Abs Of Beer TV | Relax with a Craft Beer with Brian and John

AbsOfBeerTV #18 | John’s Canadian Adventure

Brian — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:17:25 +0000

What’s better than sitting at home drinking beer? For John, one thing is going to Canada to drink beer! See the beers he brought back from his trip to Canada including beers from Grizzly Paw and The Wild Rose breweries.

Cheers!
Brian and John

AbsOfBeerTV #17 | Getting a Little Pumkiny!

Brian — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:57:19 +0000

Feeling a little Pumpkiny? Tune in to see our Dynamic Beer Duo chug down some great, local pumpkin varieties. See the new show format evolve with our new segments! Fun Facts, the Brews and Guest Beer Drinker featuring Josh Lenzini.

Cheers!
John and Brian

S02E05 – Our own little Plank Bier Garten

Brian — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:01:37 +0000

http://AbsOfBeerTV.com presents the next exciting episode of AbsOfBeerTV where Brian Smith and John Jansen continue to explore the wonderful world of craft beer. Now, in their Plank Bier Garten (OK, the studio) they are sampling four fantastic beers from Germany’s family owned Plank Brewing by Brauerei Michael Plank. What a treat!

They also get to show off their super cool and multi-purpose watches thanks to the folks at HappyHourTimePieces.com

John sends his apologies to the nice beer distributor in Michigan who provided the beers for the show and who’s name escaped him. He said he would make it up to you somehow!

Also… Dave Stein makes his debut as The Voice of Trip Od, our camera guy. Thank you @SkatterBrainzz for your German interpretations!

Sit back, grab a bier and enjoy!

Prost,
AbsOfBeerTV

S02E04 – Abita Jockamo IPA

Brian — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:05:37 +0000

Oh heck yeah! Sit back, grab a beer and relax as you watch the BeerNamic Duo do what they do best… Drink Beer! This time they are sampling Abita Jockamo IPA while taking in some Dead. Watch, Learn and Enjoy!

Cheers,
Brian and John

S02E03 – Nothing like The Pike

Brian — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:18:18 +0000

Ahhh… The Pike Brewing! Watch here as our Beernamic Duo was fortunate enough to received three FANTASTIC Pike Brewing Beers; Auld Acquaintance Hoppy Holiday Ale, Entire Wood Aged Stout and Old Bawdy Barley Wine.

Be sure to check out Pike Brewing Company website for more information about their great beers!

Thank you VERY MUCH for checking out the show!

Cheers,
Brian and John

S02E02 – Beer at The Birch

Brian — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:17:48 +0000

That’s right, the beernamic duo made their way to one of the newest watering holes in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia… The Birch in Norfolk, VA. They met the the owner (and craft beer maniac!) Ben Bublick who shared three exciting spring time beers.

St. Bernardus Witbier
Allagash Tripel
Stillwater Cellar Door Saison

What a way to spend an afternoon! Watch, Learn then TRY! these great beers!

Drink Responsibly,
-Brian and John

S02E01 – We’re Back!

Brian — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:54:58 +0000

They are Back!! Watch how our zany duo kick off the season with a bang! Well, actually, it was a Chimay cork POP!

Here they are… Important show notes! Chimay was started in 1862. Man that was a long time ago… The rest of the fun facts are right here: Chimay Fun Facts!

Also, check out our friends at:
Mekong Vietnamese Cuisine – Tell An Mekong the AbsOfBeerTV guys sent you!

Did you see the cool beer Brian was drinking in the intro? You need to try some Beach Brewing Company brews located in Virginia Beach, Virginia… (Bike riding distance from Brian’s house!)

If you are on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, stop in and visit the dudes at 158 Surf and Skate on the Outer Banks of North Carolina featuring Hooked Surfboards by Mike Rowe.

E011 – Terrapin and Left Hand

Brian — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:57:52 +0000

Join Brian Smith and John Jansen as they sample the collaborative efforts of Terrapin Beer Co and Left Hand Brewing’s delicious Espresso Milk Stout called Depth Charge. As an added bonus, we were able to catch up with Dustin Watts of Terrapin and Chris Lennert of Left Hand to hear them talk about how the Midnight Projects all came about.

You can check out more from:
Terrapin Beer Co. in Athens, GA.

Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, CO.

Cheers!

Brian and John

My Night in Madison

John — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:50:32 +0000

Brasserie V

When in Madison this is a MUST stop! The Beer, The Atmosphere, The Staff. All in my mind = one of the best Pubs in the country…… So where to start???? The Beer obviously but 1st.. For me I can go to a place if the beer is GREAT and the wait staff is poor; If the wait staff is Great but the beer is poor I won’t go back. However at Brasserie V -

Ashley and Kim create an excellent place to go.

Ok Beer TIME…. 1st up drafts….. and what a line up:

Atomium Grand Cru * Corsendonk Christmas * Cuvee Des Trolls * Echt Kriekenbier * Petrus OUD Bruin * Bells XMAS

St. Bernardus ABT 12 * Val Dieu Grand Cru * N0gne0 Winter Ale * Crispin Cider * Ell River Climax Noel * Lagunitas IPS *

Loast Coast 8 Ball Stout * Norrebro Bryghus

Bottles??? 2 many too drink; Heck too many to mention.. So lets focus on the ones I had…. 1st up (I think)

Next the Goose Island Bourbon County Stout….

I had no idea Goose Island could do this.

Ashley said this beer was awesome and she was right

Next Up… The Storm & Averij translation = Storm and Damage. This American Style 9.2% Imperial/Double IPA from the Brouwerij De Molen in Bodegraven, Holland

This is one of the best Breweries I have ever been to. This beer was great and followed up the 2 Stouts with no problems.

This is the 1st time I have seen this beer in this country…. (Besides what I have) Thank you to Ashley; Thank You to Brasserie;

Thank YOU to Wisconsin for allowing your citizens this Plethora of beer. The state I live in is tax grubbing, freedom stifling and so full of Red tape we may never be lucky enough to have De Molen…. http://www.brouwerijdemolen.nl

Brasserie V
1923 Monroe St.
Madison, WI 53711
608-255-8500
info@brasseriev.com

Ale Asylum

Ok so I didn’t make it up there that night it was the next day… But Wow I lucked out. This place was also well…. to fit the name (Ale Asylum) Crazy GOOD! I did not have as much time as I would have liked but I was there long enough to have 3 of the 10 beers they had on tap. I can not hide my favorite type of beer and as you all know are Belgian Ales and they had 3 beers that reminded me of home…. Well I am not from Belgium but I can dream!

Ok so I tried The Happy Ending Belgian Abbey * Mercy Grand Cru * Tripel Nova Belgian Tripel…. I don’t have tasting notes I apologize I was talking to the bartenders and the Brewers but I can say as all the followers of the show know our favorite verb… WOW!!! As I said these Belgians could all have been made in Belgium!

There are no Tv’s here.. This is a place to meet folks and enjoy great beer. I spoke with Chris Riphenburg the head Brewery and his comment to me was “we wanted no Tv’s so that the biker could sit next to the Technical Services Manager and enjoy each other’s company” And that is what happens at Ale Asylum. Madison has great folks and great folks that work at all 3 places that I went to. I have a philosophy that Great beer can be made even greater if the Brewer or in this case Brewers are great guys and Chris and his counterparts were as well which made the beer even sweeter! I can’t wait to get back up to Madison to really sit down and enjoy Ale Asylum brews…. and i am hoping that I can get Chris to send us some beers to feature on our show… Hint, hint

Ale Asylum

698 KINSMAN BLVD
MADISON WI 53704
608-663-3937
bandit@aleasylum.com

Kim – Waitress Extraordinaire

John — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:59:17 +0000

Hostess with the Mostess

What drives Kim to drink??? Well she has to drink for her job…. (Poor thing I hear that tiny violin playing)

Well Lucky for Kim working at the Brasserie V has introduced her to spectacular beers & the beer experience. She gets to try new things and she enjoys learning about the brewing process the ingredients and the over all process of making great beer.