Give It A Shot – Trader Joe’s Egg Nog Liqueur

This week’s episode was rushed to the front of the line for release since it features an item that is only available for a short period of time during the holidays. We have long been fans of egg nog on our show. We even podcasted on three of them back in 2010. One of them,…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 26, 20200Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Duchesse De Bourgogne Cherry Flemish Red

For many years, sours have been one of our favorite beer categories. That is a list that also includes IPAs and Stouts. Within those general categories we have an appreciation for all the many varied expressions that exist and look forward to the ones yet to be discovered. Back in 2012, on one of…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 19, 20200Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Scotch Video

Give It A Shot – Highland Park Twisted Tattoo 16 Year Single Malt Scotch

Back in 2011, thanks to a very generous and knowledgeable friend of the show, Fitz, we began our foray into scotch. We had tried bourbon and other whiskeys both on podcasts and on our own, but scotch was still relatively unfamiliar territory. Back then we tried ten in all, split into two episodes (audio only)…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 12, 20200Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Video Wine

Give It A Shot – Apothic Inferno Red Blend Aged in Toasted Whiskey Barrels

Sometimes a beverage comes along that combines two of the things that we love. An example of one of our favorites is a beer that features a collaboration of two or more of our favorite breweries. Another one we enjoy is when two different beverage categories are somehow combined into one tasty offering. This is…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 5, 20200Comments

Bourbon Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Larceny Small Batch Bourbon from Heaven Hill Distillery

At long last, the weather is finally starting to show signs of cooling down in our part of the country. It only took until the last week of October, but we are sure happy to see some signs of autumn in the air. A dropping thermometer and the continued turning of the calendar both remind…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 29, 20200Comments

Give It A Shot Mead Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Western Bluebird and Red Tailed Hawk Mead from Artivem Mead Co.

This year has certainly provided the world with a great deal of challenges, firsts, and opportunities to grow. For us, in addition to the obvious, it has also meant that we have expanded our horizons to try some beverage categories that have previously gone unexplored on any prior show in our 12 years at About…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 22, 20200Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie Butter Imperial Ale

If you are at all familiar with our show, then you probably know that Keith works for Trader Joe’s. If you are at all familiar with Trader Joe’s, then you probably know that they have several products that have fervent, dare we say, cult-like followings. One of the products that has been high on the…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 15, 20200Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video Whiskey

Give It A Shot – Four Peaks Brewing Pumpkin Porter and Clown Shoes Brewing Gordo Imperial Pumpkin Stout Aged in WhistlePig Rye Whiskey Barrels

This is the week we finish what we started last week as we complete our pumpkin beer journey for 2020. This week we move to the darker side in search of seasonally inspired beer deliciousness. For this episode we will be trying the Four Peaks Pumpkin Porter and Clown Shoes Brewing Gordo Imperial Pumpkin Stout…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 9, 20200Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Trader Joe’s Howling Gourds Pumpkin Ale and O’Fallon Pumpkin Beer

In our part of the country it certainly doesn’t feel like it, but when we look at the calendar we are reminded that it is fall. Leaves are beginning to change, the days are getting shorter, and of course, pumpkins are everywhere. In the beverage world that means pumpkin beer is everywhere. Over the years…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 1, 20200Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Video Vodka

Give It A Shot – Humboldt Distillery Organic Vodka & Humboldt’s Finest Hemp Infused Vodka

Humbled by Humboldt. Those three words sum up quite succinctly the primary emotion of the many emotions we are feeling this week. To help you understand why we feel this way, let us back up a few weeks. Completely out of the blue, we received an email from someone who was representing Humboldt Distillery based…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 24, 20200Comments

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