Stoutcast: Recent Episodes
Bob Moffitt
E-9 and Upright Brewing “Snakehips” Dry Irish, Stormbreaker “Opacus” Oatmeal, Single Hill “Peated Reserve Overstory”, and Abomination “Midnight Snack” with special appearances by Chumbawamba, Gary Wright, Mr. Magoo, White Snake, Nirvana, and AC/DC
Abomination “Midnight Snack”
Ah, memories. Like when ma swallowed her chaw when the skunks came for dinner and ran off with the Christmas goose. Photo by Bob Moffitt
Beer and baseball have gone together nicely for 200 years, maybe more. Catch the latest on the game at thespitter.com
“Money, money, money” as the O’Jays once said, “will interrupt the Stoutcast Podcast some day.” At least we think that’s what they said. Photo by Bob Moffiitt
Three excellent ratings, some 80's rock samples, a plea for can art, and olive belches. There is something for everyone. Photo by Bob Moffitt
There have been a lot of episodes posted since the last tine we were at 1850 Brewing in Mariposa. Some things change. Other things, like 1850 makes pretty good beer, do not.
Juneteenth is a day for celebration and Oak Park Brewing Company celebrates like crazy with events and new beers. Hear them and Bob Moffitt go through those beverages and try out some wild creations from other brewers.
So much to disagree about and so little time. Fortunately, The Alley in Mariposa, CA has a time and a place to settle these things. It’s called “Festivus” or “Days That End in “Y.”
Beer and baseball have gone pretty well together for a couple hundred years, maybe more. Catch the latest on the game at thespitter.com
Climb for a couple hours and then have a nice refreshing stout to replenish when you come down. Photo by Bob Moffitt.
Beer and baseball have gone together pretty well for 200 years or so. Catch the latest on the game at thespitter.com.
Audio edited by Glenn Crim.
On a cool and blustery night, two men gathered in the woods and sang the praises of the beer gods whilst demon hounds ran through and spirits were conjured through a wind chime. It's basically The Crucible 500 years later, only without the threat of hanging or being burned at the stake. Cheers to that and our co-host's birthday, which also is a 58. Spooooookieeeee.
There's a Balboa Avenue in Los Angeles and we have Balboa Street on this special episode of the podcast.
Six new stouts to try and a host of "ones to grow on" from your favorite beer-sampling ninjas. Carlow, There Does Not Exist, Gigantic, Jackie O's and Dogfish Head are the real stars. The other three are just here to make you laugh.
After a really, really long time in the making, Jackrabbit and the Stoutcast get together...as much as time and distance allow, for a fun romp through some really good beers
Lead Dog Brewing, Epic Brewing, Movement Brewing and The Bruery all take a crack at the title of best-ever. Three of them may have actually done so.
Last time we came to New Helvetia in Sacramento, we stunk up the joint with some skunky beer. This time, we brought the goods. As fun as learning about old beer was last time, we may have had even more fun this time.
This interesting flight features Bellhaven Black, Allagash North Sky and Evil Twin Biscotti Break and, of course, our interesting hosts.
Match Game, The Great British Baking Show and The Funky Bunch supreme leader all are part of the conversation in this episode, which also features two new members for our "Best Of" list. The answer to the Match Game question is roasted malts. Why? What were you thinking?
The big 5-0 has hit in more ways than one and we are back on campus in more ways than one. Celebrate the beginning of Season Four, much like Season One began: with a beverage from David Weiss.
For a couple of years, the Stoutcast founder has been hiding in corners of bars recording his thoughts on stouts while his family wonders why Daddy takes so long to pee. He may or may not have been accused of being a federal agent and/or a spy. This is the result of those efforts.
The Oregonian suds fairy, which is a close cousin of Sasquatch, gave our gentle tasters more than a dozen craft-brewed stouts to ponder. They've pondered and this is the last episode of that series.
Whilst the Dodgers and Braves battled nearby in Game 6 of the NLCS, the Moffitt/Wards battled the elements: lack of respect for ranch on pizza, helpful ale house staff, and the irresistible urge to throw down some cornhole, while one of our merry band discovered that some stouts might not be that bad. On tap for this flight: two beers from 903, and one each from Left Hand, and Texas Ale Project.
Our merry band of beer connoisseurs continue to battle technical challenges and find inspiration in the words, "Hold on for one more day." Need a laugh? Need some good beer? This is the place
In this episode, Joey and Chris and Bob and Dan and Glenn and Jorge sample some of the best Oregon has to offer. Special appearance by Ricardo Montalbán.
Filled to the brim with pop culture references, this episode might remind you of the time Jack Nicholson got his nose sliced open. Possibly the worst flight ever on the cast. But man, we had fun doing it.
It took a lot of effort to get four beers to five people in three states without infecting anyone. And then someone drank half the beers.
This light-hearted episode takes Bob down one road he wasn't expecting and another road he doesn't know if he wants to visit. Great insight in craft brewing can be found on a '68 Volkswagon.
Brewers love to tell you how great their beer is. They should. They're usually right. But not Knee Deep's Chris and Dean. They tell it like it is and give some pretty unique insight along the way.
We don't have enough musical interludes in our episodes. That complaint can be made no longer. And no, the Titanic will not be included.
Who needs a laugh? We did! And we got some with this episode, which was without a doubt the most difficult to set up and produce, at least since the first one.
To many people, a chancla is simply the Spanish word for flip-flop. But in many Spanish-speaking households, the thought of a chancla used as hard foam, plastic beating device brings shudders.
Party time in Vegas with four stouts, two from Tenaya Creek and two from Mother Earth leave our host and guest deep in thought amidst the lyrics of Hall n Oates swirling in their heads.
Eleven stouts in a skosh over half an hour. Not a clinker in the bunch, but a bunch of nutty beers.
Ohhhh, there's some fluffernutter goodness to be had, the first "Excellent" ratings of the year and Todd feeds his first stout to the Stoutcast cat.
Several years ago, Guinness was about the only stout on local supermarket shelves. But then Bike Dog's milk stout landed in the refrigerator and confirmed our suspicion that you could introduce dairy, or something like it, with the malted goodness that make a stout.
Two years ago, the Stoutcast's creator celebrated a birthday by co-hosting the first episode. It only took five months to post. Fast forward and you're getting this inside of a week. Mammoth, Sierra Nevada, Alesmith and Lucky Luke are put through their paces.
Bob, Matt, pizza-flinger Benjamin and owner Rich put Epic, Five Threads, New Holland, Samuel Smiths and Trader Joes through their paces.
Six beers on tap this episode, including two chocolates from Fox Brew Pub in Carson City, NV. Also beers from Rhinelander, TW Pitchers, Mason Aleworks, and Oskar Blues
What is a golden stout? It’s a thing according to Tower Brewing hosts Mike and Evan, but “mouth feel” is also something they really think sounds unpretentious and cool. So, there’s no trusting them, really. You can trust the imperial, though. Find out how much in this episode of the Stoutcast podcast.
Good news/bad news: stouts are gaining in popularity,.. which means they also run out faster at brew fests. We ran into some old favorites that were new to others and some just plain new ones, including a white stout at the California Brewers Association Festival in Sacramento.
Urban Roots celebrated its first anniversary with seven stouts on tap including six in its "Mustache" line.
Professor Helton gives a beer lesson in CO2 vs Nitro from his lab in Arizona. Photo by Bob Moffitt
We're not sure why some brewers allow their products to be sold looooong after the best-by date. But they do, and we ran into a box of them.
A couple of new co-hosts and a mix of new and established stouts mark this episode of the Stoutcast, and a phenomenal imperial that the Urban Roots brewer is hiding from the public, though not for long.
You can have your New Year's streamers and ball drops. The folks at Fifty Fifty celebrate their new year of Eclipse, barrel-aged stouts with a party in the frozen Sierra Nevada mountains of California. And this year, they do it under a giant sign that says "Great American Beer Festival Brewery Group Of The Year."
Sure the Ruskies have been meddling in our elections, but they also make some good beers...or can. Are the four in this episode enough to stand up for 'Merica?
“Home Means Nevada” is the state song. Check out its notes and the notes of these stouts. Courtesy imbibreno.com
It is a horn-a-plenty at Alaro Craft Brewery on Capitol Avenue in Sacramento.
Family, health, friendship, and these four stouts we are thankful for this Thanksgiving. So hug the ones you love and toast the ones you miss.
Part Two of the CCBA event in Sacramento with some seriously good and innovative creations.
With every beer festival comes an increasing number of stouts. Bob bit the bullet and tried them all. Poor Bob.
Bob and Clarence, childhood friends, hang out in their hometown with some good and not-so-good imperial stouts.
Bob and world-renowned artist Robert Gauthier team up with the brewmaster at 1850 in Mariposa, CA to sample four milk stouts: Firestone, Electric, Belching Beaver and Left Hand and the host's coffee stout. The word "excellent" was thrown around a lot today.
Bob and Glenn check in from Rogue Hall on the Portland State campus and try out a Rogue Ales double chocolate, oatmeal, and a mix of a stout and a hazelnut porter, then Bob hits the bottle back home.
Derek Gallanosas and Corey Meyer are the masterminds behind the Moksa stouts. Photo by Bob Moffitt
A thoroughly entertaining and educational jaunt through a flight of seven, thanks to guest host JJ Anderson of Boneshakers Public House in Rocklin, CA
If we thought it was Irish, we bought it. Let's just say there's something to be said for accurate labeling. Photo by Bob Moffitt
Hops, pink beer, peanut butter and jelly, lactose, kettles, spelling, and all kinds of other stuff come out of this talk with a couple of guys with really different ideas of hats, beards, sweaters, and how to make beer, including a really, really good Russian imperial... Photo by Bob Moffitt
When you have a special release and it's so dark that only a Metallica riff can aptly name it, then you probably have something pretty darn tasty. Find out how it's made as Bob and Nick go road-tripping to Track 7 Brewing.
Amy Altstatt writes and illustrates children's book. She takes a dark turn on behalf of Track 7 Brewing. Courtesy Amy Altstatt/Track 7
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An imperial stout, a vanilla stout and a beer that promises all things to all stout-lovers. There's some seriously cool and strange stuff to ponder here... after I get them off the roof of my car and to a cold glass. Photo by Bob Moffitt