Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News

Beer Convo - Alena @acraftgirl

Greg talks with Alena, better known as @craftgirl on Instagram. They discuss, among other things, bourbon, traveling, Instagram, and, of course, BEER!

Indiferent Silence

L.T. joins Sorcerer Chromatic and Greg and they drink and review a rum barrel-aged Pumpking (13.4% ABV) brewed in 2018 by Southern Tier Brewing (Lakewood, NY).

We discuss Brave Noise collaboration beer promoting a safe a discrimination free beer industry. We also have the first installment of Sorcerer Chromatic's Coach's Corner. Finally, we discuss hip-hop with L.T.'s son The Boy.

Rod J Replay

We drink and review an Oktoberfest-style lager by Wren House Brewing Company (Phoenix, AZ) aptly named Festbier (5.2% ABV).

In lieu of a regular episode, we are replaying a long lost Beer Convo with Rod Jones aka RodJBeerventures.

Ad Astra Oktoberfest, Halloween Candy

We drink and review a hazy pale ale called Dusty (6% ABV) brewed by More Brewing Company (Huntley, IL). We also drink and review a helles lager called Desert Horse (4.6% ABV) brewed by New Glory Craft Brewery (Sacramento, CA).

In the beer news we promote two beer initiatives supporting musicians and veterans, respectively. We also discuss the alleged racism and the Barrel & Flow Beer festival.

In the Cöld Brüe List, we discuss the top Halloween candies fo all time.

Greg recaps his time at the Ad Astra Brewing Company Oktoberfest Party and Sorcerer Chromatic tells us about reconvening with the Beer Buddies at the Barebottle Taproom in Santa Clara, CA.

2nd Annual BAMF Awards

We award our favorite beer names from the medal winners at this year's Great American Beer Festival. We have two categories, Original Names and Pop Culture Names. Did your favorite names make the list? Do you even care? Find out in this episode!!!

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.