Last Monday in episode 21 of the podcast we tasted three red wines from Arizona. They were all quite good, but we wondered how they would pair with some blue cheese that we had on hand. Never to turn our backs on a challenge, we went through and tasted all of the wines…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of November 22nd – November 28th 2010. It’s Thanksgiving week for us here in the US and because of that our schedule will be a little different. On Monday we will post a follow up to episode 21…
In this podcast we decided to give a shot to the Ultimate Manhattan Recipe posted by our very own Dave’s “So Cal” Blog. To our surprise the colors and flavors of this drink are very seasonally appropriate. With that being said, we don’t care what season it is we will be making it…
Welcome to episode 21 of the AboutBeverages.com Podcast! With the holiday season in full swing we thought it appropriate to do a wine podcast. To narrow the field a bit we decided to look within our own home state and choose only wines made right here in Arizona. In our knowledge segment…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of November 15th - November 21st 2010. On Monday, with the holidays fast approaching we decided to make Episode 21 of the AboutBeverages.com podcast all about wine. Specifically three wines that are made here in our state of Arizona. Then…
For anyone doing some traveling this holiday season, take some time out from the usual family get together and go on a brewery tour. If you're not sure which ones are the best, Tripadvisor has got you covered. They put together their list of America's Top Ten Brewery Tours. The list was created by their…
In this podcast we will be trying the Mission Street IPA. A brief note. If you search around you will see this beer associated with Firestone Walker like I did in the title. The link I added to the link lounge takes you to their website but you won’t find any info…
The recording for this episode took place a little earlier than normal so we decided to start our day with some unpasteurized orange juice from Trader Joe’s. The goal of pasteurization is to reduce the number of viable pathogens so they are unlikely to cause disease, but this process can also adversely affect the…
Just a little reminder of what will be going on at AboutBeverages.com for the week of November 8th - November 14th 2010. Start your Monday off right with a "Give It A Shot" featuring an unpasteurized OJ from Trader Joe's. Then things will finish up on Thursday with another "Give It A…
In this episode we will be trying a stout from Bear Republic. This brewery has a long history of beers that we have tried on our site and it should not come as a shock that….. I’m sorry. What was that? We’ve never done a beer from Bear Republic. Oh,…