Here at Cheers we hope to offer up an informative look at tasting and evaluating beer, as well as insights on homebrew and craft brewing processes. From time to time we will bring you special editions of Cheers covering various craft beer events and homebrewing exploits. Our goal remains simple; enthusiastic discourse on a subject we are both very passionate about, beer! So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy. Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/ Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License en-us Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:25:15 -0400 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:17:00 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1) unlicensed version; http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Cheers! A Beer Podcast Here at Cheers we hope to offer up an informative look at tasting and evaluating beer, as well as insights on homebrew and craft brewing processes. beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking Zach Page and Chris Stearly cheerscast@gmail.com Zach Page and Chris Stearly http://ia700402.us.archive.org/15/items/CheerscastLogo/CheersLogo.jpg http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/ 144 144 This is our first installment of Cheers and we look forward to bringing you a fresh perspective on beer in the weeks and months to come. We will be starting off today's show with a pilsner by Three Floyds brewing company, following up with a traditional scotch ale from Tranquair Brewing in Scotland. Finally, we will finish by evaluating an English style barleywine from Brooklyn Brewing. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/01/episode-1_27.html 717FFAEE-A918-449C-A1BA-D5D1F3B83230-48698-00043D854FC40CA9-FFA Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:24:44 -0500 Episode 1 This is our first installment of Cheers and we look forward to bringing you a fresh perspective on beer in the weeks and months to come. We will be starting off today's show with a pilsner by Three Floyds brewing company, following up with a traditional scotch ale from Tranquair Brewing in Scotland. Finally, we will finish by evaluating an English style barleywine from Brooklyn Brewing. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! 35:36 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking Zach Page and ChrisStearly In today's episode, we will be trying an Altbier from Southampton Publick House and Mad River's John Barleycorn Barleywine. Later in the show, we will be discussing today's homebrewing endeavors, as well as plans for our next batch. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/01/episode-2_27.html E728C757-751C-4661-BE7D-C6B92FB475DD-48698-000442C9EE7E7FE7-FFA Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:24:47 -0500 Episode 2 In today's episode, we will be trying an Altbier from Southampton Publick House and Mad River's John Barleycorn Barleywine. Later in the show, we will be discussing today's homebrewing endeavors, as well as plans for our next batch. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! 36:28 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking Zach Page and Chris Stearly In this episode, we begin by drinking a collaboration brew, Dogfish head and Sierra Nevada's Life and Limb ale. Next, we open up a bottle of Great Divide's Old Ruffian Barleywine, and finish with a brand new beer by local brewery, Upland. As the kids say, she was rearranging the otter's moose. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/01/episode-3_27.html 3F13C734-7EBD-4827-A727-FA90200B2566-48698-000442EDDD72604D-FFA Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:50:47 -0500 Episode 3 In this episode, we begin by drinking a collaboration brew, Dogfish head and Sierra Nevada's Life and Limb ale. Next, we open up a bottle of Great Divide's Old Ruffian Barleywine, and finish with a brand new beer by local brewery, Upland. As the kids say, she was rearranging the otter's moose. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! 49:27 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking Zach Page and Chris Stearly Today, we are starting off with a pilsner from Slovakia, then Scotty Karate by Dark Horse Brewing Co, and Hopslam from Bell's. Later in the show, we will be discussing plans for our next brew day, and details about the second annual Indiana Microbrewers' Winterfest. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/01/episode-4_27.html 1304C161-70F5-4AA5-A773-E99C2E34CA15-48698-0004430E9A4ADF43-FFA Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:53:07 -0500 Episode 4 Today, we are starting off with a pilsner from Slovakia, then Scotty Karate by Dark Horse Brewing Co, and Hopslam from Bell's. Later in the show, we will be discussing plans for our next brew day, and details about the second annual Indiana Microbrewers' Winterfest. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... CHEERS! 51:05 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking Zach Page and Chris Stearly In our first videocast, we attended the second annual Indiana Microbrewers Winterfest at the State Fair Grounds in Indianapolis. At the festival, we were lucky enough to interview members of Hoosier Beer Geek, who helped organize the festival, as well as head brewers Caleb Stanton and Clay Robinson from Upland and Sun King breweries, respectively. Along with the interviews, we included a montage of pictures we took at the event. Enjoy! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/02/episode-5-winterfest-coverage.html 65A710B5-D9C9-45D9-92B5-F31410AAC970-6451-0000B79A6D2B4DD7-FFA Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:04:53 -0500 Episode 5: Winterfest Coverage In our first videocast, we attended the second annual Indiana Microbrewers Winterfest at the State Fair Grounds in Indianapolis. At the festival, we were lucky enough to interview members of Hoosier Beer Geek, who helped organize the festival, as well as head brewers Caleb Stanton and Clay Robinson from Upland and Sun King breweries, respectively. Along with the interviews, we included a montage of pictures we took at the event. Enjoy! 23:12 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, winterfest, microbrewers, state fairgrounds Zach Page and Chris Stearly In today's episode we will be reviewing three beers from 2008 and discussing our latest homebrewing exploits. This past weekend marked our one year anniversary of brewing together. Celebrate with us and pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/02/episode-6.html 681BDAC8-88FE-46EE-8FD3-AB2A5E25213C-20178-00014607B6D0A5EC-FFA Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:24:06 -0500 Episode 6 In today's episode we will be reviewing three beers from 2008 and discussing our latest homebrewing exploits. This past weekend marked our one year anniversary of brewing together. Celebrate with us and pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 52:48 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, 2008, anniversary Zach Page and Chris Stearly In Episode 7, we celebrate with Bell's and their Batch 9000, then we decimate ordinary, average, run-of-the-mill beers with Founder's Nemesis, and (HOLY SHEET!) its Clipper City's abbey ale. Afterwards, we discuss what makes a great beer bar. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/03/episode-7.html 4E7F8628-8AC4-4819-89C5-E6B14DEFC7CC-7734-00009D7CF286481E-FFA Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:31:10 -0500 Episode 7 In Episode 7, we celebrate with Bell's and their Batch 9000, then we decimate ordinary, average, run-of-the-mill beers with Founder's Nemesis, and (HOLY SHEET!) its Clipper City's abbey ale. Afterwards, we discuss what makes a great beer bar. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 51:07 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, glassware Zach Page and Chris Stearly In today's episode, we analyze the results of our double IPA experiment: Same Grains, Different Hops. We then compare them to commercial offerings from Sierra Nevada and New Holland Brewing Co. Afterward, we discuss the logistics of obtaining a brewer's permit in the state of Indiana and what it means to be an informed consumer. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/03/episode-8.html BFA7C64C-DB3D-416F-AE5A-5E21E2BE8CC8-10974-0000C586035B25A7-FFA Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:32:03 -0500 Episode 8 In today's episode, we analyze the results of our double IPA experiment: Same Grains, Different Hops. WE then compare them to commercial offerings from Sierra Nevada and New Holland Brewing Co. Afterward, we discuss the logistics of obtaining a brewer's permit in the state of Indiana and what it means to be an informed consumer. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 58:33 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, glassware, Ireland, Irish red ale, Irish style ale, Irish ale, homebrew recipe Zach Page and Chris Stearly In this St. Patrick's Day episode we pay homage to the Irish Red Ale with four commercial examples of the style. And, as always, we discuss our current and future homebrewing projects. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! (Shillelagh) http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/03/episode-9.html 68206B05-5B52-4C51-966D-5444D88C546B-859-00001C9E8A865853-FFA Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:25:00 -0400 Episode 9 In this St. Patrick's Day episode we pay homage to the Irish Red Ale with four commercial examples of the style. And, as always, we discuss our current and future homebrewing projects. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! (Shillelagh) 00:56:12 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, glassware, Ireland, Irish red ale, Irish style ale, Irish ale, homebrew recipe Zach Page and Chris Stearly In today's episode, we celebrate the changing season with two German lagers, as well as Victory Brewing Company's Prima Pils. Afterward, we make an attempt at settling a dispute over Stone's Sublimely Self-Righteous. Is it a Black IPA or an American Strong Ale?! Either way, pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/04/episode-10.html 68206B05-5B52-4C51-966D-5444D88C546B-859-00001C9E8A865853-FFA Sun, 07 Apr 2010 16:33:00 -0400 Episode 10 In today's episode, we celebrate the changing season with two German lagers, as well as Victory Brewing Company's Prima Pils. Afterward, we make an attempt at settling a dispute over Stone's Sublimely Self-Righteous. Is it a Black IPA or an American Strong Ale?! Either way, pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 00:49:25 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, glassware, spring, lagers, Germany, German beer, Stone Brewing, BJCP, beer styles Zach Page and Chris Stearly In this installment of Cheers, we celebrate Sierra Nevada's 30th Anniversary with their XXX Stout. Then, we update our audience on recent homebrew happenings. Finally, we discuss with you, our plans for a very special brew, Wheat Melissa II. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/04/episode-11.html 68206B05-5B52-4C51-966D-5444D88C546B-859-00001C9E8A865853-FFA Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:00:00 -0400 Episode 11 In this installment of Cheers, we celebrate Sierra Nevada's 30th Anniversary with their XXX Stout. Then, we update our audience on recent homebrew happenings. Finally, we discuss with you, our plans for a very special brew, Wheat Melissa II. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 00:37:05 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, glassware, Sierra Nevada, anniversary, sweet gale, XXX Zach Page and Chris Stearly Today, we are exploring the monastic beers of Belgium, starting off with Westmalle Dubbel and ending with St. Bernardus 12. We also sample an American-style Tripel with Brugge Brasserie's Tripel de Ripple. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/04/episode-12.html 68206B05-5B52-4C51-966D-5444D88C546B-859-00001C9E8A865853-FFA Mon, 16 Apr 2010 20:30:00 -0400 Episode 12 Today, we are exploring the monastic beers of Belgium, starting off with Westmalle Dubbel and ending with St. Bernardus 12. We also sample an American-style Tripel with Brugge Brasserie's Tripel de Ripple. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 00:36:12 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, glassware, Belgium, Belgian beer, Brugge, St. Bernardus, Westmalle, monks Zach Page and Chris Stearly In this special episode of Cheers! we recap the seventh annual Dark Lord Day festivities, hosted by Three Floyds Brewery in Munster, Indiana. This video episode includes hundreds of photos and our commentary on the event. Enjoy! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/05/episode-13-dark-lord-day.html 65A710B5-D9C9-45D9-92B5-F31410AAC970-6451-0000B79A6D2B4DD7-FFA Sat, 08 May 2010 23:18:00 -0500 Episode 13: Dark Lord Day Coverage In this special episode of Cheers! we recap the seventh annual Dark Lord Day festivities, hosted by Three Floyds Brewery in Munster, Indiana. This video episode includes hundreds of photos and our commentary on the event. Enjoy! 19:20 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, beer festival, drinking, Dark Lord, Dark Lord Day, Three Floyds, Russian Imperial Stout, Munster, beer trading Zach Page and Chris Stearly In honor of a collaboration between Dogfish Head, Victory and Stone Brewing Companies, we sample signature brews from each. Then we discuss our preconceived notions about three-way collaborations and what each brewer brings to the table. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2010/06/episode-14.html 65A710B5-D9C9-45D9-92B5-F31410AAC970-6451-0000B79A6D2B4DD7-FFA Sat, 08 Jun 2010 23:18:00 -0500 Episode 14 In honor of a collaboration between Dogfish Head, Victory and Stone Brewing Companies, we sample signature brews from each. Then we discuss our preconceived notions about three-way collaborations and what each brewer brings to the table. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 19:20 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, drinking, Dogfish Head, Victory, Stone, collaboration Zach Page and Chris Stearly In today's episode, we take a tour of California, starting off with a collaboration beer spearheaded by Stone Brewing. Then, we sample a beer by Russian River. We then get RUDE with Saison Rue from the Bruery. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! http://cheerscast.blogspot.com/2011/01/episode-15.html 65A710B5-D9C9-45D9-92B5-F31410AAC970-6451-0000B79A6D2B4DD7-FFA Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:18:00 -0500 Episode 15 In today's episode, we take a tour of California, starting off with a collaboration beer spearheaded by Stone Brewing. Then, we sample a beer by Russian River. We then get RUDE with Saison Rue from the Bruery. So pour a beer into your favorite glass, relax and enjoy... Cheers! 19:20 beer, homebrew, homebrewing, craft beer, craft brewing, beercast, Bloomington, Indiana, Indianapolis, tasting, drinking, Dogfish Head, Victory, Stone, collaboration Zach Page and Chris Stearly