Give It A Shot – Woodchuck Barrel Select Cider

Apparently winter is the season of the woodchuck. Woodchuck Cider that is! Today on the show we will be tasting the Woodchuck Barrel Select Cider. What type of barrel? None other than Kentucky Bourbon barrels. As much as we loved the Winter Cider, which also had wonderful notes of bourbon,…

ByAboutBeveragesDecember 12, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Marin Brewing Tripel Dipsea Belgian Style Ale

The second and final beer of our focus on Marin Brewing is the Tripel Dipsea Belgian Style Ale. This beer is an ode if you will to those made by the Trappist Monks of Belgium. Contained within is a blend of three Belgian yeast strains and three additions of European noble hops. Unlike the other…

ByAboutBeveragesDecember 5, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Marin Brewing Albion Amber Ale

We kick off Marin Brewing week with their Albion Amber Ale. This year round offering is named in memory of Sonoma’s New Albion Brewing which was the first commercial micro-brewery to open after prohibition in 1976. This particular amber is of the sessionable variety coming in at 5% ABV and can be purchased…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 28, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Brewery Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison

The Saison style of beer is now being brewed year round, but originally was made during the fall and winter for comsumption during the late summer harvest. Brewery Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison is a year round offering. We had decided that this was going to be featured on our Thanksgiving week show, but…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 21, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Samuel Adams Verloren Gose

Gose (pronounced goes-uh) is a long forgotten style first brewed in Germany in the early 18th century. It became so popular in Leipzig that at one point it was considered to be the local style. Fast forward to the late 1960s and this once very popular style had all but been forgotten. …

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 16, 20120Comments

Cider Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Woodchuck Hard Cider Winter Seasonal

Located in Middlebury, Vermont Woodchuck Hard Cider has a multitude of cider creations. Along with several year round cider options they also produce four limited releases that correspond to the seasons. So it is with no surprise then that today we are trying their Winter Seasonal. To create a unique and hopefully…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 14, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Grand Cru Flemish Red Ale from Brouwerij Strubbe

Want us to try more sour beers? Hopefully you answered a resounding yes because that is what we have on the show today. The Grand Cru from Brouwerij Strubbe is a Flemish red ale. Also know as a Flanders red, this style of sour shares some things in common with traditional English…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 9, 20120Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Soda Video

Give It A Shot – Fentimans Dandelion & Burdock Soda

The Fentimans line of botanically brewed sodas have made two appearances on our show before. We previously tried the Ginger Beer & Curiosity Cola. Both were unique and delicious, but as always our only caveat is they are on the more expensive side even for a boutique soda. Today we bring the…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 7, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Left Hand Brewing Wake Up Dead Russian Imperial Stout

How fitting one day after Halloween that we greet you with the Wake Up Dead Stout from Left Hand Brewing. It’s a Russian Imperial Stout to be exact that is cellared for four months before being unleashed upon the public. Available year round in this version or in limited quantities that have been…

ByAboutBeveragesNovember 2, 20120Comments

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Give It A Shot – Marin Brewing Point Reyes Porter

Today on the show we have a beer that is available year round, but we feel fits nicely into our theme of beers for fall. Marin Brewing out of Larkspur California brings to the table today their Point Reyes Porter. This brewery is fairly new to the Southwest, but is making a strong…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 31, 20120Comments

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