Tres Pistoles: excellent dark ale

While cruising through Whole Foods the other day, a man kindly offered me a tasting of the featured beer. How could I say no?

Turns out that it was the Tres Pistoles dark ale. I’ve recently returned to being a beer drinker after a very long absence in wine and spirts land. While I still revert to the occasional gin martini or glass of full round pinot noir, it’s still the beers ( and particularly the dark ones ) that have my full attention.

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Maven's recommendations on Irish Whiskey

I used to be a strict single malt girl, but with the years I’ve developed a taste for the blended whiskeys - and, alas for bourbon.

But every now and then, it’s the straight Irish for me ( much to the consternation of my relatives in Scotland ).

Here’s my recommendations:

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