According to Beer Advocate, the Berliner Weisse style of beer which originated in Berlin, Germany, has the following characteristics: Appearance: Rapidly vanishing head. Clear, pale golden straw-colored Taste: Refreshing, tart, sour and acidic, with a lemony-citric fruit sharpness and almost no hop bitterness. ABV: 2 to 5% Keeping […]
You see that little number 5 on the key that’s wrapped around the neck of the bottle of Blade and Bow 22 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in the above photo? Apparently, Diageo has gone the Blanton’s route by releasing five different keys that Blade and Bow […]
The above advertisement for I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey dates back to 1940. While 76 years is a pretty long time for any brand to be around, I.W. Harper goes back even further than that. Way back in 1872, Bernard and Isaac Wolfe (the I.W. of I.W. […]
Once again G-LO ventured out to the mailbox and brought in his most recent bit of boozemail. The fine folks at Iron Hill had gifted him their most recent canned creation, the Crusher Session IPA. Shortly after mail call, he saw me outside watching the urchins and noticed […]
This isn’t the first time that I’ve had Victory Brewing Company’s Prima Pils, nor is it the first time that I’m reviewing it (click here to read what I had to say about Prima Pils way back in late November of 2011), but it is the first time […]
In the spring of 2016, the whisky community gathered in New York City for the fifth annual Whisky Jewbilee. Produced by the The Jewish Whisky Company, the event had become a gathering of the whisky tribes from the all over the United States, from the Tri-State area to […]
The whiskey in the above photo comes to us from Diageo. Here’s what they have to say about it: The Hilhaven Lodge™ is a new-to-world whiskey developed in collaboration with Hollywood director, and current owner of Hilhaven Lodge, Brett Ratner. The Hilhaven Lodge features a distinctive blend of […]
I recently had my hip replaced. The other day, as a part of my physical therapy regimen, I walked all of sixty feet to G-LO’s patio. Since an immediate turnaround would have been too taxing given my delicate condition, I was left with no choice but to knock on […]
Walking in to a Craft Beer store like Beer Heaven or The Foodery is like opening up a box of chocolates, because you never know what you’ll find on the shelves. While there are plenty of delicious chocolate covered caramels and nut clusters to be had (i.e. your […]
Ahhhhhh Hawaii! The first sip of Avery’s Liliko’i Kepolo, with its sweet and tart flavor of ripe passion fruit is like a supersonic trip back to the Hawaiian Islands… If I close my eyes, I can picture myself poolside at the Hyatt Regency Kauai. The waitress walks up […]
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