Back in 2014 as part of our annual pumpkin beer podcast we tried the Southern Tier Brewing Company Pumking Imperial Ale but until we watched that episode again we had forgotten exactly how we felt about it.
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With the onset of September (and in some cases even August) your local beer shop starts to see the addition of pumpkin and Oktoberfest style beers.
We would like to say that we had planned in advance to have a bourbon for the first podcast of September since it is National Bourbon Heritage Month, but that would not be true.
As Eddie Murphy once said in the movie Trading Places, “Merry New Year!” If you prefer the more traditional greeting than we wish you a “Happy New Year,” even though it is a few days late. We hope you had a great holiday season and that your 2022 is off to a wonderful start. We…
As impossible as it may seem, this will be the last podcast we release for the year 2021. We have other shows that will be released in 2022 that were recorded this year, including our 4th Annual Listener Appreciation Podcast, but with this episode we bid goodbye to yet another year. We have enjoyed a…
The release of this episode represents our triumphant return to Thursday night podcasting after more than a one month hiatus. For a variety of reasons, one of them predictable (Thanksgiving), one of them planned well in advance (medical procedure), and one of them an unfortunate reality in our world today (Keith had Covid), we had…
For our final episode before Thanksgiving we will be trying the Old Grand-Dad 114 Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Several of our listeners had suggested this as great value bourbon (around $20) that could be enjoyed straight and used as a mixer. Since that is a combination we are always on the lookout for we thought we…
Thanksgiving is only a few days away, so many of us have turkey on our minds. At About Beverages, not only do we have turkey on our minds, we will be having Turkey on a podcast. Wild Turkey, that is. We have been sharing some wine options for you to enjoy on Thanksgiving, and while…
Last week we began featuring wines that might find a spot at your Thanksgiving table. That episode featured the Raeburn Chardonnay and we found it to be quite tasty and perfect for many of the flavors of the holiday feast. This week we will feature the varietal that has come to be known as the…
With daily temperatures still in the mid-80’s in our part of the country, sometimes it is hard to believe that it is November already. What is also hard to believe is that Thanksgiving is just two weeks away! This is the time of year when there is a great deal of focus on the food…
