Started in a farm in 1979, the Boulder Beer Company later became Colorado’s first microbrewery . In this episode we taste the hoppy goodness of just how far they’ve come. Cold Hop is a British style ale that is well balanced and surprisingly smooth.

Dogfish Head has been brewing this one for quite a while now and if you are familiar with their beers, you’ll know this one is a winner . Brewed with green raisons, and beet sugars, this beer is as complex as any fine red wine.

4 + Brewing Company has brewed up a Belgian Pale Ale that is remarkably light and low in alcohol, after all it’s brewed in Utah and it’s the law! What does the 4 + stand for? Watch and find out.

Full Sail Brewing Company has brewed a beer to celebrate pre-prohibition beer in America . Session Lager is brewed with full flavor, but is light in color and complexity, and even cooler yet, it comes in short stubby bottles because as they say, “that’s what your grandfather used to buy”.

Picked as some of our favorite beers in 2008, Allagash Brewing Company’s “White” is a popular choice among their legions of fans . This cloudy but light tasting Belgian wheat style beer is easy to drink and very smooth – it also goes great with a wide variety of foods.