Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 06 – Wicked Weed Angels

At an epic bottle share at Plan 9 Ale House, all of the OG Wicked Weed Angels got popped. The very next morning, news broke that Wicked Weed had sold out to AB InBev. In this episode, Joel & Curtis reunite over a couple of delicious beers at Smog City up in greater Los Angeles to discuss.

Show Notes:

Guest: Curtis Fjelstad
Curtis on Instagram: @bigcurt19x8
Curtis’ beer blog: Between Beers & Other Bullshit

Beer:

Invert the Sun – a barrel-aged wild sour ale with boysenberry.
Monkish Brewing

Red Angel – an American Sour Ale aged in red wine barrels with raspberries.
White Angel – an American Sour Ale aged in white wine barrels with Muscadine and Scuppernong grapes.
Black Angel – an American Sour Ale aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels with tart cherries.
Golden Angel – an American Sour Ale aged in barrels with apricots.
Angel of Darkness – An American Sour Ale aged for 14 months in Oloroso sherry casks with boysenberries, blackberries, raspberries and cherries.
Wicked Weed Brewing
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Infinite Wishes – an Imperial Stout aged for 12 months in bourbon barrels.
Ch’nooks & Crannies – Chinook-dry-hopped sour blonde with cranberries.
Bourbon O.E. – an English Barleywine aged for 13 months in bourbon barrels.
Smog City Brewing

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Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 05 – Interview with Alan Wells – Audio Only

In this episode, Joel sits down with Alan Wells, a talented, San Diego native local home brewer who has recently returned from a trip to Munster, Indiana for the 2017 iteration of 3 Floyds’ storied Dark Lord Day Celebration.

Show Notes:

Guest: Alan Wells
Alan’s home-brew project on Untappd: Lanoitan Beer Co

Beer:

Jam the Radar – originally a variant of Darkstar November. An Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels and finished with cacao nibs and raspberries. First time bottled release in 2017.
Bottle Logic Brewing

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Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 04 – Tasting 2 – Spock It b3 (2017)

Joel & Sean conduct a tasting of Monkish’s fabled all-Galaxy-hopped IPA, Spock It.

Show Notes:

Guest: Sean Hanlon
Sean on Instagram: @smallpoursean

Beer:

Spock It – An all-Galaxy-hopped IPA. This one was from the third canned release.
Monkish Brewing Co.

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Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 04 – Tasting 1 – Rye Barrel Aged Vietnamese Speedway Stout – Video

Joel is back in Sean’s backyard again, this time to dome a bottle of AleSmith Rye Barrel Aged Vietnamese Speedway Stout. Sean demonstrates how one glass can contain an entire 750ml bottle all by itself.

Show Notes:

Guest: Sean Hanlon
Sean on Instagram: @smallpoursean

Beer:

Rye Barrel Aged Vietnamese Speedway Stout (RBAVSS) – Just what it says: a rye whiskey barrel aged version of AleSmith’s storied Vietnamese Speedway Stout (an Imperial Stout brewed with cà phê sữa đá)
AleSmith Brewing Company

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