Duchy Originals Organic English Ale Wychwood Brewery Company, Ltd. 5% ABV, 20.9UK fl oz. (596.67 ml), $3.99/bottle Bodine Value: 7.47 Total consumption time: approx. 1 hour You discover some interesting things wandering the aisles of Russian-owned, Korean-managed, various-South-American-staffed markets in Brooklyn. Golden Farm, on Church Ave. at East 4th St. happens to have far more […]
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Red in Tooth and Claw
Friday, November 16, 2007
I was at Lucy Brennan’s bar 820 a couple weeks ago and had her cocktail the Ruby, a drink based on beet-infused vodka. It was really good, the earthy flavor of beets is balanced by a nice citrus-sour element. The vodka derives a very interesting sweetness from the beets. And the color is wonderful. I […]
quick note
Friday, November 16, 2007
This evening I had more than a couple (Imperial) pints of the Anchor 2007 Christmas Ale. It is really good. Dark-bodied, a scent of sarsaparilla, a slight sweetness, a slight hint of mint. It reminds me of the 2002, but without as much sap-iness as that vintage had. But it is a good year. I […]
Mixology Monday! our favorite liquor!
Monday, November 12, 2007
A little over a year ago, NABC fellow Roninspoon and I found occassion to meet for a drink. Circumstances dictated a cigar bar, just off the piazza in Italy, or Las Vegas’ simulacrum of the same1. It was near closing time, the AOR band was seemingly enjoying themselves, and the bartender came out to take […]
