Claiming to be the first American wheat beer ever produced, the Anchor Summer Beer is 50% wheat malt, yet oddly, completely filtered. We know that Anchor is one of the oldest craft breweries in the US, dating back to at least 1896. Unfortunately, that alone is not enough to make a beer awesome, and this one falls just a little short in our eyes. Anchor remains one of our favorite breweries, but this beer is not, in our opinions, their biggest win.
Duration : 4 min 56 sec
From the Brasserie Almaza in Lebanon, this German style pilsner dates back to 1933. Since 1995, the Brasserie Almaza can claim to be the only brewer in all of Lebanon. Although many mass-produced lagers are pilsners and they can get a bad name, the Almaza Pilsner turns out to be decent.
Duration : 4 min 29 sec
Supposedly from Thailand, but unfortunately an "Export Only" beer, the San Miguel company in Sakhon, Nakhon puts out a traditional American Style Adjunct Lager, as is supposed to come from just about every massive multi-national beverage conglomerate.
Not only is this beer basically a lie - it's not available in Thailand, so it shouldn't be called a Thai beer - but it also resembles beer-colored, sour water. The ratings reflect the quality of this beer, for sure.
Duration : 5 min 9 sec
Named after - and a tribute to - the game-changing jazz musician Thelonious Monk, North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Brag, CA, puts out the Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale.
This beer wins in multiple ways. Every bottle sold puts money towards the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, to help young Jazz musicians get a proper music education, and the beer itself wins in character as well. Both Johnny and Dave put this in the 90s - a great flavor, if not slightly deceptive at 9.4% ABV.
Duration : 5 min 30 sec
After what seems like 82+ shows talking about beer, we hop off the beaten trail for just a minute to talk about some food made with beer. We're not talking about home-cooked, however. We're talking about processed food containing beer - and man is it interesting!
We take a look at Beer Chips - potato chips made with beer, that really don't impress that much. But it's the Yebisu Beer Jelly - basically beer Jello - that really shocks us, because, well, it's REALLY good!
Duration : 9 min 47 sec
