wine & beer

I would like to begin learning how to brew my own beer. I got a “Beer Machine” for Christmas a few years ago and had mixed results. I had the opportunity to try some excellent home brew a few months ago and knew that I had to get a new hobby. (My wife is “thrilled.”) I have been on...

can anyone suggest a good reasonable barolo wine for me to try? I saw it on Emeril and have been craving to try it supposed to be the king of wines

Wow, a red that is not heavy, more like a great white reisling! Give it a try! I will dig out the label tomorrow. It was really great, not heavy or cloying.

How about a sticky Fernando??? Can you tell I enjoy Chimay! CHIMAY MAN!

I just had captain morgan Tatoo with sprite and it was AMAIZING!!! it tasted like grape sprite. would recommend it to everyone

I am just developing a taste for Scotch and was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for my next bottle. I have just finished a bottle of Glenmoragie 10yo, and thought it was pretty good. Other than this I have only tried Macallan 12yo, 18yo, and 25 yo (Which I thought was incredible!) I would...

forever, like almost to the bottom of the bottle, before I "get" these George T. Stagg offerings. They certainly are unique. They are higher in proof than any other bourbon that's been seen in modern times, and of an unusually high proof for any widely marketed spirit. This one is 141.2 proof...

Hey guys, I'm looking to get into Brandy a little bit to go with my cigars and I was just wondering what I should try.

Has anyone tried the stuff? Have a friend who has? What was it like? I have a bottle of American "Absinthe" (sans Wormwood.) I really enjoy the taste but, I wonder if it tastes similar to the real thing. I can't think of any other beverage that is more intriguing or seductive as the...

This is an older brother of the Vintage 17 year old which I reviewed recently. I am pleased to tell you there will be no descriptions of a bourbon that tastes like salted fish here. First, let's review the world of American whiskey production. We all know that there are only a precious few...

Yesterday afternoon I took my xmas gift certificate, good for I batch of wine, to the new make your own wine store. Picked out an Italian red from the book (Valpoacello)sp. The shop lady went through the whole speil and then commenced to make some wine. They specialize in wine fron...

Vince try the 1000oakbarrel.com. We could start a "cottage industry"

There is also a 21 year old, currently in the Bloofingtonian tasting department, and LeNell's is listing a 23 year old, along with the 21. I purchased the 17 and 21 year old at Warehouse Wines and Spirits, 735 Broadway, in Manhattan, NYC. Now, does that mean a group of folks got together in...

Over the holidays, I finished off a bottle of Bushmills Milenium 25 year old Single Malt. It was outstanding and I have kept the bottle as a memento. I got from a friend who bought a whole barrel at their distillery in Ireland and had it shipped over here. According to the largest liquor...

edition bourbon. Just so we don't continue to turn the Larue thread into a Stagg thread. :wink: :cryinlaugh: First off, let's review the history of George T. Stagg bourbon. Everything that I have read independently or heard from my whiskey sensei about this bourbon has made me believe...

Ahhhh Santa was working overtime this past year & dropped off a few fine single malts, 2 scotch & one single malt Peated IRISH whisky, , it is a wonder I still have a liver hahahahaha! The Connermara peated single Malt from Ireland was a wonderfull suprise Not as Robust a malt as Laphroaig , but...

You cannot buy in in Pennsylvania anymore without a permit. The Pa. Liquor control Board deemed it "unsafe" :shock: . I really think it's because people figured out that they could make their own hootch from grain and save a pile of money, and the State of Pa., then wasn't making any money...

On average, I tend to go through an 18pk of bottled beer per week. Those steaks on the grill just dont allow a beer case to last the week. However, I get tired of not only carrying the cases into the house from the grocery store, I get tired of dealing empty bottles. Im thinking about maybe...

For those of you who just tuned in... Rene440 down in the great state of TX has been tantalizing me with visions of 18yr old whiskies...and as I live in Bush Alaska, we are limited to various forms of rotgut as our sole fare..."Trade Whiskey" if you will... So I pose an open question...

Bloofington, my apologies. However, I thought there was a good deal of humor in the thread you locked up and to read you pointedly denouce it for lack of humor (admitedly only one reason) was a bit over the top, IMHO. A good deal of real world information was over ridden, too. The Macallans...