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9.0

This quintessential IPA from Fernie Brewing is the one that launched the IPA movement in Fernie BC. With taste appeal from the newly introduced IPA consumer and the seasoned aficionado this hoppy IPA pleases all, at 6.5% alc/vol and a IBU of 70. Lone Wolf epitomizes our rugged and individual mountain spirit. A perfect match with wings while watching the Super Bowl. Cheers 🍻🇨🇦🏈 — 7 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

So, not sure how to follow up on a night that included an incredible wine dinner featuring Ridge Vineyards... The jammy Zin's have left me looking for something a little sweeter (I have no Ridge in the house as alternative). So off to the wonderful land of pomegranate liqueur over ice. This is a dangerous bottle, hence it hasn't been cracked until tonight, I had to clean the dust off, but now it'll never make it back to the shelf...Seek and be rewarded! — 7 years ago

Benjamin Keator

9.9

My wine of the night. A big dust bowl. Reminded me of an old diamond creek gravelly meadows. Drinking in its prime — 9 years ago

with Ryan, David and 1 other

Shane M. Nicholson

9.2

Seductive sweet Skeena cherry nose with a framing of cedar and Ecuadorian cocoa. Assertive, plump and juicy Avalon Plum on the tongue , complimented by subtle green peppercorn spice and dust bowl Rutherford tannins on the closing attack, with surprising whimsically bright tannins. Damn good! — 9 years ago

Sheila StCyr

8.9

Not as citrusy as New Zealand's SB, but paired well with seafood. — 10 years ago

Rachel Macalisang

Lead Sommelier - The Bazaar by José Andrés

9.0

My Super Bowl XLIX beer of choice & tribute to muddy waters!!! — 10 years ago

Matt Trader

9.6

Right behind the Rurig in this tasting event, and almost just as equally my favorite!

Before I get too far ahead here, I want to thank Matt, the VP from Torbreck for an awesome presentation, and @Kyle Groombridge, TWP for orchestrating this extremely last minute tasting event of some AMAZING shiraz. Truly a special event to kick off this new year!

The Descendent is also a co-fermented Shiraz/Viognier in style of Hermitage. Compared to RunRig, much more lean and slightly muscular in the glass - lean muscle like a kangaroo. Also, very dark in the glass, if not more dark purple notes than any other of their wines. Burnt ends from beef brisket, lavender syrup, black plum, hickory smoke, black and green peppercorns, silver dollar eucalyptus, and blackberry jam. Again, lean structure and grippy tannin.. meaty, which I absolutely like - rhubarb, anise, baked black plums, herb de Provence, crushed rock dust, fresh picked cherries, and a gripping finish, yet completely elegant and silky tannin.

The Torbreck team spends a lot of time working in Rhone, often times getting to work with amazing producers such as Jean-Louis Chave and Guigal, so if you can imagine they have high standards and most certainly perform at their level and higher. They also pay homage to Rhone with an engraved crest on the bottle such as CDP or Lirac; a tribute to the Torbreck Forrest. — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Produced a full head of cappuccino brown, that left a plethora of primitive dinosaur hieroglyphs. Completely opaque and dark as strong coffee. Turkish coffee impression similarly informs the aromas, with a raspberry-dark chocolate streak, a tiny dust of licorice, and some burnt caramel. Mouthfeel is stout perfection, bordering on whole milk with chocolate syrup. Espresso, gingerbread, burnt wheat, bitter, baker’s chocolate, allspice, dried cassis, wormwood, and burnt lavender. #doublestout #stout #beer #beerbeerbeer #greenflash #abv #stoutout #beeroclock #beerculture #beerdrinkers #stoutitallout #? — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Jamie Niedecker

8.9

I made fun of the name and insulted the label's "dust bowl aesthetic" before being informed that "kicker cane" is a wine-making term. Oopsie. — 8 years ago

Eric Linderman

9.2

Zombie dust — 9 years ago

Jerae Knutson

DuMOL Member Services

9.0

Just the other day I was telling my co-worker, "I'm not really a fan of older wines. I just don't know how to appreciate them. Tonight I found this Cabernet in my wine fridge. 1981 Sullivan Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.... Oh. My. God! This wine has aged so gracefully! Light bouquet of earthiness and meat. Rich, deep, garnet-red, no sign of oxidation.... Plum, dust, and cocoa on the palate. Sweet Baby Jesus, Jim Sullivan was a wizard. I wish I could have met him. (I worked for Sullivan Vineyards in 2014. That's how I scored this gem) I was sure this wine would be "ruined", past its prime, oxidized. I was happily mistaken. Just.... YAY! — 9 years ago

Wes Rodriguez

9.3

One of the very few reds that I can call "light and refreshing". I would love to have this again on a cool summer night with a good book and a bowl of fresh berries. — 10 years ago

Matt Trader

9.7

Now, THIS is a Shiraz! (Get it? A little Dundee for ya)
Outstanding wine from an incredible vintner in Barossa - truly dedicated to only producing the best of what their vineyards can offer, or nothing at all. Their wines pay true homage to Rhône, with every bit of the sparky personality of Australia. This is a co-fermented Shiraz/Viognier blend, that pours tar like into the glass. The aromatics jettison out of the bowl - black tea, smoked blackberry jam, jasmine, applewood smoked beef belly, luxardo cherry juice, duck fat, lavender, and sandalwood on an incredibly complex nose. The pallet is dense, chewy and silky at the same time, with tight knit structure - exhibiting notes of sweet cherries, smokey flint, vanilla, black plum, fresh rosemary, and a finish that lingers for minutes. Truly an expression of Syrah, but to give it respect for the name Australia has given it.. one of the best Shiraz I've had. Thanks to Matt, the VP of wine sales from Torbreck for this super last minute event! — 7 years ago

Brent Morgan

8.9

Beaujolais for the (super) bowl. Leather and red fruits on the nose. Boysenberry and dust on the tongue. — 8 years ago

Ryan M

9.1

Great find. Full of blackberries, plums (the ones that are red inside), spicebox, palm tree leaves, with a slight touch of Rutherford valley dust at the end but mostly full dark purple/red mountain body. Silky smooth and recommend a try. Vineyards are farmed by Jon-Mark Chappellet and it shows. — 8 years ago

Robert May

9.0

Rootin' tootin' straight shootin' IPA. Nothing fancy (in a good way) but the lagering (not sure if that's a real word) adds a really nice bit of mellowness. It also prevents an overly fruity finish. Which, had I thought about it, I could have rhymed with the whole rootin' tootin' opening salvo. Oddly enough, I scarfed this down as a complement to a bowl of Tikka Masala. — 9 years ago

Bjørn Rostad

8.9

Testing: @channel — 10 years ago

EJ Cory

9.4

Exactly what I wanted on a bitterly cold night with a bowl of chowder.
Would drink cases of this. — 10 years ago

Philipp Detscher

10

North Coast Syrah. And wow, seriously the best wine I've had in so very long. So surpassed expectations with the quiet tannins and wonderful bouquet. I wish they would crop dust major cities with this perfume. Pepper, violets and gameness. Sounds like small production so I'm worried this is one of the last bottles around. — 11 years ago