Give It A Shot – Left Hand Brewing Fade to Black Volume One (2014)

One of the most talked about and revered beers on this website is finally back! At the tasting table today we have the Left Hand Brewing Fade to Black Volume One. The series started back in 2009 with this Foreign Export Stout and changed with every passing year just like the seasons. …

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 20, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Mikkeller and Anchorage Brewing Invasion Farmhouse IPA

Continuing the trend you see a lot of in the craft beer industry, the Danish Brewery Mikkeller and Anchorage Brewing did a collaboration of sorts here in the US. The Invasion Farmhouse IPA is not just any old IPA. Sure it has the usual hop quotient you would expect from a brewery like…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 30, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Boulder Beer Company Hoopla Pale Ale

For some reason when we choose to talk about some of our favorite breweries, Boulder Beer never seems to get mentioned. That needs to change. From the Mojo IPA and it’s big brother the Mojo Risin’ Double IPA to the Hazed and Infused and Honey of a Saison, we always come away with…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 23, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Pumpkin Beers 2014 Part 3 – Howe Sound Brewing Pumpkineater and Shipyard Brewing Smashed Pumpkin

Four pumpkin beers entered the tasting arena over the last two weeks to compete against the current champion Puglsey’s Signature Series Smashed Pumpkin. One more will be added to the challenger ranks today and then a decision will be made. That beer is the Pumpkineater Imperial Pumpkin Ale from Howe Sound Brewing. …

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 9, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Pumpkin Beers 2014 Part 2 – Southern Tier Brewing Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale and Warlock Imperial Pumpkin Stout

Part two of our Pumpkin Beer Fest 2014 is doubling down on two things: We have two beers from the same brewery and have gone bigger with our style as both are imperial. At the tasting table today we have the Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale and the Warlock Imperial Pumpkin Stout from Southern…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 2, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Pumpkin Beers 2014 Part 1 – KBC Pumpkin Ale and Magic Hat Brewing Wilhelm Scream Pumpkin Ale

It’s that time year once again when the leaves begin to change colors and thoughts of colder weather and the harvest come to the forefront. Here in Arizona very little of that is true, but we try to think positive and be excited those times are only a couple months away. To help…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 25, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Modern Times Beer Black House Coffee Stout

We have not even made an attempt to keep secret our enjoyment of Modern Times Beer and our longing for them to start distributing to Arizona. Founded just over a year ago by Jacob McKean a long-time homebrewer and former Stone Brewing Co. employee. Most of their lineup and limited releases to this…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 18, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Boulevard Brewing Saison Brett 2014

We have left the great state California and moved on down the tracks to Kansas City, Missouri. The California Beer Train may be over, but apparently my locomotive references still have a bit of steam left. Today at the tasting table we have a bit of a combo style. Boulevard Brewing brings…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 11, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Russian River Brewing Supplication

The California Beer Train makes it’s final stop today in Santa Rosa for a visit to Russian River Brewing. For many of you I don’t need to go any further and the video or podcast is already being consumed as soon as I say Russian River. For the rest of you that want…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 4, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Almanac Beer Company Dogpatch Strawberry

It’s our last week in San Francisco and once again we have another beverage from Almanac Beer Company. We decided that there was no better way to close things out than with a berry bang! A strawberry bang to be exact. (giggity) We will pause as you either finish chuckling or…

ByAboutBeveragesAugust 28, 20140Comments

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