Beer School

We're here to help you and your friends learn to like more then one kind of beer. There's lots of different beers to like. Some are made right down the street from where you live and others have to travel half way around the world to get to you. Learn why beer tastes like it does, how other styles came about, and all the verbs you might use to describe what you are tasting. The best part is the home work is beer! Beer School topics include: beer, culture, brewing, stories, guides to styles and much, much, more. You don't have to like every beer but don't drink the same beer day after day.

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Website: http://www.beerschool.com

Language: en

Last Update: 2008-04-20

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75 years of Beer

Beer has been shipping as beer for 75 years.

Published: 2008-04-07

Hop Crisis

Hop Crisis A "perfect storm" has caused the price of hops to ski rocket. Many things factor into to making this happen: bad crop yields, increased consumption in other countries, and hop farms going away. It doesn't help that just a few years ago hop prices were so low that there wasn't incentive to keep growing them when growing corn to be used for ethanol production commanded a higher price. The beer that we know and love may go away or may become more expensive to drink. the Homework Grow s...more

Published: 2008-03-31

Weird

Weird Beer can be made from all kinds of different things like Lemons, Tomatoes, Oysters, Apples, Myrrh, Ginger, and Chili Peppers. Think of it as hanging out with your odd cousin. Sometimes weird is nothing more than an interesting label. The Guerneville video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QZLMq01hgLg Beers on the show: Floris Apple, Stiegl with Lemon Soda, Monty Python's Holy Ail, Budweiser Chelada, Nora - http://www.birreria.com/ Homework: Gather your friends around weird beers. Hosts: Jo...more

Published: 2008-03-23

Imperial Irish Coffee Chocolate Milk Oatmeal Oyster Stout

Imperial Irish Coffee Chocolate Milk Oatmeal Oyster Stout Stout is a very old style of beer. It's been around since 1700's at least. The style has always been loved but it's not always been popular. The running joke is "want a knife and fork to go with your beer" is unfounded. Stout, while thick and creamy, is often lighter, smoother and more flavorful then some icky American lagers. There are many different recipes for Stout including: Irish, Imperial, Milk, Oatmeal, Chocolate, Coffee and Oyst...more

Published: 2008-03-09

Touring Belgium

Touring Belgium Instead of a vacation to the surfing safari or a snow riding in the mountains consider something different: a vacation to beer. Not just any beer but Belgium beer right from the country itself. Think the ultimate beer run. There are 500 different varieties of beer made by 100 different breweries. Homework: Gather your friends around six different Belgium beers. Pair it with random cheese and share what you discover. Hosts: John Foster and Motor Guests: Stu Stuart Check out ...more

Published: 2008-02-20

Oraganic

Organic Organic is not a new thing. It's not a marketing buzz word. It turns out it's a really strict thing to use the word. It's regulated by governments that have set up rules about what a product can't have, must have and it can't cheat. It's a long road to get a product labeled as organic and once it's labeled this way it's inspected to make sure it actually really is what it's supposed to be. Homework: Find an organic beer or other product and try it out. Hosts: John Foster and Motor Gu...more

Published: 2008-02-15

I don't feel Absinthe

I don't feel Absinthe It's been a year since we first sat in front of a mic and started talking about beer. Instead of a big fun party with a band we decided to break out of format so we could drink Absinthe. Absinthe has not been available in the US or A legally since 1912 when it was banned by the Department of Agricuture. We try Absinthe from the St George Distillery in Alameda located about 3 miles from the Beer School studio. It got poured in traditional ways: French, Chec, Ice and Cowboy....more

Published: 2008-02-05

Class Reunion

Class Reunion Host: John Foster, Motor and Rosie the Intern Looks for us in San Francisco, CA. Email us at info@beerschool.com Good noon! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 01/18/2007. BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer Media, Inc. © 2008 Ayer Media, Inc.

Published: 2008-01-18

Nothing

Nothing Beers on the show: 21a IPA from the 21st Amendement. Listen to: ksdt.ucsd.edu Check out the FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6351328213 and the YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/beerschool Host: John Foster and Motor Guest: None Be sure to visit City Beer Store in San Francisco, CA Email us at info@beerschool.com See you next year! Not recorded at the Rat Pad. Recorded in San Francisco on 01/13/2008. BeerSchool and BeerSchool.com are a trademarks of Ayer M...more

Published: 2008-01-13

Beer in the Movies

Beer in the Movies Class: Beer is featured on the silver screen in many different rolls. Sometimes it's the life of the party and other times its the cause for great commotion. It's been sipped, slammed, shotgunned and thrown. It's the butt of jokes and the straight man. the Homework Enjoy a movie while drinking your favorite beer. Write a review and post it in the comments or call the robot at leave a message at 206-666-5338. the Menu SmartFood Pop Corn and Rice Crispie Treats. the Beer lis...more

Published: 2008-01-08