What's up, Beerlievers!Michael and Chris are back for the season 1 finale amidst the COVID-19 crisis. They encourage you to STAY SAFE above all, but in your self-quarantine, try to give patronage to small breweries that are struggling with having to close their taprooms. Everyone's struggling, so a good reason to pick up some cans to go or from the store and head home. Michael talks about what he's currently drinking, Fire Emoji IPA from Vanish Brewing. A beautiful color and haze with a persistent pillowy head paired with a nice, solid hop bitterness, it is a must-try!Michael and Chris revisit predictions about the industry that they had in Episode 1. Did you notice the market changing? Did you like that change? Chris talks about what it means to be a "craft brewery", and ensures this term is defined for the show, referencing an article by Beverage Daily that quotes the Brewer's Association, found here:https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article...As we stay behind closed doors and the guys take a break before season 2, we encourage you to catch up on the shows! With St. Patrick's Day being yesterday, take a look at our St. Patrick's Day special here:https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article...Please send us your suggestions, comments, or any feedback. Maybe things you want to see in Season 2! See you in April!Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube : www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriber

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Don't Stop Beelieving Episode 12 - Season 1 Finale, Can You Beerlieve It?

What DIDN’T we talk about this week?Don’t Stop Beerlieving Hosts Chris and Michael welcome guests and fellow podcasters of the Stupid Fat Hobbits comedy podcast to join them in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! And look, we get it, we’re a week early, but that means we’re right on time!Michael and Chris discuss what people should be drinking for St. Patrick’s Day in terms of beer and wonder what you all are going to drink for the festivities. Guests Johnny and Pat opt for the seltzer (pronounced SELT-ZER) choice, bringing onto the show the first-ever White Claw and Bud Light seltzers, and most likely last ever. Michael and Chris acknowledge to each their own while the two sides discuss how craft breweries are becoming more accessible to the everyday drinker, with their own seltzers and drier options that resemble wines. Johnny and Pat give their own background in the craft beer scene, which is an appreciation for the small business model. Pat tells of the background of St. Patrick's Day colors, whether blue or green should be worn for the day. The guys give their St. Patrick's Day plans while discussing whether the holiday helps or hinders the craft beer scene. Michael talks about the Irish Red Ale style, his choice of beer to drink for the holiday. While drinking this style homebrew by Dan Hernandez, Michael discusses how homebrewers and the craft brew industry is trying and excited to teach the average drinking how their beer is made so that the consumer becomes more educated in their purchases and their preferences. On the flip side, we talk about consumer behavior/etiquette in the taproom when interacting with undesirable beer and your beertender. Johnny gives us the origin of St. Patrick’s Day, a day of festivity that Americans have very much made their own. Patrick goes onto a tangent about Milk Toast for some reason but reins it back in as we learn about Pilsners, which may be his gateway beer into the craft beer scene. The guys talk about potential starter beers for those wanting to get into craft beer, even with larger distributed but still independent brewers. Michael and Chris ask the Stupid Fat Hobbits crew what their thoughts about beer hype are and if standing in line for exclusive releases makes sense to them.We’re coming to the end of Season 1! Next week will bring this season to a close, so please send us your suggestions, comments, or any feedback. Maybe things you want to see in Season 2!Find the guys of Stupid Fat Hobbits anywhere you listen to podcasts!Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube : www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriber

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 11 - The St. Patrick's Day Special!

Michael catches the listeners up with his newest Baltimore City find: De Kleine Duivel. A specialty beer hall focused on Belgian styles, this is a must for those who want to try hard-to-find monastery styles. Check out the Instagram page to see what he drank and his thoughts on each, @dontstopbeerlieving Chris wants to hear your beer pairing menu! Enhancement of food and beer through pairing is a fun and awesome way to further appreciate the craft. Let us know what you came up with over the past week, if you had any combinations that you tried that worked amazingly, or if the experiment was hard to find value in.Michael and Chris discuss the hype behind Pliny the Younger, a Triple IPA released by Russian River Brewing Company in California that has been flooding the Craft Beer groups for trades and pomp. A very complex beer in terms of the grain bill and also the hops chosen, the guys have heard this beer called the Nectar of the gods. What do you think about beer hype, exclusive limited releases that result in lines out the door, hour-long waits, and even the craft beer trading scene? Have you been able to find this beer? Let us know your thoughts on it if you have!Michael and Chris discuss a recent study given by House Method, discussing the most popular breweries, craft or not, in the United States. The study can be found here:https://housemethod.com/lifestyle/most-popular-breweries/Let us know your thoughts on the study! Do you agree with its methodology? Do you agree with its results, both for each individual state and for the nation? Opinions matter in this industry! But remember that everyone has their own, and experiences differ among different people. Have conversations, give your perspective, but also listen to your community when discussing preference.Finally, Michael gives you a challenge related to the topic of the week: Go to a beer release and see if the culture of beer hype exists! Talk to the person next to you to see what their experience of the craft beer scene is where you live. If you're in the Baltimore area, Manor Hill is releasing 2 beers for First Friday, both on the hoppy side of things.Follow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: donstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 10 - Is Beer Hype Your Type?

Michael and Chris address last week's challenge and Michael discusses a bit about his homebrew set up and his recipe. Michael then delves into the beginnings of beer and food pairing, a key point of Cicerone training, and how one might try to enhance not only their experience with beer but also their experience with food. Beer and food pairing is done through complementing different flavors or aromas in both, or contrasting them. A third method, and the most fun, is trying to create completely new flavors from the pairing. Michael talks through his own experience with pairing food with different alcohols, not just beer but wine and mead as well. A natural next step after attempting to cook with beer, the guys hope that you definitely try this at home! Give them your hot takes for this week's challenge!Tear in My Heart Red Ale v22lb CaraAmber malt2lb CaraMunich malt3lb DME Golden Light3.5lb Pale 2 row1/2 oz centennial hops 601/2 oz Amarillo hops 601/2 oz centennial hops 101/2 oz fuggles hops 105 cups boiled beet water (1 beet) cooled for fermentor1/2 oz Amarillo hops secondary1/2 oz fuggles hops secondaryWhirlflocWYeast Irish Ale YeastFollow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: donstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 9 - A Beer-Paired Menu for Me N U!

Michael and Chris are back at it for Episode 8, excited to talk about a very cool topic after meeting YouTuber Andrew Rea from Binging with Babish. They talk about Michael's Valentine's Day beer, a cherry wheat ale by Oliver Brewing Company in Baltimore City. One of four beers from their Valentine's Day releases, it was a fan favorite at Michael's Super Bowl Party. Speaking of the Super Bowl, Chris touches on the lack of commercials for Big Beer, save for one commercial that aired just before the game by Anheuser Busch. Let us know your thoughts on the commercial, especially in light of the conversations we had a few weeks ago concerning the failed Got Beer campaign. Finally, Michael and Chris discuss cooking with alcohol, and how alcohol can enhance your flavor and aroma profile, especially when using beer that has its own unique characteristics from the hops, malt, and even yeast. They end with next week's challenge: For you homebrewers or friends of homebrewers, consider making a batch for the upcoming Saint Patrick's Day holiday! Will you go dry stout? Or maybe red ale? Let us know your recipes or thoughts! For you nonbrewers, go find yourself a nice craft beer in an Irish style. Push your boundaries if you've always drank the same style when it comes to Irish beer. Let us know in the comments what you went with!Follow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: donstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 8 - What's Cooking?

Michael and Chris catch up, with Michael briefly giving a glimpse to his next homebrewing project. They retouch on Michael's beer psychology experience over the past week. Michael then does a live taste test of a friend's Black Saison, a French farmhouse style beer, giving you listeners a good base experience as to how a training cicerone might evaluate a beer. Chris questions how the process works, and the guys are able to meet in the middle to help understand how it works. Michael recommends the Beer Judge Certification Program app as a supplemental resource while tasting beer. Let us know how you evaluate your beer!Finally, Michael runs the gauntlet again for the second rendition of Tripel B, or Blindfolded Beer Badge. They encourage you all to try this one! Then, we're looking forward to next week when we're looking at Valentine's Day beer.Follow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: donstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 7 - Taste and See the Goodness of Beer

Michael gives his tasting notes for Order to Chaos, a Flanders Brown Ale (Oud Bruin) from Sapwood Cellars. That's right, Beerlievers. Michael actually brought some of this beer home to try for y'all and it's a 5/5, a 10/10, a high recommend. Chris takes a stab at giving his own beer review. The boys introduce Beer Psychology, a notion that is being spearheaded by Asa Stone, New Mexico's only Advanced Cicerone, and Chris gives his own experience with this idea. What are your thoughts on beer psychology? Have you experienced yourself making interesting decisions or discoveries when drinking or purchasing your beer?Find Asa Stone's Instagram page here:https://www.instagram.com/beerpairedlife/Find Randy Mosher's book "Tasting Beer", what some of us call the Craft Beer Bible here:https://www.amazon.com/Tasting-Beer-Insiders-Worlds-Greatest/dp/1603420894Follow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: donstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 6 - Mind Over Matter

The guys talk a little about the current beer climate, especially how Big Beer's "Got Beer?" project pitted the big hitters against each other, arguably to the detriment of the market as a whole. They talk about what it means to "make it" as an independent craft brewery. Michael showcases his beer from last week's challenge: Grisette by Manor Hill Brewing in Ellicott City, Maryland. This beer is light and refreshing with a dry finish. It's low hop bitterness and mild effervescence lend to an overall pleasant mouthfeel and experience.Find The Wallstreet Journal's podcast here: https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-jour...Find one of the Super Bowl 2019 commercials in question here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkHvj...Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: dontstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 5 - Got Beer?

The guys talk unlikely bottle shops while they catch up from their New Years' breaks. Michael shares his beer from last week's challenge, giving some love to Black Flag Brewing in Columbia, Maryland. This opens up conversations about the advantages of barrel-aged beer and what styles would benefit from such a method. Chris talks about similarities in spirits and aging whiskey in barrels for enhancing the flavors of the liquor. Finally, this week's challenge is given, still on the barrel theme.Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: dontstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 4 - Barrel-y Knowledgeable

Michael gets a new hat and Chris gives the highlights of the episode. The Christmas Beer challenge is addressed. Michael fails his first beer challenge but later redeems himself in the new segment, Triple B. We review "2XMas" by Southern Tier Brewing Company and discuss the holiday beer trend. Michael talks about beer and food pairing, a very important component of enjoying beer to the fullest and is an important segment in Cicerone studies. They then move on to the first new segment of the podcast, Triple B, which stands for Blindfolded Beer Badge, where Michael blind tastes 2 beers of same or similar style and tries to guess which one's which. This week he had Hop Sounds by Singlecut Beersmiths, a crushable and refreshing IPA which the creators actually identify as a Kolsch vs. Mandarin Galaxy by Vasen Brewing, a fruity DIPA. Finally, you guys are given your homework, the Don't Stop Beerlieving weekly challenge!Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: dontstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 3 - Christmas Time is Here!

Welcome back Beerlievers to episode two of the Don’t Stop Beerlieving Podcast! In this episode, we discuss what we did and drank over the past week, as well as talk about last week’s stout challenge, with Michael giving his own tasting notes of Glen Coco by Black Flag Brewing Company. Also, we give some love to some of Michael’s frequented spots in Columbia, Maryland area. Finally, the guys give you your next challenge revolving around Christmas or Holiday beer.Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: dontstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 2 - Don't Doubt the Stout

Get to know your hosts Michael and Chris as we give our backgrounds both in and out of the industry! In this pilot episode, we talk about the current climate of craft beer and where we think it will be going next. Additionally, we talk about what beer means to us and why this podcast will help break down some barriers to those that want to learn a little more about what goes on behind the scenes in a brewery. Join this cicerone in training and his beer-curious friend as we kick off our weekly podcast discuss all things beer! Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dontstopbeerlievingFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dont_stop_beerlievingWatch us on YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EcSF6fmKR_41kNaINqoGw?view_as=subscriberAlso, please send us your feedback and your ideas to our email: dontstopbeerlieving@gmail.com and be sure to give us a review on anywhere you might have seen our podcast!

Don't Stop Beerlieving Episode 1 - Pilot

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