Driftless Drinks

Breweries collaborate quite often these days. To see a coast-to-coast collab - especially between such craft innovators as Alesmith and Ommegang is too much for us to pass up.
We're tasting Philosophy and Velocity - East Coast Edition on this episode, a combination of Alesmith's Speedway Stout and Ommegang's Belgian-style Quad. Join us!
Ommegang Brewing's Philosophy and Velocity
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John and Mark crack the top off a White Stouts Can't Jump beer from Abomination Brewing. This homage to the 1992 Ron Shelton movie might taste like a stout, but it doesn't look it. Will it snipe one from the arc or leave the boy's mouths feeling woody?
Abomination Brewing
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It's a tricky one this week; part circus, part Narnia.
The boys put their head in the mouth of a potential abomination from Clown Shoes - an Imperial Stout, mixed with a wee-heavy, then aged in bourbon, rum, and brandy barrels. Can it taste good? Is it too much? Will they tame the beast or lose their respective heads?
Clown Shoes - Hammer of the Lion
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Season 2 kicks off with shorter episodes and deep dives into single beers. This time, the boys open a Belgian-style specialty - a tripel from Allagash Brewery. Can an American brewery truly pull off a traditional Belgian beer? Just how old is this style? Find out. Grab a cold one and join us!
Allagash Brewing Company - Belgian-Style Tripel
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The bubbles are smaller, the beer is smoother, and more often than not, you've got a toy rattle to play with afterward. This time on Driftless Drinks, we crack open a couple of nitro brews. One is an old English favorite, Boddingtons, and the other a smooth Belhaven Black. Only minimum damage was done to the studio.
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Belhaven Black
History of Boddingtons
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The beginning of the year is the time for Bocks, and we’ve got two nice ones. First, the guys sample a quintessential northern Bock from Schell's Brewery. Then they crack open Surly’s Doppel Heller Bock - but just how ambitious is this blond?
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Schell’s Bock
Surly's Blond Ambition
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After a long holiday of heavy beers, we take a lighter turn with Bell's Lager of the Lakes. Then we investigate a merger turned upside down in the news Finally, we take an orca-sized dive into Alaskan Brewing's Kolsch-style Ale, then try to come up for air!
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Bell's Lager of the Lakes
Alaskan Brewery
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Mark and John crack open a Cerebral/Untitled Art collaboration that smacks of macaroon holiday goodness. Then the pair talk about the tasting process and how beginners (like themselves) can start to get in on the action. Lastly, they go above the border, unbuttoning a Plaid Habit from Boulevard Brewing Company.
It's a beautiful world from Wisconsin all the way to Canada, so grab your grab your paintbrush and your finest flannel and join us for a brew or two!
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Untitled Art
Boulevard Plaid Habit
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