Editor’s note: We’re republishing this review from April 2003 because the old copy still gets so much reader traffic. We came across this one while in dodging junkies and snaggle-toothed street people in downtown San Francisco. We paid $1.75 for a 12Continue readingLagunitas Brewing Company Dogtown Pale Ale
There is a bottle that sits on my desk which serves as irrefutable proof that less regulation is better than more. Pull the stopper top and a remarkable aroma plumes forth. “I’d wear this as cologne,” a colleague remarked. He’sContinue readingGin and Regulation: A Lesson in a Bottle
Gin from California? Why the Hell not. This spirit is, as advertised, “exceptionally smooth.” It is a modest 80 proof, the typical potency for dpirits, but a bit less potent than many gins. (Beefeater, for example, is 94 proof, andContinue readingNew Amsterdam Gin No. 485
We nabbed this white wine for $7 or so at Safeway. It was slightly herbal and generally pleasant. Just what we were looking for on a 70-something degree day. (Rating: Good) Don’t believe us? Well, these guys also gave itContinue readingFirefly Central Coast Pinot Gris 2012
Drink, Memory: 2010 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon by B.D Fischer, ThreeStrangeThings.com Wine is inextricably bound up with memory. This is partially because wine itself is memory—terroir is nothing but the circumstances of creation, like your parents’ blind date a dozen years beforeContinue readingFreemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon (2010)
A delightful light red wine that was well worth the $9 or $10 we spent on it. Definitely a strong candidate for bringing to a party. (Rating: Good) Read more about Seaglass wines at http://www.seaglasswines.com