now serving: Bell's Lager, Bell's Best Brown on draft, and two new spirits

This whole "no really cold weather" thing is really starting to cramp my style...I want more time to sit with these amazing stouts, but alas, the taste buds want something else since the temperature refuses to force me into a down jacket.  So, as we wave goodbye to Bell's Kalamazoo Stout with the final pints pouring now, I decided to switch from the Best Brown from the bottle to draft and bring in the lighter and maltier Bell's Lager as a bottle replacement.  Yea, I do like the Bell's brewery.  You should, too.

Blackwell Rum may be my favorite rum on the market, currently.  Loaded with vanilla, cocunut, and fired marshmallow flavors, this dark golden rum is balanced with an unparalleled smoothness.  This will be in a cocktail in the weeks to come, but i encourage to try a sip or five of this by itself.

Lion's Pride Organic Dark Rye Whiskey is a creation from the upstart craft distillery Koval, based in Chicago.  This rye is a highly refined fruity rye on a bed of taut wood. The spirit itself is super soft, (a core of silk) but around that center orbits fresh notes of carmel apple, earl grey, and light cinnimon.  A true sipper, this spirit is less concerned with the cocktail that is created around it, and more with creating its own atmosphere of flavor.  I had this in a Old Fashioned a few nights ago (read: three), and I would challenge you to put this next to your favorite rye for it.