320: Goodbye, Shelton Brothers

Episode 320: This week, we’re mourn the loss of legendary beer importers, The Shelton Brothers.

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After decades of bringing many of the best beers from all over the world to the American beer market, The Shelton Brothers are shutting down their operations. This week, for good or bad, we’re drinking beers they helped bring to the United States.

As we mentioned in episode 300, we are forwarding all of our donations from Patreon and PayPal for the month of June to Black Lives Matter causes. Below are a list of links related to Black Lives Matter.

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Equal Justice Initiative
#blkcreatives
Beer Advocate: Black-Owned Breweries In The United States
The Beerists Podcast IG Story
How To Film Police Safely
#BirthdayForBreonna
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
Killer Mike’s Statement
Crooked Media’s “How To Be An Antiracist.”

Editor’s note: this last paragraph will just remain as-is for future posts until this lockdown is over.

We hope you’re safe. We know this sucks right now. We miss our friends and family, socializing, and even going for a run without having to wear a mask, but this is temporary and staying at home as much as possible, while also keeping our distance from others in public, is something we must all do. That being said, we live in a great time in history where we have a robust internet that allows us all to stay in contact, see each other’s faces, and even get together once a week for a virtual happy hour.

We’ll be recording episodes once a week from here out, which is actually pretty cool for those who normally can’t make it to our typical monthly recording sessions. We’ll be having guests on the show, trying new beers, and continuing to keep doing our thing the best we can. Thanks for sticking with us. We’ll get through this.

Now, on with the show!

BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
WEAR A MASK.
DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE.

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3_m6dQR1ENg

Episode Chapters:
00:00:00: SupportTheShitOutOfIt.com
00:00:11: Four Brewers Theme
00:00:16: Begin Show
00:01:34: New Patreon Patron Shout-out!
00:02:23: Shelton Brothers
00:09:03: Single Hop IPA – Galaxy – Bridge Road Brewers
00:10:44: Jambe-de-Bois – Brasserie de la Senne
00:12:13: Single Hop IPA (cont’d)
00:15:46: Magic Ghost – Brasserie Fantôme
00:18:03: Jambe-de-Bois (cont’d)
00:18:30: Wayne’s World – Jopen
00:19:59: Bière de Mars – Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
00:21:02: Wayne’s World (cont’d)
00:21:39: Bière de Mars (cont’d)
00:22:57: Achel 8° Blond – Brouwerij der Sint-Benedictusabdij De Achelse Kluis
00:23:40: Wayne’s World (cont’d)
00:24:47: Achel 8° Blond (cont’d)
00:25:43: Wayne’s World (cont’d)
00:28:10: Table Beer – Mystic Brewing Company
00:33:39: Knock Out (K-O) – De Proefbrouwerij
00:35:43: Gruit Vibrations Pale – Freigeist Bierkultur
00:39:25: Knock Out (K-O) (cont’d)
00:39:53: 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuz – Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
00:40:44: Spruiting Vat – Brasserie de la Senne
00:43:34: Funky Black – HaandBryggeriet
00:44:52: General Discussion
00:50:45: John’s Favorite Beer of the Session
00:52:13: Jason’s Favorite Beer of the Session
00:53:24: Greg’s Favorite Beer of the Session
00:53:58: Wrap up
00:56:44: fourbrewers.com

Beers from this week’s episode:
Single Hop IPA – Galaxy – Bridge Road Brewers
Jambe-de-Bois – Brasserie de la Senne
Magic Ghost – Brasserie Fantôme
Wayne’s World – Jopen
Bière de Mars – Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Achel 8° Blond – Brouwerij der Sint-Benedictusabdij De Achelse Kluis
Table Beer – Mystic Brewing Company
Gruit Vibrations Pale – Freigeist Bierkultur
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuz – Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Spruiting Vat – Brasserie de la Senne
Funky Black – HaandBryggeriet

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