Part 3 of the Great Hoopmaster Beer Darting event…  The end to a great night of beer drinking.. It really does not get any better than 3 guys hanging out and shooting the BS.  Look for Hoops to reprise his role in about a year or so!

(Pre Show beer:  Flashback Ale by Boulder Beer Company)

If you have the endurance to withstand it… Here is the link:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR_Hoops_Dart_Party_3.mp3

Part 2 of the Great Hoopmaster Beer Darting event…  As you might expect…  With more beer…  Becomes more Hoopmania…  The egos start getting stoked…  And volumes get louder! 

1. (Pre Show beer:  Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout)
2. Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
3. Lakefront Brewing Bridgeburner Special Reserve Ale
4. Dogfishhead World Wide Stout
5. Avery 15

 On the show:

If you have the endurance to withstand it… Here is the link:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR_Hoops_Dart_Party_2.mp3

He’s baaaaaaaack!  Hoops sits in for his annual chat fest… Be amazed and horrified by the antics of Groucho, CHUD and Hoops as they start a long night of drinking.  This is part 1 of 3 shows with the Hoopmaster.  This is by far… The most coherent of the bunch… Enjoy it… It only goes down from here! 

Oh, the darts come later!  Trust me.. it was worth naming the show after it.

Beers on the show: 

1. (Pre Pre Show) Troegs Sunshine Pilsner
2. (Pre Show) Schlafly Bier De Garde
3. Real Ale Rio Blanco Pale Ale
4. Real Ale Brewhouse Brown Ale
5. Real Ale Full Moon Pale Rye Ale

On the show:

• Dinosaur tracks of Texas and how pathetic our existence is!
• A real brewing gem: http://www.realalebrewing.com/
• Texas history…  And why Texans are Texans.
• Hoops shows up late.
• Kelleher’s Irish Pub for dinner with the wives.
• Groucho and CHUD continue the nut brown ale hate.
• Beer from the future???
• Conan taking the Leno slot.  Carson is still the King!  Richter is reason to tune in!
• History channel is now all about Bigfoot, Christian Right Wing Propaganda, and Druidic hate!
• Weather channel scare tactics!
• Hoopmaster was a storm-chaser?

Beers purchased at Kroger in Galveston Texas…  Sunshine Pils swapped at Darklord Day…  Schlafly Bier De Garde picked up at Friar Tuck… When???  Who knows!

Listen here:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR_Hoops_Dart_Party_1.mp3

Groucho, CHUD and AB sample a bottle of their experimentally bottled Cherry Beer after doing episode 50. 

We also talk about the movie Watchmen, while not relavant now…  You can save this podcast for the DVD release in July!

http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR_Homebrew_Experiment.mp3

Groucho running solo at this years Darklord day in Munster Indiana.

http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR-VDARKLORD2009.mov

Above:  Groucho, Thor and Nightcrawler imbibing on flights at the Night of the Barrels.  The event was held at Old Chicago on the Peoria Riverfront.

Listen to the update in amazing stereo sound: http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR-NOB2009.mp3

The 2009 Peoria Brewfest is coming tomorrow!

Mike is an old friend to the show… See previous beerfest videos to see this guy work his magic!  Make sure to stop by the Moo Mobile and check out the the hardware on the tailgate!

Listen here:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR-Lefthand.mp3

The 2009 Peoria Brewfest is coming this weekend.  We are lucky once again to have some brewers and reps attending this years event…  Peter Fauerbach is one of them.  They are rolling out some new beers in our area soon, and what better way to do that than the Peoria Fest?

Link the Jaycess Website:  http://www.peoriajaycees.org/

Check out the Fauerbach history at their site:  http://www.fauerbachbrewery.com/

Listen here:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR-Faurbach.mp3

We made you wait a month!  This better be good!

Beers on the show:  Sierra Nevada Hop Harvest Ale, Hook Norton 12 Days Christmas Ale, Stone Brewing Bitter Oatmeal Chocolate Stout.

1. Breaking in to the studio
2. New Advertiser!
3. New account Rep from Icelandic Trust.
4. Sigor Ros talk.
5. Beer Safari call-in’s (Poorly transferred!  Sorry!)  Jeffrey T from www.goodbeershow and Father Spoon from www.Shouldidrinkthat.com
6. What have we done in 50 shows?
7. Facebook kicks MySpace’s arse!
8. NASCAR…  All 20 seconds we know about it!
9. Tribute beer from our trip to England.
10. Outlasted Michael and Evo!!!
11. Mikey Mason call in.   mikeymason.com/
12. OctoMom!
13. Conan - Directors Cut.
14. Gymcata!
15. CHUD hates Nut Brown Ales.
16. Class Reunions coming up!
17. Phil from www.mylifeasafoodie calls in.
18. www.Beersafari.com and the generosity of the guys at www.bigfoamyhead.com.
19. The taxing state of Illinois.  Rod was right… Pat Quinn wants to tax you!!!
20. Manny… Our man on the West Coast! 
21. Parmistan.
22. Sigor Ros…  Again.
23. Thanks to the fans…  Groucho tells a story about meeting a customer at the dealership.
24. Where do we go from here?  100?  The last few minutes of the end up talking about some of the Beer Report glory days.
25. Special recording of a typical conversation with the Homeless Hoopmaster!  He plugs D’Arcy’s Pint in Springfield.

Beers on the show picked up at Friar Tuck in Peoria and Bloomington.  Stone Beer sent in by Manny!  Thanks dude!

Listen to our 112th show here:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR_50.mp3

We are hoping its worth the wait! Look for info on our new sponsor and landlords with the new show! Big doings here at Pekin Beer Report Studios!