For many years, sours have been one of our favorite beer categories. That is a list that also includes IPAs and Stouts. Within those general categories we have an appreciation for all the many varied expressions that exist and look forward to the ones yet to be discovered. Back in 2012, on one of…
Back in 2011, thanks to a very generous and knowledgeable friend of the show, Fitz, we began our foray into scotch. We had tried bourbon and other whiskeys both on podcasts and on our own, but scotch was still relatively unfamiliar territory. Back then we tried ten in all, split into two episodes (audio only)…
Sometimes a beverage comes along that combines two of the things that we love. An example of one of our favorites is a beer that features a collaboration of two or more of our favorite breweries. Another one we enjoy is when two different beverage categories are somehow combined into one tasty offering. This is…
At long last, the weather is finally starting to show signs of cooling down in our part of the country. It only took until the last week of October, but we are sure happy to see some signs of autumn in the air. A dropping thermometer and the continued turning of the calendar both remind…
This year has certainly provided the world with a great deal of challenges, firsts, and opportunities to grow. For us, in addition to the obvious, it has also meant that we have expanded our horizons to try some beverage categories that have previously gone unexplored on any prior show in our 12 years at About…
If you are at all familiar with our show, then you probably know that Keith works for Trader Joe’s. If you are at all familiar with Trader Joe’s, then you probably know that they have several products that have fervent, dare we say, cult-like followings. One of the products that has been high on the…
This is the week we finish what we started last week as we complete our pumpkin beer journey for 2020. This week we move to the darker side in search of seasonally inspired beer deliciousness. For this episode we will be trying the Four Peaks Pumpkin Porter and Clown Shoes Brewing Gordo Imperial Pumpkin Stout…
In our part of the country it certainly doesn’t feel like it, but when we look at the calendar we are reminded that it is fall. Leaves are beginning to change, the days are getting shorter, and of course, pumpkins are everywhere. In the beverage world that means pumpkin beer is everywhere. Over the years…
Humbled by Humboldt. Those three words sum up quite succinctly the primary emotion of the many emotions we are feeling this week. To help you understand why we feel this way, let us back up a few weeks. Completely out of the blue, we received an email from someone who was representing Humboldt Distillery based…
It seems that recently we have been in the mood for Sauvignon Blanc. Perhaps it is the fact that we live in a part of the country where the thermometer can still be found north of 95 degrees. Another possibility is that there are many delicious expressions of this grape to be found all over…