Cael & Crede: 6.0 – Thankfully unlike a bourbon the whiskey aging here actually improves on the taste (likely), and it’s a nice beer. While tasty it’s not stellar.
Price Average: $7
Website: https://carrigbrewing.com/
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Maker’s 46 Kentucky Bourbon Whisky 750mL
We’ve not actually covered Maker’s Mark here so in typical HBR fashioned let’s review a special version of it first and review the regular spirit many years later as an afterthought. This Maker’s was actually bought as a gift until said person made a comment about hating American whiskey over scotch (and Japanese) so we ran an audible and bought a scotch instead – and enjoyed this ourselves.
Evil Genius “New Phone Who Dis” Porter
New Phone Who Dis: 5.5 – You would think given Starbucks that the addition of caramel to a coffee flavoring would work – yet here it hasn’t. This is a nice, very sweet, but not overly sweet porter. The caramel flavor though seems to clash with the more roasted coffee like flavors.
Price Average: $11 for 6-pack
Website: http://evilgeniusbeer.com/
Gin Mare Gin 750mL
Gin is often and ultimately a flavored vodka with juniper and botanicals. Gin Mare however actually claims to distill their spirit from things like Olives – and Thyme and Rosemary, even Basil. That has resulted in a gin that feels like a premixed cocktail.
Spencer Trappist Holiday Ale
Trappist Holiday Ale: 4.0 – it’s a brown spiced ale and it’s a bit sweet, a bit chocolate, and certainly spiced, but it’s not super great overall. It has all the elements there, but it fails to make a good beer, and is subpar as a result.
Price Average: $15
Website: https://spencerbrewery.com/
Trve Brewing Co. This Day Anything Goes Ale
This Day Anything Goes: 6.0 – It’s nice, but it’s very plain. You barely even get pumpkin and its almost like Allagash white with white wine.
Price Average: $11
Website: https://www.trvebrewing.com/
Purity Vodka 1L
When one sees something so commercialized marking itself as pure it begs one to wonder how disillusioned and awful our society has become that we feel the need to specify that such a spirit is indeed ‘purity’ and that we can’t comment since we have honest in our name – shit this monologue got away from us.
The Bruery ’10 Lords A Leaping’ Dark Imperial Wit Ale
10 Lords A Leaping: 5.0 – Overall the taste is most like a candy black beer. It fits the Christmas theme, but it’s not really a nice beer to drink.
Price Average: $12
Website: https://www.thebruery.com/