Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 11 – Berry Fruited Wild Ale Tasting

Joel, Matt and Sean taste a trio of berry-fruited sour beers without the aid of antacids! We all shared microphones and the result is less-than-spectacular… learn something new every day! This was a fun, free-ranging discussion with some incredibly tasty beer. Listen to us imbibe.

Show Notes:

Guests: Sean Hanlon & Matt Fireazzi
Sean on Instagram: @smallpoursean
Matt on Instagram: @judge_dregs

Beers:

Kent Falls Brewing Co. - Blue Berry Vs. Black Berry

Kent Falls Brewing Co. – Kent, CT

Blueberry Vs. Blackberry – An American wild ale. Fermented with a blend of wild cultures from fruit skins, 1200 lbs of blueberries and 300 lbs of blackberries were added to 700 gallons of beer.

The Rare Barrel - Supermassive (Blend 2)

The Rare Barrel – Berkeley, CA

Supermassive (Blend 2) – a dark sour beer aged in oak barrels with blackberries and black currants. Fermented with Brettanomyces and Abbey Ale yeast and soured with Lactobacillus bacteria.

Smog City Brewing - Snugglebug batch 2

Smog City Brewing – Torrance, CA

Snugglebug (batch 2) – A sour Blonde with Raspberry and Boysenberry.

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Beer with Pleasant Strangers – Episode 10 – Interview with Matt Ferazzi

In this week’s episode, Joel is joined by Matt Ferazzi, otherwise known as “Judge Dregs” on Instagram. Matt is a Boston native with a deep, abiding love for all things craft beer. Sean also popped by.

Show Notes:

Guest: Matt Ferazzi
Matt on Instagram: @judge_dregs

Beers:

Treehouse Doppelgänger

Treehouse Brewing – Monson, MA

Doppelgänger – an Imperial version of their Alter Ego IPA with extra kettle and dry hop additions.

Haze – a Double IPA.

Mike Hess Brewing – San Diego, CA

Ordeum Rex – an American style Barleywine made with 100% barley (no adjunct sugars)

Check back every Monday for fresh episodes, both in video and audio podcast form. And stay tuned throughout the week for bonus episodes, tastings, blog posts and other fine, digital goods.

In the meantime, don’t be a stranger!

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Listen on Google Play Music

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, too, if’n ya like!