Two Guys on Beer (http://twoguysonbeer.com) is a show all about beer! Several beers are discussed and reviewed each episode from different locations all around the Philadelphia area. While the show is local, the beers are not! Have a watch, and learn a little about a beer you may never have heard of before.
The Darklord Russian Imperial Stout, from the Three Floyds Brewing company in Munster, Indiana, is by many considered to be one of (if not the) best beer in the world. It's a big one, at 15% ABV, and is storied - available only one day a year, it's a treat for sure. This episode is a little long, but worth the explanation about the flavor, nose, and profile that makes this one of Dave's all-time favorite beers, and impresses Johnny a whole lot too.
Paola Garcia from Forumla PR, Inc., was kind enough to send us a sixer of Bohemia from the Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery... like... in February. We filmed the shows, but life gets in the way sometimes, and we are JUST getting this episode out. So our apologies to Paola, and thanks for her patience! That said, this is a great German pilsner from Mexico, probably one of the best in the entire Heineken portfolio. Have a watch, go find some and give it a try, and let us know what you think in the ...
From Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward, CA, this "fruit beer" is a light beer infused with orange blossoms, orange peel, and honey. We haven't had too much luck with fruit beers on Two Guys on Beer, and unfortunately, this isn't an exception. The beer base is a super-light - and super-thin - lager or pale ale that provides almost no flavor. The mix of orange, honey, and carbonation lends this beer a bit of an orange-soda flavor. It's not the worst beer in the world, and we can definitely see w...
Yeah, we know, it's way past Christmas! But there are still random bottles of the heavy winter stuff floating around, so we're tossing this review in to the ring. From the Port Brewing Company in San Marco, CA., the Santa's Little Helper is a 10% ABV Russian Imperial Stout! We didn't talk about a lot of Russian Imperials this winter so we wanted to share. Russian Imperials top Dave's list of favorite styles (even if not Johnny's) and we hope you like them too! This is real heavy on the bitter ...
From George Gale & Company Ltd in the United Kingdom, this is a 9% ABV Old Ale. Traditionally, Old Ales are filled with dextrins which are meant to provide huge amounts of body to a beer. This means at 9% ABV, a balancing act has to be played between the ABV and the body of the beer. The nose of this beer was amazing - chocolate covered cherries, warmth, simply wonderful. The taste, however... well... we've never been quite so - surprised - on Two Guys on Beer before. Take a watch.
We end our "Noel" beer roundup with an American entry from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. Brent, our esteemed director and editor, decided to have a little fun with the editing, being the end of a rather heavy ABV day of shooting. This is yet another 9% ABV Belgian Strong Dark Ale. The label is misleading - there's no pumpkin in it! - but that isn't the worst thing in the world. We get sour on this puppy, often caused by the Brettanomyces yeast (which Dave totally mispronounces), but we're not su...
The Scaldis Noel, from the Brasserie Dubuisson Freres in Leuze-Pipaix, a French speaking region of Belgium, is the American alias for their Bush De Noel. In either case, it's a big 12% ABV Belgian Strong Dark Ale that is a Christmas seasonal ale. Unfortunately, this beer is as disappointing as it is high in alcohol. All you get is the alcohol on both the nose and in the flavor, and it seems as if the alcohol is actually burning off any flavor the beer might have had. We don't mind a high ABV b...
From the Brasserie Des Géants in Belgium (who gave us Episode 128 – Gouyasse Triple) enters their Christmas seasonal, the Noel Des Géants. A Belgian Strong Ale, this one weighs in at 8.5% ABV. Unlike several Christmas beers, this one has a hop nose, masks the ABV well, but the flavor is slightly off for us. This beer has a hop profile that basically sucks the moisture out of your mouth, and has nothing in the flavor to indicate "Christmas." But you know when beers are described in a certain wa...
We're back with what we're going to call a new season - it's been a while since we've been shooting and releasing regularly, and that's exactly what we're doing now! Since it 'tis the season, we're going to start out with a series of "Noel" beers - seasonals that represent Dave's favorite beer time of year, and rank pretty high for Johnny as well. We've discussed beer from the Het Anker brewery in Belgium before, and this, their Christmas offering, is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale coming in at a h...
Bruce Nichols, a fixture of the Philadelphia beer scene for decades and one of the people instrumental in bringing Philly Beer Week to fruition passed away recently. Carolyn Smagalski, long time beer lover and writer in the Philly area has a nice write-up on Bruce, as does the Philly Beer Week website: http://phillybeerweek.org/ http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art69722.asp Further, Tom Peters, one of Bruce's long-time friends left a beautiful message about Bruce. It has since been removed ...
