“Agave is one of our favorite additives to find in beer as it can add a really appealing dimension to citrusy brews. So, we were excited to see our Waynesboro friends at Basic City Brewing Company kick out this hazy IPA with Agave and were intrigued, further, to see them pair it with Alora hops …”
Read More“Austria is famous for affordable liters of wine – it’s practically considered a right that everyone should have wine on the table. Though we are not Austrian, we are more than happy to enjoy this de facto right.”
Read More“Like we said, this beer is a classic … which means it had been a while, so we wanted to revisit it. We had forgotten what a work of brewing art this beer is! …”
Read More“Montevento’s Montepulciano d’Abruzzo differs from many others in the fullness of its flavor. Rather than being juicy (or even jammy) as other Montepulcianos can be, this one features bright, deep fruit reminiscent of pomegranates or figs, wrapped in light leathery tannins.”
Read More“Kara & Matt Richardson opened Ocean State Hops, Rhode Island’s first commercial hop farm, in 2007. In 2014, after supplying hops to breweries and homebrewers, they converted their century old, New England style, post & beam barn into Rhode Island’s first farm brewery — Tilted Farm Brewery. They’re the latest little brewery that we have fallen in love with …”
Read More“Jacquère is a white grape that Savioe is known for. Like many cold climate grapes, it produces high acid wines. It is also aromatic with a pleasing minerality. Here, we find it in the hands of mother, father and daughter, Chrystèle, Philippe, and Maryline Pinet …”
Read More“Beale’s started as … ‘a kind of “anti-craft” craft beer company.’ Eschewing IPAs, they set out to make simple, lower alcohol beers. Clearly, [its founder] was more interested in beers that a lot of people would drink rather than beers that potentially fewer people would love. Fortunately for us, Beale’s hit on both with this, their flagship beer …”
Read More“Give this wine a try to see what Montepulciano outside of Abruzzo is like.”
Read More“This beer works beautifully being what it says it is — a smooth, juicy brew with just a touch a citrus on the finish …”
Read More“Jose Antonio Arévalo and Benicio Garcia (Garcia + Arévalo) founded the winery in 1991 in Matapozuelos. Even though all of Rueda is known for its native white grape, Verdejo, the area around Matapozuelos is particularly known …”
Read More“One Family Brewing Company, based in Lovettesville, VA — a brewery that is dedicated to putting out tasty beer (with a delightful “Dad” sense of humor — your “twinkle in the eye” funny dad, not your groaning, corny “Dad joke” dad) and is dedicated to helping families, especially military families …”
Read More“The Makin’ Waves is Barrier’s small batch experimental beer series. What we have here is Number 23, a Pilsner, but not a regular Pilsner …”
Read More“This is a wine meant to be enjoyed immediately with appetizers, delicate fish, and sunsets on the porch or the beach.”
Read More“The Got ‘Em Tie-Dyes is a Double IPA made with barley and wheat. The wheat could be there to help promote the haze (and this brew is pretty hazy) or it could be there to lighten the malt bill to really let the hops pop or both — and there are a lot of hops to pop …”
Read More“Unlike its European namesake, [Argentina’s La Rioja wine region is] an area that’s known chiefly for its whites, specifically Torrontés Riojano. They also grow red grapes — Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Malbec, like with this beauty here …”
Read More“Coming in at 6% ABV, you’d never know this wasn’t an IPA. It really begs the question of what makes the Cut an APA rather than an IPA. Of course, at this point, that’s just something to casually ponder while we’re busy enjoying drinking it.”
Read More“For this wine, Bricco dei Tati takes their organic Barbera grapes and removes the juice from the skins immediately after pressing. This rapid separation allows them to develop a bright, fresh rosé. Strawberry/cherry notes roll through the wine with just a touch of tannin on the finish …”
Read More“This week we celebrate how Honor Brewing Company in Chantilly and Sterling gifts us with this sour ale that does a proud parade march to the beat of tart fruit and textured sourness …”
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