Focus on the Beer

We've overdone the IPA drinking on this show, so we're definitely ready for some imperial stouts and belgian beers. Bring it on! As for Café Craft, here's the pairings for the fest! We'll be announcing them on Facebook every week coming soon, but you get the heads up. Storybook Brewing / Story Coffee Co. Goat Patch Brewing / Building 3 Roasters Paradox Beer Company / Loyal Coffee Fossil Craft Beer / Switchback Coffee Roasters Bristol Brewing / R n R Coffee Cafe Fieldhouse Brewing / Hold Fast Coffee Local Relic / Switchback Coffee Roasters Smiling Toad Brewery / Mission Coffee Roasters Cerberus Brewing Co. / Loyal Coffee --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

Josh and Ryan narrowly survive the exploding cans, as they talk through all the upcoming and recently passed beer festivals. Beer in this episode includes Bell's Two Hearted, Pueblo Vida Circuitous and Microburst, as well as some other fun stuff. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

To help celebrate Independent's Day (yes it's spelled that way in this case) Josh Adamski from Cerberus Brewing and Carrie Simison from The Independent came on the show to talk about their collaboration beer that will be released the weekend before July 4. The collaboration is brewed with British Maris Otter and Caramel malts, then "liberally hopped" with American hops. It'll release at Cerberus June 30 at 4pm. In this episode: July 15: Cerberus is doing a Pale Ale collaboration beer release with All Breeds Rescue and The Misfits Dog Rescue named Buddy Up. July 22: Look out for Jamaican Weekend at Cerberus September 9: Cerberus' Anniversary. Josh tells us that Paradise Lost, their Heaven Hill barrel-aged Black Plague Imperial Stout, will be released. Coming in at around 11.3%, it's sure to be a doozy. Beers in this episode: The Alchemist Crusher Cerberus Elysium IPA Cerberus Tiny Umbrella Party IPA --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

We had some technical difficulties this week, but we're back with another long rambling podcast. You should really take away two things: Go to Feast of Saint Arnold and go to Paradox. Both will be great times. Beers in this episode: Alchemist Farmer's Daughter, Barrel Aged Myrcenary, and some other we can't remember. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

In this special American Craft Beer Week edition of the podcast, Josh and Ryan taste through some Ninkasi seasonal beers, Pikes Peak Brewing's newest Incline release, and finally try put the hazy IPA trend on this show to rest. Also in this extra-long episode, Josh coins a new term(malt foundation for a hop house) beer nerds can use instead of "malty backbone" for describing a balanced beer, there's talk of South African hops and the guys discuss the fun things happening this week in Colorado Springs for American Craft Beer Week. Beers in this episode: Ninkasi Brewing Maiden the Shade Ninkasi Brewing Pacific Rain Pikes Peak Brewing Incline Firestone Walker Leo vs Ursus Fortem --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

Thanks to Jacen for joining us on another Blind Taste Test. NE IPAs are all the rage, but can you tell them apart just by taste? We tried and failed. Beers in this episode: The Alchemist Focal Banger Weldwerks Juicy Bits Odd13 Noob Tree House Alter Ego Destihl Mango IPA Destihl Blueberry Gose --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

Catch Ryan and Josh as they taste their way through a panel of East coast IPAs...what started as an East vs West got quickly out of hand. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

No, not Jeff Mohrmann from The Little London Show, but Jeff Airman from Paradox. We also get to try two versions of Jameson's Caskmates beer barrel-aged whiskey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

Join Focus on the Beer as they talk with Alyssa and Andy France from Lost Friend Brewing, a new brewery set to open up in 2017 in Colorado Springs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support

EP-040: Tasting Speck Private Reserve and More by Focus on the Beer --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/focusonthebeer/support