Beer of the Day Podcast

After a long hiatus, the podcast returns with a brand new episode featuring beer from New Glory Craft Brewery in Sacramento. They were nice enough to send us three of their latest releases to try. We also try a special ale from Birra Nursia, brewed at a monastery in Italy. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Turn the Season Sunset Surge Juicy Jolt Birra Nursia Extra Abbey Ale

We're now well into the summer months and on today's show we try five beers brewed for the summer. We also discuss Stone's recent sellout to Sapporo and other craft beer related topics. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Goses are Red Summer Solstice Summer Hazy Love Summer Break IPA Summer Oasis

On today's episode we revisit some of the forefathers of the American craft beer scene and take a look at some of their newest offerings. We also try a strange brew from a local Elk Grove brewery and read comments from the listeners. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Wild Little Thing Hazy-O! Hopnosis Fluffy. Like a Cloud Fluffy. Squeezy Rider Super Cluster Japanese Green Tea IPA

On today's show we explore the beers of California's unofficial Craft Beer Capital and feature 8 beers from different breweries around the city. We also discuss the latest craft beer news and tell you how you can get a free Beer of the Day pint glass. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Gotta Pay the Pils Clever Hoppier Name Vice Blackberry Peach Mysterious Citra By-The-Sea Widened Horizons Boss Pour Nelson! Nelson!

On today's show we look at the increasingly popular non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beers on the market. We discuss alcohol-free and cannabis-infused beers with brewing legend Dr. Keith Villa of Ceria Brewing (creator of Blue Moon). We also talk to co-founder Sean Boisson of Bella Snow, one of the newest low-alcohol beers on the market. For those of you heading into the home stretch of Dry January, this show is for you! Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Lagunitas IPNA Grainwave Indiewave Bella Snow Soft Ale (with Grapefruit) Bella Snow Soft Ale (with Mandarin) Natural Bridges Kolsch-Style

It's been 6 years and 87 episodes since we last dedicated a show to beers from our hometown of Sacramento. A lot has changed in the craft beer world since Episode 27, and on today's episode the whole crew is back to sit down and sample 7 different beers from around town. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Peoples Beer EZPZ Dry Hopped Pilsner Island Bender Cool Cool Scattered Glow Dank Clouds Ubahdank

On today's show we finish out the Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beer season and transition into the darker Winter beer styles. We also take a look at the latest craft beer news stories and read comments from the listeners. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: America's Original Pumpkin Ale Black Pumpkin Haunted House Punkin Ale Celebration Fresh Hop IPA (2022) KDS Dark Star Bourbon Barrel Aged (2016)

Oktoberfest has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row due to the pandemic, but that doesn't stop us from playing a little Oktoberfest: Home Edition. We calibrate our palates with an original German Oktoberfest beer in Paulaner, and then follow that up with five American versions of the style. Prost! Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2021) AleSchmidt Oktoberfest Dogtoberfest Golden Road + Spaten Oktoberfest Bier Breckenridge Oktoberfest

On today's show we venture off the beaten path and try two different fruit tarts and two different milk stouts that bookend our strange brew, a mead-infused IPA. We also take a look at the latest craft beer news and read comments from the listeners. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Blueberry Muffin Paperweight Hobnail DDH Cross Pollination By and By Fluffo Sando

On today's show we try a new beer featuring a new hop from Russian River. We experience one of the strangest beers in the world and it's green! We sample a Peanut Butter Graham Cracker beer, the latest in Stone's Enjoy By series, and a DIPA from Humble Forager. Plus we take a look at the latest beer news and read your comments. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Apical Dominance Peanut Butter Graham Cracker Porter Elevated Perspective (Version 5) It Was His Birthday and They Didn't Even Care Enjoy By 04.20.21 Hazy IPA

On today's show we stick to our home state and try beers from California including a whole segment on beers from Firestone Walker followed by three hazy beers from San Diego. We are also joined by listener Greg Wildermuth who gives us a rundown on the beer scene in Spokane, WA. We also take a look at the latest in craft beer news and read comments from Beer of the Day users. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Welcome to LA Luponic Distortion: IPA Series No. 017 Wookey Jack Hazers Gonna Haze Pineapple Farm Clouds of Delusion

The weather is changing, the nights are getting cold, the holidays are approaching and it's time to break out some of the darker beers. We sample five beers from throughout the country (and more) including Dankful from Sierra Nevada and Might Meets Right from Temperance that we've been aging for over 5 years. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: The Experiment - Batch #2 Dankful IPA Icelandic Winter Ale (2020) Xocoveza Might Meets Right (2015)

On today's program we sample a 4-pack of Hazy IPAs from coast to coast and in between: Oregon, New York and Indiana. We scour the news trying to find positives in the pandemic for the craft beer world. And we read comments from Beer of the Day followers around social media. Follow us on FB, IG, Twitter: @BeeroftheDay Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: 3-Way IPA 2020 All Together Green City Petty

Oktoberfest isn't happening this year on account of the pandemic, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy plenty of Oktoberfest beers at home! We try 8 of them, a mix of beers of the style from Germany and the United States, and thoroughly immerse ourselves in Oktoberfest beers. Prost! Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Hofbrau Oktoberfest LagerHosen 1516 Kellerbier Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2020) Benediktiner Weissbier Sam Adams Octoberfest Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen

On today's episode we compare Pliny for President to the original Pliny the Elder. We sample two versions of Black is Beautiful brewed in support of Black Lives Matter, and try several other beers of different styles. We also take a look at the latest craft beer news stories and read a lot of comments from you, the BOTD community. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Pliny for President Pliny The Elder Web of Lies Cloud Curtain - Mosaic Shiver Black is Beautiful (Topa Topa Brewing Co.) Black is Beautiful (Revision Brewing Co.)

We may be stuck at home and banned from traveling to Europe, but that doesn't prevent us from taking a beer tour around Europe featuring beers we can get here in the US. Offerings from Czechia, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Scotland round out the show. We also take a look at the latest beer news and read comments from the listeners. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Praga Premium Pils Belhaven Saison Dupont Aventinus Tre Fontane Tripel Trappist Ale

Today's show features five beers that run the length of the beer spectrum from Kolsch to IPA to Peanut Butter Stout, but no Pumpkin beers in sight! We chat about some winners of California's Craft Beer Cup last month and read comments from the listeners. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Strictly For My Grind Johnny Utah Heaving Through Corrupted Lungs Sorry, Not Sorry! 903 Brewers Peanut Butter Stout

Heading into the last week of Oktoberfest in Munich, we celebrate with our annual Oktoberfest show! This year we feature two classic German Oktoberfest beers to calibrate our palate for five American versions of Oktoberfest style beers. We get a first-hand report of this year's Oktoberfestivities and read comments from the listeners. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Original Oktoberfest Schwandtoberfest Tried & True Oktober Fuel Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2019) Rahr & Sons Oktoberfest Weihenstephaner Festbier

We kick off today's program with a Strange Brew, Jersey Long Hots from Eight & Sand. Then we compare four coffee beers from MadTree brewed with coffee from four different cities in Ohio. We follow that up with two stouts: one from Evil Twin, the other from Coldfire. All of that, plus the latest beer news and comments from the listeners! Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Jersey Long Hots Local Blend 4-Pack 90 Days Dry Aged Stout Minute After Midnight

Today's show reunites the old Beer of the Day crew to record and celebrate our 100th episode! We try 6 beers including 2 we've been saving and aging for many years, plus we sample the 25th Anniversary beer from Unibroue. In the news, we discuss the aftermath of the Resilience collaboration, plus look back at the 600 beers we've enjoyed throughout the run of this podcast. Discuss this Episode Beers Discussed: Petite Sour Reserva Passion Fruit Geuze Mariage Parfait 2013 Velocity of Light Lorenzo the Beer Cat Blonde De L'Enfer (25th Anniversary Beer) Ground Control (2nd Edition)