“We know that Battleboro’s Hermit Thrush Brewery is dedicated to having their beers represent what Vermont has to offer, but we didn’t expect that principle to extend to their collaborations. These people are hardcore! For their sour Golden Ale, Hermit Thrush reaches two hours north to shake hands with Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Waitsfield … “
Read More“There is nothing quite like this little value. So if you are looking for a crisp summer wine with some depth and complexity, look no farther ...”
Read More“We’re just going to say that of all the fruits that you can put in an IPA, the pineapple is the best. There. On record. We offer as proof of statement, Evolution Brewing Company’s Pine’hop’le Pineapple IPA …”
Read More“Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville, NY — 50 miles northwest of New York City as the crow flies — produced its first documented vintage of wine in 1839. That makes it the nation’s oldest continual winery. We don’t have any of their wines, but we do have this mead. It’s a straight forward honey wine — proof that simplicity is not necessarily a bar to high quality …”
Read More“In the past, we’ve marveled at how Herndon, VA’s Aslin Beer Company has been able to come up with so many new recipes (especially for New England Style IPAs). So, it caught our eye when they announced that they were adding a West Coast Style IPA to their small regular line-up …”
Read More“As we’ve said before, Winchester Ciderworks, just a few miles north of Winchester on Route 522, is cidermaker Stephen Schuurman’s attempt to replicate the ciders that he had in his native southeast England. No time is this description more true than with his 522 Blackcurrant …”
Read More“Along the Mediterranean coast … you'll find the city of Valencia -- a coastal city famous for its mix of past and present. You'll find futuristic buildings and ancient structures side-by-side. You'll also find the indigenous grape Monastrell (the Spanish word for Mourvèdre), farmed about 3,000 feet above seal level! …”
Read More“Three Notch’d has been brewing since 2013 … making this year its 10th anniversary year. In celebration, it has brewed this collaboration with New Belgium …”
Read More“With this brew, Charleston, SC’s Charles Towne Fermentory has caused us to ask the question that we hadn’t realized that we needed to ask — what actually is a ‘Golden Ale?’ …”
Read More“When importer Klaus Wittauer first tasted this wine, it was sitting in tank #26. ‘I want a lot of T26,’ he said, and the name stuck.”
Read More“For the Subtle Reference, Wild East has collaborated (and not for the first time) with “blocks away” Brooklyn neighbor, Threes Brewing. Founded in 2014, Hop Culture has called Threes “one of the best breweries in the country …”
Read More“Crooked Run has reached out both to Brooklyn’s Wild East Brewing Company and to Wheatland Spring in Waterford, VA to make a more elaborate corn lager than you could ever imagine …”
Read More“… a bright, clean rosado that sports just enough acid to act as a springboard for the berry fruit to launch …”
Read MoreÎle de Beauté ("Beautiful Isle) is the name of the IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) region covering the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. There, Reine de la Ville uses Pinot Noir …
Read More“Burlington, VT’s Zero Gravity kicks out this light, zippy, hazy IPA for the summer, straining the edge of what we expect from a New England Style IPA. Spoiler! Their special trick is their dedicated use of cryo-hopping …”
Read More“We love a good sour, which can be painful, ‘cause good sours can be hard to find. Thankfully, Hermit Thrush Brewery in Battleboro, VT loves good sours even more than we do …”
Read More“This mead is a winter holiday release for Roanoke’s Atheling Meadworks, but unfortunately it didn’t make it onto our radar at that time. We wondered at getting it “out of season,” but boy (!), are we glad we did …”
Read More“So far, all the beers that we’ve had from Interboro have swung towards being crisp, light-bodied, and refreshing. The Memory Lane is no different. In fact, it’s more like a doubling down …”
Read More“We have had meads from Blacksnake Meadery in our shop for years and have been fans of them for just as long. All that time we have been chilling them down, drinking them that way, and recommending that customers do the same thing. Well … “
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