Winter Brews

Winter Beer Season! So many awesome winter brews to check out. Unfortunately, Woodchuck pumpkin hasn't come to town, yet. The other night a friend picked up some beers i hadn't had a chance to try yet. The Ska Euphoria is highly rated pale ale with some funky can art. The beer is a little bit on the bitter side, but still pretty yummy. I'd give it a 3.5/5, although i'm sure most other beer snobs would rate it higher.

The Mole Stout wasn't quite my favorite either. I like how thick it is, and its slight, pleasant spicy flavor. Overall, i just thought they were trying too hard with it. Like many of the Ska specialty beers, it just seemed a little experimental and raw. Not quite a finished product. 2.5/5.

Cheers!

Back blogging white wine

Call me crazy; it might but true, but I actually bought this bottle of wine for the container it comes in. I needed a second gallon jug to re-rack my homemade cider into... but that's another story.
After a long conversation on the phone with a friend who knows something more about wine than i do, i selected the Carlo Rossi Rhine based on the idea that "hopefully its not as sweet as the zin". As it turns out, its pretty darn sweet and lightly fizzy. A hangover in a gallon sized jug.
I guess i'm not up for a proper review of this stuff. I bought i knowing that it was probably going to be meh, and honestly the 16 dollar price tag was about the same as ordering the jug off amazon, and at least i could get drunk and have a container. If you are ever in the market for something sweet, cheap, and housed in glass, go for it. Otherwise, have some self respect. Buy something in a box next time :).
Also- as a side note, i could have just bought more cider in a gallon jug for 9 dollars at the local Natural Grocers. Sad day. I shall console myself with a large glass of leftover Carlo Rossi.