Ryan and Drew crack into some of the best beers from Belgium and Germany while sitting outside on the edge of the Austin, TX wilderness. In an episode rife with bad accents and pronunciations, your hosts discuss why Euro beers have fallen down so far on the Beer Advocate ratings while paying homage to these classic styles. Will Ryan learn to appreciate the Belgian quad? Will we be able to finish the episode without being interrupted by coyotes? Tune in and find out.

Featured Euro Beers

Duvel. Duvel Moortgat. Puurs, Vlaanderen Belgium. 8.5% ABV.

Ayinger Celebrator. Ayinger Privatbraurei. Aying, Bayern Germany. 6.7% ABV.

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier. Bayerische Staatsbraurei Weihenstephan. Freising, Bayern Germany. 5.4% ABV.

Abt 12. Brouwerij St. Bernardus. Watou, Vlaanderen Belgium. 10% ABV.

Trappistes Rochefort 10. Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy. Rochefort, Wallonie Belgium. 11.3% ABV.

Other Shout-Outs:

Beer Advocate

Asa Hanrahan - Flying Saucer Houston

Toppling Goliath

AB InBev - Breckinridge, Shock Top

Kid Rock - Bud Lite

Karbach Brewing

Surly Brewing (MN)

Spindletap (HOU Hobby Airport)

King’s Bierhaus

Chimay

Cool Runnings

The Trappist - Oakland, CA

Kloster Kreuzberg Dunkel

Side Project

Guiness

Trappist Westvleteren 12

Jester King

Fat Tire

Epic One Water Brew (recycled water beer by Devil’s Canyon Brewing)

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/may/02/recycled-wastewater-beer-epic-cleantec-san-francisco-drought-california

Beer Advocate Rankings from 2010

https://web.archive.org/web/20100828090327/http://beeradvocate.com/lists/top

HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker - See how we’re doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!

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