Episodes
This is The Beer Is Fundamentals Show and we want to welcome you once again to the NeighBeerHood where craft beer is always the talk of the town. You have probably had the Belgian Tripel and may not know the key ingredients to making such an amazing beer. You may also be one of the many who mispronounce it. Tripel is a beer full of ester aromas and flavors. So much so that the esters primarily define the style. Tripels are also not three times anything. Confusing that fact, there is another...
Published 07/11/22
We have a great beer tonight from our friends at Angry Chair Brewing. St. Petersburg’s 3 Daughters Brewing for opening a spot in the Clearwater Airport. Beer Consumption in the U.S. has picked up again since COVID.
Published 06/10/22
There is so much going on in the world craft beer that it was not possible to talk about it all. The Brewer's Association released it's top 50 breweries for beer sales. Orlando Brewing is getting ready to move from its longtime home in Orlando’s SoDo neighborhood.
Published 05/01/22
For Spring Break, we went up to Atlanta for a couple of days and spent the rest of the week in Asheville, North Carolina. We had a great time at the breweries that we visited in both areas. Shout out to Hippin Hops Brewery (ATL), Atlantucky Brewery (ATL), Hi-Wire Brewing (AVL), New Belgium Brewing (AVL), Wicked Weed Brewing (AVL), Bhramari Brewing Company (AVL), Burning Blush Brewery (AVL), Oklawaha Brewing (AVL), Eurisko Beer Company (AVL), Burial Beer Company (AVL), Brouwerj Cursus Keme...
Published 03/22/22
It took a minute. But, we finally reached the 100th episode of the Beer Is Fundamental Show. We want to welcome you once again to the NeighBeerHood where craft beer is always the talk of the town. I am BT aka O-Beer-Wan Kenobi the Jedi Knight of craft beer and this is Lady T. We are live and on location at one of our favorite craft beer stops. We are at the Commission Beer Chamber right here at 2230 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, FL. We have some special guest as promised. We have Nate and...
Published 02/16/22
This is not episode 100. This is episode 99.5. We wanted to do a show before the Holidays. We also want to introduce a new move to the show. We usually We pop open a beer after the first commercial break. However, we want to get into the beer at the beginning. That way if you are drinking with us, we can be drinking with you because we know that you are more than likely drinking before the show and you are definitely not waiting until we get to the first break. Also, this way, if we have more...
Published 12/24/21
While sitting in one of our favorite beer establishments, we noticed that they had some of their sours and a couple of their stouts. I wanted to try them all. But we knew that the sours would go very fast. One tapped out while we were there. Yet, we didn’t know what I should have first. Sour or stout. We understand the method as it relates to bitterness and color. We know it's always the softer beers first, so starting with pilsners/blonde/amber then IPA, then red/brown ales, is normally the...
Published 11/24/21
Its that time of the year. It’s the Fall or Autumn, whichever one you prefer. And along with this time of the year, we have none other than pumpkin beers and, of course, stouts. However, we are going to focus on the pumpkin beers on this episode. We lucked up and got a great selection from our good friend Matt over at Bone Sack Speakeasy, right here in Saint Cloud. In this episode, we have three pumpkin beers to try courtesy of O’Fallon Brewery out of Maryland Heights, Missouri....
Published 10/18/21
We had a great time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 2021 Barrel and Flow Fest. We had the chance to meet a lot of people. We had some very good beers. All in all, it was one of the best festivals that we have attended in a while. This festival is definitely one that we will put on the calendar as an annual event. The beer of the show is from the festival. It is the Sour Rainbows by Four Points Brewing. This episodes background music is from Devon Hendryx from his Dreamcast Summer Songs...
Published 09/19/21
HAPPY NATIONAL IPA DAY!! We figured that this will be a great day to do a show. National IPA Day on the first Thursday in August celebrates the beer known as India Pale Ale Beer. IPA is one of the most popular types of craft beers, it’s also making a resurgence with local microbreweries. Many are experiencing success as their brew finds its way into local restaurants and pubs. First, for this episode and for National IPA Day we focused on two IPAs from two Breweries. The beers that we...
Published 08/07/21
The Ellipsis Brewing SourFest also known as the Fruit Punch Project Day was an absolute hit. There were a very good amount of breweries present and they all had some great beers. Lady T had to work. So I was stuck doing the show by myself. However, I was able to speak with a few people as they sipped their sours. First, my three favorite beers of the festival were:1. Spreadsheet Wizard by Corporate Ladder2. Monday Morning Bluez by Design Builder/Ellipsis3. Fruit by the...Pineapple,...
Published 07/27/21
Let's Enjoy Life! It has been a while since you’ve heard from us. We’ve just been enjoying this nice summer. You know just enjoy this great Florida living. Of course, we’ve had some beers along the way. We do want to announce that we will be headed to the Barrel and Flow Beer Festival in September. It will be in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The dates of the festival is September 10 through the 12th. Tickets are still available so it would be great if you will join us. We also...
Published 07/03/21
This is episode #93 of The Beer Is Fundamentals Show and we want to welcome you once again to the NeighBeerHood where craft beer is always the talk of the town. We are your hosts, BT aka O-Beer-Wan Kenobi the Jedi Knight of craft beer and the always incredible, Lady T. This was a very exciting show because we had the broadcasting and media production company, 2Hands 20Fingers Production in the building with us. We had a great time. We kicked it at Half barrel Beer Project and had some great...
Published 05/16/21
This episode is a short one. It is less than 30 minutes (not that our episodes are super long anyway). However, we do give you a great beer and some happenings that focus on craft beer. We discussed the home-brewer's competition that was held in Saint Cloud, Florida this past weekend. Though it was a small event, there really wasn't a bad beer. There were 11 contestants with around 14 or 15 beers in the competition. There was a great amount of Belgian beers. A nice selection of IPAs and a...
Published 04/17/21
In this episode, we try the Intergalactose Mead by Garagiste Meadery in collaboration with Arkane Aleworks out of the Tampa Bay area. This mead is expected to have a great deal of passionfruit and raspberries. They added some vanilla to create the body that they wanted. Arkane is known for their sours. So it is really interesting that they chose to make a collaborative effort with a meadery.
Published 03/17/21
In this episode, we highlight some of the beers that were available for Valentine's Day. We talk the Super Bowl, the Red Robin Case and other things. The guest track for the show is Slice by Sonny Miles. The Neighbeerhood
Published 02/19/21
In this episode, we recap our experiences from the 2nd Annual Orlando Beer Week. This episodes beer is by Listermann Brewing Company. Cheers!
Published 01/25/21
It is almost time for Christmas. In this episode, we feature a great Christmas beer from TrimTab Brewing Company out of Birmingham, Alabama. We also talk about some of the great Christmas beers and winter ales that are available. Our feature artist for this episode is Cleo Sol.
Published 12/14/20
This episode we look at one of the most well known style of beers, Lagers. The beer for this show is the X-Ray Vision DDH by Sideward Brewing in collaboration with Angry Chair Brewing. Cheers!
Published 11/23/20
In this episode, we taste a beer from Hubbard's Cave and we discuss the top pumpkin beers for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Published 11/09/20
In this episode, we finally had the chance to try the Space Age Sippin IPA by Beale Street Brewing. This beer pays homage to 8ball and MJG. Its a play off of their classic song, Space Age Pimpin.
Published 10/11/20
In this episode, we sat down with some of our favorite craft beer drinkers and sampled 12 different variations of the Black Is Beautiful Stout from 12 different breweries. Check out which ones were our top three.
Published 09/17/20
We are back! After another month long hiatus, we are back and talking about what we all love, beer. In this episode, we discuss some of the key components of sour beers and consider whether sour beers are still popular. Our beer for the show is the Show Me Your Sour by Two Tides Brewing out of Savannah, Georgia.
Published 08/22/20
Tonight's episode featured two very good beers from Green Bench Brewing in Saint Petersburg, FL as we celebrated Juneteenth.
Published 06/21/20
In this episode, we take a look at one Rockpit Brewing's great beer for the summer. We also talk about the Black Is Beautiful Initiative by Weathered Soul Brewing and I put Lady T on the spot while discussing underrated breweries in certain states.
Published 06/14/20