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1. February 19, 2010

   Jason

   Loved this show! I've been way into craft beer for years. I've only recently broadened my horizons and started exploring wine more, and WLTV has been a great source of information on the subject.

   I was pumped to see a beer show on here because so many wine buffs seem to turn their noses up at beer. It was great listening to Garrett speak about his brewery and beer generally, and though I haven't had as high of an opinion of Brooklyn Brewery as other brewers in the past, I'm definitely going to give them another taste based on this ep.

2. February 19, 2010

   winedeac

   Great show…more craft beer shows to keep things interesting!

3. February 19, 2010

   TylerGlaze

   Perhaps were separated at birth; no one can truly know. I should have you FexEx me a Local 1 after your next trip to Brooklyn. I was drooling over the stuff while it was on the show. Any good Texas made beers out there?

4. February 19, 2010

   DCaragher

   GV – Nice to see a beer show thrown into the mix! Especially, Brooklyn Zoo Brew!

   QOTD: Garrett, here's the deal, my partners and I have a lifestlye/apparrel company called Mr. Brownstone Industries! We are a PMA (positive mental attitude) group of individuals heavy into the ski/music/craft beer/outdoor/living life awesomely type of vibe and I think we can help each other out. We'd love to help promote Brooklyn Brewery in the New England area, with a focus in NH and VT. We are currently based out of Portmouth, NH. You might actually know some of our friends at Redhook, Smuttynose, and the Portsmouth Brewery! We'd be looking for very little in return, perhaps we could have a Brooklyn even at a local bar in NH and be able to promote ourselves as well. It's a win, win! Think about it…and in the meantime check out our website and follow us on twitter!

   http://www.mrbrownstonefilms.com
   Twitter/MrBrownstoneInd

   Great show…looks like your squeezing the juice out of life! I look forward to getting my hands on the Black Ops!

5. February 19, 2010

   bahalana

   Well as Garrett said, Texas is a big market for them. I get them here, at the grocery store no less! Haven't tried (or recall seeing) the Local 2 though. As for Texas beers, of course there's St. Arnold, brewed right here in Houston (been there several times). I don't think they have much distribution outside of Texas though, not sure. They do a fantastic stout that you can only usually get at the brewery or at some local pubs, in season. There used to be Cellis in Austin, which is being brewed again I think, but not in Texas. That's about all I can think of…

6. February 19, 2010

   bahalana

   Well as Garrett said, Texas is a big market for them. I get them here, at the grocery store no less! Haven't tried (or recall seeing) the Local 2 though. As for Texas beers, of course there's St. Arnold, brewed right here in Houston (been there several times). I don't think they have much distribution outside of Texas though, not sure. They do a fantastic stout that you can only usually get at the brewery or at some local pubs, in season. There used to be Cellis in Austin, which is being brewed again I think, but not in Texas. That's about all I can think of…

7. February 19, 2010

   alleyrat

   the abbey style ales are basically ideal with stinky cheese, chimay ale ann ommegong are the two you should be able to readily locate at a liquor store with a good selection. chimay is imported and ommegong is domestic, california i believe.

8. February 20, 2010

   lcschumer

   Great show! I want to date Garrett. I'm sure my husband won't mind, as long as he gets some Brooklyn Brewery Beer out of it.

9. February 20, 2010

   Aussie Chris

   awesome show guys. One of my faves. Cheers

10. February 21, 2010

    WesScott

    Great show….I really enjoyed it. I've read The Brewmaster's Table and it really opened my eyes to great beer and food. Nice to here the shoutout to Brooklyn BCS. I had a chance to try it several months ago and it was awesome!

    QOTD: Ship to AZ!

11. February 21, 2010

    raddicenoggle

    Gary and Garret,
    Incredible show…not for nothing but you should ship Brooklyn into Montana…I know, I know…cowboys and spurs, right? Wrong, Montana has a great beer culture and we would love to see some new players in our market. Gary, I know that Montana doesn't come up very often in the discussion about great beers or wines (ok, just beers), but I think you would love a tasting of what we have to offer. We have many exceptional breweries and brewmasters who are creating great products.
    Radd

12. February 21, 2010

    yapdiver

    Best show in a looooooong time. Love the Brooklyn Brewery & visit it often since I am a born & bred NYC boy! Love to get my hands on a Special Op bottle.

    QOTD: Stay away from the sour Lambic style. Won't go over well here in the US. Let Cantillon in Brussels do that stuff. I visit the mecca of beer aks Belgium once a year and tour the breweries. I would like the BB to tackle an abbey dubbel or triple. Dark & rich and full of flavor. I visited Maredsous & Orval so love traditional abbey style beers. How about a Brooklyn version with an Ommegang twist!

13. February 21, 2010

    yapdiver

    Ommegang is brewed upsatate New York in Cooperstown and it was purchased by the Duval brewery. Chimay is from Belgium. You got good taste in beer my friend!

14. February 22, 2010

    HomeBrewBen

    This show was awesome. I just started to get into WLTV and have been doing the home brewing thing for a couple of years, so this was a great episode to combine my interests and expand my knowledge. Would love it if you could mix in a beer tasting thing once in a while.

    QOTD: I would steer clear of sour, I am just not sure how many of my beer drinking friends (including those who are into belgian styles of beer) would be into it. I almost certainly wouldn't like it though I have really enjoyed everything that I have tried out of your brewery in the past. I love the sound of a couple of the beers you talked about and tasted (the manhattan and black ops both sound great). Has Brooklyn done anything with vanilla flavors in the past? I have been thinking of brewing a vanilla bourbon porter recipe that I found and am looking for things to sample as models.

15. February 22, 2010

    Andrew D

    Hey Guys

    I agree with all the comments below. One of the very best WLTV episodes – good banter, lots of quaility discussion and a guest who's into sharing some knowledge, not just promoting themselves.

    QOTD: Garrett; you guys need to be congratulated. A range of Brooklyn beers are avaliable in a couple of pubs here in HK and I love them all. Before trying your stuff I thought all beer from the US was watery rubbish (come on people drink 'light' beer – WTF?), but Brooklan Brewery changed my opinion – keep up the awesome work.

    Cheers
    Andrew

16. February 22, 2010

    Adam J

    Had to comment for the shout out to New Glarus. Have a sixer of Spotted Cow in my fridge right now. One of the many great brewers around Wisconsin.

17. February 23, 2010

    jtuck

    i love this guy! i love this guy! i love this guy! made me that much more pumped for my move to brooklyn in a few months.

18. February 28, 2010

    Pauline

    I want you in North Dakota. So, does Brooklyn Brewery ship?

19. March 1, 2010

    Tom

    Fantastic Show! Love the beer focus. Garrett is amazing. The slow food founder is an impressive thing for the resume and I can't wait for the Oxford Companion, it will go on the shelf with Jancis!

    After this show I don't know what is going to go with dinner tonight. I love the Piemonte and can't decide between . . . barbera, dolcetto, or beer from Baladin! Fun stuff and love the mid-west shout to New Glarus. We are making our quarterly Wisconsin pilgramage from Chicago to pick up Spotted Cow and Dales Pale Ale this weekend. Chicago is doing some fun beer stuff now too! Check out Half Acre and Metropolitan.

20. March 7, 2010

    Dean

    Absolutely AWESOME episode. Wish I could answer the QOTD. Haven't had Brooklyn products yet Do you sell in Wisconsin?? Thanks for the mention of New Glarus – Spotted Cow, Fat Squirrel, YUMMMM!!

21. April 6, 2010

    John__J

    wow that was a great episode.
    qotd: I'm familiar w brett when it comes to wine, but wouldn't be able to tell ya how much to put in a beer. 1 idea would be to let me know where I can find your brew around Baltimore

22. April 8, 2010

    richardvinifera

    Great guest

23. April 9, 2010

    brooklyn real estate

    I would love to go there. I love Brooklyn brewery.

24. April 29, 2010

    Garrett Z

    QOTD: more brett! more lacto! more pedio! MORE SOUR!
    Seriously, I think that any brewery not getting on the sour bandwagon right now is going to miss the next big beer paradigm shift.

25. May 26, 2010

    Nik_B

    Awesome guest and great show!

    QOTD – real ale

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