Give It A Shot – Russian River Brewing Temptation

As we have stated many times, perhaps exhaustingly so, we have a love hate relationship with Russian River Brewing. We love the remarkable barrel aged beers they create, but we hate that they choose not to distribute to Arizona. Today is one of those “love” days when it comes to Russian River because…

ByAboutBeveragesDecember 12, 20130Comments

Gin Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Two Gins: Fifty Pounds London Dry and The Botanist from Scotland

What better way to continue our travels through this holiday season then with a pair of gins. Today at the tasting table we have Fifty Pounds London Dry Gin and The Botanist. The name Fifty Pounds is derived from the Gin Act of 1736 in which King George the II imposed a levy…

ByAboutBeveragesDecember 5, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Vanderghinste Oud Bruin

Today at the tasting table we have the Vanderghinste Oud Bruin. Originally called “Ouden Tripel”, this West Flanders Brown beer has become a long standing regional specialty. The main ingredients are simple: malted barley, wheat, hops, water, and caramelized malts, but what happens next is what makes this beer unique. This…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 28, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Deschutes Brewery Jubelale 2013

The Jubelale from Deschutes Brewery is a seasonal we look forward to every year. The flavor profile always changes a bit and the artwork for the label is unique to each year. It’s a strong ale with a blended six-pack of hops: Nugget, Cascade, Willamette, Styrian, Tettnang, East Kent Goldings. This…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 21, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Pumpkin Beers 2013 Part 2 – Red Hook Out of Your Gourd Pumpkin Porter, Epic Brewing Fermentation Without Representation Imperial Pumpkin Porter & Shipyard Brewing Puglsey’s Signature Series Smashed Pumpkin

It all comes down to this. Two more new pumpkin beers this week are brought to the tasting table as we choose the best of 2013. Last week both beers were of differing styles, but today they are both porters. First will be the Out of Your Gourd Pumpkin Porter from Red…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 14, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Pumpkin Beers 2013 Part 1 – Lakefront Brewery Pumpkin Lager & New Belgium Pumpkick

It’s the moment many of you have been waiting for. It’s time to start our pumpkin beer shows. This year we will be trying four new beers over the next two weeks and in the end comparing them to last years winner, the Puglsey’s Signature Series Smashed Pumpkin from Shipyard Brewing. Today…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 7, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales La Roja

As a loose tie in to our upcoming pumpkin beer shows, we have a new brewery (to us) at the tasting table today. Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales has been creating a wide range of oak aged and bottle conditioned beers since 2004. It’s no wonder we are more than a little excited to…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 17, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Deschutes Brewery Fresh Squeezed IPA

One of the more recent trends in the area of IPAs is the fresh hopped IPA. Whether it’s Stone Brewing and their Enjoy By IPA or Port Brewing and their High Tide IPA, it’s all about getting the beer to you as fast as possible to keep all of the delicious hop oils at…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 10, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Trader Joe’s 2005 Vintage Ale

We go deep into the beer cellar as it were today and uncork a bottle of the Trader Joe’s 2005 Vintage Ale. To be clear, the 2005 is not a typo. Keith has been storing this bottle (properly) for almost 8 years. Surprisingly this bottle does have information about aging it for…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 3, 20130Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Original Ritterguts Gose

This is not our first Gose style beer on the show, but it is the first one to be brewed in Leipzig Germany. The Original Ritterguts Gose has been brewed since 1738 and maintains the traditional style using salt and coriander along with lactic fermentation as well as bottle conditioning. Over the last…

ByAboutBeveragesSeptember 26, 20130Comments

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