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.
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.
It is no secret that we are big fans of sour beers. There are a multitude of styles including Flanders Red, gose, Berliner Weisse, and lambic to name a few.
For over a year now, one of our favorite new breweries (to us) has been Drekker Brewing Company.
At first glance a beer that makes a flavor connection to cereal might seem a little strange.
Being the huge fans of craft beer that we are and with April 7th falling on a Thursday which is when we get together to record our shows, we knew that we would be celebrating National Beer Day as only we can.
This will be the third time we have given the Hopslam air time on our channel and the second time for the 90 Minute IPA. We enjoy revisiting old favorites and are always happy to try those again that may not have won us over initially.
Featuring Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo hops, this IPA comes in at 7.8% ABV.
It is an imperial pastry stout with graham crackers, cacao nibs and natural vanilla flavor.
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…