2013 Realm Beckstoffer Dr. Crane. Lunch at the Tap. Such a treat. Massive wine. Decanted abt an hour. Really big wine and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Dark fruits, cassis, chocolate, oak, and herbs/leather. Great. — 10 years ago
Tastes like Swiss tap water — 11 years ago
Great straight or with a couple of ice cubes. — 11 years ago
I was really surprised by how good this beer is. — 11 years ago
Delish local BC meritage on tap! Light bodied, fruit forward and peppery spice. — 13 years ago
On tap at home! #membersonly — 14 years ago
Albarinyo daurat preciós , sobre líes amb aromes de fruita madura, acidesa suau i cos notable. Plè a la boca i llarg final d'avellanes i nous. CR. Tap de vidre hermètic i disseny d'ampolla molt cuidat ! — 10 years ago
2009 Peter Michael Belle Cote Chardonnay. Dinner at Tap during staycation. Brought this out as a backup, thinking the '07 Kistler was probably dead- and it was. This wine, thankfully, was great. Well-balanced, not too much oak, honey, apricot, butter, brioche. Gentle finish. We really enjoyed this wine, perhaps more so than otherwise, due to its comp against the corked Kistler. — 10 years ago
It's Holiday Season here in Morehead City, NC , and I'm at one of my favorite hangs (Promise' Land Market where the vibe is tres local, coastal, grooviness + Christmas) digging some amazing cheeses, olives, almonds and wine.
Firstly, I posted this wine previously, so this is a double tap with some space in between. Remembering my last experience, I decided to aerate pour into a decanter and on-and-off turbo-twirl for a half hour before jumping jumping in for the swim. That was proper, for sure, as doing so moves this wine up a bit, in my mind, mellowing this front-end tannin bomb , eliminating the raspberry and showing its better blue side, plus adding a little finish. My guess is that the cab franc vintage was less than ideal blurring the merlot and unfortunately squelching what could have maybe been St Emi GC elegance. The rest is my previous post: This GC is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On t — 10 years ago
On tap. Strong, refreshing. — 11 years ago
Like in spinal tap, the rating system should go to 11 for this whisky — 11 years ago
The best beer this brewery has put out, so far, all their beers are very good, this one is excellent, in the style of a double west coast IPA, four different hops, and a perfect balance of a big malt backbone, very impressed, last year only on tap, now in 12oz 4 packs, — 12 years ago
old oak tap — 13 years ago
its beer but its awesome:-) — 13 years ago
Magnum 2001 Harlan. Group dinner at Tap w RR and J&Viv M during staycation. Final wine of the night, following the '79 Stag's Leap Cask 23 CS and '97 Chateau Montelena CS, both out of magnum as well. Rich, intense, and complex; young. Dark fruit- blackberry, cassis, dark cherry, along with graphite, wood, and earth. All really enjoyed and a real treat out of magnum. — 10 years ago
Tap business class — 10 years ago
Wine on tap at Salt & Pepper. Very refreshing Chardonnay. Not too buttery. — 10 years ago
Great. Thanks for the rec @Chris Packert — 11 years ago
Early release to wine club members, to be released in the Spring. Curious Cafe in Kelowna has it on tap though & you can try it by the glass! JAK calls the Okanagan Valley Pinot the "Tuesday Pinot". — 11 years ago
happy making sour beer, courtesy Kirkland Tap & Trotter — 11 years ago
Only bested by the grapefruit sculpin sold on tap in San Diego — 11 years ago
great sweet taste, German style beer — 11 years ago
This is one of the best double IPA's out there; whether it is a nitrous tap, bomber, or one year old bomber. The depth of this particular beer is perfect on its on its own, a burger with a bird on top, or with a good slow cooked meat. All in all, you will not be disappointed. — 12 years ago
Gosto de pitanga beiim na finaleira — 13 years ago
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1983 Taylor Fladgate Port. Lunch at Tap during R's wedding weekend. Leftover bottle from a prior weekend when GD and YD were up. Emptied it. Followed this up w the '63 Fonseca Port, which we all preferred by a small margin over this. — 10 years ago