I was going for the Green Spot, because I'd made a strong quick lunch and didn't want to bother with something finer. Except I can't find the bottle. I only had a few pours before putting it away. Was going for a wheat beer, but the weather isn't sufficiently warm to feel satisfied drinking one.
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Green Spot is an excellent whiskey, too, but Yellow Spot is superlative.
If we're migrating to whiskey, drinking this on vacation this week.
This is a whiskey I have never laid eyes, still less heard of.
What is it like, pray tell?
Had a few new brews this past weekend:
Uinta - Anniversary Ale, decent, not great but not bad either. Served via bomber style bottle.
Firestone 20 (XX) Anniversary ale, this was outstanding. Had it on tap!
Icelandic White Ale, not to bad for a belgium style wit beer.
St. Bernardus - Prior 8. Was able to get this one tap. Prior to having it on tap, I was only able to get it in the bottle. Liked it then, but there is something to be said about having it from the tap. Most excellent!
Noble Works - Naught Sauce Blonde Milk Stout. Was different, that is really all I have to say. It wasn't bad, but wasn't great either.
Uinta - Anniversary Ale, decent, not great but not bad either. Served via bomber style bottle.
Firestone 20 (XX) Anniversary ale, this was outstanding. Had it on tap!
Icelandic White Ale, not to bad for a belgium style wit beer.
St. Bernardus - Prior 8. Was able to get this one tap. Prior to having it on tap, I was only able to get it in the bottle. Liked it then, but there is something to be said about having it from the tap. Most excellent!
Noble Works - Naught Sauce Blonde Milk Stout. Was different, that is really all I have to say. It wasn't bad, but wasn't great either.
Ah, I love the St Bernardus range; the 8 tends to be overlooked, (falling, as it does between the 6 and the 12), but it is an excellent beer.
Straight Rye whiskey sourced from Canada. Very small batch and somewhat rare.
For dinner last night.
This after dinner.
Straight Rye whiskey sourced from Canada. Very small batch and somewhat rare.
For dinner last night.
This after dinner.
Any wine with a name such as "SuckFizzle" will never tempt me; can't see that one doing well in the European export market.
Now, the label on the whisky does look as though the content might repay investigation.
Cultural preferences, common language and bottomless divides, Across the Pond, and all that.
Could never see myself accepting a glass of such a beverage, let alone actually selecting it in a wine merchant's.
In truth, it is not just Hungarian wines that bring to mind shuddering memories of horror; those from California, do, too.
These days, while I will see New World wines stocked in a good wine merchant's, almost invariably, they will hail from Down Under, namely, New Zealand, and Australia. South America will also be represented - that is, Chile, and perhaps some from Argentina, and perhaps the African continent will make an appearance with a few wines from South Africa.
Naturally, classic wines from the Old World (France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria) will dominate.
But, there will be next to nothing from the US, or California. These days, the demand for such wines does not exist, and the memory of dismal wines (yes, Blossom Hill, Gallo, Paul Masson - horrors all, though not all equally awful) from California remains etched in my mind, a reputation that is hard to remove.
However, redemption is still possible: Until I was introduced to Founder's over two years ago, I would not have believed it possible for a brewery from the US to produce palatable, let alone superb beer, beer, indeed, that I will now readily recommend to others.
There are soooooooooooo many good to outstanding beers from the US now!
Very interesting regarding wine from around the world. It seems maybe Napa and a few others who have been "winning" awards should be given a second chance. Again, I say winning loosely since I can't tell you if they are winning world medals or just local ones etc.
I often wonder if it is the snobbery of wine and the looking down upon the states for their wine production that leads a lot of people to believe that all the wine is inferior to some degree as those from across the pond or other locations.
Wicked!
I think not so much snobbery towards US wines as much as taste differences.
US wines are almost always huge. Big. Fat. Rolling in the mouth like tidal swells of - I'd say velvet, but that's not quite it - thickened grape juice. I know it sounds disparaging, but that's not my intention. They can be hugely enjoyable.
But very anonymous. Like block buster movies. Big on CG and action. Thin on plot.
Definitely engineered towards the North American palate.
Even the most gorgeous Gigondas or Petrus will seem small by comparison.
Chacun a son goût.
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Wicked!
I think not so much snobbery towards US wines as much as taste differences.
US wines are almost always huge. Big. Fat. Rolling in the mouth like tidal swells of - I'd say velvet, but that's not quite it - thickened grape juice. I know it sounds disparaging, but that's not my intention. They can be hugely enjoyable.
But definitely engineered towards the North American palate.
Even the most gorgeous Gigondas or Petrus will seem thin by comparison.
Chacun a son goût.
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Very interesting (I know I am saying/typing this a lot) but I find it fascinating to hear and read about others opinions and tastes from different areas. I am not a big wine drinker, but I know what I like, so I wonder if I should try and see if I can taste the difference between a home grown wine vs one that was produced oversees. I have had Australian wines, but I have a feeling these might be considered in terms of taste and complexity, those that are mass produced.
Regarding the snobbery of wine, if you ever get a chance watch the movie "Bottle Shock" about the american winery that won one of the categories at one of the prestigious wine tasting competitions. I know it is a movie, but I can see the snobbery and nose turning that was on display in the movie actually happening, since I have seen it here in the states among local growers and tasters!
Beer on the other hand, I have tried many, ok a boat load of beers from around the world. Belgium and Germany seem to be the styles that I like from over sees the most, but there are more local, local being the states, brewery's that I fancy and actively seek out.
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Suckfizzle.
That is a curious name.
Still there seems to be a current fashion for pun-like names.
Chat en Oeuf… Goats do Roam etc…
Suckfizzle.
That is a curious name.
Still there seems to be a current fashion for pun-like names.
Chat en Oeuf… Goats do Roam etc…
I actually chuckled when I read the name..... Thinking to myself, that is something I want to try just because of the name!
Wine is australian so that explains a lot.
if you can find pappy at retail, it's a nice little bourbon. however, I personally don't think it's worth the $1000 per bottle they are asking on the internet.
I remember awhile back that a local winery in my small community in Oregon was voted the best Shirah wine in the world at an Australian wine show, not bad for a small community.
Wicked!
I think not so much snobbery towards US wines as much as taste differences.
US wines are almost always huge. Big. Fat. Rolling in the mouth like tidal swells of - I'd say velvet, but that's not quite it - thickened grape juice. I know it sounds disparaging, but that's not my intention. They can be hugely enjoyable.
But very anonymous. Like block buster movies. Big on CG and action. Thin on plot.
Definitely engineered towards the North American palate.
Even the most gorgeous Gigondas or Petrus will seem small by comparison.
Chacun a son goût.
Excellent post, and you expressed it better - far better - than I did.
The weekend rapidly approaches, and a bottle of German Riesling is winking at me.