Rice shows up in beers quite a bit, but centering a beer around rice? How’s that work? Well, it turns out to be deeply interesting. Mark and John are taken on one wild ride - from rhumba to rock show - this is one intriguing beer! Untitled Art Brewing: https://www.drinkuntitled.com/products/beer/ Be sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

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DD 211 :: Untitled Art West Coast IPA

Pastry stouts are dark, rich, sweet, and remind one of… monitor lizards? In this episode, John and Mark crack open Indigo - Giant Monitor from Good City Brewing. Will it stack up? Who will get the waffles? Grab your favorite sweet stout and join us! Good City Brewing’s Giant Monitor: https://www.goodcitybrewing.com/beer/indigo-giant-monitor/ Be sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 210 :: Giant Monitor

Black as the devil’s soul but hoppy as the Easter Bunny, black IPA’s take one for a wild ride. Join us as we crack the top of Stone Brewing’s Sublimely Self-Righteous. Hurry before they take this bad boy away again, for the second time. Maybe the third. Stone Brewing’s Sublimely Self-Righteous Be sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 209 :: Sublimely Self-Righteous

Karben4 teamed up with Kwik Trip once again, this time to produce a Peanut Butter Cup Flavored Milk Stout. The collaboration has been hit & miss in the past. Even with the boy's fondness for peanut butter stouts, will this brew be the way? Karben4 Urge Tracker  Be sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 208 :: Urge Tracker

Every year, we look forward to the season's best. One of our favorites is Bell’s Hopslam. But it's never quite the same from year to year. Will this year's offering please stand up? Is the price right, or will the boys press their luck?   Bell’s Hopslam: https://www.bellsbeer.com/beer/specialty/hopslam-ale  Be sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 207 :: Hopslam 2021

Take an outstanding tripel. Let it age in bourbon barrels. Then, just before bottling, add in some fresh stuff and see what happens. In this episode of Driftless Drinks, Mark and John pour into such a beer - Allagash Brewing's Curieux. Will it hold up or will la curiosité tue ces chats?   Allagash Brewing Company: https://www.allagash.com/beer/curieux/   Be sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 206 :: Allagash Curieux

It's Christmas in Beer Town! Just for you, Mark and John pull a double-header first unwrapping a Christmas Scotch Ale from Bell's Brewery. Then the two reach into their stockings for a Great Lake's Christmas Beer. Ho, ho, hold my beer and keep hold o' your reindeer!Bell's Brewing Company Christmas AleGreat Lakes Brewing Company's Christmas Ale

DD 205 :: Xmas Beers 2020

Breweries collaborate quite often these days. To see a coast-to-coast collab - especially between such craft innovators as Alesmith and Ommegang is too much for us to pass up.We're tasting Philosophy and Velocity - East Coast Edition on this episode, a combination of Alesmith's Speedway Stout and Ommegang's Belgian-style Quad. Join us!Ommegang Brewing's Philosophy and VelocityBe sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 204 :: Philosophy and Velocity

John and Mark crack the top off a White Stouts Can't Jump beer from Abomination Brewing. This homage to the 1992 Ron Shelton movie might taste like a stout, but it doesn't look it. Will it snipe one from the arc or leave the boy's mouths feeling woody?Abomination BrewingBe sure to check out Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 203 :: White Stouts Can’t Jump

It's a tricky one this week; part circus, part Narnia.The boys put their head in the mouth of a potential abomination from Clown Shoes - an Imperial Stout, mixed with a wee-heavy, then aged in bourbon, rum, and brandy barrels. Can it taste good? Is it too much? Will they tame the beast or lose their respective heads?Clown Shoes - Hammer of the LionVisit the Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 202 :: Hammer of the Lion

Season 2 kicks off with shorter episodes and deep dives into single beers. This time, the boys open a Belgian-style specialty - a tripel from Allagash Brewery. Can an American brewery truly pull off a traditional Belgian beer? Just how old is this style? Find out. Grab a cold one and join us!Allagash Brewing Company - Belgian-Style TripelVisit the Driftless Drinks on YouTube!

DD 201 :: Allagash Tripel

The bubbles are smaller, the beer is smoother, and more often than not, you've got a toy rattle to play with afterward. This time on Driftless Drinks, we crack open a couple of nitro brews. One is an old English favorite, Boddingtons, and the other a smooth Belhaven Black. Only minimum damage was done to the studio.Episode LinksBelhaven BlackHistory of BoddingtonsDon’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram @DriftlessDrinks!

DD 012 :: NITRO

The beginning of the year is the time for Bocks, and we’ve got two nice ones. First, the guys sample a quintessential northern Bock from Schell's Brewery. Then they crack open Surly’s Doppel Heller Bock - but just how ambitious is this blond?Episode LinksSchell’s BockSurly's Blond AmbitionDon’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram @DriftlessDrinks!#CraftBeer, #Driftless, #DriftlessDrinks, #GetAfterIt, #SurlyBrewing, #SchellsBeer, #Firepitsareawesome, #Bierstachel, #HoneycombWhat

DD 011 :: Bock to the Future

After a long holiday of heavy beers, we take a lighter turn with Bell's Lager of the Lakes. Then we investigate a merger turned upside down in the news Finally, we take an orca-sized dive into Alaskan Brewing's Kolsch-style Ale, then try to come up for air!Episode LinksBell's Lager of the LakesAlaskan BreweryDon't forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!#CraftBeer, #Driftless, #DriftlessDrinks, #LetsGetAfterIt, #BellsBeer, #AlaskanBrewing, #DontTeaseTheOrca

DD 010 :: Lager of the Lakes, Alaskan’s Kolsch

Mark and John crack open a Cerebral/Untitled Art collaboration that smacks of macaroon holiday goodness. Then the pair talk about the tasting process and how beginners (like themselves) can start to get in on the action. Lastly, they go above the border, unbuttoning a Plaid Habit from Boulevard Brewing Company.It's a beautiful world from Wisconsin all the way to Canada, so grab your grab your paintbrush and your finest flannel and join us for a brew or two!Episode LinksUntitled Art: https://www.facebook.com/untitledartbeer/Boulevard Plaid Habit: https://www.boulevard.com/beerinfo/plaid-habit/---Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!#DrinkUntitled, #UntitledArtBeer, #PlaidHabit, #ChocolateStout, #MacaroonBeer, #Boulevard, #WisconsinMakesGreatOldFashionedsPleaseDontKillMe, #Hu

DD 009 :: Chocolate Macaroon Stout and Plaid Habit

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