Mike of The Taproom Podcast Returns: Blue Moon Ice Cream, a Commanders Beer Round and Guinness' Best Year
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In Batch 369 of Craft Beer Republic, Mike from The Taproom Podcast came back for a second week with Greg and Flex. Flex introduces a Midwest ice cream flavor nobody else has heard of, the new Washington Commanders owner buys a brewery full of fans a beer live on the radio, Guinness has its best year ever, and everyone agrees Corona tastes like garbage.
Greg's Birthday Party Beer ChallengeFor his birthday party, Greg sous vided tri-tips at 130 degrees for about five hours and challenged every guest to bring a beer he'd never had. They delivered: one buddy brought six different beers, and Greg had only had two of them. Greg says he's a happy drunk, which helps, since his wife had plenty of stories the next morning that he didn't remember.
Blue Moon Ice Cream?Flex tried a new triple hazy at Foxtown Brewing near his new job, then a milkshake IPA at Eagle Park brewed with Blue Moon ice cream. Not the beer, the ice cream flavor. Greg and Mike had never heard of it, and a quick search confirmed it's a bright blue upper Midwest flavor.
Beers Before 9 a.m.Mike recently recorded with Daniela Lopez, head brewer at Congregation, and tried her Mango Nazo mango IPA at about 8:45 in the morning.
The Commanders' New Owner Buys a RoundNew Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris called into a radio show during a fan party at Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn, Virginia, and offered to buy everyone in the brewery a beer. Nobody on the show roots for Washington, but an owner who buys the beer could change that.
Mexican Lagers, Guinness and Michelob UltraNew data shows Mexican beers are driving most of the growth in American lagers, which gets blamed on Chew and Flex's Tecate. Guinness posted its best year since it started tracking sales, up 9%, which sets off a round of Guinness complaints. And Michelob Ultra is the only one of Anheuser-Busch's top 15 brands with volume up for the year.
Hidden Gems at Big BreweriesBlue Moon is working on a non-alcoholic Belgian white, which leads to stories about big breweries with surprisingly good taproom beers. Ballast Point gets credit for excellent German styles in its taproom that never got distributed, and the crew hears what happened when the original Pineapple Sculpin recipe went to corporate.
Stone's Mystery LagerStone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens has a mystery lager on tap that's really Sapporo. Stone is dialing in Sapporo batches at its facilities and selling the test runs instead of dumping them.
A Florida Woman and Her BurgerA Florida woman pulled over on suspicion of DUI after a McDonald's run kept eating her hamburger throughout the traffic stop, and handed the officer her insurance card instead of her license.
Beers We're Drinking
Flex: MKE Brewing OktoberfestFlex is drinking the Oktoberfest from MKE Brewing in Milwaukee, now brewed by Eagle Park, with a toasty, malty, caramel flavor just as advertised.
Mike: New Belgium Voodoo Ranger 1985Mike is drinking Voodoo Ranger 1985 from New Belgium, a 6.7% IPA with floral notes that he'd give a 7.5 and keep at the front of the fridge.
Greg: Firestone Walker and Alvarado Street No VacancyGreg nearly forgets to review his beer, No Vacancy from Firestone Walker and Alvarado Street Brewing, a 6.5% West Coast IPA with Cascade bitterness and a Mosaic dry hop that he calls light and crushable, thanks to Andrew and Intern Brian.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: Can We All Agree That Corona Sucks?Batch 369 of Craft Beer Republic features Mike of The Taproom Podcast with MKE Brewing, Firestone Walker, Alvarado Street Brewing, New Belgium, Guinness, Stone Brewing and the Washington Commanders' round of beers. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!
In Batch 369 of Craft Beer Republic, Mike from The Taproom Podcast came back for a second week with Greg and Flex. Flex introduces a Midwest ice cream flavor nobody else has heard of, the new Washington Commanders owner buys a brewery full of fans a beer live on the radio, Guinness has its best year ever, and everyone agrees Corona tastes like garbage.
Greg's Birthday Party Beer ChallengeFor his birthday party, Greg sous vided tri-tips at 130 degrees for about five hours and challenged every guest to bring a beer he'd never had. They delivered: one buddy brought six different beers, and Greg had only had two of them. Greg says he's a happy drunk, which helps, since his wife had plenty of stories the next morning that he didn't remember.
Blue Moon Ice Cream?Flex tried a new triple hazy at Foxtown Brewing near his new job, then a milkshake IPA at Eagle Park brewed with Blue Moon ice cream. Not the beer, the ice cream flavor. Greg and Mike had never heard of it, and a quick search confirmed it's a bright blue upper Midwest flavor.
Beers Before 9 a.m.Mike recently recorded with Daniela Lopez, head brewer at Congregation, and tried her Mango Nazo mango IPA at about 8:45 in the morning.
The Commanders' New Owner Buys a RoundNew Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris called into a radio show during a fan party at Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn, Virginia, and offered to buy everyone in the brewery a beer. Nobody on the show roots for Washington, but an owner who buys the beer could change that.
Mexican Lagers, Guinness and Michelob UltraNew data shows Mexican beers are driving most of the growth in American lagers, which gets blamed on Chew and Flex's Tecate. Guinness posted its best year since it started tracking sales, up 9%, which sets off a round of Guinness complaints. And Michelob Ultra is the only one of Anheuser-Busch's top 15 brands with volume up for the year.
Hidden Gems at Big BreweriesBlue Moon is working on a non-alcoholic Belgian white, which leads to stories about big breweries with surprisingly good taproom beers. Ballast Point gets credit for excellent German styles in its taproom that never got distributed, and the crew hears what happened when the original Pineapple Sculpin recipe went to corporate.
Stone's Mystery LagerStone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens has a mystery lager on tap that's really Sapporo. Stone is dialing in Sapporo batches at its facilities and selling the test runs instead of dumping them.
A Florida Woman and Her BurgerA Florida woman pulled over on suspicion of DUI after a McDonald's run kept eating her hamburger throughout the traffic stop, and handed the officer her insurance card instead of her license.
Beers We're Drinking
Flex: MKE Brewing OktoberfestFlex is drinking the Oktoberfest from MKE Brewing in Milwaukee, now brewed by Eagle Park, with a toasty, malty, caramel flavor just as advertised.
Mike: New Belgium Voodoo Ranger 1985Mike is drinking Voodoo Ranger 1985 from New Belgium, a 6.7% IPA with floral notes that he'd give a 7.5 and keep at the front of the fridge.
Greg: Firestone Walker and Alvarado Street No VacancyGreg nearly forgets to review his beer, No Vacancy from Firestone Walker and Alvarado Street Brewing, a 6.5% West Coast IPA with Cascade bitterness and a Mosaic dry hop that he calls light and crushable, thanks to Andrew and Intern Brian.
Listen to Craft Beer Republic: Can We All Agree That Corona Sucks?Batch 369 of Craft Beer Republic features Mike of The Taproom Podcast with MKE Brewing, Firestone Walker, Alvarado Street Brewing, New Belgium, Guinness, Stone Brewing and the Washington Commanders' round of beers. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!