Beer Mistress Microbrew Review

Strip club dress codes, Good Mythical Morning, aging and insuring beer, some sassy outtakes...and that moment that Victory’s Java Cask surpassed Founder’s Brewing Company KBS Kentucky Bourbon Stout. We also drink Abita’s Bourbon Street Imperial Stout and Bourbon County Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout from 2012. We'll miss you.

Cousin Max is back! And he's married. He shares many of his experiences of his honeymoon abroad, we discuss ankles and pumpkin beers of all styles from a variety of breweries including Ballast Point and Springhouse. How much do you know about Europe's tapas options, cured meats through customs, and expensive cases?

Super Maren and Captain Road Rage guest star as we imbibe in Cuvee Freddy, Firestone Walker Velvet Merlin, Odins Tipple, and Fulton Brewing Companys War and Peace. This episode brings a double dose of sass as we experience charades with our studio audience, the philosophy of white pants after Labor Day, resources during the zombie apocalypse, traffic gripes and Ian shows his ignorance about teacher salaries.

Rusty Nail guest stars while HOPS are the feature! Victory’s Headwaters, Stone Enjoy By, Hop Concept Hop Freshner and Neshaminy Creek Shape of Hops to Come. We will discuss charity gift baskets, Amish uber, dogs who like to drink, 1980’s costume ideas, No Man’s Sky the video game, selfie sticks, aging spices of all types, Tinder and Rate Beer reviews.

Mister Chris, the actual professor, guest stars as we enjoy Victory Hoppy Quad, Adroit Theory Black Heart Society Level III Love of the Damned, and Adroit Theory First Circle Anniversary beer. We discuss a palate calibration study, attending beer pairing dinners, why sleep is less necessary when you’re happy, FitBit sleep trackers, hating on Swiss cheese, ordering water at the bar, and blending beers!

Glass history and glass design's effects on the beer experience are explored this week as Jason Klein of Historical Glassworks guest stars with the Beer Mistress and Ian. The trio drink Delirium Argentum 25, Rodenbach Grand Cru, and Kane's First Anniversary Ale- Three Hundred Sixty Five. There's much history, beer geekery, and insights into the life of a glassblower.

Bearded Andy guest stars this week as the crew tries three beers from Rogue: Marionberry Braggot, Morimoto Black Obi Soba, and New Crustacean Barleywineish Imperial IPA Sorta. We talk about how to make ends meet when times are tough, Chicago transit, and carrying swords in public.

Middle Ages Brewing from Syracuse, New York offers us: Grail Ale, The Duke of Winship, and ImPaled Ale. Brewer Nathan and Katie with an IPA guest star with the Beer Mistress to discuss standardized testing, reverse motorboating, and the opening of the new PJ’s Pour House in North Wales, PA! Win a free Pour House hat via Facebook by identifying name of the beer the Beer Mistress described in this podcast! Enter by October 15.

Flying Dog Dead Rise Old Bay Summer Ale, Pizza Boy Eternal Sunshine, and Heavy Seas Blackbeard's Breakfast are featured this week as the Beer Mistress, Professor, and Michael reflect on the end of summer. The Beer Mistress pulls out the Dashing Rogue binder in a major Throwback to old menus, previously considered names, and business plans. Take a listen, you'll laugh as hard as we did.

Shannon, Ian, and Jasen discuss 3 Hitichino Nest beers from Japan's Kiuchi Brewery with some interesting labels and high ABV. Learn more about Holiday/Winter bocks, aged ales, and celebration ales. What makes a craft beer bar ahead of the curve for consumer needs? We promise, no trivia this go round!

Another Steve guest stars this week, only this time it’s Steve Hand! Our newest Rogue, Steve will be working with the team in several upcoming guest appearances like the Great Pennsylvania Flavorfest at Mount Hope Estate. An elementary school teacher, Steve is full of rousing stories that are sure to amuse!

Steve, the Thomas Jefferson guy, is back only this time he brings Abigail Adams but the Professor and Beer Mistress get her a little tipsy. The four drink Smutty Nose Gravitation, Fegley’s Brew Works Monkey Wrench and Southern Tier Tripel Café while playing with historical action figures and discussing Warehouse 13. It’s not trivia but we also play a round of “guess that ABV.”

Verlyn is back for an episode dedicated to zombie themed beers. The Professor is nervous to try Walker beer by Dock Street, but eventually the trio conquers their fear and samples this beer brewed with Goat Brains. Also in store is Clown Shoes Undead Party Crasher and Spring House Brewing’s Braaaiins! Pumpkin Beer.

Once again we venture into the fine world of Firestone Walker only this time we bring our friend Logan from the famed Tria locations. Discussions are possibly even more off topic than normal, but we do manage to pack a bunch of beer into this hour long episode. What else do we talk about? Why your boss should order first at lunch. Can Rob Tod of Allagash pass the Tria test? When did the Germany purity law pass? Will Logan have a new job in Germany? And...Tired Hands...again

New Special Guest!!! (Another) of Ian's childhood friends joins us to talk about blondes both drinkable with our mouths and our eyes. DuClaw's Bare Ass Blonde starts off the threesome for this week. From there we continue our journey of Moving Parts from Victory Brewing Company and we round things out with Samael's from Avery. Three excellent breweries throw down this week. Is the Moving Parts still moving up? Is Samael the angel of death or just a delightful flavor in our mouths? Do blondes have more fun? Taste better? Who is this Zach character and what do we really know about him? Excellent questions all.

Annette joins us on our last stop of Beer Camp, the mixed case put together by Sierra Nevada collaborating with many different brewers from across the country. Not surprisingly we get sidetracked along the way and journey a little down memory lane; who knew Clueless could still be relevant? Or maybe it isn't but we sure talk about it. Today's brewers are Bell's, Three Floyds and New Glarus and we're very excited to see what they have to offer.

Tune in to this week's episode to hear us wax poetic about our first time podcasting. The Beer Mistress, Professor, and Jasen revisit some breweries and find some new ones. Just Jasen wants to know 'what's that Kenny Chesney song? Is the Habenero Sculpin really that hot?‎ We also feature Maine Beer Company Red Wheelbarrow and Against the Grain Brewery Rico Sauvin KT.

This week Wicked Rich brings his puns to a robust line-up of: Knee Deep Simtra, Brooklyn Black Ops, and La Rulles Tripel. Worry not, Girlfriend Kathy keeps us honest with her savvy fact checking as we pontificate on what makes a Triple IPA, the perils of wedding planning, and impending remake of Duck Tales.

This week, the team tries four of the six releases from Adroit Theory Brewing Company ‘s Black Heart Society Level 3 for 2014. These exclusive beers are all extreme, from style to flavor to ABV. The BHS was so popular that for 2015, Adroit is adding an additional level and reducing its memberships, so if this beer sounds awesome to you, you may want to sign up soon!

Bacon Josh joins the Beer Mistress and the Professor this week as the team samples The Hobbit Beers by Fish Brewing Company. Gollum Precious Pils, Bolg Belgian Style Triple, and Smaug Stout have our hosts reminiscing about their Hobbit experiences and turning more than a few Hobbit puns.