For us, anytime is gin time. It can be refreshing or sophisticated depending on use and there are so many wonderful distillers producing a variety of styles. To continue the hard work of tasting all of these options we have brought the Greenhook Ginsmith American Dry Gin to the tasting table. Normally…
In 2011 Stone Brewing began their Odd Beers for Odd Years program. They took two of their seasonals, (Old Guardian Barley Wine and Imperial Russian Stout) and made two versions of each. The standard version they have been making for years and an “Odd Release” in which they make a change. That…
The question we asked ourselves last week was a simple one. Would someone drink a beer with the word rot in the name? We answered a resounding yes and it was delicious. A similar question could be asked this week as well. Would you choose to not only pay for, but…
Should we be drinking anything, let alone a premium beer if the word rot is in the title? The answer is apparently yes as long as part of that same label contains the words Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales. Thinking not only out of the box or out of the keg as it…
Holy hops Batman! That’s exactly what you might here either of us yell on today’s show as we taste the Stone Brewing Enjoy By 05.17.13 IPA. This beer is hopped every which way you can with seven different types of hops. In addition to that a clever bit of marketing lets the…
The question posed on today’s show is this. Can you lose a battle against yourself? Let us explain. Today on the show we will be tasting the Union Jack IPA and the Mission Street IPA. Both are made by Firestone Walker. The Union Jack is made under the aforementioned company…
When we say wheat beer the first thing that comes to mind is St. Petersburg, Russia… right? The birthplace of full bodied wheat beer, am I right? Ok maybe that’s not true at all. How about this. When you want to try something different in the beer world what’s better than…
The Spiegelau IPA glass worked very well last week, but can it handle an Imperial IPA? That’s what we find out today as we pour a glass of Rampant Imperial IPA from New Belgium brewing. This is the latest in a long line of beers from their Explore Series which can be found…
Another IPA and another comparison test for the Spiegelau glassware made just for IPAs. Today on the show the beverage being poured is the Lumberyard Flagstaff IPA. An added bonus for this beer is that it happens to come in a can. Not that cans make things better, but we have been…
We know it seems a little random that we would just now be getting around to the Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA. It’s been around for years and at this point most of our listeners have probably already enjoyed this one. Well this show is about more than just that. Over the…