Posts tagged bourbon
I Tried It: Backwoods Bastard Vertical
I Tried It: Backwoods Bastard Vertical

There are a lot worse things you can do on a Tuesday night than drink a four year vertical of Backwoods Bastard from Founders Brewing Company. Like anything else, because four bottles of this delicious barrel aged Scotch Ale is a pretty sweet Tuesday night. 

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Jen BlairBackwoods Bastard, Founders Brewing, Bigfoot, Under the Jenfluence, Scotch ale, Dirty Bastard, Sierra Nevada, beers to age, vertical tasting, beer vintages, Sherry, BJCP Guidelines, bourbon, alcohol heat, benzaldehyde, cherries, almonds, imitation almond extract, caramel, maraschino cherries, how to do blind beer tastings, evaluating beer, tasting beer, blind tastingComment
I Tried It: Doc Porter's Craft Spirits
I Tried It: Doc Porter's Craft Spirits

I recently had the opportunity to take one of the fully-guided owner tours that Doc Porter's offers most Saturdays by reservation. The 45 minute tours include a tour of the facility, an overview of Doc Porter's grain-to-glass process, and a tasting of all three of their liquors: vodka, gin, and bourbon.

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Jen BlairDoc Porter's, craft cocktails, amaro, Fernet Branca, vodka, craft spirits, Gin, gin rickeys, bourbon, Whiskey, whisky, Charlotte, Southend, distilling, craft distilling, vermouth, column stillComment