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BeerCast #48 – LocoBeers

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May 15, 2010
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BeerCast #48 – LocoBeers. It may not be evident at first, but British brewing and the railway network really helped eachother out back in the day. To pay tribute, our panel help themselves to four railway-themed beers. On the footplate today are Richard, Grooben and MrB. All aboard! **warning – this podcast contains extreme use of railway facts**

1. Wylam Locomotion No1 (5.0%)
2. Richmond Station Ale (4.0%)
3. Wold Top A4 Amber (4.4%)
4. Dent Porter (3.8%)

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Double Dog – Flying Dog’s Double Pale Ale

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May 12, 2010
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In 1990 a small brewpub opened in the Rocky Mountain town of Aspen, home to plenty of thirsty outdoor enthusiasts. The first such establishment in Aspen for over 100 years, Flying Dog were named after the subject of a painting seen on the wall of a hotel in Pakistan. Apparently George Stranahan and Richard McIntyre […]

Stewart Brewing Tasting

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May 7, 2010
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Another week, another beer tasting at Appellation Wines on Dalry Road. Becoming something of a fixture for the BeerCast, not only do we get to drink some very good beer, but we also get to meet the producers and ask them questions, which is always good fun. The Stewart Brewery are no strangers to the […]

Knops California Common

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May 3, 2010
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Steam beers are a quintessentially American brewing style, originating as a thirst quencher for labourers in nineteenth-century California. As such, they were initially seen as being crude and basic – produced rapidly at higher temperatures than the lager yeast would usually prefer. Their popularity declined and it wasn’t until Fritz Maytag rescued a certain San […]

Cairngorm Brewery tasting

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Apr 28, 2010
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A city needs plenty of good bottle shops, and Edinburgh until recently had only a few – led by the standout Cornelius Beer & Wine on Easter Road. But towards the end of last year a new establishment opened across the city near Haymarket. Appellation Wines on Dalry Road also offer something slightly different – […]

BeerCast #47 – Beer Four Ways

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Apr 24, 2010
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BeerCast #47 – Beer Four Ways. Today on the BeerCast we try four beers from very different stables, as we taste a wheat beer, a bitter, an IPA and a stout. This show also links the two BeerCast studios, as London-based Andy and Jess travel north to podcast with Richard and Grooben. This podcast features not one but two exploding beers, questions Andy’s musical history and features an in depth discussion on moths.

1. St Austell Clouded Yellow (4.8%)
2. Dent Kamikaze (5.0%)
3. Durham St Cuthbert (6.5%)
4. Burton Bramble Stout (5.0%)

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