Monthly Archives: June 2015

sqd_V5 — V5 Bourbon, the latest release from Smoky Quartz Distillery, is a limited-edition, small batch, single mash, seven-month-old, 90 proof, New Hampshire bourbon. It’s very tasty. You should get some. The end. More? Oh, very well. Smoky Quartz Distillery, as you may recall from our recent tour, is a veteran-owned and […]

SQD V5 Bourbon. Made by Veterans, for Veterans. And Everyone ...

26 Jun, 2015 in Distillery / Drink / Liquor / New Hampshire tagged bourbon / review / Smoky Quartz Distillery / V5 / whiskey by squirrelfarts

wickedbueno_beachbottles_square — You hear a lot about Belgian- or German-style beers, but Mexican? Banded Horn Brewing Company’s Wicked Bueno “Mexican-style lager” is gunning for Corona with this one, though the other rivals of Tecate, Pacifico, Sol, Dos Equis and Modelo are also in the crosshairs. Wow. That’s a lot of NAFTA beer. […]

Wicked Bueno: Corona, Maine-style

18 Jun, 2015 in Beer / Maine tagged adjunct / Banded Horn Brewing Company / beer / lager / Mexican-style / review / Wicked Bueno by squirrelfarts

unclebob_glass_square — Uncle Bob doesn’t mess around. There’s been a trend in root beer flavored adult beverages lately, and some of them are pretty good. The only problem is, they just don’t have ENOUGH booze for my go-go drinking lifestyle. ENTER THE BOB’S. I saw these bottles come up on my Instagram […]

Not Dad’s, it’s Uncle Bob’s Root Beer WHISKEY.

11 Jun, 2015 in California / Distillery / Drink / Liquor / New Hampshire tagged distilling / flavored whiskey / LeVecke / rectified spirits / rectifier / root beer / spirits / Uncle Bob / Uncle Bob's Root Beer Whiskey / whiskey by squirrelfarts

sqd_barrel — Smoky Quartz Distillery in Seabrook, NH just celebrated its one-year anniversary. So naturally they threw a party, released their new bourbon, and invited me down for a visit. All of those things are great ideas. I had been meaning to visit Smoky Quartz for several months, ever since one of […]

Smoky Quartz Distillery: Veteran Owned, NH Proud

6 Jun, 2015 in Distillery / Liquor / New Hampshire tagged bourbon / distillery / Frank Kurland / Kevin Kurland / moonshine / rum / Seabrook / Smoky Quartz Distillery / SQD / vodka / whiskey by squirrelfarts

rumriot_feature — Unrest in Portland, ME, turns to protests. A mob forms in front of city hall. The mayor calls for the police, and they fire into the crowd. One man is dead, and seven others are wounded. Neither the mayor, nor the police are ever convicted. This happened because of rum. […]

Rum Riot!

3 Jun, 2015 in History / Liquor / Maine / Portland tagged 1855 / craft / distillery / Dow / Eric Michaud / history / Ian Michaud / Liquid Riot / Liquid Riot Bottling Company / Luke Davidson / Maine / Maine Craft Distilling / Neal / Ned Wight / NEDistillers / New England Distillers / Portland / Riot / rum by squirrelfarts