New Hampshire

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

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

rule37merrymeetingstumppuller — Modern Drunkard Magazine’s articleThe 86 Rules of Boozing, by Frank Kelly Rich states: Rule 37. Try one new drink each week. The Rule 37 series of posts chronicle my attempts to accomplish this feat every week. For the recipes of R37s past, click the Htf do I make these drinks? […]

Rule 37: Merrymeeting Stump Puller

28 Jul, 2013 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged Canadian Club Reserve / Canadian whisky / Dr. McGillicuddy's / lady friend / Mentholmint / Merrymeeting Lake / Merrymeeting Stump Puller / Montana Stump Puller / Mr Boston / rule 37 / whiskey by squirrelfarts

FJB_bldg — So the Lady Friend and I took a day trip up to our home state of Moo Hampsha for some good ol’ Granite State boozing. This is Part I of the adventure. For those who may have missed it, there’s a handy map on my White Birch Brewing post that […]

Drink Free or Die Part II: Frank Jones Brewing

19 Apr, 2012 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged ale / beer / brewery / Caldwell Inc / Eldridge Brewing Company / Frank Jones / Frank Jones Brewery / Frank Jones Brewing Company / Portsmouth by squirrelfarts

smutty-plate — So the Lady Friend and I took a day trip up to our home state of Moo Hampsha for some good ol’ Granite State boozing. This is Part I of the adventure. For those who may have missed it, there’s a handy map on my White Birch Brewing post that […]

Drink Free or Die Part I: Smuttynose

16 Mar, 2012 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged beer / brewery / Frank Jones Brewing Company / Peter Egelston / Portsmouth Brewery / Smuttynose Brewing Company by squirrelfarts

flaghill_kamikaze — About a month ago I got an email from Flag Hill Winery & Distillery. I’ve been on their mailing list for quite awhile, having done their Harvest Fest before, and visited again last year with the Lady Friend, Sissy, and the Mother of the Lady Friend. They tasted the wine, […]

Review: Flag Hill General John Stark Vodka

5 Mar, 2012 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged distillery / Flag Hill Winery & Distillery / lady friend / review / Sissy / vodka by squirrelfarts

whitebirch_happyshelf — Ah, the unspoilt expanses of granite-laden New Hampshire. The Lady Friend and I were up that way to visit Maggie the Thunder Kitten of Doom, and took the long way back to Braintree, by way of Hooksett, NH. It wasn’t exactly on the way; Hooksett is past Manchester on the […]

White Birch Brewing

29 Dec, 2011 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged ale / beer / Belgian / brewery / kitten! / lady friend / pale ale / Tripel / White Birch Brewing by squirrelfarts

BFoD — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Another week down. Friday night we skipped over our usual Rule 37 cocktail night to attend a party in Natick. It was the Irish Lad’s company holiday party, which I had bartended last year, and took on the role […]

The Monday Hangover: Dec 10-11

14 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink / New Hampshire tagged Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / Curtis Liquors / irish lad / kitten! / lady friend / Monday Hangover / Union Brewhouse / vodka / wifey by squirrelfarts

unionbeers — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Well, given the holiday, our drinkventures actually started Wednesday night with a Very Special edition of our weekly Rule 37 drinks: Champagne Night! We made four different champagne inclusive cocktails with great success and a proper use of a […]

The Monday Hangover: Nov 26-27

30 Nov, 2011 in Boston / Drink / New Hampshire tagged beer / Cathay Pacific / cava / cocktail / Fog Cutter / gin / kitten! / La Paloma / margarita / Monday Hangover / Monstro / navy grog / old tom / sparkling / suffering bastard / tiki / Union Brewhouse / zombie by squirrelfarts

throwback_beerboard — There’s a brewery in my hometown. If you live in Portland, Boston, Burlington, or even Syracuse, that may not be such a big deal. However, I’m from a small town in the seacoast area of New Hampshire called North Hampton. If you’ve ever heard of Hampton Beach, it’s just north […]

The Homecoming: Throwback Brewery

21 Sep, 2011 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged beer / brown / hefeweizen / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / lady friend's friend / North Hampton / porter / Throwback Brewery / wifey / zero by squirrelfarts