
The Politics of Beer
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09/15/20 • 24 min
It’s an election year, and you guessed it, things are going to get political around here. Adam and Drew talk about the politics that you care about most - the politics of beer. Come join us while we venture through the weirdest alcohol laws in the US, bask in the beer law freedom we’ve felt during the coronavirus, and speculate what type of beer President Trump would be.
Episode Notes:
Featured Beer: Crankin’ Foamers. An American lager collaboration between Fair State Brewing Cooperative (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Modern Times (San Diego, California). 4.5% ABV.
Tasting Notes: Great beer for slamming as indicated by the label. Light and smooth with just a little bit of sweetness.
Favorite Beers of the Summer
Don’t Mess Wit Texas: SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX
Pre-War Pils: Live Oak Brewing Company, Austin, TX
Other Mentioned Beers
Pliny For President: Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA
Fun Read: Weirdest Alcohol Laws in the US
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!
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It’s an election year, and you guessed it, things are going to get political around here. Adam and Drew talk about the politics that you care about most - the politics of beer. Come join us while we venture through the weirdest alcohol laws in the US, bask in the beer law freedom we’ve felt during the coronavirus, and speculate what type of beer President Trump would be.
Episode Notes:
Featured Beer: Crankin’ Foamers. An American lager collaboration between Fair State Brewing Cooperative (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Modern Times (San Diego, California). 4.5% ABV.
Tasting Notes: Great beer for slamming as indicated by the label. Light and smooth with just a little bit of sweetness.
Favorite Beers of the Summer
Don’t Mess Wit Texas: SpindleTap Brewery, Houston, TX
Pre-War Pils: Live Oak Brewing Company, Austin, TX
Other Mentioned Beers
Pliny For President: Russian River Brewing Company, Windsor, CA
Fun Read: Weirdest Alcohol Laws in the US
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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Episode Notes:
Featured Beer: Peeper from the Maine Beer Company. American Pale Ale coming in at 5.5% ABV.
Tasting Notes: Great traditional American pale ale. Hoppy, clean, and not overwhelmingly citrus
Featured product:
Featured businesses:
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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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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
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