Archive for April, 2006
Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Lone Star bills itself as "The National Beer of Texas", and I pretty much grew up on it when I lived in Texas. I went to Beverages and More the other day here in Pasadena, and while perusing their beers, I was shocked to find a six pack of Lone ...
Posted in beer, lager, macro | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
Do you think there is more variation between different bottles of the same beer or different glasses of this beer when it's on tap? I can think of reasons why either might have more variation. Usually bottled beer gets shipped around more than a keg of beer that's on tap. ...
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Sunday, April 2nd, 2006
On Friday night Greg, Martin, Roger, and I split a bottle of the Rosemount Estate 2004 Cabernet Merlot blend. I have tried this once before, and I have also tried the Grenache Shiraz blend from Rosemount.
I like the Cabernet Merlot a little better than the Grenache Shiraz. And for $4 ...
Posted in cabernet sauvignon, merlot, red, wine | No Comments »
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006
This is an "authentic Belgian wheat beer" that's priced like Sam Adams and in a PBR-esque can. The can is an oddball 11.2 oz (33 cl), slightly less volume than most beer. It's not unusual to get Belgians in smaller volumes since they typically have more alcohol, but this one ...
Posted in ale, beer, hefeweizen | 4 Comments »