“We’re ashamed to say that we can’t hold back a snicker at Bell’s Brewery’s blatant brand management here … Our snarkyness aside, we get it. You can’t just make a good beer, you also have to sell it. Fortunately for all of us, Bell’s can still make a good beer.”
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“This English Old Ale style ale comes from Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, CO. One of the oldest American craft breweries, Great Divide started in 1994. The very next year, they put out the Hibernation Ale for the first time …”
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“Txomin Etxaniz was founded and is still run by the Tsueka-Etxaniz family. Though Txomin Etxaniz started the winery in 1930, there are documents showing ancestors making wine since 1649. Not surprisingly, they are one of the most important winemaking families in the region …”
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“Honey is one of our favorite additions to beers. We’ve seen it work well in stouts, IPAs, and Helles Lagers. However, this time is the first we’ve gotten our hands on a honeyed Doppelbock-style Lager …”
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“The yearly hop harvest brings a collection of fresh hop and wet hop IPAs from craft breweries. Such beers have been a phenomenon that Sierra Nevada has long embraced, and this winter release may be the oldest incident of that tradition …”
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“Schiava was once the Südtirol/Alto Adige region’s most planted grape – with 60% of total vineyard area – until Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay began to supplant it. That’s too bad, because the light, crisp, and juicy red wines this local grape makes are fun to drink and pair well with a wide range of foods …”
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“Basic City’s Constellation Series is a collection of Double New England Style IPAs named after constellations. Looking at the name for this latest release, you would expect a duo of hops in the Gemini. However, we are treated to a quartet of hops … Mosaic, Strata, Motueka, and a new one for us, Meridian …”
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“Consider pairing beer with your Thanksgiving meal. The right beer is perfectly set up to handle the rich, savory flavors of your Turkey Day feast. Here are a few suggestions of brews to boost your gustatory gains …”
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“KCBC’s Nectar Protector is a double dry-hopped, double New England Style IPA hopped with Citra (of course), Strata, and Nectaron hops … Plus, a “healthy drizzle” of orange blossom honey …”
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“It’s that time of year again, time for another release of the Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, one of craft beer’s legendary brews, easily Brooklyn’s most anticipated release, and one of the first Imperial Stouts in the country …”
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“The Farina family has been involved in grape growing and winemaking in northeastern Italy’s Valpolicella region for over a century … Today. Farina’s vineyards and winery are in their fourth generation of family ownership with cousins Claudio and Elena at the helm. However, although the Farinas are, indeed, sustainably growing grapes in Valpolicella, this wine is not from those grapes …”
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“Intense, spicy black fruit on the nose gives way to this medium-bodied Syrah that plays smooth tannins against a touch of chalkiness …”
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“When, at the age of 21, he took over from his father, Michael modernized the brewing process. Since then, the brewery has garnered a passel of awards (including World Beer Cups). One reason is the long brewing tradition, but another is Plank’s ingredients ...”
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“First of all, let us point out, for the sake of clarity, that the name of this four-way, Virginia craft brewery collaboration is Oktoberforest, not ‘Oktoberfest.’ Clearly they’re playing with the word ‘Oktoberfest,’ but these are not Oktoberfest beers. They’re something quite different and quite special …”
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“[Grechetto is] a mineral-like, herbal, almost citrus grape that pairs well with the artichokes and asparagus range of vegetable dishes as well as going great — ironically enough, coming from its land locked home in Central Italy …”
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“If Basic City in Waynesboro ever stops making good IPAs, it will clearly be a sign of the End Times, so capable do they seem …”
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“Eugene Rondenbach was the Rodenbach that set his brewery on its path. He developed the mixed fermentation, foeder-aged red sour ale that they are known for today. Go, Eugene! However, the Roeselare brewery (west of Ghent, south of Bruges) was actually founded the generation before (in 1821) by Alexander, Gregoor, Pedro, and Amalia. Though the Rodenbachs are now ghosts of history both in Roselare and in the brewery that still bears their name, this beer is named after Alexander, released in 1986 in honor of this 200th birthday …”
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“People believe that winemaking started in Bardolino in Roman times. However, although we can find people writing about wine in Bardolino in the 15th century, people don’t start calling the region’s light-bodied reds made from local grapes like Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara “Bardolinos” until the 19th Century. Today (and since 1984), a couple of miles outside of the town of Bardolino, in the shadow of Mount Baldo, is where you’ll find Azienda Agricola Le Fraghe, run by Matilde Poggi …”
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“Ah! We do love a good American style Pale Ale. We also love a good beer brewed with spelt. Imagine our joy when we saw Charleston, SC’s Charles Towne Fermantory offering up both in the same brew …”
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