Give It A Shot – Oskar Blues Brewery Dale’s Pale Ale & Old Chub Scotch Ale

The final day of our most recent beer in a can series is upon us and it involves a brewery that is no stranger to cans. In fact all of their beers come in cans. Oskar Blues Brewery out of Lyons, Colorado has been packaging their beer this way since 2002. Today…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 18, 20120Comments

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What’s on tap for the week of April 16th – April 22nd 2012

Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of April 16th – April 22nd 2012. Our can runneth over into the beginning of this week with another two beers stored in that all to fascinating aluminum vessel. On Tuesday we will have a “Give It A…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 15, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Prescott Brewing Liquid Amber Ale & Ponderosa IPA

Continuing with our baseball theme on the show today we’ve got a canned beer double header. Both beers are from Prescott Brewing and available across Arizona. First up will be the Liquid Amber Ale and then we will try the Ponderosa IPA. Two things stand out to me when visiting their site:…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 13, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Mogollon Brewing Wapiti Amber Ale

Hope springs eternal for Cubs fans and baseball fans in general as it’s time once again to take the field. Leading off today in our continuing search for a great beer in a can is Mogollon Brewing and the Wapiti Amber Ale. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona and named after the Mogollon Rim which…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 11, 20120Comments

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What’s on tap for the week of April 9th – April 15th 2012

Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of April 9th – April 15th 2012. Baseball season is officially here and to commemorate that we will get back to our ongoing search for a great beer found in a can. The search renews on Tuesday with…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 8, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Clown Shoes Tramp Stamp Belgian IPA

Mercury Brewing Clown Shoes Belgian IPA is a jumbling of words that almost doesn’t seem coherent in any way. Surprisingly enough within that wordgasm is a very interesting style we don’t see a lot of, but is becoming more popular, Belgian IPA. This style uses mostly American hops, but is finished with Belgian…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 6, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Crispin Lansdowne Hard Cider made with Irish Stout Yeast

With the enjoyment we found in our first tasting from Crispin Cider we decided to try another. Today we have the Lansdowne Cider made with Irish stout yeast and organic molasses. Categorized as a hard cider due to the alcohol content, 6.9%, it will be interesting to see what dimension the yeast adds…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 4, 20120Comments

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What’s on tap for the week of April 2nd – April 8th 2012

Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of April 2nd – April 8th 2012. Cider and beer and videos oh my! That is what we have hitting the site this week starting on Tuesday with a “Give It A Shot” featuring the Crispin Lansdowne Cider…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 1, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Squatters Pub Brewery Big Cottonwood Amber Ale

Big Cottonwood Amber Ale from Squatters Pub Brewery was originally part of their Small Batch Series in 2010. It became popular enough that they decided to make part of their yearly offerings. Only slightly off topic, we used to have a cottonwood tree in the backyard of my parents old house. Many…

ByAboutBeveragesMarch 30, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – 2010 Alamos Torrontes

I know this is not the consensus of most people who live in Arizona, but it is getting too warm too early. Temperatures are already in the mid 80s and it feels like fall just ended. Yes I said fall. We don’t have winter. What we do have with these increasing…

ByAboutBeveragesMarch 28, 20120Comments

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