Coniston Brewing Co. Old Man Ale
Old Man Ale: 5.0 – It is really in line with the name the brewing company gave it. Although they might as well have called it ‘Do Nothing Ale’ as it really doesn’t do much of anything. The flavour and beer are there, albeit briefly, and there are no horror stories. If it wasn’t so generic a beer we’d nearly be offended.
Price Average: $4
Website: http://www.conistonbrewery.com/
Slane Triple Casked Irish Whiskey 750mL
Made in a castle in a village that bears the whiskies name. Made with a unique process of ageing. Made with too many words talking about itself we have this – Slane Whiskey. A truly unique Irish Whiskey, in that it tastes not like a typical Irish whiskey but is also not really great.
Omnipollo Selassie Imperial Stout
Selassie: 3.0 – Essentially it is just an imperial and not much else. The coffee or vanilla is so far gone and overall as a stout it’s just not good.
Price Average: $16
Website: http://www.omnipollo.com/
Benham’s Sonoma Dry Gin 750mL
When one thinks of Sonoma County one typically thinks of wine. The question then arises, well if they’re so good at wine, are they good at making anything else. With that, we have a gin, and while it’s a single data point and is therefore inconclusive we have an answer – no they can’t.
Newburgh Brewing Co. Cream Ale
Cream Ale: 6.5 – It’s light and hoppy but that cream style really is what makes this special even if that’s just a classic style.
Price Average: $13
Website: http://newburghbrewing.com/
Bell’s Brewery Oberon Ale
Oberon: 6.0 – They say spicy hops and fruit,but here’s the real story. They threw gushers into this beer. It’s really like a nice wheat beer with that as aftertaste.
Price Average: $10 for 6-Pack
Website: https://www.bellsbeer.com/
The Christian Brothers Brandy VS 750mL
Well, last week was about America so let’s move on to some Christi- dammit. Yes, dear readers now that we’ve scrubbed out whiskey onto its own day we can finally kick brandy and cognac into high gear, and as a lower gear (in terms of cost/tier) this is, for the most part, a pleasant one to drive in.
