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12:36:06 05/23/12
Mark Smith Says Goodbye To BBA- Exit Interview
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Mark Smith Says Goodbye To BBA- Exit Interview
Mark Smith gives us his final thoughts on his experiences with the Better Beer Authority. He was a reviewer with us for about two years and definitely brought a lot to the table. Even though he started the show with much more craft beer experience than the rest of us, it was still fun to watch his palette change. He started out as a stout/porter lover, but learned to open his heart to some of the country's great hoppy beers as well. Based on some of the comments our viewers have left, I know he will be missed. The show would not have been the same without him, his creativity and his love for finding great craft beers. Cheers! From: AgileHProductions Views: 300 16 ratings Time: 14:11 More in Entertainment
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15:54:58 05/16/12
World Wide Stout - Beer Review
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World Wide Stout - Beer Review
For Mark Smith's final review before his big move he chose a beer that was once the strongest in the world - World Wide Stout from the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, DE. From: AgileHProductions Views: 519 21 ratings Time: 10:25 More in Entertainment
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18:02:25 05/08/12
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Vertical Tasting (2009-2012)
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Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Vertical Tasting (2009-2012)
As part of Mark Smith's final night with the Better Beer Authority, he wanted to do a vertical tasting of Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot Barleywine-style Ale. Mark had the 2009. Mitch Wilson brought the 2010 and I brought 2011 and 2012. It was a very fun night with some interesting results. Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Partial Transcript: "On Tap - Bigfoot Barleywine Hi. I'm James Knott and this is your Better Beer Authority. Today we are doing something we've never done before on the show - a vertical tasting. Sierra Nevada had released Big Foot Barley Wine Style Ale 27 times - which makes it an senior citizen in the growing American Craft Beer Scene. We have 4 different years available to us 2012, 2011, 2008 and 2006 and we are going to talk about how the beer changes over time. Bigfoot is a barley wine style ale. Barley wines are not wines at all. They have wine-like alcohol levels and sometimes exhibit a few wine-like characteristics. This barley wine comes in at 9.6% ABV and 90 IBUs. Some people think it is a very hoppy version of the style. This is a good beer for cellaring and should be enjoyed out of a snifter." From: AgileHProductions Views: 613 26 ratings Time: 09:58 More in Entertainment
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19:24:22 05/02/12
Founders Brewing Co. - Interview Mike Stevens & Dave Engbers
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Founders Brewing Co. - Interview Mike Stevens & Dave Engbers
Founders Brewing Company was the #2 rated brewery in the world by ratebeer.com for 2012. However, Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers weren't always at the top of the food chain. At one point, they were on the verge of bankruptcy. They took one last stab at success and it's a good thing that they did because they've been brewing tons of award-winning beers and growing at an astronomical rate on the fuel of their great recipes. Hear directly from the founders of Founders and find out why this was one of the most interviews I've ever conducted. Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com From: AgileHProductions Views: 942 32 ratings Time: 25:41 More in Entertainment
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14:24:27 04/23/12
Sam Calagione: Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewing - Interview (Part 2 of 2)
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Sam Calagione: Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewing - Interview (Part 2 of 2)
Sam Calagione, the founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, broke some news on the Randall Jr. - BUT, he wasn't supposed to. So, we agreed to cut it out of the original interview and hold onto it until after their marketing department was ready to talk about it. Even though the news is already out, it is still a fun exchange worth watching. Check it out. From: AgileHProductions Views: 732 17 ratings Time: 06:21 More in Entertainment
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02:11:12 04/16/12
Three Floyd's Zombie Dust - Blind Taste Test
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Three Floyd's Zombie Dust - Blind Taste Test
Three Floyd's is ranked as the #1 brewery in the world by ratebeer.com and Zombie Dust is one of their most popular beers. Will the boys of the Better Beer Authority pick up on the goodness that other beers are seeing in this blind taste test? Are they going to recommend this beer to other beer enthusiasts? Tune in and find out! Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com SHOW RUNDOWN: First Impressions Reveal Information - This beer is an American Pale Ale with 6.2% ABV and 50 IBus. It uses only a single type of hops - Citra from the Yakima Valley here in the United States. Ratings Reveal Beer - This beer was sent to us by youtube user bobottobob - can you spell his name backwards? Zombie Dust is from the Three Floyd's Brewing Company in Munster, Indiana. The brewery was founded in 1996 by brothers Nick and Simon with their father Mike Floyd. They aim to make "not normal" quality ales and lagers. Conclusions From: AgileHProductions Views: 851 26 ratings Time: 09:02 More in People & Blogs
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02:04:56 04/11/12
Terrapin Hopsecutioner - Blind Taste Test
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Terrapin Hopsecutioner - Blind Taste Test
I was really excited to try Hopsecutioner from the Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, Georgia. I lived in Georgia for a year and I'm always looking for good reasons to reconnect with my old stomping grounds. BUT, have you ever opened that Christmas present and the toy inside was broken? Find out why we "phone a friend" in this fun, slightly twisted episode of the Better Beer Authority. Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com RUNDOWN: First Impressions Reveal Information - This beer is an American IPA with 7.3% ABV and 78 IBUs. They use six different types of hops Warrior, Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo and dry-hopped with Cascade. Ratings Reveal Beer - This beer is sent was sent to us by Adam Demshar, AKA youtube user zephead989 in Georgia. Thanks for sending us this beer. We really appreciate it. You look great in that BBA T-shirt. The Terrapin Beer Company was started in Athens, Georgia in 2002 by John Cochran and Spike Buckowski. Six months later they earned their first gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival for their Rye Pale Ale. Conclusions From: AgileHProductions Views: 720 16 ratings Time: 09:27 More in Entertainment
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22:37:18 04/01/12
Cigar City Jai Alai India Pale Ale - Blind Taste Test
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Cigar City Jai Alai India Pale Ale - Blind Taste Test
I had heard great things about Cigar City, but couldn't try it because it's not available in Ohio. Boy was I excited when Richard Hartogs took a trip to Florida and secured some for us. We did a blind taste test, which is awesome because you don't go into the beer with any preconceived notions. Find out whether this beer lives up to the hype in this fun episode of the BBA. Thanks Richard!!! Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com From: AgileHProductions Views: 745 24 ratings Time: 11:47 More in Entertainment
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23:55:50 03/24/12
Top 20 Beer Reviewers on YouTube
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Top 20 Beer Reviewers on YouTube
Who are the best beer reviewers on YouTube? I decided to ask our viewers for their opinions on the matter. After a brief survey and a little mathematical calculation we came up with this list of popular "beertubers". Go check out their channels and subscribe to support the Youtube beer review community. Here are links to the channel pages of the top 20 beer reviewers in our survey. 1 www.youtube.com 2 www.youtube.com 3 www.youtube.com 4 www.youtube.com 5 www.youtube.com 6 www.youtube.com 7 www.youtube.com 8 www.youtube.com 9 www.youtube.com 10 www.youtube.com 11 www.youtube.com 12 www.youtube.com 13 www.youtube.com 14 www.youtube.com 15 www.youtube.com 16 www.youtube.com 17 www.youtube.com 18 www.youtube.com 19 www.youtube.com 20 www.youtube.com Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com From: AgileHProductions Views: 2767 134 ratings Time: 05:49 More in Entertainment
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16:05:32 03/21/12
VOTING CLOSED! Top 5 Beer Reviewers on Youtube
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VOTING CLOSED! Top 5 Beer Reviewers on Youtube
DUE TO OVERWHELMING RESPONSE I AM CLOSING VOTING. I was thinking I might get 10-20 voters. I can't believe the amazing response. It's going to be a lot of work to tally the votes with the elaborate points system that I have come up with. I feel I have enough votes to make a Top 10 Beer Reviewers with Honorable Mentions. I will try and release the video soon. I think you will find the results pretty interesting. I hope you will subscribe to the channels of all the top beer reviewers. Feel free to continue to give shout outs to your favorite beer reviewers in the comment section. Thanks for voting. I PREVIOUSLY WROTE: I want to make a video about the top beer reviewers on Youtube. Please DO NOT VOTE FOR BETTER BEER AUTHORITY. We are not eligible since we are hosting the survey. I hope to post this video in a week or two. You can vote all the way up to the day that I decide to start editing. Only one vote per person. You can do LESS THAN FIVE if you only have two or three guys that you like to watch. James Knott is the final judge on all votes tallies, point scoring and fairness. This is just for fun. From: AgileHProductions Views: 1177 16 ratings Time: 00:53 More in People & Blogs
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18:22:01 03/20/12
Fordham Scotch Ale - BEERTUBER TAKEOVER!!!
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Fordham Scotch Ale - BEERTUBER TAKEOVER!!!
We picked up some Fordham Scotch Ale when we were at the brewery in Delaware. Since I didn't think we could give it an unbiased review after our fun experience there, I decided to use it for our Beertuber Takeover. Youtube beer reviewers from around Ohio converged onto the Better Beer Authority set for a fun night of hanging out and reviewing beer. Find out what the show would be like if totally different people took over the panel in this fun twist to our normal show. Ohio Beertuber Channels: CheertoBeers - Travis Mitchell www.youtube.com droltretfa - Tony Paolucci www.youtube.com snobbybeer - Max Spang www.youtube.com hophedbrewhaus - Kyle Klaiber www.youtube.com Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Partial Transcript: "On Tap - Fordham Scotch Ale Hi, I'm James Knott and today we are sipping on Fordham Scotch Ale. But first I have to tell you about a little twist to today's episode. The studio has been taken over by other Beertuber's from youtube. We have Beertuber CheertoBeers, AKA Travis ______. In the middle is drolretfa, you may also know him as Tony_____, and making his second drive to the Top Secret BBA Compound is snobbybeer, whose real name is Max Spang. And I want to give a special shootout to hophedbrewhaus who wanted to be here tonight, but wasn't able to make it. On to the beer... Scotch Ale from the Fordham Brewing Company is a ... From: AgileHProductions Views: 509 12 ratings Time: 06:32 More in Entertainment
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08:32:56 03/13/12
Guinness Draught (bottle) - Blind Taste Test
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Guinness Draught (bottle) - Blind Taste Test
We tackled a giant - Guinness Draught from Dublin, Ireland. But, we did it with our eyes closed! Will this classic from Ireland show it's true colors? How does it match up with the preconceived notions that are panel have about this beer? We reviewed the bottled version, which does not have a nitrogen widget. Will that affect the classic, creamy Guinness mouthfeel? So many questions? Tune in and find out the real story about one of the world's best known beers. From: AgileHProductions Views: 1400 33 ratings Time: 08:28 More in Entertainment
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13:47:41 03/05/12
Columbus Winter Beerfest 2012 - Event Overview
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Columbus Winter Beerfest 2012 - Event Overview
The Columbus Winter Beerfest 2012 was held January 14th at the Columbus Convention Center. It's a great way to get to try some of the best craft beers from around the country, but more importantly in my opinion, you get a chance to try all the wonderful beers from around Ohio. This video talks about the Better Beer Authority's trip to the beerfest, which brewers they talked to & shows off some of the great breweries that were in attendance. Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Partial Transcript: "On Tap -- Columbus Winter Beerfest Hi, I'm James Knott and I want to tell you about the Columbus Winter Beerfest for 2012. The Better Beer Authority crew packed up the gear and headed to the Columbus Convention Center. This year it was held in Convention Hall D -- a much larger room than they've had in the past. And it's a good thing because they had a much larger crowd -- over 7000 people. Unlike the past Beerfest events, this year's beerfest was one night only instead of two. Craig Johnson, the organizer of the event, said that a scheduling conflict at the convention center was the reason that this year's beerfest was held on a single night. This year's festival was an absolute blast. There were over 260 different beers to try and many of the local brewers were in attendance. To me, what makes this event is the amount of great Ohio beer you can get ... From: AgileHProductions Views: 583 15 ratings Time: 03:54 More in Travel & Events
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13:23:46 02/25/12
Sam Calagione: Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewing - Interview
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Sam Calagione: Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewing - Interview
Sam Calagione founded Dogfish Head in 1995 in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Since that time, Dogfish Head has grown to be one of the largest and most cutting edge breweries in the country. Have they gotten too big? Are they overrated? The Better Beer Authority took their first-ever road trip to Delaware and hunted down the face of the company. Listen to Sam Calagione and decide for yourself. Dogfish Head welcomed us with open arms and gave us a behind-the-scenes look at their operations - we happened to be their when they were bottling 120 Minute IPA! I will also be releasing videos about the Better Beer Authority's experience at Dogfish Head's brewery and their brewpub, as well as a video about touring several other Delaware breweries like 16 Mile, Evolution and Fordham & Old Dominion. Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com From: AgileHProductions Views: 8420 129 ratings Time: 20:20 More in Entertainment
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17:54:40 02/21/12
Infinium (Samuel Adams & Weihenstephan) - Beer Review
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Infinium (Samuel Adams & Weihenstephan) - Beer Review
Love it or hate it - this is an interesting beer. Samual Adams and Weihenstephan collaborated to create this champagne-like beer. The boys are definitely not agreeing about whether this is a beer worthy of a special occasion. See where they are divided in this fun debate. Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Partial Transcript: "On Tap - Infinium Hi, I'm James Knott and this is the Better Beer Authority. Today we are drinking Infinium, which is a collaboration between Samuel Adams and Germany's Weihenstephan - the world's oldest brewery. This champagne like beer is made under the restrictions of reiheitsgebot - which means they use only the four basic ingredients in beer - barley, hops, water and yeast. The brewers describe it as "light and dry yet complex, with a sparkling effervescence." It is dry-hopped with Bavarian Noble hops to add a light citrus flavor. It is 10.3% ABV and don't expect a lot of bitterness because it only has 10 IBUs. They use Samuel Adams ale yeast and bottle condition it with a Belgian yeast strain. There are 278 calories in a 12 oz serving. Q%A Infinium gets a (???) on the BBA scale. Have you had this beer? Is is a special occasion beer for you? Let us know in the comment section. Thanks for watching. I'm James Knott and this is your Better Beer Authority." From: AgileHProductions Views: 1157 27 ratings Time: 10:07 More in Entertainment
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14:15:06 02/15/12
Foster's Lager- Beer Review
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Foster's Lager- Beer Review
CORRECTION: Foster's is not 5.5 percent ABV as stated in the video. It looks like it's somewhere between 4.9% and 5.2%. In other countries, the ABV can vary as well. Sorry for the error. "Foster's - Australian For Beer" is a pretty famous slogan here in the United States. Foster's has embraced every Australian stereotype and compiled it into a very clever marketing campaign. This is an adjunct lager, much like Budweiser, but how does the flavor stack up? Is it a better beer or just a good excuse to speak with a bad Australian accent? Buy a Better Beer Authority T-shirt www.betterbeerauthority.com Visit our Website betterbeerauthority.com Like us on Facebook http Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Partial Transcript: "On Tap - Foster's Lager G'day Mate, I'm James Knott and this is your Better Beer Authority. Today on the show we are taking a trip down under -- or are we? Foster's Lager is a brand under Foster's Group Limited in Melbourne Australia. Foster's is an adjunct lager with 5.5% alcohol by volume. It is available in over 150 countries and is the largest selling Australian beer brand in the world. It has become famous in America for it's popular "Foster's --Australian for Beer" slogan, but really isn't very popular in Australia at all. The top-selling beer in Australia is Victoria Bitter -- which is also owned by Foster's. Today's beer was brewed under contract in the US by Oil Can Breweries in Albany, GA or Fort Worth, TX. The true marks of distinction for this beer ... From: AgileHProductions Views: 1173 21 ratings Time: 09:55 More in Entertainment
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