The Ales and Tales Podcast

This episode is dangling out there to lure you in.  A fishing branded beer by Northwoods brewery, “Glass” a DDH IPA.  Apparently, we are easily swayed…just the grippy, sandpaper-like can won us over.  But what about the beer?  Listen in to find out.  Let us know what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link https://youtu.be/KB7Xeqf0h_U

If you’ve been a listener for a while, you’ll know about XUL Brewing and their MixTape beer.  And this one gives us a chance to try their new releases all together.  Fruit and peanut butter everywhere!  Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Cherry, and Banana.  Listen in to get the scoop.  Have you tried any of them?  Let us know what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link:  https://youtu.be/DQZK_4Q9AMY

Deep talk about beer AND professionalism/appearance on this episode.  Flying Machine Brewery out of Wilmington, NC brings us the hazy goodness with Moments In Between Hazy IPA.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/2fFYZTWyhhI

At 8.5% ABV, a few of these might actually have you seeing pink elephants.  Delirium Tremens Belgian Ale, comes swinging smoothly in.  Could it be the perfect upgrade to a Waffle House meal?  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/9ZltOnz_pCM

Who doesn’t like a crustless PB&J?  Nashville’s Marble Fox brings us an adventurous ale.  As Carlee calls it, “A mood ring drink.”  It keeps changing.  Do you get more peanut butter…or do you get more Jelly?  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link:  https://youtu.be/E1H8z54FBSU

Our second Sierra Nevada non-alcoholic drink in the Dry January block.  Can they come back from our last review? That was rough!  Lemon and pine, and more focused on the actual flavors of a solid IPA, it surprised us.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast

Sierra Nevada’s Hop Splash Sparkling Hop Water, a non-alcoholic drink for those of you interested in the Dry January joys of trying weird stuff.  Lots of funny discussion about dumb decisions…might this drink be one of them?   Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/E-Q_BmK49u0

Crazy Gnome Brewing’s Amaretto Amarillo Armadillo Non-Alcoholic Nut Brown Ale.  A mouthful of a name.  Our first of the non-alcoholic beers for Dry January….a personal struggle for me…Is it still beer?!  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/4zfrS8rTkcc

Part of Yazoo Brewing’s “Embrace the Funk” series:  Cranberry and cinnamon Deux Rouge, a Flanders Red ale with wild yeast aged in Merlot barrels from around 2015.  Then closet-aged by Ben, and brought from his collection.  Does it pay off to age some beers?  Some say yes, some say no. This episode has all the emotions.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast

Whoa Bear!, an IPA collaboration from Fonta Flora and Trophy Brewing makes us ask the question…does a bear like beer?  Well, yes, it turns out.  Listen in to see how, and to find out if this beer for you.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.   

Pumpkin.  Ah, the season of pumpkin flavored everything.  Today we try Market Garden Brewery’s Franklin Castle Pumpkin Spice Ale.  A Double IPA to be specific. This one split the group.  Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ED9K1_Q63WM

Tis the season for Oktoberfest Beer!  Festbier brewed by an authentically difficult to say German name (Störtebeker Brauspezialitaten, and Sierra Nevada, here for your Autumnal enjoyment.  Also…some learnins about NC brewing companies.  Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link https://youtu.be/-6bJJfRJNQA

Well this is very different!  Makgeolli or “Sool”  is a Korean Rice Brew.  This one, flavored with coffee, brings sweet, milky smooth alcohol to the party.  It’s drastically different than what we expected.  You’ll get some interesting faces when people try it.  Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/XEsAFLw8MLc

From Asheville NC brewery Burial Beer, we have “Sturdy.”  One of the simplest named beers from Burial (if you are familiar with their different offerings, you understand).  Confusing imagery, and unique flavor profiles abound.  Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/T8I3ECmE83c

From local Nashville Brewers, Barrique Brewing and Blending, the Barrique Northumberland English Style Summer Ale comes swinging in for the end of Summer.  Interesting fruit notes, clean, crisp, and yet slightly tart.  Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/fShHBLPcKEg

From the makers of fine cheeses, beers, and holy vows…It’s a Trappist Abbey-Monk-Made Belgian Blond.  Say that five times, fast.  Unique flavors, and cool history coming at you in this episode. Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ZMIdoTJ8k8A

 Beer flavored beer!  What a novel concept...and with all the different flavor additions out there, it’s good to get back to the basics sometime.  The first one is from Divine Barrel Brewing out of NC.  The second, comes to us from Costco.  Kirkland brand Helles Lager.  Can it compete?  Well….it’s actually Deschutes Brewery’s “Prinz Crispy.”  Both are needed after a shopping stint at Costco.  Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think.  Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. 

From New Glarus Brewing out of Wisconsin, the New Glarus Raspberry Tart is here to make your mouths water….literally.  There’s some pucker.  There’s some sweet.  There’s definitely, some raspberry.  Listen in to see if it’s for you, and let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think.  Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0dlEaL2bgGk

A pretty easy to find beer, and one of the O.Gs.  Malty, caramel, butter, and some interesting notes in this brew by Oregon based Rogue Ales.  Also, we could have had some fun with editing…BEN!  There’s some pop-up social commentary…always enhanced by beer…so there’s that too.  Oh well.  Let us know if you’ve tried Rogue Dead Guy Ale and what you think.  Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/FSEy-_oEmGo

Cigar City Brewery out of Tampa Florida brings the fastball with their flagship beer Jai Alai IPA.  At 7.5% ABV, it packs full flavor and a punch.  Drink a few of these and you just may feel like you got hit by a Jai Alai ball.  Frequently able to be found on tap, and in most stores, it’s a solid IPA.  Also in this episode, learn all and more you could ever want to know about the Hoover Dam.  Let us know if you’ve tried this one and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/3EO1py---R0

When the first scent is “sweetness AND sugar AND Chocolate,” what will that lead to?  Southern Grist brings the breakfast with Marbits. IPA brewed with cereal marshmallows.  You may love it….you may not. Oh, and some research led to the knowledge that “marbits” is the official name for Lucky Charms cereal marshmallows….MARshmallow BITS….that makes sense.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2PgQypB6Pq4

Today’s beer is a Japanese Rice Lager brought to us by Proper Saké Co. and Southern Grist Brewing. Koji, or Aspergillus oryzae, is used to ferment soy sauce, miso, and of course….saké.  Yay for fungus poop.  Listen in to see if you want to give Koji Gold a try!Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/1yHpNgi-NMM

Today’s beer is a collaboration between Nashville’s Yazoo Brewing and Austin’s Jester King Brewing, is an IPA called A Pale Green Horse. It also brings with it a wide range of scents. Fruit, Leather?...and wet dog?!  Ok, maybe lollypops…  Well…Listen in and find out if it makes sense to you.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/5YBiG2KO-zA

Peach Rings! You know ‘em, you love ‘em….can they make a sour better? Peach Please! The folks at Pretentious Beer Co. give it a shot with this sour. Peach Os fruit tart flavored, and ready to drink. Tart? TART?! Yeah, ever so slightly….tart. If nothing else, it led to one of the most fun and funny reviews in a while. Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Nf6RpX7Lzd8

Today we try Marble Fox Brewing’s Signature Lager, an American Lager.  Just as Spring hits us, we need to find some great beers to beat the heat.  Is this the one?  Listen in to find out!   Let us know if you’ve tried them and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/SOY30ZezkQ0

Unfortunately, technical issues wiped out our video for a few episodes.  Audio only on this one.….where we try the now gone Mannkind Brewing’s Renaissance Pils.  What awesome can art.  Really wish we had the video for it.  The beer is a nice light, crisp looking brew with a clean smell.  Is “lemoniness” a word? Let us know if you’ve tried them and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/CpfgVZJVsU0

This episode see’s us being visited by one of the great ambassadors of the Beer Babes Family, Michelle, and we get to try a couple of Babe Brew collaborations.  First up is Common Law brewery now known as Catfish Brewery represented by a Muscadine ale.  Second is Dark Shadow, working on getting their brick and mortar at the time of recording, represented by their Gingerbread American Porter.  Let us know if you’ve tried them and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/AuA2GCRmQfw

With a kitchen sink worth of ingredients, Burial Beer Company brings us a flavor packed 15% ABV bottle of doom. Or, at least, a mutilated piñata worth of stuff. This is the “Diabolical Misunderstanding That Was Never There.”  If you don’t like flavor, this one may not be for you. But at the same time, if you don’t like stouts, this may actually be the stout for you! Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/qKIoL7P7v_8

Hoppin' Frog Brewery brings us Red’s B.O.R.I.S Envy. A Russian Imperial Stout aged in Angel’s Envy whiskey barrels, a collaboration with Red Spirits. If you like stout…its VERY stout. Thick but not too heavy and lots of flavor. Listen in to see if the flavors that come through are right for you! Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/PmM1aM4kKv0

Something in your fridge could kill you right now….tune in at 11….But it’s probably not your beer! Take a listen to find out if Deschutes Brewing’s Fresh Squeezed IPA is for you, and also learn how to describe deli meat. For those who like maltiness in your beers, this may be a good option. If you like very bright flavors, maybe not? Listen in to see if it’s going to be your next go-to. Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  Youtube link: https://youtu.be/s_ZHKA7rBZA

Hot honey and beer?  How could that go wrong.  Does Six Point Brewery’s Slice Sipper Farmhouse Ale bring the heat?  They say that mad science is part of their process…are pizza slices required in the lab?  Listen in to see if it’s going to be your next go-to.  Let us know if you’ve tried it and what you think.  Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/9unZdFVK9oQ

We dive into the beer reviews in part 2 of our on-site Barrique Brewing and Blending interview and review, with brew master Spencer Longhurst. Get to know about a great local Nashville brewery, their history, and offerings. Have you been to their tasting room or had a Barrique? Share your thoughts. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! We welcome your support: find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/AErjQkE3YPM

On site at Barrique Brewing and Blending with brew master Spencer Longhurst, who was kind enough to have us in for a brew review and brewer interview! This is part one of a two part special. Get to know about a great local Nashville brewery, their history, and offerings. Have you been to their tasting room or had a Barrique? Share your thoughts. Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  

Well it's a mystery episode, so if I say more than that....it wouldn't be a mystery now would it? Listen in to find out!  Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! Support us on Patreon so we can keep bringing unique reviews, and find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  Youtube link: https://youtu.be/EwFrTqb4UKE

This Summery episode brings us Market Garden Brewing’s Shandy.  One of three they offer.  This Berry Pom Shandy is a wheat beer brewed with berry soda and the flavor of “freshly opened tropical gummy bears”…because nobody wants stale gummy bears.  Speaking of gummy bears…tune in for some fun stories. Have you ever added a soda to your perfectly good beer?  Fanta maybe? Let us know if you have and how it went.   Check it out and let us know what you think! Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/iyARTSWwf54

This episode involves a brewing pact or Braupakt between Weihenstephan and Saint Bernardus breweries. This is the second version of Weihenstephaner Braupakt. And if their first is anywhere near as good as this one, we’re all in! Tons of spice and flavors all over, but none in the wrong amounts. Whether completely cold or as it warms up, it brings a vast array of changing flavors. Check it out and let us know what you think! Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon or find all links at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/9MHDi-Igd74

Today we try out Sieg Kolsch by Living Waters Brewing.  Nothing like some warring cyclops gnomes to drive you to drinking.  Check out the description of the can art…you’ll understand.  Also, a fun drinking topic:  Without looking, is the Keebler Elves home the tree itself, or a house built in the tree?  We’d love to hear your thoughts on whether more exotic can art normally provides the more exotic and enjoyable experience or is simple better?  Which came first:  the Schnitzel or the Kolsch? Let us know what you think!  Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/aRo-SnMV3qc

With a new studio setup and new beer to dive into, we start off with Seattle Washington based Elysian Brewing Company’s SPACE DUST IPA.   Cool logo and bottle art, strong abv at 8.2%, and ideal for that straight up IPA flavor…for those of you who like that particular flavor.  Some bitterness, and able to be paired with fairly wide range of tastes.  Not a marathon beer, but a good sprint to the finish line?  Let us know what you think!  Also, help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/OljsmeCrxz8

Southern Range Brewing comes swinging in with their Tiny Ass Umbrella, a Juicy IPA.  Many apologies for this episode, as there were quite possibly no mature minds available…  BUT!...It could be a fun listen. If you are not an IPA fan, this one may be for you.  We turned an IPA enemy into an IPA friend (that’s what we’re here for folks). Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/xogUpLU63Rg

We tackle Charlotte, NC based N.o.D.a. Brewing Company’s JAM Session in this one.   It’s listed as a “sessionable pale ale” brewed with English and American malts, and bright hop notes.  Quite possibly a perfect beer for folks who like beer flavored beer.  Beer for beer’s sake.  Listen in to see if JAM session would be your jam.  Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/9xXIN5fIHqU

This episode covers Edmunds Oast Brewing Co.’s Sour Pear, a fruited American Sour Ale.  Simple and straight forward or confusing, like the name was at first?  Will your sour craving be satiated? Is it the Oast with the most?  Need some movie or meme references?  We’ve got you covered in this episode with all of the above answers and info.  Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link https://youtu.be/8T27YxMAP-M

In this episode of The Ales & Tales podcast, we review Warsteiner German Pilsener. It’s a light beer paired with a burger heavy conversation. If you struggle with beer and food pairings, we may have an all around winner for you. Check it out and let us know your pairing preferences. Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  Youtube link: https://youtu.be/WNytAGaKl-o

This episode we hunt the mythical Green Man…Green Man Brewing’s IPA that is.  Have you heard of the new game, “poop or chocolate?”  Could be a new gameshow sensation!  Don’t pass this episode by even if you are not an IPA fan.  Is this beer voluptuous, or supple?  Interesting descriptions, but not everyone agrees… Listen in to see how sitting with a beer for a while can change perspectives.  Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link https://youtu.be/2zw4AdkLiVE

In this episode, we explore Three Tavern’s Ukiyo, a Japanese inspired rice lager. At 4.25% abv, It’s dry and floral and very lightly fruity. Could be a good alternative to a shandy for a nice “beat-the-heat” treat. And if you’re into boiled chicken slurpers, this could be your pairing! (Listen in, you’ll understand). Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/RKAVssc3P3s

On this episode of Mike’s Toys….Sorry, wrong show. On this confused episode of The Ales and Tales, Innis & Gunn whips out their Scottish red beer aged in Caribbean rum casks for a very specific 51 days. Smooth, and silky, and might pair awkwardly with sweets…or bread? If Help us spread the word by supporting, sharing, liking and subscribing! If you would like to support us, find us on Patreon. For podcast options, find us at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/xyibNm2-zBM

Post Christmas, Christmas beer!  Thirsty Dog Brewing Co.’s “12 Dogs of Christmas,” a fun one, with nice and low abv of only 8.3%!  It’s still winter, still cold, and the perfect time to get in some of the holiday drinking you missed out on, and for that level of abv to warm you right up, while refreshing you at the same time.  Not a ton of spices if you prefer a more mellow Christmas beer.  If you enjoy the show, help us spread the word by sharing, liking and subscribing! For audio only, you can find podcast options at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast.  YouTube link: https://youtu.be/yeWiDWDq4PU

This was a FUN episode!  And, wait…Heavy metal style art and logos on metal beer cans, that you can drink while listening to metal?  That’s so METAL!  Now, whether the beer inside that metal branded metal can is metal or not…well, you’ll just have to listen in to find out.  In this, our last episode recorded before Halloween and released right at Christmas (HEY!  The Nightmare Before Christmas, beer edition!), we give some grief, and some praise.  Check it out!  You can even drink it in New JORZEE.  You’ll understand when you listen…  And if you enjoy the show, help us spread the word by sharing, liking and subscribing! For audio only, you can find podcast options at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast, YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/jMBn30DcJco

Our second recording from Halloween, a scary beer for folks living in the dull, mild tasting beer zone…This one is WAAAAAAAAY outside the box.  Expect lots of pairing options, and maybe even some recipe ideas.  Truly, this is a wild beer to try.  Not for the faint of heart…but definitely for those who like to get outside their comfort zone.  If you try it, slow yourself down, because the longer it lingers, the more it changes.  It’s the chameleon of beers.  And if you don’t like it at first, stick with it and see if it changes.  We’d love to hear if you try this one, so let us know!  And if you enjoy the show, help us spread the word; give us a like and subscribe! For audio only, you can find podcast options at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast, YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/NMxhAF69BiU

It’s Halloween time, and to start off the next few episodes at least one of us is ready to show their Halloween spirit! We dive right into the pumpkin patch with an Imperial Pumpkin Ale: Southern Tier’s “The Pumking.” It’s an 8.6% ABV terror, that though full of spice, comes in for the attack as smooth as could be. Would you consider this a gift from the Great Pumpkin? Let us know! If you enjoy, help us spread the word about our podcast, give us a like and subscribe! For audio only, you can find podcast options at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast, YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/LN-uTrkU7So

We’re throwing a curveball at our guest right out of the gate as we break out a great beer company….but a lesser known offering (and not a style he's a fan of...watch some previous episodes and you'll understand). King Titus Porter, by Maine Beer Company. It’s an homage beer to a Gorilla. Listen in to find out a little on that. Cool stuff. And the beer is too! It’s like a Yoohoo if it was coffee…and alcoholic. Lots of flavor but not as thick as you would think. Help us out by giving us a like and subscribing! For audio only, you can find podcast options at www.thealesandtalespodcast.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thealesandtalespodcast, to let us know if you’ve tried this one or any others by Maine Beer Co. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/xKRc7DoX080