On a recent trip to the liquor store, I put together a mixed six of winter ales and tripels. One of the bottles was the Bête Blanche from Elysian Brewing Company. Elysian is a Seattle, WA brewer that operates a large brewery and several brew pubs/bistros. Their line-up […]
Once again, G-LO was out on the interwebz and his efforts produced several samples of Crown Royal Maple. The bottle tells me that this is Crown Royal’s fine deluxe maple flavored whisky. From the description at their website, the Crown Royal Maple is “a master blend of premium whisky finished with […]
Now, that I think I have finally finished all of the pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers, I have moved on to the winter ales. The first on that I have tried is the Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale from the Anderson Valley Brewing Company . Located in Boonville, CA, AVBC has been in […]
My better half gave me a sampler of the historic ales from Scotland. This sampler pack is from Williams Brothers Brewing Company, a Scottish brewer that began “operations” in 1988 using a single recipe and space at a 5 barrel brewery. Today, Williams Brothers is the sole remaining […]
As I start most of these posts, a couple of weeks ago, G-LO received the following five whisky samples from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America: Cask No. 9.62 aka “Mouth-wateringly sharp and sweet”. Cask No. 27.97 aka ““Glazed cashews and lemon lollies”. Cask No. 29.104 aka “Not for wee […]
A while ago, I had picked up a six pack of Rodenbach from Roger Wilco. I had had a number of the bottles and shared one or two with the Boozedancers when it dawned on me that I had not reviewed the beer. The beer is produced by […]
While out looking for a Halloween costume for the boy, I found myself in the same shopping center as Total Wine. So, I thought that I while I was getting something for him, I might as well get something for me. As a part of a mixed six, […]
On a recent trip to Roger Wilco (the old Wine Warehouse in Voorhees), I picked up a mixed six with a number of beers from local brewers. The first of those beers was the Inlet India Pale Ale from 16 Mile. The second was the Amber Sun Ale. The […]
The other day, while reaching for a beer, I found a can of Molson Ice lodged in the back of the beer fridge. As I was diving headfirst into a cheesesteak and looking for just one beer, I figured what the heck and popped open the can. Molson […]
For Jersey Week, the family went to Ireland and I found myself at the Quay’s in the Temple Bar area. While the children had a soda, I was looking for a more fortifying beverage. I had had my fill of stouts and was looking for something different and selected a […]