We couldn't let a whole year go by without a show. We managed to get everyone together for a round or two of beers in front of recording devices, and this is what you get. We had a wide range of beers on this show - from Belgians to Hop Bombs, and relived some moments from Memphis in May, along with a new friend or two. Through in some good music a…

In celebration of National IPA Day, we present a tutorial on the nuances of hops and IPAs for our hop-challenged friends. Actually, we just drink some great beers and babble on endlessly about Vince Gill, beer festivals, hot chicken, t-shirts, and beertards. We kick it off with a Great Divide 18th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA. Oh yes we did. Sa…

We drink a brett beer that may or may not be half assed. Depends on what you are looking for and whether you are all about the Styles. We're talking about the collaboration between New Belgium and Lost Abbey called Brett Beer that takes a beating on the beer boards. We give you the straight poop on whether its poop or not. Segue to a discussion of …

Why on earth, you might ask, would you want to wreck your palate. Much like climbing Mt Everest, in the immortal words of George Mallory - «Because it was there!» Actually we had a much better and more hedonistic reason - because it was darned tasty!! We are of course talking about Green Flashes «Palate Wrecker - Hamiltons Ale». Beers sampled and d…

There has always been a special place in our hearts for the big beer, and the barleywine of course. Join us for some big fine beers from Sam Adams (yes, those guys) Imperial Series. One is a homerun, the other a swing and a miss. We also indulge in a little Hebrew number from Schmaltz, Jewbelation 15. And we pontificate about two new breweries, Tex…

It took a beer this good to drag our asses out of retirement and produce a NSFW show. Join us as we sample Deviant Dale, an imperial version of Dale's Pale Ale. Oskar Blues hit a home run with this one. It's an 8% tallboy can that will leave you smiling. Great nose, great taste, and an extra large serving. Modus Hoperandi from Ska Brewing makes an …

Weyerbacher makes some exceptional beer and we try out three of their best. Interviews with Chris Wilson of Weyerbacher and some Mississippi Beer Activists bring you up to date on some hop and barley goodness. In Memoriam: Weyerbacher - Imperial Pumpkin Ale Weyerbacher - QUAD Weyerbacher - Blithering Idiot…

The last and final interview from the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywine festival. This is another interview that is long overdue. Laura and her brother Bill do a remarkable job organizing this event. Simply remarkable. Mike Paige from the Hop Barley and the Alers continues with the interview duties. Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines 2011 - Laura…

BigFoamyHead continues to focus on startup breweries - our fourth interview from the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywine festival is with Grimm Brothers Brewhouse - established in 2010 in Loveland. I've been wanting to interview these guys for a long time. I have been following Aaron's progress setting up this business with quite a bit of envy - and…

BigFoamyHead continues to focus on startup breweries - our third interview from the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywine festival is with Crazy Mountain - established in 2010 in Eagle County. Kevin gives a great (and honest) insight on the battle for tap handles and breaking into the market. Mike Paige from the Hop Barley and the Alers continues with…

The Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines festival in Vail, CO is a brewers favorite. Location and time have helped build this to a world class event. Greg Koch, Adam Avery, Sam Calagione, Peter Bouckaert, Tomme Arthur and others help make this an industry top notch event. They bring their biggest and best offerings. This year, BigFoamyHead focuses o…

The Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines festival in Vail, CO is a brewers favorite. Location and time have helped build this to a world class event. Greg Koch, Adam Avery, Sam Calagione, Peter Bouckaert, Tomme Arthur and others help make this an industry top notch event. They bring their biggest and best offerings. This year, BigFoamyHead focuses o…

The fifth and final of the lost interviews series. In what has become a tradition, BigFoamyHead interviews the coordinators of the World Brewers Forum - Dana Johnson and Jim Fixari. It's a nice recap for the event. GABF WBF 2010 Interview 5!!Big Foamy Head

The third of the lost interviews series. Mick interviews Rick. Simply put, Mick is brilliant. He has one of the most sophisticated homebrew systems I've ever seen. It's computer controlled, SRC relayed, PID controlled, yada-yada. The guy can control his brew day while watching a football game upstairs. When Mick was bored being a EE he went to scho…

The fourth of our "Lost Interview" series. We have been wanting to help promote Diamond Bear Arkansas for a number of years. This is a repeat of an interview from many years ago with John, one of the 10 co-owners. Diamond Bear is the «only production» brewery in Arkansas and they also make a mean root beer! GABF WBF 2010 Interview 4…

The second of our "Lost Interview" series. If you've been living under a rock, you may not know who Jamil is. He's a fixture on the Brewing Network and most homebrewers aspire to get to his level of brewing to style - he's won 2 Ninkasi www.bantuhealth.org/tadalafil-buy/ awards (2004 and 2007)! Coauthor of "Brewing Classic Styles" and more recently…

What happened? One day it's September, then you turn around and it's a new year. No excuses - just simple humble apologies! I'm going to fire these out in pretty quick order - there are 5 total interviews from the 2010 Great American Beer Festival and the World Brewers Forum. Our first features brother Mike interviewing Chuck Skypeck - brilliant br…

This week we continue our exploration into beer with «stuff», including cheese. Gah. Also check out our holiday guide with reports from Phil of My Life as a Foodie and Groucho from The Beer Report. New beers and new blogs round this quality 9 minutes out. Listen up!Big Foamy Head

The debut of the BigFoamyHead.com show spin-off. Short Ones is a quick show that focuses on craft beer happenings on the web - who's talking about what beer and where, trends and events, and blogs and podcasts you need to know about, and its ONLY on Facebook and BigFoamyHead.com. Take 9 and 1/2 minutes of your life and listen up! And give me FEEDBA…