Thank you to Boston Beer Company for providing the Infinium.
Thank you to Mother Earth Brewing Company for providing the Tripel Overhead.

Followers of the show have been hearing me talk about the “Disneyworld of Beer”, Marty’s Liquors, for quite some time. You have heard me mention the beer manager Nate and his protege Dave on many occasions. These are two of the most knowledgeable beer ninjas I know, and they happen to be in my backyard. They know beer. They know the science of beer and they are as obsessed with trying every fine beer on the planet as I am.

Meeting Marty in person was a pleasure. He was absolutely thrilled about my mentioning his store on my appearance on Wine Library TV (yes, I plan to mention that at least 700 more times), and was delighted that I wanted to do a show in his very store. You may recall that I brainstormed with Nate and Dave about the very beers that I should bring to GaryVee. The bottom line is that not only do they know beer, they are incredibly accessible and will not judge you if you come into the store looking for a Heineken. I will say that you are doing yourself a disservice if you do not tell them what you like, what your budget and needs are and let them recommend a bottle for you. Aside from their massive selection, one beautiful thing about Marty’s is that you can split up a six pack. Yes. You can buy individual bottles.

Nate and I have been talking about this show for a while and if you know Nate, he does not like to mess around. He went to his personal cellar and the Marty’s shelves to grab bottles of some of the world’s finest sour beers for us to try. Sour beers and wild ales are complex. They’re an acquired taste and they are in many ways close to wines.

In part 1 of this episode, we review three sours:

Portland Oregon’s Raccoon Lodge and Brewpub / Cascade Brewing The Vine
Fort Collins Colorado’s New Belgium La Folie
Saignelégier, Switzerland’s BFM Brasserie Des Franches-Montagnes Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien

Hope you enjoy part one.

Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout
Trout River Oatmeal Stout
Lancaster Brewery Milk Stout

Beers from two of my very favorite American breweries. Great Divide Hoss Rye Lager and Avery Depuceleuse, an American Wild Ale.

We drink SmuttyNose Big A and Austin home brewing wunderkind, Kurt Heggland’s Turkish Coffee Stout and Rhubarb Wit

Thanks to the Austin GingerMan. Follow them on twitter.

Photos by Jim Storer

4:36 chadnorthrup: ok, I’ll respect that. Can’t relate, but I’ll respect it
4:37 chadnorthrup: I want to virtually try them.
4:38 gregdelima: Does it taste as fruity as the smell?
4:40 jasmine_starr: I GOTTA QUESTION
4:40 cphadley: Well blow me down
4:40 cphadley: there you two are
4:40 gregdelima: I’d have to say the leftover taste on the tongue can be more important… ya know, the residue
4:40 chadnorthrup: the gnome!
4:40 Peplau: He really gets around
4:41 chadnorthrup: yep, I can hear
4:41 gregdelima: Yeah they’re good!
4:41 gregdelima: Guava or Pineapple more?
4:42 belchingmonkey: @qthrul
4:42 Peplau: Belching Monkey is rated ‘R’ for potential strong language and plastic gnomes.
4:43 belchingmonkey: @redsoxgnome
4:43 chadnorthrup: Jim!
4:43 chadnorthrup: what an all-star cast today
4:45 cphadley: Why am I not on the show
4:45 chadnorthrup: wait- what was the first beer called?
4:45 chadnorthrup: think I missed it
4:45 chadnorthrup: ahhh, gotcha
4:46 gregdelima:
4:46 gregdelima:
4:47 Peplau: sure
4:47 Peplau: try it now, greg
4:47 gregdelima: http://twitter.com/512brewing
4:47 gregdelima: http://512brewing.com
4:47 chadnorthrup: a passive IPA? Not sure I’d like that
4:48 cphadley: I’m with ya Chad. Need more punch than that in an IPA if I’m going to decide I want an IPA
4:48 chadnorthrup: agreed. I’d rather go for a different style if it’s going to be a weak IPA
4:49 MattUD: i also agree with that statement
4:49 Peplau: Belching Monkey is rated ‘R’ for unpleasant olfactory images.
4:49 gregdelima: Yeah cause Sierra Nevada is a garbage IPA…
4:50 gregdelima: yeah but too much malt in a “hoppy” IPA just sounds like an off kilter IPA
4:50 chadnorthrup: Is Sierra officially IPA though? I think it’s just pale, not India pale
4:51 chadnorthrup: yep, gotcha Jim
4:51 Peplau: Thanks, men.
4:52 gregdelima: @chad, just went to Sierra, they do not actually offer an INDIA PA, just a Pale Ale.
4:52 chadnorthrup: yep, thanks Greg. That’s what I was thinking
4:52 chadnorthrup: tried their Glissade last night btw. Not bad, very drinkable but not all that remarkable
4:53 gregdelima: Cannot say I’ve tried it, in Spain so my most recent beer explore was Belgian – Leffe Blonde
4:53 chadnorthrup: me too Mike- imperial ipa’s FTW
4:54 chadnorthrup: nice, haven’t had that one but I do like the Belgians
4:54 gregdelima: Which beer is this? Not the shin-guard beer right?
4:55 gregdelima: How many #NCRulesSXSW we have over there today?
5:01 MattUD: time to head out, later all
5:01 chadnorthrup: Columbus hops? Wow, can’t say I’ve tried that
5:01 chadnorthrup: later Matt
5:01 gregdelima: Read from here: http://www.liveoakbrewing.com/beer/
5:01 Peplau: So, it’s like the Stockholm Syndrome of beers, then?
5:02 chadnorthrup: now that’s an analogy!
5:02 gregdelima: 6.0% AVB
5:02 gregdelima: ABV*
5:04 gregdelima: Sorry Gents & Lady, must be off – hit me up later @gregdelima on twitter
5:05 Peplau: Is it too much trouble to turn the camera around and give us a shot of the bar & audience?
5:05 belchingmonkey: oh
5:05 Peplau: woops
5:05 Peplau: guess so
5:05 Peplau: I’ll check out the website
5:05 belchingmonkey: hold on
5:05 belchingmonkey: we back on?
5:05 chadnorthrup: yep, wayy too much trouble D
5:05 chadnorthrup: nope
5:05 belchingmonkey: refresh
5:05 belchingmonkey: refresh
5:05 chadnorthrup: yep!
5:05 Peplau: Don’t need to refresh, it came back on its own
5:06 Peplau: Wow
5:06 chadnorthrup: that place IS heaven!
5:06 Peplau: They’d never allow a place like that in Boston. Too much fun. #MassIsAFunSponge
5:06 chadnorthrup: sweet. thx guys
5:06 chadnorthrup: hahaha
5:07 cphadley: show again!
5:07 chadnorthrup: so true
5:07 cphadley: Hi all!
5:07 cphadley: that’s is way too cool
5:07 chadnorthrup: yeah, let’s do it!
5:07 Peplau: Good show, safe travels guys. Give Greg a high five for me for just general awesomeness.
5:08 belchingmonkey: i effed it up
5:08 belchingmonkey: sorry
5:08 chadnorthrup: no prob
5:09 cphadley: no worries. I’m heading home anyways
5:09 cphadley: good to see ya again
5:10 chadnorthrup: gotta run as well. Good show, have a safe trip home!

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