin. Also on this show, I announce the first ever SoB contest. You, yes [...]
42. Show 23: Big Beers In Funny Glasses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Whenever the question “What’s the best beer in the world?” comes up, there’s usually a clutch of strong Belgian ales vying for first place. Today, we see what all the fuss is about. I’m joined by my lovely wife Carolyn, for the first time drinking pure beer on the show, as [...]
43. Show 22: A Beery Shade of Pale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: The beer style known as American Pale Ale (A.K.A. “APA”) is popular, easy to drink, and great candidate for a homebrewing project. With that in mind, today we pop the top on a couple of “extra pale” commercial examples, to see what it’s all about. I’m joined yet again by SoB [...]
44. Show #21: Scottish Stylin’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Today, we risk the wrath of The Ranting Scotsman as we tackle beers brewed in and inspired by ruggedly beautiful Scotland, where the signature style is the beer equivalent of comfort food. I’m joined by my friend Robert Short, last heard from on show 11, as we settle into the not-completely-unlike-the-Scottish-moors [...]
45. Show #20: Beertails! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Predrink Preamble: The New Year is upon us, and I thought I’d throw a little party. Today’s show is going to deviate from the norm and we’re going to kick up our heels a bit, in a wildly experimental fashion, of course! I’m joined by my lovely wife Carolyn as we prepare, [...]
46. Show #19: Liquid Christmas 2006 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: The season for feasting and merry-making is upon us! Oh, and let’s not forget gift-giving, too. I’ve got a suggestion for myself that’s free and easy, but you have to listen to the show to find out what it is. Anyway, today we try two classic winter beers, in an [...]
47. Show #18: An Organic Exbeerience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Beers made from ingredients free of chemical additives (pesticides, fertilizers, etc.) are increasingly popular among beer enthusiasts. With assistance from SoB co-drinking stalwart Eric, I try to figure out what’s going on here. Sure going “green” is good for your health, your conscience, and the environment, but is it [...]
48. Show #17: The Wort of Darkness http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 26.84Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: As autumn turns to winter, beer enthusiasts’ tastes tend to go dark. Well, I’m here to accomodate, with a couple of black brews and a whole lot of dark beer talk. I’m joined by Michael R. Mennenga, fellow Farpoint podcaster, beer cuisine afficianado, and fan of stouts, porters, and all [...]
49. Show #16: Living Dead Beers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 24.78Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Today’s show examines beers pulled from the mists of the past and poured into the nice clean glasses of the present. I think I actually use the word “scholarly” in the intro, but don’t be put off… HEY! Where the hell are you going?! ….Anyway, for anyone who’s left, let’s [...]
50. Show #15: Fest Beer Fest! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Prebeer Preamble: Autumn is upon the Northern Hemisphere. You can tell because the leaves start turning colors, and everyone starts grabbing Oktoberfest beers. This malty German brew, and styles inspired by it, are now brewed world-round, year-round. Today we drink a couple, and talk a bit of history. Just a bit, [...]