Motor has a simple rule about gifts given to him for his birthday: they must cost more than $500. okay there’s a second part to that which is, “it doesn’t have to cost that now.” this makes for interesting presents. he’s got a Newton 2200, a Mac Cube other relics from the past that we all lusted over.

for years his b-day had a specific name. Festival de Motor alternated years between adults only and kid friendly. there’s been trains, skating, casinos, more trains, buses and other trains. he likes trains. here’s a video of that trip on YouTube which not only went everywhere it came with shirts.

anyway. Motor is plus one year!

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Gabby likes things that Justine can’t stand. And the other way around. Faced with this problem we decided to have them drink beer on the show so we could record their reactions. Bugs Bunny face here we come.

The show is really long, but stick with it. We stay on topic for the entire time. 24 minutes in there are two conversations going on at the zact same time. but oddly because half is in each ear it works. hurray L/R!

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Beer on the Show:
Racer 5
Duchesse De Bourgogne
Pliney the Elder
Green Flash Imperial IPA
Dogfish Head Festina Peche
Lips of Faith series Biere De Mars
Port Brewing Old Viscosity

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Susan and Steven traipsed around Europe for a month doing work, honeymooning and taking weekends off. they did the normal things like see museums, art, fountains, castles but they also made the effort to enjoy beer in all these places. some of the traveling they did was researched in advance but just as much of it was finding into places through recommendations from people they met along the way.

travel information can be found in lots of different places. but you success largely depends on similar view point of your guides. no matter where you find travel information (the internet, books, people) be sure to weight the source. the cynically old guy at the bar may not think highly of your next destination. he may have a point.

lots of lists:
[links to come]

stuff we talked about:
Cloud Berries
Acheraut pub.
the little mermaid
worlds largest unopened collection of beer.
J-Day
west cigarettes commercials
coppers town legends – baseball fields
hot dog sauce
portland food blogs

links:
YellowBelly is a more local brewery that made beer from cloudberry aka bakeapples. there’s a picture of what they look like on the second page.

Beer on the show was made by Susan and Steven.

Homework:
travel somewhere for beer. either make a short trip to somewhere you haven’t been or jump a flight to check out a destination.
where would you go?

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Green Bean Casserole. Cranberry in a Can. Sweet potatoes with Melted Marshmallows. Curry Fruit which wouldn not be so bad if it wasn’t all from cans. Sausage in the stuffing which was in the Stovetop Stuffing. Smash potatoes not from smashed but from a box… all of our mothers were colletively terrible cooks. okay, Paxton’s evidently was not.

Thanks Giving shouldn’t be about just one big meal but a multiple day festival were you get to try lots of different things. it’s a chance to learn new dishes and try old things in a new way. made with beer that is. using beer in your old recipes give them a new twist and taste. in fact, why not pair beer with everything on your table. use beer to make everything. from brining the turkey to making the bread. seriously, why not?!

lumpy gravy. hot rats. albatross!

Paxton’s recipes for awesome:
Brine that bird. Turducken. Waterzooi. Wit Sauce. and all the rest.

other links
funny turkey hotline stories
out of the kitchen and onto the couch is the Pollan article.
ten minute cooking school
Chicken Harvester video is not safe for work. don’t watch this with kids. don’t watch this if you like chicken. don’t watch this video period.
the Pilgrims were not out of beer after all.

turkey hotlines

it seems like every year the holiday sneaks in sooner and sooner. this year is NO exception. sure, we’re always glad to see the new beers because they offer exciting takes on taste. but do we really have to put up with retail needs to maximize efficiency of flying off the shelves for maximum profits? can’t we enjoy dead turkey day and the birth of the invisible man’s son without having it run apon us? okay, maybe we don’t care. having it come out early means we can try some different things BEFORE we commit to bring bottles to the party. the best compliment in the world you can get is “dude, awesome picks on the beers… I like every one you brought.”

and that’s my friends is what it really is all about.

Beers on the show:
Anchor Xmas 1986
Anchor Xmas 1987
Anchor Xmas 1988
Anchor Xmas 2007
Anchor Xmas 2009
Sierra Nevada Celebration
Samuel Smith Winter Welcome
Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve
Deschutes Jubelale

Homework:
your future self will thank you if you start making a vertical flight today.

Links:
Lawn Dart Parts
Advanced D & D
this is the BIG FAT cricket that we killed with a chair.

call the Beer School Robot!
424-242-3375 (NOTE: this is the CORRECT number!)

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Magnolia and 21st Amendment
make a month long festival featuring Belgium style beer called the BRU/SFO Project. the idea started with Strong Beer Month which was to make the slowest month of the year into a destination. they’ve chosen November as their next target.

Beers on the show:
not one. which is weird. really, really weird. this is the first show that we’ve ever done were we tea totaled.

Homework: come to San Francisco for beer OR enjoy something from Belgium in your own glass at home.

Other Links:
the TWA flight center

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_Center

http://www.samrohn.com/360-panorama/twa-terminal/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vogelium/sets/72157616350601843/

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the show is cut into two parts. this was done to accommodate an issue with the audio.

most people don’t consider taking public transportation for fun. while everyone thinks of it as a way to commute few people ride to destinations that might have tasty food and interesting things to drink. Gail and Steve made a website that documents where you might go along any of the places BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) stops called BeerByBART. while the show has it’s roots in local we talk about how you could replicate this in your own city if it hasn’t already been done.

Beers on the show:
Clipper City Pale Ale, Bell’s Hop Slam, Brewer’s Art Resurrection, Clipper City Brewing Heavy Seas and Gail’s homebrew.

Homework: plan a trip to somewhere haven’t been using a train, street car, light rail, BART, bus or cable car.

Links:
BJCP Beer Tasting Form
get ready for Queen of Beer you have a year!
Beer in Baltimore dot com
BaltimoreBeerWeek.com
Gose – old style beer made with salt.
the state of Pennsylvania sponsors cleaning beer lines.
take a water taxi to Max’s Tap House.
Teach a Friend to Brew is the first Saturday in November

photos:

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In the style of a cheesy Japanese movie two monsters go head to head. the show had big plans. we invited beer blogger girl and our lawyer but for whatever reason neither showed up. at breakfast we ran into the Woods. not the forest but some homebrewers. after much convincing they declined to be on the show. undaunted and out of guests we proceeded as planned and discussed the Vermonster vs Monster case.

the homework:
read about Copyright, Trademark, Patent, fair use, and the DMCA.

the C&D

http://www.rockartbrewery.com/uploads/Monster_Letter.pdf

what is a C&D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_and_desist

one way to reply

http://www.answers.com/topic/nolo-contendere

nolo.com iPhone legal dictionary

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=319070903&mt=8

other related Vermonster links:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=171894902802

http://www.vermonster.com/

http://beernews.org/2009/10/hansen-responds-to-trademark-dispute-between-monster-energy-vermonster/

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/16/disney-gags-on-ho-wh.html

http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/15/ho-white-australian-beer-ad-angers-disney/

http://www.jamiesonbrewery.com.au/

beer from the show LOST

Virtual Fry’s is closing and while cleaning it out we found a whole bunch of beer that listeners have sent us that seemed to have been forgotten.

here is the bottle that has been used over and over and over until it made it’s way to the United States were we promptly recycled it into the Blue bin. you can see the from the damage on top and the bottom that this bottle has been used many times. sometimes when you see imported beer you will see this. it means that the bottles life is over and the brewery is sending it to it’s death.

Contest
Send your Snail Mail address to info@beerschool.com titled “New Glarus” to be for a chance to win prizes from New Glarus. there’s a chance to win a 4 Pack, something for your Fridge, and an extra special prize. one prize per person choosen at RANDOM by the Beer School Robot.

Homework:
Make your own list of Top 1o Beer Cities and the beer that you

link: 
Elizebeth Street Brewing has a real fake pub in the basement of a house.
the top 50 Brewer list
Swedish Bikini Team

call the Beer School Robot!
424-242-3375

the question of why isn’t the world covered in grey goo get is just one that we ask our guest who has a nickname. Thor joins us to talk about Yeast and Homebrewing.

what was on my list of topics: take over, brewery has “1″ yeast, how long does that take. sourdough bread is an example. who discovered yeast. what was the thinking before that. number of known species.

the homework:
get a package of yeast, prepare it then watch it grow. note how it starts off slow, goes wild then eventually dies off.

links: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast

check out Thor’s brew system aka robo brewer.