Beer Library TV with a Pats fan?

Beer Library TV with a Pats fan? – Episode#537

September 11, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk has a guest come in and try some kick butt beers!

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“I love beer so much, and i love wine. Beer is my wife that i come home…” by RobtheComic
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Collaboration not Litigation Ale
Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru
Speedway Stout
Port Brewing HOP 15

Links mentioned in todays episode.

145 Responses

September 11, 2008

hinrgman
I go with root beer
September 11, 2008

John Farrin
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September 11, 2008

Scott K
A beer show! Thank you! Keep ‘em coming. Loved the tequila show also, bring on scotch!
September 11, 2008

Thomas
I hope I can stop drooling so I don’t ruin my computer before I finish watching, that is a great lineup of beers.
September 11, 2008

DaveyDonut
Wow, that’s a nice dainty hand on Michelle. Hey Gary, we have to look at Mott’s mug every once in a while, why not the “new” camera woman? Is Michelle single? j/k…

I have a bottle of the Speedway Stout at home that I may open tonight… This was an interesting episode, even though I’m really not “into” beer (though I do appreciate a good one every once in a while).

Definitely Root Beer is the way to go… I crave a good root beer!

QOTD: Does it have to be a beer I’m sharing with the person living or dead? If so, perhaps just my buddy Mike.. the only guy I still talk to from high school, he’s reviewed like 4000 beers on ratebeer.com, so he definitely is fun to talk to about beer.

David
September 11, 2008

Marc
QOTD: I’d share a beer with you GV!
September 11, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Love to share a beer again with my Dad but can’t happen now. My two sons are beer heads. They go to tastings
September 11, 2008

Not-Irish-Patrick
Wow, I’ve been watching for a few months now, but this is my first time commenting and it’s all because of the amazing QOTD

First off, I love the show and it has been encouraging me to expand my palate in every area (most notably in the area of coffee, actually). Technically I’m not 21 yet, so as far as wine (and beer, in this episode) goes I’m just prepping my palate for the next few months.

QOTD: I’ve always thought that writers are some of the most interesting people to talk to, so if I base my decision on that I’d have to say that I’d either choose W. Somerset Maugham (early to mid 20th century British author) or Ernest Hemmingway would be who I’d choose.

Keep up the good work Gary!
September 11, 2008

brantcollins
If you want a good beer try the extreme bees from Flying Dog Brewery like GONZO
http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/07/07/gonzo-imperial-porter-ep012/
September 11, 2008

Withnail
Cool! Will watch late tonight.
September 11, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
Can’t wait to again share the local beer (Osijek, Croatia) with my father-in-law
September 11, 2008

Trav
I will go with beer over root beer any day of the week bro!
September 11, 2008

HuskerJamie
Great show guys, Beer TV rules.

QOTD: I think Napoleon would prefer a good cognac, so I’d go with Ben Franklin. He’d probably have some French ladies hanging around too.
September 11, 2008

Dennis Ray Nestor Jr.
Does Brett have a website?
September 11, 2008

John Farrin
Not a beer drinker (can’t handle the calories) but interesting show nonetheless.

QOTD: I had to think about this for a while. This is probably wierd and generational but I really think that I would have liked to share a beer with the actor Jimmy Stewart. He always came accross as very genuine and approachable. A lot like you, Gary.
September 11, 2008

Jimmy
Great show! One of my favorites, this beer guy should get his own show!
September 11, 2008

Jay
Two things: 1) Awesome show. The beer shows are always a great change of pace. 2) A double IPA does not mean that it’s fermented twice. It means that there are more hops and more barley used in the production which leads to a bigger hop profile and more alcohol.

QOTD: Good question. I’d probably have to say Richie Sexson. I think he needs one after this season.
September 11, 2008

Christophe
Just had beer for lunch at the Silverado Brewing Company in St Helena
September 11, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: Gary Vaynerchuk… or Ghandi.
September 11, 2008

SurfCityJay
Yo! Chrstophe… great place to eat… been there twice… any more on your video for the harvest…? Send to me at SurfCityJay@gmail.com…
September 11, 2008

crank
I’m in.
September 11, 2008

sharon
qotd: Obama !
September 11, 2008

Dru
With regards to the double IPA, both your guest and Jay aren’t (completely) correct. The definition Jay gives is what was traditionally meant by the term “Imperial” in Europe (so it’d be an Imperial IPA in this case). Two rounds of fermentation is a Belgian trick present in their “Dubbel.” The use of the term “double” in the US in beer names is sort of a shot in the dark as to what it means, as it hasn’t really been used consistently to mean any single thing. Conveniently, both double-fermentation and doubling the hop or grain bill of a beer will result in a big-ass brew if done with skill, therefore, for the consumer, double really just means “big,” “bold” or “booya.”

QOTD: Probably Maurice Merleau-Ponty, though my good friend Adam would be a close second.
September 11, 2008

DAve A
Beer? Well, occasionally it’s ok. I like that you use separate glasses. Dump and rise makes me sad! smile.

QOTD: at the beach, just at dusk, with Sarah Palin.
September 11, 2008

Clifton
You got to try Oregon beer….Rouge Brewery “dead guy ale” and Deschutes Brewery “hop trip ale” (seasonal) or the Mirror Pond, share a beer with anyone, that appreciates good beer, no piss water
September 11, 2008

Hido53
Gary -

Need to find some Speedway Stout! Saw on their webpage that they actually add coffee to the brew. Very interesting.

Would love to see a show on ROOT BEER! With all the references to it, I don’t think there’s ever been an episode devoted to it!

QOTD: Tough one . . . geez, this is harder than I thought it would be . . . would want it to be fun, not so serious . . . climbing into the time machine and travelling 16 years into the future and I’m having a beer with my two sons . . .
September 11, 2008

Rick D
Fun show on beer. I used to be heavily into homebrewing and beer judging. Still drink a little beer, but I have become a vino fan. I can’t handle the carbonation like I used to. Some of your beer facts were off the mark, but it was great to see Bret passionate about beer like I use to be.

QOTD: My old high school friend, Dave C, who was killed in Vietnam.
September 11, 2008

Tony V.
QOTD: I think I’d like to have a Budweiser with Carlos Brito –Chief exec with Inbev. …And then punch him in the face.
September 11, 2008

KVolk
QOTD: I think I would like to have a beer with Tiger Woods or to go another direction Albert Einstein…..

Great show GV and a great guest too…..I really buy into the whole wine beer world merging they both are everyday beverages that really enhance food and company…..
September 11, 2008

Tom G Formerly of the CKC
I don’t really like the taste of most beers, save Belgians. I absolutely love Chimay, Rochefort, and Orvel and all of the beers they produce. Many beers made in the Belgian style (Victory’s Golden Monkey, most of the Unibroue line) are also very nice.

I can’t handle most of the cheapo beers (Bud, Coors, etc.) as they literally taste like water with a tiny bit of taste (to me).
September 11, 2008

Tom G Formerly of the CKC
I don’t really like the taste of most beers, save Belgians. I absolutely love Chimay, Rochefort, and Orvel and all of the beers they produce. Many beers made in the Belgian style (Victory’s Golden Monkey, most of the Unibroue line) are also very nice.

I can’t handle most of the cheapo beers (Bud, Coors, etc.) as they literally taste like water with a tiny bit of taste (to me).

QOTD: Probably my brother who passed in 2003.
September 11, 2008

Dominus
A Pats fan! Good gosh. You need to do a background check next time. Good show though since I do like crafted beers and I’ve read they pair better with food than wine. It would be hard to convince me of that fact but interesting nonetheless.

QOTD: I ask this question all the time, albeit a glass of wine, at any gathering where the talk finally gets away from kids and soccer to more “cerebral” conversation. My answer for a glass of wine would be Thos Jefferson. Of course, it would be a Bordeaux. A glass of beer?

Answer: Sarah Palin after a moose hunt in the Alaska wilderness.

Go Jets!!!!! Spank the Pats
September 11, 2008

ScottS
Hey Gary, This was excellent show. I am a long time Wine guy with a WSET certification to boot and I was impressed with the content and knowledge of your guest. Great Beers. BTW- Try Stone Brewing Co -EPIC. A Master crafted Ale made only once a year on a crazy date. This years release was 08-08-08. Next year it wil 09-09-09. Best beer I evert had. Hats off to Craft Brewing!
September 11, 2008

Steve
Gary, it kills me, seems like every time you have a guest on your show, you turn to them and say something like, “Go ahead and introduce yourself,” and you ALWAYS (it seems to me) interrupt them before they speak two words. And you did it again with the Pats beer guy. I think you did it to the chick in Cleveland at the stadium. Dude, I love your blather, but when you turn it over to someone, PLEASE shut your pie hole for 30 seconds!

But I’m still tuning in, love your show!
September 11, 2008

M
QOTD: my husband

Yesterday I bought wine since I often buy wine. But yesterday I also bought some beer.
September 11, 2008

sam
Great show! I love my cereal and my hops…lots of hops…green and bitter.

I think at heart I’m a bit of an Epicurean. I’d love to have a drink with Dionysius or Bacchus or Epicurus or any great life-loving individual, either alive or beyond.
September 11, 2008

JD
Great job Brett and Gary! That stout looks amazing. Love the stouts and browns….I could use some Berkshire Brewing Company Coffeehouse Porter right now.
September 11, 2008

Slushpuppy
quotd: Yo Sister!
Smell it first.
September 11, 2008

Bill
Good show, but a pats fan!? Prolly a redsox, bruins, celtics fan as well. Can’t abide by that.

QOTD: Manny Ramirez, and we’d rap, among other important topics of the day, about how much he disliked boston fans.
September 11, 2008

Argyle Alec
QOTD: You Brett! You had 2 of my favorite beers on there which you left for me to taste!! You’re awesome thanks guy!! and if not Brett than Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery.
September 11, 2008

manonthemoon
Great show, who cares what Brandon M might say, you need to do more of these. I recommend anything from North Coast Brewery or Ola Dubah.

QOTD: Would have to be Sun Tzu, would love to pick that guy’s brain.
September 11, 2008

Mike S.
Gary – time to start Beer Library TV, even if it’s only a couple of episodes a week. I’m a winehead, but my CKC’s have got me deeply into craft brews, and they enjoy your show.

QOTD: locally available Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA (Easton, PA). Incredible, and you don’t have to go to California to find it.
September 11, 2008

Aaron_J
Yet another great wep, GV.

I just had a Speedway Stout last weekend. It was absolutely wonderful. I don’t know how you guys didn’t mention coffee, though I will concede the Tootsie Roll note. Looking forward to the root beer.

AOTD: I’d love to have a good beer with Dave Matthews.
September 11, 2008

Phil G
Nice… beer is good.

QOTD – There are a bunch of historical folks, like Einstein or Jefferson – but I’ll go personal and say my Dad.
September 11, 2008

Indigo
Great show… more beer shows please. There are so MANY craft beers now available, you can definitely spend more time on it.

QOTD: My Grandfather (Dad’s side), he passed away when I was 6. He loved to drink beer and I have like a thousand questions to ask him.
September 11, 2008

Glen... winecrazy.com
Great….two things I know nothing about. Beer & sports.

OK…… see ya tomorrow I guess….lol

QOTD: Eddie Van Halen
September 11, 2008

pawncop
This is a great episode.

QOTD – There are so many to choose from. Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Sir Robert Peele, Winston Churchill, all great leaders.
September 11, 2008

Kelly Goff
I have never really been into beer, but as I become a more serious wine drinker I find myself enjoying beer much more!

QOTD: My dad for sure (who died when I was very young)
September 11, 2008

Clay
Hmmm how about a beer and wine super tasting Gary?

QOTD: My Dad. There is nothing like good ol’ family time.
September 11, 2008

Rowland
Yo yo, dont rename the show just for the odd episode, there is too much to cover. anyway rock on and dont listen to me and keep doin what you do.
dude that guy was MAAAAAAAAAAAD excited to taste that beer, his voice was shaking trying to describe it. lol.
yo gary i want to help you mix the beer and wine worlds. lets organize that beer and wine festival!
changing the beer world, changing the wine world, just changing the world.
peace
September 11, 2008

Rowland
whatever it is I think I see, becomes a Tootsie Roll to me
September 11, 2008

billyg
If you are going to have guests, passionate ones like this are the way to go!

I lost my dad 6 years ago and there is no one with whom I’d rather have a drink.
September 11, 2008

WineWoman
Nice episode. Enjoyed all the beers. QOTD: I’d share a Speedway stout with my husband.
September 11, 2008

J Crazy
I love beer and there are so many awesomes coming out of nor Cal and Oregon (my old stomping ground).

QOTD: I’d share the beer with “Lucy”, my favorite human-like hominid.
September 11, 2008

Beergeek
on teh beer website i frequent, this show catches a lot of flack, but personally i think it is well done. Good job, keep it up.
September 11, 2008

Barclay
Great show…I was into wine at first…then beer…then wine again. This motivates me to seek out some of these beers. Yet another example GV (correctly AND respectfully) pointing out the dangers of overly defining yourself.

QOTD: My dad, who I lost many years ago.
September 11, 2008

Jeff Louella
Double IPA is higher in alchohol and therefore uses more hops to balance it. Check out the BJCP.org for info on styles and histories of styles. Interesting stuff. I make both wine and beer at home and am amazed of what can be made in both fields.
September 11, 2008

bdshupe
Great to see the beer show. I agree with Brett that this show has helped me expand my palate. Not only by getting me to drink different craft beers, but trying to get into wine.

This change has suited me well. Tonight I went to a dinner and there was a wine tasting with every course. It was great to smell and taste the wine and have some sense [albeit little] of what I was doing. Thanks for the show! I’ve finally decided to delurk myself since I actually have something constructive to add.

QOTD: It’s not just one person, but I’d like to go back home from my college town and have a beer with my friends that I’ve not seen for a while. I can see it happening within the next month or so.
September 11, 2008

neutron212
awsome show gotta love the beer. QOTD: i like to have my new fave beer a stout by Hooks and Ladders and id like to have it with Jim Morrison that would be a trip (no pun intended)
September 11, 2008

Yvette W
Great show! Always interested n the beer world.

QOTD: Roger Federer, get some good tennis tips and stories.
September 12, 2008

TomW
Great Beer show. I’m salivating at the thought of trying these. how about setting up “not so secret packs” of the beers/wines you try in a show.

QOTD:Liz Hurley just because she’s gorgeous, or probably Ronald Reagan since he was such a great leader and a sharp wit.
September 12, 2008

Robin C
QOTD: I’d have a beer with Bob Dylan.
September 12, 2008

John Taylor
If I could share a beer with anyone alive or dead it would be Benjamin Franklin, since he was one of contry’s great cofounders and a lover of beer.
September 12, 2008

brorjace
QOTD:Ben Franklin

One of the post corrected your guests, Double IPA’s and Triple IPA are brewed longer and have higher alcohol and are always hoppier than regular IPAs. And the first beer should be much more affordable, in Illinois its around 6-7 bucks. Great show, I love beer, and wine (and whiskey)! Keep it up!
September 12, 2008

Dustin from OR
Love the beer shows.

I had a couple mind blowing beers this summer and I wanna throw them out if people are looking at trying some.

Stout
Stone Brewing 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
http://www.stonebrew.com/12th/ale/

Barley Wine
Mikkeller Big Worse (big brother of Big Bad)
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/39775

If you start Beer Tv I hope you’ll have it on the west coast. In fact I’d say have it here in Beer city USA (aka portland oregon)
September 12, 2008

The Adam Bomb
That’s just how my week goes, “beer, wine, root beer.”

Speaking of wine and beer collaborations, DeuS, from Brewery Bosteels, is a beer brewed in Belgium, aged for two months, then sent to Champagne to be re-fermented with Champagne yeast. It makes for a very interesting glass. I HIGHLY recommend it for your next Beer Library TV.

QOTD: Hildegard and Bas van Ostaden, the two heads behind Urthel Brewery. They make perhaps the best Tripel I’ve ever tasted.
September 12, 2008

Charlie
QOTD: Either a SHakespeare Stout from Rougue Ales with the bard himself

or

Magic Hat # 9 not quite pale ale with Jets quarterback, #9 Erik Ainge
September 12, 2008

Rob Howells
I would like to share a drink with Jim Morrison of the Doors.
September 12, 2008

Jay
QOTD: I would love to have a drink with my dad. I also think it would be fun to throw one back with Samuel L. Jackson. Doesn’t get any cooler the Sam.
September 12, 2008

jaredlevy
If I could share a beer with anybody, it’d be with my girlfriend because we have the best conversations together.
September 12, 2008

Erik Marcus
QOTD: I don’t think he was much of a beer drinker, but he certainly drank everything else under the sun while being the key guy to shut down the Nazis: Winston Churchill.
September 12, 2008

Shawn_944
Awesome Show!! One of the Greats!

QOTD: FRANK SINATRA, not sure if he was a beer but thats my pick
September 12, 2008

victor
Jesus or Elvis aside, I gotta go with dear old Dad.
September 12, 2008

Withnail
Very interesting stuff! Great ep/Great guest.
QOTD: Julie Delpy.
BTW, nice job on holding up the bottle for the close up on that last beer!
September 12, 2008

tiffanygladson
QOTD: I’d have to agree with Yvette W and say Roger Federer, just because he’s so awesome. I think Shakespeare would be pretty cool too, although neither of these men strike me as beer drinkers. But you never know, right?
September 12, 2008

CrazyManAndy
Great show! Really loving the guests lately. This guy rocks! As a massive fan of all things Pearl Jam, his analogy just floored me!

The beer looked really great. QOTD: I was thinking of some famous or historical folks…but it’s too hard to choose, so I’m gonna go with my family. My brothers, sister, and parents. Just hangin’ out on the porch/patio, with the charcoal grill and some steaks or a pork shoulder…or both!

CMA
September 12, 2008

jsrassat
The average American doesn’t care about craft beer, they care about price. And to break it down more, from what I’ve noticed, it’s all about quantity. Which, in my opinion, is what has given beer a bad reputation. Now don’t get me wrong, I like beer. It’s not quite vino, but I like it. But, when I’m the only Fat Tire drinker surrounded by bud light, something’s wrong. Another issue I’ve observed is the “sticking to my guns” theory. Which is lame, how boring does it get drinking the same thing day in and day out? And just because it’s on television doesn’t mean it’s actually a good beer. Good to see the breaking down of stereotypes.

Speaking of good beers, I’m going to “link it up!”

Fat Tire: http://www.newbelgium.com/beers_ft.php
Duvel: http://www.duvelusa.com
Great Lakes Brewing Co: http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com
The Elevator: http://www.elevatorbrewing.com

Beer with… Guy Garvey, bar none. He is the lead singer of Elbow, amazing group from Manchester. http://www.elbow.co.uk in case you’re curious.

With Warm Greetings,
Jake
September 12, 2008

BobbyTiger
Tift Merritt.
While I don’t drink too much beer, I would surely make an exception to share a cool one with her.
September 12, 2008

SKN
QOTD: My dad. We just marked the 6th anniversary of his passing and I would have loved to share a beer with him as an adult!
September 12, 2008

JR Moreau
Yr. guest killed it Gary. Kudos to him!

QOTD: I’d want to share a beer with the late Hunter S. Thompson or Evan Tanner.
September 12, 2008

Gary B
Thanks GV and Brett. I really hope you add BeerTV to your lineup. Good stuff and very good tasting notes. You hit the nail on the head on all 4 beers.
September 12, 2008

Richard
Good show, however I find myself more and more gravitating towards wine as a preference. The beer shows are feeling a little dull for me these days.

I share beer with such good friends and family as it is, I find it hard to try to pick somebody outside that circle… probably some great Christian thinker.
September 12, 2008

John
Great and interesting show. I am a Sport Bar beer and wings guy but will now expand my palette and try the double IPA.

With the Hurricane nearing Houston, I wanted to get my NFL Survivor pick in early in case I am offline for a while.

1 – 0 after the Giants pick last week. Week 2 I select Green Bay over Detroit.
September 12, 2008

Rick O'Shea
Great show. Thanks for mixing in beer once in a while.
September 12, 2008

Merrill
I’ve been waiting for this for a while! Great show – there are hundreds of beers worth discussing in a very complex “beer world/culture. Gary is right on finding the links (or making the links on the spot – like dragging kicking and screaming) between the beer world and wine land. It’s two ancient continents smashing together.
Sitting down with one person it would be Adam or maybe Eileen, but I’d rather get maybe all the founding fathers (and mothers) together and drink a couple kegs of Three Floyds Alpha King or DFH World Wide Stout – or both!
September 12, 2008

Clayton Havens
QOTD: Well right now I’ve love to have a beer with McCain and Obama.. because you learn too much about a person over a beer.
September 12, 2008

waibeans
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September 12, 2008

waibeans
Wohoo! Firefox wasn’t allowing me to make comments for about a month. Grr!

Great show today both of you. Really liked the unusual beers, and thx for including a belgian.. best in the world!
September 12, 2008

Andy
Never had any of those beers will seek them out.. Thanks G for sahring the brew.
QOTD– How about the patriot Sam Adams ( would not have a sam adams brew either)
September 12, 2008

wayno da wino
Yo Guys, Cooool Brewskees in da Hizzy. I want me BrewLibraryTV….
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW !!!!!

QOTD: Ma & Pa
September 12, 2008

B-727
Thomas Jefferson was a huge wine fan. I’d like to see/hear his reaction to these.
September 12, 2008

DanL
“William Shatner, I’d fight William Shatner”

QOTD: I’d like to have a beer with the head of Skull and Bones. See if I could snake my way in there!
September 12, 2008

Philip Wilson
I’d share a nice, malty, bitter IPA with GK Chesterton, one of the greatest (and least known!) authors of the 20th Century.
September 12, 2008

CB Lukens
GV – Great show. Don’t forget to come to NERAX in March. I’ll email you again about it! QOTD – I’d have a beer with Charlie Rose (he loves wine too!) or David Crosby (the best stories about musicians) – and my Dad!
September 12, 2008

JonE
Great brew show again G-Man. Oh Cantillon its been so long.

QOTD: With my grandfather Hank, who’s been gone too long. God Bless.
September 12, 2008

Scott EJ
With all the Oktoberfests about to start springing up, this a great topic to cover.

The good thing about the craft beers, to me, is that they’re not made to slam down and are almost impossible to do so given their structure and body.
September 12, 2008

Murso
Great picks, good job, Bret. As a wine pro, and a cyclist, I slake my thirst on beer – slugging a big stein of wine ain’t a very good program… Like Alesmith, have liked Cantillon, love Avery.
QOTD – I have one annual ritual/birthday wish, with an early summer birthday. That is to have a good beer and a hamburger with my Mom and Dad, whom I love very much. It is their love which has made my entire life possible, and I celebrate family and love on that day for as long as God will allow.
September 12, 2008

Oakmon's BF
This was your best beer show. I fall somewhere between the Bud Lite crowd and the beer snobs. I had no interest in some of those fruit flavored beers you’ve done in the past. Here you do things like stout and IPA, things that a beer drinker might actually want to try.

QOTD: Of course my late father. He and I shared many a bottle of wine. His beer drinking days were mostly before I reached 21. But even though the answer is clear, it’s fun to think of names of people you’d like to spend some time and have some beers with. Here are some: Edward O. Wilson, Lao Tzu, Benjamin Franklin, Archimedes, Jimmy Durante and Louis Armstrong.
September 12, 2008

Oakmon's BF
I’d love to be able to tell Charles Darwin about continental drift and watch his brain take off.
September 12, 2008

Rob
Great episode, I have never tried a craft beer but after your last beer episode and this one I’ll keep my eye out for one.

QOTD – I’d enjoy a beer with Arnold Palmer at the 19th hole.
September 12, 2008

Brett
For those of you in the tri-state area, the upcoming week is Craft Beer Week. Should be some good times (http://www.nycbeerweek.com/events/event_details.asp?eventID=1)
September 12, 2008

Palmer
“It takes a lot of good beer to make great wine.”

QOTD: Arnold Palmer
September 12, 2008

Roberto
QOTD: my close family, but I guess that doesn’t count because I can in fact do that (and do do it)

SO officially: Colin Powell …

And by the way, if anyone wants to make a little money on the side, this is a LOCK, GUARANTEED: Dolphins 24 Arizona 17
September 12, 2008

Aaron Rodgers
Loved the show, I’m definitely more of a Beer guy than a Wine guy but I’m watching your show, trying to learn more. Nice to have a show about Beer and learn things I didn’t know.

QOTD: First thought in my head was my Grandpa, because I miss him, and he always enjoyed a quality made beer.
September 12, 2008

Jayhitek
Is Michele like 9′ tall?
QOTD: Muhammad Ali
September 12, 2008

Pete
QOTD – Ice cold beer with my wife on a hot summer evening. I know Gary, it hides the taste and I wouldn’t do it will a really fine beer. But, that first sip in the backyard with the love of my life is pretty great.
September 12, 2008

C0rk
Love to see you doing beer on the show. I definately like to mix it up. Trained my pal on beer 1st then scotch and now wine thanks to the thunder show…

QOTD: Carl Sagan

As a Philly original living in Seattle, I miss the Yuengling (technically not a craft beer, but a historic experience none the less) and visits to my favorite Vermont Brewery ‘Long Trail Brewing’ (their Blackberry Wheat beer IS summer).

..and you won’t find me w/ any COWBOYS fans this Monday night – GO BIRDS!
September 12, 2008

jason
qotd- gary’s dad
September 12, 2008

JudeMurphy
I’d share my beer with… anyone who’d like a chat!
New people are great! ; )

Nice one Gary!
September 12, 2008

ex-lurkdawg
another great show. I just had my first traditional-style lambic and I loved it. i don’t know much about beer, but I thought IPA had to do with the amount of hops put into the beer (as the high amount of hops would help to preserve beers that were shipped by boat to India).
qotd: without thinking for too long, I’ll say Dennis Kucinich.
September 12, 2008

RobRx
Louis Pasteur. I have often used his famous quote “Chance favors the prepeared mind” I’d like to see what he had to say about beer in the 21st century.
September 13, 2008

ChiroGuyDC
Great show guys!

QOTD: I would definitely have a beer with my grandfather, my mother’s father, who I never had the chance to know, as he died in 1971, seven years before I was born. I heard through stories that he was a great person.
September 13, 2008

Smahlatz
QOTD : My best man, saw him last week after many years. Was great to see him and have some brews.

I.P.A. – we never relly got the story. India (not indian) Pale Ale was originally brewed in the UK, with extra hops, and more alcohol, to help it to keep, on the long journeys to the colonies in India, hence the name. THe extra hops of course is responsible for the bittersweet symphony they so often deliver. MY favourite type of ber.
September 13, 2008

Graeme
I’ve been lurking for about a year now. You really brought the Thunder in this episode, Brett too. I won’t go into how much Thunder I thought it brought but real top notch stuff Gary, favourite episode ever.

I really hope the wine community will one day give beer its due. However I hope to never spend more then 50 bones a bottle for the stuff.

QOTD: My Brother.
September 13, 2008

Jim in Atlanta
As a wine lover I am getting more into good craft beers and really enjoyed this show. QOTD – I would have beer with my Dad – due to health issues he has not been able to drink beer for many years and I know he misses it.
September 13, 2008

Keith
Good show, Scottish ale next time!
QOTD: Penn & Teller
September 14, 2008

Kirk (AKA: slave2thevine)
Great show…QOTD: If I could share a beer with anyone alive or dead I would want to share a beer with my grandfather’s father on my mother’s side. If I could share a glass of wine with anyone it would be Maynard James Keenan.
September 14, 2008

Dan-o
Cool show, good guest!
QOTD – I would have a pint of British midland ale with Eric Clapton (when he was in Cream).
September 14, 2008

DennisSC
Terrific — but will you ever cover the hard stuff? I’d love to get your take on various whiskeys, etc.
September 14, 2008

Rivethaus
Great Show, love beer esp. the stuff that is not found at your local Mega Super Mart. We are lucky here in Rochester to have a couple of great taphouses that carry a vast selection. Anything that is a cask beer is worth a try.

QOTD – I am very happy sharing a pint with anyone that will have a good chat, but if I could pick someone would have to say Simon Pegg.
September 14, 2008

Adam Teece
QOTD: If I could share a beer with anyone, it would either have to be Bill Gates or if I could understand him, Da Vinci.
September 15, 2008

medo
QOTD: Jimi Hendrix!
September 15, 2008

Logan
Great episode, Bret’s the man!! Go Pats from a fellow New Englander!

QOTD: I’d share a beer with my grandfather on my father’s side, whom I’ve never met because he passed away when my father was just seventeen.
September 15, 2008

Chris
Is it odd that i’m Belgian, and don’t know the Belgian beers they had? Maybe! But i’m definatly going to change that!
September 15, 2008

zach
What a great episode, big fan of the stouts, not so much on the IPA’s.

QOTD: Gary V for sure
September 16, 2008

piason
Good Beer TV episode Gary & Brett!
I started with wine years ago then in 1985, met a friend in the beer/publican business with 50 beers on tap, it was her passion for microbrewed beers that also became mine.
After finding your show and enjoying your relaxed but serious attitude about wine, I’ve started coming back to wine. Enjoying Rosemblum 2003 Rockpile Syrah & 2004 Maggies Reserve Zin.

BUT I have to take umberage with your statement about, only the seasonal nature of wines.
All of us know in the beer world, one of the most pleasing things about beer is the anticipation of seasonal beers/ales, that we can look forward to all year round.

Jan.- Feb.: Barleywines
March – May: Bock & Miabock
June – Aug.: Wheat beer/Pilsner/Kölsch style beers
Sept.: Harvest Fresh Hop Ales(http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/harvest_series.html)
Sept. – Oct.: Octoberfest/Marzen Lagers
Nov. – Dec.: Winter/Christmas Strong Ales & Stouts
(http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/christmasale.htm)
(http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/celebrationale.html)

Also more interesting/inventive beers -Pumpkin Ale for Thanksgiving,
Fruit beers for summer refreshers-Watermelon Wheat-Raspberry Brown,Coconut Porter. IPA, Double IPA, ESB, Rye Beers.
And that’s not even touching on the renewed interest in the complex flavors of Belgium beer styles made here and abroad.
Not to mention some beers pair better with cheese and chocolate then most wines.

Not all of us Beer Geeks drink the same bland beer day after day, most of us actually enjoy the vast amounts of different flavor profiles that the microbrew revolution has brought us the last 20 years. Visit your local brewpub and discover a world of complex flavors, you may not have known existed.
Well all that said, I guess I am a lurker know more.
September 16, 2008

luvgrapesqueezings
QOTD: I’d have a beer with my Dad who passed away in March of ‘04. The last game we watched together was the Pats Superbowl. He was a huge Sox fan who didn’t see them take it in ‘04. Man, I feel like crying. I miss him.
September 17, 2008

Kenny Dion
MY DAD
September 19, 2008

Paul Juster
My dad! He clipped out a newspaper article about the rarest beer in the world – The abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren. So, me being a person who doesn’t think that anything in not for sale; found it on EBAY! Bought a 6-pack for $40 (outrageous for the common man!). Was able to share a couple of bottles with him; and, man, was it GOOD!!!!

I still have 3 bottles, saving them for a special occassion!

But, seriously, you should do a show on Belgium beers! There are plenty of good ones out there and affordable to do a show!

Peace out,

Paul
September 19, 2008

SarahB
I think that craft beers are starting to get their seats at the ‘white table cloth’ restaurants; not in the numbers that I’d like to see, but they’re getting more and more prominent.

I participated in a “Head to Head” beer vs. wine dinner at a local brewery. I chose and poured the wines and the Brew Master chose the beers. 7 courses with 7 beers pitted against 7 wines. The diners had to choose their favorite for each course. I was bit disappointed because the beers won by a small margin, but I did realize that I was in a brewery and many of the attendees were beer fanatics.

QOTD: Julia Child
September 21, 2008

Pardus
QOTD: Easy, The Beer Hunter Michael Jackson.
September 23, 2008

SoCal
My both my Grand fathers, because I love and miss them
September 24, 2008

Stephanie from So CA
A little late in reply but… QOTD: My mom who passed away in 1995. She loved beer but I would probably share a nice pint of a nice pale ale. She sure loved Pabst (yuk).
September 26, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: A beer with my dad- never had the chance.
September 28, 2008

Karen Cardoza (MrsB)
Loved this episode for many reasons.. love a great beer, love the collaboration, love the variety, and of course… love my Pats !

QOTD My grandparents, who have all passed on.
September 29, 2008

Ryan D
QotD: Probably Bob Dylan. Or Frank Zappa.
October 13, 2008

yowens
QOTD: My father
October 13, 2008

Ilse-Belgian and proud of it
A nice show, Gary & Brett…always glad when seeing people who know there’s beer (type Bud) and BEER (the real stuff) and who can appreciate it! My favourite beer is Belgian of course, the Rochefort 8 or 10, but over Summer I prefer a “bolleke” (=de koninck) or a “palmke”…as I live in Spain, I buy some crates of these beers in Belgium and take them with me when driving back after Xmas.
Just a comment for Brett : the lambiks are made in Brussels and west of it, in Pajottenland (Cantillon is almost in the centre of Brussels, but some nice ones like Boon and Drie Fonteinen are in Pajottenland-region…not south of Brussels, as you said.
QOTD : with Larry Bird or Karl Malone (being a great basketball fan), with Stevie Winwood or Warren Haynes (over a nice music conversation) or just with anyone who can enjoy beer!
Greets,
Ilse
October 18, 2008

Sharon
What a nice young man. Of course he’s from NE.
QOTD: Ooooh, my beer-drinking Dad who passed away when I was 13 and too young to share a beer with then.
January 9, 2009

Hartfiel
QOTD: Ben Franklin
January 22, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Good show, but its hard for me to get into beer. I just dont think it will ever be my thing. QOTD: A friend of mine from Indiana. We’d just kick back and pass the time telling weird stories and whatever nonsense snapped into our heads.
February 5, 2009

gibb
excellent show, would love to see more beer, beerlibrary anyone, aslo, one small correction, altho dipas are boiled long the fermentation process is the same, ie no double fermentation, unless you count bottle conditioning and not all dipas are bottle conditions. but gary please more beer show.
March 10, 2009

Derek
Love the epp, glad I found it in the archive. My beer sharing person would be The Apostle Paul, Julius Ceasar, Benjamin Franklin..or my ol’ pops after he’s had a great round of golf.
March 28, 2009

Joseph
Hi Gary, So glad to see you doing Beer. At a tasting last Fall in Minnesota I met this Belgian Guy, Johnny, who is an incredible storyteller. He introduced all these delicious tasting Belgian Beers-Piraat, Gulden Draak, Bruegel, Borem, Troubadour and Wittekerke to name a few. They call them Living Beers. The flavors are explosive.

I think you should sit down with this Johnny. Talk about PASSION, he’s insane, just like you. He tells about recipes from Monks of 1295. Thanks for doing beer. Would love to see Beer Library. Cheers. Joseph
May 1, 2009

RobtheComic
I love beer so much, and i love wine. Beer is my wife that i come home to and wine is the girlfriend i screw around with on the side, just becuase she is so hot and crazy. Anyway leaving a comment on this old episode solely for the QOTD

QOTD: My grandfather, he was my second father and an avid beer drinker. I never got to have a cold one with the guy. I wish i could.