June 13 – A conversation about Bad Apple
Ross is joined by Kelsey Saunders, of Bad Apple Brewhouse, to decide if Annapolis Brewing Co’s “Bad Apple Box Cutter IPA” is as good as the original, and comparing it to the “Townie Overpass Syndrome” NEIPA from Serpent Brewing, because we needed a second one, and I like those guys.
June 6 – Big Steve from Big Spruce
Ian and Ross are joined by Stephen Heisler from Big Spruce, who talks us through many things, including the “Hoom is Where the Heart is” English Pub Ale, “John Lemon” Hard Lemonade, and the “Tag You’re It” Apex IPA.
May 30 – First batch of Summer Ales
Ian and Ross try some of the new Summer Ales for 2023, we compare Breton Brewing’s SMASH session ale VS Propeller Brewing Company’s Tropic Haze summer ale.
May 23 – Sour, Patch, and Kids
Brittany joins Ross to review Sour Ales from Roof Hound and 2 Crows, and so does their 3-month-old son. The audio is a little different because we had to factor in parenting. The “Thyme to Grow a Pear” VS the “Jamboree – Mango, Coconut, & Vanilla”.
May 16 – Milk Stouts
Ian and Ross get a couple of Milk Stouts to see if they’re as good as previous attempts to drink a milk stout. There is unrest as they compare North Brewing’s “Headline” and Roofhound’s “Handsome Devil”, which is a coffee milk stout.
May 9 – Triple IPAs aren’t a category
Ian and Ross attempt to consume and compare the Leviathan Triple IPA from Propeller brewing to the Space Words Triple IPA from 2 Crows brewing.
May 2 – Ol’ Biddy’s stories
Ian and Ross are joined by Keith, head brewer of Ol’ Biddy’s Brew House in Sackville, NS, and get answers to many questions, but also get to taste the Pops’ Pilsner, Sackville Defender Copper Lager, and Patrick O’Neil Irish Red Ale.
Apr 25 – Blood Orange, Strawberry, and Donair
James joins Ross with some beers he’s brought, including the Blood Orange Strawberry Blonde Ale from Good Robot, and from Keith’s Brewery, the King of Donair beer.
Apr 18 – The strongest thing you’ve got
Ian and Ross decide to get into the strong stuff. From Smokehouse Nano Brewery, the Grandfather’s Tartan Wee Heavy Scotch Ale, and from Lunn’s Mill Brewing Co, Le Domaine Saison Biere Forte.
Apr 11 – Sunday School
Ian and Ross talk to Steve Crane, of The Church Brewering Co, about their beers and the “together we brew” project in NS. And boy do we learn a lot.