This week we finish up the home brewing process by transfer the wort to the first fermentor. This includes adding yeast and learning some more about the tools that are used for the fermentation process. Join JT and Steve for this episode of Yet Another Beer Show.

This week we take a different approach to beer. We are checking with Steve, a newly home brewer, with a batch of Porter he is making. Home brewing is a long process that takes several weeks. In this first parter, we learn how the batch is made before we being the fermintation process.

The bay area is home to some fine breweries, but San Francisco is home to a brewery for the pass 100 years or so. Anchor Brewery is known for their Liberty Ale, but also has a great selection of other beers. Old Fog Horn, named after the horns in the bay, basically heard every day. A barley wine, with a conflicting taste for us. Thanks for watching Yet Another Beer show.

This was so strong you could swab the decks and grow hair on your chest based on the flavor alone! She share the same color as the lady of the night back on land…. arrrr!

In short, we liked this beer. Its a standard triple, but is unfiltered, so it has a lot of sediment to give it a bolder flavor.

We’ve been very fortunate to have come in contact with so many different beer enthusiasts. Our first episode we reviewed Newcastle and they reached out to us and said thanks. Nice to know they are watching. Here is a quick review of their draught mini keg, which we actually used for a party, hence the red dixie cups.

In a way, this is a return to our roots. After our first episode, where Colin identified Newcastle Brown Ale as one of his favorites, the fine folks at Newcastle sent us this party keg and a few other goodies. Thanks, Newcastle!

And, as an important aside, this mini keg is a great pickup for your next party. It’s easy to use and spits out delicious beer!

This is our Christmas in July extravaganza. We get a visit from Santa who brings us the gift Noel. This 2008 seasonal Belgium is smooth and apparently hard to find, so we thank Santa for the gift.

This beer’s label features significantly awesome serving instructions for temperature and glass. We may’ve broken from ideal circumstances, but still really enjoyed this one.

The name is obvious, you cannot see any light through the beer. The taste was not so obvious, but actually a really good mix. Find out the magic ingredient that makes this stout that much more enjoyable.

This beer has more than enough to turn even a non-coffee drinker into a fan. And then, if you’re up for it, having your director pull out some whipped cream to top it off is the perfect sweet compliment.

There is an inflected few who cannot enjoy the comforts of over a thousand years of brewing grains. Gluten allergies be damned. Sorgham Beer allows the Gluten challenged to share a relaxing brew.

There are some beers that should never be named and there are some whose name you are unable to pronounce. Weihenstephaner Original is light, brown, and buttery. Learn a little more about how the Germans’s do lite beer right.

Bear with us when it comes to sound. ChurchKey’s fridge in the background caused a little bit more than the expected background noise.

This week we find out why one really starts a beer bar from the owner of ChurchKey. We learn a good amount about Jason’s beer history, how he curates his beer list, and a more about what goes into running ChurchKey in San Francisco’s North Beach.

We also get Gageleer, which is a still beer, but uses pre-hops ingredients. Basically, if modern beer evolved from it and its still around you know its going to good.

Bear with us on the noise. ChurchKey had more ambient fridge noise than expected.

Top of the morning to you, Gubna! We went old English style with Oskar Blues Brewery from Lyons, CO. Its probably the best beer to come out of can and it was introduced to us by Jason the beer master and owner of the beer bar ChurchKey in North Beach of San Francisco.

Bear with the slight fridge noise in the background. There was more work than we put into verifying our volume levels.

This week we go back to a sweeter time where its ok to have fruity tasting alcoholic beverages. The organic movement has graced us with Samuel Smith’s Organic Cider, which is something that we can get behind. Its perfect for the summer.

This week its all about the mix of breweries — Stone, Victory, and Dogfish Head. The mix of beer brings in an interesting mix of sage, thyme, parsley and rosemary. Its like a Thanksgiving dinner in a beer.

This week we are tasting something on the lighter side of beers. Banana Bread just like how mom use to make, just in a bottle, and intoxicating, otherwise known as Wells Banana Bread Beer.

This week we are reviewing the Maharaja by Avery Brewing. A strong IPA that is part of the Dictator series, apparently Maharaja means king, this means beer is helping break the language barriers for most Americans.

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This week we sit down and talk about our favorite beers. We introduce ourselves for the first time as amateur beer drinkers.

JT prefers the seasonal brew of 10 Commandments from Lost Abbey Brewery, a strong Belgium Ale. Listen, watch, and drink (don’t drive).

Colin’s pick is the always classic Newcastle Brown Ale, a favorite pub past time. For facts of figures on Newcastle Brown Ale, check out the follow-up episode covering our mini-draft keg.