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

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

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

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

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

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – Abita Brewing Pecan Harvest Ale

We welcome not only a new seasonal beer today, but also a new brewery to the show. Abita Brewing was founded in 1986 and is located just outside of New Orleans. The beers they produce cover the range of styles you’d expect, but what caught our eye in looking for some new seasonal…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 26, 20120Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Seasonal Video

Give It A Shot – New Belgium Brewing Red Hoptober

New Belgium Brewing brings us not only a seasonal beer today, but possibly a nod to a great movie starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin. Their Red Hoptober (I guess if they had said The Hunt For that would have been a little obvious) seems to have replaced the just Hoptober from last year.…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 24, 20120Comments

Beer Podcast Seasonal Video

AboutBeverages.com Podcast: Episode 26 – Pumpkin Beers 2012

Welcome to Episode 26 of the AboutBeverages.com podcast! It’s that time of year again when I torture my co-founder and brother with another trifecta of pumpkin beers. The formula remains the same as in previous years. We have three new challengers to the crown currently held by Dogfish Head and their Punkin…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 16, 20120Comments

Gin Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Hayman’s Old Tom Gin

Few things give us as much excitement as trying a new gin. Juniper week just wouldn’t be right without it. Adding to that joy today is the fact that we are trying a style of gin that to some extent had been forgotten and is now making a comeback. Old Tom Gin…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 11, 20120Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Samuel Adams Norse Legend Sahti

Sahti is one of the oldest and possibly least heard of beer styles to be continuously brewed. This amber ale can be traced back to the 11th century with roots in Finland. The distinct flavor of this style comes from it being filtered through juniper branches. This somewhat forgotten style is being…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 9, 20120Comments

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Barrel Trolley Brewing IPA

An IPA is a great option anytime of year even if it is technically the fall. Here in Arizona fall means that the temperature is finally dipping below 90 degrees. It is with this premise that we bring the Barrel Trolley Brewing IPA to the tasting table. Found on a heavily marketed…

ByAboutBeveragesOctober 4, 20120Comments

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