RICHER POUR WINE TAP BOX
RICHER POUR WINE TAP BOX – This premium line of wine on tap boxes from Richer Pour is now available in 6 varietals from Italy, Spain, France and California: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet, Sangiovese, Garnacha, and a Rosé from Languedoc. Designed exclusively for Richer Pour, the wine on tap box... Read More
CIDER CREEK HARD CIDER
CIDER CREEK HARD CIDER – Made from a blend of local apples, this all-natural, craft hard cider from Canisteo, New York has an effervescent apple bouquet and is naturally gluten free. Suggested retail price is $8.99 for a 16-ounce bottle or $13.99 for a 75Oml. Available from Baystate Wine &... Read More
DOS EQUIS AZUL
DOS EQUIS AZUL – This summer’s Heineken USA’s Beers Of Mexico Fiesta Pack includes Dos Equis Lager, Tecate and Sol and the new Dos Equis Azul – a blend of golden wheat lager and blue agave. Available in 12-packs of bottles or cans from Atlas Distributing, Commercial Distributing Company, Horizon... Read More
NARRAGANSETT DEL’S LEMONDAE SHANDY
NARRAGANSETT DEL’S LEMONDAE SHANDY – This limited-edition Shandy is the second collaboration in Narragansett’s “Hi Neighbor Mash Up” series. It is a pairing of their Lager and Rhode Island based Del’s Lemonade. Suggested retail is $8.99 for a 6-pack. Available from Atlas Distributing, Burke Distributing, Colonial Wholesale Beverage, Commercial Distributing,... Read More
FIVE BEER MYTHS BUSTED
BEER is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, and as such, there are many myths about the best ways to store, age, refrigerate and drink it. Here are five common myths – busted – to set the record straight. MYTH Re-cooling makes beer stale.FALSE Beer experiences... Read More
TAKE A TOUR OF THE BEER TRAIL
THE MASSACHUSETTS Brewers Guild and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has launched the newly created “Massachusetts Craft Brewers Trail” to the public. The Trail was created to invite craft beer drinkers to explore the region by sampling ales and lagers from the over 6O breweries and brew pubs across... Read More
BEER FLAVORED LOLLIPOPS
BEER LOVERS with a sweet tooth, you’re in luck! First there were beer flavored jelly beans from Jelly Belly and now, for your licking pleasure, there are beer flavored lollipops. Candy company Lollyphile [lollyphile.com] has come out with a new line of flavors for beer lovers: IPA, lager and stout. ... Read More
JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING
Who else is generating beer sales in the country,besides the Big 2, here’s the rest of the top 1O list – basedon annual sales volumes – from the Brewers Association. 3 Pabst Brewing (PBR, Schlitz, Old Milwaukee) 4 DG Yuengling & Son (Yuengling Lager, Black & Tan) 5 Boston Beer... Read More
SANGRIA AND THE MILLENNIALS
HARDLY a new thing, Sangria is suddenly an “it” drink that is poised for international success. Sangria is already popular in the US but has little presence in the international market. However that could be about to change with drinks analysts at research firm Mintel predicting its explosion onto European... Read More
RIOJA 2O13 IS JUST “GOOD”
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS of outstanding harvests, Rioja has been brought back down to earth with the 2O13 vintage. A difficult growing season last year culminated in the Rioja DOCa council describing the vintage as “good”, the worst official rating for a decade. Each of the Rioja DOCa vintages since 2OO4... Read More