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May 17 : Zombie Dust : 3 Floyds Brewing Co : at Small Bar with the Hop Cast

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:01 +0000

This week we're still hanging out in San Diego during the Craft Brewers Conference, and we're hanging at Small Bar with the Hop Cast! The Hop Cast brought us some delicious 3 Floyds brewing co Zombie Dust, an amazingly hoppy pale ale.

We apparently trade Matt to Goose Island for the Hop Cast, Stephen has drunk all the beers, and Ken and Brad have some shout outs!

While drinking this "West Coast " style pale ale, we reignite the "should it be called West Coast Style" and Ken is tricked into saying "Poo Pooed", while we compare attitudes of Hoppy Beers throughout the country.

Next week, we're back in the studio, and back with Dr. Bill for Master Pairings, so stay tuned.

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May 17 : Palate Wrecker : Green Flash Brewing Co : special guests Angelo & Ashley De Ieso

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:27:58 +0000

This week we're hanging out at Small Bar in San Diego, with Angelo De Ieso ( @Brewpublic ) & Ashley De Ieso ( @TheBeerWench ) drinking Green Flash's Palate Wrecker.

If you haven't heard, Ashley & Angelo recently got hitched and brought true love to craft beer. So, while we were all in San Diego for the CBC, we had to take some time to sit with them and hear their story.

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May 10 : CBC 2012 with Stone Brewing Co's Greg Koch & Iron Fist Brewing Co's Brandon Sieminski

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:13:23 +0000

This week we're in San Diego for the Craft Brewer's Conference, so we took some time to sit with Greg Koch from Stone Brewing Company, and Brandon Sieminski from Iron Fist Brewing Company to talk about what they will take from the CBC back to their brewhouse's.

We enjoy this discussion of the CBC from the larger brewery vs smaller brewery perspective while enjoy a traditional favorite from San Diego, Stone's Pale Ale.

This year , the CBC also hosted the World Beer Cup, so we also take a few minutes to talk with Luke Nicholas, the "god of Epic", to get an idea of the judging process in the World Cup and how all that works.

Stephen is clearly hung over, Matt can't nail down his grammar, Brandon refuses to woo, and Greg's in a kilt!

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May 3 : Bottleworks 13th Anniversary : Stone Brewing Co

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:41:51 +0000

This week we enjoy the 13th Anniversary ale brewed by Stone Brewing Co for Bottleworks in Seattle WA. A crazy brew that incorporates 13 different grains & 13 different hops.

We also have a special guest on the show, Sean McNew ( @wagnis83 ) a buddy of ours from the area to help us drink this tasty treat.

John reads the bottle, which doesn't leave Stephen impressed at all, but what does he know, he compares this beer to Chimay Blue with smoke, so we leave it to Matt to describe the real flavor of this beer.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Stephen joins Bill in the kitchen for some Calzones, that do not contain any oysters or brussel sprouts. The Calzone is paired with a delicious St. Martin Dunkler Bock from Aktienbrauerei.

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We also say goodbye to the studio for a few weeks while we head out to San Diego for the Craft Brewer's Conference.

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Apr 26 : IIPA : New Glarus Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:57:46 +0000

This week we enjoy some delicious New Glarus beer from Wisconsin! Specifically the IIPA from the thumbprint series.

Stephen wants to go to New Glarus Land and ride on beer and cheese rides. Matt gets beer poured out of love, but John pours from obligation.

We must give a special thanks to Ben Pape (@HOPPERBOLIC) for sending us this beer through our favorite beer mule, David (@beermule)

On Master Pairings, Matt is back, once again for a delicious pairing with Great Divide Brewing Co Nomad and Chicken Noodle Soup! It's a great rainy day curled up on the couch pairing.

After Master Pairings, we complain about being tired from a several day long goodbye party for our good friend David! So we power nap and power through!

Matt wants a sticky mouth .. joke, and John has a sticky mouth ... joke and Stephen is finally offended!

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Apr 19 : Shift : New Belgium Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:33:12 +0000

This week we drink Shift from New Belgium, a pale lager that has historically been a brewery employee only after "Shift" beverage.

John wants to go New Belgium and build stuff, Matt's a liar, and Stephen is likely gonna get stabbed by Dr. Bill, and if you're playing a drinking game, don't use the word lager, or you'll die.

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On Master Pairings, Matt is back with Bill, to do an epic pairing with the first Barleywine ever produced commercially in the US, Old Foghorn, and Peanut Butter and Jelly! Also Bill gives you a lesson in Barleywine production.

After Master Pairings, we talk about how environmentally friendly New Belgium is and discuss their sustainability, and encourage people to commute in a more environmentally friendly way! Stephen walks to work. ;)

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Apr 12 : Farmhouse Pale & Summer 2010 : Almanac Beer Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:30:52 +0000

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This week, we drink a selection of fantastic beers from Almanac Beer Co, a small brewery out of San Francisco that is all about local sustainability and great beer! We start off with the 2011 Farmhouse Pale, brewed with plums and then after Master Pairings we jump into the 2010 Summer ale.

We got these great beers from Mike Sardina (@msardina) who is awesome, so we thank him.

John is all backwards, Stephen is full of phlegm, and Matt is actually conscience this week!

We QR code the show .. which will take you to a special episode that is un-released.

On Master Pairings, Matt finally joins Bill in the kitchen, and Bill pairs a delicious Chicken & Dumplings paired with the classic Belgian Golden, Duvel.

After Master Pairings we drink the 2010 Summer ale with Blackberries aged in red wine barrels. Matt is excited, but eventually pulls the ripcord, Stephen knows how to read labels, and John demands that no one jump to any conclusions!

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Apr 05 : From the Cellar : Cuvee de Tomme : 2002 & 2012

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:20:40 +0000

This week we visit Dr. Bill's "new" cellar to open a couple of amazing beers from Lost Abbey .. we start off with a silver foil 2002 Cuvee de Tomme and then complete it with a side by side of 2012 release of Cuvee de Tomme.

Matt was going to join us, but he found a comfortable spot on the floor of Bill's living room and sawed some logs instead of coming out and drinking with us. Bill expertly demonstrates how to save a cork that has disintegrated over time. Sami, the pooch, joins us to chill on the floor.

We talk about the early days of beer releases and how they have changed over time, and basically just enjoy a delicious piece of craft beer history.

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Mar 29 : Seizoen & Seizoen Brett : Logsdon Farmhouse Ales

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:54:21 +0000

This week we enjoy a couple of fantastic saison style beers from a new co-op brewery out of Oregon called Logsdon Farmhouse Ales. Logsdon, founded by David Logsdon who originally founded Wyeast.

John actually thinks Stephen is funny, Matt's got his baby face on, and none of us are suggesting that brewers have sex with sheep.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Stephen joins Bill in the fridge for a dish that he actually likes going into the pairing. Spaghetti Carbornara paired with Spaten Optimator.

After Master Pairings, Matt needs to calm down .. Stephen crosses the line .. again, and John obsesses about how long to let his Saison age.

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Mar 22 : Evil Twin : Heretic Brewing Co

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:53:37 +0000

This week we're drinking a delicious blood red ale Evil Twin from Heretic Brewing Co. the newish brewery from everyone's favorite home brewer turned pro Jamil Zainasheff.

Stephen pours for hours, Matt determines a home brewer pecking order and John kills bugs.

When we finally get around to drinking beer, Stephen asks the audience a random question for the week ... Should every overly hoppy beer be deemed a West Coast Style? Submit your answers to us at comment@newbrewthursday.com.

On Master Pairings Bill makes Stephen finish all his vegetables, with a pairing featuring a Rauchbier from Aecht Schlenterla and some deliciously cooked brussel sprouts. Stephen stalls for as long as possible before realizing that Bill makes a mean brussel sprout.

Tomorrow, Friday March 23, head over to Beachwood BBQ in Long Beach to hang out with Jamil Zainasheff and drink this same beer we drank.

Join Stephen Friday March 30st up at the Firestone Walker From The Barrel Event up in the Paso Robles Area.

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Mar 15 : Hopocalypse : Drakes Brewing Co

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:58:08 +0000

It's the Hopocalypse! We're drinking two amazing IPA's from Drake's Brewing Co, the Green label double IPA and the Black label triple IPA. Which Stephen immediately declares being as good or better then the Pliny equivalents.

Stephen is moody with IPA's, John doesn't want to say "Bam" and Matt is giggly.

In the kitchen, Dr Bill brings Stephen in for a Master Pairings of Oysters on the half shell with O'Hara Dry Irish Stout. Stephen is afraid of the Oysters, and the fish mongers ... and swears never to eat them again, regardless of how awesome the pairing was.

After Master Pairings we aimlessly banter about a completely different Master Pairings that you may remember from our Hopslam/Abrasive Ale episode.

Stephen can't drink World Wide Stout, which deeply offends Matt, and John just thinks that Stephen needs to sit on his bottles.

John gets to drink a new beer ( Black Label Hopocalypse ) as well as a new hop, Zythos .. so he is very excited. Matt is excused while we have a Pliny the Younger comparison discussion.

In the end we all agree that you need to get your hands on some Drake's!

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Mar 8 : Hard Liver X : with special guest Matt Bonney & Sean Paxton

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:45:37 +0000

This week we're joined by Matt Bonney and Sean Paxton at the Hard Liver X BarleyWine Festival at Brouwer's Cafe, while we sip on the winning festival beer, Lost Abbey Brandy Barrel Aged Angel's Share.

We talk about the judging process for the festival, the differences between traditional Barleywines, and what we expect to find with them these days, and the incredible variations between different Barleywines.

On Master Pairings, Stephen leaves the table to care for other business, and Matt, Sean and Dr. Bill enjoy the second place beer, Firestone Walkers Abacus ( yes, Abacus the 2011 version, not Sucaba ). They pair this delicious barleywine with a fabulous barleywine cheesecake with Chambord cherries, which they all feed to each other.. huh?

After Master Pairings we go outside and interview some of the fans of Hard Liver waiting in line to get in and enjoy some of the 62 barleywines on tap for this event at Brouwer's Cafe.

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Mar 1 : Vern's Cellar : with Matt Vandenberghe of Brouwer's Cafe

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:37:29 +0000

Last year during our visit to Seattle for the Ninth Annual Hard Liver festival we visited one of the most beautiful cellars in the world, but never got a chance to release the show. Since we are headed back up to Seattle for the Tenth Annual Hard Liver Barleywine festival, we decided to finally invite you into this epic cellar .

Matt Vandenberghe - AKA Vern - owner of the world renowned Brouwer's Cafe, and Bottleworks in Seattle, joins us in his private cellar for three amazing beers that have been beautifully aged ..

We start off with a 2003 Old Wooly barleywine from Big Time Brewing Company, followed by a 1998 Thor's Hammer, a barleywine from Hagar's Brewing Co in Vancouver BC. Last, and certainly not least, we enjoy a 1997 Batch 26 Hair of the Dog Adam.

If you are in the Seattle area this weekend, or can get yourself up there, make it a point to get over to Brouwer's Cafe this weekend ( March 3-5 ) to sample more then 60 barleywines and enjoy some amazing food and great people!

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Feb 23 : Larger : Epic Brewing Co. : with Special Guest Tim Mather from Untappd

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:01:28 +0000

This week the Beer Mule brought New Zealand to us delivering a Larger Lager from Epic Brewing Co. A delicious example of an Imperial Pilsner, inspired by Panzer Pilsner from Julian Shrago, brewed with a wonderful combination of New Zealand and US hops.

Stephen teaches the internet about imperial whatevers .. John's pretty sure that New Zealand beers have New Zealand Hops, Matt is uncomfortable with beer butts and Tim destroys our dreams about our check-in entries.

We announce a very cool international competition from Epic Brewing Co .. it involves checking into beers on untappd, with a picture, and t-shirts. Luke explains it better.

On Master Pairings, John brings Bill a bottle of Larger which he masterfully pairs with a huge cracked crab. It was big, and scared Stephen who had to leave the room. John's a cracked crab virgin and enjoys the experience of having to work for his food.

After Master Pairings we finally get around to talking about the beer, which we determine to be delicious, and dangerously easily to drink at 8.5% ABV.

So remember, starting March 1st. Get yourself a bottle of Epic, check yourself into Untappd and post an epic picture of yourself with the beer for a chance to win a t-shirt.

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Feb 16 : Wytchmaker : Jester King Craft Brewery

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:35:10 +0000

This week we head deep into the heart of Texas ... with a delicious Rye IPA from Jester King Craft Brewery in Austin, Texas, Wytchmaker.

Matt gets lost on a train, Stephen fondly remembers Pee Wee Herman, and John measures distance in bedrooms.

We're joined by John's brother, and Stephen's roommate, Aaron Holzer who was busy drinking absinthe when we called him to fill in, so everything tastes like black licorice to him.

On Master Pairings John joins Dr. Bill in the kitchen for a delicious pairing of Tri Tip smothered in Kansas City BBQ sauce with Firestone Walker Robust Porter. The pairing, and Bill's cooking, render John speechless, and Sammy waits patiently for someone to notice him and let him join in.

John drools over his photography, Stephen begins to respect Texas thanks to craft breweries and we are all affected by labels on a beer.

One last reminder .. if you are in the Southern California area, and you want to enjoy Pliny the Younger at your leisure with no lines and even better support a great charity while you do it, head over to Beachwood BBQ by the end of the day Friday (tomorrow) and get your raffle tickets. The winners will be announced on a "live" stream starting at 6PM on Monday the 20th.

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Feb 9 : Abrasive Ale & Hopslam : Surly Brewing Co. & Bell's Brewery

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:48:22 +0000

Feb 2 : The Tide And Its Takers : Anchorage Brewing Company

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:38:25 +0000

This week we enjoy a bit of the untamed north, with Anchorage Brewing's The Tide and its Taker, a delicious Belgian Style Triple, spiked with Brettanomyces & aged in Chardonnay barrels.

Matt thinks they roll like barrels, which reminds John that barrels roll, and Stephen can't remember where Tripoli is.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Stephen joins Bill in the kitchen for a delicious pairing of Corn on on the Cob, with a German Helles from Allgauer Brauhaus.

We promise merch... So far we have stickers and patches .. we're working on shirts and glasses ..

If you're in Santa Rosa tomorrow (Feb 3) come over to Russian River Brewing Company and have some Pliny the Younger with me. Or in March .. come up to Seattle with us and enjoy some Hard Liver Barleywine fun.

February 20th, join our live stream for fun and information on who won the Beachwood bbq raffle.

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Jan 26 : Old Rasputin : North Coast Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:07:58 +0000

This week we are enjoying an old favorite of Stephen's, Old Rasputin from North Coast Brewing Co. An amazing Imperial Russian Stout coming at 9% ABV with 75 IBU's ..

Stephen realizes that Sean Paxton is Old Rasputin, Matt tries to speak English, and John explains why glass sounds different when it's full of liquid.

On Master Pairings Bill is joined by Stephen in the kitchen, for some Honey Dew and Wit. Specifically Blanche De Bruxelles, a delicious Belgian Wit bier. Bill talks a bit about why you want some foam on your beer, gives Stephen a hard time for not knowing how to cut melons, and in the end provides a fabulous breakfast pairing.

Beachwood BBQ, one of our fabulous sponsors, is handling the Pliny the Younger release is a great way this year. Rather then having to stand in line at 8 in the morning to drink this beer, you can go down to Beachwood right now, and pick up some raffle tickets, as many as you want, and win the chance to drink that beer at your leisure. If you'd like to get more information, go here : [ http://bit.ly/A7CiLb ]

On February 20, we'll be live streaming the drawing at Beachwood BBQ! So check it out.

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Jan 19 : Extra Special Bitter : Fullers Brewery

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:33:21 +0000

This week we explore a bit of England, with an ESB from Fullers Brewery. We talk a bit about ESB means, and where it came from.

Stephen and John harass Matt while he tries to get through the introduction of the show, Stephen offends everyone .. again. Matt declares his love for Victoria, and their beers.

On Master Pairings with Dr Bill, John's in the kitchen for some nuts... and beer. Your pairings don't always have to be extreme dishes, but can also be simple like some hickory smoked almonds and a Midnight Sun Kodiak Brown Ale.

After Master Pairings, Matt brings the knowledge, Stephen bribes you for your love, and John demonstrates how stickers work.

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Jan 12 : Dank Tank Mean Joe Bean : SweetWater Brewing Company

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:15:21 +0000

This week we enjoy some SweetWater brew, specifically the Mean Joe Bean, an imperial porter from the the Dank Tank series of beers from SweetWater.

John goes ghetto for Hotlanta, Stephen creates a new style of beer and forgets where vanilla comes from, and Matt teaches us brewing math, which is not like regular math.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, John joins in for a selection of hors d'oeuvres and a vertically epic beer .. the Stone Brewing Co 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale. John learns about truffles, and morning cheese versus evening cheese.

Matt gives Stephen a frowny face so Stephen tries to sic the entire internet on him, and we try to figure out what the multiple of series is and ramble a bit about how much we love bruisinales.com, which is where we got the beer for this episode.

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Jan 05 : Middle of Nowhere Stout & Cellar Cuvee #5 : Jackie O's Brewpub

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:14:51 +0000

This week we drink some amazing beers from Jackie O's in Athens Ohio, starting off with the Cellar Cuvee #5, and then followed with one of the beers that made the Cellar Cuvee #5, the Middle of Nowhere Stout.

Stephen and Matt want John to earn his keep with the editing, Stephen has no voice and is living a lie, and John gives us audio lessons for the show.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Stephen joins Bill in the kitchen to get schooled about saying nothing pairs with Triple Cream brie. Bill pairs this cheese with not one beer, not two beer, not four beers ... but 5 different beers that all go amazing with this delicious creamy treat!

Stephen has foot in mouth disease ... again. John prescribes a healthy dose of STFU, and Matt drives around thinking of Caramello's.

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Dec 29 : Oatmeal Stout : Free State Brewing with the Roaming Pint

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:18:48 +0000

We hang out with the Roaming Pint this week, and drink some delicious Oatmeal Stout from Free State Brewing Co in Lawrence Kansas.

We talk a bit about what the Roaming Pint is, and how cool it would be to roam all over the country drinking beer from great craft breweries. Free State Brewery was kind enough to allow Maria and Brian to represent their hometown beer by sending us some Oatmeal Stout to drink.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Stephen joins Bill in the kitchen for a fabulous pairing of wild Fiji Swordfish with Asparagus paired with the 15th Anniversary Stone Escondidian Black IPA. Stephen brings controversy to the show by declaring Black IPA the winner of the great name debate.

Stephen fights the fact that his voice is going away, Matt proves that he is not ready for sith dark lord status, and Maria and Brian regale us with weird tales of travel around the country.

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Dec 22 : Gingerbread Ale : Bison Brew : Craft Beer Cocktails with Aric Mellott

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:47:07 +0000

This week we enjoy a Festivus for the rest of us! Aric Mellott, or as you may know him Phatemokid on the interwebs, joins us for a crazy celebration of craft beer, and since it's Aric, we have to make cocktails.

We're drinking a delicious beer from Bison Brewing called Gingerbread Ale, a cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger creation of amazingness. Matt's a girl, Stephen threatens to blow everyone up, and John feels sympathy for Matt's broken foot.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, he is joined by John Holzer, and they drink a great Rye Porter from a brewery in Denmark, the Amager Rye Porter. Bill pairs this with Bacon Toast... yeah. Bacon Toast.

We come back to make cocktails and discuss the wonder root, Ginger! Here is the fabulous recipe for the Gingerbread Flip!

1 part ginger simple syrup
2 parts Sailor Jerry's Spiced Rum
4 parts Bison Gingerbread Ale
1 whole egg
Nutmeg or Cinnamon for garnish.

Instructions:
Make the simple syrup with 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and 5-10 pieces of finely sliced fresh ginger; boil for 10 minutes, strain and chill. “Dry shake” the egg, the rum, beer and the simple syrup to emulsify the ingredients.
Add in ice, shake vigorously, until chilled, and strain into a glass. Garnish with fresh grated nutmeg.

Matt wants me to suck the head off, John gets splooged on, Stephen suffers through cocktail making hiccups in high speed, and Aric wonders if these bitches be crazy!

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Dec 15 : Confluence : Allagash Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:29:28 +0000

This week we drink some delicious Allagash Brewing Co Confluence, an amazing sour produced in Maine with noble hops, pilsner malt and Brettanomyces.

John declares that there shall be no Tron or Star Wars references, Stephen makes them anyway, and Matt make Dr. Bill cry.

On Master Pairings, Randy Clemens join Dr. Bill in the kitchen for another delicious pairing. This time, rather then a blatant Sriracha pairing, they enjoy some Maple bars with Anchor Steam Our Special Ale. Then, of course, they add Sriracha to the Maple bar .. which requires that they bring a different brew to pair, which do you think it would be?

After Master Pairings, we come back, and back, and back .. again. We discuss how some people don't know what bacon and ham have in common and Matt brings us back to beer with a cool ship discussion, and Stephen demands perfection from douchey brewers.

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Dec 8 : Celebrator Doppelbock : Brauerei Aying (Ayinger)

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:45:19 +0000

This week we visit Germany, and drink a classically delicious Doppelbock, from Ayinger brewery, called Celebrator Doppelbock.

We talk German music, legos set to German music, and Goats.

Matt is disappointed that he's never been hit in the chest by a Goat, John thinks he is a goat, and Stephen wonders how he became the sane one on the episode this week.

On Master Pairings, we set up shop in Dr. Bill's new kitchen and the world renowned Randy Clemens joins us for an amazing Sriracha pairing from his book 'The Sriracha Cookbook: 50 "Rooster Sauce" Recipes' .. it's freaking amazing, and you should definitely go buy his book immediately. Of course, he also pimps out the Stone Book he was also involved in writing.

Stephen talks about his online friend Teresa, who he randomly ran into and learned a new word from... John rubs one out, but claims he rolling dice and Matt earns another beating.

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Dec 1 : Chicory Stout : Dogfish Head Brewery

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:01:59 +0000

This week we visit on of our favorite Fall/Winter Seasonal beers, Dogfish Head Chicory Stout.

Matt thinks he's a longshoreman, but he's actually a gangsta hipsta, Stephen thinks he is on tour with Depeche Mode, but he's actually a southern chicory lvoer and John thinks both of them are crazy!

Stephen, in rare form, joins Dr. Bill for a master pairing with Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale and a delicious creamy clam chowder and while enjoying this delicious pairing busts Bill's balls.

After the break, Stephen tries to remember reading, John never buys 60 minutes IPA, Matt giggles about Stephen's ramblings.

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Nov 24 : Saison Dupont : Brasserie Dupont

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:31:00 +0000

This week we visit Belgium. Not really, but we enjoy some tasty Belgium created brews from one of our favorite Belgium breweries, Brasserie Dupont, specifically we enjoy Saison Dupont.

We pay tribute to Vanberg & DeWulf for 30 great years of bringing amazing Belgium beers over to the states, and tell you how you can win a free trip to Belgium courtesy of Vanberg & DeWulf & our friends at Untappd.

Also there are many tangents; John's lust for Tyler King, Matt's desire to be Saison Man, Stephen stopped wearing condoms in 1993, and John quells the Untappd drama between Stephen and Matt.

Oh and Dr. Bill is back with Master Pairings. This week "the sane member of the NBT crew", John Holzer, joins Bill and they enjoy a little Ahi Tuna perfectly seared, with a delicious Humboldt Fog paired up with Avery's White Rascal.

Belgium produces some of the most amazing beers on the planet, and if your beer journey has been limited to the biggest and most hyped beers in the American craft beer scene, then you are missing out, and maybe now is the time to introduce some random amazingness from Belgium.

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Nov 17 : Acer Quercus : The Bruery on location at Playground

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:19:21 +0000

This week we head over to the newest craft beer / fine dining establishment called Playground. We hang out with Head Chef/Owner Jason Quinn and Jarred Dooley the director of Libations, while we enjoy a fantastic bottle of Acer Quercus from The Bruery, and talk about their new venture.

Jason, former owner of the Lime Truck and contestant on the Great Food Truck Race, is creating a dining experience that unlike any other and his staff are all as dedicated to this experience as he his. Jarred, formerly of the Bruery and an integral part of the video "I am a Craft Beer Drinker", tells us about his plan for the craft beer selection at Playground.

We also discuss the amazing Acer Quercus and how that collaboration came about between The Bruery & Lawson's Finest Liquid.

Playground opens today ( Nov 17, 2011 ), so get down there and experience amazingness.

220 East 4th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
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Nov 10 : XV : Firestone Walker Brewing : with Matt Brynildson

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00:52 +0000

This week we journey north to the beautiful city of Paso Robles, to visit one of our favorite breweries Firestone Walker. We also have the opportunity to chat with Brewmaster Matt Brynildson, over a delicious bottle of their latest anniversary blend XV.

We talk about their SLOambic series, and how Firestone originally got into barrel fermenting, and Stephen gets a little excited about the barrel room.

We also get into a discussion about the blending process of the Anniversary blends and how that came about, and what you can expect from the 15th anniversary blend.

We had a great time, and Matt Brynildson is such an awesome brewer, that really made the trip memorable.

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Nov 3 : International Stout Day

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:43:16 +0000

This week we celebrate International Stout Day with three amazing stouts. We feature beers from Williamsberg Alewerks called Café Royale, Tröegs Java Head, and, what's International Stout Day without a bottle of The Bruery Black Tuesday.

We contemplate Guinness being barrel aged, Stephen gets overly excited about Java, and makes the guys jealous by talking about Firestone Walker XV anniversary blend.

Stephen provides pro-tips for buying Black Tuesday online for next year, Matt flips Stephen off, Stephen tells him to stick it up his ass, and all of this done while John is trying to talk. Hugs ensue.

Big props to Erin Peters, ( @TheBeerGoddess ) for organizing the International Stout Day event, and go out today and drink a pint of your favorite stout, and let us know what you're drinking by checking it into @untappd.

Be sure to stay after the credits, and toast our good friend David Farnworth with us, who recently lost his battle with a lengthy illness.

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Oct 27 : Wild Wild Brett Orange : Crooked Stave on location with Chad Yakobson

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:08:04 +0000

This week, we're finishing up our tour of Colorado that we did during GABF, with a stop at the Crooked Stave Artisanal Beer Project, and some brett beers with Chad Yakobson.

Chad, aside from being an amazing new "sour" beer producer, is also an expert in Brettanomyces, and brett fermentation. He is also, with Crooked Stave, changing the way that we look at Brett beer creation.

We enjoy some Wild Wild Brett Orange, and a couple of "in process" beers straight from the barrel, which were delicious!

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Oct 20 : Noel de Calabaza : Jolly Pumpkin : NBT 100th episode!

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:43:54 +0000

This week we celebrate 100 episodes, with a beer that none of us have ever tried before. We dig through our cellars to find a beer that can truly be a "New Brew" for this episode, since it is a very special episode. Our 100th.

We drink this delicious treat from Jolly Pumpkin, an amazing open fermentation beer producer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We all share some of the funnest moments of the past 100 episodes, remind you about the Anniversary party next week ( Oct 27 ) and look forward to another 100 episodes.

Thanks to everyone who has supported us from the beginning till now, and have made the last 2 years SO MUCH FUN! We love you all!

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Oct 13 : Tropic King : Funkwerks : on location at Funkwerks in Fort Collins

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:23:43 +0000

This week, we're at Funkwerks, up in Fort Collins. An amazing saison producing brewery that has taken the Colorado beer scene by storm.

We drink, Tropic King, which was previously named Maori King, and we talk about the story and controversy behind the name change.

WE talk a bit about their first year, and where they are planning to go in the future, adn something about a brewery/weed dispensary business model.. what?!

Gordon & Brad have a phenomenal collection of beers, and continue to push the envelope on Saison creation and are definitely worth a vist!

Oct 6 : Great American Beer Festival 2011

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:28:36 +0000

This year was the 30th anniversary of this amazing festival, and we took the time to talk to the man who made it all possible for the last 30 years, Charlie Papazian. We also check out a couple of new breweries that took the show by storm, DESTIHL and Heretic Brewing from Jamil Zainasheff.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill we find Bill with the Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton, and they meet up in the Farm to Table Pavilion at GABF for a rousing discussion on pairing beer with food.

We also take the oppprtunity to talk with Dan at Bison Brewing co, and Andrew Bell about the beer that won the NBT homebrew competition and was being poured at GABF!

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Sept 29 : Oude Tart : The Bruery on location with Tyler King

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:00:00 +0000

This week we spend the day at the Bruery bothering Tyler King, and drinking one of his most tasty beers, Oude Tart.

We don't stop with just one Oude Tart, we decided to a vertical, including the original homebrew recipe from Tyler .. in a plastic jug.

We also spent part of the day brewing a special pilot batch of beer with Tyler, that will hopefully find its way on tap in the tasting room in a few weeks.

We talk about the incarnation of Oude Tart, how they make it, and a bit about how Tyler originally came up with the recipe and brewed it.

Lot's of ball busting and drinking of great beer is had.

Since today is the start of GABF 2011 we talk a bit about where we will all be this weekend, be sure to track us down and have a beer with us.

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Sept 22 : Barrel Aged Double Elimination IPA : The Beer Co on location with Kirk Roberts

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:53:42 +0000

This week we journey south to downtown San Diego and pay a visit to The Beer Company and chat with Kirk Roberts, the Head Brewer. Kirk used to be the Head Brewer at Newport Brewing, so we brought his protege with us an had Derek Bougie join us on the show.

We drink an amazing Barrel Aged Double IPA called Double Elimination, while we discuss the great food and and beer that you can enjoy at The Beer Co.

We pair the beer with some delicious sliders with pickled Jalepenos, and spicy hot wings.

Enjoy the show, and get down to the Beer Company as soon as you can.

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Sept 15 : Union Jack : Firestone Walker : and the OC Brew HA HA

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:16:08 +0000

This week, we head over to the OC Brew Ha Ha, during our studio show where we drink Union Jack from Firestone Walker.

We gush about how much we love Union Jack, as it is a go-to beer for most of us, while Matt gushes about Matt Brynildson.

We talk about the lack of great OC Craft Beer Fests, and Stephen forgets about 15 different breweries in the OC area...

At the OC Brew Ha Ha, we start off by chatting with the guys from Fireman's Brew, who are not only active fireman, they are pretty good brewers!

Then we head out to the "Beer Geek Island" and talk with Ron Bland, about a great local craft beer group, the OC Beer Society, Dr. Bill about education at the OC Brew Ha Ha, and Cameron about the OC Brew HA HA itself.

Lastly we chat with David Walker about Firestone Walker and come full circle.

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Sept 8 : Oasis : Tallgrass Brewing Company

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:49:27 +0000

This week, we get a new intro, welcome Stephen back from the midwest, say goodbye & cheers to Brad, and drink some delicious Tallgrass Brewing Oasis.

Stephen talks about his trip out to the Great Nebraska Beer Fest, how much he loved the Nebraska Brewing Co, meeting the Roaming Pint ( theroamingpint.com ), and drinking a massive amount of awesome beers.

Tallgrass Oasis is a Double ESB/IPA which has a great malty flavor and aroma, with a background of agressive hops. Amazingly well done.

For Master Pairings, Dr. Bill gets a new intro as well and John gets a lesson in camping. At least in what to eat & drink when camping. Dr. Bill pairs S'mores with Life and Limb 2 from Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head. John also gets a classic lesson on how to make the S'mores.

Finally we bid farewell to our brother in beer, Brad Kohlenberg. Cheers brother, we miss you!

Sept 1 : Cellar Door : Stillwater Artisanal Ales

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:10:17 +0000

This week we enjoy a bottle of Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Cellar Door. Matt goes bonkers over this brewery, and we chat about gypsy breweries as a whole ...

Cellar Door, a Farmhouse ale, represents a fine example of this american style Saison, and gets Stephen so excited he can't even wait for the cheers to start drinking.

Stephen gets controversarial, Matt disowns him as a friend, and John is disgusted ...

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Stephen meets up with Bill in the kitchen for some ... Spam and Eggs. Dr. Bill pairs this with a Samuel Smith English Pale Ale. Stephen discovers a love, or at least a tolerance, for spam.

After Master Pairings we pretty much diverge into madness.

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Aug 25 : Barrel Roll #2 Humpty Bump : Hangar 24 Craft Brewery

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:26:20 +0000

This week we enjoy number 2 in the Barrel Roll series from Hangar 24, the Humpty Bump. A Belgian Strong Golden Ale brewed with apple cider & caramelized sugar, and then aged for 8 months in oak bourbon barrels with Brettanomyces.

Stephen complains about apples, but eventually acquiesces that this is a great beer, once he's actually able to get the bottle open. John and Matt fight over the pronunciation of Acetaldehyde.

Stephen then joins Dr. Bill for a Master Pairings. Bill takes a fabulous collaboration beer from Stone Brewing Co, Baird, and Ishii brewing, the Japanese Green Tea IPA, and pairs it with Firecracker Shrimp.

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Aug 18 : 120 Minute IPA & Blue Palms Brewhouse 3rd Anniversary

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:06:44 +0000

This week we go party with the guys at Blue Palms Brewhouse. They celebrate their 3rd anniversary in style, including some delicious 2011 Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA.

Brian Lenzo tells the story of Blue Palms, while we drink the 120 Minute and revel in its deliciousness.

Congrats to Brian and the whole Blue Palms Crew for an amazing 3 years, and looking forward to many more. If you have never been to Blue Palms in Hollywood .. then you're missing out on a great craft beer experience, and we recommend getting there asap!

Aug 11 : Sea Monster : Ballast Point : Part 4 of Cigars with Beer series

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:24:29 +0000

This week we wrap up our Cigar and Beer pairing series with a couple of big beers! We start off with Ballast Point Sea Monster, followed by Brew Dog's Abstrakt 05. While Bill pairs his beers with cigars, we enjoy some tasty tiramisu with ours.

We talk about Ballast Points humble beginnings as a homebrew shop, and a little about the wonderful spirits that they make .. speaking of which, we'll have to do an episode on spirits made by craft brewers .. if you agree let me know.

Dr. Bill hooks up with James Sunderland and Richard from Tobacco Barn in Lake Forest. They enjoy a Liga Privada T52 from Drew Estate, paired with .. wait for it.. Ballast Point Sea Monster stout! I know .. shocking. Fair warning .. watching this pairing will make you crave a well crafted cigar and big stout to match!

We also have one last cigar tip from Chelsea for you ... we'll miss Chelsea.

Meanwhile, back in the bat cave... our heroes break out the Brew Dog Abstrakt 05. Rich cacao notes and coconut .. so freaking amazing...

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Aug 4 : International #IPADay

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:49:32 +0000

It's #IPADay! This week, we celebrate the first ever international #IPADay in epic fashion ..

Since #IPADay is about celebration and partying with your favorite hoppy beverage, we got a couple of our friends together and threw an IPA party.

We talk about the history of IPA's, why they are called IPA, what IBU's are and why you should care about how many IBUs are in your favorite hoppy treat.

We start the party with a collection of hoppy goodness from Founder's Brewing Company. We do their single IPA, the Centennial IPA, their double, Double Trouble, and their triple, Devil Dancer.

Next we head over to the Atlanta, Georgia for a delicious Sweetwater IPA .. a clean, refreshing and slightly sweet IPA that makes you want to sit by a pool and let the day go by.

Then we fall down the rabbit hole with New Holland and their crazy Mad Hatter series of IPAs. We start off with single Mad Hatter IPA, and the Imperial version, both small bottles. Then we dive into the big bottle series of Mad Hatter, with Farmhouse Hatter, Rye Hatter, Black Hatter, and Oak Aged Hatter.

We also discover that New Holland let's you play word poetry with your bottle caps! EPIC. So we put it on you, come up with something awesome from our bottle caps : "precocious", "s", "of", "Dragon's", "mouth", "never".

After coming back from wonderland we head over to the shire, avoiding dragons and evil wizards to do battle with Hop Zombies .. If that sounds too epic .. you're right, it's Epic Brewing's Hop Zombie, one of the most aromatic commercially available IPAs I've ever had.

Lastly we chill on the beach with Karl Strauss, enjoying some Tower 10 IPA a great example of the west coast IPA style, and then some Boardwalk Black Rye a fantastic black IPA with Rye.

Cheers to all the IPA producers out there and be sure to find a local #IPADay celebration in your area and toast the most versatile style of beer on the planet!

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July 28 : The Winners! : NBT / Bison Brew Home Competition

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:40:01 +0000

This week we announce the winner of our organic homebrew competition! We also drink three beers from our runner's up.

The first beer we drink is Cardamon Wit, a 5.3% ABV WitBeer, from Peter Kennedy of Simply Beer.

We then jump over to Kelsey McNair's from North Park Brew Co who sent in a tasty raspberry stout. A 7.3% American Stout made with the new San Diego Super Yeast from White Labs.

Our last runner up was Geoff Randolph, who sent us the Return of the Rook .. A 6.5% ABV Porter, that Stephen keeps insisting is a Russian Imperial Stout.

We then take Kelsey's beer and Geoff's beer and blend them together to create a super beer that will blow your mind!

Lastly, we drink the winning beer ... which you will have to watch the show to hear about. ;)

In this show we also have Brad's Hand, a discussion of 4 AM Denny's experiences, and Matt watches Brad orgasm.

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NBT Extra : Beachwood BBQ and Brewing

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:40:15 +0000

Coming to you, straight from the new Beachwood BBQ and Brewing [ known to locals as "Beachwood 2" ] in Long Beach, CA! Chef/Co-Owner Gabe Gordon and Head Brewer/Co- Owner Julian Shrago sat down with us to talk about the new Beachwood BBQ location and let us in on a bit of the history behind the new location. If you're ever in the Seal Beach and/or Long Beach area, make sure to check them out! Long Beach is the newest location with the same great craft beer and BBQ with their very own brewery on site, while the Seal Beach location continues to serve the same great food, BBQ, and craft beer we have all come to love.

July 21 : Old Stock Ale : North Coast Brewing : Cigar & Beer pairing

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:04:02 +0000

This week we proceed with part 3 of our Cigar and Beer pairing series on Master Pairings with a 2009 Cellar Reserve Old Stock Ale from North Coast Brewing Co.

We talk about the line between Old Ales and Barley Wines, Viscous being an aroma, and whether Steroids taste good or not.

We pair this beer with a selection of cheese and chocolate treats. A Blue Stilton Cheese, some chocolate covered toffee and some dark chocolate covered caramel.

On Master Pairings, Dr. Bill is joined by Tatiana Peavey from FugglyBrew.com and James Sunderland from the Tobacco Barn. They enjoy their own bottle of 2009 North Coast Old Stock Ale and pair it with a Reserva J21 Tatuaje Cigar.

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July 14 : Tanzanian Devil : Automatic Brewing Co : at BLAH with Lee Chase

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:48:27 +0000

This week we're in San Diego at Blind Lady Ale House (BLAH) with Lee Chase, former head brewer at Stone Brewing Co, and current owner/brewer for Automatic Brewing Co.

Lee talks about his history with brewing and the fun that is brewing in the kitchen at Blind Lady Ale House.

We sample Tanzanian Devil, a coffee dark mild that rings in at 3.6%, has great aroma and flavor for a such a little beer.

Blind Lady Ale House is one of the best craft beer bars in San Diego, and is definitely worth a stop in for some great house beers and a great selection of guest beers.

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July 7 : Noël : La Brasserie Fantôme : Cigar and Beer Special

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:19:43 +0000

This week we continue with Dr. Bill's Cigar pairing series with Fantôme Noël. We talk about the various food pairings but settle on our own dessert pairing, since it was so freaking hot.

We talk about the need to carry a corkscrew with you when bringing certain Belgian Beers, and how that can sometimes land you in trouble with the TSA, and is Dany Prignon the Willy Wonka of Beer?

We have an awkward intteruption that leads to Stephen getting his Men at Work on! Stephen apologies for that.

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As a bonus, we open up a 2009 Fantôme Noël to do a side by side of the vintages and see which we like the best!

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June 30 : Round Three Homebrew Winners and a special announcement

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:33:23 +0000

This week Matt Becker joins us to announce the final beers from the NBT / Bison Brew Homebrew contest.

We talk homebrew, the IE, and introduce you to two great beers from Kelsey McNair of North Park BrewCo and Peter Kennedy of Simply Beer.

We start of with Hop Fu, a west coast style IPA with huge citra notes and a delicious hop flavor profile!

Next we enjoy a Schwarzbier called Dark Helmet .. if you don't get the SpaceBalls refernces, I demand you chatise yourself, and go watch that movie right now!

For Master Pairings Stephen and Dr. Bill retire to the kitchen for a Southampton Cuvee Des Fluers pairings .. Dr. Bill pairs this amazing beer with .. snails. Yeah. He makes Stephen eat snails.

Lastly, we have a special announcement that we make while drinking one of Matt Becker's homebrews.

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June 23 : National Homebrewers Conference : with Drew Beechum

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:04:02 +0000

This week, we're at the National Homebrewers Conference, and we drink some delicious homebrew and chat with author & homebrewer Drew Beechum about... wait for it.. Homebrew! oh and Saisons.

We drink Chocolate Covered Beaver Nuts, from the BEAVR homebrew group, and of course, we talk about how great it is to have Chocolate Covered Beaver Nuts, in our mouths.

Drew has a special love of Saison's, and talks with us about Saison's as a whole and even a little about his Guacamole Saison, as well as tells us about writing his book, and some of his favorite brewing memories.

The National Homebrewers Conference was an amazing experience, and it was great meeting all the homebrewers and trying their beers. In the immortal words of CHarlie Papazian, Relax. Don't Worry. Have a home-brew.

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Jun 16 : Stone Brewing Co : Levitation Ale : Cigar Pairing Special

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:31:28 +0000

This week we begin a four part series of Beer paired with Cigars ... we don't smoke the cigars, we leave that to Dr. Bill on the Master Pairings segment. Since Bill is busy smoking cigars, and not eating, we handle the food pairing.

We start off with one of our favorite session beers, from one of our favorite breweries .. Stone Brewing Co's Levitation Ale ..

We pair with this delectable delight with an equally delectable locally crafted pepporoni pizza.

We also delve into the color of Brad's sperm, whether Yellow #5 is an acceptable form of birth control, and is Stephen really Vanilla Ice, trying to revive a faltering rap career by podcasting?

For Master Pairings, Dr. Bill joins James Sunderland over at the Tobacco Barn in Lake Forest, Ca to smoke sessionable cigars with sessionable beers, Tatiana Peavey from the fugglybrew.com joins in on the fun. As a special bonus, Bill and Chelsea give a quick tip on cigars.

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Jun 9 : Big Daddy Vlady's RIS : Terrapin Beer Co. : with special guest Spike

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:47:01 +0000

This week we go back in time a bit, all the way back to the CBC in San Francisco where we had the opportunity to sit with Spike, the founder and Brew Master, of Terrapin Beer Co.

We pop a one off beer from Terrapin's side project series, called Big Daddy Vlady's, a robust Russian Imperial Stout, coming in at about 10.5% ABV.

We talk about the beer trading community with Spike, and get his opinion on how that affects the viewpoint of his beers.

This week on Master Pairings, Bill and Stephen, grab a couple of Dogfish Head Brewery's Palo Santo Marron, and pair that with a "wagyu" filet mignon. "The American version of the Kobi Steak". It's quite delicious.

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June 2 : National Homebrewers Conference 2011 : with Paul Sangster & Loren Miraglia

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:31:20 +0000

Excited about the #NHC2011? So are we! What's the NHC2011 you ask? It's the National Homebrewers Conference, held by the American Homebrewers Association being held in 2 weeks in San Diego.

Two thousand homebrewers from all over the nation will be converging on San Diego to learn, collaborate and celebrate the fine art of homebrewing.

We get together with Paul Sangster and Loren Miraglia, two of the fine fellows that helped organize the amazing event.

We talk about the conference, and what to expect and what to be excited about, and of course we talk about homebrew .. and drink a few of the beers that these two amazing homebrewers made.

May 26 : The NBT / Bison Brewing Homebrew Competition - Round 2

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:48:21 +0000

This week we announce the round 2 winners of the NBT / Bison Brew Homebrew competition. To help us do that we have a special guest join us, Andrew Bell, winner of round 2, and aspiring BJCP judge.

We start off with a delicious session ale, brewed by Ross Macumber, called Endless Summer. It's a 4% Pineapple Wheat Ale, made with Citra Hops, and 100% real Pineapple. Say hi to Ross on Twitter at @Rossthefireman.

Next we enjoy a double IPA, from Matthew Humphries (not Hughes). The Dos Tres Doble IPA, is a phenomenal double IPA with a nice bitterness, and fantastic aroma.

Our third beer is a Belgian Tripel, called Tripel Lindy, from a great brewer named Jamie Barlow, whom you can follow at @BarlowBrewing. John likes this beer so much he tries to finger our beer.

Lastly, we dive into Andrews submission, which is a black IPA with Rye, called Camp Brian. An amazing beer .. you can watch the show to see how much we love it. You can follow Andrew online at @BMan1113VR

Thanks to everyone who submitted beers this round. The last round is 5 days away, so run run run .. get your beer to us.

May 19 : Tripel Perfection : Ommegang Brewery with special guest Yvonne England

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:14:09 +0000

This week, Brad's gone, but we get an extra special guest to join us .. Producer Yvonne!

We pop open a bottle of Ommegang Tripel Perfection .. that we enjoy with an awesome Peach Cobbler home made by our very own Producer Yvonne.

We talk Belgian Styles, Stephen threatens to go topless, and Yvonne brings the questions, and the ultimate question is discussed, did Jesus make our Peach Cobbler or just some random awesome dude that broke into John's house?

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, John heads down to Dr. Bill's kitchen and they enjoy a Meantime London Scotch Ale which Dr. Bill pairs with little lamb chops.

We also talk about the homebrew competition again .. so if that is of interest to you .. check that out.

Oh .. and this weeks B-roll is dedicated to our brother in podcasting from HopCast .... Brad Chmielewski

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May 12 : Off Hand : Iron Fist Brewing Co. with special guest Brandon Sieminski

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:34:22 +0000

This week we head down to Vista, CA and visit Iron Fist Brewery. We hang out in the brewery and talk with Head Brewer Brandon Sieminski.

A young brewery with a young brewer, Iron Fist is brewing up some of the best beers that are on the market right now. After only 7 months, Iron Fist has taken the local San Diego scene by storm. Even Dr. Bill can barely contain his gushing over how much he loves this brewery.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, we keep the theme going with Iron Fist's Spice of Life paired with roasted pork, mashed potatoes, & green beans.

Brandon also brings out a unique treat for us to try out ... a growler full of Gauntlet ( Iron Fist's double IPA ) infused with Cherimoya. Cherimoya is a fruit that stays ripe for a breif moment.

Big thanks to Brandon and the whole brewery team for letting us invade and drink beer!

May 5 : Boneyard Red : Newport Beach Brewing Co. with special guest TapHunter

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:52:55 +0000

This week we're back in Newport, at the Newport Beach Brewing Company, to hang out with Mel & Flash Gordon, the founders of TapHunter, a really cool application that allows you to find out what's on tap at you're local bar, providing the most up to date information as possible.

We drink Boneyard Red, a Double Dry Hopped Red Ale, with over a pound of East Kent Goldings in each keg with a nice caramel maltiness balance.

TapHunter is launching into the Orange County area, and currently support 8 major areas in the United States.

Mel & Flash are strong supporters of the Craft Beer revolution in the San Diego area, and are overall just awesome people, so check out the app, and always know what's on tap!

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The NBT / Bison Brewing Homebrew Competition - Round 1

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:52:21 +0000

This week we announce the winners of round 1 of the NBT / Bison Brewing Home Brew Competition.

We start off with "Stove Pipe" a 7.1 abv Smoked Porter from Mike Thews (who joins us in the studio) and Armen Badalian from Bottom of the Mug Brewing. Follow their brewing fun on twitter at twitter.com/bottomofthemug

We then move on to Geoff Randolph and his "Rook Koffie" Porter .. and 8% ABV coffee porter with a single Madagascar vanilla bean. Geoff calls his brewery Harmony Brewing. Follow Geoff's brewing fun on twitter at twitter.com/gdrandolph

Next up is "Craig T. Nelson" from Jason Harris, and his "Wrath Brewery". A single hopped Pale Ale with Nelson Sauvin hops.

Last, but certainly not least, is "Catherine's Lubrication" from Robert French who calls his brewery Three Frenchs. Catherine's Lubrication is an 8.75% ABV Russian Imperial Stout.

Thanks to everyone who sent in submissions, and remember the deadline for next Round is May 15th. So get your beer here!

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April 21 : Old Brown Dog Ale : Smuttynose Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:45:56 +0000

This week we get a little smutty, with an old brown dog ... ale. We also seem to drink our crazy juice, cause we get a little crazy, and even a little gangsta!

We pair this well balanced, tasty brown ale with an 5 year old gouda, a 2 year old Parma, and some awesome almond brittle.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Brad join Bill in the kitchen to enjoy a delightful Lost Abbey beer, Lost & Found, which Bill pairs with portabello mushrooms with cheese.. Yum.

Brewed by:
Smuttynose Brewing Company
New Hampshire, United States

Style | ABV
American Brown Ale | 6.70% ABV

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April 14 : Nebraska Brewing Co & Cigar City Brewing at CBC2011

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:10:32 +0000

This week we are magically back in San Francisco during the Craft Brewers Conference and Stephen hangs with Paul Kavulak from Nebraska Brewing Co and Joey Redner & Wayne Wambles from Cigar City Brewing.

The CBC is all about collaboration and support from your fellow brewers and in that spirit Nebraska Brewing Co and Cigar City make a special announcement on the show.

Wayne walks us through the process of a collaborating with another brewery, we talk about Nebraska Brewing Co barrel aging program, Joey talks about how breweries learn from each other and especially during the collaborating process.

Meanwhile back at Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, we enjoy a Nebraska Brewing Co. Black Betty with some decadent chocolate cupcakes.

It was great chatting with these two amazing craft breweries and learning about what the future holds for these guys, and I for one, and am excited for that future!

April 7 : Chimay Blue Grande Reserve : Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:28:47 +0000

This week we're back in the studio! YAY! We pop a couple of bottles of Chimay Bleu Grande Reserve, which John has never had .. I know, right. SHOCKING. So we pop John's Chimay Cherry.

We pair this delicious and widely available treat with an old fashioned Pot Roast, that Stephen made by himself ... by driving to BJ's Restaurant and picking it up.

We talk about Trappist beers, and try to name all seven Trappist breweries from memory. We discuss the four type of Chimay and in general really enjoy exploring an old favorite. We also reminisce about some of our favorite beer cooking experiences.

Over in the Batcave, Master Pairings with Dr. Bill takes us down a whole different road, by introducing you to a great pairing of Ballast Point Pale Ale, which isn't quite a Pale Ale paired with a fabulous Salmon. Stephen learns there is no R in Kolsch.

We also take a few minutes to answer some questions about the upcoming home brew competition.

Until next week, Stay Safe and Drink Beer.

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Bières de Chimay (Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont)
Belgium

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 9.00% ABV

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March 31 : Craft Beer & Social Media : Special Guest Julia Herz of the Brewer's Association

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:45:48 +0000

This week we head down into the innards of the Thirsty Bear Brewery and chat with Julia Herz from the Brewer's Association. We talk a little about the Craft Brewers Conference, but mostly we focus on how Craft Beer has been impacted by Social Media.

It's a divergance from our normal topic, but one that we feel is very important to the continued succcess of the craft beer industry, and we hope you'll take a minute to learn a little about what the craft brewing world is doing and some of what's to come.

March 26 : Duvel Triple Hop : on location at Toronado in SF : special guest Dave Keene

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:36:15 +0000

This week we're in San Francisco for the Craft Brewers Conference, and while there, we had to stop at the world famous Toronado in lower Haight. A premier Belgian Beer bar owned and operated by Dave "Big Daddy" Keene.

Big Daddy joins us behind the bar to talk about the history of Toronado, and enjoy a nice breakfast beer, Duvel Triple Hop.

We also get some amazing German Sausages from Rosamundes, and Dr. Bill creates a mastering pairing with 4 different beers & 4 different sausages..

Toronado is a definite must stop if you're in San Francisco to enjoy some of the best beer in the city!

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NBT Extra: Hard Liver Festival : Brouwer's Cafe

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:22:28 +0000

It's a New Brew Thursday ... EXTRA! While we we're in Seattle at Brouwer's Cafe an amazing BarleyWine Festival known as Hard LIver was happening.

Stephen and Dr. Bill chat with Matt Bonney about the festival, the winners of the BarleyWIne competition and give you an overview of one of the coolest festivals held in one of the coolest beer bar in the US.

NBT Homebrew Competition

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:58:07 +0000

New Brew Thursday was started with one goal in mind: Introduce craft beer to the masses. After more then 75 shows, we've seen great success. It's been an amazing ride and a hell-of-a-lot of fun and we look forward to lots more fun in the future!

The amazing craft brewers that we've met, drank with and introduced to you on the show, all seem to have one thing in common, they all started out home brewing. Naturally, we feel that tomorrow's craft brewers are today's home brewers, and we intend to feature some of these home brewers on New Brew Thursday. So here's the plan:

New Brew Thursday is holding a Home Brewing Competition. Consider this an open call to all of you home brewers out there. We want to try your beer and pick the best-of-the-best. Winners and their beer will be featured on an New Brew Thursday show and introduced to the masses.

Each month we will accept beer submissions from you. This is where we win because we get to try a whole lot of amazing home brews! You can brew any style you want, using any ingredients you want. Send us at least two bottles (One for us to try and one for us to feature on the show). At the end of each month, we will dedicate one show to Home Brewers. Four winners each will be chosen.

Winning beers will be chosen using two criteria:
1. Originality (No clones please) of both the beer and the name of the beer
2. Taste.

Now, here is where the fun really begins. Home brewers featured on a New Brew Thursday show will advance to the "finals". Finalists will be asked to create and brew a completely original, and completely organic beer. Send us at least four bottles of that beer. Final judging will be done by New Brew Thursday and Daniel Del Grande of Bison Brewing in Berkeley, California. That winner will be flown out in August to Berkeley and put up for the weekend to brew your beer commercially with Bison Brewing. That beer will be featured at GABF in September an entered in to the medal competitions.

So, if you've ever dreamed of having the masses drink your beer, this is your chance.

Beer Submissions should be sent to :

Stephen Johnson
New Brew Thursday
4545 Candelaria Way
Perris, CA 92571

Finals submissions MUST be received by July 1, 2010 to be considered for brewing with Bison Brewing Co, and entry into GABF competition, and a full list of ingredients must be submitted with those beers.

New Brew Thursday members & their immediate family are not eligible to win, sorry Mom.

Eligible Episodes will air in April, May & June. We will continue to feature homebrews in our episode beyond that, but only the winners from these three months will be entered into the finals for this competition.

The winning recipe becomes property of Bison Brewing Co, and will be commercially brewed as collaboration between the winning homebrewer and Bison Brewing under the Bison name.

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March 17 : Brouwer's Cafe : on location with special guest Matt Bonney

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:38:04 +0000

This week we head up to Seattle for the Hard Liver festival held annually at the world famous Belgian beer bar Brouwer's Cafe!

We hang out with Matt Bonney, Operation's Manager, and talk about what makes this bar one the best you will ever have the oppourtunity to drink at.

Matt also tells us about the Imagination series of beers that Brouwer's and Bottleworks have had put together for them over the years, then we go up to the office, have a cork fight, and try a few of the past years versions.

Dr. Bill also joins us up at Brouwer's and has both Matt Bonney and Matt Vandenberghe, the founder and owner of Brouwer's Cafe, with him to enjoy one of the amazing menu choices at Brouwer's, a water buffalo carbonnade over pomme frites paired with two Hair of the Dog beers. First, Michael, a flemish Red ale and then Cherry Adam from the wood.

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March 10 : Australian Craft Beer : with special guest David Summergreene

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:47:32 +0000

This week we go to the land down under ... and explore the Australian craft beer scene, and our tour of Australian Craft Beer is led by everyone's favorite craft beer mule David of DavidA330 twitter fame.

We start off with Stone & Wood, Pacific Ale which is hopped with Galaxy hops, and generally only put on Draught ..

Brewed by:
Stone & Wood
Australia

Style | ABV
American Pale Ale (APA) | 4.40% ABV

Then we move on into a Belgian Ale Hybrid from Murray's Brewing Co., called Punk Monk. Punk Monk is a hybrid of 3 different Belgian beer styles influenced by Saisons, Belgian Blond Ales, with a nod to Belgian Trippels, but is none of those styles.

Brewed by:
Murray's Craft Brewing Co.
Australia

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Pale Ale | 7.50% ABV

Next up, is the Black Wattle. The Wattle tree, the first to bloom in the summer, with it's golden flowers, produce a wattle seed that they use to spice this beer with. We planned on doing a Master Pairing with this beer, but never got it filmed. :( Sorry.

Brewed by: 
Barons Brewing Company visit their website
Australia

Style | ABV
Herbed / Spiced Beer | 5.80% ABV

We then move on to Moo Brew Dark Ale, from Moorilla Pty Ltd. an American Brown Ale, that David "could sit on all day".. and we chat about the lack of high ABV beers in the Australian Scene.

Brewed by:
Moorilla Estate
Australia

Style | ABV
American Brown Ale | 5.00% ABV

Last, but certainly not least, we dive into Double Hightail Ale from Mountain Goat Beer, an Amber Ale, and the highest ABV of all the beers we tried coming in at 7.2%.

Brewed by:
Mountain Goat Beer Pty Ltd
Australia

Style | ABV
Amber Ale | 7.20% ABV

Overall we enjoy our walkabout through the craft beer scene and look forward to seeing what our craft beer brothers down under have in store for us in the future.

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Mar 3 : Old Guardian & OG Belgo Barley wine : Stone Brewing Company

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:44:48 +0000

This week we take a old favorite, Stone Brewing Companies Old Guardian, and do a side-by-side with the new Old Guardian Belgo from the Odd Beers for Odd Years.

We discuss the fury that arose over the possibilty of not getting the original Old Guardian, talk about the differences between Wine vintages and beer vintages, and sample to delicious Barley wines and try to decide which we like best.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, John finds himself in the kitchen to enjoy a delicious pairing of Macaroni and Cheese with Paulaner Oktoberfest or Marzen.

We'll be traveling a bit for the next month, so expect some really fun on the road shows coming in the near future.

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Feb 24 : Will Powered Oatmeal IPA : Automatic Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:27:55 +0000

This week we pop a growler on the show .. a growler of deliciousness, that smells of rich mahogany and leatherbound books, and wants to be inside you ...

Will Powered IPA from Automatic Brewing Co., a beer brewed at the request of Will Ferrell for "Cancer for College", a Vista-based charity that provides college scholarships to Cancer Survivors.

On Master Pairings Stephen heads over to Bill's kitchen and enjoys an awesome double IPA from Firestone Walker, Double Jack. Dr. Bill pairs that with a delightful Shropshire Blue cheese!

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Feb 17 : A flight from Lost Abbey : with special guest Tomme Arthur on location at Lost Abbey

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:38:06 +0000

This week we head back out to The Lost Abbey and hang out with Tomme Arthur in the barrel room and try not one, not two, not three, but FOUR EPIC Lost Abbey Brews ...

Dr. Bill joins us and waxes poetically about him and Tomme's friendship and shares blending stories.

We start off with a Flanders Red ale, known as 2010 Red Poppy while Tomme talks about his history with brewing..

Next we break out a Framboise de Amarosa an excellent Raspberry lambic brewed with pounds and pounds of fresh Raspberries.

After that we go dark and viscous with Port Brewing's Older Viscosity a 12% ABV American Dark Strong Ale that drinks smooth and leaves you wanting more.

Last, but certainly not least, we enjoy a bit of the Angel's Share.. Grand Cru. A 12% ABV American Strong Ale that pays homage to what the barrel gives back.

Tomme is an extremely gracious host, and we were honored to crash the barrel room and drinking amazingness. If you find yourself in the San Diego Area, you need to find your way to Lost Abbey's tasting room for a night you will not soon forget.

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Red Poppy:
Brewed by:
The Lost Abbey
California, United States

Style | ABV
Flanders Red | 5.50% ABV

Framboise De Amarosa:
Brewed by:
The Lost Abbey
California, United States

Style | ABV
American Wild Ale | 7.00% ABV

Older Viscosity:
Brewed by:
Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port
United States

Style | ABV
American Dark Strong Ale | 12.00% ABV

Angel Share Grand Cru
Brewed by:
The Lost Abbey
California, United States

Style | ABV
American Strong Ale | 12.00% ABV

Feb 10 : Sink the Bismarck! : Brew Dog : with special guest David Summergreene

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:02:56 +0000

This week we Sink The Bismarck with the help of a special guest from Down Under, David Summergreene. David is best known as "The Mule", as he brings us fresh and delicious Epic Brewing beer on a regular basis.

When he was in town last, we decided we needed to introduce "The Mule" to the rest of you, and since he is a big talker on twitter, what better beer to introduce him with then Brew Dog's Sink the Bismarck.

We also talk about blending beer in your mouth, give bad love advice but good beer buying advice, and discuss the controversy of the big brew wars.

Over at Master Pairings, Brad joins Dr. Bill, and Bill continues on his breakfast pairings with a Spaten Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse paired up with Banana Pancakes. Dr. Bill gives some Hefe pouring advice, with interesting results, including how to agitate the yeast into the last shot of the beer.

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Feb 3 : Cream Stout : Packinghouse Brewery : on location with special guest Don McAllister

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:10:16 +0000

This week we head out to Riverside, CA to a newly opened, but completely awesome little brewery called Packinghouse Brewery.

We chat with owner/brewer Don McAllister about starting a brewery, what a Packinghouse is, and how the community of Riverside has responded to having good craft beer in the area.

We drink the Packinghouse Brewery Cream Stout and pair it with what might possibly be the best confections I have ever tasted. McCall's Confections creates an amazing selection of chocolate dipped toffee candies, that pair amazingly with the Cream Stout.

On Master Pairings we have Cinnamon Toast Crunch .. yeah, the cereal, and instead of milk Dr. Bill breaks out the Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout for fun, crazy and tasty results!

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Brewed By:
Packinghouse Brewery Riverside Ca

Style | ABV
Stout | 5.4%

Jan 27 : Pelican Pale Ale : Newport Beach Brewing Co : on location with special guest Derek Bougie

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:54:23 +0000

This week we head out to the beach, Newport Beach to be exact, and we hang out with one of the coolest brewers in the Southern California area, Derek Bougie from Newport Beach Brewing Company.

Derek talks about the history, and future of the NBBC while we drink Pelican Pale Ale, a 6.0 ABV, nicely hopped American Style Pale Ale, which we pair with a ton of food off their menu, all of which was amazing. This beer pairs wonderfully with the Ahi.

Derek then gets sent off to see Dr. Bill so he can enjoy a Master Pairings with Dr. Bill straight from the Newport Beach Brewing Company Menu. They do the NBBC ESB with a plate of the Fish & Chips.

We also talk tattoos, since Derek has a some really awesome "beer" tattoos.

Jan 20 : Tongue Buckler : Ballast Point Brewing : on location at The Factory

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:39:49 +0000

This week we head to Long Beach and hang out at The Factory, an amazing Gastro "bar" owned by Natalie Gutenkauf & her husband Eric!

The bar is hopping while they celebrate one year of success with a great local brewer beer fest, and we sit down to enjoy an amazing beer from Ballast Point called Tongue Buckler. An imperial red ale that is limited in release, but overflowing with flavor.

We chat with Natalie about the craft beer scene in Long Beach, sustainability, and buying local. We also enjoy an amazing appetizer from The Factory called Shishito Peppers.

The Factory is a fantastic addition to the Craft Beer community in Southern California and is definitely a place you need to check out when you're in the area ...

Jan 13 : CoCoNut Porter : Maui Brewing Co : with special guest Aric Mellott

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:16:10 +0000

This week we invite friend of the show Aric Mellott AKA PhatEmoKid back for an episode, so of course things get a bit out of hand, and we drink a a tasty porter from our favorite island brewery Maui Brewery Company, while Producer Yvonne giggles and laughs...

We also cheers, and say farewell to our fellow island podcasters Two Beer Queers who have decided to put an end to their amazing craft beer show.

We pair this beer with a tasty Thai dish called Tom Kha Gai, a spicy coconut dish, and some amazing New York Style Cheesecake.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Stephen joins Dr. Bill for an amazing pairing of a classic German Pilsner from Weltenburger with pretzels and german sausages.

Jan 6 : Citra DIPA : Kern River Brewing : on location at Library Ale House

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:20:25 +0000

This week Stephen & Dr. Bill are back in Santa Monica to chat with the general manager of Library Ale House, Tom Kelley and Alex P. Davis, who needs no introduction.

We drink Citra DIPA from Kern River Brewing co, and sample a few of the dishes that are staples at the Library that Dr. Bill masterfully pairs with the Citra DIPA.

We talk about Santa Monica, and trying to park, Stephen decides to marry some bread pudding, and Dr. Bill tries in vain to the keep the show on topic.

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Dec 30 : Parrot in a Palm Tree : Karl Strauss Brewing Company

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:29:18 +0000

This year it's a Festivus for the rest of us. Not all of us here at New Brew Thursday celebrate the holidays, but that doesn't mean we can reap the rewards of amazing winter beers like this Baltic Porter from Karl Strauss.

Karl Strauss' Parrot in a Palm Tree is a fabulous representation of the Baltic Porter Style, and Stephen get's very excited. We also welcome Brad back from his cruise where he found a bottle of Pacifico for John ... what?

We pair the Parrot in a Palm Tree with a couple of great blue cheeses, and a few different chocolates!

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Bill welcomes our fellow podcasting friend Noel Hawkins from the Crude Brew Crew on to the show, and they drink an IPA from the east coast, Snake Dog IPA from Flying Dog Brewery, and pair it with something you might not have ever considered!

Cheers!

Dec 23 : Infinium Ale : Weihenstephan / Samuel Adams : with special guest Tim Mather of Untappd

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:18:28 +0000

This week we go out to sunny Santa Monica and hang out at Library Ale House with Tim Mather, one of the co-founders of the hottest social apps in the beer scene today. Untappd.

We also go to "Infinium and beyond" with one of the most talked about beers right now, the collaboration between one of the oldest craft brewers in America, Samuel Adams and the oldest brewery in the world, Weihenstephan, called Infinium Ale.

There is also a special announcement for all you "Badge Whores" out there..

So grab a beer, check into Untappd, and enjoy the show!

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Dec 16 : Home Brewed! Brews from Coast to Coast.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:35:53 +0000

This week we we break out some gifts of love given to us over the past year. Home Brews!

We start off with "Wit Wedding" from Brian Yaeger, author of Red, White and Brewed .. then we move on to "Pain in the B.I.P.A" from the president of The Ladies of Craft Beer Stevie Caldarola. Lastly, we tackle one of the best known home brews out there right now. "Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter" from Peter Kennedy of Simply Beer.

We are joined by two local home brewers Robert French and Jason Harris and they bring a couple of surprises of their own!

It's a crazy episode, and we've never done this many beers before, but it is certainly one you don't want to miss!

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, he breaks out an amazing beer from Green Flash Brewing called Silva Stout .. The pairing is phenomenal, so don't miss it.

Thanks to all the home brewers that were so generous with their beers!

Dec 9 : Brother Thelonious : North Coast Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:53:18 +0000

This week we head out into New Brew Thursday Studio's back lot, light a fire and enjoy Winter in Southern California, with a tasty Belgian Strong Dark Ale and some comfort food.

Stephen keeps confusing this beer with Three Philosophers, Brad reminisces about freezing in Philadelphia last week and we attempt to sacrifice John over the fire pit to the god Molech ...

On this weeks Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, he takes Dogfish Head / Epic Beer collaboration Portamarillo and pairs it with an amazing Pork Chop, and a fabulous 5 year old aged Gouda.

Cheers!

Dec 2 : Portamarillo : Epic Beer / Dogfish Head Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:09:42 +0000

This week we drink a very special collaboration brew between Epic Beer in New Zealand and Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware.

Portamarillo is a smokey "imperial sorta-porter" that is made with Tamarillo's, sometimes known as a Tree Tomato, indigenous to New Zealand. The Tamarillos are roasted over Pohutukawa wood, and fermented with Brazilian Rapadura sugar.

We enjoy this brew right after watching it being made on the new Discovery Channel show BrewMasters. If you haven't seen it yet, definitely check it out.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Bill has a special guest from the Crude Brew Crew and they enjoy a tasty German Dunkel Doppelbock with boneless Korean short ribs.

Nov 25 : Surly WET : Surly Brewing Co

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:02:19 +0000

This week's episode of New Brew Thursday is jamb-packed with EPICNESS! What beer might be causing all of this supposed epicness? Well, the answer is TWO epic beers! This week we feature Surly Brewing Company's "Surly Wet" AND Surly's "Coffee Bender".

Of course this is far too much epicness to pack into one NBT tasting alone, so we split it up—On the show, Stephen, John, and Brad sample the awesomeness that is Surly Wet, and on Master Pairings, Dr. Bill pairs pumpkin pie with the phenomenal Surly Coffee Bender.

…Slippery when wet? Whipped cream? Perhaps… Enjoy!

Nov 18 : Double Bastard : Stone Brewing Co. with Paddy Lenehan

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:14:14 +0000

This week we're back at Stone Brewing Company for the "Decade of Double Bastard", which has become a staple part of San Diego Beer Week. We sample the '05, '08', '09', '10' vintages with a sampling of amazing Charcuterie from the chefs at the Stone Bistro.

Last year we filmed the Decade of Double Bastard with Dr. Bill as our special guest .. since he's now apart of the show, we felt it appropriate to invite his assistant and Bar Supervisor Paddy Lenehan to talk about the event.

We have fun, eat awesome food, and drink amazing beer. What fun will next years SDBW and Decade of Double Bastard bring ... who knows, but start planning now to be there, since these are EPIC events!

Nov 11 : 2009 Imagination Ale : Lost Abbey/Brouwer's Cafe with special guest Tomme Arthur & Laurie Delk

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:51:36 +0000

This week we rejoin Laurie Delk to once again finish off her last beer in the 100 beers 30 days. ; This go around, instead of 100 beers, Laurie did 100 beers. What better place to finish off the 100 breweries then The Lost Abbey.

Tomme Arthur joins us to talk about the very special beer that we finished off with, a bottle of 2009 Imagination Ale from Lost Abbey & Brouwer's Cafe, blended by Dr. Bill, Tomme, and Matt Bonney.

Laurie's 100 beers 30 days is a charity process that benefits local food drives and this time specifically benefits Food for Kids : Backpack projects, through the San Diego Food bank.

Nov 4 : Armageddon IPA : Epic Brewing Co.

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:10:01 +0000

This week things get EPIC!

What better way to mark our one year anniversary then to enjoy an Epic IPA. We toss back an amazing beer from our craft beer brothers down in New Zealand called Armageddon IPA.

The 42 hops in every bottle could very well be the answer to life, the universe and everything.

We pair this beer up with some sweet/sour & spicy Chinese food.

Master Pairings with Dr. Bill brings us a basic all American dish, Burgers. Not just burgers though, Dr. Bill's perfect Burgers. He pairs that up with Firestone Walker Pale Ale.

Cheers!

Oct 28 : Double IPA : Hangar 24 : on location at Killarney's Pub with special guest David Nichols

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:49:52 +0000

For the 10.10.10 release we went over to local neighborhood pub, Killarney's Pub, that has expanded out from the typical Irish beers and serves up a great selection of Craft beer.

They had a great release party with Mitch Steele from Stone and did a vertical all the way to 05.05.05.

Prior to that though, we sample Hangar 24's Double IPA and chat with the pub owner David Nichols about the craft beer scene in Riverside, why he loves craft beer and Brad finds Jesus in a grilled cheese sandwich.

NBTextra : Los Angeles Beer Week

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:35:20 +0000

Welcome the second annual Los Angeles Beer Week! The LA craft beer scene has had a steady amount of growth over the last year and this year's LA Beer Week is a testament to that.

On this, the final day of LA Beer Week at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, we talk to some local Los Angeles breweries, LA Beer Week event organizers and even an EPIC LA burger truck you may have heard of before, called Grill 'Em All.

Thanks to everyone involved for allowing us the opportunity to film and enjoy such a great event.

You DEFINITELY don't want to miss next year's LABW!

Oct 21 : Dale's Pale Ale : Oskar Blues on location with special guest Chad Melis

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:28:15 +0000

This week we wrap up our GABF brewery visits with Oskar Blues, and some uber fresh Dale's Pale Ale.

Chad Melis, the marketing director for Oskar Blues, joins us to talk about the future of Oskar Blues, a little bit about its past, and to let us know what that circle on the can is for.

Laurie Delk, from 100 beers 30 days, also joins us cause why wouldn't you have one of the most amazing Ladies of Craft Beer on the show whenever possible. ;)

Oct 14 : Quinquepartite : Avery Brewing Co with special guest Adam Avery

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:56:37 +0000

This week we start off with a special announcement from John Holzer and the NBT crew, then head over to Boulder CO, and sit with Adam Avery in the barrel room of Avery Brewing Co.

We talk about Stephen's love of Avery beers, Avery's barrel aging program, and we drink some Quinquepartite.

We learn why Adam called some of his beers what he did .. For instance Depuceleuse ... insert sophomoric joke here. We also learn about Avery's geekiness and love for Voltron.

We also have a lively discussion about whether craft beers need to be stylistically spot on ..

Enjoy!

Oct 7 : Tart Lychee : New Belgium Brewing Co with Special Guest Eric Salazar

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:20:16 +0000

This week we head to Fort Collins, Co and visit New Belgium Brewing co. We also to hang with and chat with one of the coolest brewers in the US... Eric Salazar.

We talk about Foudre's, fooders, and how Kayaker's take it up the Poudre.

Eric also tells us how the Lips of Faith program began, what its future is and what we can expect from this line in the future.

All of this happens while we enjoy an amazing beer called Tart Lychee. Tart Lychee is a Wild Ale aged in single oak foudres (love barrels) with some lychee added and some yeast to eat up the sugars.

Sept 30 : Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti : Great Divide Brewing Co on location with Brian Dunn

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:11:01 +0000

Great Divide comes to SoCal today, so what more fitting way to celebrate then to sit with the man that started it all and drink an amazing Imperial Stout that has gotten a wide reputation through-out the US .. Yeti.

During GABF we sat with Brian Dunn, founder of Great Divide, and chatted about Great Divide as a brewery, the Yeti line of beers and what we can expect from them in the future.

Today they begin distributing to SoCal, through Stone Brewing Co, so if you're in the neighborhood and you haven't had a Great Divide brew, stop missing out. The Yeti walks among us now.. I believe.

Sept 23 : Great American Beer Festival

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:44:18 +0000

It's the 29th annual Great American Beer Festival!

3 days, 455 breweries, 2,200 beers being poured, 36,000 gallons of beer, 49,000 attendees ...

This is easily the greatest beer related event in the US, held every year in Denver Colorado. This year we take back stage to talk to the brewers and people that make the craft beer community so spectacular..

Look for breweries like Upland Brewing from Bloomington, IN, Bison Brewing from Berkeley Ca, Ron Jeffries of Jolly Pumpkin, Nebraska Brewing Co, Cigar City, Funkwerks, Copper Canyon, Bull & Bush, 21st Amendment, The Bruery, Beachwood Brewing, and Taps Fish House..

Also amazing craft beer personalities like Charlie Papazian, Brian Yaeger, Lauren Salazar, Chad Yakobson, and many more..

Oh and one more thing .. the X-Communicated Mormon Drinking Team .. yeah.. AWESOME

Sept 16 : Humidor IPA : Cigar City with special guest John Calabrese

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:30:00 +0000

This week we're joined by friend of the show, John Calabrese who is a local long time craft beer drinker whom we've gotten to know at all the local beer fests. He is a wealth of beer knowledge and all around fun guy to hang out and drink a beer with.

We break out a bottle of Cigar City's Humidor series IPA, that was graciously provided by Anthony Kirkish ( @egabrewing ) and discuss the difference between cedar aging and normal wood aging.

We pair this beer with a 1 year aged gouda and a 2 year aged cheddar as well as a delicious bowl of Spicy Beef Thai fried rice.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Aaron Holzer our new camera guy, gets a lesson in pairing amber lagers when Dr. Bill pairs Flying Dog's Old Scratch with Fried Chicken and some cheeses.

We're at the Great American Beer Festival this weekend, and figure you may be as well, so if you are please track us down and say hi!

Sept 9 : Parabola : Firestone Walker & Brad comes home!

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:01:26 +0000

Brad's back! What better way to welcome back our boy then to break out an amazing bottle of Parabola from Firestone Walker!

If you have ever had anything from Firestone Walker you know they are amazing, but if have Parabola then you also know they are EPIC!

We pair this Imperial Russian Stout with Dark Chocoloate with caramels and toffees and some Milk Chocolate with peanuts.

In this weeks Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Dr. Bill is joined by good friend, John Calabrese, and they shift gears from our massive IRS Parabola by going across the pond to pair Samuel Smith Imperial Stout. They enjoy that with some
tasty Rib eye and a selection of cheeses.

Sept 2 : Sahtea : Dogfish Head : with Special Guest Aaron Holzer

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:13:06 +0000

This week we welcome a new member to the NBT Team, Aaron Holzer, and no the last name is not a coincidence. Aaron will be handling some of our camera work and helping out during the shoots now that Producer Yvonne is headed back to school.

What beer do you say hello and welcome with? Anything from Dogfish Head will do, but the Sahtea is amazing!

We talk about ancient styles of beer & junipers, Crazy Willy Wonka brewing, Buffalo in the Sioux Nation, Beavis and his BungHole, learn a little about Aaron's Craft beer history.

In our Master Pairings this week John rejoins Dr. Bill to prove that he can master the cork and cage. They enjoy a Trappist Westmalle Tripel with a pesto over pasta and a brie and cambier cheese. Yums!

This weeks Craft Beer Advocate comes to us from North Carolina .. He tells us about how open and inviting the craft beer community is and how much he love Craft Beer!

Remember that we are having a GABF giveaway, and we are planning an epic NBT Anniversary party .. so be sure to save the date on Nov 4th.

Aug 26 : Stone Brewing Co 14th Anniversary VIP Brewers Reception

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:28:10 +0000

We make a departure from our normal style episode to try and bring the experience of being at VIP Brewers Reception to you and to wish Stone Brewing Co. a very Hoppy 14th Anniversary!

On August 20, we cruised over to the San Marcos Campus and hung out with the Stone Crew, and a ton of other brewers and craft beer geeks and celebrities and wander around talk to some of our favorites like Greg Koch, Patrick Rue, Randy Clemens, and a ton of others.

If you missed this years you definitely don't want to miss out next year.

Aug 19 : Tumbler : Sierra Nevada Brewing with special guest Thomas Ham

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:20:37 +0000

This week we have Thomas J Ham in the house, and also, we have Brad back on the show .. kind of.

Tom is a local friend of the show and aspiring home brewer. He joins us for a great vegan pairing with Sierra Nevada's Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale.

Stephen stays fairly hyper through out the episode and can't seem to keep the beer in his mouth. We talk with Brad about all the fun he is having at Singularity University and how you can keep track of what's going on there.

Our Master Pairings with Dr. Bill take us to Southeast Asia for some delicious Pho' and some amazing cheeses.

Oh and we skype a robot and make it do our bidding... Enjoy!

Aug 12 : 2010 Melange A Trois : Nebraska Brewing Co. : with special guest Aric Mellott

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:32:21 +0000

This week, while waiting for Brad to come home from adult space camp, we continue with our series of special guests by having Aric Mellott A.K.A. PhatEmoKid join us for a delicious bottle of Melange A Trois from Nebraska Brewing Co.

You get a little history about how John and I met, get an extra dose of funny, and just a tad of shameless promotion of Aric's other adventures.

In our Master Pairings this week Dr. Bill pairs two beers, a French Bier de Garde and an amazing American version of the style from Lost Abbey called Avant Garde. John shows you how NOT to open a corked bottle, while Dr. Bill shows you the proper way to do it.

Our craft beer advocate this week pairs beer with fitness with fantastic results!

Cheers!

Aug 5 : A Wee Angry Scotch Ale : Russell Brewing Co : with special guest Andy Coppock

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:03:56 +0000

It's international beer day! So what better way to celebrate then check out a beer from our brother brewers to the north in Canada.

Andy Coppock, a recent transplant to Vancouver, joins us with a great Scotch Ale from Russell Brewing company called A Wee Angry Scotch Ale.

Aside from being schooled on 70 Schilling and 90 schilling beers, we have cookies! COOKIES! All of this is set in the backdrop of Dr. Bill's amazing cellar.

Andy & Dr. Bill then retire to the kitchen for a fantastic Master Pairing featuring Russian River's Damnation.

Stay Safe & Drink Beer.

NBTextra : Proper Gastro Pub

New Brew Thursday (New Brew Thursday) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:41:41 +0000

Comic-Con was awesomeness wrapped in a tightly woven geek-ball, and shooting New Brew Thursday at Proper Gastro Pub was the perfect way to top off the weekend.

In this NBTextra, we sit with Justin, the Guvna of Proper Gastro Pub in San Diego, California and talk about his awesome gastro pub, firkins and Avery Brewing Company's beer, Salvation.

Thanks go out to Proper for hosting New Brew Thursday. They are definitely a spot you'll need to stop by if ever in the San Diego area. Thanks, Justin!