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The High & Mighty Beer Show

 

 

Three brothers, a world of beer and a spit bucket. An often amusing, sometimes educational and always opinionated glimpse into the world of beer with your guides beer importers the Shelton Brothers - Dan, Joel, Will and Robert.

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The High and Mighty Beer Show 76 (5/11/13)
The Shelton Bros, sipping on Imperial Stout, ramble on about beer rating websites, high-alcohol geeks, Catherine the Great’sHorse, and much, much more.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 75 (5/4/13)
The lyrics of Rush, philosophy of Ayn Rand, and the role of government are discussed, while Brother Dan calls in from Hawai’I to talk about frisking and franchise laws.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 74 (4/27/13)
The boys discuss the perilous process of US government label approval with Ann Shelton (sister and label designer) and German hipster brewer Sebastian Sauer.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 73 (4/20/13)
Faux-bros Robert and Christian talk ostriches, Jesus beer labels, and strong ales with Urbain Coutteau of Belgium’s De Struise Brouwerij .
The High and Mighty Beer Show 7230 (4/13/13)
Live from New York, Joel and SB rep B.R. Rolya welcome Tom Oliver, master cider/perry maker and Proclaimers tour manager (!), to the US.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 71 (4/6/13)
Shelton staffers Robert and Christian take over for the AWOL Brothers, and Robert takes the opportunity to ring up old pal Sven Bosch at the Drunk Monk beer bar in Mataró, Catalunya.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 70 (3/30/13)
WHMP staffer and resident fermented-foods guru Mark Lattanzi drops in on the boys to expound on the wonders of naturally-fermented sauer kraut and kimchi. Plus there’s beer.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 69 (3/23/13)
Talk turns sour as the boys speak with Swiss brewer Raphaël Mettler, whose wild-yeast ales are anything but the rage in his beer-conservative homeland.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 68 (3/16/13)
Back for a second week in virtual Belgium, Dan, Joel and Christian ring up Marc Limet, master brewer at Brouwerij Kerkom and maker of the wonderful Bink ales.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 67 (3/9/13)
Armand De Belder-legendary chef, lambic blender, and master brewer of Germanic lagers as well as wild yeast ales-joins the Bros this week, direct from Beersel, Belgium.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 66 (3/2/13)
Knowing “squat” about mead, the Brothers call up Michael Kiker, of Celestial Meads in Anchorage, for some quick schooling on the “nectar of the gods.”
The High and Mighty Beer Show 65 (2/23/13)
Dan and Robert ring up colorful Italian Bruno Carilli, who waxes poetic on the Clash, dry beer, hops, and his Birrificio Tocalmatto’s breaking into the brewery Top 100.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 64 (2/16/13)
SB’s own Robert Merryman discusses his upcoming trip to the Pianetta Birra fest in Rimini, and Brewfist’s Pietro di Pilato admits Brother Dan is the guru of Italian brewing.
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The High and Mighty Beer Show 63 (2/9/13)
Mark Roessler, Managing Editor for the Valley Advocate in Northampton, is called in for a grilling after publishing an article suggesting American beer trumps that of Europe!
The High and Mighty Beer Show 62 (2/2/13)
The SBs get Prairie Artisanal Ales brewer Chase Healey on the phone and badger him with questions about noodling, Oklahoma tourism, corn palaces, and even beer.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 61 (1/26/13)
After reading yet another annoying beer industry editorial, the boys ring up Greg Engert, of Washington DC’s Churchkey, to rant on every aspect of the business.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 60 (1/19/13)
The Bros welcome Robert Merryman-importer, Spanish craft beer insider, and master porn-dubber- to the company as their Mediterranean specialist and media guru.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 59 (1/12/13)
Dan and SB lackey Kevin share the dark secrets of Belgian breweries Orval, Vapeur, and Cantillon with Tom Peters of Monk's Café in Philadelphia.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 58 (1/5/13)
The Brothers pay a harassing phone call to Jolly Pumpkin’s Ron Jeffries, then turn on Spuyten Duyvel’s Joe Carroll about his drink prices even as they consume complimentary beer and skin-fermented draft wine.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 57 (12/29/12)
Leaving their recent earthly troubles behind, the Bros launch into a round-the-world holiday warp-speed beer-orbit with colleague (and former Space Camper) Christian and his alien girlfriend Jordan.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 56 (12/22/12)
A “podunk” southern grocery chain finds itself embroiled in the Westvleteren brouhaha, and the boys check in with Heather Blisard, cicerone at the Birminghom, Alabama Piggly Wiggly.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 55 (12/15/12)
Nationwide bedlam has ensued as a result of the infamous US release of Westvleteren 12, (the world’s “best beer”) and the Sheltons are forced to place an emergency call to the monks.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 54 (12/8/12)
In Brooklyn, the SBs tackle such pungent subjects as bar toilets, New Jersey, the music industry, and the 90’s Big Apple craft beers scene with Spuyten Duyvil's Joe Carroll.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 53 (12/8/12)
The Shelton Boys, along with company C.O.O./gopher Matt, sample and disrespect a trio of competitors'Czech lagers before heading to the bar for the real stuff.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 52 (12/1/12)
The Bros accuse colleague Matt of being a communist but are happy to drink his gift growler of Kout 10º, the company’s newest import, fresh from the Bohemian Forest.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 51 (11/24/12)
Danish Atheist Anti-Christmas beer comes to America and the Sheltons, sons of ministers that they are, put Djævlebryg’s Santa-hating Per Olaf Huusfeldt through a tortuorus phone-inquisition.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 50 (11/17/12)
The SBs toast a newly re-elected President with a stout made in his honor, and chat with next-generation beer geek and birthday-boy, nephew Zack, in Washington.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 49 (11/10/12)
The High and Mighty Beer Show 48 (11/3/12)
The Brothers fondly recall porno dirndls, puking, and polka in St Louis, chat with Show-Me-Stater Brent Stafford about Budweiser’s sellout, and tap a 2-liter Franconian jug.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 47 (10/27/12)
The bros discuss the legal ramifications of importing F@#!ing Hell Bier, chat with their Missouri connection Brent Stafford, and sip pumpkin pie liqueur.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 46 (10/20/12)
The Shelton Brothers get the lowdown on local barley lore from Andrea Stanley of Valley Malt, and frenetically slug their way through a random collection of pumpkin ales.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 45 (10/13/12)
It’s pumpkin season, and the boys give a call to Phil Bannatyne, owner of Cambridge Brewing Company and the original east coast pumpkin ale revivalist.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 44 (10/6/12)
The SBs recall the final stops on their summer tour of Germany- visits to the F.X. Glossner Brauerei, in the Oberpfalz town of Neustadt, and it’s satellite Seligenportener Kloster.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 43 (9/29/12)
In part zwei of the German fall series, the Brothers, joined by Frau Tessa, discuss the magical waters of the Klosterbrauerei Weissenohe and the sexy dirndls of the Kulmbacher Bier Woche.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 42 (9/22/12)
Joined by Tessa, Dan’s German (and Franconian) frau, the boys crack open a 5-liter can and recall the wonders of the Kulmbacher Bier Woche and Forchheim's Annafest.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 41 (9/15/12)
A sampling of the actual High & Mighty brand beers leads to a snappy discussion on a variety of subjects- noble hops, middle-age, fabric softener, pope-smoke, Jesus-freaks, cinema.....
The High and Mighty Beer Show 40 (9/8/12)
The SBs turn on the southern accents, to varying degrees of authenticity, as they take on several Belgian/French-influenced ales from Austin and a particularly foul can of New Orleans brew.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 39 (9/1/12)
The Bros sample a beer mentioned in the steamy hit book 50 Shades of Grey, segue to a first-hand account of running with the bulls in Pamplona, and drink a 3-liter bottle of apfelwein.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 38 (8/25/12)
In this fifth and final Spanish episode, the boys talk iced coffee and cocaine, visit with multi-cultural half-birdman brewer Benjapon Kruthanooch, endure prison flashbacks, and drink cider.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 37 (8/18/12)
Continuing their Catalan odyssey, the boys ring up American-expat Barcelona importer Robert Merryman for the inside scoop before cracking open some random cerveses d'espanyols.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 36 (8/11/12)
The Sheltons express their love, yet again, for the beers of Catalonia’s Ca l’Arenys, and drag unsuspecting good-guy guest Wade through a rigorous tasting of over-aged cervesa.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 35 (8/4/12)
The SBs just can’t get enough of Spain, and they happily tear through a small stash of bottles from Carlos, brewer at Agullons and the godfather of Spanish craft beer.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 34 (7/28/12)
The Brothers recall the highlights of the 2012 Mediona Festival in Catalunya- beer-label breasts, reformed pot-smoking homebrewers, and brilliant foreign-influenced ales.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 33 (7/14/12)
The Bros manage to talk beer labels with the ACLU, lecture on Chinese & American prohibition history, and gripe about the 3-tier distribution system-all in a half hour.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 32 (7/7/12)
The maverick brewers of Cologne’s edgy Freigeist ales, Peter Esser and Sebastian Sauer, discuss their offbeat revival of sour, smoked, and unfiltered German beer.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 31 (6/30/12)
The Brothers bask in the after-glow of their first festival, and send Peter and Sebastian, of German brewery Freigeist, on an American beer-run.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 30 (6/23/12)
In part “due” of the Italian series, Dan talks pizza crust, Almond 22’s Juri Ferra talks industry politics, and Bruno Carilli’s Toccalmatto beers speak for themselves.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 29 (6/16/12)
In this zany and occasionally inappropriate episode, Dan takes his bros on an Italian beer excursion that never quite arrives at its destination.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 28 (6/9/12)
Joel shocks and awes hic brothers with tales of Czech debauchery-beer baths, open fermentation, and a brewhouse parrot that says “pivo” on command.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 27 (6/2/12)
Paul “Dad” Shelton recalls lager beer from 40’s Virginia and 50’s Chicago, and the boys discuss their more current preoccupation with the Czech original.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 26 (5/26/12)
Distributor Marc Beirens discusses the historic first release of Westvleteren Trappist beer in the US, and the Bros foolishly sample strong beer from all five Belgian monasteries.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 25 (5/19/12)
The Shelton Brothers’ questions about Trappist monks-their beer, their vows, and their wardrobes–are answered by Marc Beirens, distributor for all six monastery breweries.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 24 (5/12/12)
The Sheltons reveal their ambivalence for Extreme Beer, and call on noted envelope-pushing Mikkeller brewer Mikkel Bjergsø to explain himself on air.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 23 (5/5/12)
A chat with Denmark’s famed gypsy-brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø inexplicably inspires both a lite-beer taste-off and some questionable Beach Boys harmonies.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 22 (4/28/12)
A brief hop history serves as a front for the Brothers’ pro-Euro hop agenda, and Nino Bacelle, of Belgium’s De Ranke, is called in for muscle.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 21 (4/21/12)
The boys ponder the worst of the Islands-Jimmy Buffet, Spam, and Primo Beer-in this fifth and final Hawai’i episode.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 20 (4/14/12)
In Kona, the Bros hang with Garrett Marrero and John Walsh of Maui Brewing, and uncover the mysteries of Hawaii’s favorite cocktail at Don’s Mai Tai Bar.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 19 (4/7/12)
For the third Hawaiian show, Dan lectures on poi and breadfruit, Maui brewers get a word in, and Ron Jeffries hosts a definitive beer/potato chip pairing session.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 18 (3/31/12)
While bumming it on Hawai’i's Big Isle, the SBs attend the Kona Beer Fest, hear timeless tales of fermented fish, and attempt a poi-beer pairing with Ron Jeffries.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 17 (3/24/12)
Aloha! The Sheltons are in Hawai'i, looking for beer, playing ukeleles, “Jumping the Shark”, and chatting seaside with fellow islephile Ron Jeffries of Jolly Pumpkin.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 16 (3/17/12)
For the third and final episode with Peter Scholey, the Brothers ponder the erosion of Brit pub culture, and the demise of a great brewery.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 15 (3/10/12)
Brit brewer Peter Scholey is back and it’s all about IPA-the English tradition, the American re-invention, and...the hops.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 14 (3/3/12)
The Shelton Boys engage Ridgeway Brewing’s Peter Scholey in an English Bitter discussion, challenge him to a beer-pouring contest, and talk real football.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 13 (2/25/12
The concluding episode of the Kiwi Trilogy morphs into a music-filled fruit-beer symposium by Professor Dan, and a devastating diss of Lindeman’s Framboise.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 12 (2/18/12)
The Brothers continue their lively discussion with colorful Kiwi Ben Middlemiss, sample his Nota Bene ale, and manage one last off-color sheep reference.
The High and Mighty Beer Show 11 (2/11/12)
The lads chug through a case of New Zealand bombers, discuss rugby and sheep, and speak with Ben Middlemiss, godfather of kiwi craft brewing.
High and Mighty Beer Show 10 (2/4/12)
The Brothers recall their visits to Germany's quirky and provincial ale capitals, Dusseldorf and Cologne, and take a sour detour to Leipzig.
High and Mighty Beer Show 9 (1/28/12)
The Bros launch into an in-depth, scholarly discussion of Franconian Kellerbier culture, and gush over a bottle of heavenly Mahr’s Ungespundet lager. Discipline gradually gives way to puerile 'bung-hole' references and the discussion goes down the drai
High and Mighty Beer Show 8 (1/21/12)
Dan fondly recalls his mad bike and farmhouse brewery tours of Franconia, in northern Bavaria, and explains über-passionately why this tiny region is the world’s true beer paradise. Later, Urban Winkler, of the Klosterbrauerei Weissenohe, explains the
High and Mighty Beer Show 7 (1/14/12)
The Shelton Brothers recall their recent trip to Kulmbach, Germany, the “Secret Capital of Beer.” Fun facts: the Kulmbacher “Beer Week” is the 3rd largest fest in Germany, the local EKU 28 is the strongest “real” beer in the world, and if you
High and Mighty Beer Show 6 (1/7/12)
The boys delve into some great low-alcohol beer for the New Year. Will disses the term “session beer,” and there is a running disagreement on how many low-strength, perfectly-balanced, deliciously-drinkable brews should be consumed in a sitting. “G
High and Mighty Beer Show 5 (12/31/11)
The lads reach into the cooler and pull out some of their freakier beers in this year-end show. A wild-yeast brew from Anchorage leads to some low-brow Palin one-liners, and Will looks for love on the air. The beer is superb. Later, the Bros trick radio s
High and Mighty Beer Show 4 (12/24/11)
The Sheltons sample new beer for possible importation. First up, five from the Czech Republic. The unique “degree” system of Czech beer strength, subtle off-flavors, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are discussed. Beer approved, the tasting shifts to
High and Mighty Beer Show 3 (12/17/11)
The Bros wax philosophic on Norway, its peculiar beer traditions, and its holiday ales. Questions about Scandinavian spicing of winter beers, and Joel’s subsequent botching of identifying those spices, lead to a call in to “a real Norwegian,” the ve
High and Mighty Beer Show 2 (12/10/11)
Ringing in the season, Will and Dan recall the inspiration for their Curious Collection British holiday ale gift pack-and subsequent run-ins with state bureaucracies over seemingly innocent, festive label art. Don Russell, author of the book “Christmas
High and Mighty Beer Show 1 (12/3/11)
The Shelton Brothers – Will, Dan, and Joel – answer the question, “Who are we to talk about beer?” They then reminisce on their humble beginnings as importers, and feel the brotherly phone-in love from Jean Van Roy, brewer at Brasserie Cantillon,