Give It A Shot – Left Hand Brewing Fade to Black Vol. 3

It’s time to try the latest in what has been a very good series from Left Hand Brewing so far, Fade to Black Volume 3. It also happens to be the title of a great Metallica song as well. The style for this year is a pepper porter or chili pepper porter to…

ByAboutBeveragesDecember 2, 20116Comments

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Give It A Shot – Stone Brewing Vertical Epic 11.11.11

Anyone for the latest Vertical Epic? It’s that time of year again when Stone Brewing releases the latest in their long running series for us to try. This year’s brew, the 11.11.11, is a Belgian-style amber ale with cinnamon and chilies from the famous Hatch Valley. In the hands of lesser breweries…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 30, 20110Comments

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Give It A Shot – Saranac Black Forest

The show today makes us take a ride in the “way back machine” as we try the Saranac Black Forest. It’s a Bavarian black beer or Schwarzbier that can be difficult if not near impossible to find in the Southwest, but those of you on the East coast I’m sure are quite familiar. …

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 9, 20110Comments

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Give It A Shot – Great Divide Brewing Rumble IPA

Great Divide Brewing is always at the top of our list when we think about oak aged beers. Their Yeti series of oak aged beers has always been unique and sometimes amazing. It is with that excitement that we try on the podcast today a seasonal beer simply called Rumble. It’s…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 19, 20110Comments

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Give It A Shot – New Belgium Brewery Lips of Faith Clutch

As much beer as we consume for these podcasts it still amazes me how many different styles we have barely even scratched the surface of. One of those styles we will be trying today thanks to New Belgium Brewing and their Clutch Dark Sour Ale. Sour beers are characterized by an intentionally tart…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 14, 20110Comments

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Give It A Shot – Four Pack of Pumpkin Beers 2011

Back by popular demand it’s another four pack of pumpkin beers. In the same spirit of what we did last year for this podcast we are bringing three new pumpkin beers to the tasting table along with the returning champion. The challengers this year include the following: Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale,…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 5, 20110Comments

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Give It A Shot – Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen

Oktoberfest may be almost over, but I think we have just enough time to slip in a seasonal from Ayinger Brewery. It’s their Oktober Fest-Märzen, one of the many beers they produce in Aying, Bavaria about 15 miles outside of Munich. As we talked about on a previous Oktoberfest podcast this style of…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 30, 20110Comments

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Give It A Shot – Newcastle Werewolf

If we say Newcastle, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Nut Brown, right? Well not this time. Today on the show when we are talking about Newcastle we mean their fall seasonal, Werewolf. Not only is this beer new to us it’s also their first brew made for…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 28, 20110Comments

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Give It A Shot – Odell Brewing IPA vs Myrcenary Double IPA

Odell IPA vs Odell Myrcenary Double IPA is what’s on tap for the podcast today. Two beers enter, which one will be left empty. It could be both. No one knows for sure. We initially were only going to talk about the regular IPA, but having recently done a podcast about…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 21, 20111Comment

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Give It A Shot – San Tan Brewing Hop Shock IPA

In our continuing quest to find the perfect beer in a can, we have gone somewhat local. Today on the show we will be tasting the Hop Shock IPA from San Tan Brewing located in Chandler, AZ. This beer is available year round along with several others that also come in cans. …

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 16, 20110Comments

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