Big news for Aussies (or Oss-EES if you are San Diegan). Coopers are biting back, HARD!!
Fending off a take-over by Lion Nathan the Adelaide brewer has hit the home-brew market with a real vengence! A whole bunch of new brews:
Brewing adjuncts:
AND the welcome return to a 750ml bottle that requires A BOTTLE OPENER!! It is
meant to be refilled with beer!
Any fans of Old Speckled Hen?
Chimay Ale in the Red Bottle, Yeah! If you want some good ale made in the Belgian style from New York, try Ommegang. Its made in Cooperstown, NY. Another good Belgian ale is Duchesse De Bourgogne. I think the Belgians have it down cold with their ales! My husband and I go to small liquor store here that has so many ales, beers, and microbrews, you would take years to try them all! We buy the big bottles of Chimay and Ommegang....with the corks like Champagne bottles. Lord, they are good.
That said, I really love a Guinness in Ireland! They call it "Mother's Milk" there! They do something to it when they bring it over here...not sure what, but they ruin the taste. Interesting, I noticed many young Irish lads and lasses drinking Miller Lite and Bud Lite! Blech!!!
And I love Dogfish!!!!
None of the above are on the South Beach Diet, so I haven't had any of them for about 3 months!
Not beer but I just found out that dogfish head is now making spirits.
I'm not much of a rum drinker but I picked up a bottle of this the other day and it is delicious.
Here is a link to some other spirits they offer.
Unfortunately they only shipped a small batch to Chicago and will only be available in Delaware and surrounding areas.
oooooooohhhh....... ruuummmmm.....looks good!
It has just the right amount of honey, sweet but not overpoweringly so. I think I am going to have to buy them out when I stop by tomorrow.
How did you find any? I checked the distributor map and found no distributors outside their local states.
I have no idea how they got them but there was still two bottles left of the brown honey rum, a bottle of vodka, and a bottle of another rum that I can't remember.
All I can say is its a very cool little store.
Here is the store.
I guess they have to do some pre-liminary sales work before local distributors will carry the stuff, yes? Curious. If try the other stuff tell us how it is!
I will definitely grab the rum if they have it but not sure about the vodka. I just can't appreciate straight vodka and it seems like a waste to just use it as a mixer.
I also tried the Aprihop ale (it was a dogfish kinda day) That stuff was great, very hoppy and smooth with just the slightest hint of apricot to even it out. It is one of my new favorite beers.
Beer! How about some wine?
CI, I'll take care of the beer (and maybe some scotch) for the gathering you can take care of the wine. I don't know the first thing about wine.
sublime, Okay. How many bottles should I bring?
Tough call, I would say wait until we have a final tally and find out who the wine drinkers are.
Okay. Keep me up to date. I'm leaving on April 3 for a trip to South America and will return on April 20. You can send me a PM if you like BTW, please also provide your address, room number/name, your 'real' name, time and date of event. Thx.
l'k and sublime ... this made me think of you
Beer Spas: Yeast of Eden
Quote:... bathing in beer is much more than just a fantasy made real. During the last decade, a pack of beer spas have opened in the hills and lowlands of Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, promising health, wellness and the chance to bathe in your favorite suds.
<gasp>!
What a waste of beer!
Definitely a waste of beer, it reminds me of this joke.
Brenda O'Malley is home making dinner, as usual, when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door. "Brenda, may I come in?" he asks. "I've somethin' to tell ya."
"Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tim. But where's my husband?"
"That's what I'm here to be tellin' ya, Brenda. There was an accident down at the Guinness brewery..."
"Oh, God no!" cries Brenda. "Please don't tell me...."
"I must, Brenda. Your husband Shamus is dead and gone. I'm sorry." Finally, she looked up at Tim.
"How did it happen, Tim?"
"It was terrible, Brenda. He fell into a vat of Guinness Stout and drowned."
"Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me true, Tim. Did he at least go quickly?"
"Well, no Brenda... no. Fact is, he got out three times to pee."
