Craft Beers of April

Posted in The Latest News with tags , , , , , , , , , on April 15, 2011 by slygrog

We have some great beers Ya’ll should try if you haven’t already!

Founders Double Trouble IPAAn imperial IPA that was brewed to turn your world upside down. Hops have got you coming and going. Pungent aromatics up front paired with a malt balanced backbone and a smooth bitter finish. 86 IBUs.Sly Grog Price $ 8.99

Great Divide Yeti Imperial StoutA extreme black with a latte brown foam. This is an Imperial stout of the epic kind. Roasty chocolate promise a lovely stout. Some sweetness and a coffee tone.  Oh.. coffee hits you, with a creamy sharp tone. Wonderful aftertaste of bitter, well rounded balance of malt and hops. Any stout fan will become joyous. A real treat for a good pri, well made stout!Sly Grog Price $ 12.00

Old Rasputin Imperial StoutProduced in the tradition of 18th Century English brewers who supplied the court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, Old Rasputin seems to develop a cult following wherever it goes. It’s a rich, intense brew with big complex flavors and a warming finish.

New Holland Dragons’s Milk

Dark…black…thick…motor oilish…. you can taste the Bourbon right off…alcohol…vanilla is also present but is subtle. Smells sweet as well…sugary…caramel.With a name that conjures images of a fire-breathing beast nursing its newborn (well, maybe that’s just me), you might expect a beer that’s gentle yet deadly, a nurturing knockout. Let me tell you, Dragon’s Milk lives up to its moniker. The pinnacle of New Holland’s brewing portfolio is a strong ale that checks in at a you-better-share-it-with-friends 10 percent ABV, with a deeply woodsy aroma owing to a labor-intensive process.”We age our beer exclusively in bourbons barrel for a minimum of 90 days — often more than 100,” says New Holland’s president, Brett VanderKamp. Further complicating matters, New Holland only uses the bourbon barrels once for Dragon’s Milk, meaning the brewery is constantly sourcing truckloads of booze-drenched oak. “Second-use barrels don’t give the beer the same character,” VanderKamp explains. Thus, when you decant the ruddy Dragon’s Milk into a tulip glass or a snifter, you’ll be gobsmacked by the intoxicating scent of vanilla and toffee, bourbon and dark fruit. Drink it, and you’ll be struck by Dragon’s smooth creaminess: It slides over your tongue like silk, imparting rich, complex flavors of oak, vanilla beans, chocolate and bourbon, bourbon, bourbon.

Shmaltz He’Brew Messiah Bold

Overview there’s probably a long, meandering parable about Shmaltz founder Jeremy Cowan’s travels across the continent looking for a permanent place to brew his He’Brew ales, but instead we’ll just note that every He’Brew beer is, in fact, kosher.

Flavors and aromas Lots of caramel malt and a mild, coffee-evoking roastiness frame this smooth, mildly bitter beer. There’s also a touch of smoke to be found here in the roast. Our tasters were fond of Messiah Bold; one suggested a pairing with fish and chips. Perhaps it’s debatable whether this is really the Chosen Beer, but don’t hesitate to choose it at the store.

Getting ready for white wine!

Posted in The Latest News on March 5, 2011 by slygrog

Just in time for spring fever, we have some delicious, inexpensive and unsual  white wines at amazing prices.

Los Alisos Chardonnay 2007

Regularly $12.95

Sly Grog Discount Price: $9.99

Hailing from the Los Alisos Valley, a California AVA just south of the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara, this medium-bodied white wine is not the overblown oak you usually get in Cali Chard.  Shows off nectarine, pineapple and pear notes with a creamy edge and well-integrated acidity for a wine of balance and harmony.

 

 

 


Little Black Dress Sauvignon Blanc

Retail Price $11.99
Sly Grog Discount Price: $8.00

Little Black Dress Winery- Unleash our Sauvignon Blanc’s bright fruit aromas of citrus flavors in your glass and you’ll find the epitome of style in your hands. Note the light floral scent with a touch of green apple and melons. Yummy to the nose and crisp, lean and well rounded in the mouth. Style? This wine has it by the glass full.

Difficult to find!

2009 Val de Salis Viognier, Pays D’OC , France

Soil: Calcareous-clay soil.

Grape Varieties: 100% Viognier. 15 to 20 years old vines

Serving Suggestions: Straw yellow color with an intense and very complex nose of pineapple, lichees, peaches and apricots.  Full-bodied and flavorful on the palate.  Serve between 12-13°C, not too cold, and let the wine breathe or decant it before serving. It may be drunk for cocktails or between meals. It is one of the rare dry wines that go very well with salads, including those with vinegar dressings and exotic “cuisine”.

$7.99

NEW THIS WEEK!

Posted in The Latest News on February 24, 2011 by slygrog

Who would think the end of the world could be such a tasty treat!

From Unibroue: La Fin Du Monde

Flamboyant triple fermentation creates cloudy yeast-thickened cluster for venerable Belgian-styled white ale, that is almost like a champagne. Orange-peeled clove-coriander spicing invigorates beguiling barleywine subtlety snuggling hazy floral-hopped fungi-molded perfumed yeast. Soft and billowy for light-hearted drinkers, but manly, yes.

Rich, velvety and deliciously complex, Old Heathen (8.0% ABV) is a truly distinctive stout. We use seven types of malt and two varieties of hops to bring forth this big brew. Quite robust and roasty on the palate, Old Heathen Imperial Stout has a wonderfully fruity nose and a moderately dry finish. The taste is highly complex – perhaps you’ll even discern notes of espresso or chocolate.

Old Heathen Imperial Stout is our interpretation of a beer style that originated in the 18th century. Brewed in England and exported to Germany, Scandinavia and Russia, these beers became fashionable among the members of the Czar’s court. In order to survive long voyages they were brewed with high alcohol content to prevent spoilage.

Like most of our beers, Weyerbacher Old Heathen is a perfect accompaniment to foods. Try it with rich stews, oysters, caviar or roasted meats. Old Heathen is also a perfect companion to chocolate desserts!!!!

GET READY FOR SPRING WITH THIS UNBEARABLE LIGHTSNESS OF BUBBLES WINE…

The Aveleda Vinho Verde brings fresh, tart fruit flavors and a light bodied to the palate; crisp and slight effervescent in the finish. A wonderful choice with grille white fish.

ODDITY #0001

Posted in The Latest News on February 9, 2011 by slygrog

HARDCASTLE RADIOTIATOR
1894

Hardcastle Radiotiater

This is the prototype for the first radiotelegraphy machine made in the United States. Orville Hardcastle, a physicist at Oxford, working closely with Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge at University College in Liverpool, took from the work of Nicola Tesla and in conjunction with Thomas Edison in his offices at Menlo Park, built the first radio receiver a year before Gugleilmo Marconi obtained the British patent in 1896.

This radio employs a coherer, a device also called a lightning detector which was invented but not patented by Alexander Stepanovich Popov in 1895. Hardcastle found the coherer required an extensive cooling system to offset overheating and in early attempts, such as this machine, used a water cooled system to accomplish this. This, of course, proved unnecessary in subsequent aircooled vacuum tubes but this early model stands as the first working precursor to our modern day wireless radios.

The light bulbs were a non-functioning concession to the work of Mr. Edison and the hand crank, a method of producing power in the uncertain years of spotty electric service in the late nineteenth century.

Sly Grog Grand Opening

Posted in The Latest News on February 1, 2011 by slygrog

Help us celebrate as we launch into our Grand Opening this Friday from 1pm to 7pm.
Check out our selection of wine and beers, tell us what you want to see in the store, bring a gizmo, invention or cool Steampunk gear!

Gort Klaatu barada nikto!

Posted in The Latest News on January 28, 2011 by slygrog

Bring us your Steampunk Art and cool inventions to show!

Sly Grog is here!

Posted in The Latest News on January 27, 2011 by slygrog

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