Episode 67 - Up In Smoked Beers

Stoke the fire because Episode 67 hits you with a bit of smoked beer talk. Learn about the classic smoked beer style guidelines followed by a tasting of the Alaskan Smoked Porter. There is a new kickstarter campaign called the Growler Chill and we discuss the details of the product. Have you seen the bottle sizes of some off your favorite seasonal beers shrink? Well we discuss an article explaining why. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment in this episode by picking up a bottle of the Alaskan Smoked Porter in preparation for tasting along with us.

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Beers mentioned on the show:

Alaskan Smoked Porter

Full Sail Session Black Cherry Black Lager

Reubens Brews Blimey That’s Bitter

Schooner Exact Evil Tendencies

Aslan Megathrust

Cloudburst Swedish Prison Orgy

Urban Artifact Charivari

MadTree Hinges

MadTree Rubus Cacao

Fremont Lush

Rogue Ale 7 Hop IPA

Barley Brown’s Sled Wreck Festive

Links to the articles discussed:

GROWLER CHILL: Keeps 3 Growlers Cold, Fresh & On Tap at Home

Bombers Away: Why brewers are abandoning big bottles