Texas - home of cows, hold' em poker and lots of good beer. We take a trip down the Shiner beer line and explore some of their offerings. We also review some local restaurants as the weather hasn't been cooperative with us to cook our own. Musical guests (with a Texas flavor) are Bad Voodoo, Forrest Gump Blues Group, Don Martinez, Backstroke Blues Band and Shakey Jake. These artists are available on music.download.com and audiostreet.net.

Beers we sampled during this show...

• Shiner Bock
• Alamo Golden Ale
• Ricks Nobel Trappist Ale Homebrew
• New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale

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Belgian Beer - there's nothing like it. We enjoy (maybe too much) a selection of Belgian beers and a couple of Belgian-style beers. Very tasty and we have a lot of chat about the new grills and grills yet-to-be. Musical guest is Pappa Joe Grappa, a very talented and imaginative blues player from music.download.com. Plus beer news, a new feature! Tune in and listen as the hijinks ensue...

• Corsendonk Abbey Pale Ale
• Corsendonk Abbey Brown Ale
• Allagash Tripel Reserve

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We are back on track with a new show that features brewpub beer, an interview with a great brewmaster, and Rick cooks a Smoked Turkey, a classic dish that lasts forever. We also features some fantastic music from Freddie Mack, Dave Thrift, Marsha Ball, And Lewis Ray Cammarata.

Beers we sampled during this show...

• Newport Beach Brewing Co. Ten Wood

Show pictures, recipes and credits coming soon! In the meantime, download the podcast!

Show #10 is available for download here.

We're enjoying classics on this show - beer and burgers. Rick has unveiled his Hefeweisen homebrew and we're comparing it against several other Hefs. I've got a great recipe for Double-Smoked Cheeseburgers with Spicy Onion Relish that is a new twist on an old favorite, the cheeseburger. Take a listen to the show below, and enjoy the recipes found here.

Also on this show, we feature one artist, the Red Mercury Blues Band out of Detroit. There are some excellent tunes and you can download these and more at http://music.download.com/redmercurybluesband/3600-8402_32-100105384.html?tag=listing_song_artist.

Beers we sampled during this show...

• Sam Adams Heffeweizen
• Goose Island Heffeweizen (reminiscence)
• Ricks Homebrew Heffeweizen

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In this show we explore some beverages from Goose Island Brewery in Chicago, talk about Grilled Pizza (a different take on pizza altogether) and have a short history lesson or two... It's a good time with some rockin' Chicago Blues by Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Koko Taylor, the Left Tail Light Band and more. Give it a listen.

Beers we sampled this show...

• Goose Island Summer Bitter
• Goose Island Honkers Ale
• Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale (Reminiscence)

Recipe and pictures of the ugliest Barbecue Chicken pizza you've ever seen - but mighty tasty - are found here.

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Show #3 is a little better put together. We're cooking Ancho Chili-Rubbed Smoked Sirloin Steak with Chipotle Salsa and Queso Fresco - man, is that a mouthful! And it tastes as good as it sounds. We're also drinking a few selections from Rogue Breweries and listening to some great tunes. Excellent beers and an excellent interview as well with Jack Joyce, one of the founders of Rogue Ale. Details, photos, recipes and credits are here.

Beers we sampled this show...

• Rogue Dead Guy Ale
• Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar
• Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale

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