This week we are tasting the first entry in Iron Horse Brewing's Release the Beast series - Citra Pale Ale. Chad proves he can shop for beer somewhere else than Tavour. Iron Horse Brewery - https://www.ironhorsebrewery.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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...
Apr 19, 2023•21 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we demonstrate multiple times why none of us would pass the bar. We start off with Aslan Brewing Co.'s Sparkling Hop Water and look at some recent beer-based news. We wrap things up by pouring one out for the Dam House, and review Ten Pin Brewing's Head Pin IPA and say farewell the Dam House. Brian gets a bit punny mid-episode. Aslan Brewing Co. - https://aslanbrewing.com/ Ten Pin Brewing - https://tenpinbrewing.com/ American Beer Review - https://l...
Apr 12, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Happy national beer day folks! Here's a bonus, bonus episode to keep you company while you enjoy your holiday hoppy hour. Alec and Brian are locked in and ready to clinch the coveted Dam Belt. Chad will be challenging them to correct guess one of four mystery beers in an epic battle of taste and beer knowledge. 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 chec...
Apr 07, 2023•30 min
We start today's review with a bit of behind the scenes show prep, and then we rip into some cans of Stormbreaker Brewing's Triple Double IPA. We also rip into the NBA for taking away the Sonics, we would like them back please and thank you. Stormbreaker Brewing - https://www.stormbreakerbrewing.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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 ...
Apr 05, 2023•18 min
On today's review we finally said goodbye to 2022 Casita Brewing Company's K THNX BYE 2022. Alec and Brian have a frank talk about Chad needing to invest in a thesaurus. Casita Brewing Company - https://casitabrews.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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.you...
Mar 29, 2023•18 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we are getting weird. To start things off we got our hands on a variety pack of Norwhey, aka Fight Milk. We then move onto the topic of why we are seeing so many "weird" beer flavors on the shelf. In some mid-episode suspense, Brian has to eject the warp core to advert Chad and Alec from overloading the nerd plasma conduits. Today's review beers we found a dynamic duo out of Drekker Brewing Company - CHONK Mango Marshmallow and BRAAAAAAAAINS Double ...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Happy St. Patrick's Day week folks! Do you need a quick 30 minute hydration break on your pub crawl 5k? Why not join us for a review of Green King's Wexford Irish-Style Cream Ale Brewing's and learn why Brian's birthday is easy to remember. Green King - https://www.greeneking.co.uk/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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...
Mar 15, 2023•31 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, Alec realizes Las Vegas is no country for old men. We start off with Perennial Artisan Ales Pils hoppy pilsner and add a new, yet familiar ABR beer term. We talk a bit about low ABV beers designed for after work enjoyment. For today's review we dug into Mortalis (8Bit) Brewing Co.'s Jupiter West Coast Style IPA. Chad once again has buffering issues. Perennial Artisan Ales - https://www.perennialbeer.com/ Mortalis Brewing Co. - https://www.mortalisbr...
Mar 08, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 17
We had quite the journey with Kings County Brewer Collective's Middling Earth ESB on today's review. Chad once again risks picking a fight with another fandom. KCBC - https://www.kcbcbeer.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview Chad's Inner Monologue This Entire Episode - https://youtu.be/BC35cQKHwzg 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...
Mar 01, 2023•20 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, the Captain is back from sunny San Diego, which Chad is stunned to find out that is not the only city in California. We start off with Georgetown Brewing Company's Bohdizafa IPA, and we dig a bit deeper on beer business trends we've been following. At a certain point in the episode, the answer we are looking for is Gros Michel, or the Big Mike banana. We round out the episode reviewing Wander Brewing's Shiny Objects Hazy IPA. Chad also ponders if th...
Feb 22, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 16
The Captain makes a surprise visit and helps us dig into some Hubbard's Cave Imperial French Toast stout. We also find out that proper ventilation is important in a podcast recording space. Une Annee/Hubbard's Cave - https://www.uneannee.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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...
Feb 15, 2023•19 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we start off beating a deceased equine and come up with an idea for a new podcast. Chad and Alec sit in stunned silence as Brian solos a review on our starter beer - Lucky Envelope Brewing's Raspberry Sour Ale. Alec leads us through a lengthy discussion of beer games - Chad once again pushes the bounds of the topic. After spending a deceptively long time talking beer games, we somehow remember to review Boundary Bay Brewing Co.'s Cabin Fever Winter ...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Today we expand our finely-tuned beer palates with Oakshire Brewing's Cucumber Sour. We also reminisce about the weird cartoons we grew up watching. Oakshire Brewing - https://oakbrew.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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/@americanbeerreview In...
Feb 01, 2023•21 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, the crew continues to have a tough time remembering what year it is and we get exclusive with Black Raven Brewing Co.. We warm up with a round of Player's Club Pilsners before looking at Raven's history and some Kitty Kat Blues Blueberry Pale Ale. Next up we share some Coco Jones Coconut Porter while looking at Raven's everyday offerings. We wrap up with some Festivus Pale Ale and get Raven's seasonal brews on our calendars. Black Raven Brewing Co. ...
Jan 25, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 14
For our next review only episode we've got a rare seasonal from Iron Horse Brewing - Apple Pie Irish Death. We also give a small update on the Tulsa situation. Iron Horse Brewery - https://www.ironhorsebrewery.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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....
Jan 18, 2023•12 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we are talking beer gimmicks. Alec starts us off with some of the famous cider and shares it's history from tree to glass. We end up waxing poetic about... beer can labels?- and we come up with a Captain Planet approved idea to encourage recycling and sell more beer. Alec delivers a trip down beer memory lane with a review of Trader Joe's 2022 Holiday Ale . Chad ends the episode leading a deceptively long discussion about the future of beer packagin...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 13
We are welcoming in this new 2023 with a new series - beer review only episodes! (A bold new direction for us to expand the pod, we know). For the inaugural episode in this bonus series we will be sampling Rueben's Brews Stay Frosty Cold IPA. Also, for some reason, Chad offers up a childhood story instead of saying yes or no if he knows what a Cold IPA is. Rueben's Brews - https://reubensbrews.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview If you'd like to reach out to the Amer...
Jan 04, 2023•16 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, Brian shakes things up early. We start off the pod with a failure of US geography and some tallboys of El Segundo Brewing Company's Steve Austin's Broken Skull American Lager. Chad monologues for a few minutes about pools of beer and eventually asks if coopetition goes out the window if craft beer and blockchain are combined - Brian picks a fight with Tulsa during this discussion somehow. We were a bit parched at this point so we poured some of Roof...
Dec 28, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah folks, as we near the shortest, darkest days of the year - why not put our angelic voices in your ear? This year's holiday special features our thoughts on pFriem Family Brewers' Winter Ale, the Seattle Mariners wanting to sell more beer, and a special story time with Chad. pFriem Family Brewers - https://www.pfriembeer.com/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview If you'd like to reach out to the American Beer Review LIVE! crew to give us a beer su...
Dec 21, 2022•12 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we find out how cheap it is to buy the ABR crews loyalty. Alec provides us some Montucky Cold Snacks to start and end up asking ourselves if a Cold Snack is a craft lager. We then lament about our falling out with homebrewing and look into why so few folks make the jump from home to master brewer. Since Chad had to order enough to cover shipping, we are reviewing another Belching Beaver offering - Tavern Hefeweizen. We then talk manicures, navigate ...
Dec 14, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 11
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we are talking about the business of beer. Alec starts us off with some Quilter's Irish Death from Iron Horse Brewing and we talk about different distribution strategies we've seen some local (for us) craft brewers have taken. The conversation ends up a look back on how PBR's model for cashing in on nostalgia got them back into relevance over the past decade. We eventual remember to review Belching Beaver Brewery's Peanut Butter Milk Stout. To wrap ...
Nov 30, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Happy Thanksgiving week folks! Do you need a quick 15 minute timeout from your family gathering this holiday weekend? Why not join us for a review of Evil Twin Brewing's What Even is Pumpkin Spice? Milkshake Style IPA and learn why Chad is now weary of cranberry sauce. Evil Twin Brewing - https://eviltwin.nyc/ American Beer Review - https://linktr.ee/americanbeerreview 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 re...
Nov 23, 2022•13 min
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, We start off with an acknowledgement of an error made on the last episode. Brian brings in Camp Colvos' Wonder Mountain Hazy IPA for review which we back up with a Crux No Mo NA IPA. We make Captain Planet happy and talk about recycling beer cans, remise about days past where we didn't count the calories in our beer, and find out somebody has cracked the code on Fight Milk. Camp Colvos Brewing - https://campcolvos.com/ Crux Fermentation Project - ht...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 9
On this episode of American Beer Review LIVE!, we pretend like we didn't take a 6 year break. We kick off with a discussion about walking around with beer in public and discover the cure for sagging population growth rates along the way. Alec scores us some Boundary Bay Scotch Ale as our back up beer while we review Shock Top Twisted Pretzel wheat ale. We wrap up with a discussion on the elephant in the beer aisle - hard seltzer. Boundary Bay Brewery - https://www.bbaybrewery.com/ American Beer ...
Nov 02, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 8
