whip in tasting blog

Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

detox — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:17:17 -0600

So in a climatic apropos fashion, the item in subject swooped into our store in six pack 12oz bottle format ...

Belgian Ales from Hell

detox — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:01:40 -0500

So the October beer of the month is a selection from Hades itself, AKA Belgium.

(Did I tell you that ...

Terra Nova 2002 Carmenere

detox — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:56:42 -0500

This is the perfect BBQ wine. Its full body and dark bitter cocoa jam appeal in contrasts as rich and ...

Terre Rouge three

detox — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:12:41 -0600

The vineyard in subject has become one of my favorites outside of Navarro of Anderson Valley CA.

Terre Rouge offers ...

Earth Zin & Fire 2004 Lodi Zinfandel

detox — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:58:54 -0600

The name has a lot of chiciness, and the quaff is laced with 'old gnarly' vines fruit, so its sure ...

Dom de Fontsainte 2003 Corbieres

detox — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:54:51 -0600

This quaff ( $11.99) has an older brother ($17.99) of the same ilk but older vintage and bigger in all ...

Terre dei Volsci Velletria 2000 Riserva

detox — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:49:58 -0600

This amazingly dense quaff is very limited now on the shelf after we did a tasting of it and pretty ...

Traquair Scottish House Ale and Jacobite

detox — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:17:35 -0600

The item in subject came in this week and I got to enjoy the two offerings from this Scottish brewery ...

Left Hand Brewing

detox — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:09:20 -0600

This month we are presenting four flavors from the item in subject at a wonderful rate of $5.99 per six ...

Rhone-style wonders

detox — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:59:29 -0600

My favorite French-style quaff stems from the south of France, cote du rhone & vacqueyras & chateauneuf du pape. Lately ...

North Coast Brews

detox — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 13:28:28 -0600

So, we had Tom Allen from North Coast in yesterday to help us taste his brews as their offerings are ...

Moillard Fontagneret

detox — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:30:55 -0600

We just had a tasting of the item in subject, and i have to admit, its pretty ridiculous how easy ...

Finalmente 2002 Langhe

detox — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 21:10:53 -0600

This fine quaff from Piedmont has a gorgeous palate of deep violets and dark seed fruits ripe with brambly jams. ...

Moillard Les Violettes Cotes du Rhone

detox — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:59:08 -0600

I had a cool coinicidink today when i found deep in our backroom a bottle of the item in subject ...

Portugese wine

detox — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:21:01 -0600

One of our finest distributors has graced us with a great offering from the Iberian Peninsula, an example the wonderful ...

Peteroa 1999 Reserve Pinot Noir

detox — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:55:43 -0600

The item in subject comes from the central valley in Chile, and at a cool $14, it offers quite a ...

Icon 2001

detox — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:17:11 -0600

Ravenswood makes a special blend every year called the Icon, with the 2001 vintage comprising of 88% syrah, 6% mourvedre ...

Steve James

detox — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:21:01 -0600

I had to get a new sound system due to the loudness and fallability of a system that can't take ...

Great Divide Fresh Hop and Left Hand XXXMas Ale

detox — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:18:12 -0600

So i had the ultimate Thursday pleasure to enjoy the two items in subject:

The Fresh Hop was exactly that: ...

Beaujo New Vo is here!

detox — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:20:25 -0600

Now that its third Thursday of November in France, I got to enjoy the Louis Tete and George Du Boeuf ...

Subwoofer yum

detox — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:16:39 -0600

Alors, about a year ago i acquired a Yamaha receiver with a subwoofer output for the Whip In. I stuck ...

Corbieres a la Col des Vents et Fonsaintes

detox — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:59:15 -0600

The item in subject is a Corbieres from Castelmaure and brought to you by the Kysela father and son team ...

The Black Chook Shiraz Viognier 2004

detox — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:11:57 -0600

So, this past Sunday Rohit and I enjoyed a 1998 Jasmin Cote Rotie that I got from my Kermit Lynch ...

Old Peculiar

detox — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:40:11 -0600

So I got the last shipment in all of Texas for Old Peculiar, a Yorkshire Ale of some repute. This ...

St Arnold's Divine, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

detox — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 08:17:18 -0600

St Arnold's Brewing just came out with their first ever barley wine, to which I am glad to present as ...

Best of Austin 2005

detox — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:21:14 -0500

We got notice a couple weeks ago of the item in subject and are really really grateful for the love ...

Terrunya

detox — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:16:34 -0500

So just the other day I was saying to myself, "Myself, I haven't had a really high-end carmenere yet, and ...

mas de la dame et la cuisine ethiopienne

detox — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:07:12 -0500

I just got a wonderful shipment of organic Provencal wine in today, and was thrilled to have it coincide with ...

Undiscovered Chave

detox — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 22:04:02 -0500

Yesterday, Bill, one of my favorite wine vendors, bailed me out of a foul mood by presenting me with an ...

Arca Nova Vinho Verde and Mad Dog and the Englishman

detox — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:57:34 -0500

I got to enjoy two very different offerings from the Iberian peninsula yesterday over a course of yummy pizza, of ...