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Amberhill Secret Blend White Wine...$10.99
The floral notes of their 2010 White Wine lift lightly from the glass
and intermingle aromatically with scents of orange blossom, jasmine and
rose petal. On the palate, this refreshing wine offers flavors of
honeysuckle, pineapple and Fuji apple with slight hints of melon and
guava. A balanced acidity contributes to a lush, round mouth-feel and
leads to a lasting, vibrant finish.
Simple Life Chardonnay California...$12.99
Aromas of honeysuckle and wisteria blossom, with a dab of white peach.
Its medium-bodied structure leads off with flavors of Asian pear and
stone fruit, balanced with right French oak. Fresh and creamy in the
middle, it finishes crisp and bright, with a lingering note of red
apple. Two-thirds of this blend went through complete malolactic
fermentation and was stirred on the lees for six months to develop a
creamy, full body. The remainder of the Chardonnay and Viognier came
entirely from the Wilson Family Vineyards in the Clarksburg AVA. The
small portion of Viognier in this Chardonnay adds the distinctive white
peach aroma and stone fruit flavors. Serve with grilled prawn skewers
and salads with sesame dressing.
Stangeland Pinot Gris Eola-Amity Hills 2009...$15.99
An absolute stunner! Bracing acidity is the pillar supporting all manner
of sexiness; honeyed peaches and apricots, wild white flowers in a
breezy field full of virgins. The overall ambience of this wine is all
very familiar, and yet alluringly exotic.
Stangeland Vintage Selection Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2009...$19.99
Deep, brick red color. Rich, deep intense fruit raspberry, cherry,
blackberry, vanilla, pepper, allspice, cranberry - complex and perfectly
balanced. Pleasingly lush while never being fat thanks to its beautiful
melange of spices and perfect acid balance.
Beer News
New River Pale Ale (Lost Rhino)...$4.99/22oz.
Ashburn's Lost Rhino acquired the rights to New River (previously brewed
by Old Dominion) and brews it to the same exacting recipe. Among the
numerous awards won by New River was the Silver Medal at the 2004 Great
American Beer Festival. Three hop additions in the boil and then
gloriously dry hopped, New River is an extremely aromatic American-style
pale ale. The use of American Crystal and Munich malts create sweetness
in the finish that balances the hop bitterness. The blend of the Pacific
Northwest hops Amarillo, Cascade, Columbus, and Centennial generates
aroma and flavors of lemon citrus, pine, and touches of sweet tropical
fruit.
Heavy Seas Black Cannon Black IPA...$9.49/6pk
The style is an oxymoron but this ale is an extension of their Loose
Cannon style brewed with black malt.
Maui Brewing Big Swell IPA...$13.49/6pk
Big Swell IPA is a fresh handcrafted India Pale Ale brewed with huge
amounts of American hops and malted barley...dry hopped to perfection!
Maui Brewing CoCoNut PorTeR...$11.49/4pk
Their Coconut Porter is a classic robust porter spiced with all natural
toasted coconut. It is black in color and crowned with a creamy, dark
tan head. It begins with a malty-toasted-coconut aroma followed by a
rich, silky mouthfeel with tastes of dark malt, chocolate, and hints of
coffee. It then finishes with flavors of toasted coconut and hoppy spice
to balance the finish.
Maui Brewing Bikini Blonde Lager...$13.49/6pk
Their lightest beer, made from 100% malted barley. This blonde lager is
what sailors really swam to shore for; it's light, with very little
bitterness and a slight malt finish.
Maui Brewing Mana Wheat...$13.49/6pk
Brewed with organic wheat, malted barley, and fresh local Maui Gold
pineapple.
Lagunitas Imperial Red...$9.99/6pk
This Special Ale is, in reality, a reconstructed exhumation of the very
first ale that they ever brewed way, way back, in 1993. Brewed with a
big head, a muscular malty thorax, a silky texture & all strung together
with a hoppy sweet nerve sack.
Avery New World Porter...$9.99/6pk
A traditional black porter, with a surprise twist - it's dry-hopped!!
We've expanded the porter category a bit, adding a delightful, dry hop
aroma to blend with the sweet caramel and chocolate characteristics of a
Robust Porter.
Dogfish Head Noble Rot...$14.99/750ml
A sort of Saison, fermented with Botrytis-infected Viognier and Pinot
Gris grapes. This beer is brewed with Pils malt, organic Hard Red Winter
Wheat malt, Warrior hops, Willamette hops, Liberty hops, Saison yeast
and Botrytis wine must. Limit one per customer thru the weekend.
Bayerischer Bahnhof Leipziger Porticus...$4.99/11.2oz.
Baltic Porter with Brettanomyces.
DuClaw Imperial Wit (eXile Series X-2)...$7.99/22oz.
The 2nd experiment in their eXile series, X.2: Imperial Wit is a juiced
up Belgian White Ale that pushes the sensory envelope with a nose and
palate of coriander and Curacao bitter orange peel. Its fluffy
mouthfeel, Big 9% ABV, and spicy finish will leave you X-cited for your
next pint.
DuClaw Double Spiced 31...$7.99/22oz.
They've doubled the spicing of their Spiced Munich Dunkel, "31", to take
the taste of this amber colored, medium-bodied German-style lager to a
new level of flavor. Double Spiced "31" indulges your senses with its
smooth, malty palate, moderate 5.2% ABV, and double helping of fall
spices for a refreshingly intense finish of cinnamon and nutmeg that
makes it twice the treat and still no tricks.
New Holland Envious...$14.99/22oz.
Envious is a unique beer, a hybrid of many techniques. Its high-gravity
malt-fermented base is blended with Michigan pear juice and chardonnay
yeast for a second fermentation, before being aged with raspberries and
oak.
New Holland Night Tripper...$8.99/22oz.
Night Tripper is an Imperial Stout brewed for a Fat Tuesday release.
Dark, mysterious and poetic, Night Tripper's abundance of roasted malts,
combined with flaked barley create a rich, roasty beer with deeply
intense and lush flavors. Night Tripper's layered nuanced tones invite
intrigue and reward a curious palate.
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