On Saturday, almost 1 year to the day of AVB's review, I came across a dusty bottle of the Century of Malts in my local package store. I don't usually shop for Scotch at this place because it's extremely expensive. I had to pick up a quick six-pack and found this way in the back. Since I thought...

Well that just sucks.

In Connecticut? Nearly impossible if you are not at one of the casinos. A bunch of us here attended a cigar dinner at Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford this past summer, but the restaurant owner had to close his doors to the public for the evening in order to circumvent the smoking ban.

Sounds great! Especially now that the cold weather is on the way. I live in Farmington now, but I grew up not far from Warren.

And what exactly does "The coldest tasting beer" mean?

Thanks AVB. I look forward to your review of this one as well. Cheers!

This is the quintessential Islay. I wonder what it's PPM rating is, because it seems to blow Ardbeg 10's 53 PPM out of the water. I took a whiff of the Ardbeg and they weren't close. I'll do a taste comparison soon. The Laph was a beautiful amber color, somewhere between the copper color of the...

126,000,000 None referring to "puke" in the first 20 pages which is a positive.

The Dogfish Head 90 is probably my favorite beer. The hop flavor and balance is just fantastic. I still haven't gotten up the nerve to drop $8 on a 12 oz. bottle though.

Yeah it only holds a couple of short pulls, but it is nice. The logo is stamped in the metal and the price is perfect! Here's what it looks like.

Yep. Thought it might have been a peat induced flashback. Although my initial review may have come across as less than spectacular, this whisky has really grown on me in the last 8 months. As I mentioned in the review, it's a nice Scotch after dinner alone or with a dessert.

Very nice review as usual AVB. I bought the 15 thinking it would be an improvement on the 12 year old Doublewood. It's a fine Scotch, it just doesn't fit my tastes. The way I describe this dram is that it's a "Bourbon Lover's Scotch" a flavor obviously earned in the first-fill American Oak...

Where should we meet up? ;) For what we can get here in the States, our boys are doing just fine.

8 months after my last post in this thread I'd go with: 1. Laphroaig Quarter Cask 2. Talisker 18 y-o 3. Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 y-o 4. Caol Ila 18 y-o 5. Tie: Caol Ila 1991 Signatory Bottling

I had the Hacker Pschorr last weekend (a lot of them actually) and I prefer the American versions. It may be a "true" Oktoberfest beer, but I think the American Breweries' Octoberfests are just better tasting beers. They have more body, more malt flavor and they are nicely hopped.

I spent the last year researching TVs for my father-in-law. I was most impressed by the Hitachi 42" 1080P plasma. There are a few different Hitachi lines and the best picture we saw was the 42HDT52. Go check them out at Bernie's in Newington, Southington or Manchester.

Cowboys The first game I ever remember was the Cowboys beating the Giants in '75 or '76. My brother who was 10 years older was a Giants fan and I'll never foget how pissed he was! I was a Cowboys fan from that day on.

Nuts. My wife's birthday. Sounds like a great gig Gary. Enjoy all!

I've had Mad Elf, and it's a great brew, but I think it's more of a Novemberfest. ;) Also I can't recall if the SA triple tasted like Soy Sauce or not, but I do remember that it was FOUL!

What have you had? Sam Adams - A little better than last year's offering. Heavier malty flavor. Harpoon - Not as good as last year. Tried it both on tap and in the bottle and Sam's has got it beat. Next up, Hacker Pschorr, Dogfish Head Punkin' Ale and Brooklyn Octoberfest.