Give It A Shot – Lagunitas Brewery Hop Stoopid

Continuing with our American Double/Imperial IPA week we have the Hop Stoopid from Lagunitas Brewery. We have had many of their beers in the past either on the show or at various events with mixed results. Instead of using hop pellets or whole cones they chose to use hop extract and oils to…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 13, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Russian River Brewing Pliny the Elder

Keith took a little time out from his vacation a few weeks back to track down some beers that unfortunately don’t make it to Arizona. Thanks to a well stocked Whole Foods in San Francisco, he was able to pickup a bottle of Pliny the Elder from Russian River Brewing. This American Double/Imperial…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 11, 20121Comment

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Give It A Shot – Santa Fe Brewing Imperial Java Stout

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…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 6, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Belgian Smoked Dubbel Dry Hop Homebrew

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…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 4, 20121Comment

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Give It A Shot – Bear Republic, Fat Head’s, Stone Collaboration Beer Texas Brown Ale

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,…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 13, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Laughing Dog Brewing Sneaky Pete Imperial IPA

Laughing Dog Brewery is making its second appearance on the podcast. The first time was with their Rocket Dog Rye IPA. Today we have the Sneaky Pete Imperial IPA. This five hop blend of Simcoe, Glacier, Centennial, Vanguard and Hallertuaer clock in at an even 10% ABV. Besides the obvious that…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 6, 20120Comments

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Give It A Second Shot – Odell Brewing St. Lupulin Extra Pale Ale

We are not above admitting a mistake if one has been made. You never know when you first try a beverage if there was something wrong with either the drink itself or maybe the circumstances under which it was had. Whatever the case, it is always good to go back and try things…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 1, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Dogfish Head Tweason’ale Gluten Free Beer

With gluten-free beer options on the rise we decided to look to one of our favorite breweries and see what they could come up with. The Tweason’ale from Dogfish Head is a mixture of sorghum, strawberries, and buckwheat honey. Sold seasonally four times a year and coming in at 6% ABV, this beer…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 30, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Sierra Nevada Brewing Kellerweis Hefeweizen

Available year round, the Sierra Nevada Kellerweis is a hefeweizen in the most classic of ways. It’s one of the only American Hefeweizens to use open style fermentation, a very labor-intensive process. Like the Rogue Hefeweizen earlier in the week, it also falls into the sessionable category at 4.8%. Not to continue…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 25, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Rogue Brewing Mom Hefeweizen

Rogue Brewing kicks of our week long salute to the hefeweizen with a beer simply called Mom Hefeweizen. It’s very similar to a beer that can be found year round called Haf-E-Weizen, but that particular version does not appear to incorporate the infusion of rose petals and rose water. Like most beers in…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 23, 20120Comments

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