Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

Beer Convo: PHX Beer Co. Brewery Director Adam Wojcik

Adam Wojcik discusses how he and his partners started PHX Beer Co. during a pandemic, his journey through craft beer, and the future of PHX Beer Co.

Fake $1,000 Super Bowl Prop Bets

We drink and review a west coast style IPA from Harbottle Brewing Co. (Tucson, AZ) called Harbollte IPA (6.3% ABV). We also drink and review a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout called Bourbon Barrel-Aged 2 Tun brewed by Hermitage Brewing Co. (San Jose, CA).

We start a new tradition this year, the $1,000 Super Bowl Prop Bets. We each choose five prop bets to wager on and see who comes up big. it's more fun to watch a game when there is something at stake! Especially if your team isn/t in it.
We also discuss Boulevard Brewing Co.'s sexual harassment scandal while discussing the beer news. We give the results to last week's Cöld Brüe Poll. And we ponder starting our own Beer Guild.

Pedal Haus Brewery owner Julian Wright

Julian Wright talks about Pedal Haus Brewery (Tempe, AZ), their brewing philosophy, weathering the Covid-19 pandemic, and his optimistic outlook on the future of AZ craft beer as well as Pedal Haus' new location in Downtown Phoenix.

We drink and review, for Dry January, a non-alcoholic oatmeal stout brewed by Bravus Brewing Co. (Anaheim, CA) called Oatmeal Stout (0.4% ABV). We also drink and review, for Dry Hopped January, a double dry hopped double IPA called I Don't Party Anymore (8.8% ABV) brewed by Alvarado St. Brewery (Monterey, CA & Salinas, CA) in collaboration with Humble Sea Brewing Co. (Santa Cruz, CA).

We have our Beer News, Cöld Brüe List, Cöld Brüe Poll of the Week, and discuss The Terminator edit on YouTube.

Beer History w/Beerkowski Lesson 4: Beer Medicine

Rachel Beerkowski (@brews.with.beerkowski) is back with Beer History Lesson. She talks about how beer was used as a solution for administering medicine.

We drink and review a non-alcoholic amber ale called Special Effects (0.4% ABV) brewed by Brooklyn Brewery (Utica, NY). We also drink and review a dry hopped hazy IPA called LOVE Hazy IPA (6.1% ABV) brewed by Almanac Beer Company (Alameda, CA)

We have our weekly Beer News, Cöld Brüe List, and Instagram Poll of the Week.

Beers for a Failed Coup

Our Cöld Brüe List is a list off craft beer names that have a reference to the failed insurrection on Capitol Hill on January 6th, 2021 as well as the democracy that persevered.

We drink and review a non-alcoholic coffee cream stour called Intrepid Traveler (0.4% ABV) brewed by WellBeing Brewing (Maryland Heights, MO). We also drink and review a dry hopped Double IPA called Lagunitas Sucks (8% ABV) brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA).

We have our weekly beer news, Cöld Brüe Poll of the Week, and our Drunken Shenanigans, which includes our last installment of Coach's Corner.

Year 6: Still Fly

We start our sixth year of podcasts the way we got through the first five...Still Fly.

This episode we drink a non-alcoholic India Pale Ale called IPNA (<.05% ABV) brewed bye Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA & Chicago, IL. We also drink and review a dry hopped IPA brewed by Alpine Beer Co. (Alpine, CA) called Nelson (7% ABV).

We list the trends in beer for the upcoming year, 2021. We also Have our Beer news and discuss this year's release of Pliny The Younger by Russian River Brewing Co. Finally, we raise a glass to those who have recently passed.

Year 5 Finale

Our fifth year has come and gone. We list our top 10 rated beers of 2020 as we look forward to our sixth year of our drunken shenanigans.

We drink and review Spellbinder (6.5% ABV) the 2020GABF Gold Medal Winner for Juicy/Hazy IPA brewed by Wren House Brewing (Phoenix, AZ). We also drink and review Smooth Ride (7% ABV), an export stout brewed by Del Cielo Brewing (Martinez, CA).

We finish the show by discuss three slang words the kids are using these days. How may of them do you know? How many of them have you used?

Beer History w/Beerkowski Lesson 3: Winter Warmers

Rachel Beerkowski (@brews.with.beerkoski) joins us again to drop some beer knowledge. This time she talks about traditional winter beers and we discuss our favorite aromas and flavors they posses.

We drink and review a hazy IPA called Fire (6.5% ABV) brewed by Pueblo Vida Brewing Company (Tucson, AZ). We also drink and review a Belgian-style Tripel by Laughing Monk Brewing (San Francisco, CA) called Third Circle (8.7% ABV).

We also have our weekly Beer News in which we discuss California Beer Laws. We have our Cöld Brüe List which has the top beers of 2020. We wrap things up by recapping, reviewing, and expanding on the season two finale of The Mandalorian.

Jingle All The Güey

We drink and review a hazy IPA from Crooked Tooth Brewing (Tucson, AZ) called Cheat Codes (6.5% ABV). We also drink and review a Belgian-style dubbel called Evening Vespers brewed by Laughing Monk Brewing (San Francisco, CA).

We list the top 16 Christmas movies of all time. Did yours make the list? We also have our Coach's Corner where we recap the NFL coaches on new teams in the third quarter of the 2020 season. Finally, we review The Mandlorian Season 2, Episode 7.

We also have our Beer News & Instagram Poll of the Week.

Caleigh Speaks

Caleigh Snyder talks about her employment at Mother Road Brewing where she experienced sexual assault and harassment. She described several of the incidents, the responses f(or lack thereof) from Mother Road's leadership and Arizona Craft Beer Guild, and the continual harassment she gets today, five years later, for speaking her truth.

There is nothing new revealed during this conversation, but it is meant as an educational experience to listeners in an effort to improve, if only slightly, not only the Arizona Craft Beer Community, but the entire beer community, and any community/industry where women are subjected to harassment.