According to the Disney Food Blog, Hanson Brother’s Festive Ale Saison will be available at the Fife & Drum during the Food & Wine Festival at EPCOT.  MMMHops Pale Ale will also be available at the festival once again, at the Block & Hans booth.  This years festival runs from August 31 to November 13 with performances from Hanson on October 30, 31 and November 1 as part of the “Eat to the Beat” concert series.

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Hanson’s “Middle of Nowhere” turns 20 this year.

20 Albums 20 Years Later remembers and explores the music that touched us back then and still resonates today. Join APlus as we take another listen to albums released in 1997 and celebrate their contributions not only to the charts but to our lives.

Nothing screams ’90s pop culture like iconic hairstyles and pop music. But one group with iconic hair and whose members were more into garage band-style rock became unlikely pop stars due to their ages and because people couldn’t quite take their brand of rock seriously. It’s those moments that sort of sum up — and propelled — the Hanson brothers.

1997 saw the rise of Zachary, Taylor, and Isaac Hanson — three teenage brothers whose long blond hair became one of their trademarks. It was the year their first studio album, Middle of Nowhere, was released, which, along with the Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls, helped pop music return to peak-level popularity after years of grunge rock dominated radio and MTV. But Hanson brought some of that to the table by playing their own instruments and providing memorable vocals.

Even as young teens, their lyrics hit home to many with mature subjects about life and relationships. But the lyrics didn’t overpower the playful energy they brought to the scene, creating a sort of fusion of pop-rock that appealed to the masses. Nowhere was this more true than on “MMMBop.”

1997 saw the rise of Zachary, Taylor, and Isaac Hanson — three teenage brothers whose long blond hair became one of their trademarks. It was the year their first studio album, Middle of Nowhere, was released, which, along with the Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls, helped pop music return to peak-level popularity after years of grunge rock dominated radio and MTV. But Hanson brought some of that to the table by playing their own instruments and providing memorable vocals.

Even as young teens, their lyrics hit home to many with mature subjects about life and relationships. But the lyrics didn’t overpower the playful energy they brought to the scene, creating a sort of fusion of pop-rock that appealed to the masses. Nowhere was this more true than on “MMMBop.”