It’s sweaters and stouts season again, and we bask in the warmth of five dark beers on this episode. We also look back on the year in beer by reminiscing on some of our favorites beers and events of 2015. There’s a lot of love for local favorites like Middle Brow, Temperance, Transient, Imperial Oak, Spiteful, Pipeworks, Pollyanna, and Une Annee; but some of the best beers of the year came from out East thanks to Tree House, Trillium, and Voodoo. Also experience a magically truncated rant on bottle release lines, weird homophone problems, a baby dinosaur Craig (awwww!), and a generally unpleasant walk-up we’ll call Fart Wars. No, Star Farts. No, Star Wars: The Farts Awaken. Yeah, that’s the one.

Ryan

Transient/The Beer Cellar Neckbeard Nectar (imperial stout w/vanilla, cinnamon, coconut, and molasses)
Brickstone Barrel-Aged Dark Secret (imperial stout aged in 12-year Elijah Craig barrels)
Half Acre Big Hugs (imperial coffee stout)
Ballast Point Peppermint Victory at Sea (porter w/coffee, vanilla, and peppermint)
Funky Buddha Last Snow (porter w/coffee and coconut)

Craig

Brickstone Barrel-Aged Dark Secret (imperial stout aged in 12-year Elijah Craig barrels)
Transient/The Beer Cellar Neckbeard Nectar (imperial stout w/vanilla, cinnamon, coconut, and molasses)
Funky Buddha Last Snow (porter w/coffee and coconut)
Half Acre Big Hugs (imperial coffee stout)
Ballast Point Peppermint Victory at Sea (porter w/coffee, vanilla, and peppermint)