The Chase: Finding the Best Beer in America
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09/29/20 • 25 min
Is it possible for dreams to come true? Well they did for Adam and Drew in Episode 9 of Beering Ain’t Easy. In this episode, we discuss beer tasting descriptors, brewery hype, telelearning, and of course tell the story of how Adam chased down one of the highest rated beers in America - Pliny for President.
Episode Notes:
Featured Beer: Pliny for President (Double Dry Hopped Pliny the Elder) - Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA. Double IPA, 8% ABV.
Tasting Notes: Floral notes at first, but definitely a piney, dank, resinous goodness as it warmed up. Very balanced and not to boozy. Quintessential West Coast IPA.
Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:
Candy Green - SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX
Other shout-outs:
Hamilton’s Tavern - San Diego, CA
Houston Craft Beer Society - Houston Facebook group for folks living that craft beer lifestyle (especially Chris with the beer assist)
On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
Find your official Beering Ain't Easy Gear at the following link!
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/66383392
Is it possible for dreams to come true? Well they did for Adam and Drew in Episode 9 of Beering Ain’t Easy. In this episode, we discuss beer tasting descriptors, brewery hype, telelearning, and of course tell the story of how Adam chased down one of the highest rated beers in America - Pliny for President.
Episode Notes:
Featured Beer: Pliny for President (Double Dry Hopped Pliny the Elder) - Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA. Double IPA, 8% ABV.
Tasting Notes: Floral notes at first, but definitely a piney, dank, resinous goodness as it warmed up. Very balanced and not to boozy. Quintessential West Coast IPA.
Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:
Candy Green - SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX
Other shout-outs:
Hamilton’s Tavern - San Diego, CA
Houston Craft Beer Society - Houston Facebook group for folks living that craft beer lifestyle (especially Chris with the beer assist)
On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
Find your official Beering Ain't Easy Gear at the following link!
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/66383392
Previous Episode
The Oktoberfest Battle
It’s Oktoberfest season, and Beering Ain’t Easy is bringing you an epic four beer Battle Royale: International vs. National vs. State vs. Local. Are Adam and Drew’s taste buds refined enough to tell the difference between the beers? Will they even be coherent? We’ll answer these questions, and bring also bring you a new Beering Ain’t East Segment - The Untappd Roast!
Episode Notes:
Featured Beers: Mr. Oktoberfest - Texas Leaguer Brewery, Missouri City, TX. Oktoberfest - Altstadt Brewery, Fredericksburg, TX. Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Marzen, Munich, Bayern Germany. Octoberfest Beer - Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, MI.
Tasting Notes: Tough to differentiate between all the Marzen goodness! Texas Leaguer - More carbonated with a strong malty flavor. Altstadt - subtle, bready and toasty flavor. Spaten - A little darker in color than the rest, always a classic. Bell’s - Smoothest and cleanest of the four, but a much more muted flavor profile.
Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries from Untappd Roast:
Pussy Wagon - Brash Brewing Company, Houston TX (IPA)
Houston Hazier - SpindleTap Brewery, Houston TX (Double NEIPA)
Endeavour - Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston TX (Double IPA)
Hazy Little Thing - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico CA (NEIPA)
Cloud 8 - 8th Wonder Brewery, Houston TX (NEIPA)
Traditional Lager- Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville PA
Pre-War Pils - Live Oak Brewing Company, Austin TX
Featured Music:
Four Beers Polka by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
Other shout-outs:
Suppenkuche - German Restaurant in San Francisco, CA
King’s Biergarten - German Restaurant in Pearland, TX
The Man Show - Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carrola’s classic show from the early 2000’s
Houston Craft Beer Society - Houston Facebook group for folks living that craft beer lifestyle
On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
Four Beers Polka by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Next Episode
The Suburban Life
In this episode, Adam and Drew discuss the flight from the cities to the suburbs during the pandemic, and more importantly, warn you about what to expect when living that suburban life. We’ll cover beer selection (or lack thereof), home owners associations, yard of the month, and discuss the personality types you can expect to encounter in neighborhood Facebook groups. Come join us while we drink an interesting Scotch Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery and prepare yourself for a double dose of the burbs!
Episode Notes:
Featured Beer: Old Chub Scotch Ale. Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont, CO. 8% ABV
Tasting Notes: Very tasty scotch ale with hearty malt flavor with hints of smokiness, raisins, and molasses.
Other Mentioned Beers/Breweries:
The Maharaja DIPA. Avery Brewing Company, Boulder, CO. 10% ABV
Other Shout-Outs:
Sesh Coworking Podcasting Studio in Houston, TX
On every episode, we rate beers on a scale from 0-5, 5 being the highest.
Follow Beering Ain’t Easy on Facebook or Instagram, email us at [email protected], or follow our beer quest on Untappd, usernames BeeringAintEasyAdam and BeeringAintEasyDrew.
Find your official Beering Ain't Easy Gear at the following link!
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/66383392
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