Though the climate is quite warm, a cool fermentation in stainless steel, and the blocking of malolactic fermentation keep this wine crisp and refreshing. Notes of ripe green apple, green papaya, and a touch of lemongrass on the nose, and the palate is clean and bright, with a pleasantly salty finish.

Intense aromas of grilled nuts, pistachio, and a hint of warm liquid cocoa. In the mouth, the flavors follow through with nuts and melon as it heads for a crisp finish, and then just a hint of lingering sweetness. It is at once savory and sweet and has enough power to make it a great match with a wide variety of food pairings.

The epitome of purity, this sake is more subtle and nuanced than most highly aromatic Junmai Daiginjos. Aromas of white flower and Asian pear followed by clean flavors of honeydew, lemon, and a hint of licorice. This is a great sipping sake but also a wonderful companion to scallops, pork, and light meats.

Sharply delineated dark fruit, exotic spice, licorice, olive paste, bacon fat and succulent floral qualities on the hugely perfumed nose. Densely packed, mineral-accented blueberry, cherry preserve, fruitcake and violet flavors deliver a suave blend of richness and energy. The floral and mineral notes carry emphatically through a strikingly long finish. From 100 year old vines!

A go-to sake for barbeque, this rustic, high acid sake is a great representation of traditional Junmai style. Dry and crisp, the flavors are dominated by mixed nuts, fresh cut green grass and other earthier flavors. Pairs well with hearty grains, mushrooms, beef, lamb, and BBQ sauce.

Heavy body; velvety and chewy; huge residual sugar presence; warm boozy character. Crooked Stave created a wondrous barrel-aged imperial stout.

The soft, mildly sour berry taste, harmonizes with the oak barrels’ aromas in which Geuze Mariage Parfait has ripened. The body speaks of vanilla followed by a bitter aftertaste of cloves that becomes increasingly intense. Sublime.

Amazingly complex notes of sour dark fruit, some roastiness, great barnyard funk notes, vinous, oak and dark malts.

The beer pours a dark orange copper with a medium white head. It has medium carbonation. The beer smells of bourbon, spearmint, oak, and leather. It tastes tart, with apples, spearmint, leather, oak, and bourbon. The feel is medium full, but very drinkable. A great unique sour from Avery.

Rich dark chocolate, roasted coffee and black licorice aromas are interwoven with light notes of raisins and rustic hop traces on the nose. Viscous but balanced, flavors of fudge, espresso and treacle dominate on the palate while woody hop flavors, a clean bitterness and an understated carbonation help lift any heaviness off the palate.

Champagne Method ‘Hard’ Cider
Really dry, crisp, mineral, austere

Body: Medium
Sweetness: 0
Tartness: 4
Alcohol: 7
Apples: Gold Del, Jonathan, Russets
Pairings: Grilled Shrimp, Reggiano, Gorgonzola

This two-year aged spontaneous beer was refermented on Colorado-grown Red Globe Peaches from Hotchkiss for ten months before bottle conditioning for six months with local Alfalfa honey. Sun-warmed fuzzy peach skin, fresh squeezed orange juice, and sweaty blue cheese aromas jump out of the glass. This beer is incredibly dry, firmly acidic with subtle carbonation.

Recommended as a dessert pairing and was perfect in that role, but works as a stand-alone drink. Rather intense cider with full-on bittersweet Crabapple flavor. Clear golden with mild carbonation.