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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Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 03 – Interview with Sean Hanlon & Burgeon Universal Secret Tasting – Video

An interview with Sean Hanlon. He has brand-new twins and an abiding love for craft beer. We also do a tasting of Burgeon’s zero-IBU stunner, “Universal Secret” a collaboration with Stone.

Show Notes:

Guest: Sean Hanlon
Sean on Instagram: @smallpoursean

Beer:

Universal Secret – zero IBU IPA made with Nelson, Galaxy, and Vic Secret hops (the original hops used in Enjoy By IPA!)
Burgeon Beer Co.
Stone Brewing

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Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 02 – Interview with Nick Guy & Superstition Meadery Blue Berry White Tasting – Video

An interview with Nick Guy, resident craft beer expert and budding mead fanatic. We chat about many things, including his first brush with Filmishmish and his new obsession: MEAD. We even get to do a little tasting of Blue Berry White (2016 release) from Superstition Meadery.

Show Notes

Guest: Nick Guy
Instagram: @beershirecat

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