Archive for April, 2006

Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Cabernet 2003

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

I just finished up a bottle of the Osborne Solar Tempranillo Cabernet 2003 the other night, and if you are a fan of a medium-bodied red with a noticeable kick, this is the wine for you. I must not have a very keen sense of smell, because I got the ...

Banfi Chianti Classico 2003

Thursday, April 27th, 2006



Home Brew Haiku

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Beer Haiku Daily posted another one of my haikus. This one is titled "My first home brew", and I wrote it about helping Roger brew a dry Irish stout at his place this past Sunday: Now my first home brew Clean is the name of the game Hope it turns out well I intended ...

Things that will not be reviewed

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Despite my fascination with the idea of three or more penises in my wine, we will not review any of these drinks here on The Bottom Shelf. Unless I'm blogging from federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison. In which case I might be enjoying a little pruno to dull the pain. Even if ...

Covey Run Merlot 2002

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

I probably shouldn't write a tasting note for this one, because I only had a small amount out of a plastic cup at a recent comedy show. Let me use this as my disclaimer. I definitely need to try this one again before I make a final judgement. However, I wasn't ...

Tour of Craftsman Brewery

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Yesterday Ted, Ger, Roger, Greg, Mike, and I toured the brewery of the Craftsman Brewing Company here in Pasadena. Mark, the founder and one of the brewers, gave us the tour. Craftsman has a unit in a business park just off the 210 freeway. Their setup was a bit bigger than ...