Xray the Enforcer Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Experimental foray back into the world of gin. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Good luck! I was in a liquor store in your hood a few weeks back, but they didn't have Perry's Tot :(Will have to track some down next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 We pillaged a bottle of Cremant du Jura Rose. Had to make sure it was crisp enough to stand up to a very rich Christmas dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 My plan tomorrow is to put bourbon in everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 That is my plan for today. How did I pick this week to do the no-caffeine thing?!Xray, have you tried the Cremant yet? How is it? I don't have any real experience with Cremant du Jura, but insofar as I like sparkling wines, I quite like good rosés. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Yep. It's interesting. Very crisp on the palate at the fore; finishes with a strong hint of ripe red berries (basically, as it warms up in your mouth you get the complex aromatics).As such, you want to make sure this one stays in the fridge and only dose it out in small pours. I think that if it warms up a little too much in the glass, it might be overwhelming, especially if you're pairing it with a delicately flavored starter. Should be nice with briny things, though. And at the price point ($25), it's a nice value. BTW, this is the Cremant du Jura Rose from Jean Bourdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I'm going to take this opportunity to praise a great Russian vodka that is absurdly inexpensive, Gzhelka. It used to be about seven dollars a bottle, now it might be double that. If you can get your hands on it, drink it neat with your favorite juice as a chaser (do not mix). Here's to recognizing vodka as a dimensional drink in it's own right, not just something to mix into "girls' drinks". Haven't seen it in American liquour stores outside of Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay, but if you find it, grab a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 We are now drinking a two-year-old Cascade Kriek. So tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Some Bully Boy Hub Punch to fuel wrapping, looking forward to some Goose Island Bourbon County Stout tonight! Booya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Holy shitballs. We are drinking a 1997 JW Lees Harvest Ale. One of the best pours of beer I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Holy shitballs. We are drinking a 1997 JW Lees Harvest Ale. One of the best pours of beer I've ever had. At a bottleshare last Christmas we had the 2003, 2006 and 2007. They were fantastic. You can often happen across them for peanuts in odd places too. However, we're boycotting them after their awful campaign this year. We kicked off the festivities today with some Fou Foune <3 The rest of the day is for Prairie Ales and more Cantillon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 A Somerset Pomona, an interesting matured blend of apple juice and apple brandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 We are now drinking a two-year-old Cascade Kriek. So tasty. I got a local beer book for Christmas. First thing I did was start flagging any brewery that had a kriek listed. They prove to be hard to find at times. Recently I have realized something strange about myself. My two favorite beers of the year have been Pale Ales, yet on the whole I am ambivilent to most pale ales. The problem, of course, is the two I have found are hard to get ahold of. One is in a small brewery 20 minutes from Jackson, WY (so...9 hours away from me). And the other is a Fresh Hopped seasonal. Guess I will be trying more Pales in the near future to see if this is a change in taste I need to explore or if those two beers were just truly exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Bell's Two Hearted Ale, how I love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Bell's Two Hearted Ale, how I love you. me too. me too. we are going with manhattans as we are classy fuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 So started on my last bottle of 21 year old The Glenlivet. Good Stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany's Silver Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Howe Sound's Carton of (motherfucking) Coal: 1L each of their Megadestroyer Imperial Licorice Stout (10%), Gathering Storm Cascadian Dark Ale (6.8%), and Pothole Filler Imperial Stout (9%). Glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Dark and stormy is a delicious mix of dark rum and ginger beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yeah, sounds like you had a bad dark n stormy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 west coast ipa from green flash. fucking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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