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.
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/
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/
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.
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/
Christmas time has come and gone once again, and once again a scotch has been gifted to the lounge. Sadly however it’s not a scotch as it’s been tainted by the wicked evil magic that is sherry. We’ve long been opponents of sherry aged scotches, but the recent trend of finishing in sherry has revived our hopes and can often be enjoyable. That is not the case here.
Prior 8: 5.0 – It’s a nice brown Belgian ale and there a nut and banana flavor. But its mediocre overall, and for a big belgian import you expect more.
Price Average: $11
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernardus_Brewery
We here are big fans of Louisana. Any place with that much impact on food and music culture (and is actually good) is something we can wholeheartedly stand by. This rum, however, we wouldn’t stand by from the first sign of a light breeze. If you ever wondered what happens when you lean into the sugar cane too far – you’ve arrived.
