Espolón’s New Look
Cowboy Dan has gone back to Oregon. He was in New York for a few months, but I only got to see him on his last day here at a going away party. Still, it was a very nice party,…
American Drink on basic bar tools
There’s a Tumblr site called American Drink that I highly recommend. They’ve just posted an article on basic bar tools that is pretty much spot on—it reminds me to get a long spoon. I have one exception to their advice,…
Winter Malt beverage?
I noticed something odd the last time I picked up a Samuel Adams Winter Lager, with the new green and red label. It states that it is a “malt beverage brewed with spices.” This raised my right eyebrow. Malt beverages…
Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen
Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen Enjoyable Ripe tropical fruit Complex, but mild; malty Clean, malty, slightly bitter Available only the Harvest Collection; not sold in six-packs Samuel Adams included Dunkelweizen in their Harvest Collection, as I noted when I reviewed the Harvest…
Fast food margaritas
Grabbing a power lunch at Chipotle? You’d be forgiven for not noticing that they now sell Margaritas. Real, tequila Margaritas. Whether it was wine- or tequila- based was posed to them on the Chipolte’s Facebook page. Seems that it’s really…