Beverage Dynamics

Beverage Dynamics-July/August 2017

Beverage Dynamics is the largest national business magazine devoted exclusively to the needs of off-premise beverage alcohol retailers, from single liquor stores to big box chains, through coverage of the latest trends in wine, beer and spirits.

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BEER SELECTIONS • FRUIT-FORWARD BREWS 42 Beverage Dynamics • July/August 2017 www.beveragedynamics.com Geoi Bachoua Bine & Vine Bottle Shop San Diego, CA Matt Bardill Total Wine & More Potomac, MD David Bevens Sr. Co-owner Cork & Stogie 1218 Duval St Key West Fl 33040 Jeremy Bigelow Hy-Vee Bloomington, IL Nathan Burcham Hobart, IN James Campbell Bay Ridge Wine and Spirits Annapolis, MD Adam Carlson Gardina's Wine Bar & Café Oshkosh, WI Christopher Ciskey Yankee Wine Newtown, CT Jon Davidson Midwest Manager St. Killian Importing Zachariah Gaddis Staples Corner Liquors Crofton, MD Matt Gelsthorpe Boise Consumer Co-op Beer Buyer Nick Guy Holiday Wine Cellars Escondido, CA Travis Harvey Young's Market Waipahu, HI John Hutton Cordially Yours Depew, NY Scott Marshall West End Outdoors Athens, AL Lisa Morrison Belmont Station Portland, OR Ed Mulvihill Peco's Liquors Wilmington, DE Derek Ridge Hazel's Beverage World Boulder, CO Greg Rixen Happy Harry's Bottle Shops Grand Forks, ND Nathan Robinette The Casual Pint Knoxville, TN Don Stanton Director - Craft Beer Program Wines by Jennifer Parkville, MO Anthony Strange BevMo! California Jennifer Tague Liquid Assets, LLC Baton Rouge, LA Mitch Worley Hy-Vee Springfi eld, IL THE BEVERAGE DYNAMICS NATIONAL BEER PANEL reminiscent of chewing beech gum as a child. 2.8% ABV 0 IBU. (90) Dieu du Ciel! "Solstice d'Ete" (Quebec). Cherry-red in color with slight orange tint. Wheat malt contributes to the mildly hazy ap- pearance. Faintest of raspberry aromas, not at all overpowering. A strong drying sensation on the fi nish prevents the raspberry fl avors from becoming cloying. High acids and very tart in the mouth. This is a very refreshing framboise just in time for summer. 5.9% ABV. (88) Schlafly Pumpkin Ale (Missouri). Poured hazy caramel with orange tints into a pint glass. Expressive aromas of baking spices and Grandma's pumpkin pie. Mild creaminess and low-medium carbonation. Very low bit- ters, but with higher alcohol content that props up the pumpkin sweetness. Solid example of an annual fall favorite. 8% ABV, 16 IBU. WINE SELECTIONS R E TA I L E R The Beverage Dynamics National Retailer Wine Panel recommends a lineup of top quality/value sparkling wines. FOR THIS ISSUE, we asked members of the Beverage Dynamics National Retailer Wine Panel to rate sparkling wines ideal for summer. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine's retail price (which varies from store to store and market to market). If you're a retail beverage professional who would like to learn about participating in our panel, call Kyle Swartz at 203-855-8499 x2225, or email him at kswartz@epgmediallc.com. (96) Villa Sandi, Vigne La Rivetta, Car tizze, Prosecco Superiore 2016 (Italy). From the Valdobbiadene, D.O.C.G. If your customers think that prosecco is only a low-price bottle of Italian fi zz, this wine will set them on entirely different path. Cartizze is a vineyard shared by some of the region's top producers, and Villa Sandi knows exactly what to do with these grapes. Elegant, fi ne bubbles help showcase the quality of the wine. It is an exquisite exam- ple of world-class sparkling wine from northern Italy. ($45) (95) Bar tolomiol "Miol" Prosecco Brut NV (Italy). A classic style from the original production zone of Treviso in Italy's Veneto. Aromatic, crisp, dry and fully "Spumante," it's the perfect aperitif by itself or will be an ideal base for the famous Bellini. Also excellent with Sunday brunch. ($19.99)

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