Bottle/Tap: Bottle
The time has come, Avid Reader. A time to be born, a time to die, a time to cast away stones and a time to drink lighter bodied beers. Yes, although I have some darker brews waiting in the wings, I’m going to start looking toward ales, lagers, pales, reds and IPAs. Keeping it local this time, I decided to go with a beer by a young brewery based in Holderness, New Hampshire. Where is Holderness, you might ask? Easy; start in Nashua and go naath (north), then turn off the highway before Plymouth. To be honest I
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2010 La Vieille Ferme red table wine
by Dennis Mayer on March 30th, 2012 | Budget-Friendly Wine Review, Red Wine, Wine
France is known as the wine capital of the world on the strength of its best-known varietals and blends, and because of the quality of its better vintages. The French, however, take wine with every dinner, and appreciate a good value bottle of table wine as much as any American consumer would. The average French family can't afford a $40 bottle of Bordeaux every night. That family still expects to get a decent bottle of wine to enjoy with its evening meal, though - and if you look for the kind of everyday wines the French would drink in
Johnnie Walker Blue: The Taste of Success
by Jason Lightner on March 28th, 2012 | Liquor
We've been down this road before, you and I. Weary travelers of the open air, bound for the highlands, hungry for adventure, experience, and intrigue. Along our travels we have met many pioneering friends, and many stifling foes. We've tasted the dry (and oft peaty) taste of victory, and we've sampled the bitter nectar of misfortune. A new chapter is being writ, a story unfolding before our very eyes. And so it is with great reverence that we raise our glasses once again so that we may make a toast – to the road less traveled, to the
Samuel Adams, Brewer’s Choice Variety Pack
by J Frazzetta on March 26th, 2012 | Beer
This variety pack has been available since February and I’ve been working through it the last week or so just to share my findings with you, Avid Reader. When you figure that four of the six beers here are meant for spring, they should have just released this a month later. Rather than split hairs, let’s get down to business and start with the new offerings.
White Water IPA – crisp and clean IPA with no real surprises here, and I enjoyed it. I would suggest this for folks that are hesitant about an IPA beer and may want to
White Water IPA – crisp and clean IPA with no real surprises here, and I enjoyed it. I would suggest this for folks that are hesitant about an IPA beer and may want to
Trapiche Malbec 2010
by Dennis Mayer on March 21st, 2012 | Budget-Friendly Wine Review, Red Wine, Wine
Malbec is a traditional French varietal -- one of the primary grapes in the Bordeaux blend, even -- but it's become one of the primary grapes grown in Argentina. My lamentable source for wine knowledge tells me that Malbec is the most planted grape in Argentina, and that the varietal has developed more fruity, less tannic malbecs than those grown by French vintners. Today's wine bears that out.
Trapiche is, by its own estimation, one of the biggest and oldest wine producers in Argentina, and claims the biggest worldwide presence of any Argentinian winemaker. Their website claims a
Trapiche is, by its own estimation, one of the biggest and oldest wine producers in Argentina, and claims the biggest worldwide presence of any Argentinian winemaker. Their website claims a
