Take Two of the Utah Spotlight show. The first one was lost due to alcohol impairment, go figure. As it turns out we enjoyed the beers more on the second time around.

Beer:

• Bohemian Brewery - Czech Pilsener
• Uninta - Summer Solstice Ale
• Four+ Brewing - Wildfire
• Squatters IPA
• Polygamy Porter
• Uinta XIV Barleywine

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. Wildfire, 2. XIV, 3. Polygamy, 4. Squatters, 5. Bohemian, 6. Solstice
• Greg: 1. Wildfire, 2.Squatters, 3. Polygamy, 4. Solstice, 5. XIV, 6. Bohemian

Extras

• Preshow - Michelob Celebrate
• Postshow - Ballast Point Porter

The title says it all. We try a slew of very fruity beer. We close out the show with one of the most interesting/unusual flavors that we have yet found in any beer.

Beer:

• Celis Raspberry
• Southern Tier - Imperial Cherry Saison
• Lindemans Framboise
• O'Fallon Blackberry Scottish-Style
• O'Fallon Cherry Chocolate

Rankings:

• Jeff: 1. O'Fallon Cherry Chocolate, 2. O'Fallon Blackberry Scottish, 3. Celis, 4. Southern Tier, 5. Lindemans
• Greg: 1. O'Fallon Blackberry Scottish, 2. Lindemans, 3. Celis, 4. Cherry Chocolate, 5. Southern Tier

Extras

• Preshow - Michelob Celebrate
• Postshow - Ballast Point Porter

We review some IPAs from California and Missouri.

Beer:

• O'Fallon 5 Day IPA
• Bison Brewing IPA
• Tricerahops Double IPA - Ninkasi Brewing Company
• India Pelican Ale - Pelican Pub and Brewery.

Rankings:

• Greg: 1. O'fallon, 2. Bison, 3. Tricerahops, 4. Pelican
• Jeff: 1. Bison, 2. O'fallon 3. Tricerahops, 4. Pelican

• Preshow
• Posthow

Here is the Episode 112 show. We recorded it on April 20th so in the spirit of the day it took Jeff a long time to get it edited and posted.

Beer:

• Péché Mortel
• Meantime India Pale Ale
• Brooklyn Local 1
• Cisco Indie Pale Ale
• Williamsburg Pale Ale

Rankings:

• Greg - 1. Peche, 2. Meantime, 3. Brooklyn, 4. Cisco, 5. Williamsburg
• Jeff - 1. Brooklyn, 2. Peche, 3. Meantime, 4. Cisco, 5. Williamsburg

• Preshow
• Posthow

Some old favorites are revisited and some new challengers emerge as we do a show back-to-back.

Beer:

• Three Floyds - Alpha King
• Hitachino Nest - Red Rice Ale
• Lagunitias - Lumpy Gravy
• Lost Abbey - Serpents Stout

Rankings:

• Greg - 1. Alpha King, 2. Serpents Stout, 3. Lumpy Gravy, 4. Hitachino
• Jeff - 1. Alpha King, 2. Lumpy Gravy, 3. Serpents Stout, 4. Hitachino

• Postshow
  

Though we fail specifically to come up with a decent (or awful, depending on your perspective) pun-based headline that this show richly deserves, we nonetheless take a plunge into the world of Surly Brewing - big beers in big cans.

Beer:

• Surly Bitter Brewer
• Surly Bender
• Surly Furious

Rankings:

• Greg - 1. Bitter Brewer, 2. Furious, 3. Bender
• Jeff - 1. Bitter Brewer, 2. Bender, 3.Furious

• Preshow - Luralwood Green Elephant IPA
• No Postshow

We celebrate our 3rd anniversary with an eclectic collection of beers from around the world.

Beer:

• Schneider-Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse - Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH (Germany)
• Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse - Brooklyn Brewery (NY)
• Berliner Style Weisse - Bayerischer Bahnhof Brau & Gaststättenbetrieb GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
• 1809 - Brauerei Weihenstephan (Germany)
• 3 Monts - Brasserie De Saint-Sylvestre (France)

Rankings:

• Greg - 1. 1809 2. Brooklyner-Schneider 3. Schneider-Brooklyner 4. Berliner Style Weisse 5. 3 Monts
• Jeff - 1. Schneider-Brooklyner 2. Brooklyner-Schneider 3. 1809 4. Berliner Style Weisse 5. 3 Monts

• Preshow - Žaibo - Rinkuškiu Alaus Darykla (Lithuania), Livu No. 1 Turbo Bock Beer - Livu Alus (Latvia)
• Postshow - St. Blasius Weizenbock - Aktien-Brauerei Kaufbeuren AG (Germany)

Matt Anthony sent us a ready made Missouri show which included some of the state's best breweries.

Beer:

• Schlafly Summer Kolsch
• Ray Hills American Pilsner
• Boulevard Zon
• O'Fallon Goats Breath Bock
• Schlafly Scotch Ale

Rankings:

• Greg - 1. Schlafly Kolsch, 2. O'Fallon, 3. Ray Hills, 4. Boulevard, 5. Schlafly Scotch Ale
• Jeff - 1. Schlafly Kolsch, 2. O'Fallon, 3. Ray Hills, 4. Boulevard, 5. Schlafly Scotch Ale

• Preshow
• Postshow

Interview with the curator of the Design Drink and Be Merry Exibition at the Goggleworks center for the arts in Reading Pennsylvania.