I have to admit I was really looking forward to trying this one as IPA, or India Pale Ale, is one of my favorite styles of beer. [note: if anyone wants to bribe me Sam Smith's India Ale does the trick; actually anything by Sam Smith does the trick; aw heck pretty much any decent alcohol does the [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Booze’
October 6, 2009
Black Ankle Vineyards
After all this time I finally got a chance to visit Black Ankle Vineyards. They have been open for about a year if I recall correctly and on my list of places to visit since I heard of their opening. So one recent weekend Mrs. Fred and I along with my brother and sister in law headed [...]
June 22, 2009
Banana Daiquiris
Forget that awful corn syrup laden; spawn of a chemistry set daiquiri mix. Here is a recipe that hearkens back to the true roots of the drink and is already a regular in our rotation:
Put 1/2 to 3/4 oz freshly squeezed lime juice, 1 heaping tablespoon sugar, 2 ounces of light rum, and 1 cup of cracked ice into a [...]
December 14, 2008
Best Wine Store in Frederick County?
The other day I had about thirty minutes to kill in Urbana, so I went into the Urbana Liquors to check it out. I had never been there before, and to be blunt it didn’t impress me. Sometimes when you walk into a store you can immediately tell if the people running it have a passion [...]
December 5, 2008
Prohibition
Today, December 5th, is the 76th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment. The repeal took effect on this date when Utah became the final state to ratified the 21st Amendment. I’ll raise a glass to that! It brings to mind a quote that Sen. Morris Sheppard (D-Tx) made in 1930: “there is as much chance of repealing the [...]
October 31, 2008
My Endorsement for November 4th!
I am quite frankly so sick of the election that every time I’m near a TV I want to run screaming for the peaceful serenity of my wine cellar and start cracking open bottles. Come to think of it I want to do that on most days. However those feelings aside I feel a certain sense [...]
