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Episode 357: This week, a new beer from our friends at Firestone Walker Brewing Company, as well as a few randos from The Bruery and Pariah Brewing Company. Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: Firestone Walker Brewing Company has a tasty new beer on the market named Hopnosis, a delicious IPA made with Yakima Chief … Continue reading 357: Hypnotized By Hopnosis →
FOTS 1: Elenna and Gen-5 from Firestone Walker Brewing Company. Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: Welcome to "Fresh Off The Shelf"! This is a new mini-show brought to you by Jason and John. Fresh Off The Shelf was initially a video show that Jason piloted on the 4B YouTube channel a while back, but … Continue reading Fresh Off The Shelf: Elenna and Gen-5 from Firestone Walker →
Episode 332: This week, homebrew from listener Mark Pellicle and Pliny The Younger 2021! Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: This week, we’ve got some special homebrews from 4B listener and Patreon Supporter, Mark Pellicle. We’ve also got Pliny The Younger on the show this week, but we don’t think anyone really cares about that… … Continue reading 332: Pellicle and Pliny →
Episode 295 -This week on the show, we’re staying safer at home and trying a new way of recording the podcast. Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: This week on the show, we’re doing things a bit differently. Most of us, and by "us," I mean literally everyone around the world, have adapted to the … Continue reading 295: Quarantine Freshies →
Episode 291 – This week, John’s bringing beers from San Diego, San Francisco, Paso Robles, and the great state of Georgia! Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: This week: hazy IPA, pastry stout, homebrewed lager, session IPA, and a weird rice lager/IPA brewed with Idaho 7 hops. Yep, Idaho 7 hops. Why is this hop … Continue reading 291: He Stole My Latte! →
Episode 284 – This week on the show, John’s offering up some tasty brews to kick off 2020! Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: Welcome to 2020! The new year is upon us and we’re kicking it off with a round of delicious brews from some of the best breweries the United States has to … Continue reading 284: Kicking Off The New Year →
Episode 272 – This week, John and Natalie dip in to quite the cornucopia of beers, from rosé, to pickles, to cherry cobbler! Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: Another week away from the standard format, another week with the most-excellent pink beer connoisseur, Natalie DeNicholas. We’re drinking a wide variety of beers on the … Continue reading 272: Trade Winds Of Rosalie →
4B Special – This past weekend was the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest and John’s here to tell you how it went! Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: John was given the opportunity to go to this year’s Firestone Walker Invitation Beer Fest, and after a weekend of beer, food, and fun, he’s back to … Continue reading 4B Special: 2019 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest →
Episode 253 – This week on the show, we explore craft beer’s venture into the world of "light" and fitness-minded beer, and discuss why this is a win for consumers, as well as craft and independent breweries. Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: One of the latest trends in craft beer currently is making beers … Continue reading 253: 2000 Light Beers Away →
Episode 248 – This week on the show, we’re stoked to announce the new fourth brewer and permanent member of the Four Brewers podcast! Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: Since the departure of our good friend Matt, the Four Brewers has been but a mere threesome. Today, that changes as we are excited to … Continue reading 248: Welcome The New Fourth Brewer! →
Episode 236 – This week on the show, Kip and Brian from Los Angeles Ale Works join us in-studio once again, and this week it’s all about wine grapes, hazies, and campers. Subscribe to The Four Brewers Podcast: This week on the show, Kip Barnes and Brian Holter from Los Angeles Ale Works (LAAW) join … Continue reading 236: Rosealie’s Space Camper →
Season 4, Episode 43 – This week, medal winning beers form the 2017 Great American Beer Festival! You know what time of year it is? It GABF time! The Great American Beer Festival is the Mecca of American beer festivals and this week, we’re drinking some of the medal-winning beers. BREW THE SHIT OUT OF … Continue reading [S4/E43] YO GABF GABF! →
Season 4, Episode 35 – This week, we’re celebrating our third anniversary with some friends at The Rookery Alehouse and Grill! It’s pretty awesome that we’ve been podcasting for three years. Some relationships don’t even last that long, and somehow, four dudes with different interests and personalities found common ground with their mutual love of … Continue reading [S4/E35] 4B 3rd Anniversary LIVE From The Rookery →
Season 4, Episode 32 – This week’s episode is a grab bag of raddness–don’t be deceived by the title of the episode… This week’s episode is really all over the place. We’re drinking malt liquor, hoppy lager, IPA, wild ale…whew! This week, we’re finishing off the beers sent to us by 4B listener Nick Krenz … Continue reading [S4/E32] Genesis of Shame →
Season 4, Episode 27 – This week, Jason is taking us back to the basics. When was the last time you went back to some of the more basic beers that you used to drink as a new craft beer drinker? It’s fun and interesting to go back and try those beers for quite a … Continue reading [S4/E27] Back To The Basics →
Season 4, Episode 23 – This week, Jason’s cup runeth over… Sometimes, you just need to clear out the cellar and make room for more whalez. This week, Jason does just that. One of the best things about having a beer cellar is when you need to clear it out to make room for more … Continue reading [S4/E23] Beers From Jason’s Cellar →
Season 4, Episode 13 – This week, most of the Speedway Stouts… Knew you’d be a vision in white How’d you get your pants so tight? Don’t know what you’re doin’ But you must be livin’ right, yeah Oh, we got some places to see I brought all the maps with me So jump right … Continue reading [S4/E13] The 4B International Speedway →
Season 4, Episode 3 – This week, part 2 of the Firestone Walker blowout, with a special appearance by Boulevard Brewing Co.. We’re back with the second part of our Firestone Walker blowout. This week, we’re sampling some of Firestone Walker’s latest barrel-aged releases, as well as a fun Firestone Walker collaboration with sister brewery, … Continue reading [S4/E3] Firestone Walker Barrelworks Bonanza, Part 2 →
Season 4, Episode 2 – This week, we’re drinking wild, sour and funky brews from Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks. Any seasoned beer geek knows about Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s Barrelworks location in Beullton, California. It’s Firestone Walker’s facility where all of their sour and wild ales become the amazing beers that they are. John was recently … Continue reading [S4/E2] Firestone Walker Barrelworks Bonanza, Part 1 →
Season 3, Episode 41 – This week, we’re drinking Great American Beer Festival 2016 medal-winning brews! Fresh off the The 4B Flight and fresh off the plane from the Great American Beer Festival (just Matt, that is) we’re back with another full-length episode of Four Brewers and we’re drinking as many GABF medal-winning beers as … Continue reading [S3/E41] GABF Medal-Winning Beers →
The 4B Flight 2.0, Episode 6 – On the final episode of The 4B Flight 2.0, we’re going big with Feral One (Batch 3) from Firestone Walker Brewing Company. YUM. The 4B Flight is a biannual series in which we do one standard episode of Four Brewers, followed by six mini episodes for an entire … Continue reading The 4B Flight: Firestone Walker Brewing Company – Feral One (Batch 3) →
Season 3, Episode 38 – This week, we’re on the floor of the expo at the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento, California, talking to some rad beer industry peeps. This week’s post was written in collaboration with the lovely Yvonne England. Hey y’all! Guess that we did?! We went to Sacramento! (Have you watched … Continue reading [S3/E38] California Craft Beer Summit →
Season 3, Episode 32 – This week, we’re drinking a brewer’s dozen of pilsner and ranking them, like you do. Another 4B Showdown coming at you, this time it’s the Pilsner Showdown 2.0. You might be asking yourself – what happened to the pilsner showdown 1.0? Well we might be asking you to mind your … Continue reading [S3/E32] The Pilsner Showdown →
Season 3, Episode 26 – This week, the Fat Tire & Friends “collabeeration riff pack” and Going In Blind with Nagel. As you may remember, a few weeks ago we sampled the Sierra Nevada collaboration Beer Camp 12-pack. We were marginally dissatisfied with most of the beers. It’s not that the beers outright sucked (there … Continue reading [S3/E26] Fat Tires and Mimosas →
Season 3, Episode 17 – Today, the 2016 California IPA Showdown. It’s been a while since our last showdown, and we’ve wrestled with how we are going to handle IPA for a long time now. Initially, we thought about trying to get the best of the best IPA from around the country and compare them … Continue reading [S3/E17] The 2016 California IPA Showdown →
Season 3, Episode 4 – Does the shape and size of a glass really affect a beer’s characteristics? This week, we try to find out for ourselves. Does glassware make a difference when it comes to truly enjoying a craft beer? Glasses designed for more traditional beer styles have been around for a long time … Continue reading [S3/E4] Glasswhalez: Style-Specific Beer Glassware →
Season 2, Episode 40 – This week we’re drinking some GABF medal-winning beers. Every year, beer drinkers from all over the United States and the world descend upon Denver, Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival. It’s one of the biggest beer festival we know of, and two of the Four Brewers got to attend this … Continue reading [S2/E40] 2015 Great American Beer Festival →
Season 2, Episode 15 – The Elite 8 of The Saison Showdown, and the reveal of the big winner. [Player above not working? Download here.] We’re back with part 2 of The Saison Showdown and we’re pretty excited to announce the winner, which – SPOILER ALERT – is after the photo. We were all really happy … Continue reading [S2/E15] The Saison Showdown, Part 2 →
Season 2, Episode 14 – Here it is, folks! Part 1 of The Four Brewers Saison Showdown! [Player above not working? Download here.] Hey everybody! We’re back with another showdown of whalez and whatnot, but this time, it’s a style of ale known as saison! We chose 16 saisons from around the world (that we could … Continue reading [S2/E14] The Saison Showdown, Part 1 →
Season 2, Episode 8 – This week on the show, part two of our epic blind bourbon barrel-aged stout tasting, with the final rankings and results. [Player above not working? Download here.] The time has arrived! We’re drinking the final five beers of our blind tasting, adding up the scores, and announcing the big winners. Just … Continue reading [S2/E8] The Blind Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout Bout, Part 2 →
Season 2, Episode 7 – The time has come. The moment has arrived. This week is part one of our epic blind tasting of bourbon barrel-aged stouts from across the United States. [Player above not working? Download here.] We’ve been hyping these episodes for a few weeks now, and they have finally arrived. Here’s the premise … Continue reading [S2/E7] The Blind Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout Bout, Part 1 →
Season 1, Episode 17 – This week we’re trying some of the awesome beers coming out of Firestone Walker Barrelworks, as well as some midwest flavor from New Glarus. [Player above not working? Download here.] Firestone Walker is regarded as one of the best breweries in America. From their awarding winning IPA, to their barrel-aged blends, … Continue reading Episode Seventeen | Barrelworks and Thumbprints →
Season 1, Episode 3 – A plethora of delicious craft brew on this week’s show reminds us that we are living in a great time in craft beer. [Player above not working? Download here.] This week on the show, we are quite possibly, drinking all the beers. Well, more like seven different beers, but hey, it’s … Continue reading Episode Three | Going In Blind →