The Crafty Boys Beer Review Podcast

For our final episode of the year, we talk about Star Wars (no spoilers!) and reflect a little bit on how the holidays are awesome and what we all got for Christmas. Dave was given a Christmas Gift of not being eaten by a large group of sleepy bears.

One of the latest holiday offerings from Bridge Brewing is known as The Grinch. This solid stout has a full holiday flavouring of awesome and made us smile. Dave was sick the week before but we really think he was held hostage by a clan of bears known as The Clan.

We launch into this one with eyes closed because it is far too naughty to discuss. But.. we take a crack at it anyway. Driftwood has made a naughty extra special bitter for us this time. Dave was not ready to be naughty to he was spanked by a bear cub.

We delve into the thirty-year-old ice bock by Vancouver Island Brewery. But this time there is a small twist... this one has been soaked in barrels that created fine wines from around the universe. I know, right? Dave tried to soak his head inside one of the barrels and found very quickly that bears will follow him anywhere.

Rogue hit the tongues today with their Chocolate Hazelnut amazingness. We haven't done a Rogue beer in a while and this one is very much a lead up to the holidays. Dave was drowned in a vat of chocolate and covered with nuts. Bears like nuts, if you know what I mean.

We're chatting up the maple flavoured Fernie offering called the Sap Sucker! It is a dark porter with a maple hint... let's see what we think. Dave was very yawny today and it caused a bear avalanche and he we crushed under a tonne of raging fur.

We head off to Iceland this time and try out a more recent creation named Brio. It is a pilsner. It was light, fluffy, and not too bad. But it wasn't amazing... Dave found his calling... chasing large white bears across the tundra. We watched him run after them for six days before he disappeared on the horizon.  ♥ Subscribe https://goo.gl/zfKUTb ♥

What is a Gose? What is the plural of Gose? Did you have a Gose time? What about that Gose? Did that Gose bother you? Did that Gose make your podcast episode absolutely amazing? It did for us! Similar to a lager or pilsner, a Gose is good. Good Gose. Now, sit. Gooooood Gose. You're such a good Gose, aren't you! Dave couldn't figure out what the plural of Gose was and his head exploded. Small miniature bears cleaned up what was left.

We head back into the ginger beers of the world because Dave really likes them. He liked this one. And so did we... holy cow, this is one of the best ginger beer's we've run into and I suspect we will enjoy it again in the future. Dave poured ginger beer all over himself and a bear cub humped his leg with a ferocity never seen by Dave before.

The Dead Frog Weeping Reaper Blood Orange Helles Bock is not flat. We talk about television, science fiction, and flat-earthers this week and we wish we had more beer to get us through. All hail the Reaper! A Klingon bear makes its home in Dave's hair and kneads him until he explodes.

It is another day and we're trying out the Red Racer Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Ale! A ginger laced yummy beer where we discuss the most important story of the day... the mad pooper. Dave was almost awake today but we can't blame him after that driving test he had to facilitate with a bear.

We are a little tired this week after the excitement of the Great Canadian Beerfest in Victoria this year. Dave had to get a new girlfriend this year. She is furry and cute but, hey, she is still a bear and decided to play hopscotch with his head.

We failed at acquiring the same beer this week and we've ended up with two selections. Lock is also in town but he heads off to the wilds of law school next week so we might not see him for a while. Dave was quiet for the majority of this episode because he was busy texting his new bear date. She stood him up.

This week we talk about all kinds of things related to news of the weird... and something about how to buy real estate from a cool people we know. Dave thought out loud and was forced to dance with a bear. We knew it was only a matter of time until Dave ignited into flames.

This week we get all confused because the beer changed its name! We scurried around searching for the Slow Drift Witbier while the Ol' Willy Wit was staring us down from the back of the shelves. Well played, Fernie Brewing Co. Dave is hit on the head by a brown bear and has his beer stolen from him. That is so like Dave. Bearhandled and then losing his beer. Ah, Dave.

This week, we find ourselves on an adventure... the adventure of why Hoyne Brewing Co. renamed their Pilsner beer! The intrigue! The wonder! Is there a mysterious bunch of kids hanging around with a large dog that could help? Or will our intrepid bunch of beer drinkers be able to solve the mystery? Watch and find out! Dave looks to the North and sees an army of zombie bears... bearing down on him. Will he survive the Bear King's army?

For some reason, we decided we were as cool as Cory Hart... which we aren't. We hit up Whistler Brewing's Grapefruit Ale and we liked it. It isn't sweet... it isn't tart... it is just right. Like those bears Dave has to fight off every morning when he goes to his driveway.

Like the movie, this beer hit us like a rogue wave. It is dark... stormy... and worth it. Dave fell overboard when a bear pulled him over the side. They were wrestling in the surf and that was the final glimpse we ever had of our fair haired friend.

We drink to Canada and we drink to drink the heritage ale. Dave is eaten by bears. ♥ Subscribe https://goo.gl/zfKUTb ♥ __Episodes__ Next Episode ► https://youtu.be/bFfhhtJndt8 Previous ► https://youtu.be/UAbCKXOdBFw __The Beer__ Lighthouse Brewing http://www.lighthousebrewing.com/ 150 Heritage Ale __Stalk Us__ http://www.thecraftyboys.ca http://www.twitter.com/thecraftyboys http://www.facebook.com/thecraftyboys http://www.google.com/+thecraftyboysca

We try out the Sidecut IPA from Bridge Brewing and declare it the best IPA we've ever had. ♥ Subscribe https://goo.gl/zfKUTb ♥ __Episodes__ Next Episode ► https://youtu.be/joJIHWkQAS8 Previous ► https://youtu.be/8ywPG80xvkA __The Beer__ Bridge Brewing Sidecut North East Coast IPA http://www.bridgebrewing.com __Stalk Us__ http://www.thecraftyboys.ca http://www.twitter.com/thecraftyboys http://www.facebook.com/thecraftyboys http://www.google.com/+thecraftyboysca

Steel Toad Brewing sent us the Kermode West Coast IPA. We drank... and we liked. ♥ Subscribe https://goo.gl/zfKUTb ♥ __Episodes__ Next Episode ► https://youtu.be/UAbCKXOdBFw Previous ► https://youtu.be/jDjX1q20rXU __The Beer__ Steel Toad's Kermode West Coast IPA http://steeltoad.ca/ __Stalk Us__ http://www.thecraftyboys.ca http://www.twitter.com/thecraftyboys http://www.facebook.com/thecraftyboys http://www.google.com/+thecraftyboysca

The British invasion has happened again and we were ready to accept it. But the bottles were sooooo weird. Dave was mauled by bear cubs while picking it nose in the back garden. ♥ Subscribe https://goo.gl/zfKUTb ♥ __Episodes__ Next Episode ► https://youtu.be/8ywPG80xvkA Previous ► https://youtu.be/jDjX1q20rXU __The Beer__ Strathcona Beer Company British IPA http://www.strathconabeer.com/beer/british/ __Stalk Us__ http://www.thecraftyboys.ca http://www.twitter.com/thecraftyboys http://www.facebook.com/thecraftyboys http://www.google.com/+thecraftyboysca

Lock is back from his schoolin' down south and he brought some recommendations with him. We try out the freshest IPA we've ever had (up to this point) and blabber about many other things. Dave was humped by a grizzly bear while he washed his parents' car.

This week we run into a raspberry bush and drink all that there is to be had. It was touch and go there for a while but we managed to enjoy every last drop. Dave was cuddled by a momma bear when he attempted to eat her porridge. They were "that kind" of a bear couple and very open to letting him experiment. They then ate him.

Bowen Island Brewing hits us with a summer lager that is quite refreshing and light. But we put it to the test and we made sure that we weren't being duped by some Hollywood elites. You know what I mean.... Dave rocks out on stage but is then scooped up by ninja bears and whisked away by chopper. We never heard from him again.

We return to another Bomber Brewing beer... but this time, it is different. It is a Bandit Kolsch beer and we are going to see how it applies to Starfleet. Yeah, we did try. But did we succeed? Dave was abducted by bear worshippers while he was searching for the beer in his local watering hole but they brought him back because... well, just look at him.

We just had our 100th episode and decided that our follow up should be an exciting adventure of a reunion of sorts. Our first beer was a milk stout and we thought it would be a nice nod to our very first episode. Dave was a little sleepy this time so we set him on fire, cooked him up, and then fed him to a bear named Billy. Billy was pleased.

This is episode 100. Anything can happen... like us drinking a dunkel because we can. Dave married a bear.

For some reason, we were tired this day so we decided to drink a weird sour... and Steamworks Brewery provided. Dave was looking a little under the weather this time and a bear crawled into bed with him to keep him warm.

This week, we've gone back to a beer we covered in Episode 12 - Vancouver Island Brewery's Piper's Pale Ale. This is a beer we "grew up on" and, in the previous episode, we were underwhelmed. Our taste buds had grown up and we had tasted too many other good beers. But! In this episode, the love fest started up again as the beer has been re-formulated and we were happy to try it again. Dave had a date with a bear but it didn't go well. He was mauled with love.

The moon in your eyes is the type of moon that we should all have in our glasses. Or something like that.