Give It A Shot – Trader Joe’s 2013 La Paca Spanish Garnacha

With the success of last weeks wine from Trader Joe’s, Keith decided we should try another. Today at the tasting table we have the La Paca Spanish Garnacha. This particular grape originated in Spain, but goes by Grenache in the other areas where it is cultivated: Sardinia, the south of France and…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 16, 20150Comments

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Give It A Shot – Trader Joe’s Pacific Grove California Chardonnay

Ripped from the pages of the latest Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer, today at the tasting tables we have the Pacific Grove California Chardonnay. Made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, this wine goes through a very unique process of small batch barrel and malolactic fermentation. These two processes are more common in red wine making…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 9, 20150Comments

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Give It A Shot – Stone Brewing Delicious IPA Gluten Reduced

There are very few breweries that would use the word delicious in the name of their beer, but being bold and arrogant is something Stone Brewing wears like a badge of honor. Today at the tasting table we have their Delicious IPA. Brewed with three different hops (El Dorado, Calypso and the recently…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 2, 20150Comments

Barleywine Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Stone Brewing Enjoy By 2.14.14 Cellared (Unnecessarily)

This is the most forward planning of any show by far that we have ever done! Today at the tasting table we have the Stone Brewing Enjoy By 2.14.14. That’s right. I (Andrew) have been cellaring (unnecessarily) this beer for one year. I had bought several of these when they first…

ByAboutBeveragesMarch 12, 20150Comments

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Give It A Shot – Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA

Spring is in the air and with it comes a fair amount of baseball conversation to start the show, but eventually we get to the beer at hand. At the tasting table today we have the Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA. It’s a newly created year round release that uses a method of…

ByAboutBeveragesMarch 5, 20150Comments

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Give It A Shot – Sebastiani 2012 Zinfandel

What’s better than finding a delicious Zinfandel? Finding one at a good price of course! Today at the tasting table we will be uncorking the 2012 Sebastiani Zinfandel. Sonoma County is well known as one of the finest regions in the US for this particular grape, but that type of quality usually…

ByAboutBeveragesFebruary 26, 20150Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Victory Hop Ranch Imperial IPA

For those of you that get our weekly email, we are sorry to report that the Sierra Nevada Hoppy Lager did not get recorded and has been lost. We will at some point soon post the tasting notes for it, but until then to ease your sadness we have another beer at the tasting…

ByAboutBeveragesFebruary 19, 20150Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Scotch Video

Give It A Shot – Glen Elgin 12 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch

Nothing says the colder days and shorter nights of winter like a whiskey or whisky. It’s a wonderful option year round to be sure, but sometimes certain times of year make it all the more delicious. At the tasting table today we have the Glen Elgin 12yr Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky. …

ByAboutBeveragesDecember 11, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Odell Brewing 180 Shilling

It’s always an exciting time in the tasting room when one of our favorite breweries puts out something new. That’s exactly what we have today with the Odell Brewing 180 Shilling. In honor of their 25th anniversary they decided to not only brew a double sized version of their very first beer, the…

ByAboutBeveragesDecember 4, 20140Comments

Gin Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Caorunn Scottish Gin

To be honest, the first thing that comes to our minds when we think of a distilled spirit from Scotland would be Scotch. It certainly seems like the most logical option, but we have come to discover that’s not the only thing we should think of. At the tasting table today we have…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 27, 20140Comments

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