Way back in early August, we received an email from a woman named Miriam, asking if we’d be interested in working with her company to help promote their product. The company’s name is Absinthes.com (they are based in Germany) and they claim to be Europe’s #1 Absinthe vendor. […]
Quick recap… In mid January, I purchased a Compass Box sampler set that contained five of their core expressions. I have so far reviewed the Asyla (loved it!), the Oak Cross (the jury is still out), and The Peat Monster (fan-freakin-tastic!). This time around, I will be reviewing […]
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 […]
While attempting to find a good Oktoberfest beer, I picked up a bottle of Dundee Oktoberfest. Billed as a Märzen-style lager, the Oktoberfest is produced by Dundee Brewing Company, which is part of the Genesee Brewing Company and owned by North American Breweries. I had my first experience with […]
I’m sure I’ve seen the Duchesse De Bourgogne on the shelves during one of my many beer hunting adventures, but it wasn’t until I read our friend Don’s review of this beer that I made the decision to actually buy a bottle. Since I absolutely enjoyed the Monk’s […]
Since Mrs. G-LO and I have tickets to see Lisa Hannigan (an Irish singer / songwriter) on Thursday night at Milk Boy Philly, I thought I would celebrate the occasion with a review of the
If you’d have asked me 15 years ago to make a list of the first five things that come to mind when someone mentions Sweden, here’s what I would have said: Bjorn Borg Ikea Volvo Saab Abba If you would have asked me just 5 years ago, this […]
In case you haven’t noticed, this is the second whisk(e)y review that features a miniature bottle in the photo. Basically, I ran out of new whiskies to review (don’t be alarmed. I still have plenty left to drink), so while in the middle of a beer run two […]
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