Beer: Maudite
Brewery: Unibroue
Style: Belgian style red strong ale
Suggested Glassware: Chalice or Goblet

This is the Belgian style ale that started my love for beer. This red strong ale first caught my attention not from the taste but the packaging. All Unibroue ales have some of the best artwork I have seen on any beverage label and this is one of the most interesting. The label depicts the legend of the Flying Canoe, the story tells of eight woodsmen who made a deal with the devil to fly them back to their village to enjoy a festival. During the flight one man loses his nerve and invokes the name of God crashing the canoe and causing the men to never be heard from again. Continue Reading »

Greetings My Fellow Mutineers,

Today marks the official beginning of National Distribution for Mutineer Magazine, and with some stores getting the new issue of the magazine over the weekend, we are already receiving reports of some stores selling out of their allotted copies. Continue Reading »

This is a very exciting week for Wine 2.0, because this Thursday, April 2 is the Wine 2.0 Expo in San Francisco as well as the end of the Wine 2.0 Business Plan Competition, in which Mutineer Magazine is making quite a bold statement. Continue Reading »

There has been a lot of buzz around The Allison “premier inn and spa” opening in Willamette Valley in August. I recall many conversations about it at Pinot Camp last summer, with some excited about the new business and amenity opportunities and others unsure about the impact the new resort will have on the area. Continue Reading »

According to AdAge.com, “It was a good year for beverages, as the two most successful new brands in 2008 were Gatorade’s G2 and Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee. The pair topped Information Resources Inc.’s annual Pacesetters list of most successful brands, surpassing the elusive $100 million benchmark for a hit new product.” Continue Reading »

French Cocktail Hour, or FCH, is most certainly the real deal. The June 4 holiday is organized by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and will be celebrated in 19 countries and 28 cities around the world. Continue Reading »

This Wine Cooler by the fine people at Kalorik appears to be incredible, and to own one would truly bring my vagabond RV kitchen into the 21st century. I’d probably make the mistake of bringing this into Mutineer HQ, and Jeff would probably jam the unit while trying to chill his Red Bull to the perfect temperature. Temperature makes all the difference when drinking wine, and the wireless temperature probes measure the temperature of the liquid inside the bottle rather than the bottle itself.

Kalorik also makes a nifty 18 bottle wine cooler.

Domaine Serene

This April 18th and 19th the Dundee Hills Winegrowers Association will host the Dundee Hills Passport Tour, and these wineries, ladies and gentlemen, are the real deal. Continue Reading »