Recently, I assembled a mixed six with a decidedly English bent. One of the bottles was the Fuller’s ESB. . Now, we had a lengthy discussion regarding aging when I came across a 2010 Fuller’s Vintage Ale and with the help of Miracle Max, we put that theory […]
Recently, I noticed that the beer fridge was a little low and in need of some craftiness. A quick trip to Roger Wilco (formerly the Wine Warehouse) remedied that situation. One of the bottles from my mixed six was the Goose Island India Pale Ale. Having had a lot […]
Throughout 2012, quite a few emails were exchanged between myself and Chris Maybin, Commercial Director of Compass Box Whisky. In most cases, these emails dealt with press releases for Compass Box events and new whisky releases that happened throughout the year. In mid-September, after hearing so much about […]
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 […]
I wish I could give you a long and detailed back story about the purchase of this bottle of Harpoon’s Leviathan Baltic Porter, but since this was one of Limpd’s purchases, I don’t have much information to give you this time around. Thankfully, he bought more than one […]
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 […]
Every December 26th for the past several years, our good friends Mike and Linda, along with their son Eddie, have dropped by our home for a post Christmas lunch on the way back to their home in Connecticut. During this past visit, Mike gave me four very different […]
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 […]
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