June 2009

  • Session Beers

    By lisala on 6/28/09 10:41pm
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    A few weeks ago I wrote about Full Sail Brewery's Session lager. I quite liked it, and was a little curious about the name, but since Full Sail didn't seem to have a particular rationale for naming their lager Session, I associated it with "session," in the context of traditional "session" music, when musicians at a pub take turns, over several hours, to perform.

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  • Yes Virginia, there Really is Bacon-flavored Vodka

    By lisala on 6/7/09 8:48pm
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    Fifteen years or so ago, we saw first pepper vodka, and then citron vodka, and now, Image of a bottle of Bakon vodka.cherry, orange, vanilla, pomegranate, watermelon, chocolate—pretty much any flavor you can think of, Smirnoff or Absolut makes it. Premium Vodka distillers Three Olives and Ketel One are producing flavored vodkas, and people are buying and drinking them enthusiastically. Even Trader Joe's makes Trader Joe's Infused Vodkas. 375 ml. $19.99 in lemon and lychee, mocha (chocolate and espresso flavors) and Tahitian vanilla. Seattle distiller Black Rock Spirits even offers Bakon Vodka, with, yes, you guessed it, Bacon flavoring. I'm told it makes a great Bloody Mary.

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