Color: Red
Vintage: 2005
Country: Australia
Region: Western Australia
Sub Region: Margaret River
Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
$8.99 part of top 10 under 10 april
alot lighter than expected -- kind of tastes like what if aussies made cabernet sauvignon. chocolate and fruit scented, like a shiraz but less spicy nose. its actually a little thin, but with decent tannins in the back. naturally, inexhaustively drinkable.
had @ charlestown in wburg - $5 pint w/free pizza nom.
delicious! great full flavour and refreshing.
4/4/09 @ USQ
Calera 2006 Pinot Noir (Central Cost, CA)- *shrug*
Au Bon Climate 2007 Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara County, CA)- easy
Montinore Estate 2007 Pinot Noir (Willamette, OR) - hallo acidity! can deifnitely see this with seafood. a big of a lemon pucker
Talley Vineyards 2006 Pinot Noir (Arroyo Grande Valley, CA) - FANTASTIC! Amazing light and balanced flavour. Nom nom nom.
W.H. Smith 2006 (Sonoma Coast, CA) - *shrug*
Ponzi Vineyards 2007 Rosato Pinot Noir Rose (Willamette Valley, OR) - a fantastic crisp and dry rose. very clean and refreshing.
Hinman Vineyards 2007 Pinot Noir (Oregon) - thin
Praxis 2007 Pinot Noir (Monterey, CA) - thin
Plowbuster 2006 Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley, OR) - *shrug*
Trapiche 2008 Pinot Noir (Mendoza, Argentina) - nom nom. very different, a bit darker, heavier, jammier, than the lighter styles that had been at the tasting. quite delicious though
had with dinner @ Vatan w/the DIHL
as indian beers/macrolagers go, it's really not horrible. light, just a tiny bit shy of crisp, innocuous taste. had with fiery hot gujarati food and i'm really not convinced its the best match (then again, what could be besides a calming lassi?)
Had on draft @ Ginger Man
it was just awful. recommended by the bartender over the climax doppelbock, but easily the saddest bock i've had before. it was *very* sweet, infuriatingly so. had an off-taste in the back. i'm falling out of my infatuation with sam adams :/.
Brewed by:
Southampton Publick House 
New York, United States
Style | ABV
Altbier | 5.10% ABV
had @ becky's. asked the waitress what kind of beer it was, to which she answered, "it's a local darker ale." which is basically what the label said, except secret means... darker. very helpful.
anyhow, it was decent. nothing spectacular. i figure its a brown ale or something, but a fairly bland version of one
Brewed by:
Church Brew Works
Pennsylvania, United States
Style | ABV
Winter Warmer | 7.00% ABV
wasn't super thrilled. it was definitely drinkable, just indistinguishable
had on tap @ spuyten duyvil
Brewed by:
Atwater Block Brewery
Michigan, United States
Style | ABV
Doppelbock | 9.50% ABV
it was good! fantastic; my favourite bock so far. great clarity of flavour and just the right amount of backbone. nom.
