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Malted Minis - Drekker x Transient Ales
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This week Tony is half in the bag in Michigan while Brandon tries to keep it together.
Beers on this episode:
Drekker Brewing Company - There Will Be Prrrt
Transient Artisan Ales / Roaring Table - Northerly
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Transcript
Introduction of Hosts
00:00:23
Speaker
Welcome to after the final pour slash malted mini brought to you by the malting hour. I am one of your hosts. Tony Golic joined always with Brandon Winninger. Clark, can you shut up and stop slamming stuff over there in the fire pit? Thank you, Brandon. How you doing, buddy?
00:00:39
Speaker
Good, man. How are you? Pretty good. I'm ah this is one of the first I think this is the only time we've ever done this. I'm out in Michigan and you're in Chicago. I'm sitting in front of a fire with Clark as we're watching football. And there's a whole bunch of smoke coming at me right now from a fire. Nice. Clark's in the bathroom, but bathroom, bathroom. Clark, say hello. Hello. OK, there's Clark. It's the first time he's been on in three three years. How you doing, buddy?
Weekend Activities and NFL Week One
00:01:05
Speaker
Good, man. How's your weekend been? Not too bad.
00:01:09
Speaker
Today was kind of low key. Becca went out shopping most of the day. So Benjamin and I, we grilled up some hot dogs and Italian sausage for the Bears game that I didn't get to watch. I just listened to because he was Bogart in the TV. um yeah Yeah, not too bad. did some Did some cleaning. And yeah, we got a lot lot of stuff from Sam's Club.
00:01:33
Speaker
That sounds like a really good like wholesome like family day. How's ah your weekend, Ben? Pretty good, man. Clark and I came up here for Michigan, as we normally do for the first week of the NFL. i Did a couple of brewery stops yesterday and came back here, hung out, watched Ghostbusters 2, so that was good.
00:01:52
Speaker
Clark is not a fan of Frozen Empire. I don't get that. He's dumb for it. Yeah. And yeah, we've been outside all day watching football. Bears won. So that was super exciting. We also, I mean, we're recording this now at, what is it, seven? What time is it in Chicago right now? 7.54. Yeah. ah So it's 8.54 here in Michigan. We started having beers at 11.30.
00:02:22
Speaker
which would be 1030 Chicago times. So yeah, a lot of Coors Light, ah one Bourbon County, one Revolution, Vanilla Death, I think from 2021.
00:02:33
Speaker
So that was pretty good. um Bears won. So there is a bunch of celebration beers from there. We're still cooking some ribs. We smoked them for three hours. We're about an hour and a half in the second hour of cooking it. So we'll have one more hour after that and eventually dinner. Yeah. Yeah. So we did get wings from Wingstop. So we did have that. We did have food throughout the day, but.
00:02:54
Speaker
It's been a fun celebratory day. Good first, uh, week for the NFL, especially for the bears and the pack and the Packers lost on Friday. So we can't complain about that. No, no, you can't. That was, that was lovely. That was, I mean, I'm not happy about the Jordan love injury. I don't want to see anybody get hurt, but no, it is what it is. Oh, well. Uh, what are you drinking tonight, buddy?
Beer Tasting and Football Celebration
00:03:19
Speaker
Um, I am drinking a beer from, uh, Drucker's brewing.
00:03:24
Speaker
It's called there will be part part part. Have we had this? Wait, have we had this one? I don't know. I searched and I looked for pictures and we may have had it. I don't know if we had it on an episode. I think we have a good episode. Well, if we did, it's a repeat. Too fucking bad. Now it's a new palette. It's it was canned in January. So, you know, there's a good chance we may have had it.
00:03:54
Speaker
Yeah, I went back and looked. I didn't see anything, but you know you never know. You never know. Also, by the way, I apologize if you can hear the ah Lions and Rams game in the background. I can hear it in my headphones. I am outside, ah just set up on the computer with the microphone in front of me. So I apologize if you can hear the game.
00:04:15
Speaker
Don't apologize. Just accept it. but ah how do you feel what What kind of beer is this? I don't remember what kind of beer it is. Strawberry milkshake beer.
00:04:27
Speaker
Nice. And it is milkshakey.
00:04:33
Speaker
Like this thing. Holy shit, yeah. Now I can see it, even though it's like, yeah. it's I mean, we don't have the clearest ah video between the two of us. Even though I'm like in the dark and black and white, I can see how cloudy that is. Yeah. Totally, totally cloudy. Yeah. And I was getting and it was just kind of like cruising back on the website, too. um I got this.
00:04:54
Speaker
um I believe somebody brought this um for the Super Bowl, I think, and we never got to it. um And I think we had one, I mean, I'm going back, I'm all the way back to April and we never, and and if we didn't take a picture of it, then that's that's on us. But yeah, either way, it might be a repeat. And for being as old as it is, this is still pretty damn tasty. I think the vanilla has fallen off quite a bit.
00:05:22
Speaker
um But the the strawberry is ah very, very present. um And the description of it says, it's a geyser of ah ah it's a geyser of strawberry milkshake brewed with vanilla ice cream, strawberry and piles of vanilla beans. This beer is so delicious, you'll need to watch out so your neighbors don't drink it up with their giant straw. Anyone feel like bowling?
00:05:46
Speaker
really
00:05:49
Speaker
I guess you're missing we might be missing the reference on that. but yeah yeah The name seems familiar to me and if you didn't find it in the research, I guess maybe we haven't had it.
00:06:03
Speaker
Yeah, I think I had two of them. And I think we drank. I feel like we did drink one. But it may have been one of those days where we're like, yeah we're not going to record. And we had something. So um either way, um I didn't look to see if I checked this in before. But I'm presenting ah pleasantly surprised. um And I grabbed it specifically because like milkshake beers are not usually my go to.
00:06:26
Speaker
um Because it was either going to be this or that the half acre that you left here, the lager. Yes, my my beer of the summer is what I've claimed that one to be. And I had one and it's fantastic. So yeah, it's really good. Green torch is a really good lime lager. It's a fantastic beer. I really fell in love with it. And man, I i just the name of that beer that you're drinking right now just sounds so familiar that I feel like maybe you and I have drank it without recording. Yeah. if i
00:06:58
Speaker
remember, i I feel like it was a ah good beer. Yeah, I mean, I'm enjoying it. I wish I don't say I wish there was a little more vanilla. I don't remember, you know, if and when we had this that there was a ton of vanilla, but like, did like even like just drinking it, like look at it, just like leaving all over the glass. like Yeah, it looks it looks fan like it looks like a beer. It reminds me of um the one. What was the harbor brewing when we had that The one that was the sour that tasted like a bomb pop but wasn't supposed to be the bomb pop beer? Yes, yep. That's kind of what it looks like. Yep. Nice dirty glass, love it. Do you have another one of those left or is that it? That's it. Okay. We're gonna have to make attractive wreckers. Where are they? I think this is- Where's the truckers at? I feel, I wanna say Asheville.
00:07:55
Speaker
And then I want to lie to myself. Don't lie to
Brewery Experiences and Traditions
00:07:58
Speaker
yourself, dude. Be honest. Always be honest. and Let's see. Well, I'm looking at the the untapped. Oh, it's ah Fargo, North Dakota. What am I thinking? Nashville. Yes, it's North Dakota. I wish we had a video version of this podcast just because I look so ominous. It looks like there's a fire. It's just so smoky in my video. It goes over your head. Oh, no.
00:08:24
Speaker
It's the frozen empire coming to kill fucking Clark. Stupid bitch, not liking that movie. Yeah, what a dumb ass. He's not even around me right now for me to give him shit for him to try and defend like why he doesn't like it. Idiot. But we did watch Ghostbusters two last night, which is kind of fun. It's kind of become a tradition. It was very cold here yesterday. It's very windy. It was definitely more fall like weather than it has been in years past. There's bugs collecting on my laptop right now as I'm out here. That's kind of gross. um Yeah, it was but it seemed very um
00:09:01
Speaker
It seemed like the right time to watch something like Ghostbusters. You know, we had a pumpkin. We had an imperial pumpkin beer from Shipyard. o Clark and I were trying to remember if we had had that on an episode in the past. I don't expect you to know it off the top of your head. Maybe we'll go back and and look. But it was an imperial pumpkin beer. It was so good it was very good. But we like we split the 16 ounce can.
00:09:29
Speaker
We drank like half of the pour that we had given to each other and we were like, oh, this is, this is too much right now. It's my first pumpkin beer of the year.
00:09:40
Speaker
Oh, I had bought, speaking of pumpkin, I bought this the other day. I was at, anytime I go to Mariano's, I know the one on Elston has like the bargain cheese section and- Oh, yes. So it's everything- You talked about this, yeah. Yeah, so that section that's everything's like $5 or less and it's like probably like the end cuts of cheese and they just package them up and throw them in there. And there was a pumpkin Gouda Yeah, I got it. and why That's so bad. And I gave some to Becca, and she's like, this is gross. And I was like, it's OK. And then like I had a little more. I'm like, I actually really, really like this. Yeah, I really want to try that. um
00:10:23
Speaker
Do we think maybe we record the pumpkin episode sooner than later? um We want to have, I mean, if we want to have pumpkin beers. Yeah, we have to record it soon and then release around Halloween. um We should save that for the pumpkin episode. There was an Elysium. Is that even pronouncing it? E-L-Y. I mean, it's an AB Imbev craft beer brewery now. Elysium? Elysian, yeah. Yeah.
00:10:51
Speaker
They have like a pumpkin mix pack that I saw out here today. And Clark was like, you should grab that. And I was like, don't tell me what to do, Clark. And then you grabbed it? No, but I might grab it tomorrow. on the ah But yeah, but I feel like we're still at a good time to grab some pumpkin beers, but I want to try it. But I think that'd be a fun thing to do for the pumpkin beer episode. Yeah. Speaking of beer, what are you
Michigan Beer Journey
00:11:18
Speaker
drinking?
00:11:18
Speaker
You tell me I told you to write it down because I can't see in the dark. I know it's from ah transient. um It is transience northerly, which is an English style brown ale, brooding collaboration with roaring table.
00:11:36
Speaker
So we stopped over at transient yesterday. It was one of our last stops. And we had two barrel aged beers from them, which, by the way, I did grab one for you and I to try, whether it's an after the final pour, just you and I do it just hanging out. That's fine. ah Stop. OK. Clark is now throwing things. and That's that's good. Stop being a dick, dude. That's why we don't want you on anymore. That's why you're not on the show anymore.
00:12:04
Speaker
He went back inside. Um, it was really fun. Uh, good beers. One was called, uh, shit. One was a reserve that was had maple, like they were kind of the same type of beer, the barrel aged beers that we had. One was aged in weller barrels that also had maple syrup and tugboat coffee.
00:12:27
Speaker
And the other one was like aged in some barrels and it said one to four years, which was like, how do you not know how long that beer was aged? That also had maple syrup and coffee added to it, tugboat coffee to it. The one that I bought the reserve was my favorite of the two and so I got that one so you know I'll try that but this is a brown ale and I specifically as you guys know love brown ales I also grabbed this because my boss's boss does like brown ales as well and I said when I go up to Michigan this weekend to watch some football
00:13:04
Speaker
If I find a brown now, I will bring it back. And so that's why I grabbed this. I got to be honest, this is a perfect fall time beer. I got to say it's probably like 60 degrees right here in in Michigan.
00:13:17
Speaker
right here off of literally maybe 100 feet from Lake Michigan. It's a really nice night. It's way warmer than it was last night when it was like fucking 40 degrees. It's freaking great. It's really good. It's not too hoppy. There's a little bit of sweet maltiness to it that you would get from a brown ale, like slight roastiness, but not too roasty. That would make you think it's a porter. Very delicious. Very, very good.
00:13:46
Speaker
right Uh, the reserve was at the Buckley reserve that you got. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. That is it. nice Looking forward to it. that is seen and a half percent nice Yeah, they we, uh, you know, we did really well. we We started at seeds had two there that were like very low alcohol. Uh, Oh no, I'd take that back. We went to Burnham brewing in Indiana.
00:14:07
Speaker
That was a lot of fun. I have a beer from them as well for you to try. It's a juicy or yeah hazy IPA, very good, called Juice Puns, but we tried their harvest sale. That was really good. I wanted to get a lager from them. They didn't have, but I had a Pilsner instead, so it was very good. Good good stuff. check it You checked into a pale ale. Oh, sorry. yep It was a pale ale, not a Pilsner.
00:14:34
Speaker
cocaine they Thanks. Thanks. Yes. Cocoa notes. Uh, the coconut was lacking, but everything else was really good. Uh, as far as a paleo goes, this is why it's kind of a, after the final pour, because I am. I've been drinking for a while. This is an after final report for me after the final port for me. Jesus Christ.
00:14:59
Speaker
Really, really going hard, really going hard today. We're about to eat dinner soon. Hopefully. Um, it's going to be breakfast. Not a bad idea. Uh, yeah, I know. Um, all the beers that I've had in the trip so far has been great. I'm not so far. I mean, this is it. Uh, I did not try this beer yet. I, like I said, I bought this specifically because I wanted to bring a Brown ale home, give it to my boss boss. Um, it's really good. It's hitting all the notes that I want from a Brown ale. So I'm super excited, uh, to have a good Brown ale. It's been a while since I've had a Brown ale. Nice.
00:15:34
Speaker
Brandon, how many shakes of the milk would you give the beer? I'm going to go ahead and give this. I'm going to give it a salad for nice. I like that.
00:15:50
Speaker
Yeah, I think, I think fresher might be a little bit better because I think that vanilla would come through a little more and it would definitely give it more of that, that, you know, milkshake vibe. You know, because the in the description, I said they brewed it with ice cream, which yeah, that sounds actually good.
00:16:08
Speaker
Sounds I can't imagine them not doing it. I mean, you know, you got to be honest about that stuff when you're saying what you're brewing beers with. Yeah. And i I followed the directions of the can. I rolled it a couple of times before I cracked it just to make sure I think that's I got all those lovely floaties. um But yeah, it literally it doesn't taste like fake strawberry. It's got that like real like strawberry um you know, real strawberry flavor, almost like a, you know, like a puree in there. And nice yeah yeah, it's good, man. I would definitely I would definitely do this one again. It does sound delicious. I think maybe we have had that before, but I can't really go back to a reference point. I just the name sounds familiar. And for your beer, let's see what what the fuck are you drinking again? ah How many compasses pointing northerly
00:17:02
Speaker
Oh, are you going to give give this beer? I am also going to do a 4.0 because this is just a solid brown ale. It's very tasty. I'm looking forward to drinking it this week. Um, I need to recover for the next couple of days, even though tomorrow is, or as this episode is out, my night football is being played. Um, um' I'm going to give it a little bit of a break. It's been a long.
00:17:28
Speaker
Can't hear you. Yes. Sorry about that and recording cut out. I apologize. and My, my cord is, I don't know if it's the microphone or the cord itself. I'll have to figure that out. But, uh, yes, solid weekend of drinking. The beers are good. Hey, Clark, say hello one more time. Hey.
00:17:45
Speaker
Yeah, there's Clark. Do you guys remember him? Nobody does. Who cares? um Yeah, I'm very excited to bring back some beers for you, Brandon, for you to try. We definitely have an after the final pour coming up for us or, I mean, could be a part of a, I don't know, episode. ah Clark does want to come back for the pumpkin episode if possible. Brandon, how do you feel about that? Brandon says no, Clark. That's a great idea. He says, he's saying, yeah, it's a good idea, but he's shaking his head no. Yikes.
00:18:15
Speaker
Yepers. Oh, boy. um Yeah, man, I'm the day I get invited to Michigan is the day Clark gets invited back to the show. The day he gets invited in Michigan is the day you come back on the show. OK, he's he's he said you can come up tomorrow.
00:18:33
Speaker
tomorrow night. Come up now. Come up now, dude. It'll be so much fun. There's ribs. It's going to be awesome. I'll be there in 10. He'll be here in 10 minutes. Jesus, dude. That's fast as fuck.
00:18:45
Speaker
i know rustling It's not a bad idea. ah Yeah. I got, I got a handful of beers that I'm, I'm looking forward to bringing over and sharing whether we do it in the podcast or not. but Yeah, some fun beers. I think you'll like them. um But yeah, this brown ale is fantastic. Glad I got it. And always happy to have a really good brown ale.
Conclusion and Social Media Engagement
00:19:07
Speaker
Shut up, Clark. He's trying to make himself much on the episode. I'm still, even though you say my name at the end of the episode, I'm trying to make myself relevant now, but I won't come on the podcast. I told him to like, jump on, we'll do it together. He was like, I'm not doing that.
00:19:25
Speaker
and beer that i want with you I'm going to edit that out. You should. Not going to. ah All right, well, ah Brandon, I love you, buddy. Love you too, man. And we'll see everybody next week. Bye. Go Bears. so Brandon, I missed him, and I want to talk to him soon.
00:19:49
Speaker
This has been The Malting Hour. Be sure to follow us on all social media by searching The Malting Hour and at themaltinghour.com. You can also follow us individually on social media. Brandon can be found on Instagram as bmdub81, on Twitter, bdub81, and on Untapped as bdubdrinksbeer. Tony can be found on Instagram and Untapped under Ace of Hope Chicago. On Twitter, The Ace of Hope Chicago. Clark can be found as Clarkowski on all three. Dan can be found on Instagram as hip underscore underscore hops and to hip hops on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe, like, and rate the show on your preferred podcast listening platform. Until next time, cheers from all of us at The Malting Hour.