Give It A Shot – Almanac Beer Company Sourdough Wild Ale

This is the beginning of a three week stop in San Francisco for the California Beer Train. Almanac Beer Company is the reason for this prolonged stop as we will be featuring three beers. First up this week is their Sourdough Wild Ale. It brings together everything you look for in this…

ByAboutBeveragesAugust 14, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Alpine Beer Company Nelson Golden Rye IPA

This week the California Beer Train makes a stop in Alpine for what we have been told is one of the best brewers of IPAs. The Alpine Beer Company opened its doors in the fall of 2002 and it didn’t take long for word to spread to local hop heads that this was a…

ByAboutBeveragesAugust 7, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Modern Times Beer Fortunate Islands Wheat Ale

The California Beer Train (choo choo) is full steam ahead and pulling up to our first destination in San Diego. The taps began flowing in June of 2013 for Modern Times Beer and since then they have slowly been building not only a stable of year round releases, but some special limited options as…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 31, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Odell Brewing Loose Leaf Session Ale

The first thing that came to our minds when reading Loose Leaf was tea of course. Unfortunately this beer from Odell Brewing does not use tea of any kind. What the Loose Leaf Session Ale does have is the promise of everything we’re looking for in this very popular style of beer: …

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 24, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Founders Brewing KBS Barrel Aged Stout

What do you get when you take a stout, add copious (I love that word) amounts of chocolate and coffee, then barrel age it in a cave for 12 months? You get the KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) from Founders Brewing. Normally when something isn’t available year round we throw out the designation of…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 3, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Goose Island The Illinois Imperial IPA

Goose Island hits the tasting table today with an Imperial IPA simply called “The Illinois”. It should come as no shock after seeing the name that the brewery is based in Chicago. This seasonal offering pushes the style a little further than the Alaskan double IPA we had last week with a 9%…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 26, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Alaskan Brewing Hopothermia Double IPA

We go bigger this week (we know we hate that cliche too) thanks to a beer from Alaskan Brewing at the tasting table. The Hopothermia Double IPA is their latest year round release. What makes something a double IPA you might ask? If you go by BJCP guidelines, cause why not, the…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 19, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Lindemans Cuvee Rene Gueuze

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a gueuze and we figured what better time than the heat of summer to correct this. The Lindeman’s Cuvee Rene Gueuze purchased at our local Tap and Bottle is available year round. Originating in Belgium, this style of beer is made by blending old and young lambic…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 12, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Brewery Ommegang Fleur De Houblon

Brewery Ommegang brings a new for 2014 summer seasonal to the tasting table today. Not wanting to stray too far from its Belgian roots the Fleur De Houblon does diverge somewhat and add in some extra hop character. The name itself means hop flowers and the hop of choice for this brew is…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 5, 20140Comments

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Give It A Shot – Stone Brewing Saison

Saisons or farmhouse ales have been traditionally brewed during the winter months and then stored for drinking by the farm workers during the summer months. The Stone Brewing Saison has decided to put the “farm” back in farmhouse ale by adding some items grown in their organic garden. Lemon zest, lavender and lemon…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 29, 20140Comments

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