Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

Beer History 9 (Homebrewing) & 10 (Oktoberfest)

Professor Beerkowski hits us with not one, but TWO beer lessons. The first, Beer History 9, is about when home brewing was legalized. The second, Beer History 10, is about Oktoberfest.

2021 GABF Winners, Trash Day

We drink and review a stout called Trip In The Woods: Barrel-aged Narwhal (9.8% ABV) brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing, Company (Chico , CA). We also drink and review a lager called Hella Rad Helles brewed by Altamnt, Beer Works (Livermore, CA).

We announce a few of the notable (to us) winners at the 2021 Great American Beer Fest and what was in the arms of the gurads. 

Trash Time: Greg tells us how is friends got booted from 1227 Taproon in Phoenix, AZ

Oktoberlist

We drink and review a triple IPA called When Hops Cry (10 % ABV) brewed by Weathered Souls Brewing Co. (San Antonio, TX). We also drink and review an imperial stout called Fully Baked (12.5% ABV) brewed with hemp seeds and lactose, and conditioned on cacao nibs brewed by New Glory Craft Brewery.

We have a two week back log of beer news. We list the top 10 Oktoberfest beers brewed by American craft brewers. Greg criticizes online shenanigans. Finally, the guys wrap up the show talking about football & documentaries.

2021 NFL Predictions

LT joins Sorcerer Chromatic & Greg in this years NFL Predictions. We pick first and last places in each division and select the three remaining Wild Card teams as well as which team will get the coveted bye week.

We drink and review an IPA from Goldwater Brewing Co. (Scottsdale, AZ) called Gnarly Nectar (6.4% ABV). We also drink and review Oktoberfest Lager (6% ABV) brewed by Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. (Fresno, CA). last but not least, we drink and review a barrel-aged barleywine called Tequila Barrel Sunrise (115 ABV) brewed by Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA).

Berd is the Word

We drink and review an IPA brewed by Alpine Beer Company (Alpine, CA) called Dankster's Paradise (7.1% ABV). We also drink and review a blonde ale brewed by Laughing Monk Brewing (San Francisco, CA) called Prophetess (5% ABV).

We have our Beer News, Cöld Brüe List, and Sorcerer Chromatic coins a new word "bird". In our Drunken Shenanigans, we have our annual Coach's Corner wherein we spotlight the NFL's teams with new coaches.

Reunited

Greg & Sorcerer Chromatic are in the studio together for the first time in months as they drink and review a 2017 Rye Barrel-Aged Drakonic Imperial Stout (11.6% ABV) brewed by Drake's Brewing Company (San Leandro, CA).

We talk about the new Mt. Dew alcoholic beverage as well as list this year's Bourbon County Brand Stout variant lineup.

Beer Street 2021 (Fear Street Movie Review with Amanda)

***Spoiler Alert! There are heavy spoilers and we do not talk about beer.***

Greg (@coldbruepodcast) and Amanda (@amandabear_lecter) review all three Fear Street movies; Fear Street 1994, Fear Street 1978, & Fear Street 1666. We talk about the running storylines, the overt homages to prior horror movies, character arcs, the music, the gore, and much much more. 

Worst Beer Podcast

We drink and review an IPA from Bone Haus Brewing (Fountain Hills, AZ) called Desert Wilde: Episode 3 (8% ABV). We also drink and review a 10.2% ABV barrel-aged coffee stout called Curly Wolf* [20] brewed by BarrelHouse Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA).

We list the world's 10 Worst Beers, which coincidentally coincides with a beer news story that names the six breweries that produce over 50% of the world's beer.

In our drunken shenanigans we discuss the first episode of This Is Pop (Netflix). Sorcerer Chromatic recaps his time at 49ers Training Camp.

CB Pod

In our Cöld Brüe List, we go over the Top Ten ZZ Top songs as well as add a few more of our favorites.

We drink and review Coastal Hybrid (7% ABV), a mix of West Coast & Northeast style IPAs, brewed by Transplant City Beer Co. (Litchfield Park, AZ). We also drink and review Matryoshka (12.8% ABV), a Russian imperial stout barrel-aged in Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Westward Whiskey barrels, brewed by Fort George Brewery (Astoria, OR).

In our Beer News, we discuss the 11 brands cut by Molson Coors, Four Seasons Landscaping's new beer collaboration, and a widow who drank a 50 year old can of Coors Banquet Beer.

Top Ten Taprooms & Beer History 8: Pilsners

We list our personal favorite top ten taprooms we each have visited in our many beer adventures.

Professor Rachel Beerkowski returns with a new lesson for us all about the history of Pilsner Lagers.