Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of June 8th – June 14th 2014. Let’s face facts. If you live in the southwest, it’s hot. To keep refreshed we have been focusing on seasonal and seasonally appropriate beers at the tasting table. That…
Brewery Ommegang brings a new for 2014 summer seasonal to the tasting table today. Not wanting to stray too far from its Belgian roots the Fleur De Houblon does diverge somewhat and add in some extra hop character. The name itself means hop flowers and the hop of choice for this brew is…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of June 1st – June 7th 2014. Summer is here and so is our craving for the latest seasonal offerings. This week we have a new beer from a well known brewery to keep things rolling. It…
Saisons or farmhouse ales have been traditionally brewed during the winter months and then stored for drinking by the farm workers during the summer months. The Stone Brewing Saison has decided to put the “farm” back in farmhouse ale by adding some items grown in their organic garden. Lemon zest, lavender and lemon…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of May 25th – May 31st 2014. We continue on the path of beers we feel are appropriate for the season with a beer that is actually seasonal. It happens this Wednesday with a “Give It A Shot”…
As the weather begins to creep towards the triple digits here in the Old Pueblo, we begin looking for the latest summer seasonals. The Bell’s Brewery Oarsman Ale is their take on a classic Berliner Weissbier. While this may be a year round offering, to us it seems very seasonally appropriate given the…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of May 18th – May 24th 2014. It might not quite be summer where you live, but here in Arizona we are jumping hip deep into the hot side of the year. To help keep us refreshed we…
Our love of Scotch along with our brother Joe and his wife Leslie is what brings you this show today. The Dimple Pinch blended Scotch whisky would not have been on our radar if not for it’s multiple cameo appearances in Breaking Bad. It’s Aged 15 years and produced by Haig, Scotland’s oldest…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of May 11th – 17th 2014. We take a step back from all the beers we have been enjoying as of late and reach for the hard stuff. It’s not really as dirty as it sounds, but it…
Anything within the Lips of Faith Series from New Belgium Brewing always garners our interest. From the La Folie to the Le Terroir to the Pluot, there is always something unique worth giving a…. well you know. So it should come as no shock that at the tasting table today we have the…