Recent content by mitchshrader

ok, I screwed up. i bought two bottles and in a weak moment gave one away. it's not that i'm a nice guy, but it was a woman type person and i've got this mental defect about women and saying no. i never DID learn that trick. THAT might explain my extensive track record, and intermittent...

Not sure my tastes are educated enough to provide fair reviews.. but anybody knows 'tasty' from 'blech'.. Thought I'd mention one of each, just being fair. Tried the Thelonious and Trois Pistoles.. uhm. EXTREMELY different in quality is the kindest way of putting it. The first one I'll buy...

Well, my first experience with Brother Thelonious.. got to say a pleasant one. Light for a belgian style, 9.4%, fairly hoppy, a lot of light flowery aromas, nice mouthfeel. Just bitter enough that it goes down easy and strong enough you know you're drinking serious beer. As with most belgians...

On the grounds that this doesn't deserve a real review, just a couple notes on sniffs and sips.. got my incoming brandy supply, carefully hid the Pasquinet in the bunker and threw a blanket over it. Have on my desk the E&J paint thin. I mean, VSOP at the munificent cost of 8.99 per 750ml . ...

Avery's Reverend today for lunch. Nice session beer if you don't mind being DRONK, it ain't yer coors light at all..

i've done some research trying for 'top shelf' beers without breaking the bank.. came up with Avery's Reverend, (Very nice, a bit too thick to be perfect but NICE beer) V 12, Trois Pistoles, Brother Thelonious, and Rogues XS Imperial Stout. Backordered Chimay Bleu.. not all belgians but...

that's a darn shame. I really appreciate the honest warning. Thank you. the real stuff has a toasty nutty mildness that's even better than Kona. very LIGHT coffee by my recollection, but i'm a 40 weight coffee drinker. to date, the best i've bought green and roasted myself... was some...

of all the low end scotch i've drank Dewars 12 (about 25$ here) is the least annoying. i'd not flinch to make it a daily drink if i was going to put soda (or ice) in it. it'd have more body than J&B for sure, and it's not got more'n a whiff of peat.. nice 'airport bar' quality, you don't...

service. i don't care where it is. and price, unfortunately, has a lot to do with how MUCH service i expect. they'll WANT my business, and make me know it, or they'll not get it. period. i've walked out of stores without the one thing i went after when they ignored me like i was invisible. not...

If you like the barleywine style, don't mind 'no fizz'.. cellar some high proof beer for a year or two. In spite of the rave reviews of ancient vintage beers, the best *average* of strong beer reviews seems to be thickest around 1-3 years old, and it all boils down to how much carbonation you...

any chance at all of getting some of these beans not roasted? tyvm, if you don't mind passing the request up the food chain!

So I stumbled and missed on the Scotch buy and felt all jealous. :) Being as my single malt supply exceeds my daily taste for it, and my bourbon excursions were mostly not thrilling.. I'd *nearly* decided to go to Bushmills Sherry Cask, for next up to bat.. , but couldn't find a clue as to...

Hydrogen Bum 4 oz Boones Farm Apple Wine 4 oz Grapefruit Soda (Squirt) 2 oz 151 rum 1/2 oz grenadine Frosted large (pint) beer mug. Fill shaker with ice, shake Boones Farm and rum well. Strain into mug, 3/4 fill with fresh ice, top off with Squirt.. pour 1/2 oz grenadine directly into...

i'm narrowing the search for the 'proper combination' .. of an english tobacco and the Most Appropriate Beverage.. Now, you understand the benchmark is Balkan Sobranie (that once was) and Macallan 18. . not a LOW bar to reach at all.. only throughbreds need apply.. In contention on the...

flavors migrate. aromatics should be carefully segregated. glass jars are adequate. humidor unnecessary.