This time round we’ve changed up from an Instant Beer Review to taste some spirits, namely 3 gins produced by celebrities. Doing the tasting is gin neophyte Phil ‘The Brit’ Clark, and his co-host is brewer and chum, Ken McMullen. Our guest for this episode is Ed Malnar, who until he retired last year, was the distiller for Pollyanna Brewing and Distillery in St. Charles IL. We’ve split this tasting into three parts as the recording session extended a little. First up is James Gin Asian Parsnip, an offering from British personality James May. We like James May, but how do we like his gin? Tune in and find out!! Cheers!

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The Brit and brewer Ken are tasting another style that is popular during the fall and winter months, Porters. Once again, we want to taste them without bias so we have the lovely Kimberlee acting as the pourer and server. This time we have a Midwest favorite, Bell’s Porter, as our baseline. Then it’s England’s Sam Smith Taddy Porter facing up against Urban Chestnut’s German Porter from St. Louis MO. Watch to see which one each of our hosts prefer! Cheers!

We’re back after a short hiatus, and we’re in the pub sampling some local craft brews. It’s the Brown Ale style in this video, and Ken and Phil want to taste them without any bias so we have the lovely Kimberlee pouring a blind taste test for the lads. We must have a baseline ‘standard’ to calibrate our palates, and Sam Smith’s Nut Brown Ale provides that baseline. Then we’re discussing the two beers of choice – Riverlands Brewing ‘Cabin Row’, and Church Street Brewing’s ‘Mike’s Brown Ale’. Tune in to hear our comments and if you should run out and get a 4-pack of either, or perhaps both! Cheers!

Due to a few personal life events, the audio version of the Brit & Yankee Craft Beer Podcast will no longer be published.

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The Brit