OTTER CREEK OKTOBERFEST AUTUMN ALE
This new Oktoberfest ale is brewed with Hallertauer and Tettnang hops to balance a clean, malty sweetness. Available through October. Retail is $7.99 per 6-pack and $13.99 per 12-pack.
FONSECA QUINTA do PANASCAL 2OO5 TAYLOR FLADGATE QUINTA de VARGELLAS 2OO5 CROFT QUINTA de ROEDA 2OO5
These single estate ports are the newest releases from the Fladgate Partnership. Each is available in a 75Oml bottle with a retail of $5O for the Fonseca, $54 for the Taylor and $47 for the Croft.
CROWN ROYAL CASK NO. 16
This new blend from Crown Royal is handcrafted with over 5O different and individually aged whiskies and finished in original Cognac casks for extra flavoring. It comes wrapped in a black velvet bag. Eetail is $99 per 75Oml.
THE GLENLIVET CELLAR COLLECTION 1969
This latest vintage to be added to the Glenlivet Cellar Collection has a deep gold color, intricate layers of flavors, and a balance of spices, fruit and hazelnut. Bottled at natural cask strength and without the use of chill-filtration, the 1969 release possesses all the qualities of the definitive Speyside... Read More
SOBIESKI VODKA
This number one selling super premium vodka from Poland is now available. It is the flagship brand for Imperial Brands, the newly formed US subsidiary of Belvédère SA. Retail is $1O.99 per 75Oml.
The CUTE KEG
MOVE OVER WINE-IN-A-BOX, beer-in-a-bag is coming. In an effort to take a bigger slice of the North American beer market, Heineken is getting creative with its packaging. Their first step was the 4.75 liter mini-keg which made its US debut in January. This fall Heineken will bump the mini-keg up... Read More
PRECIOUS METALS
WHO KNEW THE ILLEGAL scrap metal market would be so lucrative? With metal prices rising, beer makers are anticipating losing hundreds of thousands of kegs and millions of dollars this year as more and more kegs are being stolen and sold for scrap. The beer industry is joining with the... Read More
HOW MUCH for a PINT?
SO MUCH FOR THE DAYS of dollar drafts. Faced with rapidly escalating production costs, the prices of beer are creeping upwards, much to the dismay of brewers throughout the world. Demand for corn to convert into biodiesel has farmers ignoring their less-lucrative barley crops. As a result, low barley production... Read More
PIZZA and BEER: UNITED in a GLASS
FEW THINGS IN LIFE go together as well as pizza and beer. But what if you could have a pizza-flavored beer? Chicago real estate broker Tom Seefurth accidentally invented pizza beer last year while practicing his home brewing. On a whim he added some tomatoes, oregano, garlic, and basil to... Read More
GOING GREENER DOWN UNDER
AUSTRALIA MAY BE SUFFERING from a severe drought but that hasn’t stopped the country from being proactive with its environmentally friendly wine packaging. Wine bottles are being replaced by milk cartons, aluminum cans shaped as bottles, tetra packs and soft sports-like packs. Demand from the northern hemisphere’s private sector is... Read More