Monica Potter on Bad Hazies, a Coffee Cream Ale and Buffalo, Plus Tennessee's Cold Beer Bill
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In Batch 397 of Craft Beer Republic, Monica Potter, head brewer at Pedals & Pints Brewing, came back to tell Greg and Flex what makes a bad hazy IPA and how coffee beans gave her new cream ale a dragon fruit finish. Greg recaps a snowy bachelor party in Tahoe, Monica introduces a drinking game called Buffalo, and Tennessee considers banning cold beer.
What Makes a Bad Hazy IPAMonica doesn't drink many hazies anymore, so Greg asks what makes a bad one. Her answer: a big malt character, likely from caramel malt, and particles in the glass from a beer that didn't get proper biotransformation. Modern hazies keep the grist simple with two-row or pilsner malt and oats, and let the hops be the star. She prefers a hazy with a drier, lighter finish.
New Beers at Pedals & PintsMonica's new releases are Black & Blue, a tart blackberry and blueberry session sour, and Up Tempo, a nitro coffee cream ale with lactose made with California Coffee Republic. The anaerobically fermented Costa Rican beans give it notes of honey, port wine, citrus peel and dragon fruit, all from the coffee.
She also has a 9.5% bourbon barrel-aged doppelbock for Pedals & Pints' fourth anniversary, the first lager for the brewery's annual barrel-aged anniversary beer. A maibock and a Hummingbird Vienna lager are on the way too.
A Snowy Tahoe Bachelor PartyGreg's sister is getting married, so he flew to Reno for her fiance Jack's bachelor party in Tahoe. After an hour in line for a rental Jeep he reserved weeks earlier, and a wait outside in 17 degrees, he made it up the hill for snowmobiling. The highlight was a West Coast collab from There Does Not Exist and Altamont that Jack found among the shelves of bad beer at a 7-Eleven.
Mulligan MondaysFlex can't stop going to his knockoff Topgolf for Mulligan Mondays, with half-off pitchers and pizza. He took his kids, and they turned it into a ball speed competition.
Ludicrous Libation Law: Tennessee's Cold Beer BillA bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate, the Tennessee Prevention of Drunk Driving Act, would ban beer permit holders from selling refrigerated beer. Greg, Flex and Monica can't figure out how warm beer stops drunk driving, and point out that craft beer cans literally say keep cold.
Buffalo, the Drinking GameMonica explains Buffalo, a game she plays with James's childhood friends: drink with your dominant hand and anyone can call Buffalo, which means you finish your drink. It's always in play, so she keeps her beer in her left hand whenever she sees them.
Craft Beer NewsSnoop Dogg and Dr. Dre launch a Gin and Juice ready-to-drink cocktail at 5.9% in citrus, melon, passion fruit and apricot. A man in England calls police just before noon to report that he's too drunk to drive, and blows three times the legal limit. And a Florida Man whose airboat fell off its trailer in front of the Polk County Sheriff's Office blows a .334.
The episode wraps with tequila, and why some people can't even smell it anymore.
Beers We're Drinking
Greg and Monica: Smog City Brewing MoonbowGreg and Monica are drinking Moonbow from Smog City Brewing's Smog Days Haze Craze series, a 6.3% hazy IPA with guava, pineapple and passion fruit that even Monica calls very drinkable.
Flex: Lakefront Brewery MaibockFlex is drinking the Maibock from Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, a 6.8% beer he gave a perfect five on Untappd eight years ago and still calls delicious, malty and sweet.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: Funny Story About TequilaBatch 397 of Craft Beer Republic features Pedals & Pints head brewer Monica Potter on hazy IPAs, coffee beer with California Coffee Republic, Smog City Brewing, Lakefront Brewery, Tennessee's cold beer bill and the latest craft beer news. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!
In Batch 397 of Craft Beer Republic, Monica Potter, head brewer at Pedals & Pints Brewing, came back to tell Greg and Flex what makes a bad hazy IPA and how coffee beans gave her new cream ale a dragon fruit finish. Greg recaps a snowy bachelor party in Tahoe, Monica introduces a drinking game called Buffalo, and Tennessee considers banning cold beer.
What Makes a Bad Hazy IPAMonica doesn't drink many hazies anymore, so Greg asks what makes a bad one. Her answer: a big malt character, likely from caramel malt, and particles in the glass from a beer that didn't get proper biotransformation. Modern hazies keep the grist simple with two-row or pilsner malt and oats, and let the hops be the star. She prefers a hazy with a drier, lighter finish.
New Beers at Pedals & PintsMonica's new releases are Black & Blue, a tart blackberry and blueberry session sour, and Up Tempo, a nitro coffee cream ale with lactose made with California Coffee Republic. The anaerobically fermented Costa Rican beans give it notes of honey, port wine, citrus peel and dragon fruit, all from the coffee.
She also has a 9.5% bourbon barrel-aged doppelbock for Pedals & Pints' fourth anniversary, the first lager for the brewery's annual barrel-aged anniversary beer. A maibock and a Hummingbird Vienna lager are on the way too.
A Snowy Tahoe Bachelor PartyGreg's sister is getting married, so he flew to Reno for her fiance Jack's bachelor party in Tahoe. After an hour in line for a rental Jeep he reserved weeks earlier, and a wait outside in 17 degrees, he made it up the hill for snowmobiling. The highlight was a West Coast collab from There Does Not Exist and Altamont that Jack found among the shelves of bad beer at a 7-Eleven.
Mulligan MondaysFlex can't stop going to his knockoff Topgolf for Mulligan Mondays, with half-off pitchers and pizza. He took his kids, and they turned it into a ball speed competition.
Ludicrous Libation Law: Tennessee's Cold Beer BillA bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate, the Tennessee Prevention of Drunk Driving Act, would ban beer permit holders from selling refrigerated beer. Greg, Flex and Monica can't figure out how warm beer stops drunk driving, and point out that craft beer cans literally say keep cold.
Buffalo, the Drinking GameMonica explains Buffalo, a game she plays with James's childhood friends: drink with your dominant hand and anyone can call Buffalo, which means you finish your drink. It's always in play, so she keeps her beer in her left hand whenever she sees them.
Craft Beer NewsSnoop Dogg and Dr. Dre launch a Gin and Juice ready-to-drink cocktail at 5.9% in citrus, melon, passion fruit and apricot. A man in England calls police just before noon to report that he's too drunk to drive, and blows three times the legal limit. And a Florida Man whose airboat fell off its trailer in front of the Polk County Sheriff's Office blows a .334.
The episode wraps with tequila, and why some people can't even smell it anymore.
Beers We're Drinking
Greg and Monica: Smog City Brewing MoonbowGreg and Monica are drinking Moonbow from Smog City Brewing's Smog Days Haze Craze series, a 6.3% hazy IPA with guava, pineapple and passion fruit that even Monica calls very drinkable.
Flex: Lakefront Brewery MaibockFlex is drinking the Maibock from Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, a 6.8% beer he gave a perfect five on Untappd eight years ago and still calls delicious, malty and sweet.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: Funny Story About TequilaBatch 397 of Craft Beer Republic features Pedals & Pints head brewer Monica Potter on hazy IPAs, coffee beer with California Coffee Republic, Smog City Brewing, Lakefront Brewery, Tennessee's cold beer bill and the latest craft beer news. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!