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Episode 317: Livin’ that pumpkin-spice life…

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Love them or hate them, pumpkin-spiced beers are a hit, but they also still suck? Quite the dilemma.

…Any Questions?!

As we mentioned in episode 300, we are forwarding all of our donations from Patreon and PayPal for the month of June to Black Lives Matter causes. Below are a list of links related to Black Lives Matter.

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Equal Justice Initiative
#blkcreatives
Beer Advocate: Black-Owned Breweries In The United States
The Beerists Podcast IG Story
How To Film Police Safely
#BirthdayForBreonna
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
Killer Mike’s Statement
Crooked Media’s “How To Be An Antiracist.”

Editor’s note: this last paragraph will just remain as-is for future posts until this lockdown is over.

We hope you’re safe. We know this sucks right now. We miss our friends and family, socializing, and even going for a run without having to wear a mask, but this is temporary and staying at home as much as possible, while also keeping our distance from others in public, is something we must all do. That being said, we live in a great time in history where we have a robust internet that allows us all to stay in contact, see each other’s faces, and even get together once a week for a virtual happy hour.

We’ll be recording episodes once a week from here out, which is actually pretty cool for those who normally can’t make it to our typical monthly recording sessions. We’ll be having guests on the show, trying new beers, and continuing to keep doing our thing the best we can. Thanks for sticking with us. We’ll get through this.

Now, on with the show!

BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
WEAR A MASK.
DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE.

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pc3X2cqLzDc

Episode Chapters:
00:00:00: SupportTheShitOutOfIt.com
00:00:11: Four Brewers Theme
00:00:16: Begin Show
00:03:15: Pumpkin Ale – Kern River Brewing Company
00:11:20: Virtual Future – Modern Times Beer
00:12:28: Punkin Ale – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
00:18:17: Night Owl Pumpkin Ale – Elysian Brewing Company
00:30:56: Punkuccino Coffee Pumpkin Ale – Elysian Brewing Company
00:34:56: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin – New Belgium Brewing Company
00:40:09: Pumpkin Spice Yeti – Great Divide Brewing Company
00:45:54: Wrap Up
00:47:13: fourbrewers.com

Beers from this week’s episode:
Pumpkin Ale – Kern River Brewing Company
Virtual Future – Modern Times Beer
Punkin Ale – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Night Owl Pumpkin Ale – Elysian Brewing Company
Punkuccino Coffee Pumpkin Ale – Elysian Brewing Company
Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin – New Belgium Brewing Company
Pumpkin Spice Yeti – Great Divide Brewing Company

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Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King

Season 4, Episode 49 – This week, we fall for a gimmick and we’re actually pretty OK with it.

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Marketing is everything, amirite? If you’re reading this blog post right now, it’s pretty safe to say that you’re a fan of tasty craft brew. But, are you a fan of creative marketing? Well, yes, you are (to a certain extent, we all are), but you might not even know it. While the most important thing about craft beer is that actual liquid in the bottle you’re purchasing, the second most important thing is marketing. A brewery’s job is to sell you their product, just like every other retail company.

This week, we fall for a marketing gimmick, and we’re OK with it, because it’s a pretty tasty gimmick.

This week on the show, we’re drinking the New Belgium Brewing Company Blend Like a Brewer variety pack. Essentially, what we have here is a box of New Belgium’s standard line of beers (with a special sour beer thrown in for good measure) and a pamphlet that takes you on a magical beer blending journey. New Belgium got some of their brewers together to concoct six different blends of beer from the beers in the variety pack. Pretty cool, right?

Turns out, the blends are pretty damn good! Seriously—we thought they were quite impressive, overall. So, pick up a box at your local supermarket and get to blending!

BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT.

Watch the unedited episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/96La2eVmofI

Episode Chapters:
00:00:00: Support The Show On Patreon!
00:00:09: Begin Show
00:02:06: New Belgium Blend Like A Brewer Multi Pack
00:03:29: L’argento – New Belgium Brewing Company
00:07:44: Splash Out – New Belgium Brewing Company
00:12:41: Monk’s Pajamas – New Belgium Brewing Company
00:18:16: The Sun Trip – New Belgium Brewing Company
00:22:54: Spare Room – New Belgium Brewing Company
00:25:47: The pH1 Barrel Story
00:29:22: Trippadelic – New Belgium Brewing Company
00:32:07: The 4B Blend
00:38:58: Jason Wants To Make Tiki Drinks
00:40:37: The “All Equal Parts” Blend
00:42:49: Favorite Blends
00:43:51: 4B On The YouTube