Petrus - Blond Ale (The Key to Heaven)

 imported by WIN-IT-TOO Inc. Santa Barbara CA (www.globalbeer.com)
[ignore the grimy kitchen please]

on the bottle:
"Petrus Rubia es une cerveza de alta fermentacion. Elaborada con agua mineral de alta pureza y con una cuidadosa seleccion de lupolos y maltas. Servir dicha cerveza rubia, de gusto suave y generoso, preferentemente fria."

taste:
it's a lot like a leffe!

Tommolo - Multepulciano d'Abruzzo 2009 (you know it)

imported  by D'Aquino Italian Importing Co., Inc., Duarte CA 91010

on the bottle:
oh just check it out yerself:

taste:
not dry, but dry. light bodied, with good tart flavors. something about dirt or minerality. maybe.

smell:
like candy said someone with a mustache. like burnt sugar maybe? i replied.

Trader Joe's Charles Shaw - Pinot Grigio (2009)

schwettyballs!

i liked it, it was tart but had a soft finish. don't make me explain it too much, blogger will eat my post

Mikkeller - Nelson Sauvin Single Hop IPA

imported by Shelton Brothers Belchertown, MA

on the bottle:
"Brewed & bottled by Mikkeller, at De Proef Brouwerij, Lochristi-Hufte, Belgium"

on the cap:
$5.99

taste:
hoppy, bitter, floral, but more sweet/pungent than most IPA's maybe even molasses or syrupy?

score:
c++

Samuel Smith - Oatmeal Stout

imported by Merchant du Vin Corp, Tukwila WA

on the bottle:
"Knocking down the lively head of yeast formed during fermentation in 'stone Yorkshire squares'.

taste:
sweet, watery, stouty.

score:
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Trader Joe's Charles Shaw - Cabernet Sauvignon & Momofuku Milk Bar Crack Pie

bought at brooklyn flea - williamsburg (april 3 2011)

what:
i seem to have forgotten to take a picture of the cab-sauv i bought (and finished drinking) so all you get to see is the crack pie i bought at the flea which i ate while i finished off the 2nd bottle . the cab is great for a  low cost wine - tannins, dryness, richness, etc., but without much complexity. the crack pie is a sugar dusted pecan pie filling which is sweet and delicious, but i doubt i would get addicted.

score:
overall - TASTY

Trader Joe's Charles Saw Blend - Merlot 2009 (do i keep pointing out it's a WINE INTERLUDE?)

 

on the bottle:

BRONCO

taste:
an easy drink - dry, slightly tannin-y, good red fruit flavors. i may not buy the syrah again anytime soon but this is one is very enjoyable and a keeper

score:
83

cost:
only 3 measly bucks!
 

Castelain - Blond Biere de Garde

imported by vanderg & dewulf, cooperstown, ny

on the bottle:
"Set between the plain of Arras and the North Sea, the Nord Pas de Calais is famous for its fertile grain fields and for its rich, full-bodied Bieres de Garde. Originally brewed to quench the thirst of farmers and fieldworkers, bieres de garde marry the Northern Europeean love of beer with the unique French finesse and style. Biere Castelain proudly maintains this tradition, enabling you to enjoy one of France's best kept secrets."

i love a good story

taste:
this is a weird one - dry and crisp, hints of citrus, with a really funky aftertaste. can't really begin to describe it, maybe it's the type of yeast or grains? odd, mostly very enjoyable.

score:
dunno, it's pretty okay.

Trader Joe's Charles Saw Blend - Shiraz 2009 (guess what kind of interlude this is!)

the story i heard about "two buck chuck" was that a winery was the sole supplier to an airline that went bust and sold the last of its supply to trader joe's but it was SOOOOO popular production continued in an exclusive partnership with trader joe's.

on the bottle:
"From Bronco Wine Company"

taste:
it's got that 'mature red fruit' thing going on (cherry, plum, stinkberry, etc), it's more wet than dry, a little sour, and i even get hints of...dirt. i mean, soil. i mean, terroir?

score:
3 bucks

"33" and Saigon @ An Nhau

the beers:
"33" - a lager, light & refreshing with a slightly bitter aftertaste

saigon - more yeasty wheaty, also pretty light and refreshing


another view:

baby pho:

D’Aquino Gaetano - Sangiovese Di Toscana (another wine interlude)

on the bottle:
sum grapes

taste:
an easy drink - dry, smooth, good red fruit flavors.

score:
78

cost:
for sure less than $10 @ trader joe's.

a more informative review:
http://aintfoundagoodtitleblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/sangiovese-di-toscana-2008-daquino-gaetano-food-review/