Driftless Drinks

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://stbcbeer.com/beers/frosted-sugar-cookie/
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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 syrup3 dashes orange bitters2 dashes black walnut bitters2oz BourbonLemon peel(garnish)
 
Fill a mixing glass with ice. Add syrup, bitters, and bourbon. Stir well to combine. Add to rocks glass filled with ice. Express lemon peel over drink and drop ‘er in.
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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 Ales
Ellie's Brown- Avery Brewing Co.; Boulder, CO
Moose Drool Brown Ale- Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, Montana
Maduro Brown Ale- Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, FL
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Ale                                              - Rogue Brewing, Newport, OR
Brekle's Brown- Anchor Brewing
Driftless Brown Ales
Downtown Brown- Pearl Street Brewery, La Crosse, WI
Dirt- Driftless Brewing Co., Soldier's Grove, WI
Fat Squirrel- New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
Ominous Double Brown- Bad Weather Brewing, St. Paul, MN
Surly Bender (oatmeal brown ale)- Surly Brewing Company, Minneapolis, MN

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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Karben4 teamed up with Kwik Trip once again, this time to produce a Peanut Butter Cup Flavored Milk Stout. The collaboration has been hit & miss in the past. Even with the boy's fondness for peanut butter stouts, will this brew be the way?
Karben4 Urge Tracker 
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