About two weeks ago, I decided that I would treat myself, and pick up a new bottle of Single Malt Scotch. Since I’ve been spending alot of time in Islay, I thought I would branch out and try something from Northern Scotland. After contemplating the whisky selections at […]
I met my better half for lunch this week at her end of town and went to a relatively new establishment in the Curtis Center, one of the nicest buildings in the city. And, boy did this restaurant deliver. The Cooperage is billed as the place where the […]
A few days back my blog co-author (G-LO) and his lovely wife (Red) attempted to try Dublin Square‘s new location in Cherry Hill for a late dinner. After waiting over an hour on a very busy Friday night they were rewarded with a fire alarm, evacuation, and sandwiches […]
The Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Edmund Fitzgerald Porter was named after the freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975. The label states that this beer complies with the Bavarian Purity Laws, and is brewed using only barley, hops, yeast, and water. The Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is one […]
For our anniversary, my wife picked a Mexican restaurant that we had been planning to go to for some time, La Esperanza. The restaurant is rather unassuming from the outside with a decent sized deck if you enjoy outdoor dining and the interior is a series of small […]
As a member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, I receive periodic mailings from their magazine Outturn. It was from one of those mailings that I ordered a couple of bottles of their unique, cask-strength whisky. The bottles are production runs that are literally limited to what is […]
During the last restaurant week, I suggested to my better half that we meet for lunch. We looked for a restaurant that was about half way between our offices and chose Il Portico. We had been there several times before and I was once again reminded that we […]
Recently, we loaded the children into the car and headed to the Poconos for a short vacation. While looking for a place for dinner, we bumbled along until we entered White Haven, PA. As it was not quite ski season, the area was a bit of a ghost […]
“46 whiskies down, and only 55 to go!” – G-LO I first heard about this book while listening to an interview with the author on WhiskyCast. What interested me in the book was Ian Buxton’s mission when he set out to write 101 Whiskies To Try Before […]
Victory Brewing Company’s Yakima Glory Ale is a seasonal beer which is available between November and January. It is classified as a Black IPA by Beeradvocate.com, and has an ABV of 8.7%. I first had this beer on draught at The Pourhouse in Westmont, NJ and I was […]
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