Speaking of Beer

Prebeer Preamble: I’ve posted before about the fancy-schmansy beer glass created by our friends at the Boston Beer Company. Supposedly, this uber-engineered glass scientifically maximizes the aroma, taste, and even mouthfeel of the beer consumed from it, especially if it’s their flagship beer, Samuel Adam’s Boston Lager. Well today we put this beast through the patented SoB quasiscientific ringer, and we’ll see if it can put its money where its tulip-shaped mouth is. I’m joined by Tom the Beer Guy’s Brother for the first time to help me make heads or tails of this thing. Ooooh, and there’s lots of thunder, too….

Beer #1: Tom and I start out with the beer for which the glass was crafted, Samuel Adams’ Boston Lager. To give us a benchmark drinking experience, we also pour some into a standard pint glass, and much gripping side-by-side evaluation ensues. So, does it “work”? Have a listen and find out!

Interbeer Interlude: Heartland Brews “Founder’s Black Rye”. I am tickled pink to have the great folks at the Brit and Yankee throwing me a segment every now and then. This is the first contribution from USBrit and Lingo in a sporadic series spotlighting beers and breweries from the, IMHO, under-appreciated Midwest. Today, Michigan’s Founders Brewing Company gets the Brit and Yankee treatment. Enjoy!

Beer #2: I figured it was my duty to try to push this little glass to its breaking point, and I decided Flying Dog Ales‘ Gonzo Imperial Porter would probably do the trick. Once again two-fisting out of different shaped glasses, Tom and I test out competing predictions. What, exactly, does cranking things up Hunter S. Thompson-style do to the special glass? Take a listen and see!

Sudsy Song Segment: Beatnik Turtle “Speaking of Beer” For the second time in one show, I giddily offer you a contribution from people more talented than myself, in this case SoB veterans Beatnik Turtle. Maybe they had such a good time playing at The Festcast that they just couldn’t stop singing about lovely, lovely beer. So here, for your listening pleasure, is the Podosphere Debut of a song with a hauntingly familiar name. Hear it here before it’s the Song of the Day! Can I get a “YEE HAW!”?

Postbeer Postscript: Tom and I have each nursed our own opposing pet theories through this quasi-experiment, so the rubber really meets the road as we compare numbers. As Mother Nature pushes us along with impatient grumblings, we blast through each beer evaluated in each glass. So, should you dump 30 bucks on a set of four of these puppies? Tune in and find out!

 

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