Monthly Archive for March, 2010

Like any good Irishman, I gave homage to the beer on St Patrick’s Day (and, like any good Irishman, it didn’t involve green food coloring).  But unlike a good Irishman, it didn’t involve Stout or the hailing of the all-powerful Guinness.  It involved Bavaria.  And for posterity sake, i decided to film the event.  Little […]

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Ah Mezcal, poor Mezcal, so misunderstood. For decades, you sit there, collecting dust, a bottle, a worm, no one will drink. Then the rare occasion, someone is dared, the bottle is opened, passed around, every drop is gone, even the worm, it doesn’t end well. Ah, but then I saw it, the bottle behind, hidden […]

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A Taste of: Malheur 12° Quadrupel

Quadrupel, Malheur 12°, Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV, Buggenhout, Belgium (12.0% alc) The Belgians don’t pussyfoot around with their beer.  Not only is their country regarded as the Holy Grail for beer lovers, but they have a penchant for naming their beers with an ironic sense of danger that will draw a gasp from the most […]

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