Pumpkin Beers 2015 – Wasatch, Almanac and We Choose This Year’s Champion

We hope you are ready for some more pumpkin, because this week brings part two of our world famous (famous in our world, and that's what really matters to us at About Beverages) pumpkin beer podcast. Last weeks episode saw us make our way through the first four selections for this year, and this week…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 22, 20150Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal

Pumpkin Beers 2015 – Saranac, Alaskan, Jolly Pumpkin and Ballast Point

Well, it is that time of year again. There is talk of leaves changing color, cooler weather is on the way, football games with meaning are finally being played, and the About Beverages Pumpkin Beer Podcast is here for your enjoyment. It is hard to believe, but this is the 6th year we have had…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 1, 20150Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Modern Times Beer Mega Black House Imperial Stout

This week at About Beverages, we will be sharing not one, but two new things with you, our valued listener/viewer! The first is something we have been searching for now for several years. It’s not a beverage, but it is something we hope you will enjoy each time you listen to our podcast. Since we…

ByAboutBeveragesAugust 27, 20150Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Anchorage / Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Boreal Saison

Collaborations can go either way. Peanut butter and chocolate? Great collaboration! Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page? Terrible collaboration for an even more terrible movie! Two brothers tasting beverages and sharing good times? Totally fantastic! A farmhouse saison created by two well respected breweries? That question will be…

ByAboutBeveragesAugust 13, 20150Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Prairie Artisan Ales Standard Hoppy Farmhouse Ale

What’s the best way to start a show about a beer brewed in Oklahoma? With some Jurassic Park movie series and DTS sound discussion of course! Who knows how it came up, but that’s what happens when the liquid libations start flowing. Today at that tasting table we have the Prairie Artisan…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 30, 20150Comments

Give It A Shot – Modern Times Beer Oneida Seasonal Pale Ale

Modern Times Beer has become another one of our “must have breweries” whenever Keith or I travel to California with our families. From the light to the dark they have found a wonderful balance of flavor in all that they create. Today at the tasting table we have the Oneida Seasonal Pale Ale.…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 23, 20150Comments

Coffee Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Modern Times Madeira Barrel Aged Colombian Coffee

We love coffee. Working at Arbuckle Coffee as Keith and I did (I still do) for so many years is what set us on the journey to open up our palates. We also love things that have been barrel aged. I don’t have any good historical tie in for that but I…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 9, 20150Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Flying Dog Brewing Snake Dog IPA

If you looked up the word unique in the dictionary you might find a picture of a beer from Flying Dog Brewing. Located in Frederick, Maryland the label art for their beer is done by Ralph Steadman, a longtime friend of Hunter S. Thompson who had become friends with George Stranahan the founder of…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 7, 20150Comments

Gin Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Dry Fly Gin from Dry Fly Distilling

Gin. One of the most underused and undervalued spirits in our humble option. If our website, podcast and videos do nothing else than further people’s knowledge and appreciation of the “other” clear spirit, then our work will not have been in vain. We further that cause at the tasting table with a…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 23, 20150Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Video Wine

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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