There's a little place down the road called the Village Vineyard, where they keep Strongbow and McEwan's in stock just because we come there to buy it. How cool is that?!
McEwan's is a smooth, creamy scotch ale with just a hint of bitterness, and a mouth full of chocolate and roasted flavors. It's one of my favorite sippin' ales, great to unwind after a long day at the office. It is very dark, and so may be more beer than some folks can handle. But it's not bitter, and it doesn't have the unpleasant aftertaste of some ales.
Highly recommended. 35 bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree. Best taken with best friends, or a good book.
So, I've been away from this site for an awful long time. I'd like to start posting here again. I don't drink wine as often as I used to, and I've gotten out of the habit of writing about it. But my New Years Resolution (ok, it's September. Don't judge me.) is to write something every time I have a wine, beer, or cider. And perhaps even every time I have an unusual food, too, while I'm at it. Much of the pleasure of a beverage is considering how you'd describe it to someone else.
Look for more posts in the very near future.
Long time no write. It's a symptom of ... many things.
So, here we go again.
Mondavi 2000 Zinfandel. On the whole, disappointing. I mean, an 8 year old zin, should be better than this, right? It was very simple, with a little black pepper, and a decent finish, but very little kick, and no depth at all. I think it might have been too cold, but still, very uninteresting.
After some air, and warming up a little, it improved, but not nearly as much as I thought it would.
So, on the scale of 40, I'm going to give this a 10. It was good with the steak, but overall very disappointing.
A split of Beaulieu Vineyards 2001 Coastal Cabernet Sauvignon was waiting for me in the hotel room. Folks are so thoughtful.
12 bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree. Nice for sipping, but very little in the way of actual character. To be fair, though, it was *way* too cold, and I had barely half a glass.
It tasted like red wine, and I had to check a couple times to make sure that it was in fact a Cabernet, and not a ... something else. But, it wasn't actively unpleasant, and it didn't make me go blind. Yet.