Jason and John sample Ridgeway Brewing's Pickled Santa and Cisco's Pumple Drumkin.

[04:30] ELEMENT BREWING – EXTA SPECIAL OAK[15:50] ELEMENT BREWING – RED GIANT[35:25] FIRESTONE WALKER – WALKER’S RESERVE PORTER[57:35] FIRESTONE WALKER – DOUBLE JACK

[19:41] ELEMENT BREWING – INTERVAL ALE[34:11] ELEMENT BREWING – DARK ELEMENT[51:20] RIDGEWAY BREWING – QUERKUS SMOKED OAKED PORTER[01:09:20] SAMUEL SMITH'S – ORGANIC CHOCOLATE STOUT

[04:35] HARPOON GINGER WHEAT[11:55] GULDENBERG BELGIAN ABBEY ALE[22:15] VICTORY STORM KING STOUT [37:15] LONG TRAIL COFFEE STOUT

[13:30] Saison Dupont  [33:30] Pretty Things' Magnifico[49:50] Firestone Walker Wookey Jack[1:11:55] Victory Dark Intrigue

Jason & John argue about complex vs. simple beers plus we review:[06:41] Goose Island's Sophie[14:16] Goose Island's Matilda[21:00] Sierra Nevada's Estate Homegrown Wet Hop Ale[31:31] Southern Tier's Choklat[42:46] Varnum House Revolutionary Porter (homebrew)

[4:10] Pretty Things Field Mouse'S Farewell[10:10] Cisco Island Reserve: Farmhouse Ale[23:25] Berkshire Brewing Company'S Drayman'S Porter[38:00] Rogue Double Chocolate Stout

[09.14] SOUTHERN TIER UNEARTHLY [23.35] BRECKENRIDGE SMALL BATCH 471 IPA  [35.23] WATCHUSETT LARRY  [44.41] STONE RUINATION 10TH ANNIVERARY IPA

John reviews the following fine brews:

### Sixpoint Apollo ###

Brewed by: Sixpoint Brewery, Brooklyn, New York

Style: Kristalweizen

ABV: 5.20%

IBU: 11

### 't Gaverhopke Extra Belgian ale ###

Brewed by: Brouwerij 't Gaverhopke, Belgium

Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale

ABV: 12.00%

### La Semeuse Espresso Stout ###

Brewed by: Brasserie Trois Dames, Switzerland

Style: Stout

ABV: 7.50% ABV

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In episode 2, John and Jason review the following fine brews:Lost Sailor India Pale Ale Brewed by:Berkshire Brewing Company Inc.Massachusetts, United StatesEnglish India Pale Ale (IPA)5.50% ABV 40 IBUNøgne Ø Brown AleBrewed by:Nøgne Ø - Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri A/SNorwayEnglish Brown Ale4.50% ABV 25 IBUHaandBryggeriet Dark Force Double Extreme Imperial Wheat StoutBrewed by:HaandBryggeriet NorwayRussian Imperial Stout9% ABV65 IBUOskar Blues Ten Fidy Imperial StoutBrewed by:Oskar Blues Grill & BreweryColorado, United StatesRussian Imperial Stout10.50% ABV 98 IBUIn this episode, we also discover that Jason has lutraphobia. We talk a little bit about Laird Barron's dark fantasy / horror novel, “The Croning.”John talks about reading and watching the Game of Thrones series.John reviews The Festival beer and mead event in Worcester, MA (late June 2012).Finally, John talks about how a fantastic craft beer liquor store, Nikki's Liquors (currently located in North Providence, RI) is trying to move to 319 Broadway in Providence, RI. To get more information on Nikki's Liquors efforts to relocate, visit these two sites:Nikki's "Westside" - Get the Facts on FacebookNikki's “Westside” website

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As Jason and I will do full episodes every two weeks or so, I want to make sure listeners have some content inbetween our ramblings. So, once or twice per week, I'll record 5- to 15-minute "podquickie" reviews covering a single beer and a little news, if there is any.

This first podquickie looks at Founders Dirty Bastard out of Michigan. Cheers!