For our season 3 finale, we found a beer designed for connoisseurs like ourselves- Gold Dot Beer’s Export Lager. We will be taking the rest of the summer off from regular recordings, but watch for some best of compilations and maybe a few remixes of our favorite episodes. If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we suck, you can reach us on any of our socials (in order of how often we check it). You Tube - https://www.youtube.co...
May 31, 2024•23 min
On today's review, Alec and Chad reap the karma from subjecting Brian to the Pickle Agony. We dive ashtray-first into Cellarmaker Brewing Company's Coffee and Cigarettes, a tasty smoked coffee porter that sent a couple of the crew for a loop. We still manage to chat about NASCAR a bit and a have a lively discussion about rectangular pizza. If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we suck, you can reach us on any of our socials (...
May 24, 2024•18 min
On today's episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we are celebrating the true return of spring with a couple of beers with loads of fruit flavors. First off we revisit pistachios with Mortalis Brewing Company's Hydra, a fruited smoothie (always read the whole can) with Lemon, Strawberry, and Pistachios. We round out the episode with Humble Forager's Coastal Sunshine v4 a fruited sour with Mango, Passion Fruit, and Pink Guava. If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to g...
May 17, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Buckle up and pop the top on a cold one, because we're about to take you for a wild ride through the thrilling intersection of NASCAR excitement and craft beer expertise. I recently had the chance to clink glasses with none other than Michael Waltrip, and let me tell you, the stories and brews flowed faster than cars at Talladega. We're bringing you the inside scoop on the latest NASCAR races, where underdogs like Bubba and Ben Gisberg are shaking up the standings and fueling the fandom fire. Th...
May 10, 2024•23 min
A few weeks ago, in a living room far, far, away... Some scruffy looking nerf herders celebrated both upcoming holiday a bit early, and we are not mad about it. We start the party with Evil Twin Brewing's ETNYC Proudly Presents the Real Mexican Cake, a spicy, bold Imperial Stout. Next up, we blued ourselves with Magnify Brewing's Blue Milk, a fruited sour with an electric blue color. As always, shout out to Tavour for making the Kessel Run to get both of these beers to our door. If you'd like to...
May 03, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 46
On this American Beer Review LIVE! review, we put a bow on Dune references and pickle beer (for now). Today Alec and Chad will attempt to transmute Best Maid Sour Pickle Beer from Martin House Brewing. On the other side of the table Brian will be giving his thoughts on Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.'s Walkabout Sour Ale. If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we suck, you can reach us on any of our socials (in order of how often we c...
Apr 27, 2024•36 min
On this episode of ABR LIVE!, we are celebrating everyone's favorite pre-funk for Earth Day - 4/20. We get off to a blazing start with Hoosier Brewing Company's Purple (Kush) Punch fruited sour and lament not having any more peanut butter stout to go with it. After a little NASCAR break, we get a little Giggle Juice in our systems from The Unknown Brewing Company. Hoosier Brewing Company Purple Punch (Roll the Fruit Series) Fruited Sour 16 oz - Tavour Crate 5.5% ABV The Unknown Brewing Company G...
Apr 20, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 45
On this American Beer Review LIVE! review, we are tapping into some nostalgia of our younger beer drinking days. As expected from the beer experts at the The Mens Room and Black Raven Brewing - Mens Room IPA is a classic easy drinking (dare we say crushable?) IPA that will hit perfectly when it's 5 o'clock somewhere. We don't forget to raise a glass to the charitable side of this beer, which supports local Fisher Houses . Black Raven Brewing Co. Mens Room IPA 12 oz 6-Pack - Grocery Store, Would ...
Apr 12, 2024•22 min
On this episode of ABR LIVE! (3.0), preambles are back baby! Today we (Alec and Chad mainly) are celebrating the success of Dune 2, with a couple of water themed beers. First up from Source Brewing we have Ocean Water, an ice-style sour ale with a unique color that would've been perfect for last month's St. Pat's special. We then round out the episode with Schmoojee Squid Ink from Imprint Beer Co., a heavily fruited and THICK smoothie sour, that in fact does not have squid ink in it. Source Brew...
Apr 05, 2024•33 min•Season 3Ep. 44
On this American Beer Review LIVE! review, Brian does not realize that this is a pre-apology from Chad and Alec for some future pickle beer. But we also sit down and try a fantastic peanut butter stout from Narrow Gauge Brewing Co, and Chad plays with fire. Today's beer and how we managed to find it is below. Narrow Gauge Brewing Co. Peanut Butter & Stout - Imperial Stout 16 oz - Tavour Crate 10.5% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer sugges...
Mar 27, 2024•21 min
On this year's St. Patrick's Day Special of ABR LIVE!, we start off, as one would, by talking Legos and NASCAR. We rambled on a bit on this one folks, we do talk about the beer-soaked holiday eventually. Today's beers and how we managed to find them are below. Hoosier Brewing Company The Swamp Creature - Fruit Fusion Fruited Sour 16 oz - Tavour Crate 5.5% ABV Prison City Brewing Riot in Vermont NE/Hazy IPA 16 oz - Tavour Crate 7.2% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE!...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min
On today's American Beer Review LIVE! review, Brian's feeling strong enough to tackle some wild beer. For this week's review we bust out the wine opener and pour ourselves some old school beer - Jester King Brewery's SPON. Three Year Wild Ale. Jester King Brewery & DOOM METAL GOAT YOGA 2023 SPON. Three Year Blend - 500ml Bottle, Tavour Crate - 5% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we suck, you can reach us on any o...
Mar 13, 2024•24 min
On this episode of ABR LIVE!, Brian is back and still mostly alive. Today we are diving into Moneybeer - Alec, Brian, and Chad each put together a dream 6-pack for our next Tavour crate. But just like your favorite penny-pinching MLB front office, we are working with a limited budget. On top of that we are limited to the beers that have landed at ABR LIVE! HQ via Tavour. While we reveal our crates we weigh in on a couple of heavyweight brews from Civil Society Brewing and Fair State Co-Op. Civil...
Mar 06, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 43
On today's American Beer Review LIVE! review, Alec and Chad are holding things down still - Brian is scheduled to return next week. For this week's review we bust out the bottle opener and pour ourselves some old school beer - Boundary Bay Brewery's NW Original IPA. Boundary Bay Brewery NW (Northwest) Original IPA - 22oz Bottle, Grocery Store - 7.5% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we suck, you can reach us on any of...
Feb 28, 2024•22 min
On this episode of ABR LIVE!, Brian is mostly alive and it's down to Alec and Chad to attempt to sound like beer aficionados. The probability of this occurring on episode 42 was 8,767,128 to 1 against, yes this is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Reference Spectacular. While Alec and Chad nerd out they enjoyed a delightful dunkel from Evil Twin Brewing and a stunning sour from Prairie Artisan Ales. Evil Twin Brewing Greehouse Dunkel Aged on American Oak Foudre 16 oz - Tavour Crate 5.5% ABV P...
Feb 21, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 42
On today's episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we buckled our seatbelts and headed east towards Ellensburg, Washington - home to Iron Horse Brewery (the folks who make tasty, tasty Irish Death). Joins us while we wrap up our most excellent brewery tour (check our You Tube), with a hand selected flight from Head Brewer Jake Fleming and Community Manager Christina Miller. Iron Horse Brewery Tap Room Info Iron Horse: The Beer List Iron Horse Swag If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer R...
Feb 14, 2024•57 min
On today's American Beer Review LIVE! review, we are back to IPAs and the hops went straight to our heads - get ready for a fun one. Today we are gushing about Kettlehead Brewing's Pulpy New England (Hazy) IPA - there's a juice box on the can for a reason, a very tasty reason. Kettlehead Brewing Company Pulpy IPA - 16oz Can, Tavour Crate - 7% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we suck, you can reach us on any of our so...
Feb 07, 2024•30 min
Only one more ABR LIVE! episode to go before Chad starts Tavour-ing IPAs again. This week we celebrating the return of 5pm sunsets, and manage to lose track of the time discussing some amazing dark beers. First up today is Barrique Brewing and Blending's Melange Fonce Dark Farmhouse Ale and a discussion on how best to spend your time in Nashville. We then dig into Indelible Czech Dark Lager from Threes Brewing and talk about Untapped check-ins and ideas about dual-use taprooms. Barrique Brewing ...
Jan 31, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 41
On today's American Beer Review LIVE! review, we finally completed the questline "Hey, we should totally review next year's version!" with Black Raven Brewing Co.'s Festivus Infused Pale Ale. Black Raven Brewing Co. Festivus Infused Pale Ale 16oz 4-Pack 7.3% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we suck, you can reach us on any of our socials (in order of how often we check it). You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/@america...
Jan 24, 2024•24 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, Brian dropped his first sci fi reference in the group chat, time to celebrate. We are digging into a couple brews from two brewies we didn't have to do any research on - Reuben's Brew's Crush the Slopes Hazy IPA and Drekker Brewing's PRRRTs These Days (Sour Patch Kids) Smoothie Sour. Reuben's Brew's Crush the Slopes 16oz 4-Pack 7.0% ABV EDGE Outdoors Drekker Brewing Co PRRRTs These Days 16oz, Tavour Crate 6.8% ABV Drekker Unpillage on Twitter If you...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 40
On this ABR LIVE! Review, we're taking a little detour on our less hops January with Barebottle Brew Co.'s Rainbow Road Shortcut Hazy Pale Ale (say that 5-times fast). We also give give you a little A-Few-Weeks-Late Monday Morning QB and talk about the end of a couple local home brewing careers. Bare Bottle Brew Co. Rainbow Road Shortcut Hazy Pale Ale - 16oz Can, Tavour Drop - 5.8% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tell us we...
Jan 10, 2024•24 min
On today's episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, Chad struggles with how to describe non-IPA beers. Starting off 2024, the crew digs into Brian's Too Many Hops Theory, running down some experiments ran over the holiday season. We crack our first pod-beer of the year, The Ale Apothecary's Little Star Saison, a shining example of the wonderful blending of flavors that wild/farmhouse style ales can achieve. We talk a bit about the Bend, Oregon beer scene, and the various road trip techniques each ...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 39
For our final ABR LIVE! Review of 2023, we are celebrating the passing of another winter solstice with Holy Mountain Brewing's Brumalia Ale. Join us while we thoroughly enjoy this reminder of brighter, warmer, Summer days ahead. Chad and Alec share some of the tricks they've been employing in their continuing battle against self-diagnosed S.A.D.., Brian thinks Brumalia is the answer. Thank you for tuning in this year during our triumphant return and we got some great things cooking in the Discor...
Dec 27, 2023•29 min
On this week's episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, Chad got another Tavour drop based on the can art alone. We start the episode off with a heavy right foot and talk a little off-season NASCAR before we fill our glasses with Yamabiko Rice Lager from New Hokkaido Beverage Co. Meandering our way through some old new articles we end up making new best friends with Hoof Hearted Brewing while tasting and reading about their $60 Nachos Double IPA. Chad admits to stealing a new description for inten...
Dec 20, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 38
On this ABR LIVE! Review, we are in the presence of royalty. Having coronated King Citra, we are more than pleased to announce his successor - Emperor Citra DDH IPA from Fieldwork Brewing Co. In addition to today's review, Brian fills us in on the field test of a new IPA theory he's cooking up. What's In Our Glasses Today Fieldwork Brewing Co. Emperor Citra DDH IPA - 16oz Can, 4-Pack, Via Tavour - 8.7% ABV If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer sugges...
Dec 13, 2023•28 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we are talking crabs, cookies, CFB rankings, and DETH. Brian kicks things off with an important crab handling question, Chad surprisingly keeps the response PG. Our first beer of the day is Iron Horse Brewery's Cookie Death - another tasty remix of an ABR LIVE! perennial favorite, Quilter's Irish Death. We dip our toes into some sports punditry and talk about the shortcomings of the 2023 CFB Championship Four and our post-race thoughts on the F1 Las...
Dec 06, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 37
On today's ABR LIVE! review, we wrap up a recording session with Fremont Brewing's Non-Alcoholic (NA) Orange Wit. We are no strangers to NA offerings, but this Orange Wit style really hit the spot for the entire ABR crew. If anyone has an answer on the calorie count per can on this tasty offering, please drop us a line on our socials. What's In Our Glasses Today Fremont Brewing NA Orange Wit - 12oz Can, 6-Pack - 0.5% ABV - 12 IBU If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew ...
Nov 29, 2023•18 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, the Sun is gone and it's cold. We start off with an extra long cold open talking about Brian heading down to last week's UW/Oregon State football game and talk about some recent PAC-2 developments. We make a smooth transition to our first beer - Black Raven Brewing's Seasonal IPA, the Q4 offering of their newly-minted seasonal series. (Chad complains about it being dark at 4pm at this point). Next up we talk the relationship alcohol and caffeine hav...
Nov 22, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 36
On today's episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we have a road trip traveled and had a flight and a pint at Lost Woods Brewing in Buckley, Washington. What is the minimum travel time to consider it a "Road Trip", like under/over 15 minutes? We attempt to solve this riddle while we gave the following a taste: Harry Imperial IPA Manimal Imperial Red Ale 410 IPA Cold Night In The Woods Stout Garage Days Pale Ale Weizen-biest Buckley Beer Lost Woods Seltzer If you didn't follow Chad's hyper-local ...
Nov 15, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 35
On this week's ABR LIVE! beer review, the sun's gone and it's cold now, so we are pulling a beer out of long term storage. This week we are finally digging into with Gnommegang Belgium-Style Blonde Ale from Brewery Ommegang. Gnommegang Belgium-Style Blonde Ale 16 oz. Can - 9.5% ABV - 30 IBUs Brewery Ommegang - https://www.ommegang.com/ American Beer Review - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2179241 If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer suggestion or to tel...
Nov 08, 2023•21 min
