This beer* has me perplexed and I’m not sure how to rate it. I liked it, but I found the taste so distinctive and big that it really clashed with the food I was eating. It had a very complex set of flavors: bread and yeast, with fig and banana sweetness and a lot of floral notes. I think [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Booze’
December 6, 2009
Some News
Frederick Maryland Online (longtime resident on the links list to the right)has scooped me on some news but I thought I would pass it on.
First there is a new restaurant called Magoo’s Pub and Eatery locating at the place where the defunct Jackson’s restaurant used to be. (West 2nd Street) The website looks to be a [...]
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 [...]
