Beer Geeks - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Rogue Ales and Spirits
At Rogue Ales and Spirits in Newport, Oregon, host and master brewer Michael Ferguson brews a pale ale using 100% Oregon ingredients with brewing legend John Maier, the brewer who famously made a beer with yeast from his own beard. Then, Michael visits the farm where Rogue grows its own hops and other beer ingredients – and checks out the beehives for their Honey Kolsch beer. Also, making beer marinated chicken with pasta, and food and beer pairings.
Noble Ale Works
Michael visits Noble Ale Works in Anaheim, California, to brew tea-infused gose with brewer Evan Price, who's also throwing a cask party with pomelo-infused IPA. Also, making mussels sautéed in beer, and food and beer pairings.
47Hops
Michael Ferguson travels to Washington state's Yakima Valley, where 75% of America's hops are produced, to get an up-close look at how that key ingredient in Beer gets from farm to brewery. Hop merchant Doug MacKinnon, owner of the 47Hops company, takes Michael on a tour inside it all, including a 60 year old family-owned processing plant that looks like something from Wille Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Michael brews with Doug's Hops at Sound Brewery in Poulsbo, Washington, cooks with some of Sound's beer, and shares a fabulous pairing dinner.
Central Waters Brewing Co.
Host and master brewer Michael Ferguson helps owner/brewers Anello Mollica and Paul Grahammake bourbon barrel cherry stout. Then he samples some of their 800 aging barrels. Also, making British style bangers with beer mixed in, and food and beer pairings.
Alameda Brewing Co.
In Portland, Oregon, host and master brewer Michael Ferguson helps Alameda Brewing Co. brewer Marshall Kunz brew and press mangos for the Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA, and Michael attends the Portland Fruit Beer Festival. Also, baking beer infused turkey pot-pie, and food and beer pairings.
North by Northwest Restaurant and Brewery
Host and Master Brewer Michael Ferguson heads to Austin, Texas, to make a Prickly Pear Saison at North by Northwest Restaurant and Brewery. He ventures into the Texas Hill Country to harvest prickly pear, the bright pink cactus fruit indigenous to the area. Michael helps prep the prickly pear for brewing and then helps brew the Prickly Pear Saison. Also, cooking up beer brined pork chops and food and beer pairings.
Jack's Abby Brewing
Host and master brewer Michael Ferguson visits Jack's Abby Brewing in Framingham, Massachusetts, where, unlike most breweries, all they make are lagers. Michael helps brew a Double India Pale Lager, then visits the brewer's family farm to help build a hop trellis. Also, making beer beef stew, and food and beer pairings.
Recently Updated Shows
Secret Nazi Ruins
From tunnels to towers, artillery sites, resistance nests and communication centers, Nazi Germany left their footprint throughout the world. To this day, silent remains still exist, sentinels guarding clues about plots that Hitler was unable to carry out. Secret Nazi Ruins digs up mysteries from some of the most covert projects as experts dissect and reveal the purpose of these structures, their makeup, and technical design.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, John Oliver presents a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
Resident Alien
Resident Alien is a dark, twisted and comedic fish-out-of-water story that follows a crash-landed alien named Harry who, after taking on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor, slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth — ultimately asking the question, "Are human beings worth saving?"
