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“Summerfest” by Sierra Nevada
Every brewery puts out a beer for the summer! It is usually light, low in alcohol and made from wheat. Two of those three apply when discussing the Summerfest offering from Sierra Nevada. It is light in color and low in alcohol. When I first enjoyed this beer last summer I was blown away by the resemblance to Budweiser! I even remarked to myself, “This tastes like Budweiser.” The key is that I didn’t respond back! I had the chance to talk about this beer with one of the regional reps at the ...
“90 Shilling”, O’Dell Brewing Company
Some of my favorite things that have come from Scotland are Sean Connery, scotch, and kilts! There is one more important item to originate from this beautiful country and that is the shilling (the British made them use it), which is where O’dell’s got the name for this beer. The Scot’s would tax their beer by the shilling and as the story goes the higher the shilling amount, the higher the quality of beer. I would agree with that when considering this Scotch Ale from O’dell’s. We have talked about the wonderful beer making that goes on in Fort Collins ...
“Black Maple Hill”, by Heaven Hill’s distillery
Sometimes you’re sitting around with complete strangers, discussing what’s wrong with the world when you come across a little pearl of information that can change your tasting life forever! That’s what happened to the crew and me one happy evening not too long ago. Two men from the area suggested Black Maple Hill to us as a bourbon like no other. This unique bourbon is made by the Heaven Hill’s distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky and is the largest, family owned distillery in the state of Kentucky. The bourbon is wonderfully balanced with hints of black cherry and butterscotch. It is ...
“1792″ bourbon by Tom Moore distillery
Bourbon connoisseurs will agree that bourbon gets better with age. That's how I am feeling about this post. JT posted "1792" to our podcast account on iTunes late last week, but because of everything else going on in my world, I haven't been able to comment. So here we go! The Tom Moore distillery has done a great job of producing this very mature 8 year old bourbon. There are wonderful hints of leather, corn, honey, butter, caramel, and pepper. We all agreed that this was a bourbon that needed to be cut, because it was just too rough by itself. ...
