Santa Fe Brewing is throwing down the gauntlet of what can be put in a can with their Imperial Java Stout. Our ongoing quest has been sparked thanks to one of our listeners, Gary, who purchased a six pack and was kind enough to give us one. This seasonal stout is brewed with…
Nothing beats the satisfaction of creating something yourself and having it turn out great. Today on the show we have a Belgian Smoked Dubbel Dry Hop homebrew. In drinking many a dubbel, tripel, and quad throughout the years I always liked certain aspects of that style, but it seemed they always went in…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of July 2nd – July 8th 2012. Back to beer this week for both shows and it all starts on Tuesday with a “Give It A Shot” featuring a Belgian Smoked Dubbel Dry Hop homebrew. Created by myself…
Continuing with our theme this week of rose wines or more specifically rose wines from Trader Joe’s, we have another vintage from 2011. The Petit Reserve is a blend comprised of grapes from Napa Valley. It’s available in limited quantities for $5.99. At the end of the video we will also discuss…
Just passing the longest day of the year and being in the thick of summer, we thought it would be a good idea to enjoy some wine appropriate for the season. Today we have the 2011 Josefina Syrah Rose from Trader Joe’s. This style usually comes with the stigma of being very sweet…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of June 25th – July 1st 2012. We’ve got two new videos this week and a theme to go along with it. Things get pouring on rose week starting Tuesday with a “Give It A Shot” featuring the…
Fresh off the cutting room floor is this collection of outtakes from our Four Gins podcast we did back in February. I guess four months old isn’t really fresh, but oh well. For those of you unfamiliar with our “Rough Draughts” it’s a collection of bits from previous podcasts that were edited for…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of June 18th – June 24th 2012. We dig into the archives this week and pull out a fresh batch of “Rough Draughts”. We have had these laying around on the cutting room floor for some time now…
These many collaboration beers have been at the very least interesting and sometimes quite delicious. Today on the show we have the latest of these ventures featuring Bear Republic, Fat Head’s, and of course Stone Brewing. Their creation is a very unique TBA (Texas Brown Ale) with the addition of some brown sugar,…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of June 11th – June 17th 2012. Due to half of our staff being on vacation, there is only the two of us, we have but one video again this week. It does happen to be a collaboration…