Summer Wines Survey: What to Drink?
by B.D. Fischer What to drink this summer? Like most serious wine guys, I poo poo “red in winter, white summer” to the exact same extent that I poo poo “red with beef, white with fish.” Like most things, it
Gerstacker’s Nurnberger Markt Gluwein
What a deal! For about $7 you can get a bottle of this spiced red wine. It is so easy to enjoy—simply heat it up slowly in a pot (or crock pot), then serve it. It is 10% alcohol, so
Berliner Kindl Weisse Schankbier and Full Sail Session Lager and Session Black Lager
As mentioned earlier, we are SWAMPED with samples. So please pardon the review dump. Berliner Kindl Weisse: Fat chance that you’ll find this funky German beer in the U.S. Our globetrotting friend, Baird, brought some back from his bicycling trip
Oktobertfest at the German Embassy in Washington, DC
Aren’t we lucky? The Rosen Group, who does PR for DRAFT magazine (a beer glossy), pitched us an invitation to the Oktoberfest held at the German Embassy. What fun we had! Horst D. Dornbusch, the author of Prost!, the easy-to-read
3/2008 GERSTEL CLASSIC MILD NON-ALCOHOLIC BEERHere’s the wind up, and the pitch… Swing and a miss. This brew disappointed. It’s thin and flat. GERSTEL starts syrupy sweet and finishes with a dull bitterness. A yawner. (Rating ***3/4) Think we’re being
12/2007 BERENTZEN APFEL KORN (APPLE SCHNAPPS) LIQUEURSchnapps- wow, that brings back hazy memories of ill-spent youth. Fuzzy navels- the head snaps side to side at the mere thought. BERENTZEN APFEL KORN is a mere 40 proof, making it, in our