Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen
Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen is one of those German imports that seems instantly recognizable. Of course, the bottle doesn’t say much about itself. The
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2010 Vistamar Sepia Reserva Carmenère
John at Grove Vineyard in North Carolina had an interesting description of carmenère, describing it as one of the few grapes that can
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Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale
When the term Imperial shows up on your beer, it’s time to get ready to brace for impact. As the folks over at
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2009 Château de Landure Minervois
Minervois is not necessarily a wine region that’s on the tip of most people’s tongue. Located in the massive wine region Languedoc-Roussillon, Minervois
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2010 Cellar No. 8 Cabernet Sauvignon
Renown for it’s outspoken wineries, hunger for success, and long history encapsulating everyone from Robert Mondavi to Rothschild, Napa is a diverse region
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New Belgium Red Hoptober
Hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, New Belgium is one of the breweries started in the early 90’s by a passionate home brewer gone
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Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Last year Greg took a crack at Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale. With a year of perspective, and a bottle in my fridge,
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Best of September 2012
Wine For whatever reason, there haven’t been a huge number of wines coming over the threshold this month. With that in mind, there
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Shipyard Pumpkinhead
The headless horseman would have been a lot less scary if he’d ridden around gripping a a cool, refreshing, pumpkin beer. Personally, I
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Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest
Tis the season for Märzen, and what better way to celebrate fall than with this delicious German style beer. It’s the perfect sort
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