by DJ Spiess | Jan 23, 2008 | Beer reviews
Samuel Adams Winter Lager Revisited I used to drink this beer many years ago when it was first released, but as I discovered other beers this beer dropped off the radar. Now more than 10 years later, I decided to revisit this old favorite. Looks The beer has a good...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 20, 2008 | Beer reviews
When we first read about the beer kits we were skeptical, especially since they advertised “premium all-grain beer kit” on the side of the box. It seems similar to advertising “all grape wine” on the side of a box of grape juice. The first anecdotal review we heard...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 20, 2008 | Reviews
Last year I made a Brew House Oktoberfest beer kit. I said I’d probably try other beers, but I wasn’t “wowed” by the Oktoberfest. I wanted to go back to give some of the other styles a try. I’ve stayed away from the IPA and more “hoppy” ales because I’ve heard much...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 27, 2007 | Wine reviews
This wine came to us from a wine club. There is not much information on the internet about Koongarra Vineyards. Since there is very little information about the wine and the vineyard, we were intrigued. The color of the wine was a dark ruby color, with slight hints...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 23, 2007 | Beer reviews
Abita is a small brewery 30 miles north of New Orleans. They were founded in 1986 and are the oldest craft brewery in the southeastern United States. We like finding small brewers, and we will be trying other beers from their selection. Since we are big Jimmy...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 13, 2007 | Wine reviews
Kunsági Kekfrankos Ausbruch, or “Hungarian Magic” is a sweet red wine. It is a late harvest wine made from Kékfrankos grapes – Ausbruch denotes the wine as late-harvest. Late harvest wines are made from grapes that are left longer on the vine than normal. ...
