Tales From the Cask Craft Beer Podcast

Bonjour Caskers!  The whole gang is back together for Episode 28 of Tales From the Cask and we’re doing a food pairing with European beers!  More specifically, we’re sampling food from John Holl’s book, “The American Craft Beer Cookbook” and pairing them with the French and Belgian beers Brasserie DuPont Avril Bière de Table, Castelain Blond Bière de Garde, and Rodenbach Caractère Rouge.  

In our feedback segment, we explain the Cicerone Program. We hear your comments on last week’s show with Aubrey from Sierra Nevada. We share thoughts on ice cream and beer, the purpose of honey in beer, and some interesting historical facts. 

In our news segment we discuss some good beers in Berlin, a new look at the beer vs. wine debate, how to use an iPhone to brew your beer, and genetically engineered yeast.

 

We’d love to hear your feedback and brew suggestions! Call in your feedback by calling (919) 502-0280 or email us at talesfromthecask@gmail.com.

Direct download: talesfromthecask28.mp3
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In celebration of the World Series, Sierra Nevada will pinch hit for us in this episode of Tales From the Cask!  Aubrey gives us an update on Sierra Nevada's new brewery in Mills River, North Carolina with insider information on when the public will start seeing beer that from that brewery.  She also amazes us with her charm and beer knowledge!  Plus, we sample some great Sierra Nevada brews!

In our news segment, we discuss the hot topic of how the government shutdown affected your beer and a new growler law in California. We share some stories about efforts being made to get Germans to try craft beers, keeping beer customers satisfied and premium brews. We got a lot of great questions from the Caskers for this episode.  We answer questions about pretzel necklaces, seasonal beer sales, cheap beer, food pairing, and an update on the Great American Beer Festival

 

We’d love to hear your feedback and brew suggestions! Call in your feedback by calling (919) 502-0280 or email us at talesfromthecask@gmail.com.

Direct download: talesfromthecask27.mp3
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We're taking the show on the road to visit the great folks at Double Barley Brewing! Joined by Double Barley Brewing owner Larry Lane, we get a unique perspective on craft brewing as he tells us how he got started, he sets goals and gets noticed in a highly competitive beer market, and he shares what makes Double Barley brews special. We sample a couple of Double Barley Brewing's flagship beers, Thrilla in Vanilla Porter, and SteakCake Stout! Larry also answers listener questions about the brewery’s plans to bring in some lower ABV beers, yam-based beers and how he views the competition.

We talk about the upcoming Chicago Beer Festival, the Great American Beer Festival, legislation that would require all beer pints to have 16 ounces, a Colorado 6th grader's beer experiment in space, the creation of a vaporized beer inspired by San Francisco fog, and how beer gives your body the vitamin B that it needs. Cheers!

 

We’d love to hear your feedback and brew suggestions! Share your feedback by calling (919) 502-0280 or email us at talesfromthecask@gmail.com.

Direct download: talesfromthecask26.mp3
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We have a great episode for you this week where we celebrate reaching the quarter century mark!  Joined by Foothills Brewing Company Director of Marketing, Ray Goodrich, we are enjoying some fantastic Foothills brews!  On tap for this episode are Foothills’ Oktoberfest, Cottonwood Pumpkin and Cottonwood Endo IPA!  Not only does Ray share some tasty brews with us, he tells the tale about how he came to make his home in North Carolina and getting into the beer business, his experience training dolphins, and gives a few hints at the future of Foothills Brewing.  He also answers some questions from our loyal listeners and shares information about the fan favorite beer, Sexual Chocolate.

We share some amazing beer news about a beer that is literally out of this world, signs that the craft beer craze has gone mainstream, an exciting announcement from MillerCoors about a new brand they have coming out next year, and a new build-a-beer concept featured on the Today Show.

We’d love to hear your feedback and brew suggestions! Share your feedback by calling (919) 502-0280 or email us at talesfromthecask@gmail.com.

Direct download: talesfromthecask25.mp3
Category:Tales From the Cask -- posted at: 8:40pm EDT

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