Beer Buzz Radio – 10/16/2011 - Mother’s Brewing Oktoberfest in the Ozarks, National Learn to Brew Day, and the book that will change the way you feel about big beer.

OK, so that sounds like a lot. And this post is a week late. (We were having trouble with iTunes for a bit last week. It's been fixed.)

On the October 16th episode of Beer Buzz, brought to you by Mother’s Brewing Company, we discuss Mother’s Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest in the Ozarks party, which was a blast. They had two beers, a rauchbier and their harvest ale, which were only available at the event. If you haven’t caught on yet, Mother’s loves to have beers that are exclusively available at their tasting room. They want you to visit them. That’s why they’ve instituted First Firkin Friday at the brewery every 1st Friday of the month. By the way, that’s approaching fast, too.

We also talk about the upcoming Learn to Brew day, which is November 5th, and is sponsored by the American Homebrewer’s Association. It’s a national event geared towards getting those beer fans who have always thought about brewing to give it a try. If you have an interest in brewing, find a homebrewer to show you how to do it, buy The Joy of Homebrewing by Charlie Papazian or How to Brew by John Palmer, or visit the Homebrewery and get started. It’s actually much easier than it seems, and has the bonus of having the ultimate reward at the end – BEER.

Finally, we had a great Beer Lover’s Library on Sunday, when we spoke about Ambitious Brew, The Story of American Beer by Maureen Ogle. This book will seriously change the way you think about American lager companies such as Pabst, Best, and AB. I highly recommend it.

By the way, TAKE THE BEST IN BEER SURVEY. YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

Anyway, listen to the show by clicking here.