Driftless Drinks
Driftless Drinks is a podcast about libations from, and around, the Driftless Area : each tried on-mic to give honest reactions.
Episodes
We’re back! After 12 cold months, warm months, then cold months again, we’re back once again with a couple fun Christmas beers and a ton of fun. Although… we also talk about the heinous skullduggery most foul in the Chippewa Falls region this past year. Join us for a beery gripe-fest with beers and Christmas cheer!
Einstock's Icelandic Winter Ale: https://einstokbeer.com/icelandic-winter-ale/
Revolution Brewing's Fistmas: https://r...
Christmas beers are a special treat. This year, Mark and John unwrap not one, but two special treats. Deschutes Jubelale and Great Lakes’ Cookie Exchange Milk Stout. Be warned. Not everyone can get what they want this year.
Deschutes Jubelale: https://www.deschutesbrewery.com/beer/jubelale/
Great Lakes Cookie Exchange Milk Stout: https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/cookie-exchange-milk-stout
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This time on DD, we go where we rarely venture – into the seas of the sours. Despite Mark’s better judgment, we crack open a Rodenbach Alexander, a special brand of sour. Will Mark still remain peevish/waspish/cantankerous about this style of beer?
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Rodenback Brewery: https://swinkelsfamilybrewers.com/en/breweries-and-malt-houses/rodenbach.html
#sourbeer, #rodenbach
IPAs are more than just the purview of man-buns and Birkenstock sandals crowd. In fact, they have a long, sorted history of shipwrecks, colonialism, and flippin' the bird to Coors. This week, Mark and John explore India Pale Ales with Bell's Two Hearted. It will be a ride!
Bell’s Two Hearted IPA: https://bellsbeer.com/project/two-hearted-ale/
Smithsonian Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-india-pale-ale-got-its-na...
Pilsners and pale ales share a common flavor thread, but their histories are woven from different cloth. This time, Mark and John open Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery while discussing the sorted history of pilsners.
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#OskarBluesCANS, #DriftlessArea, #CraftBrew
Wheat is one of the oldest grains ever brewed, so you’d think people would get it right. Of course, it helps if you know what you’re doing when you drink it. (That’s foreshadowing there.) In this episode we spin and crack open an Allagash White and dive into amber waves of grain!
Allagash White Belgian-Style Wheat Beer
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#AllagashBrewing, #DriftlessArea, #CraftBrew
Christmas is upon us, and so are the holiday ales! This episode, we opened two Christmas ales – Great Lakes’ Christmas Ale and Anchor Brewing’s Christmas ale. It’s a short and maybe not so sweet episode. Happy Holidays everyone!
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#GreatLakesBrewingco, #AnchorBrewing
Hybrid beers come in all manner of styles: cream ales, altbier, delicious Kolsch. In this episode, Mark and John hoist anchor on a quintessential California Common - Anchor Steam Beer.
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Anchor Brewing - Anchor Steam Beer
#Hybrid Beer, #Steam Beer, #California Common
Dark beer can be friendly beer. This week, Mark and John explore the dark side of lagers, a style with a very old pedigree. Will Indeed Brewing Company’s Loretta’s Dark Lager live up to that history – or did the boys get in their own way on this one?
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It's that toasty, malty time of year, when the beers are rich, deep red, sweet, and frothy. We're talking bocks this time on DD, one of our favorite styles. We dive into Celebrator from Ayinger brewery. Crack one open with us!
Ayinger Celebrator: https://www.ayinger.de/cms/index.php/celebrator-266.html
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Taking a walk on the dark side this time on Driftless Drinks. Stouts are a core style of beer throughout British and American history. We pop the top off of Bell's Kalamazoo stout, a rich roasty version of this style. We also dive into the origins of the various stout styles. Grab a frothy one and join us!
Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout: https://www.bellsbeer.com/beer/year-round/bells-kalamazoo-stout
They’re dark, delicious, and deeply steeped in brewing history. They’re porters! We crack open a classic version with Founders Porter. Then we look at the somewhat questionable history. Have a cold one with us!
Founders Porter: https://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/porter/
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#CraftBeer, #Driftless, #DriftlessDrinks, #GetAfterIt, #FoundersBrewing
The Belgians love their beer - and we do too! In this episode we take on the pink elephants with Huyghe Brewing's Delirium Tremens. But wait. It's in a can! Could it possibly make a difference? Will Mark relive past Belgian memories, or will his hope be squashed like an inattentive zookeeper?
Delirium Tremens: https://www.delirium.be/en/beers/delirium-tremens
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Specialty beers run from rye to chocolate, from session to smoked. In this episode, we open a couple special season brews - Christmas beer! We sample Einstok's Winter Ale, then turn our attention to Southern Tier's Frosted Sugar Cookie Imperial Ale. What's not to love? Well… we'll tell you.
Einstok Icelandic Winter Ale: https://einstokbeer.com/our-brews/icelandic-winter-ale/
Southern Tier Frosted Sugar Cookie Imperial Ale: https://...
Strong ales can pack a punch, but what are they? Why do strong ales change depending where you got your feet? This week, we look at strong ales while sampling North Coast Brewing’s Old Stock Ale. Grab a hefty brew and join us!
North Coast Brewing Old Stock Ale: https://northcoastbrewing.com/beers/year-round-beers/old-stock-ale/
Retronasal Old Fashioned
¼ tsp simple syrup 3 dashes orange bitters 2 dashes black walnut bitters 2oz...
It's all about style this season. In this, the first episode of Season 3, we dive into brown ales in all their malty-sweet goodness. Samuel Smith's Nut Brown ale is on tap while we discuss the history of brown ales and their effect on the long tradition of brewing the bruins.
Grab a Samuel Smiths, or your favorite brown, and join us!
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National-ish Brown AlesEllie's Brown - Avery Bre...
We close Season 2 in a not-quite-throwback with Philosophy & Velocity - West Coast Edition. In the first edition (Episode 204), Ommegang put forth an interesting brew. Now the ball’s in Alesmith’s court. Will the West Coast do it better, or just brew a bunch of beery parts?
Alesmith Brewing: https://alesmith.com/
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Rice shows up in beers quite a bit, but centering a beer around rice? How’s that work? Well, it turns out to be deeply interesting. Mark and John are taken on one wild ride - from rhumba to rock show - this is one intriguing beer!
Untitled Art Brewing: https://www.drinkuntitled.com/products/beer/
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Pastry stouts are dark, rich, sweet, and remind one of… monitor lizards? In this episode, John and Mark crack open Indigo - Giant Monitor from Good City Brewing. Will it stack up? Who will get the waffles? Grab your favorite sweet stout and join us!
Good City Brewing’s Giant Monitor: https://www.goodcitybrewing.com/beer/indigo-giant-monitor/
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Black as the devil’s soul but hoppy as the Easter Bunny, black IPA’s take one for a wild ride. Join us as we crack the top of Stone Brewing’s Sublimely Self-Righteous. Hurry before they take this bad boy away again, for the second time. Maybe the third.
Stone Brewing’s Sublimely Self-Righteous
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