Bottle/Tap: Bottle
After a long day of seeing family, eating and then eating some more it was about time to wind down from another successful Thanksgiving. You may have read that there are wise choices for after dinner drinks to ease your stomach. Instead of following those directions (because Grappa is pretty terrible, let me just say) I decided to pay dues to a beer that I had tried once but never given my full attention to. Based on a recommendation from a colleague, I wanted to give this oatmeal stout another chance.
The beer had spent all day
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Magic Hat Brewing Company, Hex
by J Frazzetta on November 21st, 2011 | Beer
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
After looking through my cooler the other day, I realized that I had several fall beers to polish off before the true winter season set in and I would be turning to darker brews. Despite the tease we got at the end of last month, the temperature has returned to normal here in the northeast and I can get back on track to drinking fall beers. The first of my fall beers comes to us from Magic Hat all the way up in South Burlington, Vermont. I’m a sucker for most of their beers and this one was
After looking through my cooler the other day, I realized that I had several fall beers to polish off before the true winter season set in and I would be turning to darker brews. Despite the tease we got at the end of last month, the temperature has returned to normal here in the northeast and I can get back on track to drinking fall beers. The first of my fall beers comes to us from Magic Hat all the way up in South Burlington, Vermont. I’m a sucker for most of their beers and this one was
What to Drink when You Overeat
by Dennis Mayer on November 16th, 2011 | Liquor
This column's going to be a bit of a departure, in that it's not a cocktail recipe as much as it's a prescription. But chances are, you'll need it. Because we know you'll overindulge on Thanksgiving, no matter how many Web articles try to advise you not to, or how many times you coach yourself through eating reasonable portions.
So: what to do Thanksgiving evening, after dinner, drinks, and dessert, when even the prospect of shifting your newly augmented weight slightly on the couch is painful?
So: what to do Thanksgiving evening, after dinner, drinks, and dessert, when even the prospect of shifting your newly augmented weight slightly on the couch is painful?
- In this situation, nothing beats Fernet Branca, an Italian herbal liqueur designed to aid digestion
Turkey Day Cocktail
by Dennis Mayer on November 10th, 2011 | Ask the Bartender, Cocktails
We are hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our house. We will have wine with dinner but want to offer a cocktail during appetizers. Besides mulled cider, is there a cocktail that evokes the feel of Thanksgiving?
If you ask me, Thanksgiving is, more than anything else, our one chance a year to throw an extravagant, multi-course meal for ourselves and our families. (Granted, we Americans load almost all of the courses onto the table at once, but that's neither here nor there.) The best way to begin a meal like that is with an apéritif... generally, something with a low-to-medium alcohol
If you ask me, Thanksgiving is, more than anything else, our one chance a year to throw an extravagant, multi-course meal for ourselves and our families. (Granted, we Americans load almost all of the courses onto the table at once, but that's neither here nor there.) The best way to begin a meal like that is with an apéritif... generally, something with a low-to-medium alcohol
Nashoba Valley Cranberry Apple
by Dennis Mayer on November 8th, 2011 | Wine
Let's talk about Thanksgiving wine. Yes, we're a few weeks away from the holiday, but I'm sure you're all already planning out your menu and your invite list.
Both, of course, will dictate the wine selection you plan on offering three Thursdays from now. You may have friends and family who insist on always drinking red, no matter the season. (They're easy to please in this case. While something complex and tannic would be ideal, I can't think of any red that wouldn't go with Thanksgiving dinner.) Other guests will insist on white, since you are serving poultry, right? (I'd
Both, of course, will dictate the wine selection you plan on offering three Thursdays from now. You may have friends and family who insist on always drinking red, no matter the season. (They're easy to please in this case. While something complex and tannic would be ideal, I can't think of any red that wouldn't go with Thanksgiving dinner.) Other guests will insist on white, since you are serving poultry, right? (I'd
