#66: Rob Lyle | Barreled Souls

This week, we have a nobility in the house - Rob "Stacklord" Lyle
III, brewer at Barreled Souls! After examining exactly how one
becomes a Stacklord, we get into Rob's path into the brewing
industry, which far and away required more perseverance than any
other we've heard yet. Then it's all about what makes the little
brewery in Saco that could (accept his resume and take him in for
an interview) so different. Barreled Souls does primary
fermentation of literally all their beers - from goses to IPAs to
barleywines to adjunct stouts - in 600 liter puncheons. To our
knowledge, this is a truly unique feature of process among the
thousands of breweries in the country. Frankly, that's just the
tip of the iceberg. Barreled Souls simply marches to their own
drum in virtually every facet, putting a ton of emphasis on
styles like barleywines, old ales, scotch ales, and crazy stouts
as the rest of the world has become increasingly hop-obsessed.
The guys also get into the production methods for some of 'Souls
most fun beers, like Superman punch (goes brewed with Kool Aid
powder), their series of donut beers (which Noah has a particular
sweet spot for), and of course, Stay Puft, a marshmallow stout
that's brought the brewery a ton of notoriety. Like many of the
sweetest people, Rob a tried and trued lover of heavy metal, so
we get to wrap with an especially fun Three Bay with someone who
actually knows the rules. If only it was episode 666...
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Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill