Brian and Jacquie explore the world of PNW Craft Beer in a Rated R kind of way! While Brian is not an expert, he loves the craft of beers! Jacquie, however, does not like anything having to do with beer. Take our opinions with a grain of salt (or hops), as we are just having fun and taking smack!
It is Oktober! Which means Festbier time! Brian and Sara sip on this collab from Portland's Wayfinder and Grand Fir Brewing. Listen along, enjoy your own, and answer some music quiz questions!
it's fresh hop season! Brian and Sarah got to try this hazy straight outta Yakima via Vancouver and would love to tell you all about it!
We still have some summer left, so Brian and Chelsey enjoy this fruited seltzer from Bellingham's Stemma Brewing! And of course there is a music quiz in the background.
Lets not trip on our words... summer is NOT over! Brian and Sarah enjoyed a Honey Blonde Ale up from San Diego! What did they think? Listen along while you drink your own tasty treat!
Chelsey and Brian sipped on this hard seltzer from Marysville's Barley POP! Did they like it? Listen to find out!
Trying some new cider for you- this one from Chelan was Brian's pick to share with Sarah!
We enlisted Chelsey once again to drink with. We chose this Hoppy Rice Lager from Wayfinder, knowing it would not be her favorite (she doesnt like hoppy stuff), but lets see where this goes...
Another summer crusher for you thirst quenching needs this summer, Vancouver's Brothers Cascadia Brewing brought back thier tasty Crazy88 Asain-Tyle Lager just in time! Brian and Sarah enjoy this one, and there are some on the Packmule Truck for you!
The can art was giving hard Barbie vibes, so Brian brought Chelsey back to drink Just Beach, a Mexican-Style Lager with Lime and Sea Salt added. Portland's Baerlic makes some amazing brews that usually can be found on the Packmule Beer Truck! See you soon?
More tastes with Amy and Candy in Centralia, This time Brian brought a Honey Kolsch! Let see how this goes.
Barley POP! Is brewing up some super small batch goodies up in Marysville Washington. We grabbed a couple of their cans to taste and talk about. Listen along with Brian'and Sarah while they crack open two dark beers to kick off the summer with a bang.
Brian ventrued out to Centralia WA and had a couple of new co-hosts try their hand at co-hosting. Meet Amy and Candy! Listen along as they try this summer sour from Lucky Envelope!
This cider is amazing! Packmule will start carrying Goose Ridge's ciders this summer! Listen along as Brian and Sarah taste this cider while talking nonsense for your entertainment.
Almost got this collab beer design dialed in. We try this light lager from Threshold to see if Jacquie likes the stuff already coming out of here. Beer Me Roar beer should be available in cans late July 2024!
A French Farmhouse beer? Or we gotta try this one! Brian and Sarah do their worst French accents for your entertainment.
Well, Jacquie and Brian and still trying to refine the collab beer for this summer's release. Today, they taste a fruited blonde ale from Logan Brewing. Cactus Juice has prickly pear and guava fruits to balance the ale- lets hear what they think!
Fresh cans from Yakima's Dalliance, Sarah and Brian decided to try 2 at the same time! Enjoy the ride!
Jacquie is so picky. She and Brian are in the home stretch of designing the Beer Me Roar beer with Threshold, and we thought this blood orange fruited kolsch would tick all the boxes. Thats the beauty of beer- you gotta try it to see if you like it!
Jus about as far north as you can go before being in Canada, Beach Cat Brewing is a super small batch beer producer with a monster TikTok presence! Packmule recently started grabbing their beer to share with the rest of Washington state, so Sarah and Brian chose to chat and trivia around a can! Enjoy the ride!
Continuing oin the quest to find the right flavors for the Beer Me Roar Beer, Brian and Jacquie taste this Jasmine Rice Lager from Seattle's Urban Family. Oh, and talk nonsense to each other, per usual!
Brian and Sarah popped open a little can from Olympia's Headless Mumby. Thier IPL is the closest thing they make to an IPA, as they only make Lagers! Listen along and try your hand at the little music quiz while you listen to thier thoughts on this WA Made Craft Brew!
Jacquie and Brian invited Noahtorious and Nini Iris @ninismusic to drink some ciders from Salem's La Familia with them. Its predictably a mess. But fun, nonetheless! Enjoy!
A little late for St. Paddy's Day, but this Scarlet Ale gives vibes of Irish Red to Brian and Sarah! Listen along, play along, drink along. You know you wanna!
Continuing the tasting adventure for the Beer Me Roar beer for this summer, Brian and Jacquie taste this light Helles from the premium Oregon brewery Gold Dot. And add some trivia and general nonsense, of course!
A new beer brand out of Yakima- this side project from some of the creative geniuses at Single Hill. Brian and Sarah taste the first 2 canned products off the line! And drop some fun trivia, to boot!
We are excited to work with Threshold Brewing in Portland to brew a collab beer with Beer Me Roar this summer. So Brian is going to start having Jacquie try different light beers to help determine what we are going to actually make. This Rice Lager is the first attempt to narrow down Jacquie's (lack of" taste preferences. This should be fun!
Welcome to Season 3- now featuring a little bit of TRIVIA. Sarah and Brian got thier hands of the Year One Barleywine, and the same beer aged for a year in Bourbon Barrels! Listen along, answer the questions, get you some tasty beverages from Packmule.beer!
This goes back a while, but Soundbite has an incredible cider that Jacquie, Noah and Brian tasted on one of their beach trips. Listen along and get ready for Season 3 coming soon!
We're happy to announce that Season 3 is coming soon! With all the sass and beer tasting notes you are used to with a new twist- some trivia while you listen along!
A big one for the holidays! This one might need some cookies to go with it! Listen along while sipping one of your favorites, and follow Packmule.beer on your social channels!
Brian and Sarah got to taste this wonderful Amber from Vancouver's heathen brewing. Listen along where you drink your own local fantastic beer.
This beer is already gone- but it was sure interesting!
A fun IPA brewed in collaberation with the best independent brewers in the Yakima Valley, this beer is sure to be better than leftovers!
An award winning IPA from Oakland, CA for us to taste today! Listen along and keep supporting small independent beer!
A nice cider as a change of pace- Brian and Lizzy crack open a gem from Channel Marker!
Payton and Brian got together to sip a couple of Milk/Cream stouts from Ballard's Lucky Envelope. Listen along while you enjoy some of your own tasty beverages! You can get these from Packmule.beer while they last!
we have a couple of different POG Ciders on the truck- so Brian and Lizzy decided to fight about them. Listen along while you pop open a couple cans of your favorite local craft with your friends!
It's Fresh Hop season, and Lucly Envelope sent along this beautiful Strata Hazy for us to talk about. Brian and Peyton enjoyed this beer that is NOT an n the Packmule trick- but lots of other Freshies are!
A new friend joined Brian to taste some Festbiers from Bellingham. Peyton pours beer at a Vancouver taproom, and had just enought sass to talk through these seasonal favs! Listen along while you enjoy a beer of your own! And join the Packmule Beer Club to get some of these tasty beers in your hands today!
As spooky season starts to set in, Lizzy joined Brian to taste another pumpkin beer. If she had her way, she would drink them all! Sip on your favorite local beer while listening along!
A new co-host for today's selection- a Pumpkin Brown from Grains of Wrath. Welcome Lizzy to the world and lets hear what she has to say!
This one is a little different. Three different beers blended together to make this Triple Play IPA; Brian and Sarah had an opportunity to taste them pre-blended! Listen along while you sip a cold one from your favorite local brewery!
A fruited Ale for the dog days of summer- this one from Burien's Logan Brewing. Sarah and Brian try out this peach and passion fruit blonde ale and discuss the merrits of platonic relationships... or they just drink it... Listen along to find out. And drink more Packmule Beer!
Its ben a minute since we've had a fight- these 2 from Ballard's Lucky Envelope have inspired us to bicker about who is really better. Grab a friend, 2 beers, and have a fight of your own! Here's the secret- everyone wins!
A Frozen Fresh Hop IPA to take us into the home stretch before hop harvest 2023! Sarah and Brian sip on Single HIll's latest Frozen Fresh Hop brew in August- very much excited about the small window ahead that is FRESH HOP SEASON, BAYBEEEE!
This one is THICC! Listen along with your favorite beverage as Brian and Sarah chew on this SMoothie Style Grape Lemonade "beer" from Eugene's Claim 52.
A sweet, spicy hazy for the summer- let's see what Brian and Chelsey have to say about this one from Aberdeen!
Ok- so Chelsey isn't a big hops person either. But she is open to try some things! Lets see how she does with this hoppy hazy with peaches from Bellingham's Wander!
This one just sounds delicious! The folks from Olympia rolled out these new cans and Brian and Chelsey got to try one out! Listen along while you sip something delicious of your own!
We grabbed some cans from Everett's Crucible and decided to fight over which hazy is better. For fans of MMA, this fight might be right up your alley. Or it might not be. Who knows? Grab a beer and listen along to Brian and Chelsey spar!
We were on location at Seattle's Burke Gilman Brewing to taste this Double IPA collab with Oakshire Brewing. Listen along while you sip a tasty local beer of your choice!
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