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Episode 298 – This week, it’s all about American lager.

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This week on the show, it’s all about lager. At first you might think we’re referring simply to light American macro lagers, but no! Turns out, there’s a wonderfully diverse selection of American lagers out there, ranging from classic, clean, crisp, and refreshing lawnmower lager to dark, rich, and flavorful German Dunkels and everything in between (even for you hop heads out there).

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/wI0giDCV9fc

Episode Chapters:
00:00: SupportTheShitOutOfIt.com
00:08: Theme Music
00:14: Begin Show
00:32: New Review on Apple Podcasts
04:46: This Week’s Theme: American Lager
05:46: Hamm’s Premium – Miller Brewing Company
08:50: Brooklyn Lager – Brooklyn Brewery
11:39: American Reinheitsgebot Pilsner – Enegren Brewing Company
12:18: Edel Pils – Enegren Brewing Company
17:22: Individual Responsibility
18:28: American Reinheitsgebot Pilsner (cont’d)
19:42: Plenty For All Pilsner – Fall Brewing Co
22:11: Velvet Glow – Russian River Brewing Company
23:08: La Llorona – Ogopogo Brewing
24:41: Panda Pool Party – Brewery X
25:12: Dust Bowl Taco Truck Lager – Dust Bowl Brewing Company
26:19: Thoughts On This Round of Beers
33:17: Lager – Little Beast Brewing
34:45: Sproketbier Munich Dunkel – Brewery X
40:16: Hanami Haze – Sudwerk Brewing Co.
43:03: Modern Times Ice – Modern Times Beer
46:26: Pacific Wonderland – Deschutes Brewery
50:02: Wrap Up
57:17: fourbrewers.com

Beers from this week’s episode:
Hamm’s Premium – Miller Brewing Company
Brooklyn Lager – Brooklyn Brewery
American Reinheitsgebot Pilsner – Enegren Brewing Company
Edel Pils – Enegren Brewing Company
American Reinheitsgebot Pilsner (cont’d)
Plenty For All Pilsner – Fall Brewing Co
Velvet Glow – Russian River Brewing Company
La Llorona – Ogopogo Brewing
Panda Pool Party – Brewery X
Dust Bowl Taco Truck Lager – Dust Bowl Brewing Company
Lager – Little Beast Brewing
Sproketbier Munich Dunkel – Brewery X
Hanami Haze – Sudwerk Brewing Co.
Modern Times Ice – Modern Times Beer
Pacific Wonderland – Deschutes Brewery

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Season 1, Episode 19 – This week on the show, we harpooned some whalez from the other side of the continent, Brooklyn Brewery.

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Welcome to Four Brewers, the one-day-late edition. As many of you know, the Great American Beer Festival came to a close last Saturday (…it was AWESOME!), which means we were pretty much in recovery mode when we got home, and couldn’t get the show edited and out on time. Better late than never, right? RIGHT.

This week, Matt and his totally awesome rad wife hooked us up with some Brew from Brooklyn Brewery out of New York. We rarely see Brooklyn Brewery’s beer in this neck of the woods, so it goes without saying that these are quite a treat for us.

We kick off the show with the only beer made with the Sorachi Ace hop that Matt can stomach, Brooklyn’s Sorachi Ace. Sorachi Ace hops tend to have a very perfume-like nose to them, and can really dominate the overall experience of a beer, since they live somewhere in the neighborhood of 18% alpha acid. This beer both combats and compliments this hop with Brooklyn Brewery’s own in-house strain of Belgian ale yeast. It’s one of the best Sorachi Ace beers around, and definitely worth seeking out.

Silver Anniversary Lager is next up, which is essentially a doppelbock strength version of their Brooklyn Lager. We tangent for a bit (surprised?) and discuss gluten-free food stuffs, the Beer Wars documentary, and the history of Brooklyn Brewery’s iconic logo.

Last but not least is the Brooklyn Cuvée Noire, a 10.6% ABV bourbon barrel-aged, Belgian style stout made with sweet orange peel. This bottle happens to be blend #4, and it’s pretty fantastic.

As excited as we were to drink these bottles of radness, we got off topic quite a bit, and honestly, didn’t spend a whole lot of time discussing the beers. Hey, it happens.

If you’re missing the homebrew aspect of the show, next week’s episode will feature a brew from Mr. Nagel. Greg’s no slacker, yo.

Brew the shit out of it!

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