NEW ENGLAND CIDER CUP
by PINK LADY LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND, the birthplace of the Revolution, you can’t swing a cat without hitting something historic, and this is particularly so in Quincy Center. To get into the spirit, we LUPEC ladies suggest you hop on the Red Line and pop down to the Hancock... Read More
BEER IN A SQUIRREL FOR $2OK
CRAFT BEERS enthusiasts are generally accustomed to seeing higher price tags for special, rare brews. Fifteen to $2O a bottle is par for the course with prices often far exceeding that. Goose Island has fetched $6O per bottle for its Bourbon County Barrel Stout Rare that was aged in Heaven... Read More
CORONA STORY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
IT WAS THE fairy tale story that didn’t actually happen. Despite reports by news outlets, a former CEO of Mexican brewery Grupo Modelo did not leave millions of pounds in his will to the residents of his home village in Spain. It was reported in November that Antonino Fernández Rodriguez... Read More
CRAFT BEER YEAR IN REVIEW
REFLECTING ON THE significant impact of small and independent craft breweries in 2O16, the Brewers Association looked back on the defining beer moments of 2O16. Of note: BREWERY COUNT There are now 5OO5 breweries in the US compared to 1O,OOO wineries. Almost all (99%) are small and independent craft brewers. CONTINUED... Read More
TITO’S FROM AUSTIN TO BOSTON EVENT
In November Tito’s Handmade Vodka hosted a charity event at the Artists for Humanity Center in Boston to raise money for the local nonprofit whose mission is to “bridge economic, racial, and social divisions by providing under-resourced urban youth with the keys to self- sufficiency through paid employment in art... Read More
LEESE FITCH FIREHOUSE RED
This red blend has aromas of cherry with earthy notes, sweet leather, and sandalwood. Blackberry jam, fig, milk chocolate and graham cracker on the palate finishing with vanilla crème soda, plum, and candied tangerine peel. Suggested retail is $13.99. AVAILABLE FROM Baystate Wine & Spirits
GEHRICKE KNIGHTS VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Made with 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Petite Sirah and 4% Malbec, this wine has black fruit and spice aromas followed by notes of sweet licorice and juicy red fruit. Eighteen month in French oak. Suggested retail is $14.99. AVAILABLE FROM Baystate Wine & Spirits
BOZAL MEZCAL
There are three mezcals in the Bozal line: Tobasiche, Cuixe and Ensamble, all produced from local agave. The Ensamble has slightly smoky yet herbaceous undertones amid citrus and floral notes. The Cuixe has strong minerality and a dry smoky finish and the Tobasiche has quince and anise flavors with rich... Read More
SMIRNOFF SPIKED SPARKLING SELTZER
There are three flavors in this new line of low-calorie hard seltzers: Orange Mango, Cranberry Lime and Watermelon. Each slim can contains 9O calories. Suggested retail is $8.99 per 6-pack of 12-ounce cans. AVAILABLE FROM Burke Distributing Colonial Wholesale Beverage Seaboard Products Company