1. Two Rivers English Dry Cider
2. Two Rivers Blood Orange Cider
3. Two Rivers Pomegranate Cider
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Healthy Spirits: New Arrivals
NEW arrivals at CASTRO: Knee Deep Simtra (05/25/13)/Sierra Nevada Summerfest 12pk cans/Ballast Point Sculpin Cans/New Belgium Lips of Faith Pluot/New Belgium Lips of Faith Paardebloem (strong ale bittered with dandelion greens and grains of paradise)/Clown Shoes Porcine Unidragon (bourbon barrel aged imperial stout with beechwood smoked malt)/Clown Shoes Galactica IPA 4pk/Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA cans/
NEW arrivals at CLEMENT:
Flying Dog SnakeBite IPA 6pk cans / In-Heat Wheat 6pks | 21A Hell or High watermelon wheat | New Belgium Lips of Faith Pluot / Paardebloem (strong ale bittered with dandelion greens and grains of paradise) | Ballast Point Sculpin / Longfin Lager 6pk CANS | Sierra Nevada Summerfest 12pk cans | Drake’s Denogginizer | Alesmith Summer Yuletide (double IPA bottled 5/21/13) | Midnight Sun MOSCOW (imperial stout with rye) | Clown Shoes Porcine Unidragon (bourbon bbl-aged imperial stout) / Galactica 4pks (galaxy-hopped ipa)
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Healthy Spirits: New Arrivals CASTRO
New Arrivals at CASTRO:
1. Russian River Supplication
2. Port Brewing Anniversary Strong Pale Ale
3. Strand Brewing 24th Street Pale
4. Strand Brewing Atticus IPA
5. Strand Brewing Beach House Amber Ale
6. Anchorage Anadromous Belgian Black Bier
7. Anchorage Darkest Hour
8. Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca
9. Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast
10. Schlenkerla Wheat & Helles
11. Almanac Farmer’s Reserve 3 & 4
12. Midnight Sun Moscow Rye Russian Imperial Stout
13. Evil Twin Naked Lunch in a Copenhagen Heavenly Resto (Imperial Stout)
Farmer’s Reserve 1, 2, 3 and 4 are available at both Healthy Spirits locations!
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Healthy Spirits: New Arrivals CASTRO
1. Jolly Pumpkin Biere De Mars
2. Pretty Things Jack D’Or
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Healthy Spirits: New Arrivals Castro
New Arrivals at Castro:
1. Allagash Victor
2. Allagash Victoria
3. Grand Teton Cellar Reserve Oud Bruin
4. North Coast Old Stock 2013
5. Flying Dog Imperial Citra IPA 6pk
6. Petrus Aged Red Ale
Three new beers from Pete Slossberg’s (Pete’s Wicked Ale) new Mavericks Brewery in Half Moon Bay! They’re all session ales in cans and they’re all delicious.
1. Back in the Saddle Rye Pale Ale
2. Pace Setter Witbier
3. Pit Stop Chocolate Porter
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Healthy Spirits: New Arrivals at CASTRO
New stuff at CASTRO:
1. Epic Pale Ale
2. Epic Hop Zombie
3. De La Senne Zwarte Piet (Imperial Belgian Stout blended with Cantillon)
4. Struise Pannepot Reserva
5. Haandbryggeriet Barrel Aged Odin’s Tipple Imperial Stout
6. Haandbryggeriet Blabic (sour ale with blueberries)
7. T’Smisje Oudenaarde Imperial Sour Ale
8. Prairie Ales Okie (Imperial Brown Ale Aged in Whiskey Barrels)
9. Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits Hoppy Tripel
10. Timothy Taylor Landlord
11. Brasserie DuPont Saison Cuvee (Dry-Hopped with Triskel)
12. Green Jack Rippa English Tripel
Hey All,
Just got in some brand new releases from James E. Pepper including: a high rye content bourbon, a 15 year bourbon and a cask strength 15 year rye. The two year rye, which I’ve stocked for a few months now, was a revelation in quality. It’s bottled at 100 proof and non-chill filtered allowing it to retain a lot of the body, texture and complexity chill filtration removes. It reminds me a lot of the Willett Family Estate rye which has an intensely floral-perfumey spice profile with notes of lavender, jasmine, cloves, peppercorns and fennel. The James E. Pepper brand dates all the way back to 1776, the Revolutionary War era. Washington DC based Georgetown Trading Co. decided to re-launch the brand and spent countless hours gathering original bottlings and researching the original recipes and techniques. The whiskies they settled on are distilled in Indiana, by LDI, and are very much in tune with what whiskies of the time may have been like, given the high rye content, bottled in bond style proofing and non-chill filtration. Here are my tasting notes on the two new 15 year releases:
James E. Pepper 15 Year Barrel Strength Rye
-On the nose I get notes of cinnamon, fennel, marzipan, leather, honey suckle and lavender. Pretty intense aromas with a fair amount of charred oak coming through. On the palate I get notes of baklava, cinnamon buns, toffee, fennel, peppercorns, sweet tobacco, buttery scones and lavender. The flavors are vibrant but surprisingly well integrated. The oak is there but never crosses the line, super soft and engaging tannins. The finish is long and spicy, pretty typical of a great LDI rye.
James E. Pepper 15 Year Bourbon
-This bourbon comes in at a whopping 38% rye content which really comes through on the nose with notes of gravel, mint, charred oak, dulce de leche and apricot preserves. The aromas were as vibrant as the 15 year rye with just a little hint of fruitiness separating the two. On the palate I get notes of lavender candy, vanilla, orange zest, salt water taffy, dates, fudge and toasted almonds. The flavors on this are extremely well layered and evolve with every sip. The finish has a distinct gravelly-earthiness which draws you in for more.
Stocks this old are extremely hard to come by, which means the older bottlings won’t last long. Fortunately the younger bourbon and rye are quite good as well. All are worth a try if you get a chance.
Available at Castro and Clement St. Shops
Nate
1. Boulevard Love Child No. 3-Blended sour ale aged in bourbon barrels. 25oz/$22.99