I've been on the lookout for good American hard cider since discovering J.K.'s Scrumpy last winter, and so far I've come up empty. That's why I was intrigued by Crispin Cider from Minneapolis, which is situated in fine apple country and which appeared in D.C. stores over Memorial Day weekend. Well, actually I was intrigued [...]
Nearly half a year after the Washington Post's Greg Kitsock predicted that hard cider was making a comeback, drinkers in D.C. are finally seeing that trend bear fruit (ahem). However, the grown-up juice isn't coming from Virginia as Kitsock reported, but from the UK, and it's landing at Churchkey. The bar currently has three of [...]
Super Bowl is prime beer time, and I was excited for the spread at my gracious friend's viewing party: chicken-and-steak nacho bar, homemade cookies, and a sixtel of Dale's Pale Ale. I hadn't had a beer in five days because of some flu nonsense, and I was ready to get in some, uh, professional research. [...]
