Beer and Book “Tastings”

I find tastings in wine and beer to be a lot like reading the first few lines of a book. When you know you will only be sampling something, you tend to savor the flavor more, tend to really pay attention to the details, perhaps more so than when you are handed a whole glass [...]

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Behold, the glorious Whoopie Pie

In the world of Maine-made sweets, there is quite nothing like a genuine Whoopie Pie. Those sticky chocolate cake sandwiches. That layer of thick frosting. That very first bite and you feel the fudgey concrete form across the roof of your mouth, feel the crumbs wedge between your teeth and gums. Looking down you peel [...]

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What’s Brewing?

My husband is a homebrewer. At least once a year, the linen closet smells of glorious malt as the carboy bubbles away in the dark. Sometimes he brews stouts, sometimes rich browns, sometimes chocolatey porters or a spicy holiday ale. The point is in the variety. Sure, we have our favorites (I tend to favor [...]

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