We welcome not only a new seasonal beer today, but also a new brewery to the show. Abita Brewing was founded in 1986 and is located just outside of New Orleans. The beers they produce cover the range of styles you’d expect, but what caught our eye in looking for some new seasonal…
New Belgium Brewing brings us not only a seasonal beer today, but possibly a nod to a great movie starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin. Their Red Hoptober (I guess if they had said The Hunt For that would have been a little obvious) seems to have replaced the just Hoptober from last year.…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of October 21st – October 27th 2012. With the thoughts of fall and the harvest fresh in our minds from last weeks pumpkin beers, we continue on that journey with two more fall seasonals. It all starts on…
Welcome to Episode 26 of the AboutBeverages.com podcast! It’s that time of year again when I torture my co-founder and brother with another trifecta of pumpkin beers. The formula remains the same as in previous years. We have three new challengers to the crown currently held by Dogfish Head and their Punkin…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of October 14th – October 20th 2012. When we think fall the first thing that comes to mind is the harvest. When we think harvest, the first thing that comes to mind is pumpkin season! Loyal listeners…
Few things give us as much excitement as trying a new gin. Juniper week just wouldn’t be right without it. Adding to that joy today is the fact that we are trying a style of gin that to some extent had been forgotten and is now making a comeback. Old Tom Gin…
Sahti is one of the oldest and possibly least heard of beer styles to be continuously brewed. This amber ale can be traced back to the 11th century with roots in Finland. The distinct flavor of this style comes from it being filtered through juniper branches. This somewhat forgotten style is being…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of October 7th – October 13th 2012. To try and cleanse the palate from the national nightmare that was Vodka Day on October 4th, we will be saluting the juniper berry all week long. Things get started Monday…
An IPA is a great option anytime of year even if it is technically the fall. Here in Arizona fall means that the temperature is finally dipping below 90 degrees. It is with this premise that we bring the Barrel Trolley Brewing IPA to the tasting table. Found on a heavily marketed…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of September 30th – October 6th 2012. We’ve only got one show this week and it arrives on Wednesday with a “Give It A Shot” featuring the I Don’t Know Ale from Not Sure Brewing. As you can…