Stoutcast

On a day only Hades could love, Bob, Matt, and Trace trudge across the Sacramento desert looking for stouts that had just been judged at the State Fair. Only one brewery was bold enough to show up with a stout. And, as the Bible says, "It was good."

Excellence abounds at 1850 Brewing in Mariposa, California. And then Bob had to bring in some other mess just so we could all appreciate the excellence.

E-9 and Upright Brewing “Snakehips” Dry Irish, Stormbreaker “Opacus” Oatmeal, Single Hill “Peated Reserve Overstory”, and Abomination “Midnight Snack” with special appearances by Chumbawamba, Gary Wright, Mr. Magoo, White Snake, Nirvana, and AC/DCAbomination “Midnight Snack”

Weirdness abounds with visits from the spittoon fairy and Al Pacino. The beer is definitely different, too.

2022 was a crazy time. Tower Brewing had new brewers. The Easter Bunny was hopped up on goofballs and Covid meds. Seven pretty good beers including the 300th in the history of the Stoutcast!

A non-alcoholic beverage, a much-anticipated sasquatch-related beverage, Jason Bateman, and Maltodextrin make an appearance in this episode. That's four to grow on.

Bob and Chris' efforts to rate two really good beers are interrupted by rampant capitalism. It's symbiotic since it's Presidents Day.

Three excellent ratings, some 80's rock samples, a plea for can art, and olive belches. There is something for everyone.

There have been a lot of episodes posted since the last tine we were at 1850 Brewing in Mariposa. Some things change. Other things, like 1850 makes pretty good beer, do not.

Juneteenth is a day for celebration and Oak Park Brewing Company celebrates like crazy with events and new beers. Hear them and Bob Moffitt go through those beverages and try out some wild creations from other brewers.

So much to disagree about and so little time. Fortunately, The Alley in Mariposa, CA has a time and a place to settle these things. It's called “Festivus” or “Days That End in “Y.” Beer and baseball have gone pretty well together for a couple hundred years, maybe more. Catch the latest on the game at thespitter.com

Climb for a couple hours and then have a nice refreshing stout to replenish when you come down. Photo by Bob Moffitt. Beer and baseball have gone together pretty well for 200 years or so. Catch the latest on the game at thespitter.com. Audio edited by Glenn Crim.

On a cool and blustery night, two men gathered in the woods and sang the praises of the beer gods whilst demon hounds ran through and spirits were conjured through a wind chime. It's basically The Crucible 500 years later, only without the threat of hanging or being burned at the stake. Cheers to that and our co-host's birthday, which also is a 58. Spooooookieeeee.

There's a Balboa Avenue in Los Angeles and we have Balboa Street on this special episode of the podcast.

Six new stouts to try and a host of "ones to grow on" from your favorite beer-sampling ninjas. Carlow, There Does Not Exist, Gigantic, Jackie O's and Dogfish Head are the real stars. The other three are just here to make you laugh.

After a really, really long time in the making, Jackrabbit and the Stoutcast get together...as much as time and distance allow, for a fun romp through some really good beers

Lead Dog Brewing, Epic Brewing, Movement Brewing and The Bruery all take a crack at the title of best-ever. Three of them may have actually done so.

Last time we came to New Helvetia in Sacramento, we stunk up the joint with some skunky beer. This time, we brought the goods. As fun as learning about old beer was last time, we may have had even more fun this time.

This interesting flight features Bellhaven Black, Allagash North Sky and Evil Twin Biscotti Break and, of course, our interesting hosts.

Match Game, The Great British Baking Show and The Funky Bunch supreme leader all are part of the conversation in this episode, which also features two new members for our "Best Of" list. The answer to the Match Game question is roasted malts. Why? What were you thinking?

The big 5-0 has hit in more ways than one and we are back on campus in more ways than one. Celebrate the beginning of Season Four, much like Season One began: with a beverage from David Weiss.

For a couple of years, the Stoutcast founder has been hiding in corners of bars recording his thoughts on stouts while his family wonders why Daddy takes so long to pee. He may or may not have been accused of being a federal agent and/or a spy. This is the result of those efforts.

The Oregonian suds fairy, which is a close cousin of Sasquatch, gave our gentle tasters more than a dozen craft-brewed stouts to ponder. They've pondered and this is the last episode of that series.

Whilst the Dodgers and Braves battled nearby in Game 6 of the NLCS, the Moffitt/Wards battled the elements: lack of respect for ranch on pizza, helpful ale house staff, and the irresistible urge to throw down some cornhole, while one of our merry band discovered that some stouts might not be that bad. On tap for this flight: two beers from 903, and one each from Left Hand, and Texas Ale Project.

Our merry band of beer connoisseurs continue to battle technical challenges and find inspiration in the words, "Hold on for one more day." Need a laugh? Need some good beer? This is the place

Filled to the brim with pop culture references, this episode might remind you of the time Jack Nicholson got his nose sliced open. Possibly the worst flight ever on the cast. But man, we had fun doing it.

It took a lot of effort to get four beers to five people in three states without infecting anyone. And then someone drank half the beers.

This light-hearted episode takes Bob down one road he wasn't expecting and another road he doesn't know if he wants to visit. Great insight in craft brewing can be found on a '68 Volkswagon.

Brewers love to tell you how great their beer is. They should. They're usually right. But not Knee Deep's Chris and Dean. They tell it like it is and give some pretty unique insight along the way.

We don't have enough musical interludes in our episodes. That complaint can be made no longer. And no, the Titanic will not be included.

Who needs a laugh? We did! And we got some with this episode, which was without a doubt the most difficult to set up and produce, at least since the first one.

To many people, a chancla is simply the Spanish word for flip-flop. But in many Spanish-speaking households, the thought of a chancla used as hard foam, plastic beating device brings shudders.

Party time in Vegas with four stouts, two from Tenaya Creek and two from Mother Earth leave our host and guest deep in thought amidst the lyrics of Hall n Oates swirling in their heads.

Eleven stouts in a skosh over half an hour. Not a clinker in the bunch, but a bunch of nutty beers.

Ohhhh, there's some fluffernutter goodness to be had, the first "Excellent" ratings of the year and Todd feeds his first stout to the Stoutcast cat.

Several years ago, Guinness was about the only stout on local supermarket shelves. But then Bike Dog's milk stout landed in the refrigerator and confirmed our suspicion that you could introduce dairy, or something like it, with the malted goodness that make a stout.

Two years ago, the Stoutcast's creator celebrated a birthday by co-hosting the first episode. It only took five months to post. Fast forward and you're getting this inside of a week. Mammoth, Sierra Nevada, Alesmith and Lucky Luke are put through their paces.

Bob, Matt, pizza-flinger Benjamin and owner Rich put Epic, Five Threads, New Holland, Samuel Smiths and Trader Joes through their paces.

Six beers on tap this episode, including two chocolates from Fox Brew Pub in Carson City, NV. Also beers from Rhinelander, TW Pitchers, Mason Aleworks, and Oskar Blues

What is a golden stout? It’s a thing according to Tower Brewing hosts Mike and Evan, but “mouth feel” is also something they really think sounds unpretentious and cool. So, there’s no trusting them, really. You can trust the imperial, though. Find out how much in this episode of the Stoutcast podcast.

Good news/bad news: stouts are gaining in popularity,.. which means they also run out faster at brew fests. We ran into some old favorites that were new to others and some just plain new ones, including a white stout at the California Brewers Association Festival in Sacramento.

Urban Roots celebrated its first anniversary with seven stouts on tap including six in its "Mustache" line.

Season 2: Episode 24

Season 2: Episode 23

Professor Helton gives a beer lesson in CO2 vs Nitro from his lab in Arizona. Photo by Bob Moffitt

Season 2: Episode 21

We're not sure why some brewers allow their products to be sold looooong after the best-by date. But they do, and we ran into a box of them.

Episode 19: St. Patty’s Day At Device Brewing