Whole Foods sometimes carries gems for wine, promise. This is not quite that, but is a good wine, worth the price, and pairs well with food, especially roasted meat, rich stews. Grapes - Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca
Continuing along with Philip K. Dick's Ubik and the Peloton as far as accountability goes! Did some of my reading while I sipped on this Southside variant, Amaro Cetriolo, which translates to Bitter Fool or Bitter Cucumber.
This is just a quick way to catch up and set the tone. 1 - Accountability, maybe, for some things I want to turn into habits. Those things are reading, as mentioned elsewhere, healthy behavior and mindfulness, and tracking the curated way I approach beverages. 2 - Weekly work on
The name is simply Bitter Fool in Italian, but fool and cucumber share the same word from what I can tell. This is a riff on the Southside cocktail - normally gin, lime, simple syrup, mint - incorporating more bracing bitterness from Amaro Nonino and using some cucumber - mint
4 parts juice 3 parts granulated sugar 1 part water Process 1. Juice away! I tend to find this works best with pretty juicy fruits, veggies, and things of that nature. I suppose a decarbonated cola or even coffee could work. Strain. You'll just make more work for
Literally... So here's a map of the plan. 1) Cocktails, weekly, ish, just straight up a recipe with some words about the products used, the inspiration, etc. 2) Some long form stuff about cocktails, spirits, events, ideas, Martini month making a post everyday that's Martini adjacent,
A healthy public media environment leads to transparency in government, better communication, and overall better outcomes for citizens. I strongly believe in Michael's idea here, of donating to local public media in the current political climate. This is the kind of stuff I'm bringing back the
Fermented with local muscadine grapes (North Carolina being where Fonta Flora is from). Delicious stuff. I highlight it only to really make this early post series include a mixed fermentation ale. Some of my favorite stuff to drink is mixed fermentation experiments from Is/Was, Scratch Brewing, Afterthought, Sundial, Off
This one's going to have to remain vague. While I'm friendly with the Lobo staff because of work (go enjoy the last month or two of Outside Voice, Hopewell's Extra Pale Ale, on draft at both Pizza Lobo locations), I didn't pry
Aromas of honeydew, peach, ripe pear, that fades into a more saline and acidic body of grapefruit, salted stone fruit, and an ocean breeze. You can pair this with a lot, from tart salads, to cutting the richness of shellfish and earthier chicken dishes, grilled fish, and more. Read the
Low abv beers with interesting hops feels like a category unto itself, but really, it's a concept bridging a bunch of styles, from lagers to Extra Pale Ales, to hopped saisons, table beers, and wild ales. This is a low abv lager, using Vista and Strata hops. They
Hoppy with a little bit of a lean toward the floral, and more body than the German pilsner. Really delicious and well executed, true to style Dortmunder. Great beer with grilled chicken, herbs, garlic, potatoes, green veggies.
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