Very simple at first but developed into licorice and fresh baked bread in the nose. Jammy, strawberry taste and long fruity finish. Few of the expected zin flavors but still very yummy. Had with pasta with red sauce. Better after dinner by itself. 35 bottles of Ringboree.
La Fin Du Monde, triple fermentation ale. 9% alc.
I expected something more like the Sam's triple bock, and it was very much not like that at all. Although very high in alcohol content, it tasted pretty much like a IPA, and so a 750ml of it was a bit on the dangerous side.
I have no idea where they came up with the name. I'm sure it seemed terribly clever at the time. That sort of thing always does.
As I said to my Beloved when I was done with it, I enjoyed it, but it's not the sort of thing that I'm likely to buy again. At $7 for a 750, it's not exactly cheap. And since one got dropped in the driveway, it ended up being twice that price. Sort of.
Anyways, it's worth trying, but it's not going to be a regular.
22 bottles of ring-bo-ree.
I have certain notions of what chardonnay tastes like, but I always wonder how much of the flavor comes from the grape, and how much from the oak, and after years of drinking over-oaked chardonnays, I'm never quite sure which is which.
The Stonemason Chardonnay is unoaked, which presumably means that it's made entirely without oak, right? So the flavors should be those of the fruit, and not of the process. And, it was very inexpensive, so I was pleased when my Beloved brought it home from the wine store to taste.
Butter and pineapple are the most prominent flavors in this wine, reassuring me of what I believed - that the butter comes from the grape, and not from the oak. That makes me happy, because the butter is what I love the most about chards, and I was uncertain whether that was just a side-effect of the process.
A simple wine, but with a delightfully long finish, and a smooth silky mouthfeel. Recommended. 30 bottles of ring-bo-ree.
I tend to either love a pinot, or hate it. I've come to the conclusion that there are two distinct styles of pinot noirs - the ones that taste like the fruit, and the ones that taste like to oak. I like the fruit. Unfortunately, it seems that most winemakers like the oak. Maybe it sells better. Maybe it's easier. I don't know. Anyways, as a result, there aren't very many pinots that I like much.
The Fat Bastard Pinot Noir is yummy, jammy, fruity, with hints of butterscotch and chocolate. 35 bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree.