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Episode 299 – This week, a double dry-hopped DIPA from Russian River Brewing Company, a gueuze from Long Beach’s Beachwood Blendery, and a mix cellar of oldies with local OC and SD freshies.

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This week, we coordinated with each other hours before recording this episode to get the same beers into each other’s hands. Some of the beers on this week’s show are actually pretty epic, with two firsts coming from two California breweries. The first brew, Pliny For President (2020), comes from Russian River Brewing Company, and the other from SoCal’s own Beachwood Blendery with their first ever locally produced gueuze. We also dipped into our cellars to pull out some really good and…not-so-good beers, except for Greg, of course…he’s just drinking nitro beer from Orange County, California.

Pictured: John's beers from episode 299.

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/UvoRPsPD3qE

Episode Chapters:
00:00: SupportTheShitOutOfIt.com
00:08: Theme Music
00:14: Begin Show
00:41: Shoutout To New Patrons!
01:15:Pliny for President – Russian River Brewing Company
10:43: PtE vs. DDH PtE
17:07: Space Junk (Citra, Galaxy & Strata) – Modist Brewing Company
20:47: 20th Anniversary Belgian-Style Ale – Great Divide Brewing Company
21:24: Coco Mesa – Green Cheek Beer Company
26:01: 20th Anniversary Belgian-Style Ale (cont’d)
33:02: "We Are Who We Pretend To Be" & "Illuminaire" – Beachwood Blendery
47:37: The Heiress – Societe Brewing Company
49:09: Festive Ale (2012) – SweetWater Brewing Company
52:18: New Adventures: Nitro – Green Cheek Beer Company
54:10: Damnation (Batch 042213) – Russian River Brewing Company
56:09: The Heiress (cont’d)
58:21: fourbrewers.com

Beers from this week’s episode:
Pliny for President – Russian River Brewing Company
Space Junk (Citra, Galaxy & Strata) – Modist Brewing Company
20th Anniversary Belgian-Style Ale – Great Divide Brewing Company
Coco Mesa – Green Cheek Beer Company
"We Are Who We Pretend To Be" & "Illuminaire" – Beachwood Blendery
The Heiress – Societe Brewing Company
Festive Ale (2012) – SweetWater Brewing Company
New Adventures: Nitro – Green Cheek Beer Company
Damnation (Batch 042213) – Russian River Brewing Company

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Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King

Season 2, Episode 52 – This week we conclude season 2 of Four Brewers with coconuts, stouts, barrels, and some good ol’ blind tasting, courtesy of Jason Harris.

Here we are. We made it! The final show of 2015, episode 52 of season 2. When I say “we made it”, I mean just that—all of us. Four Brewers wouldn’t be a thing without all of the support we get from beer geeks all over the world. We thank you all from from the bottom of our beer-soaked hearts. Thanks for listening and supporting the show. You’re all the best.

Barley Forge, Stone Brewing, and Oskar Blues Beers

We’re ending 2015 with a show that falls in line with classic 4B structure and fashion. We’re drinking a couple of whalez, blending some brews, doing some blind tasting, and having fun. That’s what this is all about, right? Having fun with friends and drinking great beer.

First up is a beer that’s making another appearance on the show, the coconut rye stout from our friends at Barley Forge Brewing Co., The Patsy. The first time we had this beer was on S2/E18 when we paid a visit to the Berly Ferge in Costa Mesa, California. We decided to bring it back because it’s Johns favorite beer of 2015, and Oskar Blues Brewery just released their coconut infused Irish porter named Death By Coconut. We wanted to compare the two beers side by side.

Next up are three variants of Stone Brewing Co.’s 2015 Xocoveza For the Holidays & The New Year (yes, that’s the full name), two of which are barrel-aged (Xocoveza Extra Añejo, and Xocoveza Charred). This beer was a hit when it debuted last year and this year was no different. Beer geeks all over the country were buying this beer buy the case, and rightly so, since it’s such a delicious, chocolatey and spicy brew.

We wrap up the show with a round of Going In Blind, hosted by Jason Harris. There’s also some 4B Mailbag shenanigans and Untappd beer ratings discussion thrown in for good measure.

We wish everyone a safe and happy 2016. Drink something good to ring in the new year and give someone a hug.

BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT…and we’ll see you next year for season 3!

Beers from this week’s episode:
Barley Forge Brewing Co. – The Patsy
Oskar Blues Brewery – Death By Coconut
Stone Brewing Co. – Xocoveza For The Holidays & The New Year
Stone Brewing Co. – Xocoveza Extra Añejo
Stone Brewing Co. – Xocoveza Charred

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