Le Marquis de Calon Sègur 2016
55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon
Bordeaux, France

One of my fondest wine memories is spending time in Bordeaux France in the 90’s when Susan and I were just getting into wines. We found an affordable room at a B&B in Saint Estéphe, a sun drenched tiny town in the northern part of the left bank. The climate and soil in Saint Estéphe produces wonderful, massive red blends that we still love to this day. If you have not been there, put Saint Estéphe on your list of must places to visit. In the meantime, grab some cheese, a baguette and this wonderful bottle of wine to enjoy with your favorite person. You’ll feel like you’re in the south of France! -Adam

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Bell's Brewing
Best Brown
American Brown Ale
5.8% ABV

Sometimes simple is best. There are no toasted marshmallows or Sumatran coffee beans or slices of boysenberry cheesecake in this beer. It's not brewed with rare herbs or hops that are so new they are named only by a number. It is not dry hopped even once, let alone double, and in the glass, although mahogany in color, it is beautifully crystal clear. What it is is superbly brewed beer. Light enough to drink whilst catching the last warm rays of the summer. Robust enough to accompany brisk fall evenings. It's malty with notes of toast, caramel, and cocoa but finishes dry and snappy like crisp, crumbling oak leaves underfoot. There is nothing fancy about this beer yet it my absolute favorite fall seasonal. Like a perfectly sliced piece of raw tuna perched atop a pillow of rice or an Opinel no. 8 carbone folding knife, it is a master class in simplicity and elegance; it is greater than the sum of it's parts. Pick up a 6 or 12 pack now because before long cinnamon and honey infused holiday brews will flood our shelves with sticky, cheery ponderousness and you will long for something simple. -Abie

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Modern Methods Brewing
Darlene
Lager
5.5% ABV

A crisp and refreshing lager, tastes best when drinking on a porch. -Jason

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Columbus Brewing
Festbier
Oktoberfest Style Lager
5.3% ABV

Traditionally built on lager or marzen (which is also lager), the Oc(k)toberfest or Festbier category contains a surprising degree of variation for a style with such specific temporal underpinnings–that fleeting summer-fall transition when the days stay warm and clear but the nights get cool and crispy, which is the actual most wonderful time of the year and incidentally the only time lederhosen is both seasonally appropriate and meteorologically practical–but is always characterized by its caramel-amber hue and round-but-not-indulgent nutty malt flavors. Columbus Festbier is a refreshing (literally) take on this timeless style, and manages to pack in all that classic Oc(k)tober-y goodness while remaining unusually light and delectable, so you can g’suffa all you want without feeling like absolute scheiße the next day. Or just have one or two. It’s good that way too. -Zach
 

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