It’s not often that we review a beer or whisk(e)y on more than one occasion, but since people kept mentioning how much they love the Trappistes Rochefort 8 wherever I turned on the interwebz (the blogs, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) a couple weeks ago, I thought it was about […]
On September 5th, we received the following invitation from Jennie Hatton of Profile PR in Philadelphia: Brewery Ommegang invites you and a guest to be one-of-the-first to sample its newest beer Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale. Please join Ommegang representative Megan Maguire on Wednesday, September 19 from 5 to 7 […]
A little over two weeks ago, I received our third batch of whisky samples from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America which included the following: Cask No. 2.81 aka “Black tea in a greenhouse”. Cask No. 23.72 aka “A big, eye-watering slap”. Cask No. 125.48 aka “Old-fashioned tea […]
Laphroaig Live 2012! “There’s no smoke without Laphroaig” Join us in Germany for this year’s Laphroaig Live, as we explore the impact that smoking has on Laphroaig; be it beer, Islay peat or German sausage meat… Show date: Thursday 27th September Show time: 21:00 CET (GMT +1) Laphroaig […]
I just happened to stop by G-Lo’s one day (truth be told, it may have been more of a planned session than just stopping over and I may have had a bottle or two under each arm but I digress) and never a poor host, he offered up a […]
A couple of weeks ago, G-LO received the following four whisky samples from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America: Cask No. 76.84 aka “Feisty and zesty”. Cask No. 39.83 aka “Yummy and mouth-watering”. Cask No. 4.153 aka “Kerosene delight”. Cask No. 53.157 aka “Paint your own picture”. G-LO chose […]
In celebration of Bourbon Heritage Month, the good people at Wild Turkey have created the above infographic that highlights 10 facts about the wonderful American spirit that Limpd often refers to as “Demon Bourbon!”. Since this phrase is usually uttered after he consumes a dram or two of […]
I stopped for mixed six at Wegman’s and picked up a bottle of Weyerbacher Slam Dunkel, a Double Dunkelweizen Ale. I had their Double Simcoe, Verboten and Merry Monks’ before so I was reasonably familiar with the brewery and their product line. Weyerbacher Brewing Company is a microbrewery located […]
I received a bottle of Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky way back in early March. Thanks to some positive feedback that I received from a friend that recently tried this whisky (my friend is a rum drinker looking to broaden his booze infused horizons, and I was kind enough […]
If you’re a regular reader, then you already know about my beer hunting adventures during my family vacation to the great state of Maine this past August. On the Monday morning of our vacation, I made a very brief solo excursion to Portland, where I stopped by Maine […]