Archive for the ‘General Beverage News’ Category
Brothers in Ale
by J Frazzetta on October 19th, 2009
This week will be a little different than my usual post. Instead of tasting a beer and telling you about it, I’ll be bringing awareness to your nostrils and taste buds. Check this out before we go on. Actually, let me summarize what is happening.
There is a brewery in Vermont called Rock Art Brewery. They produce beer, and I have never tried any of their stuff but will try to in the future. To celebrate their 10 years of brewing, Matt Nadeau decided to create the ‘Vermonster’ beer. According to what he says about the beer it is a...
Renaissance Dan
by J Frazzetta on September 21st, 2009
It may not always be sunny in Philadelphia, but Saturday the 19th there was plenty of sun in Nashua. With his own line of limoncello to promote, Danny DeVito spent some time at the New Hampshire State Liquor Store in Nashua to sign autographs and take pictures for fans.
I may be the resident ‘beer guy’, but seeing how I am Italian, limoncello is within my jurisdiction. Limoncello is a lemon-flavored liqueur hailing from Sorrento, Italy. All limoncello, including Danny’s, is made in Sorrento, so you know it isn’t a knock off made in a bathtub. Served ice cold, this thick...
Harpoon Brewery’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival, 3/7/09
by J Frazzetta on March 17th, 2009
For this article call me John O’Frazzetta, and a top o’ th' morning to you. Every year Harpoon Brewery puts on a two day gathering with food, music and, yes, plenty of fresh beer on tap. Amidst all the ale and merriment, this Italian boy felt a wee bit Irish.
Harpoon Brewery is located in south Boston. For this event, there were shuttle buses from South Station and the SilverLine Bus, which brought you within a few blocks of the brewery. We took the SilverLine and followed a crowd of green-clad folks to the brewery. I could see the gates from...
Phantom Gourmet’s Beer and Food Phest, Suffolk Downs, 11/8/08
by J Frazzetta on November 18th, 2008For a few minutes on Saturday I felt like Charles Bukowski. I was a writer sitting by a racetrack drinking a beer at 12:30, and I hadn’t placed a bet. Actually, I was there for the food not the thoroughbreds. The Andelman brothers, hosts of TV’s Phantom Gourmet, held one of their events at Suffolk Downs bringing good food to the masses.
Sponsored heavily by Budweiser, the vendor list was impressive: Fuddruckers, Firefly’s, Aussom Aussie, Wholly Cannoli, Harrow’s, Wicked Whoopie’s, the Sausage Guy and...
Cocktail Competition – Portsmouth, NH
by Michele on May 29th, 2008
Most bartenders have a style of drink, if not a specific drink, that they consider to be their best offering. Regulars know this drink is a great choice for a beverage. The drink menu even may direct new customers toward ordering this drink.
So, if the patrons at Bar A believe their bartender's drink is the best, and the customers at Lounge B believe their mixologist's beverage is the best, how is one to know which drink is the best in their area? Well, if you live near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, you are in luck!
On Sunday, June 1st, from 5 -...
