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Show 137 - Great Taste of the Midwest 2009

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Once again we present from the Great Taste of the Midwest - a long running beer festival focusing on the abundant beers and breweries of the Midwest. Please Visit http://www.mhtg.org/great-taste-of-the-midwest for details.

Great interviews with Brad from B. Nektar Meadery, Eric from Kuhnhenns, a couple of podcast friends - Groucho and Bonus Beer Bob, and BigFoamyHead supporters on the bus ride home!

Music samplings

Audio Sample - the horn dudes
BB King - The Thrill is Gone
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - A Woman in Love

Get your midwest on, and so ya know? You betcha!

Show 119 - The Bittersweet Beer Show

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:00:40 +0000

This show was recorded weeks ago and some of the topics are dated. Actually, you should skip the third segment all together if you're easily offended by language, race or politics. Hey, that means you easily offended person - skip the third segment! Don't say you weren't warned!

We show our friends from Illinois, Groucho and CHUD from TheBeerReport.com some long over due love. Then we discuss the Olympics in great detail. Beer Haiku and great blues from Big Mama Thornton and Stevie Ray round up this bittersweet beer show.

Beers we sampled this show:

Boulevard Double Wide IPA
Deschutes Hop Henge Imperial IPA
Stone Brewing Company 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout (thanks Phil!)
Left Hand Brewing Company Imperial Stout
Albert Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout

If you're bitter, listen here... if you're sweet, well same show, same place.

Show 83 - Great Divide Brewery Show

admin — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:14:21 +0000

We sample a wide variety of beers from Great Divide Brewery and get into a very deep (and wide) discussion about styles, reviews, judging and so forth. Rick Sellers from Pacific Brew News joins us and really educates our ignorant asses on the hows and whys of judging. Great music and more. Listen up!

Download this episode and judge for yourself here.

Show 79 - Another Damn Belgian Beer Show

admin — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:30:01 +0000

It is not that we don't love a good Belgian Beer. It just seems like we are always drinking them. But that is not such a bad thing, is it? We dive into some left-of-center Belgians, courtesy of Kenny, Friend of Show, as we recover from our gigantic neighborhood barbecue that we catered. We crank up the bluesometer with some guitar-driven blues from Tommy Castro, our buddy George Thorogood, and Tinsley Ellis with a song about monkeys that leads to some life observations - sort of. And, sadly, we make an announcement about Rick's new field position. Could this be a good thing in disguise? Will Rick discover new beers in the wilderness of Colorado? Or will things go to hell in a handbasket resulting in Rick turning to a life of panhandling and dancing a spastic little jig in front of tourists for quarters - again. Tune in and find out!

Brother Thelonius from North Coast Brewing
Trois Pistoles from Unibroue
Abbey Brown Ale from Corsendunk
And lots of Jack Daniels

Download this tearjerker and monkeyspanker of a show here.

Show 78 - Clarkehead Brewery Show

admin — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:40:44 +0000

Yep, its true. We have the ever elusive host of Dude Night and proprietor of Clarkehead Brewery on tap for this show! These cat based beers (a tiny portion of feline matter in every bottle) go down smooth. Too bad the conversation doesn't. Listen in as Phil shares his secrets for fantastic brews and food pairings. Things get ugly when we start discovering crystal meth as alleged secret ingredients and pair it with lung cancer. Listen to the show and you will understand all. Great beers, great tunes and a great soliloquy on why Beer is Art from Phil. Bottoms up!

Beers sampled this show:
Clarkehead Brewery Clarkeweizen
Clarkehead Brewery Fat Abbey
Clarkehead Brewery Hairy Porter

Download this show from the Big Foamy Head Hops and Meth Labs here.

Show 77 - Boscos Beer Show

admin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:44:36 +0000

Sorry for the delay folks, but the audio on this show has been quite difficult. First off, its a live show, our first attempt and we are a bit challenged on the mic. Having said that, the conversation and beer could not be better! Chuck Skypeck, brewmaster and founder of Boscos in Memphis, shares a lot of wisdom and experience with us about brewing beer, pairing food with beer, and a somewhat x-rated version of Rick tapping the keg! Great stuff every beer fan will enjoy. We also are joined by many of the folks at Boscos, staff and patrons alike. Add to that some great music by Blues Entertainer of the Year Tab Benoit and you have something for everyone.

Download this micro-brewed show here.

Show 70 - La Folie Beer Show

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:44:16 +0000

Join us for this premium show with premium beer and premium guests. We kick off the show with the falling-off-a-log homebrew from the Brewhouse, courtesy of Brew Bubbas. And then we get into the beer star of the show, La Folie from the New Belgium brewery, by way of James Spencer of Basic Brewing. This is an exceptional Flemish Red Ale and an experience for any beer afficionado. And then things take a turn for the blues with our special guest, Chris Thomas King.

You may know Chris from his appearances in the movies O Brother Where Art Thou, Ray, and others. But you may not know about some of his recent works, a special album reflecting his losses in Hurricane Katrina. This album, Rise, is deeply personal and got Chris a nomination for a Handy Blues award for Best Blues Song of the Year for Baptized in Dirty Water. We spend a LOT of time with Chris, who you'll find is a very passionate blues man. You can purchase this CD and more from Chris Thomas King at iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and just about any other online music outlet.

Pucker up and download this blues-filled show here.

The second part of the Chris Thomas King interview can be found here.

Check out the official debut of the Intro To Kegging by Rick of Big Foamy Head:

Show 69 - Bear Republic Beer Show

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:14:08 +0000

Not your average bear, Bear Republic Brewery is our featured beer on this numerically significant show. What is it about the number 69? We forget.

Great beers and great blues with Reverend Horton Heat, Memphis' own Barkays, Tab Benoit and more.

It's that time of year again, we start gearing up for the Memphis In May Beale Street Music Festival, which announced it's lineup the day we recorded the show.

Rick Lyke provides an informative and timely Beer News Segment. Outlawing alcoholic beverage advertising on college campuses? Dumb idea. Molson-Coors axe swinging to cut costs? Sounds like union busting to us. Canadian Navy using cigarette taxes to subsidize beer? Kudos. Beer plants producing Ethanol? Great idea.

Finally, check out our new feature, Beer Haiku, courtesy of Captain Hops. Rick wields his dramatic interpretation skills to bring you mo' culture than you can stand. Well, mo' of something than you can stand!

Beers we sampled this show...

Budweiser B to the E (BE)
Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
Bear Republic Big Bear Stout Ale
Russian River Damnation Golden Ale

Bear with us as you download this podcast here.

The Dude Night Hop Father, as discussed during the show.

Show 64 - Lost Abbey Show Redux, part 1

admin — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:10:38 +0000

What? iTunes screwed up something? Impossible, you say? Well, it's true. We had part 1 and 2 of the Lost Abbey beer show in one post, but that apparently doesn't make nice with Apple. And since you've already had part 2 thrust upon you, here's part 1 posted afterward. Enjoy!

We lost the abbey but found the show, at least part 1 that you can download here.

Show 64 - Lost Abbey Beer Show pt2

admin — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:35:33 +0000

We found the Lost Abbey and the Belgian style beers are quite exceptional! Join us as we give plugs and shoutouts to a boatload of people and podcasts, pimp some worthy causes, and explore three fantastic beers from the San Diego area. We also have an interview with the owner of the best beer bar in the land, the Liars Club. Or is it the best? We want to hear from you. We preview a new beer from New Belgium as well, called Springboard, a seasonal offering. Also on tap is our first ever contest to win an extremely rare and valuable prize (hint: you have to watch the video below to win). We get on a tear about youtube and other new media, have some great news (have you heard about Bilk?) and play some cool blues and punk tunes. We got so carried away with this show we have to give it to you in two parts...

Beers we sampled on this show...

Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale
Lost Abbey Avant Garde
Lost Abbey Lost and Found Abbey Ale

And listen to part 2 of this belgian flavored show here.

Watch this video and win something, maybe.

Plugs and Promotions Quick Reference Guide:
Brew Bubbas Linda Starck Page
New Belgium Brewing Springboard Ale
Basic Brewing Radio The Brewers Logbook
Bosco's supports The Blues Foundation
Rick Sellers, Pacific Brew News GCBA Celebrewtion
Rick Lyke Blog
Wicked Awesome Films
Illeanarama - Supermarket of the Stars
Clarkehead Videos
SIDT Chug Vote and Video

Show 63 - Brew Crazy Beer Show

admin — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:11:46 +0000

We welcome Johnny Max (BrewCrazy Brewcast) to the show and enjoy some of his award winning homebrews including the infamous Cause of Death. It's an all-grain 21% ABV beverage that they said «couldn't be done.» You read about it in Brew Your Own magazine, now hear how it was done straight from the brewer himself.

Add some beer news with Rick Lyke (http://lyke2drink.blogspot.com), an interview with the fine folks from O'Fallon Brewery, and of course - some great blues music with a twist of gospel and you have the recipe for a fun evening Big Foamy Head style!

Beers we sampled this show...

Cause of Death
Heffeweisen
Old Ale
St Arnolds Christmas Ale Clone
Poblano Chili

This show may not be your cause of death, but you won't know until you click here!

The video experiments continue. We try out Adobe Premiere Elements for some cool effects.

Show 61 - Metal Beers

admin — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:08:18 +0000

Paraphrasing Marsellus from the cult classic «Pulp Fiction» - We're gonna get medieval on you!

What now? Let me tell you what now. I'ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin' ~~deleted~~, who'll go to work on the holmes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin', hillbilly boy? I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'ma get medieval on your ass.

We get medieval with our beers and metal with our music... well metal from our perspective!! Probably mild on the metal scale of metalness. Enjoy some great tunes and release your hidden Viking desires to maruad distant lands! We include a news segment from Rick Lyke and a new pre-show video on YouTube!

Beers and Mead we sampled on this show...

SkullSplitter Orkney Ale (8.5% ABV)
Nectar Polska (TiM S.A) Lednicki Miód (14% ABV)
Rogue Old Crustaceon Barleywine Style Ale (11.5% ABV)

Pollinate your ears with this honey of a headache, er, show and download here.

BrewBubbas Linda Starck Donation Site

Show 60b - Beer News

admin — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:44:33 +0000

If you need proof that editing and drinking does not mix, this is it. We forgot to add the news to Show 60! So here is a special thrilling standalone issue of Beer News with Rick Lyke from Lyke2Drink.blogspot.com. Incestuous mergers and secret covenants with the Dark Lord, speculation on how big a building 34 billion beer cans will make, and much more!

Download this testimony to bonehead audio editing here.

Show 60 - Sprecher Beer Show

admin — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:16:55 +0000

Great beer from Sprecher (and a really sucky one from the beer locker), blues from the Vaughn brothers, Robin Trower, Jimmy Thackery and more. We rant about sushi restaurants, give you the homebrew update with special guest Craig from Brew Bubbas and a good cause. More great beer news from Rick Lyke, and assorted odds and ends - and we manage to keep all our promises!

Click the picture to glimpse the high resolution version of this pulled pork «hog heaven» nachos masterpiece!

Beers we sampled this show...

BrewBubbas Linda Starck Donation Site

Homebrewers! Toss your false bottom and buy one of these Bazooka T for your all grain mashing!!

Download this lagered up, malted out show here!

We Didn't Lie! The PreShow Video Test below...

Show 59 - O' Fallon Beer Show

admin — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:48:40 +0000

We kick off the new year with some fantastic beers from the O'Fallon Brewery of O'Fallon, Missouri. These guys create some wild flavors with great results. We sample six of their brews PLUS we reveal a stealth beer from one of the giant corporate brewers (hint: their initials are AB) and put it head to head against it's competitor to see who is the King of Stouts. On the news front, we debut our new snazzy intro and Rick Lyke from lyke2drink.blogspot.com brings us more news from AB, Flying Dog and the latest on the Iron City drama. We salute the passing of James Brown and give you lots of homebrew updates and info, while cooking up some Bambi at the same time. And we welcome a new little foamy head by the name of Olivia. Round it out with some great blues from Curtis Salgado and Duke Robilliard and you've got a show. Hard to believe we kept it under an hour!

Anheuser-Busch Bare Knuckle Stout
O'Fallon Gold
O'Fallon Wheat
O'Fallon Cherry Chocolate Beer
O'Fallon Wheach
O'Fallon Blackberry Scottish Ale
O'Fallon Smoked Porter

Download this show and have good luck all year, right here.

Audio Extra - James Brown Farewell

admin — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:26:29 +0000

The Big Foamy Head entourage made a pilgrimage this past May to see the legends of blues, soul and rock and roll - Jerry Lee Lewis, Booker T and the MGs, B.B. King and the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. JB was the last one we expected to leave us, but leave us he did on Christmas this year. Open that special beer you've been saving and join us for a half hour farewell to a true pioneer in the music business and the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, James Brown.

Get up offa that thing and download this audio extra here.

Show 58 - Allagash Beer Show

admin — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:10:35 +0000

We are two for two with a second show featuring fantastic Belgian-style beers! Allagash Brewery delivers the goods, and we warm up with a 400 year old recipe for Wassail, which is basically hot beer with liquor added. Yum. Also on tap is some original Memphis Music from BlueJazz, reports from the field from Rick Lyke with devastating NASCAR news, and animal stories galore. Susan joins us again, and we give an update on the topless club and manatee situation in Memphotown. Great beers and a great sendoff to Christmas.

Take your top off and parade around your living room with this great show! Download here.

More on BlueJazz at http://www.bluejazzmusic.com.

Get your Wassail on with this recipe.

XMAS LIGHTS - check it out at http://www.memphisnet.com.

Beers we sampled:

Allagash Brewery - White
Allagash Brewery - Dubbel
Allagash Brewery - Musette

Show 56 - Avery Brewing Company

admin — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:05:38 +0000

Be warned: There is heavy breathing on this show. Maybe its because of the fantastic Avery beer, maybe its because of the new mics, but it is there in full force. Tom Mascari joins us as we take a tour of the nectar produced by Avery Brewing Company. We lead off with Iggy Pop, noted blues artist, and provide yet another musical moment in history. Big Foamy Head - drink beer, learn stuff. What a concept!

Avery Brewing Company Hog Heaven Barley Style Wine
Avery Brewing Company The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest
Avery Brewing Company The Reverend Belgian Style Quadrupel Ale
Avery Brewing Company Majaraja Imperial India Pale Ale

Breathe in, breathe out and download this show here.

Smoked Turkey Pictures here.

Fight results from Mayor Herenton and Smoking Joe Frazier here.

Show 53 - Great Pumpkin Beer Show

admin — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:19:07 +0000

We are joined by the Beer Wives on this show to review a medley of Pumpkin Beers. Since it is that time of the year, specialty beers are popping up and we are not afraid to try them. Music today is LIVE blues (not necessarily live people, but live music) since thats the way to really listen to it. Performers are Albert King, Black Crowes and Barbecue Bob (the real dead one). Audio on this show is a bit weird so try not to get uncomfortable with mouth-breathing noises... We also discovered that getting the beer wives settled down to do a show is sort of like herding cats.

Beers we sampled this show...

Redhook Ales Late Harvest Autumn Ale
Anheuser-Busch Jacks Pumpkin Spice Ale
O'Fallons Pumpkin Ale

Download this slice of pumpkin pie here.

Show 51 - Duck Rabbit Beer Show

admin — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:05:22 +0000

We get our wildlife on with some quality beverages from Duck Rabbit Beer. These guys know how to make a malty brew and we take advantage. Enjoy our distinctive Southern Cuisine as we inhale our show snacks - Barbecue Bologna. MMMMMMMMmmmmm - bologna. Get down with some more chitlin circuit music, plus, we actually lived up to our promise and went on not one, but two, field trips to an Octoberfest beer sampling at a historic church and a throwdown Blues show behind a topless bar. What? Tune in and find out...

Beers we sampled during this show...

The Duck-Rabbit Amber Ale
The Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale
The Duck-Rabbit Porter
The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout
The Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter

Check out a new beer podcast Brew Bubbas AFTER listening to our show!

Check out the Dude Night «Beer Witch Project» video!

Listen to live naked duck rabbits! Or just us talking about them. Download here.