Archive for April, 2009
Beer Review: Longboard Island Lager, Kona Brewing Company
by J Frazzetta on April 28th, 2009
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
Last week I happened to jump in a plane and take a trip to Oahu, Hawaii, to pick up a few beers. I ate at Duke’s on Waikiki and enjoyed a sunset near Diamond Head while watching people walk on the busy sidewalk.
If you believe any of that, I have a bridge to sell you. No, I was in Manchester picking out some beers with a friend for the Bruins game when I came across a few beers from Kona Brewing. I was amazed to see them on the shelf and bought one of each of the three beers...
Luau in Italy
by Michele on April 23rd, 2009
My husband and I have become amateur bartenders. Both of us like to create cocktails, though we each have our own methods. For me, I try to create a theme for the dinner and drinks, so they coordinate. I also strive to make my drinks light and not too sweet. My husband takes more of a spontaneous approach. He will review his ingredient options, grab a few that sound good, mix, and sample what he has created.
Obviously with his method of mixing, there have been creations that were failures, and others that have been great successes. Recently, he has been...
Beer Review: Dogfish Head, Indian Brown Ale
by J Frazzetta on April 21st, 2009
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
Ok, in my last post I mentioned that it is time for lagers and IPAs to come out of hibernation, but I just realized that I had a few dark beers hanging around that I needed to sample. Plus, I haven’t written about a good Dogfish Head in a while and thought that this beer deserves a chance. I do enjoy a good brown ale, and this was a very good brown ale.
This creative beer had a really great color pouring into my glass. I will admit that it poured our very thick from the bottle and had the...
Minty McFreeze
by Michele on April 16th, 2009
Typically, I am an on time sort of person. I don't like being late for events or making others late. However, this post is almost a month overdue, as it is the recipe for my St. Patrick's Day creation. Granted, I forgot to take a photo of it at our celebration, but I could have done that the next day. No gold star for my promptness on this post.
So, I guess I will spin this one as best I can. I am helping everyone to be ready for next year's St. Patrick's Day celebration 11 months early. . .
A few...
Beer Review: Blue Point Brewing Company, Hoptical Illusion IPA
by J Frazzetta on April 14th, 2009
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
Spring is here, which means it is time for lagers and IPAs to come out of hibernation. I know that I do not particularly care for IPAs, but that does not mean that I discriminate against them, I drink each beer equally. For the record I do not care for Dogfish Head IPAs because they are so strong; all others I will give a chance. Hitting up one of my usual spots I picked up a bottle of this IPA for two reasons: I had never heard of Blue Point before, and the label is pretty snappy.
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