Nowhere like here for beer (Boston Globe)

From The Boston Globe:

By Steve Greenlee
Globe Staff

Interest became expertise; now the world points to Lovell, Maine if you want a best of brew

http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/maine/articles/2010/01/17/nowhere_like_here_for_beer/

Podcast: A History of Beer in Canada

Nicholas Pashley joins us to speak about his fascinating book, “Cheers!: An Intemperate History of Beer in Canada” ( Harpercollins Canada - 2009)

It’s everything the title implies and much more.

This podcast is available @ http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/

Podcast: Winter (beers) in the Rockies

In this Journey into Beer, we speak with Marty Jones of the Wynkoop in Denver about some seasonal beers and about the Beerdrinker of the Year competition which is looking to crown its 2010 champ.

This podcast can be accessed @ http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=342

Podcast: A Punkin Ale for Thanksgiving

Dog Fish Head Craft Brewery of Milton, Delaware makes an interesting seasonal beer. It’s called Punkin Ale, and is described by the brewers as “a full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar”. It is brewed with pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar and spices.

Punkin Ale is named after a locally-famous and seriously off-centered event in southern Delaware –Punkin Chukin, a competition where pumpkins are hurled more than 4,000 feet through the air. In fact, Punkin Ale made it’s debut as it claimed First Prize in the 1994 Punkin Chunkin Recipe Conest - 6 months before the brewery opened for business.

This podcast is about Dogfish Punkin Ale, which starts to be brewed in September and is gone by Thanksgiving.

More about the Punkin Chuckin event can be seen at this video (from Discover Channel) that inspired the name of the beer: http://science.discovery.com/videos/punkin-chunkin/

(Apologies for some porr sound quality towards the end- It’s a good beer, worth a listen and woth a taste)

Youy can hear the podcast @ http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=319

Flying Dog Ale’s Dogtoberfest

We continue our survey of some interesting Oktoberfest beers.

One seasonal offering catches our attention even before you drink it. Flying Dog Brewery of Frederick, Maryland serves up something called a “Dogtoberfest”.

And, don’t like the cute name fool You it is a beer of character and substance – havingwon awards regularly at teh Great American Beer Festival in Denver.

We speak with Matt Brophy of Flying Dog about the beer, its great name and other offerings – including a “Doggie Style” beer.

At: http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=299

Summit’s Oktoberfest

We continue our survey of some Oktoberfest beers by visiting with Mike Miziorko, a brewer of the Summit Brewing Company of St. Paul.

Their Oktoberfest is described as follows:

“Created to honor the popular European fall celebrations, Summit Oktoberfest is brewed in the Marzen style for a reddish-bronze color, smooth finish, and, of course, polka”.

http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=297

Left Hand’s Oktoberfest

Say Oktoberfest, and you likely think of Munich and beer.

Undestandable, but you can also think beer and North America. The explosion in brewing over the past few years mean a number of new quality options for beer lovers.

We spend this month examining some of the quality Oktoberfest beers to be found. This conversation is with Ro Geunzel, Head Brewer of the Left Hand Brewing Company. He tells us what makes for a good Oktoberfest, and what makes for a good Left Hand beer.

At: http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=283