This is not our first Gose style beer on the show, but it is the first one to be brewed in Leipzig Germany. The Original Ritterguts Gose has been brewed since 1738 and maintains the traditional style using salt and coriander along with lactic fermentation as well as bottle conditioning. Over the last…
With the Summer heat still hitting us here in the southwest, what could be better than a delicious, well crafted Saison? To be perfectly honest it doesn’t matter what your answer is because at the tasting table today is the Saison Diego from Green Flash Brewing. This is only the second beer that…
Recently Keith and his family took a vacation to the Caribbean or more specifically the island of Saint Lucia. Like most people, when I think of that particular island chain one thing immediately comes to mind; Jack Sparrow. A close second to that is rum. Apparently the latter is also what came…
The word eraser brings three things to mind: The opposite end of a pencil that fixes mistakes, an average Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, and an amazing mostly instrumental song by Nine Inch Nails. Now we have a fourth option or if it’s good enough, maybe it will make us forget one of the other…
The Burly Gentlemen. These two words when put together simply cry out to be the name of a mixed drink. Not just any mixed drink mind you. A blended concoction that is sweet, smooth and delicious while also giving you a stern smoky kick that lets you know it’s business time! …
Tequila can be an amazing spirit on it’s own, but when paired with a few of its flavorful friends is when the magic truly happens. The mix drink we have at the tasting table today was created out of necessity and curiosity. During one of our family get-togethers Keith was craving the refreshment…
Another week brings us another beer in a can. Not only is it two weeks in a row for can beers, it’s also back to back weeks for Santa Fe Brewing. Their Happy Camper IPA is available year round and comes in at 6.6% on the ABV scale. Confidence in your craft…
We figured what better way to kick off bringing new content back to the site after a two week hiatus than to crack open an anniversary beer. It’s the 25th Anniversary beer from Santa Fe Brewing called Saison 88. We had two reactions when we heard about this beer: “An anniversary saison…
Today we have not only a new beer at the tasting table, but also a new brewery to go along with it. We decided to double down on our IPA quotient and try the Hop Therapy Double IPA from Rough Draft Brewing. We normally don’t do this, but to give you an idea…
If you are in the mood for something out of the ordinary and all you’ve had as of late are summer beers, then their is no brewery better to turn to then Dogfish Head. The off-centered ale that hits our tasting table today is their Sah’Tea. The traditional beer this is inspired by…